The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1899-02-02
GRADING OF GRAINS
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on grades. The amount of the loss
sustained by each Of the farmers rang
ed from $75 to $3.50.
NORTH DAKOTAN'S EXPERIENCE
j. S. Parsons of Richland county
North Dakota, testified that he shipped
twenty-five cars of wheat to West Su-
per1or, and instead Of grading it No /
northern 1T was given q lower grade
He afterward shipped two cars of the
same wheat to st. Cloud and both
graded No. northern. The next forty
cars graded the same. All the wheat
was graded No. 1 northern was in
ferior to the twenty-five cars that had
been graded No. 2. Chief Grain In
spector Clausen had told him the same
inspection and grades prevailed at
West Superior as at Duluth, in fact.
frequently wheat was inspected. at Du-
luth and then sent to West Superior.
lie placed his loss at 1000 by reason
OF the change in grading. He had
peen buyer and shipper Of grain for
nineteen years. The grading was too
1ow IN 1898 ana the dockage too heavy.
Durlng the last year it was reported
that Gov. Clough had appointed the
grain inspectors so that Door work
would be done, and that 1t would re-
fleet on the Republican party and re-
suit In the defeat of William Henry
Eustis.
This statement, the witness said.
had been made made by Mr.. Mckinley
Of Duluth.
PADDOCK, OF WADENA.
L. A. Paddock, Of Wadena, was the
next witness sworn by the committee.
The witness was a farmer and Of late
years had been engaged quite extern
slvely in buying and selling wheat,
both at Wadena and Duluth, where he
mad resided during the past four or
five years.
The witness had no complaint
against the state grain inspection de-
partment for alleged discrimination
In grading, until the past year; in fact,
previous to this period he had always
received fair treatment. In Speaking
OF the graders, he said he knew per-
sonally most Of the graders at Duluth,
about thirty in number, someeof them
being the finest that could possibly be
had for the service, while others were
grossly incompetent so much so, in
TACT, as to be unable to tell the diff
ference between summer and winter
wheat. The witness told of an Incl
dent where he asked state grader
what class Of wheat such a car was
and received the answer it was, in
MS estimation, a certain grade, when,
IN TACT, it was winter wheat and, when
the grader was informed, he said it
was the first of It's kind he had ever
seen.
He told also Of ten cars of wheat at
Verndale being all graded as No. 2
northern, when 1t should have been
No. 1. Very little Of winter wheat,
however, was shipped by way of Du-
luth. In response to a question by
Chairman Jacobson, he replied that, in
his judgment, the grain department
was influenced too much by politics.
polfticia>cs with pulls, who must be
taken carr Of
In the senatorial election of 1894 he
said, most all Of the graders at Du-
luth of any influence whatever were
here
IN ST. PAUL LOBBYING,
While anybody whom they could pick
up on the streets at Duluth were TAX
ing their places.
This statement aroused the commit
tee, and they endeavored to get the
witness to mention some names. At
thls point, however, the witness was
very reticent and it was only after
the most persistent efforts and cues
tlonng that they finally got him to
mention one name. Ernest Nelson,
now of Parker's Prairie, Otter Tail
county, who has since left the service
OF the department. AS to the weigh
ing of wheat, he had no fault to find.
Last year he had started to ship, but
so far had only shipped one carload.
The discrimination was so great in
that case that he now had all Of his
wheat stored, waiting for fairer
method limo
BINDING TWINE EXPERIENCE.
AS to the binding Irvine matter he
said that ever since the plant was first
placed in the state penitentiary orders
had always been filed until last year.
Some time. however, in June last, he
had ordered carload as was the GUS
tom, and received word back that the
order could not be filed, but enclosed
was a price list for small lots He i'm
med1ately upon receipt of the letter
went to the bank and secured draft
and ordered 400 pounds. The order and
money was returned with the state
ment that no Irvine was to be had.
The only evidence heard in the bind
Ing Irvine section of the investigation
was that of B. F. Nelson of Mime
apolis member of the board of prison
managers. In answer to requests made
at the last session of the committee
Warden Wolfer submitted the follow
ing figures:
ISL -O'''
These were divided as to months as fol-
lows:
1896. 1897 1898.
Prior to January ..... 80 IS
1ouudiy is
February ...... 81 SO
March -. 5000. - 10 u
. Aprfl .,....