The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1907-03-15
SOLD BAD MEAT.
Charleston Man Accused Of Vic.
Iatlng the Law.
HAD MEATS SHIPPED

hn NV NuLAco VI f1obl
Crease and "Hog Tallow" SO Az
Ho Gould Fool Tho Department
of Agriculture, Which Caught On
To the Trick and Gave Him Some
Plain Talk.
A letter from Washington says
John +. Werner, Of Charleston, is
likely to get into serious trouble
with the government over the meat
inspection law unless he complies ut
once with the requirements Of Sec
rotary Wilson.
For sometime Werner has been
!, 10 correspondence with the secretary
OF agriculture concerning the ship
ment Of o 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 Ia as follows:
"plsregarding all the instructions
and advice which had been given you
by the department, you wrote to
packers having federal inspection,
asking them to ship to you mutilat-
ed meate and such parts as will o
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 han the pack
ers could by tanking the meat. You
have instructed shippers that If they
bill tainted meat az "tallow" or
soap grease no stamp of inspection
Ia required.
The department has conclusive ev-
idence that sour and tainted meats
have been shipped to and received
by you, In some instances billed as
soap greaSe or meat INIT for human
food, and It Is tho intention Of the
department that you dispose OF these
unsound, unhealthy. unwholesome
meat for human consumption In the
city Of Charleston and elsewhere.
y. In one instance which was called
u 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-
partment has evidence that this par
ticular shipment OF meat was billed
to o as soap grease IN accor-
dance with your directions for ship
ping 1t.
After this meat had been shipped
you, you wrote 10 the department,
stating that 80 pr cent OF 1t was In
good condition, healthful, wholesome
and TT for human food. You asked
that you be allowed to reship 1t In
Interstate trade. The statement re-
garding the condition OF the meat
vas absolutely untrue. The meat
was inspected by an expert meat
inspector Of the bureau Of animal
industry, who reports that none Of
It was good and that the stencil from
most Of the pieces was very bad.
1T Is a we'll known fact that prior
TO the passage OF tho meat inspec-
ton law, Jobbers In some OF the
southern states made their places Of
business o regular dumping ground
for Hnsound, unhealthful, unwhole-
some. and tainted meats, and 1t
seems to me that you are continu-
Ina in this practice in the face OF the
present meat inspection law.
Your house Is used for the collec-
ton and distribution OF IN kind or
GLASS Of tainted, inferior, unhealth-
ful, unwholesome, and
meats obtained from any source In
any conceivable way. A watch has
been put over you incoming and
outgoing shipments OF meat and
meat food products and this watch
will be maintained until the depart
ment IL satisfied that you are com
forming your business to the law.
Common carriers leading into and
out OF Charleston have been advised
3 that tho department will not accept
IGour c~ertihcation to the
OF meat for human food, and that
1t will therefore be necessary 70"
them, by their own observation and
examination, to assure themselves
a~flrmatively hat any moat which
you may offer for interstate com
merce is sound, wholesome, and fit
!, Cor human food.
\ You will note from the above that
Ayou have undoubtedly hoen an &C
kcessory both before and after the
to the violation Of this law, NJ
unless you discontinue your practice
Immediately you Will be reported to
the department OF justice for prose
cution.
surmise that h methods en-
ployed by you IN conducting 80
business viii be of interest TO t.
health authorities OF the ely
Charleston and to the authorities g
the state OF South Caroline. Accor0
ingly I have sent a COPY Of tNtS !c
ter to tho governor OF South C?rolin
1t is further my purpose TO CIV
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