, 1865-10-10
PROTEST OF THE GRAIN WARE
HOUSEMKN.
The INSPECTION Of Grain ont Of Store.


! The follow ins is communication from tho g,1In
usrrhousemen OF the city 10 the Beard of Trad.,
crntesttne aeain.t the action OF the grain inspect
ors in refusing 10 receive grim ot OF STORE when
To tte President and Directors Of the Board OF
Trade OF ChictSo: -
tia understood By the undersigned that inssrue-
tions have been siren 10 the sublnspeefos Of glsa
to Tic eect that they shal NOE rc1re grain on Or
lis elevators that has changed ils condition while
ip store If this the action md determination o.
liz Board, the undersigned ow1eH and oceuPlais
st15ie against this action on yonF pan. or nose
acting under your authority. When you sssumt,
under yom rha1tes, the right OF control over tho
Establish tsrfd theretoz I'D collect he sang, you
astunc the po&iIon ~ umpire as between ~ par
tiu-!hoss sending g1aa3 to I'LL ~ msE1si she she
shippers. Yoa have done thts With faa
! knowledge Of Has condition Of tha Receipts
~ - hs, T. hss1z sss sss ssseB eI %
| TONED may be stored with other grain received
about the aate hereof Of the same quality BY in
,peetton. Log BY a5n o. heating e. al ax1sss siak
that he5 ahs1l not receive grain ont of he wase.
ont q however wsn hey Inc nspsci5s ps to
may be tatisaed that the grain being delivered l. Of
the grade ns that Inspected into sore yon do
u great Injustice. as well a. da@aReg, and Il s we
think. On yonr part virtual abandon1uent Of yonr
position a. ump1es, and the right contaj oed in iour
charter to control the inspection Of eti in ID ibis
Laye no control over the property stored, 10 sa7
how long 1t shall or shall not remain IN store nor
have We pow to prevent The nuarosstls act5on oi
ave inst the Board will reconsider it, action in
this matter, and sesume The propes posiHon OF I'M
partial nmptfes - between ourselves and tie par
1--WE would submit !or the consideration OF ths
Board, that when they 90 readily assume to be ~
p on 10 o ansn
II may bo deemed that 1t Is the aame ~ {nsnecied
INTO etore, how much more, then are 5ou llkelyto
grim on the grades that have been Inspected nto
our honses By md under Jonr authority. It Is moi
OFT desire to raise nsW hsne*, nor TO do anything
fnspectfon-a s5sten that has taken years Of eSpe
Hence TO bring 70 its present condition. We void
mon tights as members OF The Board Of Tsdes adj and
that We be protected in the delivery Of grain as we'll
Is eths1s ha,e ees1 in The receipt of the same.
e ..sroaos, BccxHonar ! Co..
- FLINT, TuokPsoS s Co.,
NUM- Sco1T,
~ARxorR, DnLx 4 Gov
However reasonable some OF the points made In
the foregoing communication may appear to BE-, !
there are various REASONS why It would b. lmpoIftic,
In our opinion to aecede to the request o; the war-
housc1nen- .
LIT. without IN inspection tout Of store.
pe.ience has demonstrated this i
I'd. That inspection, 10 be Of any value, Muss be
rigid. Fer IN inspector to pass out Inferior grain
on No. receipts At one house, and good gTain at
another wou1d te destructive Of tbs entire s3ete.
Besides, it would afford the shipper no Projection
whateter against being imposed upon
Sd. To insutu the waschousemen against suy
loss by heating, &C., wonld be to encourage them
to fill their warehouses 20 full that trey eonld not
possibly take proper cate Of the grain under their
charge Even II It did not do this tho ye1y fact that
the wasehoueemen are not responsible would make
them 1ess yg1aut than they at present in rYyfnr
10 keep it in good condition
We bare no doubt but that 1t sometimea happens |
tia. grain which is inspected into store No. be-
comes was1n and Will not stand the same t1spec-:
ton when drawn from store; but II The Board Of I
Trade "opens the door" In one case, II will ind II
a difficult matter to close 1t In any case. IT. when
a ehippcr buyes cargo OF No spring wheat, or a
corgo Of No. corn, he finds that he canuos eet
sound grain, then our inspection ia useless Il !
" i'll not do to eay TINT he na1y get eound grain |
He pays for No. md he must get it; not what
may have been once No. !, but that which Is No. /
when be bn5es II.
1.-THE Board Of Trade finds tha. 1t cannot riealy
infpcct The grain ont OF store then II Is folly to
tnk Of inspecting Into store. s..
We know that 1t ID q difficult matter for wate- |
houteman to keep his grain IN good condition du-
ripg DAMP Seasons; bnt 1t Is one of the riaks
pf Tire busines., and it is surely pronlable enough to
cover any loss that may be sustained during one OF
Two months in ihe year. lit IL not, 1t ought to be
made 50. :,
Apart from all this. howsver. to comply with tha
equeat OF the warchousencn would greatly dam.ee |
,ur market Shippers having no assurance that
hey could receive such grain 70 the receipts called
or would purchase elaewhese or They would invest
MY In inferior grades.
II the inspection into stores Is not rigid enough
excude unzound grim. then is the duty OF The
Joard Of Trada 10 make It more rigid so as 10 pr
etye the character Of our grades and at the sarus
ime protect tho warehouseuen..