The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-03-18
HIGH COST OF LIVING INQUIRY
gro. O.. MCARTHY o. rms CITY
STARTLFS THE COWWITTEE.
Be Says oOO slauGhieriRG Plants SAAe
stopped Interstate Business Rather
Than submit to Federal In-pecsIOa
SEINE 90 These - Diseased cattle.

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stopped Interstate Business Rather
Thaa aalmIi TO Federal inspection
SEINE OG These Use Diseased cattle.
WASHINGTON. March u Government
regulation and inspection of meat pack
ing industries was named one 81 the
causes for the increased coat % living
by George l.. Mccarthy Of New York.
secretary % the American Meat Packers
Associate to-day when he followed
the president 81 the organization. Charles
Robe. a. q witness before the Senate
committee that is probing the problem
Of high prices.
Mr. Mccarthy startled the committee
nv declaring that while there we're more
than 0OO Strengthening establishments
In the United States doing an Interstate
business ri the time The meat inspeC-
ton law went into effect. Ouly about
POO now have Government inspection
over s,0 packers. he said stopped dong
an interstate business rather than sub
ject Themselves TO Federal inspection
and meet the expenses nece--itatssd bv
the reconstruction Of their plants ac-
cor,ling to Governmental regulations
and the losses incurred through the con
demnation ~ live stock which they had
purchased that might he adiudg@d an
NJ by the Inspector
Their. ~ one ~ the direct causes -
the increased prices - meat said Mr
Mccarthy
senator Smoot read from speech
made by Nj Me- 'arthy 49, the fret meet
ing OF the association h"ld "n IN. dav
the meat inspection Law went into effect
IA which Mr. Nc, arthy expressed the
op,nion that III. iaw was passed tor
political effect The witness Sasid that
WAS his belief a. the time and b. still
adhered To a. However he laid he b--
iev~d the Law was a good one
Our association has done everything
~ h- power To support the law AMI To
assist IR IT'S enforcement. he SAID We
believe In n. and u you can lind any way
10 extend your law To concerns dong
only a state business Won ought 20 Do ~
state laws de- little 81 no good II - The
concerns that are not subject ." Govern
ment regulation that Sia ught-T tuheT-
Culous animals chiefly DAIRY COWS sta
tistiCs show thai ~ psT rent 1t DAIRY cows
have tuberculosis and tuberculosis IN
feciion NAV 10 transmitted not only
through meat bUt through DAIRY prod
ucts Government COnde'nna ttpn FOR tn
lerCuln.is amounts To- ~ $50 $50 10 81 OD
'sD annually. aud m" Il~Dari meui ~
Agriculture ,-f ,mate- that there a
further loss through that disease "f
sIS 80 ~ every y"ar ~" away with
tuberculosis and ther- viii L.. a saving
~ ST. OOO. CsD annually
When President Roh.. II the hackers
or zRnilation was On the stand earlier "a
the day has apparent reluctance ~ ina
bIhty TO answer questions as 10 the spe-
Cific purposes 81 the ASSOCIATION led mem
hers ~ the committee To heiev" that
AZ last they had struck a 1--we Lead thai
would develop some ~Dri ~ q Combins
ton Ia control 81 Increase prioe~
secretary Met arthv. however made q
clear that Mr. Rohe was moi end.a vorlpg
- conceal anything ~" aid that A.
publisher OF the NGitoH1' rDTt. rHr..r. a
trade paper ha had h.A.n impressed with
the idea that the packers shodld have a
national organ .ation similar q" thOs" IN
other lines - business and hs took IA.
initiative N calling ia" tr-t meeting four
YEAR az
There - unTn,ug 10 uur association
that won't stand al 'h" light Won want
20 throw ontr he d'-' lar'gi hHv" h''-n
present az every meeting Nj UuT meet
inRs roth uf he lssoCiHitou and at the
executive committee. are pps.n - The
public and 10 the pr's-s We nav" com
plsate records ~ N~rYtuEng The -. ,Cta-
lion has eyer done and thev arr open To
inspection a. gI Tune P'l',-- aud com
petitinu have never is-n dis.'U--.-d and
there ha- never u.,-u tuy Atnd ut agr"e.
msnt ur understanding relative. 20 prIn--
~ prt,.. communal ru ,~'uld h,.. ~ al
the uig I,ark.r- ~nuIld make % hard tud
ra-, prl''- agr--m"tir ~ Nnuldn ltsr ten
davS
:. Wa "Ipy..d from 90. mIuYt--- ,f
Tie s,s.sHlItyr committee. Ju'f -ft'. f.Cs
hsd i,,'..i 'ahsn lu"kiur 90 Poe. r"t--t' ~
the. 80. .uargariu.. laV 'UWtrd pr.. saut NJ
~'ai" l-g.sil'luu r-ltf.... g., ,sld storage
aud uruf..-' NIX against iuFtN'sr railroad
Legislation W. Mr'triuy r..dltv vuu.
4Tm.d thf- u.t lu-l-'sd 'uG' uo'hIug had
is-s.p ,iDn.. along those lines ~ WtICh there
was the ~ gnts--t rnDrburietv and nothing
thai pIh"r i,u-ifl"-s '.a "a" .'Etrl'a
tion- did not du ~ ,pu--r' NIX tu"rr own
interests
S.-uatu' Smout quoted from % speech
made ii-ior- ~" aS~'s lIfipr 90 winch
a sfaf-msuf Wa- Wdd'. relative fn the
tssCk-Ts standing toSrth 30 quest sr,.=
pertaining 'p proc
Our ar-sIDiattou not rs-pSn-tti''
for sI-~rh~- that NAV ~ made ~ -
,n~atinRs -io,nsd VI, Mrtartuy n
~ Responsible fpr - acts aud 49, 'aN-
never taken any action Nhat-v"r IN 'hst
subject On- Of oar ui"tnt..'r- ,uigh'
lose his head and MAKE. a i.'-s q 1dvo-
eating th- bio~ InK up Of 'h" IpitoI
here but the a--Dctatiou Nould not D..
r--pon-ible Tor thar aud ~ could not is'.
ascTiiped a. q policy - the ASSOCIATION
Both President kOh- and - r-tary
NcCarthy declared rhsi they Knew moth
nR 81 any beef trust and ~ pTs--s-..d the
p..li-f that there - no irII-I ti.'ir $3.50.
.iafiDn has 20 parker Iu - m-iut--i
ship including th~ btG COuC"ru- az Chirsgo.
~ mas CIV aud Omaha and r-pr--.utS
~ all about ~ psr cent 1T the meat IJa"A-
ink business 81 the country
Mr. Mccarthy will he examined further
Nv 'ne committee tO-nOrrpV Tn MONDAY
Gen Michael Ryan Of CINCINNATI aud
Ia mea agar ~ chicago. former pIe-l-
dents 81 'h- association. ~'li appear
t,-foTp the committee