Western appeal. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1885-18??, 1885-07-11
THE GRAIN TRAFFIC.
How it is to be Regulated in Minnesota
Under the New Law Adopted
Inc

How IL IS to be Regulated in Minnesota
4 Under the New Law Adopted
Last Winter.
| 3Ihe Minnesota State Railroad Com
missioners have at last announced their.
inspectors and weighmasters for. the
State, under the law passed last win
ter. The Chief State Inspector, Mr.
r. G Burdick, of St. Cloud, who
has his headquarters at st. Paul, was
announced some time since. The fol-
lowing are the new appointments:
Chlef Deputy hspectors-A. c. Clau-
sen, Kandiyohi county for Minneapolis;
John Shelley, Norman county, for Du-
luth; j. A. James, Blue Earth county.
for St. Paul
First Assistant Inspectors-Charles
Wenze1, Hennepin county, for Min
neapolis; John G. Mckinzie. Polk
county, for Duluth; G. E. Squires. Rem
vile county, for St. Paul
Assistant Inspectors j ames McCabe,
Meeker county; w. P. Bracket, Chi.
sage county, and George H. Haigle,
Blue Earth county, for Minneapolis; E.
hutchinson, Clay county, for Duluth;
J. A. G. Waller, Meeker county, for St.
Paul.
State Weighmasters- Charles B. Fra
sier, Hennepin county, for Minneapo-
lis; Il. Mattson, Wilkin county, for
Duluth; H. X. Norton, Grant county.
for St. Paul.
First Assistant Weighmasters-H.G G.
:, venoss, Wi IL county, for Minneapo-
Duluth,
Assistant Weighmasters-F b. Elan
ders, kandioha county, for Minneapolis;
). w. Miller, Lake county, for Duluth;
vhitefield Yerxa, Hennepin county, for
St. Paul.
| THE RULES ESTABLISHED.
The rules and regulations prepared
by the commissioners are forty-six in
number, and cover all the mi
nutiae of the grain and warehouse de-
partment. They will 90 into effect
Aug. l. Following lis a synopsis set
ting forth all their principal features:
Hrst-The offices of the chief inspec-
tor, weigghmaster and warehouse regis
teris to be kept open from 8 a. M to 6
p. m. from April Is to Nov. Is, and
from 9 a. M. toe5 p. M. for the remainder
of the year. SecoDd-Books to, be
kept by chief Inspector Third-Chief
inspector to have general supervision
OF all assistant inspectors and employ
es; to report when the services of any
employe can be dispensed with; may
employ temporary help in cases of
emergency, but must report such action
at once to the commissioners; may dis
charge any employee for gross violation
OF duty, but must report such action
and his reasons therefor to commits
sioners. Fourth Monthly reports to
commissioners required of chief inspec-
tor, including receipts, expenditures,
uncollected fees, bills, pay rolls, etc,
in detail. Fifth-Chief Inspector to
pay approved bills and pay rolls from
the funds Of the department, and file
the same in his Office. Sixth-Said
chief Inspector to pay all money col
lected on account of inspecting and
weighing to the state treasurer to the
credit Of the railroad and warehouse
commission. Seventh = The word
''neW'' to be inserted in each certificate
OF inspection of newly harvested
crop as follows: Oats until Aug. Is;
rye until Sept. l; wheat until Oct. l;
barley until Oct. / corn until Jan. 1.
Eight-Following inspection fees to be
collected: On arrival, for each car
load, 25 cents; each wagon load 10
cents; each cargo Q,Oo0 bushels), SO
cents; each bag or sack, one-quarter of
cent per bushel; inspection from
store, 80 cents per 1,00G bushels, to
vessels; 20 cents per car load to cars;
10 cents per wagon load to teams.
Nine-Relates to transfer of books by
chief Inspector to his successor on 90
ing out of office. Ten Specifies office
hours OF chief deputy inspectors, which
are the same as for chief inspector and
similarly governed by the seasons; also
requires the chief deputies to keep
books, including full record of each
lot OF grain inspected and to make
daily returns to the warehouse register.
Eleven inspectors (each) to
have general supervision over assistant
inspectors and employees of their sever
al departments, with power to relieve
from duty any employe for gross viola
ton OF duty, reporting said action to
the chief inspector. Twelve Each
chief deputy inspector, upon request
of a receiver or shipper, to issue GER
tificate Of grain inspected, giving there
in the name of the assistant Inspector,
and a true copy of record Of inspection.
No alterations or erasures will be al
lowed in such certificates, and they
will be signed by the chief deputy is
suing them in the name of the chief
inspector, 'per chief Deputy
Thirteen provides for inspection on
Sundays and legal holidays and at
night, when necessary. No employee,
however, shall be required to. do duty on
Sunday if he has conscientious scruples
in the matter, and an extra compensa-
ton at the rate of so per cent will be
j allowed, in addition to the regular
wages of an employe performing such
extra service on a Sunday or legal
holiday. The sum Of So extra wages
will be allowed on all night orders,
which shall be completed before mid
night, and SIS extra upon such orders
requiring the presence of an employe
after midnight. Fourteen-Each as
sistant inspector to give bond in the
sum Of $4,000. Fifteen-No Inspector
stationed at an elevator is authorized to
inspect out of store after dark, or in wet
weather, except upon receipt of an
order through the office of the chief
deputy inspector, signed by the owner