Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-08
IN EXTRA SESSION UNWIsE.
~ b1,ard's Reply to the Petitioners
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ne nso usher. Polk County, MINI. Dear Sir:
Your name appears rst N Greer upon .he
~, the legislature Of the state be called
s n,S in extra session, to consider the
r NJ otter presented in regard to the grading.
shin,n eI1t and transportation OF wheat LIS
70 r. von therefore, that I address this reply,
n,,bHHshed for the information Of all the
pe,...,a,s Giving some of the reasons which
i Is ma to the conclusion that 1t is not
hast II convene the legislature. l do
M oot Doubt that there exist grounds
FIR complaint on the part OF the
growers Of grain in considerable part CT
h,e state against the prevailing rules and
r,,a in grading, buying and transport
no their products. I am not now for the
i;rst time convinced that there is danger that
those who control the operations OF great
railroads, intent first and chiefly on Eubserv-
;nor The Interests OF their stockholders by the
economical and effective management OF
their GIGANTIC agencies, would be found less
nro1nnt in observing that some of their rules
were burdensome on the mass OF the people,
than that they were convenient ana profit.
able to themselves and the small minority OF
a
large frequent and easily regulated
shiSn;nr contracts Recent expert
ences have made it painfully ev
| ident that the uncertainties and variable
ness of grading impose frequent losses upon
those who sell grain, and create belief or
than actually exist I believe that legislation
can do much to remove just complaints on
the ground of monopoly in buying, extortto1i
in transportation, or inequality III grading:
vet doubt if the relief desired could best be
obtained from the present Legislature
STATE INSPECTION
In nv message to that body one year ago,
| T earnestly recommended the adoption of "a
system Of state inspection which should COM
prehend the fixing Of grades OF grain, and
| the adoption of rules regulating the manage
ment Of elevators and warehouses and.
also, strongly urged upon its attention the
necessity Of some Legislative &C
ton imposing restraints upon the ma an
| branches Of the Legislature lad both
| these questions before them hlls were
| introduced for legislation similar to that
| which the petitioners now seek. They We're
| considered by committees OF both houses;
both houses came to the conclusion thar 30
! action was advisable. A recall OF this leGis-
| lature to perfect such Legislation might be
interrreted to imply q censure Of their form
er Judgment and possibly ba regarded as an
| attempt at coercion Of the Legislative discre-
zion by coordinate branch OF the govern
| ment But such is the CONDITION Of The
| finances of the state, owing to the extraor-
binary demands upon it's treasury f!om
the necessary rebuilding of its capitol
and those parts Of its hospitals for
| the insane and the reform school
destroyed by fire, the expense Of the extra
! session of 1881 and the impeachment trial
| following, that ] doubt if would be justified
| in imposing upon The taxpayers OF the state
| the burden Of the cost of an extra session of
| the legislature even if these subjects haa
not already occupied the attention Of that
! body The evils complained of though un-
| derstood by the agriculturists OF the whole
state, are now most keenly felt only in por-
tons, along certain lines of railway. Even
| there the damage will have been mostly done,
the crop nearly marketed and the losses
! suffered before legislation could become
! enectual A new house OF representatives.
! will be elected next November. 1t may be
| chosen if the electors please, with reference
| to these questions. 1t will convene with the
senate the first Of next January. TO that
! legislature I shall assuredly recommend the
enactment of laws that will secure at every
| station market open and unrestricted
| shipm ent and transportation Tor any ana all
without discrimination; and the establish
ment and maintenance within the state OF a
uniform and unchanging standard OF grading.
! The intervening time will not be too long
| for those who may have the duty Of legis,a~
| lion before them, to study the problem what
| tn do and how to do it, and to direct public
! mtllnent to an agreement upon q solution
so reasonable and practical that 20 interest
san hope to obstIuct evade it, Yours, very
nll11Y E DI>