Did 1906 newspapers test whether Chicago meat plants were really clean?

"Some suggestions made in the report, he said, had already been complied with by the packers, such as additional sanitary facilities."

"We have made no statement as"

"This contention is not borne out by the facts."

"Chicago—'f'he packers have issued i reply to the report of Neill and Rey Reylolds and the president’s message thereon, setting up a general denial."

"Most of these were rejected as being far from prov proving - ing proving the facts alleged"

"He denied absolutely that there were any diseased cattle or hogs butchered for food."

"While not so sensational as the Neill report, it bears out the latter document in all essential details."

"Commissioner Hartzen personally went to the hog killing department of one of the large packing houses and described the conditions he found there as "filthy and dirty.""

"“I saw rubbish go into the meat and said so.”"

""The Beveridge bill," said Judge Crumpacker, "would act so as to drive out of business all of the small inde pendent packers and would put tbe beef trade entirely in the hands of the beef trust. The small sellers of beef and other meats throughout the country could not afford to pay the fees for in spection and they would have to hand over their business to the trust.""

"Dr. Whalen was angered when told of the charges. He said that he did not want any "longhaired radicals appointed to go into the stockyards to foment trouble.'r"

"Chicago, June 4.—Light meat packing establishments of Chicago tonight is issued - sued issued a joint statement, replying to the charges made in the Neill and Reynold? report of tlieir investigation of the packing plants and to President Roose Roosevelt's - velt's Roosevelt's message to ('ongress. Tlie packing companies who affixed tlieir signatures to the statement are: Armour"

"We hav< shown our belief in it by shouldering for the benefit of the country, an anntf al loss of approximately Jl.ono.onft, ou' i loss on animals which are bought ai healthy and condemned on Inspectioi after slaughter... In contrast with thei view we call attention to a report o; packing house conditions by Rrof. T. .1 Rnrrill. I*h. 1>.. vice president and pro f«ssor of bacteriology of"

"Chicago. June 4.—Following the message of President Roosevelt in Congress Commissioner of Health Whalen today announced that In* will at once order a sanitary inspection of the stock yards."

"Washington. June 4.—Chairman Wadsworth of the House committee on agriculture made this prediction to The Associated Press today: “A meat inspection law will he en enacted - acted enacted which will insure to the con consumer - sumer consumer meat fit to be eaten."... Furthermore in the opinion of many members, if the cost of inspection is thrown upon the packers it would drive out of liltsine"

"Omaha. N'eb., June 4.— A long tele telegram - gram telegram today was forwarded by the South Omaha Live Stock Kx< hang* hang*, - , hang*, to Congress, urging a rigid inspection of meat at packing houses, but ’de ’declaring - claring ’declaring that the cost of tile inspection should be borne by the government."

"Dr. Wiley, chief of the bureau of chemistry In the agricultural department, denounc denounced - ed denounced the position taken by Health Com- missloner Whalen, of Chicago, regard Ing sanitary conditions, and prepara tion of meats for market In the Chi cago packing houses as "An unsound scientific argument.""

"Health Commls- sloner Whalen's statement that he In Instructed - structed Instructed his inspectors to not Inter Interfere - fere Interfere with the sale of tuberculosis meat where the disease In the animal is "local," has aroused a storm of ad adverse - verse adverse criticism."

"Whalen said: "It would be folly to destroy three million dollars worth of meat annual annually - ly annually Just to suit long-haired cranks. The meat can be eaten nd that much money saved without harming any anybody. - body. anybody.""

"Ed Clark, president of the city board of health, leaves here Sunday to Inspect the Chi Chicago - cago Chicago packing house districts."

"Insanitary condi conditions - tions conditions have been found to exist in some of the Chicago independent meat pack packing - ing packing establishments, according to a re report - port report by Chief Sanitary Inspector S. I. Hedrick to Health Commissioner C. J. Whalen, following an inspection of the smaller plants at the Union stockyards."

"Floors out of repair, defective plumbing, clogged gutters and lack of ventilation are the chief points in which the inspector found the buildings at fault."

"A chemical analysis of Hamburger steak, bologna sausage, loose sausage, Polish sausage, frankfurters and Wienerwursts bought in the open market from three leading companies has convinced I>r. B. W. Lindberg. professor of chemistry and toxicology in the Kansas City Hahne Hahnemann - mann Hahnemann Medical college, that the sam- j pies contain sulphites."

"The prosecution of five dealers who sold 1 meat found to contain preservatives j lias liegun here. The meat was recent- j ly purchased by State Chemist Bar Barnard - nard Barnard and was bought in the city mar market. - ket. market."

"That even the stomach of a dog rebels when fed on meats preserved with benzoate and borax was demonstrated by Dr. J. S. Crumhine. secretary of the state board of health, in an address before the con convention - vention convention of the county and city health officers of"