, 1875-04-06

In tho afternoon tho examination Of Mr.. Mo-
CiloHnDy waa resumed. Alter faw Questions
regarding tho books witness Atatfd TINT ho did
not know anything poisonaj1y Of Irregularities
Occurring In connection With grain Inspection
since It camo under State control; tho discoveries
In regard 10 tho Hdugll Elevator mnstos Hcro
mn1o by tic Board Of Trade; tfoAo III conncc-
ton with tho Mum L Scott Elevator wcro
made by aIr. Armonr. II tho 1napectors
department had mado any diacoverios
they Ind not boan u,atio public. Ito hnd hoard
uf complaints In regard to tho inspection of bar-
10y, but lad no personal Knowledge OF tho Tact.
To III. Noos: Obtained hiH knowledge OF tho
deficit ALLUDED to by MI examination Of tho cAsll-
10 S1,aior Robinson: Tho nlore cortain way
10 dctcck q doAcit waa to 70 to tho caH!'-book.
70 Air. Rool: Tsicr0 certainly was differ
onco botwcon dutlcit IN cash nnd deficit II
| tho I}cpattmc Wien llo used tho word no aHi
| not mean dclcit IN tho department. Ho did
| rot know ANYTHING nlJont tito solvcncy VI tho
tepaytncnt featn tho examination llo llatl male.
| ilo hnd not soon any memorandum of tho bills
| le..civlI.e.
| Thu next wi.ncss was
| slt. GEORGE l.. TELL:tAS,
commlssion morcuant III gram. who stated that
tiB apselalty was hurley. and tl'at ho bad w'thn
TINT grain. iu wllcl, 10 considered himself hn
expert. Al winter through. Ill 1873, ho Ind lind
no satisfaction in dealing in barley. Al tho in-
sgosto IN GcGGo t'nEa .d ot to'" fSns ,'t Wten e ne
barley In tho Rock Island Elevator for two gears.
: Tho witness explained Ills syatom OF purchase
and shipping. Tie complaint Of hls customers
n!w1ys had Loen that tue grim no. 10 a'1rned n s,np espo
Elevator, waa not. up to tho Gfade. llo hMi
como to tho 1uarcctora office. but I'D
not got nny satisfac.ion. whenoyor ho
| M hnrln n, Nh. X. Tn enc
occasion 1o llad rocoi we'd No. ba7}ev frp1n that
elevator. and lad 1t Inspected by a1r. Parker,
| who 4aid It WAS No. ., and gasc hini receipt
accordingly. His customer, l,owoycr, would nos
receive ths barley. When Witness aoit, for No.
j barley llo got i'scjoctod" bailey. According
to the in,cs md reET'ntioi'n No. harley SHOULD
! wolgh Il pounds to tue bnshol, but tho
t,,ro @ of wi.oat The d,fteulty ho complained Of
had bocn his general experience when getting
barley from tho l!ock Island Elevator mud s'ich
lad hcen tho experience Of almost every nalfHtoT
tlo price Ut tue barley In tu!a elevator: Tho
commission merchants especially avoided the bar
10y from t4ts o!oyaos, and Its pEico ran from TO
III cents below tile market price on nco ',lat Of its
! known !nfassos quality. le causd uama Ar. L.
G. lIooEc, Chicago mn!tster, who would not
now touch tho 1locx Island Elevator barley, ns It
spoil, Ills o:i.er nals lilo hucw for fact that
man uamod Whitney, at present travelling IA
Europe, Lal bought up all tho No. and reject
Nc. q and No, j. and run into tho Hncl Island
Elevator compcteut Inspector would not harc
inspected this barley ut lhono Rtades. ibis IT,
apootion muat have hosn caused either through
incompetency or fraud OIL the part Of tho In
eracto.. hlr. Harper did not cllanRo otthnr tho
inspector ut tho elevator OF tho grade Of tho
Grain. Witness considered sfr: i1Hrper TO ba % =
Parker was not. Uo beliotel 3lr. Harper WAS
not practical lnspocto. Of Ernin lo sSas not
IN export judg Of grain: Tho grain rc:eivea
along tho Rock Island ltoad particularly tic
barley, worry tlno.
IN INSTRUMENTATION
by 0lr. loot, Witness slated tim tho dealt in No.
barley but to ycrE small c1tene; did not
know what tho standard of inspection IN Gin.
cinneti was; there WAS . alffel eneo In tlia
standard of grades in different cities; the
standard Of grade IN Chicago waa lxcd BY tue
Law tho buBineAb Of tho tlack-Inspector was
Inspector ii tLo 1sock Island Elevator wa Nj.
Link. who Ind bnan inspecting barley for ton
yoars paat. Witness know Mr. parkcr,. and did
not think well OF him; hal not lad any row
/ graja Of wlsneBs' barley. Two committees to
t investigate tue complaints regarding tho ltocs
Island EIoyAscr inspections woro appointed.
, Both committees inspected tile Hanlo barley, aud
lad named it. 1t vas m open Hocret In the
Board OF Trada TINT Mr. George A. Lofons'
: warehouse Furnished tho poos grain Which hcd
Isen supply;e9a from p,,ta tna iosk !a'and
|
grain Ind beon talon ftoa, ons elevator,
and, after cioauing, put IN tie Rock Islaud clo-
J vator. "here It waa inspected in ns No. 2. The
lower grades Of retoeted and No. wo,e taken
out Ut Armour d Do@eh s1ld the North Sill0 ole.
yntorB cleaned. and put into tho Rock Island.
, Some Of the Otlor elevators sent their inferior
: grades 70 tho Rock 1aIana. llo suppoacd tha'
The Grain inspectors understood tl,ss trick. il
mover had any trouble with Er. Harper. Tic
raAcally Inspectors should bo cleaned ouk Nit.
mesa did not Include h1r. Harper uuder tls hehu
D IIo meant the old Eet unaor tho Board Of Trade
. They wore hard old sct, aud thould bs cleaned
I out.
= In redirect examination Wttuc8s ntnted that the
0 | grain removed from ono sloraterto another Wat
generally cleaned, but occasionally 1t wps awltcl-
III oft and put In tho elcsnto1 Without cleaning
Armour, Dole d Co. u elevator would not rocoise
:. grAin from cleaning establishments as rulo
t Whcu they did ro:elye 1t, It lad to bo very nlce
: oar!oy. Witpesa never know thesn to Eooelve
i barley In toams. Witness Wished 1t understood
J. fiat 10 moant to say that tho inspector. Ut the
0 Rock Island Elevator had inspected barloy at t
y higher grade than gua proper.
10 Mr.. Koot: Tho elevator mcn could nj,
0 iho gtain rithont rs being known by outsiders.
elevator wes tampcted with. tho oue-1nspcctol
t should discover tho fact. Wtnoss stated TIM
sono time nnco hc sold to Loionst 0ustea
borg 4 Go. q lot Of No. barley, Apd ho was
st,rprisod to learn from lis man WHO dcliyerot
that the firm shipped 1t straight into tho 1toci
1aland Elevator ~ No. z.
10 Nr. Roo. 1Io know nothing about Mr
! Haspe1'n financial Afaifs. :.
Mr. ltoot-t want to enter n. objection to 60
ing into ohor quotations. thau a1r. 1iarper's luan
cinl tualiagement Of the department.
I bcnator ltobinaon-Wo understand that th'
resolution giyos VI wider scope, aud wo ahai
After st,or( examination Of Nj, purdto, tb,
r | Con,nttoo adjourned until 10 O'Clock thla morn
. Ing, to meet 1t Senator Aobnaou's office, at Nc