St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-06-05

are so situated that it would be convenient
to have their grain cleaned at the elevators,
vet it is a fact that this system has provided
means for the INSCRIPTIONS to take many
advantages which they would not have did
this practice not obtain. There is no doubt
that in the past the entire crop has been in
spected. weighed and handled at great
loss and disadvantage to the producer, be-
cause part of it has been put into the
market without proper cleaning.
AS it is not possible for an Inspector to
determine with accuracy how much foul
stuff lot of wheat may contain, he Will
certainly put the dockage sufficient to be
safe against loss, and besides oftentlmeS
dock numberless other lots of grain where
in strict Justice it ought not to be done.
Under the law the state weighmaster IS
under oath and bonds to weigh accurately
each lot of grain for just what it is, and no
discretion can be allowed him to do other
wise; were he permitted to dock or subtract
anything from lot OF grain upon some
whim or theory of his own, then the whole
system of state weighing would fall to
pieces and all respect for its integrity would
be lost.
IN THE PEOPLES INTEREST.
Very little could be accomplished in do
ing away with the grievances complained
of were the practice of dockage continued,
as it would always be convenient medium
of wrong-doing by those disposed to resort
to sharp practices.
This practice of dockage is an IMPROVE
dent, waSteful and expensive one TO the
producers. In place Of it let the gram De
properly cleaned, ready for Intelligent M
spection. and then demand a proper grade
and an exact weight.
We trust that the state system of grades
and the inspection and weighing OF grain
will be found well adapted to guide the pro-
Queer. the small buyer with his fiat warehouse
and the merchant, so that when the grain
shall reach the public warehouses, they
will not be made to suffer in either WelgnG
or grade.
1t is the desire of the commission to
shape and operate the system III the III
terests of the people and not OF monopoly.
We are confident that with the united sup
port of the business men and farmers OF
the Northwest we viii, with the integrity
OF state inspection behind it, make mo. L
Northern the greatest and most popular
milling grade of spring wheat ever before
known in the markets of the world.
Before proceeding to establish these
grades. the board invited and has received
the advice and assistance OF the chamber
of commerce of Minneapolis and the boards
of trade of ST. Paul and Duluth, OF many
interested farmers from the northern and
western parts of the state OF Dakota, and
has received from grain producers in other
parts of the Northwest many valuable sug-
geStions by letter.
The board realizes the impossibility Of
Satisfying alike all interests and sections
of the state in the establishment OF these
grades.
1t claims. however, in its action, to
have been governed only by an earnest
and sincere desire to promote the interests
of the commonwealth by giving to the
great crop which is here produced an OPP
portunity to find the markets of the world
at its real and true value, and by main
tanning, and if possible by advancing, the
reputation which Minnesota wheat now
justly deserves.