, 1881-02-24
MSpEGiUkS WorEutEu
posr,u,ptiou Of Proceedings In tho
Roilroad and Warehouse
Investigation.
obo inquiry Assuming Wide
SCOPE, Including Neigh
boring Cities.
Additional Complaints Of the I'LL
nois Method Of Inspect
ing Grain.
The Absence from His Duties OF
Cnior-Inspector Reynolds
Causes Trouble.
lack Of Harmony Driving the
Grain Trade Away from
Chicago.
Milwaukee, in Order to Compete with
Us, Lowers Its Wheat
Grades.
sa,eral Heads to the Chicago Depart.
ment tlle Cause Of Confusion
and Irrcgular1ty.
lhs Appeals Committee Does It's Full
Share Towards Mixing Things
Generally.
lack Of Harmony Driving the
Grain Trade Away from
Chicago.
Milwaukee, in Order to Compete with
Us, Lowers Its Wheat
Grades.
ss,erpl Heads to the Chicago Depart'
ment The Cause Of Confusion
and Irrcgular1ty.
gba Aupeals Committee Does It's Full
Share Towards Mixing Things
Gonerally.

sp+etat Dhpateh 10 1At Chicago Tribune
apn1SgrlELD, ILL.,, Fob, @t.-The Investigation
of the charges ugninst tho Warehouse C0mu,is'
.Joucrs was resumed this afternoon. Wright
aubm,ttcd tho bill Of ladinz md original In.
,pccton certificates OF certain cars Of wheat
,h,ppeJ from Knnsas City to ChIcREo, and which
On arsiyal nt Chlcugo were inspected "pluggcd.'
liz introduced tho evidence 10 re6,,ttal tcati.
mopy to that furnished by tho official records nj
tho ststo inspection Department, which showed
TINT tho cars wcro "llHFKcd.'
Co1dco moved that their admission as testt-
mppy be ucfcrrcA Until Il could be ascerta,ncd.
BY examination OF authorities, Whcthor they
could DO lawfully admitted.
Manner wnutcd TO know II tho documents wero
submitted to jmpeach tho records Of tho State
Inspcctlon Dapartmcnt.
Wright said tint his firm did not ship tho cars
referred to. They had mover shipped d
"pIuggcd" cnr into Chicago. Tho cnrs wero
loaded at public elevator In Kansns City aal
thesc
INSPECTED nj A LAWFUL INSPECTOR
Boauc said that be hnu introduced tho records
IN the cHse OF tho cars referred to with tho OBJ
jeet Of proving th9t tho Inspection OF tho trnpk
Inspectors WIS sustained by the Appeals Com
mIttee.. Wright haA suld tho grnin was his 1t
Nas purchased By his hgent. and rs II came to,
Chttago. 80 It was Inspected, and tho inspection
vas sustained. Tia Inspectors had bcen n,-
lacked by Wright. and the records wcro simply
Introduced IN show that they had faithfully per.
formed their duttcs.,
Condeo lnslstca OF Ills motion. and was fol.
toxed BY q tedious argument on the adm assi-
bity Of evidence. in WHICH scnutnra Whitt.
Ytfee. Gallon. and othcr. ntrtsclnntct. Tht,
Chairman finally decided to receive tic cert,li-
tatcs Of tuspeetion. hut not lin IIlls of anlnu.
q, ~. c,ru1t1,
WA ,rorn md tcati,,ca thot bc wau rra,,,
deaIer ~ Ia c-osso mr., h,,,i ,,oo, ~ ~, h,,st.
ness tbjrtcrn ycars' In .,nncd ghoot n Mi.
xaukee anu Chicago. and for tho to.t Two vonrs
founf ,he ,n.nrrtton ~ f,h5rn,,n ,o~,. ,,,sn,ts.
