The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1899-04-26
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F. A. & I.U. Dept.
(EDlrED ny J. c. HANLEy.)
COMMITTEES RE
PORT ON INSPECTION
OF GRAIN
The Alliance Endorsed

| The Alliance Endorsed
The report of the legislative committee
| of the state legislature who had charge
of the investigation of the inspection de-
| partment under the Railroad and Ware
| house commission, was filed late on the
| last day of the session. and did not pass
either house, and is in its make up a
strange piece of political hurricane" and
Inconsistency" inasmuch as the chief
moving spirits of the committee Of which
it was made up, was Mr.. T. Jacobson OF
the house and Geo. P. Wilson Of the
senate, both leading Republicans, the bal
ance OF the committee consisted OF Sena-
| tors Grindland and Smith and Represen-
tatives Newbauer. Pugh. Republicans and
| Senator McGovern and Representative
Pennington, Democrats and Representa-
tive O'Niel, Populist.
HERE ARE THE FINDINGS.
1--WE find from the evidence produced:
I. That the grading OF wheat has not
been uniform that prior to the month
of October the new crop OF wheat had
not been graded solely on its merits, it
being the policy of the inspection depart
ment to give lower grades later.
2. That the system of appeal from the
| inspectors decision is impracticable and
of little benefit.
3. That it appears that some of the in
Spectors have been incompetent or care
less.
That the weighing of the grain at the
terminals is carried on in loose manner.
5. That the farmers suffer heavy loss
by shipping uncleaned wheat and by load
ing wheat into dirty and unswept cars"
After covering the above items in de-
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remedy:
But as a surer and speedier relief, at
almost every station in the state, it is
within the power OF the farmer to himself
remedy this evil by procuring site,
building and operating his own eleva-
tor or Warehouse, and we cannot too
strongly recommend to every farming
community to promptly avail themselves
of this privilege, as the law in this respect
is ample and comprehensive"
Here is the remedy proposed to escape
all conditions of their findings
We must confess that we cannot see
how the building of farmers elevators
would make the inspection Depart
ment" uniform grades, and make lib
era" grades later in season, or change
the System OF appeal" or dismiss care
less or incompetent inspectors" or
change manner OF weighing grain" or
stop the loss to farmers in shipping un-
cleaned, and loading wheat into dirty and
unswept cars" etc.
Let us analyze this report and get its
true significance. First, it is a political
dodge resorted to by scheming politi-
clans. w
The Democratic and Populist members
DESTROYS of recording these findings on a
department who is identified with the
opposition party, and using it for party
advantage, this is natural and reasonable
to expect.
The Republican members were actuated
by the same motive OF party and private
interests.
The result OF the last campaign called
for sacrifice and the chief grain inspec-
tor was the victim. This is given to the
farmers as the rock upon which the Re-
publican party lost in the state in the re-
cent campaign, and is given out by the
Populists and Democrats as an endorse
ment OF the charges made against the
department during the campaign. 1t is
hoped by the party out of power to en-
barrass the new administration by point