, 1873-06-18
WAREHOUSE COMMISSIONERS.
They Come to Chicago to Study Up tho
Grading Of Grain, GO
The Inspection Committee Of Three,
and Their Duties.
Complaints About tho New Railroad
Law---Froight Tariffs.

The Board Of Railroad and Warehouse Com.
miBsionera arrivod In tho city ycaterdny and
mot at tho paciilo Hotel. There wero prosont
Commissioners Pearson and Brown and A.
mclaughlin, Secretary. President Cook was
absent. =.
a i GRADING Or dnA1N. 's.-
In tho forenoon the Commissioners visited
tho board Of Trade, and consulted members OF
TINT body about tho changcs in tho grading
of grain to bo mado. July !, whom tho
now law agoes into effect. Nothing waa
decidcd, and will not bo until tho
Board Is fhlly advised Of tho moods Of tho trade
rs evolved from tho viows Of producers, rocoiv-
ers, and shippers.
j.. INspEoTIoN CoNsurrEE.
In connection with tho change in grades viii
DO tho appointment Of tho Committee Of thrcs
on inspection, provided for by the game law.
This Committee will be appointed July /. Tho
au.ies % Will DO moro honorary than ,arduous,s
questions, involving, large amounts, viii viii
depend on. THO decision Of tho Committee.
Tho Board will endeayor! to havo tho produc~
ors, tho receivers, and the Hlippors represented
bo anu s p viii not
mado until that day, but In tho meantime tho
Oommlaaionors aro imbibing auggoBtionB on tho
subject. They hayc under Consideration a nun-.
bnva Ss g. nasn9s f. hnoos hains i T. P Rsss ohaes4
Roas, +; O. Rannoy, md B. " irwin. It is Is moi 1i
improbable that a0tnn three Of tho foregoing gou.
tlemon will DO chosen.
- THE INSPECTION DEPARTMENT.
This Committee will bo q sort Of IN Appellate
Court, to wlioh poraona dissatisfied with tho
decision Of tho Inspector may appeal, their iude~
mont to bo final: Tho CEiof inspector Will
thereby bo relieVcd Of q heavy responsibility,
and, whllo there may mover bo m appeal takon,
Il will be moro satisfactory to. him aud to tho
trado III general to know that IN appoal may bo
takon II desired. Tho Board expresso1 tLom-
solves pleased with tho Inspection Department.
nd. at tho suggostlon Of ohiof inspector
assumo to inspect grain without legal authority.
TIE NEW RAILROAD LAW.
Tho Board has just forwarded to all tho railroad
companies tho blauks to bo hlled with informa-
Or courqe, the Commissioners arc rotioont as to
tho effect Of tho nov Railroad Inv, but soon to
have lurking suspicion that If thorailroads COM
ply abaoluto1y with tho law, that It will be co,l-
Already complaints aro reaching. them in an!icl~
patton: Of tho enforcement OF tho law. For
instance, Mr., q. G. Morriok, Of Chicago
has addressed tho Doard n communication
mlne On tho limo Of. tic ohicago. Rock Island i
paciflo Railroad, distant about 100 miles from
Chicago, and complaining TINT tho Railroad Com
pany haa notified him that on aud aftor July l,
whom the new law coca into operation. tho tariff
on, coat from bis 1nino to Chicago will bo a1
vanoed 60 per cont. hTr. Morrick comrlains that
ho cannot at such ,ratoa compote with tho
Indiana mines, aud lis buainoss must suffor. He
socks advice OF assistance from tho Board, but
| tho Board ia Us helpleBs as he. All the Board
hns to do is to enforce tho law, and Mr.. Morritk
/ as7weu al tho .railroaas will be compelled to
obey its provisions.
=: FREIGHT 7ARrFFg.
Schedules Of freight tariffs for all the roads In
| ffn Afafn tnya ia f1u
Board under tho eighth seotion Of thu LAW, aud
| submitted to tho Legislature as its ne1t meet-
ing and, after that. IT, the law "a
not altered, such schedules will be prima
fnce evidence. Of : reasonable mn1imum
rates. Tho Board will immediately apply
its ability to this docate and difficult task, mud
lature assemblies they will lose no timo, but be-
gin at once.
! RAILROAD VEn8Us THE PEOPLE
The cases Of tho Chicago l. Alton Railroad
against the citizens who insisted upon riding OF
tho road afto1 offering the fare allowed by law
will come up In tho United States Court al
Springfield, probably next woels. Mr. Corydol
Bockwith will REPRESENT tho road, and Atty Con
EdsMl tho people. The act directing tho Attor
> be Inv until July !, 50 it is likely the Attorney
General will apply for d postponoment, or pro
coed to defond. He has authority In the act t.
! employ counsel to assist him. It ia underatoo,
that the Hon. r. NJ, Benjamin, Of Bloomington
: has already been retained for the people, and til
Hon. Lyman Trumbull il also spoken Of 81 ukel
to bo In the caso on tho saae side.
Tho Board will hold full meeting in Spring
fold ut. m early day. and tho information col
appointment Of the Inspection Committee I'LL
|. . other matters,