, 1870-01-26

Tic report OF Ing COMMITTEE on GtNlp Re2tstra-
ton viii cone before the Board Of Trade for
actlon at half.past IL O'Clock today. 1s,s prob.
able that -he board Etll vote, without disc ua.on,
on the question Of repatriation without endoraipg
ahs p!ap aud that 1t ~iu then he iets With the D..
rectors to perfect plan for carrying o.t tho project
On consultation with members; all Of whom Will
have IN opportunity TO express their yIe&s On the
subject. Tbla will be the best wsy. ard II the
wa1ehousemeu and shippers wl1l aid the Directors
In locking at the question: there Is no doubt that
IT Will be quite possible to perfect plan which
ahar not be open 10 honest objection,
In this connection VIC pnb!lsh the folio wing from
one Of the oldest members Ct the beard Who has
been actively engaged in grain Eece,fng aud sn1o-
Ping for MANY Jears past, and !s perfectly con.
tersant with the subject In MI lis details 4 DC
susa! Will aid many membera IN giving an u1der
standing vote to-day:
In the early days Of the grain business In Chi
cago each bu5er had his grain kept IN bins appro.
rElAted TO him in the warehouse. Ne got out Of
pie, as nour Is now sold, md the buyer could SEQ
that he got what te bought .Aa the trade IN
creased, tn consequence Of tue building and eI.
tension Of Iailroa1s, 1t WaB found ,tupEncticsple
to do the buStuets In this wsy. It WIS next 10
tLposaltte TO keep the Rratn Of each shipper BY
Itself. and aI grain Of Kind rcgaxuless Of quail.
IT,, was thrown together Into the great cleyaiors
watch had about this time been constructed by
the side II the Iallroads, aud conVeaient 70 The
knipp,,ng, me result va that ths poorest gram
The TEST; md. further, that tsu all the gtain
vas practically forced Into shete elevators
sss eIegsoo tps $40 poor me 1,i'n snaRrs ssaa
r1edoa.inated, and oas reputsuon q
q grain. producing State became slnply unpesrs-
ioe lie @ 6es Way nec.as soa Taa
forced INTO h1ore 10 te mixed with the wprst.
Shippers Of gra1n ID the country soon found that
they could not contro. theIr oWn property after 1t
had arrived 10 nc c!ty, Without siugaioi1 wish a
Powerful corporation, aud. rather tnau ate mps
that, they tried To keep erco By shipping poorer
we're tnuwn, Of shippers mixing corr AID o.ts-
as make i Heeh more. aad sans Keep IRON 's Beng '
70 otv,ase tsis evil witch MS likely TO rn1n tho
s1ade OF city and County too tbecsuse no Que
would hug grain here II they colld ger IL e:se-
tic itsM c1ion system wos proposed, and, after
great extr'ion on the oae E:ie. and great opposl-
contlIued. With zone changes, 10 The prcIens
time, SO that the Uwnera vi grain brought to CAl-
csgo DILL at lat, Yield the right to take their VI
properly ircm the cats-or naGe It delivered to
whGm they destfed-ra.her than WaE with rail-
foA,s an.i elevators. But why should the railroad
officials object 70 delivering the grain to the
The nrft Instance, bectu6e the tafs were detained
ess ttIc II the grain could oe uuloaded al once,
as II came In. wltLou: sayIng anything 10 the
owners or eons'gae~s. and IS re rolling sto=k Q!
nD1 roads #aS at rtMea insufficient to do the
business IN those days, the oFners al property
nade less disturbance about It than theY ottes-
wise woEid, SID theg at las: submitted to Ie tnl.
position v n1ch has ever since been practtsed.
