Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-04
TONS OF BEEF ON ICE
100000 Pounds In One Jersey
City Cold Storage Plant.
$4,000 LBS. OF POULTRY
Swift's Warehouse Held Lots of
Other Frozen Foods-30O Cans
of Unfit Eggs Seized.

NEW YORK, February 4.-The probe
was pushed further into the cold storage
system in metropolitan territory today.
The reported discovery Of meat ten
months old in one OF the plants across
the Hudson has stimulated the interest
OF the New Jersey inquisitors. Today's
sessions Of the Hudson county grand
jury, which is Investigating the Jersey
City warehouses. promised interesting de-
veIopments.
Prosecutor Garvan made 1t evident to-
day that he was looking for evidence to
show conspiracy in an effort to manipu-
late the food products market by use of
the storage system in 9lch a way as to
regulate supplies and maintain prices re-
CARELESS u natural conditions
In all metropolitan territory eggs seem
to be the one staple food product to
show q downward tendency. Meat prices
today showed, if anything, a tendency
to advance.
Consumption Of meat is still away be-
low the normal.
100000 Pounds Of Beef.
Foreman James B. Thockmorton and
nine other members of the Hudson coun-
ty grand jury. accompanied by Prose-
cutor Garven and James F. Clarke. CLERK
Of the court, visited the plant Of Swift
q Co. in Jersey City yesterday afternoon.
They were shown over the premises by
Supt James Brady.
They found stored there 100000 pounds
OF beef 5000 pounds of poultry, guam
tlty OF lamb, mutton and pork, butterine
and sausage meat and large quantities
OF hearts, livers and tripe. Mr. Brady
informed the jurors that some Of the
poultry had been put In cold storage last
April. and that the beef began to come
ceived in the fall.
He explained that the reason why such
large quantities were thus stored was
that Swift & Co. brought meat to Jersey
City In anticipation of the demand and
trade requirements.
Cold Storage Plant Watched.
Other members Of the grand jury kept
watch yesterday on the cold storage plant
Of the Union Terminal Company at
18th and Provost streets. Here 1t was
charged that 5000 900 eggs are stored
The jurors saw two double truckloads
of eggs taken from the establishment.
Carting Of eggs seemed to continue
throughout the day.
The grand jury will be in session again
this afternoon. The charge which JUS
tice Swayze of the supreme court is ex-
pected to deliver has been postponed till
next Wednesday.
Among the witnesses subpoenaed to
appear today are Mr.. Brady and other
employees of Swift & Co., Mr.. Mccarthy
Of the Union Terminal Company, and
representatives Of the Mercantile Re-
frigerating Company and Schwarzschild
& Sulzberger All these will bring their
books with them.
Subpoenas have also been issued to
officials of the Erie and Delaware and
Lackawanna railroads. They have been
asked to produce their bills of lading for
a year In order to show how much beef
and other provisions have been delivered
to the cold storage and packing houses.
Unfit Eggs Seized.
A seizure Of 500 cans of LIQUID eggs.
representing $1,000 eggs, was made yes
terday by United States food and drug
inspectors from the warehouse of a Man
haitian concern on the ground that the
eggs were unfit for human consumption.
They were intended, 1t is believed for
sale to bakers. United States District
Attorney Wise is expected to bring &C.
ton against their owner