Show PACKERS ENTER l GENERAL DENIAL I Issue Statement in Con Contradiction lion tion of Reynolds eill j Report o CLAIM SANITARY METHODS us t It t r I JIm I iii Cr of ur J louses S Blu n nt 11 I I Chicago CI June JUliO 6 t L-t A marked fallIn fall fall- In lug In oft off in Jim time the sales of meats moats and lIld I pack pack- Ing-hOlI Ing in products n Chicago throughout America and anti abroad which threatens a lorn ieee Of oC millions of oC dollars rs In Jim Irad forced on nil tho limo packers to today to- to da day the time necessity of or taking tR action to nullify the lie effect of or time the Reyn non I olds report made II public by hy President To consider steps to this end g a conference of packers representatives was held heM this afternoon In the till o of or the National Packing com Coil pan pany In the lie building under the time leadership of b S W Late this afternoon S they gave gu out a report which In part IM lof as us follows Ever Fel pound of oC meat In III our pack paC Ing-housos Ing COin comes CS from rom animals Is which vim lib are uro Inspected arid and paused d by trained I agents o of the Department r of tH Agriculture 0 This Is the absolute T fact We e t are not i. i In ill fI 1111 mals condemned aJ before betoi- slaughter t do ilo t- t not IJU buy them cl B Every y I bought b by us Is Inspected both I and fort bc-fort after slaughter III In accordant i with the tho strictest ever O devised In lit Inspection regula regulo- all any aimy country even enn nut hut excepting German Germany E cl mal or carcass that does Every Iery ani zio not pass tit tilt rigid Inspection is condemned and dJs dJs- posed of under I the personal vision slon of ot the I States agents o of the lie United I Department nt of ot Agriculture 0 I I o 0 III In Inspection Wo ha have hah h been cn animal believers CrR l In 11 rigid I and meat inspection In was ms hlis Inaugurated d have o shown We w. l I our belief belleC In It b by should ering for rOl the I o of the thc an aim annual loss UI our our loss of oC approximately 1 J I.- I. I o on animals animals- are which bought as ns healthy e oil nr nfl and amid I are arc condemned con Coil I I I now Iii In III J e V of r q- q r I we e at te hc I I tily lii In OJ oi of oC ft a- a I ell If that cars call this Le be IlOre l done lIone I 1 it is f s to be I regret tJ that NIll NeIll lInd lat at 1 II J r. r II are dirt Submit lUport i A report by hy Profs Burrell and recited the lie results of ur an In Investigation Investigation In- In made mado within ten days das dayse Wo e c submit this this' report by unprejudiced scientific men as our commentary on tho the detailed allegations of Nelll Neill em and anti Reynolds Reynol s Our Om packing houses are kept clean our methods of cit manufacture ar are sanitary sani sani- tar tur tary- tary Our products are wholesome On all of or these points we have over and over again satisfied doctors doctor chemists diem chem Its sanitarians and official investigators investigators from civilized gators practically every overy od ed nation on 01 earth and In doing so sowe sowo wo we have havo made a world wide market for tor American live stock products Wo Vo have hav steadily ll and anti persistently endeavored to Improve our oUt methods s We Ve claim that we are ale doll doing everything everything every every- thing thInS that can be bc done clone and as fast tast as It can be done to secure the time best heMI I possible methods and the best e t possible possible- I results Strikes at nt Farmers I At the risk of or being accused of or trying to hide behind the farmer Carmer we Wl say that hasty m- m ill-digested ill Intemperate I ate criticism of or packinghouses packing packing- houses strikes not nol at the thc packers s but ut at every farmer who raises a hog u It sheep or a steer for market Without the foreign market created by tin the I packing Industry the lie American HM h I stock grow growers growers' rs' rs business would be absolutely absolutely ab ah- ab- ab stripped of or IJ profit ro nt Right here hore we desire to emphasize one fact as evidence of our oUt faith in trying to get th the best possible results When the tho investigation bY bv I Nelli Neil an and Reynolds ls was undertaken we assumed that Its purpose was to tu forward tOI Improvement In Iii Packinghouse packing Packing- house conditions I it If improvement could coul be devised rather than to gather gath gath- I er or ammunition for an attack upon tin tin- lii- lii I entire live stock anti and meat producing In Industry Acting upon ulOn that f belU-f we ve then weeks ago authorized our representative to invite and he dl did in invite invite in- in vite vito from rom these investigators and from fron the tho President an any practical suggestions sug BUg they could malt for Cor or the Improvement Improvement Im Im- I provement of or packing house condi and we guaranteed that their suggestions would be e carried out |