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ing into elevators, aud 40 cent? por 1,000 buahea
for inspecting out Of elevators.
DELINQUENT rEEs.
As tho rates proved to bo sufficient to create q
small surplus fund, and as this department Of
tho State Government Ia intended to be only
solf-suAtain ing, It WIS doomed juatiCable to re-
duoo tho rates OF inspection. Going back to tho
Board Of Trado regime, as we'll as to tic admin.
iatration Of my predecessor under lho authority
Of tho State, whllo surplus fund WAS u the
Treasury, and therefore tho financial depart
mont easy financially, the practice Of not vigor-
ously urging the collection Of fees waB permitted
to creep into tho service. This practice wes per-
mittcd to grow until parties representing about
ono-third OF the shipments Of grain from This
port openly contended that thoy wero obligated
to pay tho fees. It waa whilo this was going on
that tho fees woro reduced. and tho eventual re-
suit Is therefore very apparent. On April 80,
1873, this department was IN debt 81, 1853. .88, as
before stated.
INCREASE OF CURRENT ExrENsEs.
This SEASON tho current expenses Of tho de-
partnlont hnvo been moro than in previous
yoara. In consequence of tho addition Of now
railways,-tho Chicago, Danvillo l. vinconncs
md tho Chicago, milwaukee, l. st. paul,-aud
alao Of the addition Of six now elevators to tho
llst Of year ago. Wllilc it may seem TINT these
additional railways and elevators would increase
tho receipts Of this department, in consequence
Of the enlarged facilities tltoy open up in a
creator ratio the expense they ontnn upon tho
department, tho facts aye tue roverse, with tho
exception Of somo Of tho elevators.
And, in addition, the department has had to
pny about $2.ooo TOR tlo legal publication Of tho
into effect tho 1st Of July, 1878.
nEHr1rTIS1 DEFIcYT
The effect Of tho foregoing enumerated COM
binations llaa been to couBulue the surplus cash
funds Of the dopn1 tment, at rate which tho
following exhibit will show:
On Dec 2, 1879, the cash surplus on hand was
pc, o9s.95 Jan: ], l973 5,ll9,25; Fob. i,
aud May (or April so) tho deficit Of H. 1886
as g. 81, atreaay giveni and Juno 1.n deficit Of
deoit Of z24eei5 % sept: g s,Sstt l. doieis Au 4
$1,874.08.
it is but proper, howevor, 10 stats that this
deficit waa crcatcd to tho amount OF 81 .G6G98 in
consequence Of 1ny predecessor retaining $s74. .98
for his Balaiy for tho months OF April, May, aud
June, 1873 aud 1892 aH pay for tie services Of
horac, ho considering tho Same to 10 proper
and juHt charges against tho department; but
as your Board did not approve thom, you flsti-
tuted suit for tile recovery to tho Slate Of TINT
amount, which suit III now pending.
1NcHEAsE or RATES.
While the surplus casll fund OF tho department
waa being consumed undcr tho reduceli rates OF
inspection aud the Increased expenses Of tho do
pnrtment, uncol1eetod bills accumulated iu con
sequence Of tho practice already referred to, 10
thnt GU April 80, 1878, there wero outstanding
fees to The amount Of 915,10O. With no ina,ne-
diato prospect Of making collections to relieve
tho oinbarrnasments Of tho department, under
date Of Aug. 49, 1873, recommended that your
board increase tho inspection fees cents car
for inspecting into elevators and 10 cents thou.
sand bushels for inspecting ont OF elevators,
which you coneurrod IN, AND tlo Increased rates
went into effect Aug. "a. 1873.
SUITS FUl OUTSTANDING FEES,
On tho 26th OF July, 1873, upon tho order of
your Hoard, instituted suits aghinst so1no Of
the dolinQucnta for inspection fees, md OBJ
tanned judgment III eacA cGse. but thoy wero
oil appealed, and Ho,no Of them aro now pending
in tlo Circuit Court and somo in the Superior
Court.
COMMITTEE ON AppEALs.
Tho Committee Of AppoalB, consisting Of John
R. brinsley, Joln =. lteynolds. aud Henry C.
a 81 an sSts XIII T. R'i;a Il ee
July !, 1879, but Sent. 10. 1878. Il. T. Quincy
WAS appointed to fill the vacancy In the Com
nlittoo which waa cauned by the resignation OF
Henry c. Rannoy.
Tho functions Of tile Committee Of Appeals
aIe lin oil matters Involving doubt on tic part
OF tho Inspector aB to the proper inBpectiun Of
any lot of grain, or in case any owner, couEigueo,
or supper Of grain, or any warehouse manager,
HAhAA w A4p6AbAouu1 WILL tu9 uRGIBlGu pl {ft4
Chlof Inspector, Of aily aAHistant Inspector, III
appeal may be mado to said Committee Ut Ap-
pcals. aud the decision OF majority OF said
Committee shall 10 final"
To TIL. dpto appess 1ss %Gnn; haya hmm t.zon non
seventy-olght cars. Tho Inspector waH COLI
tirmeu upon foity-tlrea CHS, aud tic grAdo was
raised upon tLrty-fyo cars.
:, Tho aoventy-eiEllt cara upon which appoale
have hoen taken aro quite insignificant SAon
Ia 1n F@F Al,
[, ,00o, O0o bushels in canal-boatH that have boon
received aud inspected siuce tile Committee OF
Appeals wus established.
CANAL CORN,
At tho opening Of navigation uron the 1l1inog
aud Michigan Canal ast spring, tie ''wi1ter-
shol!ed" corn commenced arriving, It came fur~
ward in D. daaup aud soft condition, for which
reason larHe proportion Of it was graded "re-
jeetod."
MANY INTERESTED PARTIES
thought at tho time that tho inspection was too
rigid, aud that more or less injustice enHuod
but the " hot corn panic here ln juno cbn-
tlrmed tho correctnosa Of grading Of that grain.
,,i, nut iater II. the SEASON. corn came forward,
Very little. however, was graded No. !, IN couss-
datnaga,"
TIE WHEAT onop.
Ihe present crop Of wheat IL immensely LARGO
md III Of oxco'ient quality. A grcat deal OF this
grain that llGa been received al,d graded No. 2,
was good enough for No. l. If 1t lad como for
ward clean. The Importance Of having all kiula
OF grain coma forward IN a. olean aud attractive
= condition as possible, cannot 10 too strongly
urged upon producers and oountEy shippers.
On the morning Of Sept. z, the Fulton Eo-
yator1 Of 2o0, 900 buahoa capacity, together With
10o 900 bushels corn aud 1000 buahalH oats, Wcro
destroyed by fire.
ADDITIONAL E8ptQYE8,
I would respectfully suggest tho appointment
of one nlau for each ELEVATOR during thu aotiye
shipping sehBou, for tho purpose Of making
grain L CONTAINS, that goeu into clovatosa; Iald
record to bo returned to tho Warehouse lleela.
trar daily, 60 that It can DO absolutely determined