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Show WJ MILLER ANSWERS STRIKEBREAKERS That a false representation was made by the committee of strikebreakers strike-breakers in its published article of a few days ago regarding the quality of meat purchased by the rallroa'd company for the boarding house within with-in the stockade is the claim of A. N. Mlllor, proprietor of the "Washington Meat market, in an affidavit drawn up by him yesterday. Mr. Miller declares that he has furnished fur-nished the railroad company with all of tho meat consumed at tho shops' eating house and ho asserts that It has always been of the vary highest quality, tho railroad company paying iho first-class price and receiving nothing but first-class meat in return. re-turn. The paragraph In which the complaining com-plaining strikebreakers roferred to the food served to them and especially the meat, was as follows: "In regard to the eating, well, It Is rotten The meat Is, without doubt, not fit for a dog to cat." Tho proprietor of tho Washington market believes that the men havo made false representation in tho above paragraph and In order to protect pro-tect the reputation of his place and his business he mako the following statement and affidavit: Editor Ogden Standard: I notice the statement made by the strikebreakers strike-breakers at tho rallrond shops stating that the railroad company did not furnish thorn meat fit for food, and will kindly ask you to publish the rnllxn.lnn ofVl.lnolt Sworn Statement. A. N. Miller, being first duly sworn, deposes and says. The railroad com-panv com-panv has purchased all Its meats need for the strikebreakers for the last two months or more from me. The railroad company has paid mo first-class prices for tho meats It has purchased and I have onlj sold them first-class meat. In fact, I have no other for sale. If thero was any bad meat It was becauso the strikebreakers strikebreak-ers thomsolves permitted same to lay around and become unfit for food, for-which for-which neither the railroad company nor I could bo blamed for. I, however, state under oath that tho moat which tho railroad company purchased from me was of the vory best that can be socured In this market, A. N MILLER, Proprietor Washlneton Meat Market. Subscribed and sworn to before me this 29tb day of December, 1911. VALENTINE dDEON. Notary Public. |