, 1873-11-13
all tho Information Of tho Registrars
Office Is Obtained from the Books
Kept by Tho Warehouse
mon.
All the Elevators Deliver Grain
Without the Receipts.
Cancellation Of Receipts frequently in
Long Arrear Of tue Shipments.
The Lnw Is Detective, and Mr..
C1nry Points Out in What
Particulars.

The following Ii d continuation Of tho tcstl-
mony Of Mr.. Stephen Clary, Registrar Of Grain,
given before the Doard of Trade Investigating
Committee. Tho first part Of Dfr. Olary's evi-
Rence was printed iu yesterdays TRIBUNE.
NIL. orARYa EVIDENCE CONTINUED.
Tho Chatrman-11ave yon any reason to aupposa
that any grain as ever bcen shipped out by toluson
Mr.. oIary-1 am perfectly cesa!n in my own mind
that no such thing has ever been done.
Mr B. ,s We 1asIi nn!oaea eanaSoass
Of that kind-how it Ia to be- sottc whether you give
receipts or buy the grain. We had an understanding
go could; that we were obliged to unload tho canal
5fr. c1ary-Everythlng las been reported. I know
that they had, m frank to sny, good many Of tbs
rcceipts bat did not know whether they had than,
I a aa 1s ssRa M ss nSaa n aaI s SS
Il; somebody in my Office wrote 10 tie Commissioners
that there waa N trregnlsrty going on ore md ono
cured spd o3plsinsd to l hl@ ast e,asy how r. r.
hep then out Or il tle, and nat il ho did not havs
oa ssh i aoaa III
ont oraeht, 's Il dfd And & s said to me- that tho
ssng l te reeepa ca caneelc It 'G saw W.T. IT,
and mort nssurcljy would do II 80 nnother time.
Mr. priestly-As nndcrstnnd, 3l1; cIary from your
testimony that Your nccounlB With Mr Uough all
NJ. G1ary-Eyerything straight, olr. They llevs
right here, tla Tiers is elevator in town that iavs
been strsGter right s,nghs Along IN a Their reports
sip hs eT s tss e @ only s1 sssns
rcd n reference 10 tho msttcr hr priestly nnd III.
Warren ladsessng tbofe gsntiems say w.. NJ
him. rhattf this Investigation here waa 10 take the
scope Of inquiry into tho why all tlls tling was
that sort Of thing that hcsated somewhat In going
into it, and fur this reason; That It would very mt
loosely managed in my oico IN cancolng thcse r.
pera make great fuss about registering recclptsi
they failed 10 mention that they hrat cancelled
nnd then reartered (which is the facs>, and thus eee
nily destroyed FROM being Of my use to the public,
cepta y me. sou know, in circulation, yat, Al un,
aas ld n eSs6 Il sny 4pa s e. s ind
10 any extent, il they lad been disposed to put the1
nrontb market. Now, then. IN my oflceI1 hnk It
%onl.l be proper for me to make Hono little erpann-
Hcn--tlat In my Office great many people have
Sske wlethrr We always compare the car numbers
tho receipts With tho 1nFpoGtors reports before We
predecessor to do but when tho State assumed the
Registration nnd inspection Of grain, md went into
tonethiug like year ant. saw that what We formed
these Inspcctosa reports were, after a good deal Of
or o .py la IL ' for sanee s Il
sons Of te elevators, ~ tno 1anrecors cory tlo
s. s u sS s1 Ssa T 4ns sfa f
ector Of grain goca around and 1nspecs tue cara on
bis track and he nails to tho car ticket, which,
sa snn' aa taS IT ia s' vi
lhe weight, and then goes down-aatra no tho office at
lis tho number Of the car and tie weight Of 1t, snd the
character ind description OF the grain that goea III.
Ks t a sr t s9 s9 Of gf
thing iH inspected that pasHea through here, atn It,
susasantiay unless there are specific direct'ona to
The consrary2 bu substantially, everything Ii In
spectea but there ia great aeal Of te time you un
that passos through tie CITY that was not anloaasd7
sanee It as IT iet Of srain
Two or throa hundred cars,-aul they don't know
puts his tieEos o. It. Down at BacIinahans they do
book of cara tst h.yo 6een unloaded ths weights
know very well tlat II they dspoaed to commit
fraud a re elevator in tue matter Of taking in grst
hst the s srsi Lad goas through and represan at
tbs grain had gone up stairs and It had CONS down,
and shey could send IN receipts foE It. And know
now Thoy jst sena Us up Ite s Soof
grain. When we get that, ws copy i on q piece q
nruoorantiums ii bo recepts from tlat, wei, Saw
~ say tlat 1t WAS good deal OF farce to Keep ty
ne u s W esaned sss ad y Clicked tsm a
and often.frn tlere would he car number on tho
receipt st would notbe ~ our @ roslr sn II tho rule
hcs would coma into tue office few minutes beforo
oon OF tAoy Ind got to be serious
And, As say, thought j. was perfectly safe to regis
sfterwars s,vsfa wc We a whi M hoar or two md
then entered these upon our books: II wo found any
mistakes wo went to tie eeYator oico hero in town or
go sent u1 there II there WtH car number lacking
80 sent up there and found taat tue 1nspeca: had
made m5state. Anl may ssY here too tha. u ts
ia sss C.:
sfe not ace ana % 10y wsro ey
would make mistakes. I Iays = few decided tn
@ s;nees wieh lacked o Il t1s thing came Ir Aere
lh'nga togetlcr-then agan the caualboata. 'go get
II o'clock, aud It IL ofteuimes ths case that man
Sil have boat.load come u this morning. snd by
ea it, s o lie Sesa s
th9 conhignee here paya him op 4, and takes the
cks. nn gee TO tie elevator otce here and SIT tho
tsered Very likely lie has agreed to sell that eqEr m
tut tDai 1y aud s 70 HIM. "Y osF fs
Mo don't get Tint until to-morrow u il p'cloei.
cato from lie 1nsHseor Or vs. rannet anna do DO IL IT, W
made up my mind that when w0 did sen1 up there
Eespt anI Il We oa asceran Ts 1 tha en nS S
Whetler " bad gono fn It waa jsa safo Us 1t was t9
ascertain 1t beforehand hl Atlce adopted tho rule
0f registering ese receipts of canakbpptB aud OF
railroad ours before examlninR the returns pu then
prtyous to or O'Clock t,1nbU would ali bo exaupel
1onnl or any discrepancies, the th!ng was inquired
into either thut afternoon Or this urA day aud nu
araGhtunel up. or g1utHs had IL tnko lle etoya-
for's accont Anally, sud they always stragLt
ancl o,lt.
sEAo OAairmar-l1ow do you manage to esraIghten
receipt that improperly Registered and LaI becu
dellvtred-had goup !uto the general trale?
MIR, Clary-Well, parties scttcl ths balances be-
tween them; but tiiat occurred very seldom, aud
concluded Tint, ~ Me Tsro not thore for tlis l!r-
clerical nutnre that thoy might make, md that they
could 10 corrected afterTnre.-yot tie @iacay of
hut Immediately no would notify either the owner Il
Sesp; q s s9gSt9f a sy .a sT1y s
o9sr ana o sranccs ena way 1 .S TX
oti'or t ~ oli, saW enough Of a hoae thlpes that
concluded to adopt tlaat eourso. conaueQ with Mi.
could getI hereof tho old poazd-pna lata tho