7/7/2023 0 Comments Theodore roosevelt the jungleWhat I just read to you was not from "The Jungle." It did not happen 60 years ago when Upton Sinclair was writing his book. Drums of bones and meat scraps were covered with maggots." Beef was being broken on an open dock, by a dirt road, in 95-degree weather. He dropped one in the sawdust, picked it up and wiped it off with a dirty, sour rag. (all) taken up and dumped into the hoppers with fresh meat, and sent out to the public's breakfast." in the barrels (were) dirt and rust and old nails and stale water. "There would be meat that had tumbled out on the floor. I thought it would be good this morning if I read you a line or two: In 1906, Upton Sinclair roused the conscience of the country with his book "The Jungle." It described conditions in our meatpacking plants. Secretary Freeman, Miss Furness, Senator Holland, Senator Mondale, Senator Montoya, Chairman Poage, Members of Congress, ladies and gentlemen:
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