But II Was soon d'scoreret, BY the warehouse
nen and rnt!road o!nciats, tna! the storage aud
n a,, 's.x ~ ~ ~ III ~ se.J pioa1a ~
secure monopoly ot i: Eas thu next thing In or
not; hurt H.. s,srn.nTs fh,1aeiras. N 1.1eer
they were induced TO ADVANCE large sums 10 DO
90, u most atl instances, TOO, Owning the lana
nrou H,a.en 1 .ns! "eae t1s eonpa-
lo,T ~ acrsa ~ 70 aaas,eoI
!; ~ III X. r,irnsa n,,,c,ss r.re ~ ~
y y r. an LhS Ia.tusa o.uSn t ets, " AZ. pA-
ici1ued ah:ch through nc poset q the OH n:ials,
ttts R1M1 peeaRlaR ~ taoNsaNus ~ Peopte tuto
tse sas'ooy o. nsn Nho nnse Eqt !nc conuaenee
or los: ~ r.s. ,.,. zo 49,,
lnlsls noh az ~ Tate tna taius 1Cse COLI
peg, toese oeies.aple eensssen i9Im TEE
@ continuation; esssoE1sn 1ates Of storage. a.sl:fac
toi9 70 LaeEsases' tn: gate nnsal!s'ac:ory 70
saose "no y nass 70 rag tmeof' anu saen ms Lang
wong seem 20 ne eo1p.ste.-a MONOPOLY coatfol.
aIg lug Most ,tIaHans Ila ~ p11ons1s o, .ae Rteas
IN as " ~ sAs w Snes
esT thst hai no Itsd;s ia the 1na;,er: ~ fsc,
49,. ~; n aham ~ trnI t,sM ~ .etss
t1aa;cen. n.rs .rcHt4sceas ~ ,sa a'o1A;
hat ,ne1 Sxrc no rpsis MAJ m eier.,ns..n as II
ne.na x rssnacs "a srs 1rag stSs; - .s.a, -
meg t1sn1a ;o1 ter o. re .sstn aad Indignation
o. ~ pa.Gsa 20 rnon, ~ 1eey ne naJns mgss e1
nTeief n ,nao1 1rstsrcss thsS snn1;I nnr dn ~
@1; i, m, mia .no,oh, wou,t "a, m, .n,or ,o,z
wan,d ss,1sf1 snE srt NJ sne5 II ron ~ saI snH
w., ;n,,,,ns see,n,r, =. rp' NV
tHss msrn fsr1n x7rns nnnn.1,I ~ ,nsn,n1,s.n1
tne pr.fn 1tst sors no, he;onr L, thero. n,if Wntc
nnfatnnsfe1t Ia nsEs n tnsir no4 sss,on
8; 3:
seas e, aaos sui! ous of s,ore. 20 On I'd teif OH
2! .cn n 1na opon
i.rrc ,n,ns In oiners far tnsnranrc md 1htsres, an
II q ferdIT suppoatIK tsat tneir property Ia Ehere
me- 1ss
| {a {osta b1 lie hones; xaIehoSsensn. S1 ''As e'''
1ne xarrsousenen uotIc tnese tntpcs nar.3l,
r, 70 t5suas T. but ,nsy .ay xs SsU 1oon e
~ hesi Tnefsi. nentT al storsea 1om a. - isn
eseo icr iii the grain ,nat cones here; II not,
nese ns pso.y nn % u !yuaM Sao neoa W. G.aa 70
n,orts ~ me hnane.a 1rre :. m, M. M. =. ~
rot set rotte.stsn Of Ine gram coas,ened 10 thea
o. soss11s ~ e .as sslasea sst1esa tas laiilos:
onCs.s =. eo,. =, ~, u. .;,sas ,a.,
ps Eng sS,ppea out eI ,ne e'eta;ormen ne o.
.aet ns. ~, 70 ~ tant .r o1 IL ~, ~.
jt..'ei ssa:n ~ ~ Aks9 70 oea;' anu ~, W ~
~ ,nt.n euse ~ ~ o - s13 " 49, ~ =
oittn violated lew ta.s tac5 neE SsAm % tae a I1sn
o9 ~, soa @ sai11 = s5., ,ls ~ 81
h. ~ T..g ~ ~ th.mse1Exs snd ,-sta n.
worst ,os osaeTs IS 40 sGP20seo ~ ~ znsn eGne ~
any taE, Au1 snat t0t@ saen p'e. y ,n urSa -
esss 90 p!a5! ;sa. some 81 saG ran1tasaoa ~
nsy bur 10 1t deprec'a'ed prsee enooSa o. tael
ooHt&1a1E LsSeip.s 70 es EEL. ,h!.9 r.
Now - 70 issa;h9 'sanoaleas uaa y =
storu j" ! eeftaia quantity Of sraia Il. "nea b
naa nos LsceNeo nj ~. ~. oa.e