The Alaska citizen., 1911-12-18

| utTlOlU.
| can of lard.
| | bologna sausage
| | can of oysters.
chicken.
Individual samples were examin.
ed macroscopically and microscope
| Cally. both before and after thaw-
ing All the physical characteristics
were observed during and after
| boiling in water
! \ mixture of fat was obtained
/ by trying out in steam bath
| portions from all the first six sam
| pies mentioned. This fat on titra-
| ton with a standard alkal solution
| showed an acidity equivalent To
S5-loo OF per cent oleic acid. In
| like manner a fat sample obtained
| in similar way from the Eagle
meat showed an aCidity of 81 per
cent, almost - times as great. Lard
examined in the same way showed
an acidity of only 56-l00 or per
cent
From the data and the inspection,
the chemists arrived at the opinion
THAT the beef in quarterloins
and ribs is wholesome and fit for
human consumption. Occasional ran
cid spots in the exterior fat do not
justify che in condemning an entire
piece
2-That the following are in good
condition: Bologna, lard, oysters,
and chicken. The last-named arti-
Gle shows some mold on the skin
and slight Iancidity of far. but not
enough to condemn it as human
food
3 That some of the fol
lowing is unfit for human
spare ibis. link sausage. pork.
liver and beef tenderloin. The
EMBELLISHMENTS of the three last
named is unquestioned by all par
ties concerned.
i.-That parties concerned agree
that the so-called Eagle meat is
unfit for use.
Parkin's Statement
When asked for a statement in
regard to the decision Mr.. Parkin.
the manager of the meat market. had
he following to say
The case of the Government VS..
the =. G. S. Co. the latter agree to a
| stipulation between government and
the p. {. :. Co. the later agree TO a
decree Condemning nine and a halt
tons ont of 81 originally libeled.
Last fail the government libeled
81 tons of meat products, their &C
tion was based upon representations
made TO the department and with
out any inspection of the meat in
question a sweeping order attach
ing all stock shipped in 1910 ard
held over. was issued.
The date of hearing was set fer
December the 18th. The government
having no direct evidence against
Lthe meat proposed to the p. c. 5.
Co. THAI they would appoint compe-
tent men to inspect and test the
meat seized and that such part
of the meat libeled as was found 10
be good should be released, and
such as was determined bad should be
destroyed The p. c. S. Co. feeling
confident that such part of the
stock seized as they intended to
sell was good beyond all question
of doubt readily consented to
abide by the decision of the gov
eminent expert and waived their
rights to go into court.
The report of DR. Cassells and
Mr.. Paul Hopkins, who en- behalf of
the government made exhaustive
tests of the seized meat settled the
QUESTION conclusively as far as AZ
tons was concerned that it is whole
some and fit for human consumption
and that 912 tons was in part bad
and part questionable. of this amount
tons of Eagle beef had been con-
demned by the p. c. S. Co. themselves
last June and the remaining tons
the company readily consented to
destroy, it not being their INTENT n
% offer for sale food products about
which their is any question.
Part of the consideration in the
stipulation was that the p. c. S.
Co. would waive all claims against
the government for wrongful seiz-
ure."
The Fairbanks Meat company
never offered any OF the euspec'ei
meat fOr sale and did not intend
10 do so 1t is an annual occurrence
for meat to spoil on the hands of
company as large as the Pacific
has been always in the past cooked
and sold as dog food. 1t was the in
tention of the company to do the
same with the meat which was
abruptly seized last fall.
No meat company could afford
to offer tainted meat for sale. The
Fairbanks Meat company never has
and never will offer fer sale any
meat that is tainted in the slightest
degree If we were to do that. we
would besides losing our trade. be
liable to criminal prosecution If
the government had found us try
ing to dispose of bad meat for h%
man consumption, there would have
been case against us. Merely find
ing aged meat in a storage ware
house proves nothing, and the gov
eminent realized that when they
settled the case with us.
THE government went off half
cooked. The information was lodg-
ed in the first place by profess
sional informer and a discharged
ing that we were trying to conceal
from anybody. and we have never,
from the institution of the pro-
ceedings. contended that the con-
demned meats were fit for human
consumption The whole thing is a
tempest in a teapot"
ALASKA REPUBLICAN CoNvE
REPUBLICAN CONVENTION.