The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-05-10
THE ELEVATOR LAW.
Full Text of the Act which is De.
feated by the States AttOr.
new Genrea1

AN ACT to provide for the purchase of a
site and for the erection Of state ele-
vatOr or warehouse at Duluth in this
state for public storage of grain, and
the regulation thereof, to publish a
market report, and to appropriate mon
ey for that purpose.
Be 1t enacted by the Legislature Of the
state of Minnesota
Section 1. That there Is hereby ordered
to be established warehouse and eleva-
tor of the total capacity of 100000 BUSH
els of grain; said institution to be
located in the county of st. Louis and on
the shores of Duluth harbor, or St. Louis
bay, where there is navigable water, or
where docks can be established for the
largest vessels in the carrying trade on
Lake Superior, and at such point as shall
offer terminal facilities with the variou S
railroads centering at the head of Lake
Superior.
Sec. 2. Said institution shall be under
the control and management of the board
of railway and warehouse commissioners,
who shall locate the same and procure the
necessary land, erect the necessary
buildings thereon with the proper equip
ments and facilities to carry this act into
effect and build or procure all necessary
spur tracks, terminal yards and other
facilities to receive and ship grain. And
they shall commence work SO as to have
said elevator ready for business on or be-
fore October 1st, 1894. Said elevator shall
have facilities for weighing, unloading,
cleaning and the safe keeping of grain in
separate bins; also for placing grain of
the same grade together.
Sec. 8. The said commission shall keep
on file for public inspection publications
showing the market price of grain and
farm products in the markets of Liver
pool, London. Paris, Hamburg, New York,
Buffalo, Quebec, San Francisco, Chicago,
Minneapolis and Duluth. Also the freight
rates between said markets either by
railroad, lake. ocean or other means of
transportation. They shall publish a
weekly bulletin or market report showing
the prices paid in said markets for farm
products. Said market report to show
the prices as reported by the publications
received from the other cities for one
week and Immediately preceding the date
of said publication, as near as practic-
able; also the rates of freight between
Duluth and Minneapolis and said mar
kets. Said bulletin to be kept on file in
said Institution and in the Office of said
commission in st. Paul; also to be furn-
ished by mail to all perst ms who shall
order the same and pay the price fixed by
said commission, which shall not exceed
one dollar per annum.
Sec. t. Said board of railroad and ware
house commissioners shall send samples
of the different grades of grain being ex-
ported to Buffalo and New York. in the
state of New York; Liverpool and London;
England; Paris, France; or any other
market in the world they may deem ad-
visable, for inspection and to secure
prices as to their market value, that they
may know whether the markets of Min
nesOta are within reasonable difference
in price. of the markets of the world.
Said commission shall have power to pur-
chase and export q quantity of grain to
any of the said markets if they deem such
course advisable, in order to ascertain
the facts in the case; it being the inten-
ton of this act to prevent mCnopolization
and unjust control of the markets of the
state for farm products.
See. 5. The said railroad and warehouse
commissioners are directed and required
to cause to be prepared immediately after