The great West. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1889-18??, 1892-06-17
Minority Report Of the Grain Investigation,
CHAPTER VIZ.

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To HIS ExcELLEscy, VIM. R. MERRIAM
~ ~ N Governor State OF Minnesota.
II testimony that commissioners after
much discussion conclusion Tha the elevator
v would uncanceed
s cover the grain protect the from o that
they should and that the commission instructed Mr.
Bu the deputy Inspector Duluth that fast the elevator
receipts
them to ship of grain Since the elevator companies
have never produced the joint committee to how
much wheat was produced wheat
p cancelled have they given explanation
either amount shipment sale 9th
or been bnurned and for which
ps this condition. must held to the
conclusion which is consideration the
that had been greater amount than bushels OF
would the evidence before t JOINT COM
mittee. --oooo
The question naturally how this 100000 bushels Of
aumuated7 By bush wheat belong
inc to the the Northwest into the
Duluth? That question not
specifically testimony Whether from short weights
whether unwep whether it from improper
cleaning out dockage whether
came grain eastward wheth
entirely unknown
suggested testimony plainly and specifically disclose
But the testimony that there shipped out from the
elevators of Duluth in the periods OF time 6ed lana the
been discovered upon partial list the ship
agggatng the figure $780,
600 bushels organized
ton which had chief deputy at
Duluth board railroad and warehouse
commissioners organized by law and which
supposed the the
inspection Of the being
neropaed and deputy
inspectors positively denied that they had knowledge what
said
Shipments unsoved proposition
whether department. and the weighing department OF the
by short weights and doago permitted
whether
made violation the inspection and weighing
service by predatory spirit these elevator companies
From testimony and taking the public
that moved recommend to
your exceny legislature the that should
provided weighing the grain by railroad at the sta
and the carrier should held responsible
delivery equal weight
In view testimony further recommend what
be one protection of the
wheat producers and that that all the state
market wheat shall have equal facilities to reach the
track Minnesota stations and that law passed by which
duty railroad railway corporation
future time operating railroad or
railway within this state provide and furnish at
all that be established their roads, side
all parties to erect and maintain private
not less than 900 bushels each
for the while waiting shipment such line ofaroad
permit allow such and to be
controlled
ton desiring control and operate the for said
making the absolute OF said railroad companies
and corporations carry their line lines railroad
railway grain for shipment and from such private elevators
further making the railroad
and corporations directly carry
lines railway grain offered carload lots
any previous storage and as offered.
your
ency majority report
modified by the recommendation which herein make
1t seems recommend, present sys
tenn inspector should with the seeing the
we're properly grain
to public actually weighed
also recommend that where inspected
the track
unoaded reea
suchn inspection.
xcncy and the legislature that whatever
established
grading and inspection shall permitted
in the country and
to graded country station by official.
concluding this feel call exceency
the abors of this Investigating committee
illicit noninspecd
only elevator Duluth certainly suspicious
Duluth have
combine have endeavored show exhibited the
1t follows reasonably
called terminal point this
conspiracy combine which controls the entire
this Though there
sustain this permitted the elevator other
this be guilty practices inconsistent with