, 1875-08-08
Popularity Of Bluff Old Hail." Re-
publican Candidate for Gov
eTn0r.
Neighty Social Problems Disturbing The
Hiaas L Racine and Etnosha
Girls.
The Weekly Lists Of Arrivals in 0cono-
mowoc and Other Watering
Places.
WISCONSIN,.


WISCONSIN,.
WAUKEE.
WHEAT MRPEc11oN.
Special Co1spoadsaos u Tae chicago 11ibussa.
ALwAC1xk, Wis, Aug. 7.-ReceDt articles l
TEE TRIBUNE ~ to the syetems of ins|. .ection 9
gram ~ practiced in Chicago md in Milwaule
have attracted vide attention in the wheat grow
ing districts OF the Noztbwest, If one may be
Leva what the operators say. You must kno1
that mkny Of our principal grain men hAv
offices IN Chicago and Milwaukee, and, aithoug]
generally resident in Milwaukee, are rs much in
te1ested IN one city ~ the other. Therefore
the testimony Of these men Ia OF value The.
agree ia every particular with the conspicuousl!
fearless and able editorials As to The mxlpractlce
IN Chicago lately published in The TRIBUNE Il
this city the Inspector Of Gram is annuall,
elected BY vote Of the members OF the Chamber
Of Commerce and there is no ofice in the gtf
Of that body Of which they are more Jealous,
WhateVer interest may be felt in other elections,
that Of Grain Inspector always excses keen dis
cussion. Ar. Holland. tho incumbent, bas en-
joyod the posltion for years- He has established
charactar for integrity and industry OF 60 ell
durirg nature that no one will now dream
ct attempting TO ous. him. after tha failure
m Mr. Vests assault last election. The only
complaint connected with the Office il that the
Inspector earns mora money than any man in
the g-aia bnzinsss. It ia popularly supposed
that he pockets $40. 900 rear. regularly. Va
r1ons attempts have bean made to effect some
change in this respect, which. without doing in-
justice to faithful sad meritorious officers shall
draw into the treasury Ill over and above fair
compensation to than- Next year, Ill Inspectors
and aaslttAnts will doubtless be paid handsome
salaries and the rasidue 80 into the treasury.
Now. ~ 10 the difference between Chicago and
Iiwarkee's systems Of inspectjou-thls being
what our operators say. In Chicago, as you
have ekown. political interests are predominant.
But, worse than that, you. Board OF Trade have
adopted such rigid cast-iron rules that it il a.
most impossible to secure capable honest in
specuon under than; and these rulea have been
chauged and the mods Of inspection varied 90
often that shippers have lost al confidence
in the abllity Of the Board to eecure for them
common justice. One 1eason that I have no.
sssa uentionedfos the loss Of Chicago's prestige
N the wheat trade is this Southwestern wheat
is almost always inferior even to Northern Lii
uo.a and Wisconsin wheat The very worst Of
these grades is thrown in With the lower grades
from Wisconsin aod Minnesota, and the p1oduct
il tbs lowest grade of marketable wheat. Alone,
it would not grade 1t Ill. The WISCONSIN and
Minnesota wheat, unm1ed, will grade higher, II
sent to market in the condition in which it aas
shipped. than when it 10 made to do service in
ths way Indicated and the consequence is thzt
sh1opezs are compelled by this dishonest dodge
to lose several cent? bushel in order to bring
produce that would Otherwise ba hardly market
able up to the arbitrary standard fixed by the
Chicago Boa1d Of Trade. Nothing Of thar kind
is permitted, cr even thought Of, in this city.
Every carload OF wheat, a. it comes into the
freight-yard. il graded just for wha. it
n worth II il ia lower than the
recoepi=ed grades, it is simply "rejected;"
and there's the end ont. Thus, every farmer
goss The value Of his produce il he ships to
Milwaukee; but. il he ships to Chicago, it is 4
lottsrJ whether he will or no. II his wheat ia
wsnted to improve the quality Of some poor |
stuff from the Southwest, it is doad certainty !
That he will never aaa anything lika the worth OF
his ehtpmant FAIzne1o are slow in learning |
these thlneA but when they do learn them they
get the lasson BY heart and taxa II lou4 to for t
get.
Now. zee one consequence cf this state Of af-
fhsrs above and beyond the mere volume Of
shipmenta to the two cities. Milwaukee-io-
spected wheat sells in New York and iii other
Esseesn marketa- slwaya, several cents Z bushel
higher than Chicago As our system OF inspeo-
ton, and the inraria bio jnstnese and correctness
Of Erading dons by our Inspectors has brought
noo7s this result. we ars naturally Jealous
OF interference with either. Justly, We
hare come TO regard our Inspectors, and
their work. ~ tho enc thing. above