, 1873-11-14
FRIDAY, ID 1875
Investigation aa 10 tho quantity or GRIM III The Waro

hnvssgs0n ho',ssagg 'a TO Tho quantity OF srniu IN ne
oa A-oh Lora moi th.t vaa t.st fat this tnve.jsa-
ingaa yott understand, didn't rowoigh THEY could
tn'y Ind to tsko an oatn.o. think reat
QIslr. cary, havo warehouse rccetrts for the snmo
ssh'h .ren registered twico III your onico3
s,r -~N'' aae nostlat ksow Of. shoa!a ssy not,
Mr Warrens Q.--whu nus clnrge Of Tho rcastry In
TX. XIWo c,S Il, t}n 1f,s Or tYo tnon, or nlore7
Tho Chairman: Q.-1tsvo any bank oflcors Dr. INV
second ~ SySr presented any reeeps fr
ort At-So' a'f; they did, ahould hare thom klctoa
ssgs saeps d. &c ess s :y1 Th1
inSats's',nn n.t N!oM X ot lsssr to
ss ' 'ses ,G5 q @hs ga s sasG o r.
asa s % ei ass q sss Ss yS P t1s
sy 15e a,was pinned oeher sht Whoso Il g ean
col IN tut ynrv aco question ts: Why do you can
IN Ahls ,;1I a o resso9 And in tho first place, bcpr
count Mhstoyor = III my gurings is tio a w. A0-
dor ito ra nfs1pys II e. 1s ~oas q tho rees m
.,,.1 ATheFo " no rua Of tho nosrd OF Trade on ts.
to DO reRfatored7 Aotui'es 1eee'p1a
A.-Yes, s'r.
thsy are cancelled hsts supposed to cance
Ain tho nrat r1ace, Say, In our figuring In opr
o1;eo ws pay no attention "a Ii vhatoves BECAUSE L
o.-Tho htamr or thu canco]ation7
AIho cansol!asion-eIceptt to Do It because the law
ream'ros It. "e navo 10 employ another man for that
oDo understand you to aay that tho cancellation
,t.,;; t.,;r4st c.ncsl1ato9 in my oce is Of no practical
FSaaon hst e could rot II wo woro to try, CLOCK I'd
nj a tarx
yon Why but u is auclant for liz purpose0at nreso
Snt st sny ratemto ssy We could not do t. Tho way
thero are 70 many receipts that are not csncocd IN nv
ONCE at ah for much Of tho shinments Tlo isw prc
10 compelled to take 10 my oco prccsev r. no ghaa
q feoopss that h IT, Wants cauceled for thlt cargo He
M ,he efng a Ill., y ae9e9 hshes rsosps sa
elevator, and lila ycssei don't take moro than ID Do
agatee e se1eeor ana ~ b.. s9t Of hsm
Gates ct a but at longth hoy DO all sorts Of Tnya
sSSmesjmes ZEN hay DO ana sontdtes they don't Ti,cn
not con1petcnt thing to olivsr of oo,rse. In tho
onr oGyesy syn o. aeee,pss oy woa pass te an
wore 30 many Of Them aaoa ali tho no ths W enu'S
upon the elevators Of eanceed receps raurnei 9aei
Tho Cancelled receipts az returned By Inv T ID ihn
tbnt ihey lad #Ttton out. And By tlo WY, thoy
e s 'a s5 ss' .s III rstsa hs T @
n9n o. the reeoip. That hey hsvo cancelei And a-
@ Tety reason Is ths, tlat this cancclln
Might IN esnsrant q stspipa anal u
suit was IT daubed up tho number Of bushels and Tia
number of TIE reeep 50 that i cases, sge could
cheIy that business ho must carry it Gsck an tSst
htrhh. After tho InkerOeean published tiat articin @
ealing ths H.. attention of te p9ar Of Trade to these
Mr.. Whiting became a lttlo frightened, atal com.
Sone'ea;and for two Or three days. without ny
to tho right. aud found Tho noxt day. In aone ron
TO- act up le reports, That took me thirty irucs
aaeH m r. 70 dsgper w faa rosSpa becaao o Ind abed
es told him then to get back again on 10 tho Wnb:
sna IN 1Ge @ q ts boys a tho elevator e.ei
much Ink on, for they daubo1 up tie receints md
they could not handle them. Put al that toaether.
vator on Wien they take in hese rccena ba1 haoa e
to eyper them out very carefully and ngura them up
Q.-Arr not The an1puna put in two different p,acca
in tho elevator receipts7 1SsN
A.-0nly in ono place.
vritton In another 's' $3.50 '''' "''oA
A-Yes. Sir yoa eo round md hayo an hour,s duty
nd dot n etamhng these receipts, and
Q.-Ernry nnn That Ina stood at bauk~couaecr
kno%s tas he looks both at tho written amount an At
A.-That ia little moro particular business taau
q-Doth Of thom require to be douo vory carefully
Q.-Coud not TINT CANCELLATION ho fouo BY katfa
IN somo way or by series OF kniycs7
A.-Ycs, sir: got btnplp prepared tgf,ou TIM
elevator men frat went into thts arrangement Of aY-
4ihiung cal1celcd receipts. went und spout twenty
hve dollars to set seal Atnmp, and Col Morgan ty1s
Up mere anu would not lot ME ae 1t them md said tho
ia DID not contemplate thnt was to stamp them at
Az but TINT the Marehonaemon nust cancel tGpm
tAenae'yaa; SO h"1 to balish II, sud they canCce
u4em and returned them.
Q.-WaH 1t any More trouble to do TINT than vbat
yon nre doing7 ''AA'
!, A.-No, NOT near 80 much, bocauso We can stann
tlazen at d timp,
p.The reasou he gayo could not bo tr,o 5ca,ou,
then2 1'"'S4'
A-Then tho law specifically provides that no sbayl
cay regAtered for cancoati0nh tho face Of s re-
ceipt " Wv ~ |
Ga 1t only With view OF protecting tho pubIo
A-The protection Of tho public Ia not gocomplIshei
as sure you live, for tic reasona toll you. II we
new that Al elevator man didn't ship out anything
10 sanitary and etfectun but aH 1t IL, 1t is not.
Mr. Wasren-p tue men ever send you Those 70. |
coItB 10 tho oflce2
A.-fo go to ther o}ccs for convenience saka. In
!he hrBt place Wo haso Bpecia houra for doing It va
atnrt ont Ut halfpast 10. would rather do so Tiara
ia moro room Id their c%n eAees aud they have athn
Forcia before them, and they cancelled when tl,ey
sro presented to mo, and We take thp.n a!-taka our
reports and como away. - =
tTo DR. cosrrsunnl