, 1873-12-15
4 Comparison Of Stato with Doard'of.
Trado Administration.
The Numerous Evils Of the Present
System.
Its Injurious Effects upon
Chicago.
NATURALIZATION of the Promise Of
Greater Security.
Tho State machinery n Useless and Ex-
pcnsiYe Tax upon tic Grain-
Trnde.

9fn: The oncloee0 communication WaB pro-
barred about tho 1Bs inst, Immediately alter tho
publication Of tho report Of the committee ar-
pointed to Investigate alleged Irregularities at
tho Hougl, Elevator, and tho testimony accom-
panying tho report md held under adyisemont,
and until tho publication, in The TRIBUNE Of the
10th inst, Of Clief Inspector Harpes'e annual
ropolt to the Commissioners Of Railroads and
Warehouses;.
IN THAT REMARKABLE DOCUMENT
(romarkablo to those familiar with the trado
heto) tho Chief Inspector says:
Gnu confidently stnto that the present system Of
siato grai.inBpecon IL rapidly growing III favor IL
Of which sra ~ y poora oo1as
benefits Of the syato III consequence of te ctcx-of-
Tic nttesnlion of Philadelphia md Now York III
Quentc of the benefits that could hc adc to nccruo 10
tue grniu-tralo Of tho East.
So, I prcsunlo, Mr.. Editor, at tile coming ad-
,ournod scss1on Of tho Goneral Assembly of the
State of illinois, NC may expect, not only Poo
ria, Fulton, and Joliet viii be clamorous for m
extension Of ''tLo Byatem Of State Eraln~ita-
Bpoction" to thoso cities, "now deprived Of Its
benoata," but Philadelphia aud Now York will
DO senling strong delegations Of 1obby'sts to tho
illinois General Assembly to sccuro tho passage
Of an act extending tho benefits Of tho State
grair-iuspoctiou eystom" to those bonightea
pitos. It IL quito certain
THEY HAVE NOTHING LIRE IT NOW,
and may well despair Of ovor occurring an act
granting such franchises from either tho State OF
Pennsylvania OF Now York. Illinois has tho
patent for tho "State" part Of 1t, while tho
Chicago Board Of Trade inauguratod tho ''sys-
tom."
Ansrcction md yynrc1aousfrE OF
Gri.iIa, una Nc.istrs.tion nnd Our~
collation. of observation-disclosures,
tasasier the state Administrations, 1se-
vacsvcsl, and Thoir efficiency Conl-
purct1 with the inspection Service
1lt,.lcr tho Administration OF tho
CEaicnEo 1Iouri OF 's'rndc.
10 the Editor af The Chicago Tribune:
Sln The facts developed IN tho report OF tho
Committoo Of tho Board Of Trade appointed by
The President Of the Board ut tue spceial re re-
quest Of II. n. d Q. 8. HouEh & Co., to inycsti;,
gato alleged irreguaritioy at their Elevator, aud
the Testimony accompanying. thoir report, and
tho preamble aud resolutions unanimously
consider the report, altogether aro woll calcu-
Lated to provoke
nf tho inspection OF grain, aud the waroiouR-
Ing. registration, and cnneeilation OF "afohouao-
receipte, under State administration, Us COM
pared with tho Board OF Trade administration !;
md an inquiry whether the promise Of creator
uniformity alil mpnrtiahty in inspection OF
graiu, a1d security 70 owhefs OF gLan ana MU.u
era OF Maloaousaiteces nnn oet tho undsr
Board OF Trade administration.
Tho Board Of Trade Of the City Of Chicago waa
Incorporated " a. act or the denegai Assenpy
Sec. authorizes ''Haid corporation to establish
hueh rules, rebalatiohs, ahd py-la"s lof tha ulun
agcment Of their business, aud tho mode in
which tt saau 1e tfansactea ~ tnes NY .l'.s is
havo powor to appoint ono or more persons. o.
thoy may 500 Ut, 70 e1nmine, nleaeulo' Measn
Eange or nspost nour gra pa ~
lumber, or any othor art1cle OF prouuce os tralus
nommonlT uoait IN ny Tie nempofs VI s@lo coi
pCration, &c. -, ~.>uo,,
Under the authority thus conletfon III express
terms py 5ne cnarso tno Doa.u m tuo, " eo,e,
adopted rnles anu roeula1lo1is as tuoJ ueeHet
tuae and eantabe, anu appolnloo 1llsEecto's "
promote the objects had IN Wow. aua rom ta.n
10 tidlc autPteu suea atnoeou'ents W iLau!
Yrealer security ~ oxperionnica y psugges!ogg y
amongst tue ~ ralos anu leeu!aso9s aaoP'uu W ~
Dtreetoia or tue boara, stf4ea tho 1hspoGnelo n!'
pommittco, whoso duty IT NUS ltof moro aoun
liant caution) TO
sEviEw TE OF AEx fca r11sh or
On tho app!lcatlon u any PETTY 1ee1nB a6si'@eso. @
or complaining tlat injustice had Daon aol1t
Ind to supervise the inspection OF grain sonc'
NY. nm, ,.. -,
IN APrt,, aol", wa'1 t!1w ~ pae,,a, pg'ons "
ceipts, tho Doara established registration syi
tem aud, III Older to secure tho registration 6
~ neoa;s.t f ,so; .a1i H. a,ai;varoh
va saIoa W. contract nu1esa thov aa ha,
peep sog.sse'eu " & a' oacs, uu'y panaaoto
~ IN nr1er to nrayont Il
eo;es"o ~ roceints M wic1, thn rrafn Ind on
hnat, d,iroroJ iyns not n~nrlnoke,i hnt no wa
ii Io fornd r. thois charfor for attonnn
ias " rnon3eta waraho,,ses md nreyont Tia d
iiii iiyarv ~ nf rrain m receints mt roeisterad
asnass,int,en Norot;otinru Ind heo' attennf
rus .naro1,o,,a os,o,,orcra inntin" to mnt,
s..a-,ont ~ oiSonf 3Lnt ohcrt and viii II
~ M,oosa ,,om ,he stata antorit;t
oeru.1 era ~, ". ~ to ,"nst imnnrsant frauehir
Sts6s Su4ts.n6 9ho ~, ~. -. ni,ortn .usS
'onlcI1ea ,. py .nu annrsInv ~ op.,v ~ curo.
teslInp @ -; ~ !d11 hor nart ~ tho state1not the
AAo ~ ~ ot.ut init a., -. 'nu rea (,t ,ro,t i;
2olnsnons " ,a1,o,r tea ;nanct;
~ ~ ~ 49,, t,r"naors con In 3onnti fnr II
!ees " A.y eaiau... iss;a ea" ~ a'v ,thnr Sto+a
tctlon III tHo 'eoi7.a ~ oMJ ost'et saj -