, 1873-12-15

top, no TINT, will, thin covering Of grain on
tooiso fano bottoms, tho bins Appeared to DO full,
w.ou, In fact, tl,oy only contained tho thin Gov
orng tho faao bottona and ny Hts His IT, 151,1d ID,
nearly fully of grain. Tho discovery Of this do.
fioioncy wan no doubt luado ly George Armour q
Cu. wlii.o ,hey wore rcttring MUM & Scotia ro'
copa and tho mo- prGn'ony w!rh
wero 1otirol and promugaton Of tic facts cottlt!
not create n pnt1io IN tho market, and ontail
heavy lonpos OH doaors OH tho Board OF Trade.
It inny 10 proper to stato horo TINT Alossta.
aoorao Armour 4 Co., aro unaoratood to De part
owners IN aomo, II not all, Of tle hlnnn y SCOT
elevators, mud lionce felt bound to retro thor
warehouse receipts. But anpposo they i,ad not
noelniarily e nbo 10 retro thoso fraudulent Mum
l. Scott receipts, ...
to the holders OF tile roceptH bearing tho official
stamp Of tllo State that the, grein represented
therein Ind actually boon received into the oo-
yators which tllo Stato had assumed TO regulate
md control, and having received tho inspection
| foes for inspecting tho HRmo 'Tnoh II "as taKen
Slnro rocontly, It was discovered by some ono,
md lilo fact alluded to III tho newspapers, thnt
Irregularities prevailed III - |
| H. N. 1 o. 8. Motun CO. 3 ELEVATOR. |
Irrttatod by tho newspaper critlcisi1ls Mcasra:
Uoupl1 & Co. atltlrossctl noto to tho President
| Of Tic Doard of Irado, referring to tho news-
pso at'1ss u ;ssrao se ssnS Wo n RS Rnveson aa
longs to to tho Commissioners Of Railroads
md Warehouses;. It is understood thn
board Of Trndo has not assumed any control OF
tho inspection Of grain, or registration Of wafo-
houso-rccoiptB, sil,co the State authorities u.s.
sa.ncd tho inspection, otc., aud discain,s my
and al responsibility for my & ortofn or rrega.
but, aoino Of tlo mstnbots Of the iirn of Il. IL.
l. o. s. nough l. Co., boing membors Of tho
board Of Trade, and. aa members oi the Hoard
Of Traje, being subject to tho r1llos Of tho
, Doard, tic proBilont, It ia undorstood' fet
, bound 10 comply with their request for tho a,--
, Doiutmont Of . committee to Investigate. not
; knowing what such investigation might develop;
falling largo amount Of testinony, made their
: rcnort, accompanied by tho testimony entire,
which they make part of their report.
After q%oF % rs 3 T. Vt %a as a&ss %%sGse Il oSa ss
oirpree for warehousemon to fBsue Warehouse
receipts in any respect fraudulent. or shipping
out Of GRIM by wnrohousomen without return
end cancellation of 9ntang ah feco.s roSNaa .os sHn 70
this Investigation It appears, from tho oyldcnco
a OF Stophen Clary, tho Stato Registrar Of ware
\ house receipts, mid John H. Allo, hisdoputy, that
Il Mcssrs, r. M. Il o. s. Hongh Co., i'll common
with ali other elevator proprotors II, this city,
r hive, in their conduct Of tho business,
II PRACTICALLY IGNORED
= tho provisions Of tho above aoctfon On o. tna
practice amongst all Chicago eiovntors IL con
o ctornol, iB confirmed by tho evidence Of Murr.y
d Nnison, embraced In tho testimony herewith
i submitted" Tho COMMITTEE. then procecd te
q section Of tho act above -. quoted
and them commenting Gn the prevailing also t'
j. npst aud tho pteseut, We aall be justified ii til.
