Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-09-11
Dalnplor no Grade Grain.
Ca .ssstlay's Pioneer Press Il 81 rs s

t1Nti.Assd1y Is tEhn
TIE railroad and warehouse commits
sioners held a E1eeting yesterday, IN
the Drake block, to consider means
forf:,an,lling damp Or no grade grain,
Several Duluth and M Minneapolis grain
and 9levator men were present I'M
der tlle law wheat rnus:: go ont of store
on the same grade at which if WAS re-
4eised. Fl, making this provision the
Legislature evidently intended to pre-
Vent iaixing and manipulating by the
elevator companies. bat the important
fact that a great deal of good wheat
may be thus forced to lose grade was
overlooked. a c;srt Of sound, plump
and clean wheat is received at an ele-
vator which,if slightly damp, is graded
rejected, or grade is refused because it
is tough and liableto heat. a little
careful manipulation would make it
grade No. | hard, butthe law says the
elevators must not mix or many way
manipulate the grain. As aresultitis
refused as being unfit for warehousing
and the producer is the loser. At Du-
It'll, The working Of this provision Of
the law was found TO be very trouble
some, because there is no private ele-
vator or drying honse where this kind
of grain can be handled. The commis-
sicners quickly saw how the thing
worked, and Commissioner Murdoch,
at his last visit to Duluth, suggested
that the license Of one house at leat
be Cancelled in order that damp grain
unfit for warehousing might be sent
there to be properly handeled and its
good quality preserved. 1t is said that
the elevators there haye been getting
around the troublesome provisions of
the law in this way. When a car Of
damp wheat was received it was taken
in and properly handled, to save it
ard raise tile grade where it properly
belonged. If it graded rejected when
|it was taken in Of course it had to lie
graded out the same, altho ugh the
wheat was good No. hard, after hay
ing deem handled. As soon as it was
loaded into car, however, the eleva.
tor people called for reinspection ol
[ the wheat, which would result in Civ.
ing it the proper grade. At Minnea.
polls, where much Of the wheat receiv
ed is sold by sample, such a. course
would be necessary, and that is one d
the main reasons why The elevator
companies have declined to take on
license. It has fully demonstrated
that the provision of the law prohibit
ing the changing Of grades after whea
has. gone into store is impracticable
and the commissioners are trying tt
find q proper solution of :he problem
I AT the meeting yesterday the matte
was partially discussed, and today til.
commissioners will decide the vexa
tious question
| Thursdays Pioneer Prc1s:
The commissioners have agreed upon
a means of handling damp, or no grad
wheat. Grain ofthis character is to
taken into special bins, properly handle
and gradec on itsmerlls&, For example
When car load Of. wheat which meet
all the requirements Of No. I Northern
except that it is damp or tough, is If
spectcd, it is To he marked Ivy the inspet
Tor, No. l Northern, il in condition
special" The wheat is then pnt into
special lin, and if, after beng handled
i. comes no to The requirement Of No.
Northern, that, grade is; given il. HI
does not come up to the standard it
graded out on its merits. whether it b
No. 8 rejected or no grade. 5s@.:... -