The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1901-10-03
NATL GRAIN DEALERS
Inspectors viii Form a National
Organization.
BUCKET SHOPS ARE DENOUNCED
A Bitter Contest for the Location of
the Next Annual
Meeting.


Des Moines. Iowa, Oct. S.-The opening
address at the morning session of the
Grain Dealers National association was
by F. H. Peavey of Minneapolis. 1t was
the feature Of the morning session.
Other addresses were as follows: ''The
Grain Trades New Century Brotherhood =
J. H. Harrison, Sherman, Texas; "The
Grain Merchants Conquered Difficulties, -
Warren T. McCray, Kentland, Ind; Bet
ter Government Crop Reports" H. S.
Grimes, Portsmouth, Ohio; Weighing
Grain in Country and the Terminal Mar
kets.' L. Cortelyou, Muscotah, Kan;
Cooperating of Cars and Scale Inspec-
tion' H. A. Foss, Chicago.
The attendance to-day is much in
creased. In addition to the dealers from
Minnesota reported yesterday are: f. A.
Burrage, J. S. Matthewson, of Van Dusen,
Harrington company; NJ. w. Lee, A. E.
Bursh. representing W. R. Mumford com
pany; H. Carrick, E. Brenner, E. A.
Brown, of E. A. Brown & Co., Minneapo-
lis, and Henry Ripe Of Fairmont.
Last evenings session was marked by
the adoption of strong resolutions, pre-
sented and carried through amid the
greatest earnestness and enthusiasm,
recommending legislation preventing an
archy, expressing sorrow for McKinley's s
death and full confidence in President
Roosevelt Several trade papers were
read
Inspectors to Organize.
most important movement growing
out of the national organization meeting
is the formation of a national Organiza-
tion Of grain inspectors. Many of the
chief grain inspectors Of the country are
assembled. The first meeting for organ
ization was held last night. Another will
be held this afternoon, and the work un-
dOubtedly completed.
The action of the inspectors is inde-
pendent of the association, but it meets
the approval OF grain men. The purpose
is to establish uniform samples of all
contract grades of grain. These are to
be enforced throughout the markets Of
the country.
In his address, President Lockwood
urged uniformity. Under the present sys-
TEN there is lack of uniformity and there
are many abuses arising from establish
ing different standards in different cen
trail markets. John A. Foering, chief
grain inspector Of Philadelphia was chair
man of the preliminary meeting and j n.
Shanahan, of Buffalo, secretary.
The plan for, establishing national ar
bitration committee and a national sys-
tenn of arbitration will be adopted this
afternoon.
Resolutions and Location.
The resolutions prepared by the COM
mittee denounce bucket shops and call
1aW them.
one resolution is in the form of a petition
to the ffty-seventh congress asking a
change in the interstate commerce laws
for better regulation of traffic.
The location contest was waxed bitter,
Milwaukee. Chicago, st. Louis, Kansas
Citl- and Memphis seem to be leading In
the fight. Indications are the location
will be left to the new president and di-
rectors to settle.
Fight Did Not Develop.
Early in the convention it was reported
the delegates from Kansas and the south
west purposed to have a resolution put
through supporting Coburn Of Kansas for
secretary of agriculture to supplant Will
son Of Iowa The movement did not de-
velop, and Kansas men deny they planned
such a step.
Speaking of the movement to put Coburn
in the cabinet, Frank CroWell, leadlng
politician Of Kansas, and delegate TO the
convention said the Coburn movement
was not unfriendly to Wilson, and that
it was not the intention to seek to force
the latter out. If Wilson should see fit
to leave the cabinet then Coburn's claims
would be presented.
Crop Reports Scored.
Much comment was caused by the paper
of H. S. Grimes Of Portsmouth of this
morning scoring the system of government
crop reports bitterly. Among the papers
read this afternoon was one on Uniform
Rules for Grading GRAIN" by ]. D. Shan
nahan, chief inspector of Buffalo, and an
other on Compilations of Crop Statis-
tics" by John r. Sage, director Of Iowa
weather and crop service.
The session will close tonight with a
smoker. At 3 o'clock tomorrow the dele
gates will go in special train to Sioux
City, stopping on their way at Ames and
Boone.
Lockwood Reelected.
Officers were elected this afternoon as
follows President, B. A. Lockwood Of
Des Moines; vice president, T. P. Baxter
of Taylorville ILL.,; second vice president,
H. S. Grimes of Portsmouth, Ohio.
The board of directors will select Sec