Perth Amboy evening news., 1907-01-10
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INSPECTION.
Jersey City Food Company Thinks
Its Business Hurt Jersey
News at Washington.
ANON he NHws corfespondont.l

communication from the Franco-Am-
erican Food Company, of Jersey City,
asking for a modification of some OF
the requirements of the meat inspec-
ton bill which was passed last June.
1t states that in consequence of the
manner in which the condition of
packing houses in Chicago was dis
closed a feeling of revulsion against
American meat packers was created
and the innocent have been made to
suffer with the guilty.
It is requested that the form be ex-
empted from the words inspected
and passed. and that the inspector
be at the establishment of the con-
Germ. With the letter is correspond
ence with President Roosevelt, and u
reply from DR.. A. d. Melvin, chief of
the Bureau of Animal Industry. In
the letter of DR.. Melvin this state
ment pea while it is true that
your establishment bears a good rep
utation, the wisdom of such legisla-
tion as you suggest is not apparent.
The TACT that federal inspection is
maintained at your establishment
does not detract from the good repu-
tation of your plant or products, but,
on the other hand, the mark u. S.
Inspected and Passed is additional
evidence to the consumers that they
are being supplied with sound,
healthful and wholesome food"
ut would be a difficult and indeed
delicate undertaking to determine
satisfactorily the line where exemp-
ton should cease and inspection be-.
gin; besides, the exempted establish
ments would open new markets for
traffic in ~uninspected meats which is
not in accordance with the intent of
the law"
Want Rocks Removed.
Representative Van Wrinkle has re-
ceived a petition from the Bayonne
Board of Trade favoring the removal
of rocks in the channel near the Ber-
gen Point Lighthouse, and also urg-
ing the improval of the channel north
of Shooters Island, Staten Island
sound. The matter is 10 under con-
sideration by the house committee on
Rivers and Harbors, and it is expect
ed the river and harbor bill will be
reported about the middle of the
month.
Mr.. Van Wrinkle has received no.
tice that a pension has been granted
to Mrs. Rebecca Clifford, widow of
Benjamin Clifford, of Bayonne, at IS
a month from March 10, 1906. The
soldier served in the Twenty-ninth
New Jersey Volunteers.
The two United States senators and
members of the New Jersey congress
sional delegation have all received
invitations to the annual banquet of
the Newark Board of Trade, which
will be held on Thursday, January
10. Senator Dryden, it is expected,
will be one of the speakers.
Representative Gardner has been
advised that pensions have been
granted to Adolphus S. Filler, of Mill
Vile, at $12 a month from November
81, 1906; Jacob Corn, of Florence, at
Sc a month from September IL,
1906; to Alfred Sault, of Vineland,
at $12 a month from November 81,
1906; to jeremiah Ford, of Green
bank, at So a month from November
81, 1906; and to Matthew H. Ivory,
of Vineland, at $40 a month from
November 81, 1905.
For the Passaic River.
In a report to congress submitted
by General Mackenzie, chief of engi-
neers, mention is made of the project
to improve the Passaic river, which
at present has a channel of twelve
feet to the Nairn Linoleum Works,
and ten feet to the Montclair and
Greenwood Lake Railroad Bridge.
General Mackenzie states that 1t is
regarded as worthy of further i'm
provement to a depth of twenty feet
to Bridge street; eighteen feet to.
Marin Linoleum Works; sixteen feet
to the Montclair bridge, at a cost of
1920, S11.90, and $4,000 annually
to maintain 1t.
1t is stated that the engineers think
it would be advisable to construct a
channel sixteen feet deep to the Mont
clair and Greenwood Lake Railroad
bridge, at an estimated cost of ST.
PIG, IT'S, after which the necessity
for a greater depth might be deter
mined.
Warrant Machinist ]. Dexter has
been relieved from duty at the Bah
cock & Wilcox plant, Bayonne, and
ordered to New York.
Captain Harry B. Farrar has been
ordered to assume construction OF
government works at Fort Mott, New
Jersey.
Miss Marjorie Mott, of Princeton,
is a guest at the home of Representa-
tive and Mrs. Nicholas Longworth.
Senator Kean, Mrs. Kean, his
mother, and Miss Lucy Kean were
guests at a dinner Tuesday night
given by Senator and Mrs. Knox.
Mrs. Garrett A. Hobart, of Pater-
son, was a guest on Tuesday evening
at a dinner given by Senator and Mrs.
Scott.
Mrs. J. G.. shreve and daughter,
Miss Shreve, of Atlantic City, are
spending a few weeks in this city.
Mr.. Shreve is the popular clerk of
the committee on labor.
Captain Peter Shields, of Cape
May, is spending a week in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. e. Bennett, of
Camden, Frank L. Dyer, of Newark,
are at the Raleigh; George W.. Saums
of Plainfield, A. Legler, Jr., of Wee
hawken, are at the st. James.
When the army appropriation bill
was being considered yesterday after
noon Representative Parker made a
short speech, defending the item of
$1,000, 600 for the annual encamp-
ment of the national guard in the a r
ious state Tic paragraph was OBJ
jected to by Representative Hay.