St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-02-09
BROWNS REMEDY.
The Mcleod Senator Introduces
New Grain Bill.

Inc MCLeOu senator introduces
New Grain Bill.
Senator Brown, of Mcleod, is a farm
er, and has had practical experience in
both growing and marketing wheat. He
has theory that the Wiping out of the
present expensive and useless railroad
and warehouse commission will cure
the evils of the combine, provided that
the railroads are compelled to receive
wheat as they do other freight, and me
therefore yesterday introduced bill to
compel the railroads to erect buildings
in which to receive wheat and other
grain.
make it possible for farmer to go
to a railroad station and ship his wheat
to market, and the local buyers will
bid up the price in order to get the
grain into the elevators" is his theory.
''Keep the state out of the grain bust
ness"
The bill is important, and Attorney
General Child has declared it consttu-
tional beyond doubt 1t follows:
Section 1. Each and every corpora
ton owning or operating railroad
within the state of Minnesota shall, on
or before the first day Of September, A.
d. 1893, have constructed or shall have
under its exclusive and absolute control
and management, and shall thereafter,
continually operate, at each station
along its line of road, or Of any branch
thereof operated by it, at which grain is
is marketed. building for the raceiv-
ing, handling and shipping of grain:
which shall be provided with scales and
all other appliances commonly used in
handling grains, and said building shall
be of capacity sufficient to accommodate
shipment of various kinds, qualities and
quantities of grain produced in the To-
cality tributary to said station, and
marketed thereat.
Sec. 2. 1t shall be the duty of every
such corporation to receive, receipt for
and ship all grain delivered to them by
any person or persons WhOmSOeVer,
without preference, discrimination or
distinction of persons, <and to ship all
grain so received, on the order Of the
owner thereof. to such point as he may
designate on its said line, or any other
with which it may have connections;
shipping and delivering the same quail
ity of grain so received by it and the
quantity thereof ordered shipped by the
said owner.
sec. 3. The said corporations may
charge and collect from the shipper OF
owner of grain so delivered to it such
sum of money for the handling of the
grain as the parties may agree upon;
provided, that the charge shall not ex-
coed the following:
For wheat not exceeding - cents bushel
For barley not exceeding = cents bushel.
n For oats not exceeding = cents a bushel.
= For corn not exceeding = cents a bushel
For flax seed not exceeding - cents
bushel
70 Provided, that nothing in this act
shall be construed or taken to prevent
the right of appeal to the proper court
by any corporation or person affected by
any provision herein contained.
Sec f. No officer or employee of any
such corporation shall at any time or
place within this state engage in the
buying or selling of grain. either di-
rectly or indirectly.
Sec. 5. Any such corporation which
shall fail to provide the building de-
scribed herein. or which shall fail
thereafter to continuously operate the
same, shall forfeit the sum of one hun
dred dollars $500 for each and every
day of such failure or neglect, to be re-
covered by suitsbrought by the attorney
general of the state. in the name of the
state, on the complaint of any person.
Sec. 6. Any officer or employe of any
such corporation who snail engage in
| the purchase of grain either directly or
| Indirectly. by himself or any other per
| sou, IL guilty of misdelneanOr, and