The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-10-13
HERE'S THE PROOF.

=, Mhereas, 1t has been freely charged
nar+,5s, nartng the last campaign that the de-
corrupt; that the inspection has been Co1i1o con-
Quoted In the interests of the buyer as
against the shipper and producer: thai
gram would be inspected in as No. 2 or
oockage has been unreasonable. I1nt,1st
ana excessive; that the department has
e,n eel?royed ?nSad incompetent and corrupt men
the appointment of the commiftans com iftlils T6a FEe
cStilInIttee was appointed, and after a
thorough investigation reported: -
we 9;,, ma from the evidence produced:
l. Ihat the grading of wheat has NOT
0een, uniform; that prior to the month of
sOctooef, the new crop of wheat had NOT
peeh graded solely on its merits it being
the pohcy of the inspection department
TO give lower grades than later
z That the system of appeaJ from, tba
inspectors decision is impracticabIe aI.9
OF little benefit >'1-0
80 ;: That it appears that some of the
inspectors have been incompetent or
a That. the weighing of the grain at
Ihe terminals IS carried on in a loose
From the Investigation had before this
committee, 1t clearly appears to this
conhihttee that wheat inspections have
not been uniform throughout the year;
lIldt the grading of wheat has been rigid
during the first three or four weeks of
each season, and less rigid during the
eaIance OF the year, and we cannot in
100 100 strong languase condemn this prac-
tIce, as 1t must necessarily result in
great loss to the producer from the fact
mat large proportion of the crop ha 8
oeen marketed before the change takes
place, and on all wheat sold prior to fho +
time, the loss must necessarily fan ~
the producer. ~
No good reasons have been produced
y oy tne department of inspection in the
testimony taken before your comn1itt4e,
10 convince this committee that the sys-
tenn IN vogue in the department can re-
suit IN anything but a dead loss to the
advantage of the buyer To prove +hiS
we quote the following testimony:''
CHANGED THE INSPECTORSHTP
Following this report the board of an
peaIs was established by the Iegisla tlIra.
but following that Gov. Lind Insisted fi1a +
change must be made in the chief in
spector of grain. You all remember tbI +
contest You all remember that up to
august, 1889, Gov. Lind had only had an
opportunity of appointing one man out
49, " .ne three railroad and warehouse
commissioners whose duty it was to ap-
point the chief grain Inspector. You all
TSmemper that in spite of his protests
me old inspector, whose methods had
legislature, was retained, and Won all
remember the result. Backed by his own
knowledge of the subject, by the report
oh tioo the ne committees appointed to investi-
ugate the methods of handling grain.
GOV. Lind demanded the instant resig
nation OF the chief grain inspector. and
IN IN his PLACE was appointed the present
inspector, Mr.. Reishus
The result has been that complaints
have practically ceased In most cases
the grades established are entirely ac
ceptable, but Where an error does 0cc1Jr
as OF course sometimes happens, If ia
easily remedied by appeal To this effec+
is the testimony of Col. George d. Rog
ers, secretary of the MINNEAPOLIS cham
per OF commerce, according to his inter
view published in the MINNEAPOLIS Times
! OF March 70 last. His interview is moss
exhaustive and I will not take time fo
read 1t to you. I WILL however. cite von
the testimony of Mr. F. L. Greenlese
president of the state board of grain an,
peal, and who for three years was nree-
ident OF the Minneapolis Chamber Of co,,,
merce, and is, 1 believe, a Republican:
REPUBLICAN TESTIMONY
There is no question that during tEe
present crop year there has bean grea ter
evenness and uniformity of grade in Min
nesota grain inspection than ever before
This follows naturally from the fact that
under the new system there is free scope
for the arbitration of all differences of
opinion and interest as between buyer
and seller, producer and dealer, the trade
and the miller If any one or all of the
interested parties are dissatisfied with the
inspection, all they have TO do is to call
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