The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-10-08

person residing in this city, but de-
spite our protests, the department per-
sists in hiding the identity of the writ
er.
I'VE enlisted Congressman Gray in
our service to assist us in finding out
the identity of the unknown letter
writer Although we insisted, and still
insist that the letters are public prop
erty, we have been unable to ascer-
tain the writer or writer's name. Mr..
Gray in his correspondence fails to
sons who wrote the letters, and sue
ceeded in having federal inspection
taken from our local plant.
Bertram's Statement.
"The only information our Wash
ington representative, Mr.. Gray secur-
ed for us was the information that the
action of the government in withdraw
ing federal inspection was being sus-
tanned on the ground that not enough
interstate business was done to in
woke federal action. But, however, the
governments special inspector, sent
here, Mr.. Bertram informed the health
officers and members of this commit
tee, also the board of works and our
health officer, who were present at the
called meeting, that it mattered not
how much interstate business was
done the government is compelled to
furnish an inspector.
"The government reports that sever
al requirements were not complied
with at this establishment 1t is not
explained whether the government re-
ferred to the sanitary conditions. If
such is the case the evidence which
we have gathered from interested per-
sons, and those acquainted with the
conditions at the plant referred to lead
us to believe that gross injustice has
been dealt Mr.. Holzapfel by the gov
eminent through some of its agents.
We find upon investigation that many
modern improvements in the matter OF
sanitation and facilitation of the work
of the plant which were condemned by
a travelling inspector, sent here to in
vestigate the plant, had been placed
in the plant under the personal super
vision of DR.. Wagner, present inspec-
tor at the Stole plant, and former in
spector at both the Stole and Holzap-
fel plants. The improvements refer
red to were not asked by the govern
ment's representative here, but were
volunteered by Mr.. Holzapfel. DR..
Wagner, it is said, then instructed
the workmen employed as to the exact
method in which the improvements
made should be made to comply with
the government requirements as ex-
planned by DR.. Wagner.
Identity Not Known.
I'VE have exhausted our means of
ferreting out the cause of the revoca-
ton of federal inspection here, except
that it was due to certain letters above
referred to. Not wishing to force the
department to retract it's decision per-
tanning to the withdrawal of the in
spector here, we then tried to secure
a restoration of inspection under the
supervision of the government and
agreed that if such was done, that we
would not inquire closely into the
identity of the unknown letter writer
and the party guilty of pressing the
charges leading to the withdrawal OF
the inspection. The charges were that
the commerce requirements of the de.
partment were not complied with by
Mr. Holzapfel.
"The committee decided to secure
restoration of federal inspection at any
cost and has worked hard to accomp
lish this result. The latter part OF
July, DR.. A D. Melvin, chief of the