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December 22, 1836 -ir* H. M. Wharto n, Ch i e f , "astern l ist r iot , Food and -"ru g Ad m i n i s t r a t i o n , Unite d St a te s Uepnrtsaen t o f Agri c u i tu re , coi Vari ok s t r e e t , New Yo rk 6 i t y . Se ar S r . *h a rto n : He : Ch i o l e De ve lo pm e nt Company. a cco r d in g t o my r e co r d t h e fo llo w in g is a statem en t o f th e ponding d e t e n t io n s under th e fe d e r a l food and dr ugs s e t o f c h ic le im p or ted by t h i s company, 3S s t a t e d by the o ffi c i a l n o t ice s : 7V>rt Ho. NY 50X13 - fe t e o f Oct o b e r 2 4 , 1 9 3 5 s g s '"source" ieFf &&V"""by' teamer*"?aniTco"'"o f Oct o b e r 9 , 1 8 3 S. Bu t t h e Ch ic le Developm ent Company's r e co r d in d ica t e t h a t t h is im p o r t a tion . co n s is t e d o f 133 b a gs . They a r e s t o r e d w it h t h e h a r b o r s !d e Warehouse C o ., in Je r s e y c i t y H .J. The a gg r e g a t e w e igh t is 2 0 ,1 1 2 p ou n d s. I s h o u ld add t h a t 14 b a gs fr om t h is im p o r t a t io n were o r i g i n a lly s e n t t o t h e Am er ican Ch ic le Company in Long Is la n d Cit y ; which c h ic le a ft e r gr in d in g and d r yin g was r ep acked in 18 bags an d returned to the a fo r e s a id warehouse. P o r t HQ. NY 21741 - p a t e o f Ja n u a r y 8 , 1936: X68 aigs, 1aou r oe l'Meri<ial7''by 'Agwis t a r o f December 4 , 1 9 3 5 . The b a gs a r e s t o r e d w it h t h e a fo r e s a id w ar eh ou se company. The a ggr e ga t e w e igh t la 2 4 ,G7 p ou n d s. To r t Ho. HT 28167 - p a t e o f Ja n u a r y 2 2 , 1936: ' ^ 4 ,llHagVil' so'ur ce lie r i^ s V' fcy 1St e a m e r Alssu n d '' o f Ja n u a r y 7 , 1936* These b a gs a r e s t o r e d w it h t h e a fo r e s a id w ar eh ou se company. The a ggr e ga t e w e igh t i s 9 8 ,2 0 7 p o u n d s. To r t No. HT 22010 - p a t e o f Ja n u a r y 2 8 . 1 9 3 6 ; 51i>" bag'si"'s o u r ce 'Me r id a , "V>y'MSt earner T H B T o f December 8 4 , 1 9 3 5 . Bu t t h e company's r e co r d in d ica t e s th a t t h is im p or tation co n siste d o f 582 b a g s . Th ey a r c s t o r e d w it h t h e Le h igh N 7580 00C6397 Mr. h. m . Wharton 2- Dec. 22, 1930. h ou se , I n c ., a t Je r s e y C i t y , 8 .J . Th a ggr e ga t e w e igh t i s 7 3 ,1 2 9 p ou n d s. I s h o u ld add t h a t , a lt h o u gh t h e Ch ic le Developm ent Company r e c e iv e d no o f f i c i a l n o t ic e t o t h i s e f f e c t , two fu r t h e r c h ic le im p o r t a t io n s by t h e saiae s t e r n e r Ca u t o , b u t fr om a Cozumel s o u r ce , were a ls o d e t a in e d . The f i r s t im p o r t a t io n c o n s is t e d o f 1 ,9 8 0 b a gs , w e igh in g 291,848 p o u n d s, w h ich a r c s t o r e d w it h a l l th r e e o f th e a fo r e s a id warehouse com panies. The se con d im p o r t a t io n c o n s is t e d o f 811 b a g s , w e igh in g 1 2 4 ,0 5 3 pounds* vahioh a r e s t o r e d w it h t h e Le h igh Warehouse an d Tr a n s p o r t a t io n Company a t " liz a b c t h , N .J* And t h e Ch ic le Developm ent Company has co n s id e r e d t h e s e t h r e e im p o r t a t io n s by the some steam er a s c o n s t it u t in g on d e t e n t io n . I t fo llo w s th a t* the number o f d e te n tio n s o f c h io le im p or ted by t h e Gh ic ls Development Company i s fo u r ; the t o t a l number o f bags o f c h ic le s o d e t a in e d i s 4 ,8 0 S; and t h e ir t o t a l w e igh t i s 0 3 6 ,3 0 1 pounds* ,\ s X have p r e v io u s ly in for m e d you a l l ch id im p o r t a t io n s by t ills company a r c fo r t h e a cco u n t and b e n e fit o f t h e Beech -Hu t P a ck in g Company and th Am er ican Ch ic le Company, r e s p e c t iv