, 1870-01-26

p'cioa By the trade Though not half eaonko
tol, tone Of these SCOT get PACK 70 the wsrehouss
Den shfouVh aoppefs who call for The grain w1ta
grain on them with rs mach readt1ess As % AoT
otnti fece1pts. though that at rmeL in tne ODD
ou o. eo9s "a Los teen n HAs 70 nn
these rtceipsa Why. m.ne azd mJ negahoFs:
taat Of she country shipper and farmer, innocent
their properly 10 Iansport fnow better man they
themselves do what u Tor their good, vii not pus
y 70 ehss1e Of men who vii! toentease Il, tta. y.
value which 1t toea not take Eery long 70 % a.
Tue psiceS charged. a. tt8 p1esent rAl1e aud ..
tae piesest ra:e Ct storage On new cora, ~. txo
succetdcE ire Gays Of part thereof, Il VT! TAXA
tne i9oeCeer's nrotts OF qole rondly, II be holda
!tuppote, n lrductnG people to send their g1a!a
to ths a1ket oref the railroads thas csa guc"
ceed III RtssinK It Into the hands or their friends
n tAiB ctsJ, no might not be 2he - do II shcu-
ielseA does 1t not rather seen tnat every ratt~
road ttoekho1stv and every man WHO has tue lotef+
s.. o. thla CITY ard inc PROSPERITY o. the gseas
grain buslness which must centre here ahooli ba
Transacted In manner that Will inspire cond ddeace
~ ~ me owner ot ne aame snat "na an y paJ
that When he gets his recep: ior grain be kno.s
y meana !ast What Il ssya, that ~ a. !; y sad
ho,dirK the properly Of othess ID charge are not
p1ott1g 70 sheF injury rasaet than ~a'ehteg fo'
The Warenouseman who delivers grain belong.
irs to other nen On fraudulent warehouse To-
cs.tst Is violating law. the penalties q wnsch,
Ncuid seem, wauld deter hin FROM doing It, or
would prevent him from issuing receipts not
ta5td On grain absolutely IN stoFe SEQ the elect:
noEd receipts Tor twenty thousand bushels OF
nc might tsy. on grain TO asrl5e; Ra{ o. grain
1 1oe .aes ssas't v5e ssa ie On ssns
receipt IA basel In the WAY business Il
nov coEtucleA. l an being charged the usu II
1aAs 81 storage: an l5tng GOT Of the use Of my
ance-un what !! % nothing. Tnere Ii nothing
Lat Represents what my receipts call tot. snoul1
the warehouse burn down In which my receipts
Represent ny gta1n 10 be, do goa suppose the IN
slEaLce companies viii psy me for grain, Is nat
being buried: Probably not Then who will !
be II he csn And can he If be would How
much may he be called on to pay for, who but he
can tell who has 3ssued the receip.s7 Hen who
largely Epecrlase IN grain are llahle to great TO-
ytrses. Men who do things as Indicated IN this
communication; men. eFen, Of whom It: snspecs-
lcok for Inc recovery Of large SUMS Of uoaey,
under such ctfcunst1EceA
There is much more that can, and
msy te Eaid on this subject, but enough
fer the pttBent. There La IN effort being
u aoe 10 correct some Of these evils bY the Board
Of warehouse receipts. The ~nfehouseme1 re-
fuse TO AID in any way to further the OBJECT but
lpsteaI hare, 10 far ss haa come to the wrtter,4
Knowledge, discouraged the effort, IN every way.
II they ate what they ahoad BE- anu IS they clam.
hut est, .hcI kaoull no: object to the plan; II they
sn5 rate and at all hazartts, and think there Is
cetel initiation to do It. annex copies oflavB that
sCme pt us have sDpposed had some htar1ng On
Ills matter.