, 1862-05-01
DIEH0NEST " WAREH0USEMEN AND
TIE CHICAGO TRIBUNE.
We have been requested to publish the
following preamble and 1csoIution:

OFFICE BoAGo OF TRAoE,l
Culc 400, Apr1! 29- 1852,
At q meeting Of the Roa.d Of Directors held last
evening" the following preamble and resolution
:. u rE,EAE. An article il the Chicago TE1ruxE
81 the -:h int il reference 20 the action ot this
3oard respecting tie rules adopted br us .esu.a.-
iEg tie trrpcct ION and shipment Of graiu. which
ve consider :us' and i:lnrup-r i,,a-n:rc1 ~ the
lie Board o1 Dttctorr and tne le Representa- iss.
ct ,ht railroads. in drafting the rules referred to-
f;,.rt!.rc.
ID t!rea. Thu We havc ta1l confidence that the
wcrrhout.nrn W; give. rhei: hearty support in
carving on the r;les adopted by this Bnard for
Ire ro:den,s aay ffsrl made 81 b. The The Te1srsE ' or
s.:.v other -!.evi which rnjus,1v and Without
proofs ehnn mnle such etatements Or ini;mation5
business OF the n eE and create an unwarFantable
diet-us4 on tuc 2.crc4ntne community.
S. CATLn, Secretary.
rs 1aany cf ctr readers may not have
noticed the article to which the above re-
fcrs, We copy ii below:
(From the Chicago TE.BrsE, April ISL
CHECK CroS vANtuoreE FRAcps,
We are happy At being able to announce to the
Commercial public that there Is Rome prospect Of
hish have Seen psr7eisatea n % or gain sts Tsre
houses during the past two years. The fnvestiga-
.aS IT, ,os wish f. Of
tcrdsy tho Directorr Of ths Board Of Trade very
wiselF passed resolutions aeopsnst The reeonuea-
<lAffonf of Aforesaid 'ommittee-Wh;eh are to tie
cdec, thst Ell ca1goet Of s:sin rust b. inspected
On hoard: that the quantity and grade OF grain
o K at sesa e. M 6
e<li7tr = lo,efr, grsde han tAaf e7lid. Jor 9v
e"x Sc ;ae q M aea.sauss 5e @ ts.s N" H. prsc. ma
lie 81 1nG 5 f5ap d css i
cAec If wEEehnCRnE1cT continuing after date such
practice, will be ported or Change; and that
ing rnin into warehouses;, which has been doc
1ored :" frnp lower grade.
We regret fer the cood name Of our city that It
should be necessary Tor the Board OF Trads to
adopt such meaeuret Rs the above, but thai the
necessity has long existed, there 10 scarcely 3
member Of ths Board OF Trade has the .haaoT Of
doubt. Not on1y have receivers and shippers
been tefrauded to 3 most shameless e1tecr, but
prr market hiss been deprecated, our railroads
have loft thousands Of do'larp in earning y thc
diversion ot produce to other markets. aEd Chi
cago has received Fur rascal1tF 1nd corrup
lion. which i. viii take years Of honesty and good
All honor to the Directors Of the Board Of Trade
tor ths cauru.e and mznIiness which they hare
c1tp'ayed IN Mtst;ng this question fairly and
We can appreciate the motives which
acsoa1co the directors Of the Board OF
1faoe IN passing the above preamble and
1ceolutaon' out WE question the policy. In
che above article We state that frauds were
perpet7ated IN many Of the ,s.arehonsae ri
this city. Is there anything new a,
strange in 3uch charger Was it. never
heard Of before? True, the present Board
OF Directors had no regularly filei
charges against ~arehousemen; and i
they have labcred Under the imprcssio,
that we were speaking for them ia our ar
ticle, they we're mistaken. We compli
1nented them for passing measures whic'
would In all-probabilitY prevent frauds, j
properly carried out-z:and that was all. s.
far as the Board 81 Directors arc con