10 Inference, TINT what has happonod mauy timos,
T. aud iudoed las become almost chronic lntlio
T. tlon, will continue to Happen tint system
ID which permits such lconso presents 10 obstacle
to possibly, creator Irregularities to my yot com
70 Il is not the purpose Of this communication t
is approve tho wisdom Of the Warehouse law, or +
10 cunlemn it, but TO show that tlo rromse hal'
H. out to tho public Of greater security under th
f. Stato administration OF tho inspection OF grain
10 at,d tho laws aud regulations oBtabilahed D
y State authority. .,,,.,, ,,ur;n
- nor accomplished the ondproposed; Tint the Who'll
Of machinery introduced by thoState Administrat'o
o il ,ae1esa and expensive tux on tho g1a'r tradt
os Wnothor tt arsea ilom dofect in tho law, g
es from error III tho appointment Of agents to 20
nd that tho lnws aro executed. tho result ls th
H. aanao Tho warel,ouscmen claim tint tho Ia
no is unconstitutional md oppressive, aud there
r. | fore tboy arc not bound to oDaorre It,
nd THO expenses of tho 1nspcction-ollice unde
IT. Board Of Trade administration wore: For CHI
in 1nspcotora satnry, Including oxponao for hort
lo ono clsrlf, s66o per nurum; messonger ri wi
" horse and buggy. $1,000 TOTAL, s7,29o. Ih'
were not under tho necesaty Of employing :
"Assiatant chlef-1nspector,r" to perform tho a. a.
ssn been iu operation only little overa year, q
nna no was experimental only. Tho cxpcnson OF til
"a q department aro omitted in the compariso
,eo Track and Eouso Inspectors wcro employed
~ cording as tho amount Of business roQulret
,,to but, as policy md Justice dictntcd. export
ors o.o npeetors wero retained whether business "
pressing or moi, all tho tiuao ut fair Wages
,ed UNDER srATE ADMINISTRATION,
'.A ;, ,pf3o Gnf 1uanaEt1r rnCGtPAB
'so snlary OF $4,000, and tho oxpeuse for horse
sns buggy added (probably $500 mofe); Chief ass!.
Tas ,ies ant inspector Ito do tlo chief worAl a. oo
lai hty 81 200; Collector, $500 (t Is understood
4 saarv OF the 81 500 clerk las recently boon
had ducod to st.20o owing to the PANEL; a
nr messenger. with horse and buggy, 81 l00o; to
W. | ollco expenses (correspouGng to san1o dopa
A. meut under Board OF Trade), S1o 300-or SUI
r. more than was expended In the Same departing
Md under Board Of Trade administration.
;,- It ID possible there may be ammo slight mace
Hn f5r raoicB in the comparison Of oce.o1pensos,
,rv. tley arc believed to DO substantially correct
,ine it is calncd TINT moro grain has heon reeot'
ctnr during tho past two years than whilo the Bon
uta. o. 1laue eoiuau .,;a. sao ] n, ~ ;ncro
81, ~ cd number OF mon az Track aud House 1nsp
tors or Assistants, and ought not to incsehso
.,, And now, SIr. Editor, 1t, under State admin
t;nn tyatlon. tho Slate lawB aro dlsroEardod. the
''oA Bpectou Of grain IN not uniform, no contidc
nera nus pcen es1hG!hleu ~ aoles l.Av,5 ,5;t; ~
nef lhto9iitY " o!ea5u nintaet.ut.. w oa. ~ ldnrs
ov1 Hoeuilts 10 anotg @ y" - - * f. , ~ aro,,a IT,,
rar's watenouaoiecoptn Iol.o y! t.a1 1o .
,a;s State administration havo been dotactea by
~ 10 Btato officers appointed to execute tho lnws
ov; tlero Inns boen no saving OF expenso in condt
W. ing the inspection Of grain.
ado VII. WHAT 39salf1cA1ioS aas ..et, TIM, ~
ght, can se edau ~ ;'Iosfo,,a. aua aasn
l lin ffG1nflb Of A1Y ono branch OF the tIRue
and commerce OF tne atatc, tnnt Mou'u aaJt ~
an ePPty - w! '1no W "; = ~. 49,, n
uiH- iotAt tiAso ~ n'y sooo'' s1oooit''' - "A'
Isa,%, CHICAGO, Dec. 1o, 1875
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