, 1875-08-13
GRAIN INSPECTION.
A. Bricf Talk with Il Board Of
Trade Man.
Why He Pays Private inspectors Out
of His Own Pocket.
And Why lie Says Nothing Against In
competent Officials.

Ths statements mnda In TnE TRrnuEE fdw
aayb ago rolattye 10 tho Objectionable ctaractar
Of tho Btsts grain inspection have bonn found
tauls wilt, BY soma gontlomcn lntcrested III tic
,t|aling system, and tho claim hns botn tnhdo
that many members Of tho board Of Trado arc
In favor Of continuing that aysteu. Upon being
prcssol 10 namo parties nctnal1y In trade. and
not moro speculators, several natnca woro
given, and como Of the parties have sinco boon
conyursed with by TninusE reporter
Tic extent OF their sympathy will, ttto systorn
10 which tlioy arc alleged to bo friendly may bo
FULLY Judged by tho following sample Interview
with ono Of tho beat known of tho gentlemen
referred to:
R.--Wllat do you think OF tho syslom Of 9tAtS
Grain Inspection 7
A.-Ol,. think protty we'll OF II.
1t-Ihat ls, you lncau to say it works pretty
A.-yea. ABOUT ns we'll as might be expected
K-Do you think TINT
TIlH sTArE nAA A R1otfT
10 Nss1rnb Tho inspection Of gratn
A.-Eo; don't think that, What mean fB
that tho State is doing about as we'll az one haa
= night 10 expect.
E.-Were yon In favor Of tho State assuming
tho, grain inspection when tho change MAS
n,ade 2
seainst II =; Int when found TINT tho press.
Inth Of the city and OF t1lo country, had Joined
In howl against tho Board Of Trade, and
whou SAW tho feeling Of ce,tain members oi
tho Legislature in tho mattor. l concluded
It WAS Impossible to prevent lilo State from taxi
iug hold, and then did wl'at could to have it
arranged tho bost possible baPis fur the inter.
es.s ol persons handling the grain:
RI bs|icve you arc considerably interested
IN grain yourBoRe
A.-Ics.
Ri bclsnve you ....
EMrLof rn1yArE INSPECTORS
Ayes.
cie4lt confidence in tho Judgment Of tho State
Ipnptctors 40 that after paying their focH yon
Pay extra persons to inspect grain In your own
X.EWell it'a not 10 at alt tho houses. At
Romo Of tia elevators thoro are men employed
wlloao Judgment l think as highly Of as that
of p1isate inApectorB, but ut other houses I
don't think tho tuspeetors' judgment is good
ioE anything.
R.-May aHk -
VINO rArs TIE fEEs
Of The private inspoetors7
i K--Out Of your own pocket7
+; A.-ict,--l get q cent bunliei fnr banding
grain, and am only ablo to cbargo tho parties
official foeH Tho money paid 10 tho private In
apectors comos ont OF my commission.
R--Then you think 20 highly 6f nomo petsons
employed i,y the STATIC Inspector that ypu actu-
ally pay money out of your oNn pocket to other
taitieh In preference to trusting those official
inspectors to Judge of the ana'ty Of GRIM
Ehlch you handle FOR atlor paFtlB8
A.--Well, tlat'H about it. IA said before, I
don't mean that All arc Of TINT cal} 10. III fact,
there arc groat maNy very FOOD su employed
-juet ~ abo as tue Boarlt of Trade could EN-.
Yloy II they Ind 1t IN their tngofs, but they arc
not all 10.
IL-Do you thak
TIE PRESENT CHIEF INSPECTOR
Of grain, appointed by tho Governor. in able tn
tall wltthar Ills oubordinates arc ft for tholl
places
A.-Nell, nov, that's hardly fair. It Ia not fol
mo to soy whether ho is competent to judge OF
not.
K-Dut tavo yuu not heard Of caaes whgro tue
Chief Inspector tried to obtain the judgment ol
other parties regarding tho otticioucy Of the sub
ordinate 1nspectors7
A-Oh, yes; may have boon naked myhelf
but preferred not 10 mako any reply.
R.-lu other words, you protor to pay MONEY
ont OF your own pocket rathor than point ou
the beaeat which would como to tho gsa!n- dcl
Ing community BY dispensing with servants O
tho Stats who hro, By your own acknowledgement
incompetent To perform tho duttos for whicf
thoy sro paid.
Al don't want to DO accused Of taking th'
bread cut OF any 1nan'a mouth. II other pcopls
can't aae It, why, ita no affair Of mino.
RI honor your consideration. bat 1t SEEM
10 inc you admit that at ioaAt sonn OF the Per
aons appointed by the State inspector Of Grail
ate incompetent, md thore arc no n,eAnH pr.
ylded by tho State for dotectlns tlleE incapaclty
The Board OF Trado mnn made no reply, bil
Ut fresh cigar and stood on with \ non-oon,
initial air.