St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-08-01
The New Grain and Warehouse Rules and
Regulations to Go Into
Effect To-day.
Democrats Of Preston in st. Paul to Object
to Their Newly-AppOinted
Postmaster.
a Wide-open Gambling House Closed
--MonthIy Reports--New Ave-
nue. to be Opened.
Progress of Work at the Fair Grounds
--NIarqUfs de Mores' Move--
General Local.
STATE INSPECTION TODAY.
The Rule for UOckaGe as Adopted
blythe Commission.

The Rule FOR DOckaGe as Adopted
blythe Commission.
The new system of state inspection and
handling of wheat will go into effect to-day
and the railway and warehouse commits
sioners report the wheels of the machinery
all oiled and ready TO be started promptly
on schedule time. Owing TO the unusually
slow movement of wheat during the past
sixty days and the unexpected amount yet
on hand in the elevators here and yet to ar
rive. the commissioners decided it best for
public interests to continue grades and
rules IN force at terminal points in handling
old wheat during the month of August All
new grain will be handled under the new
rules. The commissioners yesterday gave out
the following rule for the inspection OF I'M
clean grain, known as the 'dockage" rule.
in inspecting wheat that has not been prop
erly cleaned, the track inspector VIII deter
mine what grade such wheat will be when
properly cleaned, and shall state upon his IN
spectiOn ticket 'NO. l hard, mo. North-
crn," etc, ''tO clean" which snail SlgnlIy
what grade such wheat shall be II cleaned IN
q public warehouse under state supervision
There shall be placed in each public ware
house an inspector, whose duty 1T snail be 10
supervise the cleaning OF such grain as snall
come into such house marked ITO clean py
track inspectors. Such inspector will deter
apparatus, the average amount OF dirt and
foul seed per bushel that it will be necessary
10 remove from such lot Of grain 10 prepare
It for the grade which said track inspector
4ss fixed upon the same After such test,
carefully made. he shall state upon the IN
spectiOn ticket the number OF pounds or frac-
lions thereof per bushel which such wheat
Ehrinks in the process of cleaning. The pub
lie warehouse men may, If they so desire,
nave g man present to represent the interest
6llTinW tests
in case the person representing the ware
huusemen and the inspector cannot agree
upon shrinkage in any lot Of grain, such lot
Of grain shall be Immediately and entirely
cleaned before such shrinkage shall be
determined and certified. After such shrink
age has been determined each warehouse
man viii be held responsible to clean such
grain and make it fit and suitable for the
grade fixed upon it by the track inspector,
and shall issue a warehouse receipt Tor such
cleaned wheat upon the request OF the owner
thereof The WarehOuSeman shall receive
One-half cent per bushel for such cleaning.
In inspecting wheat on the track not con-
signed TO or designated for storage in pub
lie warehouse that has not been properly
cleaned, the inspector viii determine by
actual test with suitable appliances the aver
age amount of dirt and foul seed per busnel
that it VIII be necessary to remove from such
lot of grain to prepare it for the grade which
the said inspector has fixed upon the same.
After such test, carefully made, he shall
state upon the inspection ticket the number
of pounds, or fractions thereof, per bushel
which such wheat shrinks in the process OF
cleaning.
r. c. Burdick, chief grain inspector
yesterday notified the st. Paul board of
trade that state inspection would begin to-
day and that the offices Of the chief deputy
and Weighmaster will be at No. 404 Drake
block, on Third street.