, 1875-07-29
What They Think Of tho System OF State
Inspections.
How 1t Acts Adversely to the Interests Of
This City.
Why Il Is Advisable to Return 10 ibo Old Way Of
Doing Business.
Illustrations of the Evils Of Caot-Iron
Rules.

Of comment, both On tho par: Of railroad mon.
eraln-tlcalo1a. warehounellen, and tho general
nubllc who nro Interested III tho prosperity OF
tho citY. Tho question llns also been raised,
Why Ina Milwaukee boen ab1o TO command a
premium OF D conts to 4 conte = buelel ovor Chi
cago Oh wheat coming from tho sazne pacea 4
number Of gcntlopen representing tho tiif1cront
intercsts OF warehouHing. receiving In this mar
kot, and buying for shipment from this MARKET
wsre interviewed OIL tho subject by q TRIBUNE
reporter yesterday afternoon. Their views
which wcro freely communicated, throw consld-
erablo light OF, tho subject. Tho following rep
resentH tho substance Of tho interviews:
1.epostcr--TuE TninuSr would hlo to havo
your yiows in regard 10 he reason for tho dilrer
ence that c1is.s between tho selling values Of
Chicago wheat anl Milwaukee wheat in tho
EneteEn and iiritlsh markets. The diAcrtmtnn-
tiou seems to be very odtous ono. and one
which vary few people outside tho business un-
derstsnd..
Mr. A.--Tho roasons for tho Discrimination
nre
HONE IMAGINARY THAN HEAL.
R.-Is 1t not trne That tho wheAt which ts
grown to tho north, that ia to ray, In Minnesota,
IL worth little more than tllat Which ID grown
further south -
Mr.. Ar undoubtedly Is 20. For como pur-
poser the Southern wheat Ia moro valuable than
tho Northern. It In generally considered among
tho Eastern millers tilat the Minnesota wheat is
tho best yet for family }oura tho Southern
weat is preferred. Tho value Ut tho two wl,cats,
however, ii largely matser Of fancy.
N.-About how much wheat doeH Milwaukee
rccelvo daily .....- ...
h1r. A.-An average Of About $50, 900 bushels.
R.-.What ploportion Of that do you think be-
longs to tho territory naturally tributary to sl!i-
waukoo?
a1r. Any impression is that fully ono-shird
OF 1t belongs to Chicago.
R.-What to YOU think nso
TIE oAusRs FOIL THE plscR1M1HATtoNa :.
Nr. A.-TLcro arc quito number Of causes.
Our men In the country claim that the inspection
In Chicago l1as something to do withit.
n.-IIaye The people out Woat moro confidence
Ia tho Milwaukee inspection thAu thoy havo iu
that OF Chicago?
Mr.. A.-Yca; tho inspection In milwaukee, is
run Oh tho basis OF sound business common
sonBo. :
R.-what Ia tho baals on which our system is
run. 1t not Of buslnoaB common sensc2
NI. A.-Our system isl
oAsr-IHoN POLITICAL MACHINE,
aud has no adaptation to business. 1t was hirn-
ply established to support set OF politicians.
M-Have yoa any fault to find With tue In
Mr, A.-The inspectors, In my opinion. arc
honest, and inspect he carefully at,d honestly
my sos OF mon could DO unhnr the circumstan-
ces. Dus they arc under caBt-iron rules, rlado
by men 1t Springfield who know nothing Of cur
affairs.
R-Whsro does our wheat principally coma
from?
Mr. A.-From Iowa, Nebraska, Minnesota,
and Wisconsin. A1yory smaa proportion comes
from tho State Of 1lnus.
/ R.-In reality, tho.oforo, the Stats inspectors
! pass upon the property Of c1tlzena OF othor
| StAtosf
III. A.-Yes, and such inspection is not do.
sirod, ard payment for it ls otteu objected to.
| H.-What are
THE eBJxcrsoHs RA1sEn
| to tho State inspection Of grain ..
blr. Alt removeH from our hands the con-
| troll Of our own husiuess. milwaukee, dooH ita
buBtness on busneHs principics, whlo hero The
| State asaumes tho management Of our business.
| 1t puts us to disadvantage With all the cltics
around Us.
N,-Who dictate tho rules under which tho
Milwaukee Inspectors act2 .
Atr. A.-Tho lneu who control tho property.
N.--W,,o dlctate the rules under which tho
| Illinois Mnpectorb act7
Dir. A.--rartoH who are not merchants. and
hhvo no direct nturstt In tile ttAdo tlerc, nnd
wno arc entirely incapable. Thoy have 10
| knowledge Of tAo requirements Of tho trade. and
a. they ioarn ouly fion hearsay may bo ofsca
misnformed,
lL-ffaa it not becn moro than suspected that
the ru!cs under which tho State Inspectors act
have boon framod rather for the beucat Of III
! fortlr cities IN lilo stato7
AIr. A.--fho rules hay0
PRACTICALLY woHKED AGAINST CHICAGO.
and in favor Of solno Inferior citioa ~ we'll a.
Milwaukee. Tho Bystom "as tho outcome Of
| eplto on the part OF country metnbcrs ot the
| Legislature. II diacrimlnatcu AkaLnHt Chicago
in favor Of ths Interior country points, which
ars shipping points to Eastetn consumers chiefly
for corn, which ia the eroat stapp IN this state.
At ths samo time it discfminatcs AgAlnAt Chi
| rhKo In favor Of Toledo. which IN Also corn
| competitor, and III favor Of Milwaukee, which IL
our great coupetitor Tor wheat.
R-Theu it really docs great deal moro hara
to Chicago than nAa contemplated by the couu-
try members wheu they framed the system2
hlr. Alt certainly answered their purpose,
Which WAs to make hoayy tlsuat ~ Chicago.
A-WAat position did
the BOARD or TRADE
tako with reference to tho uastor?
Dir. A.-Tbs Hoard was almost unanimously
opposed to Il. There wero few members. who
aro lu the habit Of favoring any Measure which
meets general approval. who favored I. the scaome
n.-Were the minority handlers Of grim to any
III. A.-very fsw Of them arc OF wero handlers
OF grain. The sentiment Of the persons actually
enBxged in tho Erail trade WAS In favor Ut re-
tAIning Tho inspection 10 ourselves.
N--f1ow is it that Milwaukee h&s been Able 10
command \ premium OF 3 cents to 4 cents =
buslsel over tho aAuls grade OF wheAt going from
Chcago7
Mr. A-Tho.e aro several reasonB for II. The
| interests OF the general merchants aud Ill the
interests Of tho city OF Milwaukee have con.
tered IN tho wheat trade. IN oEtieT 10 secure 1t,
they mutt handle the grain in aucA manuer ~
| to impalt coundbuce.
| M-WhAt ara
TUE xYEoHTs THAT HAVE RENDERED THEN 10 sUo.
| cESBPUL
which va havs not madus
Mr, A.-TLete arc the efforts OF the railroad
companies. Tho Milwaukee i ht, Paul haH Ataked
its lite On controlling that trade. TAov have
compelled every interest in Milwaukee to be sub
sergient 10 thAt Que purpose.
N.-IiAvo you any idea Of tho way IN which
they inspect The grain that comes flom NoFtlert
h,nnesota'and other sections which cAunot sc,ic
their grain to any other ua.kst thsu Milwaukee
alr. Alt 10 claimed by Shipper who cauno
reach Chicago that their grain is tn1de to carr,
lower gEades-lhak IL, wheat which would pasl
| II M. 1 II Il Ind cu,un from olhar Ractlnnk L