The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-31
NEAT PACKERS
ARE Up IN ARMS
WANTS DATE ON PACKAGES
Sharply Demands Why His Bin
Has Not Been Reported by
Committee on Agriculture.

Committee on Agriculture.
fFroln or- Regular C---e~-.. .--.
WASHINGTON. u. 60 Js,. .,v eo-
j. seems assured that There UlI Poo an-
oI-'r tEnt between the government ana
tnr at-parkers. nd shat DO viii les
pulled or before Congress adIolrus In
decd. there m1r Dee s1me delay. and BE-
Us even .utmafad to-day bv nco7fs m
m.iiar with tae Prc-.teut's views trat
AK roosevelt may go $50 tar as % cau
an eNtraoriir'r session of ~crerees
unless he secures rho legislation oa tho
subject or cost ~ meat Inspection that
he desires.
Senator Beveriire. who. 1ext 20 Sem
a'or ioase. is looked upon hy many MS
NrinS the moN,hpiece OF The President
ON the floor OF the Senate .,..+.f
something of sensation tals n,1r7fr-
nE rising ln his place soon after tt.
senate convened ana inQu.rirz r.ng e..
oil he had Introduced at Oh, rr-. - .fe
session. amending the meat inspection,
law so as 20 place upon the packers tte
80 OF Inspection, and requiring that
lAe cate az which meat was packed r.
placed on tho can or package. had NOT
oeen reported from the Committee .,
ferrcd.
Ahe Young Indianian spoke very shar0-
~ ana while the temper Of Senator Ber-
rfldEe does not as rule ink.reS. +i..
senate one way or another. hfs u,anr...
was interesting and significant to-day. as
4Ha'catihg his attitude towards the fn-
portant subject Of meat inspection
senator Proctor. chairman OF the Com
I-lllee on Agriculture. said the commit
t'e Aaa NOT considered the bin. as I'll
was not known that tho Senator from
Ihnana was in n hurry % have j. taken
up Tie promised. however. that tie CONF
Nillee would consider the bin and report
3, during the present session.
The meat packers will make a vigorous
hsnt against the enactmont OF any law
"mcn VIII compel them 10 pay the cost
OF inspection. This was one OF the fea-
lures or the meat inspection law last
SESSION Whlcn caused such a fierce fgnt
me president recommended that the cos.
az Inspection be paid by the packers. red
osni1lns the manifest unfairness OF max
ms the government pay the cost OF keep
ing the packing establishments clean. but
under the leadership OF Representative
Wacsworth. chairman Of the Committee
or Agriculture whose friendship for tho
packers caused such severe break with
the president that there Is scarcely
man anywhere who is such pronounced
anu-Roosevelt man as Mr.. Wadsworth.
che inspection was to De at the cost ~
the country. and an appropriation OF So
H""" for that purpose was made. Tie
President acQuiesced. but il may have
been with mental resolve 10 attcrnpt 70
have the hin amended this session.
The packers also fought the proposition
10 require TO be placed on the can tho
date ON which 10 was filled They won
tais fight also 10 looks as though the
PRESIDENT made mental resolve ID have
this changed az tho present session.
Packers Will Fight.
There can DE 10 doubt OF tho fact
tNat there wall De a hght on the BeV-
eridSe oiI this session. Senator Bev-
eridca was the author OF the original
meat Inspection BILL which passed ths
Senate almost without the kn0wledge OF
"a majority OF Senators last year. and
which caused such commotion and such
strenuous fight in committee and on
the hoor OF the House when that body
took L up. There can be no doubt OF
lis intention TO force the lighting this
session. and little doubt that the presi-
dent VIII exert his influence to help the
passage OF the bill
The packers viii oppose Almost as
strongly AS any feature OF the proposed
amendment the one which requires the
date OF packing TO be printed ON the can
or package. They protested against this
feature last session. on 10 ground that
tie age OF canned meats has mo- enect
whatever upon the quality IS meat
packed Tor years is IS good as that pack
Ell bat % few weeks.
The pure food law requires packers Of
fruits and vegetables 10 stamp ON s.e can
the date on which il was filled and it
would seem to be as fair TO compel the
meat packers 10 do the same thing. OF
20 repeal the law requiring fruits and
vegetables to be so marked. The tomato
packers Of Bototourt and other counties
81 the Tenth District. where the industry
is OF prime Importance. have been pro-
testinr against this feature Of the law,
but have not yet been informed that re-
lief viii bc extended them by tile Depart
meut OF Agriculture
Federal inspection has gone far That
which would have shocked the public
conscience five years ago excites no COM
meut or interest to-day. only to-day
President Hoffman. OF the Virginia
Canning Company az Buchanan Bote-
tourt county the only firm IN the state
which mauufactur tin cans for tile use
OF fruit and vegetable packers. very
NouriSning concern. called Oh the Score
tary OF Agriculture for the purpose or
ascertainiug what stsle OF can tie de-
partmcnt would allow him 20 make for
the use of the packers Had such thing
been spoken of ass possible q decade ago
the suggestion would have been met with
indignant protest. To say the least
10 is not thought that the packers Will
make q strong fight against the Beveride,
bin iu tho Senate hut will meet lt when
it comes 90 the House. prepared Oh defer
action until TIE FIFTY ninth CONFESS dies
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