factory. so,notl,nc. nj. wncot want M . and
on o,her occssIons /, VIVA tnsnoctcH NJ y .vhils
lty,stbn aamo n,,nI,,v ~ .,I,,ut Ill ~ .,"n
uc vas DbIut] IN s.n,1 al, t,te ,vhont II, W,,..o,
kee now, Tia sbtnmcnts ac.enaato scoa I'm
b,1thc, m r,so., nj ,,"4,a, ,vs,n w
tpection It ma,te no tlifrcronca whethnr he
shipped 10 Milwaukee fr cb!cnun. In tho utntor
tho inspection In Ch,ca9o woe cIoacr thnn In
tho full. It IL cusier curlv in the mi
He received no uotica of change oxccnt at n
sost Of $40 or sIDD. Fir fccxtericnrca
rf,E s.u,, n,r,,c1,, ~. ,,s,r,+ :,
but # tna,, ie,. aIrnraa naaa',a: ma.m nAn-hl,
vii bis burlcy tv snmn,o e ~ >''1'"
ctpss-exa,uIned by noono. ,y,tuos. o,,,.
forty-nyc olcyatnrs nnd worohosos sS., ,s.'
Eoutbor1 Mlnncaot,, 1t,,,x,,a ~. ,,.,.'s @ -,
vrudes of ernn hut ia ~. 49, ,s!a'se ~.
mixing. Ho tnnoht hv 1rado ,.no,a,.' aAse ~,
Has wautrJ, I1e sh,,na,1 - @s v".a.,,,",,a.s "m"s
Dro,. in Chicnvo. H., aIa so,,a '.''',',aaa
With Foss, stronr 4. ~, nar,s~ ss.,'.a" .ess .seas
higher ia Chtcae, ,han y, sso s,.'.se.,,a "sss
Nh. aChtuaRo bor rtcv Ia hat.o- H., ~ - ~,
xaukeo, Eoonn ind auy in,ax,.s. ~. ~. s.i..
has.
bought but ltttc M 4 ,vb,ur 49,, ,.s".. ~
sheat run urarIv iii NJ y "a. ''s, s1a's Nv
Iectiops tho cron VIVA goot Ths IT." a.a 49, ssa. sa.
injured little. Tint ~ fa,a ,.s. tor,,,,a ~
somct!mcs u1I1cd Mr.. md = ,nn,,ha. .'' .I
ihIpped II. wh.ro hn 5a. ~ .so ~" ~.
xi.h it, },o hnd ~, w o,.. ~ us uts
R.ado IN fhtc,no 'n1ss
ssnt 1t to MlIwoukco md +, .sn., NJ :" ~
apart OF a tot whfcl, .rr.,,o, ~ y T.. c,...' WV
Witness submittod N'~' 80 e1''"so
f,om III. c.,, Lot oF Letters
certain nomrd ~, 'otfsspuauon1s' soo"'ns TIM
MS e1pcrtcd ~ .on@ ~ ssa.. @ u,u w. NO. Inspect q
BY sample nt nrioas o',.t ~ ..'', "ee eel'
tue higher xe.,o n,,,f a., ~. su'"o "e.a."o" ~
vas tent to Mi,,vs,,,. t.a az "1net cases tao "he''
ton at tho bIvhsr ~~o,,a '' H. tso p'sse" hspee
where tho erndca wnro to,r ~. '". ~
day. resu}nr, nr,,,,o ~. 'ae "..s' se',' o.c'.
itHoud lc tho suu'o ~ .,1., ~ us'Msu: '.,.. maus
bas cpno 10 ho Y,ot ,"t ,,s,t,, " 'u.s u"1 !,
aatcly sbipped IN rtfan a1't s.a't oaI''.os u
Judgment on ,ta nos, ~. ~ WIZ question o
would not sbIn ",,. ~. -. ~ 'hspecuoo. II
,ccoIr"es. oeeaasc al the ancven inspection. Vta
to,hIppers sn,un,in,.s s,...a,-. '..o Ptuutp
sere oats In IN ,'or'a. .' euus'AnoFs nA'o tno1
,..,,,.,,,s,' !, "!'u ~ "us
rhay INV a., So!Mu !oo AucH
IL ths cars mha.' .ea snerc "cfo loo many oai
buy sbcro th. ,','s 'ss tao brewers 10 not !lko
Aal.sters mo s'a'h wae 80 closely scouset
unacouros'p p"3 H. as @ueh for secured bartey q
tcdurtnv ,,-o,. "ou 41io Hsea apparatus Iu
hlkes ihn vr"i. ',ss seo4tes cleaas ING grala aia
1use wheat. !, i. ..', no0 nisee. ~ uoes not u
thsa fuua,na.,n,n AZ .sa.ea. s.Sanx 10y. n.scn'