The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-09

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| MI. Lynch's' announcement that he
was an employe of the committee be-
fcre which he was testifying caused a
good deal Of embarrassment and would
not nave been made if the witness had
thought about the feeling of the
| gentlemen.
| MT. Lynch. besides giving the i'm
| portant piece Of information referred
TO, told the committee that he had had
| experience both as a buyer and in
spector OF Wheat. In his opinion, some
thlng was radically wrong III the sys-
tenn OF dockage. AS an example, wit
| ness cited the instance where two cars
OF wheat were loaded at elevator "R,"
west superior, and shipped to the
Great Northern elevator, only two and
half miles distant. On one car a dock
| age OF about fifty bushels was made.
and on the other twenty-eight.
Chauncey e. Foster. Of the CONSOLE
| dated Milling company. Minneapolis.
| was the hrst witness. Mr.. Foster ap-
peared before the committee in sdvo-
cacy or new system Of grading. The
witness had with him numerous sam
| pies OF wheat and bread. Mr. Fosters
proposed plan of grading would give
minnesota. IN, a system peculiarly her own.
| Inc system was founded upon a scien-
| tine and chemical basis. According 70
the plans of the witness the grain de-
| partment should work hand In hand
with the state agricultural society, the
| latter being a school for the former.
Inc witness had talked with Prof
hays, of the society, and discussed the
plans Of the proposed new system of
| grading.
Frank Hoskins. of Deer Creek. Otter
Iail county. was next called. Witness
~ engaged in the buying of wheat I'm
| the Farmers elevator On an average
Mr.. Hoskins stated, there was a short,
age OF three and one-half bushels I'm
| every car of wheat he Shipped by the
time 1t was graded and weighed at the
destination point. There was more of
difference last year than any other
| year. Witness called the attention of
| the committee to one instance where
| ne had shipped forty cars and when
| the returns were made there was a
| shortage Of 133 bushels. In response to
| question as to his opinion as to the
| cause he stated that one reason was
perhaps the custom in vogue Of sweep
ing cars. He called the attention Of
the committee to the fact that last
year the Northern Pacific railway
company gave a contract for the
sweeping of wheat cars and that a
Twin, City daily made the charge that
there was collision between the con-
u dClOlo anu unlOaQerS. He in
FAVOR Of the legislature passing a law
prohibiting the letting of similar con-
tracts. In the early part of the season
last year the dockage and inspectfon
was harder than it was later in the
year. This would have been avoided
II we could have uniform system of
dockage and inspection.
During the boom in wheat in the
spring. owing TO the Letter corner. the
dockage was especially heavy. This
hard dockage continued until the mid
die of October. when a change as radi-
cal, the opposite way, occurred. ana
from then on the dockaga was tho
easiest he ever knew. The easier dock
age dated from Oct Is.
"A gross injustice. the witness said,
was the charge at Minneapolis of 81. so
per car for switching charges.
one of the committee then called wit
ness attention to the fact that the su
preme court had knocked out the law
making such a charge $15O per car
for switching
The supreme court has not much
respect for the legislature" jocularly
remarked Senator Wilson.
L would give a few knocks at the
supreme court and teach them to re-
Spect the legislature" was the quick
rejoinder.
L. 5. Parsons. Of Richland county. N.
D.. who testified last week. was AGAIN
upon the stand for further testimony.
Mr.. Parsons stated that since last
October he had no fault to find with
the grading of wheat Witness then
read from paper tabulated state
ment of the various steals" which the
farmers are compelled to submit to,
among others was the practice of
sampling wheat. He then cited the
instance of his being at Minneapolis
over Sunday and visiting the wheat
elevators. Over 1000 cars had accunu-
lated owing to the two days and the
amount of sampling from these con-
sign1nents amounted to about 300 bush
els The other practices in vogue where
by the farmer and shipper were wrong
ed according to his statements. are
those already familiar to the public,
MI. Parsons was then excused. This
concluded the taking of testimony for
the day. The committee then went into
executive session for the purpose ~
determining what course to pursue to
secure the testimony of the inspector
from Duluth and other pertinent mat
ters pertaining thereto.
AT the conclusion Of this proceeding
the committee adjourned until next
Wednesday afternoon at p. m.