The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-04


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attn. OF counsc for proponents. lie
nmended his statement as to noisore
y odors, withdrawing the word noisomc lie
further qualified his statement by snynS
TINT nil doors were not necessarily ofen-
Five, but lie cvaded questions designed
20 make him specify further. He declined
to specify whether these odors would be
noticeable outside an abnttoir Of modern
construction. He stated that he had vs-
tied the modern nbattoirs in New York
and Philadelphia but when asked whether
Objectionable odors emunatrd tllcrctrom
he would not specify stating that abnt-
toirs were so segregated that he could
rot say whether the pdnr, or odors. enln-
rated from one or another, He did state,
however, that concrete construction was
no guarantee against doors. When asked
whether an odorless nhrttoir could be
constructed. witness declined to answer
oategorIcally. simply saying that lie did
not know OF one.
The witness was pressed to state from
what portion of an abattoir the odorst
cmanated, and replied that they CANT
from decaying animal matter Ask"d "
the government Inspection avs wo..
permit decaSing animal matter to be " Il,
the witness replied tllat 1t hid not nee
july list Mr.. Parks admitted tn1. the
raw product were segregated but, after
considerable fencing, he evaded direct
answer TO the question. Altogether, much
OF the force of the direct testimony of
the witness was destroyed By the crosi
examination, hut. for all that. he made
strong witness for the opponents
He was subjected to rigid examina-
ton cross- examination and re-eXamina-
ton by the attorneys, Mcssrs. w. II.
ri ,,,f, u fnr-t Itp ON.
ponents, and Messrs. Charles V. Meredith
and Samuel l.. Kelley for the proponents
Others Speak
When Mr. Parks had concluded, Mr..
W r. Meredith introduced Mr. Frank w.
Christian. who presented a series Of reso-
buttons. adopted Mt a meeting of Main
Street brsfness men and property owners.
Mr.. Christian spoke briefly citizen,
not as a lawyer, in presenting his own
views He then gave place to Mr.. Egbert
G. Leigh. Jr.. president of the Chamber
OF Commerce, who read with great earn
estness n carefully prepared argument
against the location OF the abattoir, quot
ing we'll known sanitary authorities MS to
abattoirs in general He Impressed the
fact that seslenty-two abattoirs had been
suppressed because they were nuisances
and argued that 1t was practically inn |
possible to build and operate an abat-
tor proftaEy unless It were so con-
structed as TO permit odors to emana.e !
therefrom. Mr.. Leigh earnestly and I
forcefully urged the committee not 10 |
report the ordinance
DR. Stuart Mcclure WAS next intro |
duced. ami stated that he would speak |
briefly He discredited the value Of eX-
pert testimony in general but made a |
courteous exception in favor of the wit
ness who had testified. He declared |
that because he was credited with know
ing how to cut people up. 1t did not fol- |
low that he would prove a success In |
cutting up hogs. He made an earnest |
protest againl. the granting of the pei
mission asked
1t was half-Eas. 10 o'clock before the
argument of the issue by opposing coun-
sci. the proponents claiming and being
conceded the right to open and close the !
debate Mr. Samuel l.. Kelley opened the
argument for the ordinance in a we'll
prepared address Mr. Kelley took UP
the ordinance in detail. and emphasized
the safeguards under which IL Is pro-
posed to grant the permission. laying
especial stress upon tho willingness OF
the proponents TO waive any right OF
resort TO the Federal court and the
agreement of Mr.. Forbes to cease opera.
ton when objection is made.
Mr. Kelley read a letter from II. D.
owen, chief government inspector, in
charge Of abattoirs. testifying clearly that
no objection could be offered to an ai,at
,oir eonstructe,l along the plans outlined
~. tsortes. {. comnanv and that s.,ch
ot..,o,rs r,,,,, t., s,,ccassf,,, onara,ion
,,.,tt.a,,. ,,,i.t;r. noiso,na -, orioc,inn.
,,t, -. ':sa
ao,e oaofs' OF elca'ins ny any nu,s'aiee
S.hef letlers WeLe it''u ION hihts
aolhs business ~ the ncis ,i 20, tllo'lh Oh
me apastoiF OIL ar. burke III filhads fphla'
plant commented by the heaith onaclals,
all the letters commencing the Burke
plant as inohensiVe and unobJectiesabie.
Perhaps the most striking bit of docu-
fnentary testimony offered by Mr.. Kelley
was a letter from Mr.. Burke. the ownar
1911 the plant where hogs beeves and
sileeP nave Ieel s'ausi'efso ior twenty