The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1907-03-13
SOLD BAD Meat.
Charleston Man Accused Of vlo-
Iating the Law.
HAD MEATS SHIPPED

HAD MEATS SHIPPED
20 Eim Under Names OF ''Soap
Grease" and "Hog Tallow" Sc As
He Could Fool The Department
OF Agriculture, Which Caught On
10 the Trick and Gave Eim Some
Plain Talk.
A letter from Washington says
John 2. Werner, OF Charleston, is
likely to get into serious trouble
with the government over the meat
inspection law unless he complies at
once with the requirements Of Sec
resary Wilson.
For sometime Werner has been
n correspondence with the secretary
% agriculture concerning the ship
nent Of meat in interstate commerce
This correspondence began last fall.
Referring to this correspondence,
the last letter Of Secretary Wilson
issued Thursday to Werner, which
explains fully the case is as follows:
''Disregarding all the instructions
and advice which had been given you
By the department, you wrote to
packers having federal inspection,
asking thexa to ship to you mutilat-
&c meats and such parts as will not
pass federal inspection.
You asked them to pack these
meats down in tierces and to mark
the same 'hog tallow and to ship
them to you. as you could realize
more from their sale than the pack
ers could by tanking the meat. You
have instructed shippers that II they
bill tainted meat as "tallow or
soap grease" 10 stamp Of inspection
g required.
The department has conclusive ev-
ideDce that sour and tainted meats
have been shipped to and received
by you. in some instances billed as
soap grease or meet unst for human
food, and 1t IS the intention Of the
department that you dispose Of these
unsoun6, unhealthy, unwholesone
meat for human consumption n the
city Of Charleston and elsewhere.
In one instance which was called
to your attention you claimed that
meat shipped to you as soap grease
was so shipped because Of ignorance
on the part Of the shipper. The de-
psrtment has evidence that this par
ticular shipment Of meat was billed
to you as soap grease, in accor-
dance with your directions foi ship
ping It.
Seter this meat had been shipped
YOU. you wrote to the department,
stating that 80 Pr cent Of 1t was ID
GOOD coalition, healthful. wholesome
and at for human food. You asked
that vow be allowed to reship 1t ID
interstate trade. The statement re
rarding the condition Of the meat
was absolutely untrue. The meat
was inspected by an expert meat
Inspector Of the bureau OF ANNA!
srdustry. who reports that none OF
Il was good and that the stence lron
most OF the pieces was very PAD.
ut Is q we'll known fact that prior
to the passage Of the meat inspec-
Ton law, aobbers in some OF ehe
southern states made their places o!
business 8 regular dumping groono
FOR upsourd, unhealthful, unWnole-
COME and tainted meats, and II
seems to me that you are contlnu-
sne IN this practice in the face OF the
nresent meat inspection Law.
Your house is used for the eo.lee.
ton and distribution OF any emo OF
class OF tainted, inferior, anneaiIh,
full. unwholesome, and unsouHo
neats obtained from any source IN
snv conceivable way. a watch has
been pot over your incoming ana
OUTGOING shipments Of meat ano
nest food products and this "aocn
1v,1I he maintained until the depart
,,ent is satisfied that you are com
forming your business to the law.
Common carriers leading into ano
ont ~ Charleston have been ADVISED;
inst the department viii not asceps
vour certiacation to the soonoaess 8.
of meat for human food, ano tna'
II win therefore be necessary 10.
tSen BY their own observation ano
exsnination, to assure thense!!es
afBrmatirely that any meat Enici
Won may offer for interstate co1. q.
me-ce is sound, wholesome, ana ~
por human food.
You will note from the above ina
Won have undoubtedly been an sS> az
cessory both before and after tn'
ssc. to the violation Of this law, am am
,,n,ess YOU discontinue yonr pIaeIe' =
snmediately you will be reported y
the department Of justice for prose
cutton- o+ho6s em
,,oyed By you N cenducsine you
p,s,ness win be of interest TO u
neslth authorities CT the Guy :
charleston and to the artaos.s.ss rtas-s -
ne state OF South Carolina. AccoE.
:ae,y have sent copy OF this :e,
4ee go 70 the governor Of South carol:n
r. is further my purpose 70 81, s.s
eo,ies of this letter to the news
papers.