e ly . a s X have a ls o in for m ed you s in c e to o r ig in a l d e t e n t io n the l a t t e r two com p an ies have been a c t iv e ly engaged in d evelop in g an a ffe c t iv e method o f cle a n in g c h ic le , adequate to secure the r e le a s e o f t h is d etain ed c h ic le and fo r com m e r cial p u r p o se s* And In d o in g so t h e y have sought th e b e s t a v a ila b le s c i e n t i fi c in fo r m a t io n and a d v ice ; a n d t h e y have mad an o r ig in a l a n d com p r eh en sive s c ie n t ific r e se a r ch w ith r e sp e ct t o th e su b je ct under in ve s t ig a t io n . Th is w ith th e r e s u lt t h a t a ch icle cle a n in g method has been d evelop ed , w hich h as proven s u cce s s fu l in a lo n g s e r ie s o f r e p e a t e d p r a c t ic a l t e s t s . I w ill m a il you a com p lete d e s cr ip t io n o f t h is method by s e p a r a t a le t t e r . Th er efor and in b e h a lf o f t h e Ch id Development Company I now a p p ly fo r fo r m a l p e r m is s io n t o a p p ly t h i s ?p method t o t h e d e t a in e d c h i c l e , fo r c le a n in g i t an d s e cu r in g r;? i t s r e le a s e . The p la n in ralnd i s t o a p p ly t h is method t o rc the c h ic le im p or t ed by t h e Ste a m e r Cau to* a s t h e f i r s t s t e p . For t h is i s the la r g e s t im p o r t a t io n in q u e s t io n , c o n s is t in g co of 3 ,2 5 3 b a gs w e igh in g 4 9 3 ,4 3 5 p o u n d s. And a c c o r d in g t o the fo llo w in g p r oced ur e, in b r ie f and gen er als F i r s t s An a d e q u a t e sam ple w i l l be t a k e n . Tbs < sam ple co n t e m p la t e d is . two l o t s , e a ch w e igh in g a b ou t 1 0 ,0 0 0 pound. I f t h Ad m in is t r a t io n d e s ir e s a sam ple o f a d i ffe r e n t am ou n t, a c t io n a c co r d in g ly w i ll e n s u e . And t h is sam p le I Mr . **r. H. m. Whar ton Deo. 2 2 , 1 9 3 6 . a m t and o a r s t o t a k e t h s m ost r e p r e s e n t a t iv e sam ple p e r m it ta d in the eir eu m stan oss. Dsoond: One o f t h e a fo r e s a id sam p le lo t s w i l l bo r e e v e d to t h e Br o o k lyn fa c t o r y o f t h e BeeotHKfut Back in g Company; and t h s o t h e r t o t h e Long Is la n d Cit y fa c t o r y o f t h e Am er ican Ch ic le Company. Ther e e a ch l o t 111 be f i r s t s u b je ct e d t o an a p p r o p r ia t e a n a ly s is by t h e company h o ld in g i t ; then i t w ill be clean ed by the a fo r e s a id method; t h e r e a ft e r i t w ill be su b je cte d t o an ap p r op r iate check a n a ly s is by su ch company; and t h e r e m a in in g cle a n e d c h ic le ?=ill be h e ld fo r exsm im t lo n an d a n a ly s is b y t h e Admini s t r a t i n . The Ch ic le Developm ent Company g iv e s i t s a s s u r a n ce t h a t none o f t h i s c h ic le so removed fo r c le a n in g i l l bo co m e r -" d a l l y u s e d , u n le s s and u n t il th e Ad m in ia t r a t io n e xp r e s s ly san ction s th a t. I f t h e Ad m in is t r a t io n d e s ir e s a n oth e r p r ocedur e o r p r e s cr ib e s p r o ce d u r a l c o n d it io n s t h is company w i ll a c t a c c o r d in g ly . In s h o r t , t h e company su b m it s the a fo r e s a id p i-n fo r review by th e Ad m in is tr a tio n . I t has on ly one id e a , vr hioh i s c o n s t r u c t iv e ly t o c o lla b o r a t e w it h t h e id a in is t r a t io n fo r t h e due s o lu t io n o f th e problem p r e s e n t e d by t h e s e d e t e n t io n . And T r e s p e c t fu lly s u r e s t t h a t you te le p h on e any p r o ce d u r a l r eq u ir em en ts* in or d er t o sa ve t im e an d for fcy prompt a d v ice t o t h e company. Ve r y t r -.;ly y o u r s , Char 3.es was la y Dunn H 00063.