, 1874-03-04

orders along tho railroads to receive no freight
for that firm unlesa the tolls were prepaid, Tho
result was that scudder, Bartlett T. Co. Feceiv-
cd but little grain during 1878, their whole OK
port reaching only $4,000 bushels, and that
trade has now entirely ceased.
In tho history Of tbeao transactions the Boston
warehouse eystcmiB thus explained: The corn Tor
Boston all COOS by one Of tho "colored " lines,
which Issues to the shipper bill OF lading for
"22 400 pounds, moro OF less." This or an
equivalent In tho form OF said to woigh is
tho only bill Of hiding those lines will ISSUE and,
unleBs tie shipper accept it, tho line will not
take tho co1n. Evidence that tho weight OF corn
was put in the car, is utterly ignored. When
tho car reaches Albany it passes into the control
Of tue Boston l. Albany nailroad, and on its a.
rival in Boston the corn is weighed, inspected,
and graded by an officer Of the Railroad Company,
and put into an elevator owned and managed by
tue Rai1road Company. The Company issues
receipt for tue weight OF corn In store. This
corn il mixed with other corn in tho warehouse
aud its identity ii lust. During aal tlts timo
tho consguee is excluded from tho custody aud
control of tic corn ho cannot havo it delivered
at any other warehouse, nor IL hc allowed to
tako it from tho cars he is only permitted to
receive from the elevator quantity OF other
corn corresponding to that weighed in. From
first to last tho whole thing is managed by the
railroad. With all this we in Chicago arc famil"
lar; it was this kind Of monopoly that was
pierced by tho new Constitution Of 1870. But
tho identity Of warehouse morality is further
illustrated by an actual occurrence. On tho 9th,
18th, 9th, aud goth ot March, 1872, soudder,
Bartlett l. Co. shipped $4,000 bushels Of corn,
divided into four cargoes, by steamers from Bos-
ton to Liverpool. They had in store, aa por re-
ceipts, primo merchantablo corn, and in certain
bins designated on tho rocelpsg. Upon the
completion OF tho shipment, d smal1 bag contain
iac O. aample waH furnished with each lot, 20 that
the conBignee in Liverpool might sell by sample
before unloading. These samples wore all primo
corn, Upon tho arrival Of tho corn IN Liverpool,
tho consiguces, WHO had sold the corn by sample,
lost their salos, the purchaBors refusing to tako
| It. It had been skillfully mixod with corn that
| lau DG0n 'uuEt Llo OlAEA Auu A4oCoAoI1A toIu
boiug 10 mixed with tho bright, fresh corn US to
preclude all idea that tho two were Of tho sumo
+! lot, and showing that tho introduction Of tho
! uuBound was done deliberately. Tho corn was
! sold in Liverpool on account Of tho shippers.
This transaction ia equal to anything ever done
by Munn l. Scott
To tho honor OF Boston md to the credit even
of soulleas corporation, tho latter refunded to
tho shippers about ono.and-a-han contH
per bushol. This was something unknown
! in tho business In Chicago, and perhaps
WIS due to tho inexporlence of tho Boston waro-
houaomcn. Out hore. whom grim gots hot, Il
can be showed On tho shipper. and that is tho last
otit. Ifthis cannot DO dono, the grain is "post'
ed" to tha loss Of the holders OF the receipts
Warohousomen iu tho Wost talo no risks, ant
suffer no losses except whom they speculate IL
grain, and seldom then.