, 1873-02-25

grtln which the railroad oiflcials VII! uUt \1noy
say they canno.) permit TO ssay IL tne e"; -
the Commissioners could DO feaenou .1a ~
time to secure reversal Of Judgment before tno
identity Of the graa ID LOSE by pelng paeeo ~, 80
bin along will other gram, the poalu ~ Huau
not be experts sufficient to decide the mela.h u
tho caso appealed to ineh. 1no -
now give bonds Tor the 1althtai LIZ ~
their duttos hat there Ii no 4o W. 'o,a y a ~.
do moro than complain tnat tAcl1 uouo 10 70 ~
felt. There is no appeal and no rooress' tn9usn
grain owner, or grain buyer, may lose hun
dreds OF dollars every business gay q tne sear;
by error in Judgment or partiallty On the part OF
ASub-1nspector. Ihctnterests OF al parties deal
ing in grain denaaud that there shall be board,
or committee, Of exports, resident in this
city, to whom all difficulties in inspection can 90
Immediately referred, and in whose ability to
judge the grain-dcaling community can place
confidence. Such CoInmittoo existed while the
inspection WAS controlled by the Chicago Board
Of Irado; and il the State must control the
matter, it should ut least appoint such a COM
nitt co, OF buard, from among men nominated by
respectable dealers in grain who certify to the
ability and integrity OF the candidates they rec
omnepd.
Third-Tho adopted standards for grading
crain are irhexiblc, and cannot be changed e1-
cent at biennial session OF the Legislature;
willie the character Of two successive crops is
nffen ~ different "a to make a change in
tho rules highly desirable. Under the pres
ent regulations tho Inspectors have not
evan ave- n9wer to make q distinction between
rnceinfa from different crops. As m instance
~ tha ;n;urv that NAV ensue from q want Of
nower YER to chnnee the rules to suit tho
circ,1mstancas Of an arising case, vo may cite
tho fact that tha No barley OF last year'a crop
was worth Il to t5centa per bushel more than the
No. Q barley Of the preceding crop, as gauged by
tha same rules of inspoction. But IN tho OBJ
sencn at a rieht on the part Of any one in Chi
osoo ~ n,aks 7i.tinctinn between the two. the
nav cron ~ vas run INTO elevator with the old, and
tha roceSnts issned for the new barley sold at
several M yeeks. til It was known that the bins
had haen emntjed Of ali the old No. 2. Here
wsa 1oss of II to IL cents per buahel to the
sellers Of several hundred thousand bushels Of
new barley. Yet these gentlemen made no COM
a ,,ttar1v nsa1ass to protest against the loss. 80
~ ma nierasts ~ tha trade reouire TINT there
ehonid ha a Committee. or board as previously
refsrTad to: which shali hayo power, under prop
~ % 1;,n;tat;ona tn make changes in the rules for
=, insnectioa m Wien necessary Without waiting for
fhe assemhlinR of a Legislature, the majority OF
ia rnon7har. of which NAV not understand the
in1nortance Of tho proposed change. and its just
ners in relation to both the country seller and
+I,a c;tr hnvar
Foy,JbNtT,,e state has m right. either legal or
1,orn1 to t,1nnryise The details Of grain inspec-
t;or INV mero than It has to nass SPECIAL enact
1'snts ~ thn condnct Of The trade il groceries
~ bnrf ov anv, othar da6crlDtiOp OF goods,
y, =, 4r;ct ia streams NAV choose to deal. The
1eritiInata functions Of State government do not
nxtsnd beyoud the ennctment and enforcement
of 7enaral laws for the protection OF the
r;rhfs of the many against a few, or
Of The few against tho many, as the case may be,
And this protection is best and most directly at
tained bY aboliahing nopoies-Fecuring to
every citizen the same equal right to handle OF
trads in any particular commodity. II the
abolshed. there is no more need for State legis-
latiop in the grading OF grain than in the grading
Of wool. or DIV goods, or groceries, The bust
ness would take care OF itself, and might safely
be trusted to tho Judgment and discrimination
OF tho buyers aud sellers OF the commodity dealt
in. subject only to the restraints Of the common
law. The state has no more right to fix the
compensation OF the warchon6eman than IT
has to limit the percentnge of profit which
the wholesale grocer shall make on his
coTeos, or the commission merchant for his
services, or the owner Of money for the use
thereof. But the State does owe it to each
citizen to protect him, in asserting bis right to
buy his coffees from 4 instead Of from 3, and
tn stora his prain with G instead Of with ID, 1t