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Show PIE FOOD EI FIND Pill WITH METHODS Action of President in tlie Packing-House Investigation Severely Criticised. HARTFORD, Conn., .Inly 20. Criticism of tho methods pursued by President Roosevelt in connection with the investigation inves-tigation of the packers by Frank Thur-bcr, Thur-bcr, a Now York lawyer, formerly a .manufacturer, was the chief feature of this afternoon's session of the National Pure Food convention He characterized as hysterical the publicity given to the reports concerning the packing-houses by the President. He did not sec why the President should have Ignored his offlcial reports and turned them over to he Social Settlement men to decide Harry Beach Noedham of "Washington, in reply to this criticism, said that If It had not been for the action of the chairman chair-man of the Congressional committee of the House, these roports would never have been published. Disapproval Unanimous. A motion was passed unanimously disapproving dis-approving the poutlmonls exprossod against President Roosevelt. The following resolution presented to the convention in behalf of nearly 100 manufacturers and dealers of the East, West and middio "West was read and referred re-ferred to tho committee on resolutions. "Resolved, That the undersigned manufacturers man-ufacturers and dealers of food products, prod-ucts, hereby request the officers having charge of the enforcement of the food laws of tho several States to adopt rules In harmony with the regulations which may be adopted by the Federal officials, Insofar as "they can consistently do so." The convention proceeded to tho election elec-tion of officers at tho close of tho session. ses-sion. Horace Ankeny of Columbus, Ohio, was elected president by unanimous vote and R. M. Allen of Kentucky was reelected re-elected secretary. A committee of Ave was appointed by tho chairman to bring in nominations to the convention of tho other officials. |
