, 1873-01-09

The amount from Aug. to 7. 1872. Is estimated.
I,his tablo does not include tho cost Of rogis-
tratiou.
For moro complete information in detail Of
tho operations in those Departmental, and re-
comn1endutionH, your attention ln called to tho
report Of ". T. Tompkins, Esq, Chief 1nspec.
tor, hereto appended, marked "a, l aud ~
.lxo q e tho report of T. oiary' REGISTRAR naFke
WAREHOUSE FRAUDS.
We had every rcnsou to beliove-and such was
tho opinion OF n1nny business mon OF high sEaid-
tion, onao.ed by tic laws Of tho last Legislature,
would prove efrectnnl to secure tito public
against frauds which might DO committed by
Warchousemon. A severe ponalty-confnomon
in tho rentonafor Issuing re 91 "a1o- %
without tho roturn and cancellation
Of any and ali outstanding recopta
TINT may hayo been Issued to
Yot it Booms that the fear Of this conlign pun
isluent did not prevent tho commission Of the
offence, and tho burning of the Iowa Elevator
disclosed tho fact that, from that establishment,
largo shipments of grain Ind boon made without
il beloved by this Board that, had tho ware
houee.ncn fully confor1ncd to the law i'll othor
respects, Hrch 1. fraud could not havo been por-
potrated. Tho most viglant officer cannot. pro-
won't crimes committed i'll secret, nor can @ law
do moro thNn Threaten punishment for a crime
committed. Upon consultation will, business
men and members Of tho Donrd of Trade, tho
sannrad to oeeo Of wspo nfoenao
WIS givon Of tho fraudulent praetico,-at
their soaeion in September, 1872, mado a
ruio by which warohounomon must produce to
tho Registrar tho cancelled receipts, 50 TINT the
OIL the Registrars bookB, which show tho
a,nount Of grain inspected In from tho roporta
OF the Inspector. It Is thought that this lnodo
Of proceeding T prevent rooGpt soin tas being o ro
aont has been shipped out OF tito warehouses;.
Tho Commissioners took immediate BtopH to
punish the person alleged to hayo boon guilty,
had evidence collected, and the case was brought
hofore the Gra,.d Jury Of Cook County at tho
Heptomber term by ChnrloB II. neod, Est, tho
Prosecuting Attorney. Tile result OF tho pro-
ceediugs will appear from tho correspondence
with Sdnot that assSSs1 sSSn11snn which s annexed to this
The Grand jury ignored tho bill, aud instruo-
tons were given to renew tho complaint before
another Grand jury, aineo which timo Au in
dictment Ina boon found.
ALLEGED INCORRECT INSPECTION.
In connection with This, We would nlso atato
that, about tile Ba1no time, charges had been
made TINT Tho inspection, in some instances, had
not boen correct, and that grain had been graded
higher than 1t should have boon. Whom there is
such IN Immense amount to be inspected at all
hours Of the day, md eyon sometimes by night,
by large corps Of inspectors, 1t would be but
natural that now aud thon an error should l'o
tho Commission have noyor had tho loast COM
plaint mud members Of the Board Of Trade, when
titose ohargos wero circulated, made q careful
examination Of tic warollducy as to tho grading
OF grain, aud found not Quo instance whore 1t
Ind boon incorrectly graded. This spoaka in-
decd very highly for tho inspection Beryico.
THE MUM SCOTT CAsE.
We must not omit to atRto that NJ q fllrthor
precautionary measure, and to rcntoro public
contl.lcnco with rotoranco to the amount Of grain
actually in store, tho Commission ordered q
eereful meaBuremont Of Nil tho grain III tho bins
uf tho Ohioago elevators, 10 ne to determine
whether receipts issued for grain remaining IN
atoro, tlat were uncancel!od, represented q
greater quantity than tho warehouses; actually
contained. At tho timo tho Commission ordered
the measurement Of the grain III the warehouse
in Chicago, above apolten OF, lhoy wore waltz
upon by ONO Of tho firm OF Mum t. Scott, who
Atnted That their grain waB scattered In partly
filled warehouses;, ant1 that tho firm WIS worry do
Hlroua to have their grain III store accurately
measured; that they would Immediately
proceed to collect tito grain in ns foww
Lima ~ would bo uufoiont to hold 1t, 80 TINT tho
quantity could bo moro readily aud accurately
| aaoortatuea ana that that firm would ao oyory-
thing in their power to fnclittate the Commits
| slouoru IN the work, OF measuring tho grain IN
tho warehouses,
1his proposition vas eHpaentcd to by tho Com