, 1873-12-26
THE REGISTRATION or GRAIN.
OrT1cE VI INH WAnRnoURE NEafsTnAn
CitfnAHn T1t~ 1s 1aTp

oiIioAuo, Doc. 49, 1s73.
To TIE Editor Of 1he Chicago 7ribuue:
Sin; Permit mo to explain, for tho benefit of
your correspondent "luslness," % we'll ns ali
others Interested. the motlus.oporandi by which
olovatoSs IN this city accumulate grain OF
higher grade thnn thoir outstanding receipts
call Tor. Let mo suppose q caAo: 4 shipper
wants to mako up cargo Of No.2 corn. uay-
Ing got Ills vesael ready, he n.akos all hneto to
puck up receipts to tho amount required aud,
III doing 10, gota receipts for az 900 bushels No.
2 corn, 1000 buso1a high mixod corn, and 1000
buslIolH No. corn. With tsleso lo hurrios to
tho elevator oilico md gots an ordor on tue wnro-
house for 10000 bushols No. 2 corn; aud, 30 rar
as llo is concerned, 1t is perfectly Just and
equitable tranaaotion. IIo IL a,xious 10 aavo
tima and trouble; llo docs not want to separate
the grades by bulkhoad or otherwise. What ho
wanta ia cargo OF 80 0D0 bualels No. 2 corn,
aud tho mixing with it Of tho Bmal
proportion Of tho higher graios would
still lcavc 1t No. corn. Tho slippor
ia satisfied, mud tho warehouse rotatns
the higher grade. Tho manager Of ono Of tho
principal elevators III tho city explained to ti,a
oi'co, rocontly. that, wheuovor thera IL a COLI
siderable surplus OF, say, No. l corn, IL, couso-
qucnco Of tlis mode Of delivering grain, 1t is
alloybod III with No. q to make up tue dciiciouuy
In that Crude.
This would soem to be anoh naturn1 way OF
Strengthening tho gredos, aud such probable
one, that 1t will not occur to any but tho most
ilcrednlous to doubt for 1nomout that 1t Ii
actually Gono
Still, this Office would not be tua!ifol In
changinB it's records in accordance with Bncl,
Htatomcnt. Tho Registrar receives bis reports
OF antpmonts from tho Loeat Inspectors at tho
wArchnuHn i1ttHi1Ntt f11n ,:nF
the u, 600 bushols montiouod above Will bo re-
turnod as shipment Of No. coru ; md yory
proporly SO, since the order callod for that
yrado.
gradcs should be (and probably Aro) i'll tie OLE
houacnen show the grados for which
receipts arc outstanding. And, AZ to
the actual stato Of things ineido tho
weighing tho grain. This has boon done At in-
toryala since tho State law went into effect,
aud will probably continue to be done from tmo
oliico.
The obvious remedy for this confusion of tho
grades fB for tue warohouacmon to mako their
orders on tho elevator correspond exuctly
with tho receipts upon which such orler IL is
sued. Thia is thor plain duty to thoir ouston,-
A word, in conclusion, to .Uusinoss." and
othors who hayo vaguo. undotined idea TINT
thero iB something wrong with tho Registration
Department.. THIS Office does koop its records in
amch . way that they exhibit complete list Of
all outstanding receipts but, of course thia list
changes daily; and the nero compiling OF it.
for any particular purpose, is a big job. DON'T
You think, gentlemon, that 1t is your
dn.y to tho public to specify what par-
ta tieu!a1 reform Or Improvement you wish to
ueBs! For our part, We shall be thankful for
suggestions ; provided always that they aro
practical. aud that thoy como within tho possi-
bities Of tho naeaaa aud the clerical holp 1t our
Presumably gentlemen, you aro nwaro TINT
TUG Commissioners have lately made change i'll
this department. 1a not week rather a sl.ort
timo IN which to reform lie warehouse system
Or tho "largost grain conro In tho worll?"
Within that week we have furnished you tue ox-
not hRlres III oertaln elevator caHe, aud settled
question for you with which you have boen
wrestling eyer since lust September. porhaps
you could do the thing better than
eao s'atS can ont yon ayo not n this
Louis Elevator, and ascertainol tho amount Of
grain in store, and you also aBcortained tho
amount OF outstanding receipts (llow !? by tho
way); all without help from this oilico. There
corn, aud upon that report the Mcssrs uough
shipped out tho amouns Of grain which tloy arc
now short.
We don't object TO your complaining; you
naSo GROUNDS enough. Only try to place tho
blanc whoro it belongs. Don't Imagine that,
because We expose theso practices, We arc ro-
sponsiblc for their existence. Be perfectly as
aurod TINT. while VIC have not the least inolina-
tou to hampor or annoy tho warehouao.,on in
their husioesB wo shall use every effort, and
do evory act necessary, to make gran-owners
secure. Aud, OF course, It is to tho interest Of
all warohousemon doing a legitimate business to
fnlnisl ua every facility for accomplishing that
ond. Respectfully, r, II. TyNDALE,
Acting Aegistrar.