The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1889-03-15
THE GRAIN INsPEcroRsHIP.
Jno. J. Randall. of WInone. Is named
as the Probable Appointee.

st. Paul Dispatch: The fight over the
appointment of q chief grain inspector is
virtually at close. 1t is generally re-
ported, and the report is not denied by
the railroad commissioners, that the po-
sition will be offered to the Hon. John
j Randall, of Winona. Upon~ttIe APP
pointment the eemmissionefs have very
little to say. They deny That the posi-.
ton has been rendered to Mr.. Randall
In fact they assert that the subject has
not been considered seriously by them,
be favorably considered by them at the
time the question IS called up. There is
another position which Mr.. Randall
may be offered. 1t is the position of
chief weighing master at st. Paul. Ifthe
Office Is created and Mr.. Randall can be
induced to accept it, the Office of chief
grain inspector will 90 to another per-
son, likely the present Incumbent, Mr..
James, or r. c. Burdick, who formerly
held the position.
Mr.. Randall was q member of the
board of railroad and warehouse COM
missioners from 1874 to 1875, and while
in the position he became well versed in
the work of the chief grain inspector.
He is well adapted in every way to fill
the position. His home is in Winona,
WnCIO hO 10 CnedkCo III tAC uCICdAlll0
business. In politics he has been q
staunch Republican.
Furth~s- changes in the grain inspect
ing force W. be slow, and just at present
none are contemplated.
Fridays Minneapolis Tribune denies
that the above is correct. 1t says:
1t is the general opinion, however,
that Chief Inspector James will be re-
appointed, the report that Mr.. Randall
had been chosen having evidently been
favor of retaining Mr.. James, at least
over, as this would result in great detri-
ment to the service. The grain men
hold that the parties who inspected the
wheat INTO the elevators should be al
lowed to inspect it out, and that any
other plan might result in modification
of existing grades and seriously unsettle
the market. For this reason it is not
likely that there will be any change
made in the chief inspectorship, though
there are good grounds for supposing
that if the Office of state weighmaster in
this city is created, Mr.. Randall will re-
ceive the appointment to that position.
Mr.. James was appointed by the COM
missioner under Gov. Hubbard and has
pICcioCu ONCI LILO uCpdI bluCcs
with entire satisfaction to the commits
sion and the grain men.
The grain inspection force will proba-
bly, be reduced some time In the near
future. The expenses of the depart
ment must be paid out of the receipts,
and for some time past these have not
been large enough to pay the running
expenses of the department.. The crop
TO be marketed is short one, and re-
ceipts from Inspection fees will be small
ar than usual, which will probably nee
essitate cutting off the heads of few as
sistants, for whom there will not be
work. Meantime, Inspector James
commission does not expire until the
Both of the present month. About that
date there will probably be rafting of
bones and some changes in the personnel
of the grain inspection force. But Mr..
James will probably hold down his job.
1t would be very gratifying to Capt.
James Mankato friends to see him re-
tanned in the position he has so well
filed.