Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1891-06-10

over to West Superior because he
waEted to aat him out of the way. 1t
was his caasGm TO change the inspectors
between West Superior and Duluth fire.
quently to aequaint them with the ele-
vatofs.
In the cross examination by Mr.. En-
win, Mr., Fulton said that he had done
everything for Mr.. Cross. He had saved
him from being discharged by the
board. His instructions We're always to
give the wheat Ur tie owners the beneht
of any doubt that teight arise as to the
grade of wheat, and he followed out
these instructions to the letter.
Under the cross examination by Mr..
Severance the witness emphatically de-
MED that he had ever practiced any dis
crimination against Barnes, Thompson
d Co., as testified to by Mr.. Cross. he
produced papers signed by various hrms
In Duluth corroborating his statement.
State Inspector Clausen was recalled
and examined for an hour OF more on
the rules of the inspection department.,
and if they were strictly enforced. he
thought the rules We're as strict as could
be made under the law.
A. d. Thompson, y grain commission
man of Duluth, was put upon the stand
and he and Mr.. Erwin occupied the
rest of the afternoon. The attorney
wanted to lind out the true inwardness
of the pit, bat Mr.. Thompson did not
give him much satisfaction.
AT 5 o'clock adjournment was taken.
Screenings shipped at Midnight.
ST. PAUL, June edwin McManus,
chief weigher at Duluth, was put on the
stand, and an hour spent in listening to
his methods of weighing. In the cross
examination by Mr.. Erwin the witness
said that when he first went into Office,
two years ago he heard of some vessels
that were loaded at Duluth being short
at Buffalo. He had some correspon-
nence from the officials at Buffalo show
ing that about 100 vessels had been
short at that place during the two years
he has been in office. The shortage on
IN average was about 40 pounds in 1000
bushels. One vessel was short 600 bush
els. Mr.. Severance asked that Julius,
Smith be brought up from Buffalo to
answer few questions, as he was the
man who had been making the charges
of shortages. The matter was laid over
until the contents of Mr.. McManus' cor
respondence can be ascertained.
The witness further said that the loss
by shortage while the Grain was being
transported by the lakes did not fall
upon the people of this state, but upon
the vessel owners.
J. I. Thomas, agent of the Northern
Pacific and the South Shore and Allan
tic at Duluth, and T. A. Kemp, agent of
the Omaha, produced their books. The
latter testified that on one occasion he
was asked to get two cars to elevator E
when it was late. He set the cars in
after $50, and they were pulled in be-
fore midnight. They We're billed as
screenings. He could not remember
when it was without looking up the
records. Nothing was said about great
haste.
Charles Cam ; Duluth grain
dealer testified III -.Yor Of the elevators.
Eric Had His Ears Open.
ST. PAUL. June 9.-Eric Olson was
placed on the stand to tell what he knew
about buying and selling wheat at the
country warehouses and elsewhere. He
told what he could about ten different
firms ;edd then about the manner Of
weighing at the country stations.
"Have you ever had occasion to COM
plain of these local buyers?"
mo, have generally been treated
well enough.
vDoyou know of any time when they
gave you short weight?"
"No. l remember one time [ took
lot of wheat to an elevator. 1t had lot
of pigeon seed in it. We gave it test
and they treated me very fairly. But I
saw another man come in and think
perhaps they took out little more out
of him.
Thus it went all along. Eric knew of
nothing out of the way from his own
personal knowledge. it was all hearsay.
Buffalo Scales Incorrect.
Mr.. Berry gave an account of his trip
to Buffalo a year ago last fall, He said
the trip was made at the solicitation of
the elevator people and the state weigh
master at Duluth He first went to
Duluth and watched the loading of the
ship Italia from elevator D. Then he
took the train to Buffalo, where he
watched the unloading of the ship at
the Niagara B elevator. The cargo
weighed seventy-seven bushels short,
and Mr.. Berry called for test of the
scale. 1t was found to be slow five
pounds to every 100 bushels, and this,
together with about five bushels which
was refused and left on board, just
about made the discrepancy. Mr.. Berry
tnen went to five or six other elevators
and found most of the scales out more
or less, in favor of the Buffalo compa-
MES.
OveraEes Not Reported.
G. M. Rees testified that during his
two years term Of Office as weighmaster
in Minneapolis he had received between
800 and 400 complaints of shortage.
Overages were not reported, but his
men had examined the tickets of weight
and found nearly as many averages as
shortages.
rAs to wheat being stolen, continued
the witness, to my certain knowledge
there is in Minneapolis y great deal of
grain stolen from the cars while stand
ing on the track. :"
He had not been able to fix the amount
of wheat stolen in the course of a year,
but it was many thousands Of bushels:
He explained that the elevators, mills
and commission firms had sample men
who took samples from the cars they
were interested in, and it was difficult
to tell the thieves from the authorized
samplers. He suggested that the cars
be resealed after the samples were
taken,
OPENED FOR ENTRY.
Valuable Iowa Lands to BE Given to Set.