Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-07-08
THE GRAIN TRHpIC.
How 1t Is to be Regulated ih s 'nnesots
Under the New Law Ado9,d

How it is to be Regulated III {, ,nnesots
Under the New Law AdoR
Last Winter. q:
The Minnesota State Railroae: Com
missioners have at last Announces he'll
inspectors and wefghmastcrs for the
State, under the law passed last win
ter. The Chief State Inspector, Mr.
r. c Burhck, of St. Cloud, who
has his headquarters at St. Paul, was
announced some time since. The fol
lowing are the new appointments:
Chief Deputy Inspectors-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
Wenzell, Hennepin county, for Min
neapolis; John G. Mckinzic, Polk
county, for Duluth; G. f. Squires, Rem
vile county, for St. Paul.
Assistant Inspectors-JamesM McCabc,
Meeker county; w. p. Bracket, Chi.
sago county, and George H. Haigle,
Blue Earth county, for Minneapolis; E.
Hutchinson, Clay county, for Duluth
J. A. c. Waller, Meeker county, for ST.
Paul.
State Weighmasters-Charles B. Fra.
sier, Hennepin county, for Minneapo.
lis; f. Mattson, Wilkin county, 70,
Duluth; H. X. Norton, Grant county,
for St. Paul.
First Assistant Weighmasters-H. G.
Venoss, Wilkin county, for Minneapo.
lis; Arthur Thornton, Swift county, fol
Duluth,
Assistant Weighmasters-F.B b. Flan-
ders, Kandioha county, for Minneapolis
j. w. Miller, Lake county, for Duluth
Vhitefield Yerxa, Hennepin county, fol
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 60 into effect
Aug. l. Following lis a synopsis set.
ting forth all their principal features
First-The offices of the chief inspec.
tor, weighmaster and warehouse regis.
ter is to be kept open from a. m. to G
p. m. from April Is to Nov. Is. and
from ga. m. to 5 p. m. for the remainder
of the year. SecoDd-Books to be
kept by chief inspector. Third-Chie1
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 cmployc for gross violation
of duty, but must report such action
and his reasons therefor to commits
sioners. Fourth-Monthly reports tc
commissioners required of chief inspec
tor, including receipts, expenditures
uncollectcd fees, bills, pay rolls, etc.
in detail. Fifth-Chief inspector tc
pay approved bills and pay rolls from
| the funds of the department.. and file
the same in his office. Sixth-Saic
chief inspector to pay all money col
lcctcd on account of inspecting ano
weighing to the state treasurer to thu
credit of the railroad and warehouse
commission. Seventh - The wore
"new'' to be inserted in each certificate
of inspection of a newly harvested
crop as follows: Oats until Aug. Is
rye until Sept. l; wheat until Oct.
barley until Oct. / corn until Jan. !
Eight-Following inspection fees to b,
! collected: On arrival, for each ca
load, 25 cents; each wagon load II
cents; each cargo Q,0OO bushels), 81
cents; each bag or sack, one-quarter o
cent per bushcl; inspection from
store, so cents per 1,0OC bushels, tt
| vessels; 25 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-Specities oflic,
hours of chief deputy inspectors, which
are the same as for chief inspector ant
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-Deputy inspectors (each) tt
have general supervision over assistant
inspectors and employees of their sever
| al departments, with power to relicv.
from duty any employc for gross viola
ton of duty, reporting said action te
the chief inspector. Twelve-Eacl
chief deputy inspector, upon request
of receiver or shipper, to issue Ger
titicate of grain inspected, giving there
in the name of the assistant inspector
and true copy of record of inspection
No alterations or crasures will be al
lowed in such certificates, and they
will be signed by the chief deputy is
suing them in the name of the chic
inspector, "per chief deputy
Thirteen provides for inspection or
Sundays and legal holidays and al
night, when necessary. No employe
however, shall be required to do duty or
Sunday if he has conscientious scruples
ia the matter, and an extra compensa
ton at the rate of so per cent. will bt
allowed, in addition to the regular
wages of an employe performing sucf
| extra service on Sunday or lega
holiday. The sum of SO extra wages
will be allowed on all night orders
which shall be completed before mid
| night, and s. extra upon such orders
requiring the presence of an employt
after midnight. Fourteen-Each as
sistant inspector to give bond in thu
sum of 5000. Fifteen-No inspector
stationed at an elevator is authorized tt
inspect out of store after dark, or in we
weather, except upon receipt of al
| order through the office of the chic
deputy inspector, signed by the owner
of the grain, releasing such inspector
from liability for damages. Assistant
inspectors and helpers are to be on du
ty from Z a. m. to 6 p. m, from Marcel
IS to November Is, and from a. III. tt
p. m. during the remainder of the
year. Inspectors at elevators are
TO remain on duty, when neces
sary, as late in the evening as they
can see safely to inspect. Rules sixteen
to twenty-five inclusive, give detailed
directions in relation to inspection
Twenty-three contains provisions in re-
lation to inspection. Each application
for reinspection is to be made to the
chief deruty accnmDanied bv 81 If upon