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Show that !t was generally understood the packers so controlled the meat market that they would ' be able to recoup themselves the cost of Inspection. "We could not," replied Mr. Wilson. "The large packers kill only 60 per cent of the meat supply of the country, find do not control the market.". Representative Henry suggested that the delinquencies of the packers had placed them-In the present position and inquired why should the packers object to paying If the Government is to .'pull you out of the hole."- , , Mr. Wilson objected to this view of the case. It was not the fault of the packers. The packers bad sent men into in-to every hamlet of the world to create a market. t t -., - . - CHICAGO, Juna. 7. From an au- i- thority regarded , aa absolutely . relia-l relia-l ble. but of necessity anonymous, the .. Hearst News Service learned that th beef trust Sunday" night sent out . nearly a hundred messages .to Wasn't Wasn-'t lngton, supposedly- to friendly Congressmen, Con-gressmen, coaching . .them on the f course to pursue when the Ueill-Rey-aolds report and the President's mes-t mes-t sage were submitted 'to Congress on : Monday. It was Impossible to learn the text of these messages .tonight, ; ' ' though it was gleaned that .they were ! Identical-most of them being mimeo--.ic graph, copies. I WASHINGTON, June 7. The House Committee on Agriculture 'continued Us j J hearing on the NeiU-Keynolds meat in- f spectlonxeport today, Thomas E. WU-j WU-j son, manager forNelson Morris & Cav -m ; snd" representing t the . . large ; Chicago ? packing-houses,' continued his remarks ; on the Beverldge amendment providing for meat inspection. Aside from the objections he had - pointed out yesterday, Mr. Wilson said the oniy other serious objection was the provision placing the cost of Inspection on-the packers. . ' Before discussing this objection Mr. Wilson was questioned closely by Kep-" Kep-" rerentatlre Henry (Conn.), and Hasklns ' (Vt.), about the " sections intervening . between those he found fault with last ' "night and that regarding the cost of In-' In-' spection. " "Have you been advised since we ad- t n. ..a n . tn maV further JUUIUCU jmQliW. .v.v w " " - objections?" asked Mr. Haekins. "No, sir; it so happens that most of the objections are in the first sections," replied Mr. Wilson. ' vAs to coat. Mr. Wilson said the packers pack-ers bad very serious objections to hav-; hav-; leg this expense placed on them. "We are now under an expense aggre- gating S1,000,COO a year for condemna-: condemna-: ttons of animals," he said. - "Neither the raisers nor producers ' bear any of the loss on condemned ' stock." It all falls on the packers," asserted as-serted Mr. Wilson. Representative Scott (Kan.) suggested |