, 1876-02-03
GRAIN INSPECTION.
Something OF Interest About the
Way in HVllicI, 1t Il
Managed.
The NaJ the Unofficial Checks Render
II q Dlltlcnlt Mnttcr for the
pcrpetrati0n OF Fraud.


It wilt be remembered By the rsa1ets at The
Tn1nuxE that last spring man nnmod Morton.
reading at KontEand, Ind, nsdo, "a WIS allog-
cd. hn attempt to b1ibo Assistant Grain Inapec.
tor Irving. Tho lloosier wantel tho Inspector
10 certify to lilo elevator mon that "now" corn
was "old cotn, aud for 20 doing tho latter wna
10 obtain &5 ret car. Ar. Irving inmcdIsto-
iy reported tho mbtter to tho thon Chief Grata
inspector. An investigation waa ordered. and
subsequently au indiotmcn. wAA procured
aga!ust Morton. d fov days sgo tho Case cauio
up for hearing, md tho dofendhnt'6 counnel mov-
ed 10 quattl the Indictment on tho ground that
an Assistant Grain Inspector raa not al o!ficee
OF tho Slate within the purviow OF tho Const!tu-
lion. Tie Court hold that tho objection vna
we'll taken, and accordingly Quashed tho fudict-
mcnt.
Ni.t, view Of obtaining some Information
conccrning the working Of tho Inspection DO
pArtnleut Of this o1ty aud
TIE SECURITY IT AFFORDS
to receivers and sAippcrs Of grain, a TRIBUNE
reporter made pilgrimage yestordhy 10 tho
Chief Gram 1nspectors Office. and ras courte-
ou.!y welcomed by Gen. Bmith. who has charge
Of tho Department.
Tho following interview took placa:
"uenesAl, Bupposo you understand why The
attempt to prosecute Morton proved failure: 7"
'Yes air, - legal scchnichlity."
~ want to know Whist you arc going to do
about 1t t,-rather, what CAL you do to rroYeut tho
occurrence Of any frauds2 ~
"Xell, about Ill that can 10 dono IL to
Tnubr TO THE 1loNLATT
OF the Assistant inspectors. These gentlemen
have for years been engaged in tbs business.
Iheir rulings hBso with worry few exceptions,
been satisfactory TO tho trade and tho Depart
ment,"
"Do you erey move item about from upe ele-
yator to hnotlor2'
nYen, air; occAafouallr."
''Is such action beneficial to tbs tntarests OF
tho trado?'
"In what way7"
"The Assistant inspectors become familiar
ized with tho qualities Of thu gram brought into
ito various hotuaes, and thus ottaiu al sccurate
kuoalodxe OF The crop, ~ il viii average up
throughont tic II Wost epd Northwest. M "~e' ~
"liaye sou any
BY5rEH or cuEcx1so
that would tend to prevent frauds r
.WelI yos.-a sort Of Irregular checking
that, ~ tar "a / cau Judge, ans,yers ali puF-
pcnes."
"llease explaiu.1
"Weil, yo,i Soc the in '-1nspectors examine
Tie grain III tho cars wlfle standiug on tim track
The grain.recoiyern have one rnnrenout.tiyc At
zach elevator lie ts an xpo,t III the husiuees.
and kpoxe es much about It AZ tie Assistant In
| vpeptor, After the latter has gone through the
trn,,, and ,t,sncotad cacl, rsr.lo.d this Tenrc-
sentative of the RECEIVERS ttoes likewiso. 6h6n1
he iiud carload that be thinks Bhould bc cratd
higher than tlIe Inspector hsa marked le ordorn
it syitchod Oh To side trsck. aud theu infoTms
lis priucpal. aud tie mater is subtoauenIIy in
yost1a,ei and settled 10 the sotisfactiou Of ali
| interested"
nWlat cteo does this ronresentatlya io 7'
II Nnnu in tf,e en,ntov nj Iii lin rnccivors At
certni,, house Il ia hin nounicn dnty IN aen thnt
enun inatice IL donn to hi. i.--honca lie vii i'm.
inniatoly detoot .uV ac1emo to raiso tl,n in,nno.
uon Of INV uartieulsr cnr.Ioad,
| t.wirar OTHER cnrcr u&yg yor3"s
| "Mr, Parker. tho Chief Assistant vista tho
housas aYcrr morning. TO ma that thfncs ara ali
| rtrht. Whenoror a dIsnuto II raised hctween
the legal Inspector md the reoeiyorb' repfokeut
stiyo. ho decides. tlougl, his decs;on IA m.