, 1875-12-13
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lEltEIA HttttN.IitlE.YEs.

tnEing nt,farlou5 Ptactic"h like tlite stealing IN
question to 81 unchecked. Tho rst aocuIent
II the charge ta11o TO Mtsst-, Fjfc- & u.
n tht tbm.nt'cr e., Trnat, ant N:1.ur<, - r>77;4
K,.rd u fYr.l,--4,.rhEwx* We. thu under -!sn,ri,
bara til !Int'r resM~t:1y +, Eihr1it thr fl'iwing
statements sni letters ni"n tn" matter II "t','r'
w"i1HtA tu yUtle CIInmtrt. JtT. u there state-
thH.t' nrn NV 'Tn .u 'hc:s nrH iph 'it afr the~nf
lni:nrsb'o urnc*.-uci and I'll" iii i: stcetvsl with
nj! tAu wc:gt tti, a:tt'hcs y t!t t IT. 5oar Enni
tnten tt-t n;,o1 receiving .lcr than er
s'rHr htatement- Ia trIdencc tl1"n ts natteF, tln
why ne have not greater number Of rws,r1s rtate-
tnfnts ~ h1t t''ne Hil1eTt haye epne r lss.asi4-
~,hir.sn from Il. md s4il nos T. at ii. trots to
1nalte bAttlnu 1ta Ttse kttIuenta IL lad, how
ever but It nay eoat liz to:s little r1enso 10 gut
them.
statement "A." swort to, slnv& shortage on three
cars OF oltt, 3.. III, aid a7.lo bushels, reslect-
issly:
Ur4IcE OF ". c, nAnsra. w.Hnrsnros. Ill., nrt, 81,
.h51.-f'Asts F}tt 4 t,". I.nrsa. H.. had MI a.i.
davN filed for te shorta9r thcre three NJ oats
T.,r. |. IL, tS', i: iushes aud 1 lie short.
IT,. v, a,n;,, 3! h',snei. anl y !',@ -l"s:.
II YOU wah ! cnn hars them Gxed UP, ,", for j A.
Ways gss ~ weights IN weighing into Il ,he :. ~, 1,
Two nf thcEo cnrs weso weighed IN Elevator u.
Rnd ono with George Field l. Co. This statement
uf Mr. Barnes is sworn to betore John W.
Doughorsy, Notary Public.
Statement "G" unsworn 10. shows = shortage
OF aoA huAtlcls on car Of wheat:
Car l44s. r. 7. i: W; whras. e!lnrt 500; fram L,
i1iii cuncssye, Ia; fnrpei Aug. =, to Mcmillan
Il purxiey.
Statement "C," sworn to- sl,owa n stos tase On
twe!ro cars corn Weighed III fBirbahks Track
HAlcs. at point Of shipment, froA to ~;
hushelA
t,rt1sE or ELEVATOR COMPANY. MosnoE, a., th.:.
weights pf few curt with weights aud sae
weights rendered in yuar account p4le-.
t'nr wclshts, Fairlars. tra.k-scals-
Aug. Il. ls,5. car. 42t.h0. Hhart '.a3.
AM'. II. lR'i, carH. ,655.Jl. shnrf. Z.
Aux. -, ia75. car, 42*.fn. Short 261;.
Aug. :u 1.;5. / car, :tsG4. short 35..
kert. 2. Isth, car, ;,9H.i. slort. lt.:u.
fspt. G, ls'', car, {IaJ..1 s'rrt, 5.2o.
fep.. e. 1915, rar, M. thnrt. 3.
q. r. Es1cnr.
srts~fhcf md sTorn to etore me, and In my t'res
caso tsss lath ds1 ot u;toler, isi5, W f Knight.
This ID long tubuIated statement from the
/ ZANE parties showing bhortago.
Statement I'D. " uaBworn to, Shows shortage
On fourteen cars, weighed on Fairbanks track
sca!cs, at point Of thipnont from Il to G}s
bushels.
slatamen. ''E" certified n, shows shortage
on n cur of oats a. between tho elevator wtislt
in Peoria and wclgLt at Now Dodfosl, Mass, OF
| 1,.i1 tas:
sEw Bsprono. Mass, Of. ., 1s7;.-ThI. certtaea
ttst Whtto lls No. gU2J, Weighted fuE Dennisou
Bros, wetahed as follows:
| au.sio tluar.
al,p4o net.
| Isaac n. MARSHALL. Agent.
1fENnyE HarsE, HCRHHsLt. ILL.,. Dc u, l3i5.-
tyt. tS1gxNT1sAkS; nsvq int seeoss. ,as In,
shlrped By my order to Taunton. paid yan for ~
bu1hsIs. which Jaooons' weight Nov, when tAia
Is no s
! aud nst4rtAin whether tho sate amount MAS taken
from the elevator thu. was nn'oaas, into H. rhe ear
'AA' '''''"Dt''' A<'iST, +: i. a'7 4. A. sprLx4s.
| This car won't through Elevator A. ....
