The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1890-04-03
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In The Kansas City (Ks.,J Gcssfse
of late date We fiBd the following
letter from cur fellow tswn,nian,
TayIor Miller. AS it treats Of q
subject In which our agricultural
friends are interested ve clip n
entire, and hope that other Shipper
will publicly exeoFIsts the reprehsn.
slbls course Of thsss whom Mr.. Nil.
Ter eastlgates:
To ths Editor Of Ths Kansas City Gassste.
VIII you kindly allow me space In
your worthy columns 10 state O few
facts Of concern 10 the business men
Of the Kansas Cltys and Of great
interest 20 the grain buyers through
out the entire country? A peculiar
aud detFinental Atate Of affairs seem
10 exist ~ your point In regard 20
The testing and Inspection Of wheat.
We have been shipping grain for
the last twelve years, principally TO
Kansas City, MnaaRa would prefer
shipping there - near home
market, but We must say OF all the
doses that we have ever got We have
he'd dlsbed up 10 rs In the last thirty
days, both on test. weights aud iu-
speetlon.
In the first place, our cars run
from three to fifteen bushels short /:
second. the inspectors test weights
never fall 10 be from one 10 . pound
and half less than ours, and we
have the standard half gallon Howe
test scale, which IL taken anywhere
a. correct, absolutely. On the Gath
Of February we shipped 10 Kansas
City two cars Of good fair soft No. 2
wheat, testing respectively s. and
5siS pounds. In due course Of time
we received Inspection certificates
which showed us that these two cars
had graded rejected, and tested s.
and 81 pounds; also stating that
the best bid was net TO US IS cents,
but upon our complaint OF the In
spectIon, was sold for 5Ths cents.
which we finally accepted. On re-
eelpt Of account sales we found that
one car Was short eleven bushels and
thirty pounds, the other ten bushels
End fifty pounds, total Of twenty
two bushels and twenty-five pounds.
On the 9th Of February we shipped
smother car OF No. soft wheat, test
Ing COZ pounds, which also graded
rejected, aud tested 50 pounds &C.
cordlng 10 the inspection receipt re-
eeiyed. This ear As yet 10 not sold.
Any one can see that there must
be something wrong when rejected
wheat sells for . good No. 8 wheat
price. Either the inspector is q
fraud, or incompetent 10 all such an
important position. A state OF
affairs Of this kind allows the COM
mission men too much latitude.
They can 10 they see fit or want 10 be
dishonest, take the advantage OF the
shipper. For instance, say the
commission men send to the shipper
inspection certificates, stating his
wheat ha. graded rejected and sold
some for Is or 50 cents rs be chooses,
stating that this IL 4 good price for
rejected wheat, aud would be was II
really rejected grain. However, we
are happy TO cay that the commits
sion firm with which we do business
have not taken an unfair advantage
Of US and have gotten us q two aud
three wheat price for our rejected
wheat, netting US 56is to 81 cents,
instead Of 40 to 50 cents, the price Of
rejected wheat. And We could not
have kicked, rs they were backed
up by the Inspectors certificate. IL
seems to us that IL other parties
shipping to Kansas city, are treated
as we were in regard to inspection
and weight Il certainly will have n
strong tendency 10 drive the grain
trade away from that city and 10
some competing point where we can
get what IL ours and have justice
done US. Respectfully.
TAYLOR MILLER.
Salina, Kansas, Marc'I 1880.