The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1910-06-17
WASHINGTON LETTER.

gress from Kentucky has presented a
unique bill in Congress. It is TO provide
a government cold storage plant in
Washington. He insists that such a
plant will more than ipay for itself in
saving the government thousands of
dollars yearly. DR.. Wiley, the distin-
guished chemist and advocate of the pure
food laws, expresses his approval Of the
Stanley bill. He says government ice
house will result in better provisions for
the army and navy and cut off the enor.
nous profits of the meat trusts. A cold
storage plant built by the government
according to the statement of this bill,
will cost million and half and it is
provided that the secretary of the Treas
ury will buy site aud proceed at once to
build model storage house for meats,
butter, vegetables and such other foods
as are issued to the army aud naval forces
OF the United States.
The bill has another purpose in that it
will give the government a chance to
study and learn the costs of keeping
perishable foods in a healthful condition
without taking the evidence of interested
and prejudiced men in the employ Of the
trusts. Moreover, it will save thousands
yearly by supplying food to the army and
navy and to the Soldiers Home situated
in Washington and to other soldiers
homes In different parts of the country.
In his argument in favor of the bill,
Representative Stanley says that the most
odious and oppressive of all trusts is the
food trust, and he points out that al.
though the cold storage men protest that
charges of exorbitant prices with which
they are indicted have been disproved. il
is universally believed that cold storage
in the hands of the trusts is one Of the
main causes of high price of foods.
Representative Stanley and Dr.. WILEY
have been in correspondence. In re-
cent letter to DR.. Wiley, Mr.. Stanley
asked his opinion with reference to the
feasibility and advantages of the cold
storage plant. In this letter he said: at
is certain that cold storage men are in the
habit of keeping meat and other foods
long after they cease to be wholesome
The government experiences great diff
Guilty in obtaining accurate information
and must necessarily depend upon expert
statements of interested -nart;aa y tn
replying to this letter. DR.. WILEY said.
ssIn regard to the subject Of a cold storage
plant in Washington. in so far as faciIi.
tating our Investigations on the storage ~
food is concerned. am free to saw 4,
would be of the greatest ADVANTAGE -
government Warehouse which could col-
laborate with us in secnr;no definite
degrees Of refrioeratior worI5-be .a,a,
|tageous.n DR.. Wilev declared that catt,e
are sold from his farm raor uas,,;an.o.,
and bought bv the consumer a. Lees .hs,,
or anv c;tv ,,hara = : .,s...... 90
cold storage meat Mr. stanlev, arores
that If DIR. WILEY is correct i, bic stst..
ments the government will o,ic,,v ~ !.
paid for the money INFESTED i co,d
storage plant and noreover tb., a.
military and naval forces ~ ,,a oo,,,,,r,,
will be supplied with a better oro,;tu -
eatables Mr. STANLEY SAYS i, ! ~ -.
could be operated nv the go,.rn,rsst !.
. ,n;n;,rr,r cos, and -. - .,.~-'s
e---.-' 80 : -. mot inasinucn as the
government mas refused to buy tobacco
from the tobacco trust or powder from the
powder trust. there mo reason pbv \