! bt4tanAc1lt " i, - nIlsworn TO- shows weisht8 Ia
different markets. At fol1owa:
| IweiitT-four cars weighed at various points
and giving Subtraction.
Thirty cass weighed In Peoria, aud Ill short
| front to 12tS buatlctB.
Five cars Weighed in Chicago, npon witch no
shortage occurred. but M overweight.
This IL q long tabulatea statement from D.
Jecobns, Good Ilope.
Statement So" unavorn to, ahowB shortage
| Oh tno cars sa5S and bushels. rcsprctlvoiy.
This IL from William e. l'sruct. Washington,
| ILL., showing shortage on car 3.ii5. shipped on
Oct. II. Of B615 buatlols, aud car 3,2l5 short Z.
Car s, 475 went to Elevator u. .-.
Statomont III" Ia a complaint Of Thhddeus
Page, of afotau,oFa, OF shortage on cat of
oats OF SO buHhola.
MxrAAoEA. Ill., Oct. u, ls75.-Msttrs. Flhfr II e..
fnnfE " .{in 10 HANN Will ACCOUNT FatA t1t
ia,.l,a1a III rant ssa1 tic weight. v. sfo aetting
over thers- Woare most ontrageou"ly a~tnlllaa on
~ ths s.rs that va 4ass T,'slssa -. TAs5s va. Wv
two. If there IL III es%4t.r whsrs t.sry weight rtt
lwaut To hunt't ap mud ship at'. Sentrs. n.o,
| Statement ~ ia d complaint Of au aggregate
shortage OF 3O2 bushels iu n,s,o cars OF oats and
other sLortsgoa to which affidavit will DO msdo
| when retuIna aro hll In.
I ThiB is = ntatomont OF FAiFbnEy i Bhur. Of
Pr ~ ufI II luIa - -
| ulno cara.
statement III" is compliant OF shortage
Of 5.i1 bushels Ut i've Which was weighed out of
d roota elevator. shsupaa u Teste liaute, aud
there weighed:
| urrIok or J. G. FA1nn.sKa. Trnns IlAuTE Ind,
Sept. g is1s.Ms,srs. F,ttr Il g., !tor4a. III: ipat
raF ~ containing rye, w. weighed up eaIefuly 1t
bring 4torta9s Of ao ~ bup,e.. This II too nuth
weight should run within At least per rent, making
l1caaa hsesKats sul artsn4c tn nauucr II
| Will " Eaoto satisfactory. Yours,
pxon1A, ILL.,, Nov. d l,'5.-sunlit,iux tI.s snr jour
| investigation, wo arc. respectfully FiFsn Co.
| Wo also hayo the sw orn statement at MrCtel-
Ian L Co.. Of J.. Paw, showing shortage on car
| IT,, 7. Il w ini, shiprod 10 Mcmillan i lurs-
lcy weighed At Elevator u, short 53: bu-tlcis.
Hsll auosAer FROM d. Award. sslo INK q short
age ou uiuo cars Ut from . to ~ lushets.
Thcso are only sory small part ot the papers
| that went before tho Committee.
! Notwithstanding this array ut evidence. tho
official organ Ut lilo Uolru OF Trade tl4a pol or
patlislloa III tluir Nntorest, co1nes cut aud rays
that Yh0 investigation filled to oven implicata
/ auv ono IN any Intentional fraua OF l!shoneBty."
ual.! Why, uons1al Freight Agent told Al c!n-
vasur-owter, only Ahort tiu,o a4o, IL rho prcs-
cllce OF = graiu-n.an. "If yon d1n't stop tl.ia
Stealing, m have every car Of grain weighed
ing our trade by alcl, Wholesale robbery" And
tha eievAtor-,nan poekesetl the retuko Iii silence,
| And Yet ths cotnpltteo anuounce tint oyetY-
khipE " lovely, alt! tho elevators arc rn OH The
Htrtcttat businesa principles. l[uo! Out upon
such outrageous assumptions Of v,ttue.
| ~ ta.u Journal td.iartai}, 4svu. u.
| How IL THIS?
Tho elavator.rnen of peorsa iuttst tllst theg
are strictly housst. II how IL is that III e!e-
saior kl4p ls uot III evidence that tho CAT has
beeu llIicI nnttl II is 40 Ku" by Woader3 II
used to bv takou ~ evidence OF this facti Why
isn't II nowf Wo will tell tho acntlsman. II 10
hsc2uso when freigh.s ausaueod some ttI1e ago,
tho elevators lust PREVIOUS 10 the rise. blOd out
am exyy In nrtiar Il, fill tbeD1 tAaY hkl 10 r.,sh