Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1889-12-25
GRAIN INSPECTION.

and the shippers OF these products from the |
various localities where they are market /
ed While the aim and desire is TO benefit |
the grain growers throughout the whole |
State and the Northwest, our jurisdiction
only extends to the terminal points, st
Paul. minneapolis and Duluth. Nhile un-
precedentea receipts Of grain during the
past few weeks have taxed this department
know that general satisfaction to shoppers
and buyers has prevailed There have |
been, however, few except ons. but in
vestigatlon proves that the dissatisfaction
arises generally from lack OF information |
regarding the system, its object, melhuus,
anu results; and we have also reason to
believe, from abundant evidence at hand,
that some enemies Of the system nave Gre
ated false Impressions concerning it for
the accomplishment IT their own selfish
deemed advisable to set forth in plain
and concise manner the method and work
ing of State inspection and weighing.
The department il under the supervision
OF z Chief Inspector, who is Apo nted by
the Railroad anu Warehouse Commission,
and is div. ded into three dist lets, st. Paul
Minneapolis and Duluth, each comprising
. district; the inspection department. in
each d strict Is under the supervision OF a
'Chief Deputy Inspector" who has in
work requires The Weighing department
in each district is under the supervision OF
. ''6tAte Weighmaster," with as many
deputy welghman as re required. These
appointments are all made by the RIA lrOad
and Warehouse Commission, upon RECON- j
mendaton OF the Chief Inspector aud
heads Of departments. It. is the am and
purpose TO engage and retain none but
honest, Intelligent and experienced men,
chosen for their fitness and adaptabiIity,
and for no other reason, and feel PRIDE
in saying that believe more capable,
honest and efficient bod OF men can be
found elsewhere than in the Minnesota
Inspection and Weighing Departments.
The different graues for grain are estab-
lished on or before the fifteenth day of
September in each year by the Railroad
and Warehouse Commission after due
notice and deliberation, and consideration
OF all the suggestions submitted by pro-
Queer shippers, consumers and others
interested. The established grades are SO
well known that it is unuect ssary to re-
| produce them here, and any person desir-
| ing copy can obtain them upon applica-
| ton. All grain arriving at the terminal
points is subject to inspection and We gh-
! ing by this department, and as the laws OF
| this State comrel the railroad coInpan es
to furnish cars TO all persons demanding
them for the tran portation Of their grain
| it necessarily follows that the grain arr "
| ing oftentimes comes fr. m in4iv dual
country shippers who know little about
! our methods, and whom, therefore, we are
DESTROYS that this inform, tim should
reach.
| On the arr. val of the cars at the termi-
nal points, the seals are broken by one of
the deputy in. pactors, The gran therein
carefully examined in numerous places by
means OF a suita BILE Instrument, aud tue
grade ereof and dovkage deJermin d !;
| when all the Cars have been thu, care
| fully examiner and inspected, the result
! is reported at the Office Of the Chief Dep
| uty In pec.or and entered in the perma-
nent records Of the department. Al t is
office any person interested can obtain the
| information may desire concerning tile
| grade OF his wheat, either by persona. ap-
| piicarion or letter. If any pei. on in lercsJ-
ed is dissatisfied with the first ins ection
! he can obtain re-lnsi ectlOn OF his grain
| by applying to the Chief De ,.uty Inspector.
! sion merchant. wherenpon the Chief Deputy
| repairs to tue car, and. il he thinks mis-
take has occurred, he changes the grade
accordingly. and without extra charge !;
was right he charges a fee of one
collar This charge is made to pre-
| vent the unnecessary and unwarranted
| calling OF re- Inspections. If dissatisfac-
ton still exists, the dissatisfied party has
the right Of appeal to the Railroad and
Warehouse Comm ssion, whereupon a
large average samp of the grain is taken
from the Car and submitted to the Board.
It Is the custom of tue Board to call in the
| Chief Inspector and such other disinter-
l e
and upon their testimony, their own judg-
ment concurring, to finallv determine the
grade, which is final and binding upon all
parties.
o. the arrival of the cars at the dnal
| point OF destination elevator or mllD it il
taken in charge by State weighman, who
carefully weighs and records the content,
thereof, before 1t has been delivered O,
lost its identity. Thus to each and al
shippers of grain, careful and systematic
protection a. we'll
dress, are Afforded in the matter of in
spectlon and weight. We do not claim tt
be free from errors in our work, rs
business OF this character, being almos1
wholly dependent upon human Judgment
can never reach absolute perfection. It i.
our aim, however. to do justice, and ap
proXlmate, as nearly as possible, a stand
ard OF perfection In applying the estab
ished rules to the work OF inspection, j
is our policy to place as liberal an inter
suscel tlble OF, and it is universal rul,
with the department to give the benefit O
tho doubt in the matter of inspection t,
the shipper: We are constantly presse.
} on one side to raise the standard of grade
| and on the other side to lower it. We Cal
do neither. We are glad, in fact anxiou,
. | to correct errors. but cannot change tn,
standards. To ma ntain the integrity ans
reliability a1aanf OF orr grades is the chief pur
, We desire no one to judge the merits O
our work from statements and assertion.
made by other parties. All who shin graf,
to the terminal points will be treatei
alike. This is a public institution AM
every citizen Of the State i, entitled q
| receive any information he may desir,
} that it is in the power of this department
[ to grant 1t is neither necessary nor ad
| visable to accept the statements of an,
: | person whatsoever, regarding the grade
d ckage or weigist of grain, in which yo,
, | may be interested, when official certifj
Gates can be obtained at SO little troubl
I and without expense. Address the Chic
De ny Inspector at St. Paul Mjnneapoli
or Duluth, as the case may be, for certif]
Gates of grade. or any other information
J | concerning any shipment in which Vol
. may be interested.
II samples are desired at any tim
, showing the standard of the variou
grades at the terminal points, they can b
, obtained by addressing the Chief Insnect
> or Of Grain, st Paul, and enclosing feu
cents postage for each sample desired. e
: closing. wish to say that it is our ain
and desire to carry ont in an imrartia
, 10 nuer the object for which this denart
: meat Was created.
A. G. CLAusEy. -
= Chief INSPECTOR Of Grain.
THROWING THE SHOE.