The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-04-27
TO MAKE CORN KING.
Governor Thayer Sends a Letter
to Senator Paddock.
MORE GOVERNMENTAL CONTROL
Wanted to Help the Farmers-Mayor Grant
Makes Denial-The Chicago Carpen-
ters' Strike is Still on.

to THE HERALD. THE following letter
from Governor j. M. Thayer, of Nebraska
to A. S. Paddock, touching upon the CLASH
fication of corn in Chicago, was given to
the press for publication to- day. AS it
largely affects the interests of the west it
will be especially interesting at this time
when corn is such drug on the market:
LINCOLN, Neb., April 10, 1890.
Hon. A. S. Paddock, United States Sena-
tor, Washington, D. G.
DEAR SIR:-I address you more especially
as you are chairman of the committee on
agriculture in reference to a matter of
vital interest to the farmers of the west.
In addition to the oppressive rates of
transportation to which they are subject in
sending their grain to market, there is
another equally grievious wrong which
they are compelled to endure. There is no
question in my mind but that the farmers
of Nebraska have been defrauded of
hundreds of thousands of dollars within
the last few years by the wrongful CLASH
flcation of corn at Chicago and other great
corn centers. There are grades, viz: No.
2, which is the best; Nos. and inferior
and poor grade, and then no grade at all.
Much of the Nebraska corn is
rated as Nos. 8 ard 4, and here comes the
great injustice to our farmers. tits a well
known fact that nowhere in the civilized
world is better corn raised than in Ne
braska; and yet by false system of grad
ing we are grossly robbed every year, and
the only way to prevent it is, in my iudg-
Imant cd
suppress it. If doubts exist as to the right
OF the government to interfere, l answer,
the government appoints gaugers to
inspect whistles and grade them;
the department of agriculture appoints
cattle inspectors at different points.
and Congress labors to prevent adultera-
ton; by legislation it regulates the manu-
facture Of oleomargarine 1t is seeking to
overturn the monstrous evil of gambling
in food products. May it not legislate to
prevent frauds in the grading of corng 1t
will be answered that this is state matter.
answer that they do not apply the remedy.
and | ask that the United States do it, The
object of the government as set forth in the
preamble of the constitution is to "estab
llsh justice" and s'promote the gen
eral welfare" Justice and the gem
eral welfare will be promoted by
suppressing the evil of which
l am complaining. If United States in
spectors with United States statutes pro-
viding heavy pains and penalties for their
violation could be appointed at Chicago,
st. Louis, Baltimore, Philadelphia. New
York and Boston, the system of false
gradings OF corn and other grains would
cease. ask your earnest attention and
that of the delegation to this subject. Very
truly yours, JOHN M. THAYER.n
The reported strike OF the conductors on
the Union Pacific system continues to be
the sole subject of talk in railway circler.
Il have made no agreement for nv di
vision with the conductors over
anything" said General Manager
Dickinson, of the Union Pacific, this morn
ing. "The conductors are to put their pro-
position in writing and send it in by one of
their number before Monday. Of course
1 cannot say what it will contain. The
general managers of the other divisions, the
mountain and Pacific, have reached terms
with their men. The rules they agreed to
VIII probably be agreed to by me. But the
miles and salary are different questions on
each division, and must be taken upsas
such"
The dispatches reversed the situation
when they stated that the conductors,
grievance had been settled on the
Missouri river division and not on the
others One of the conductors stated to
your correspondent to-day that the Order
of Conductors will no doubt at its next
national meeting wipe out the non striking
clause from the constitution, and next thew
will ally themselves with the federation
The eastern conductors who are sore from
the shock of the recent wholesale dis
charge, are instigating this.
Although there were only five banking
days this week, Tuesday being legal holt
day, the bank clearances for the week foot
81, 79S, 9S4.4, being an increase of 80 per
cent. Real estate transfers, S769, $50.