The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-06
TO LEAVE ]. I !; J WISCONSIN
Peavey and Cargill Interests Appear
in Grain Inspection Hearing
at Madison.
Badger Inspection Will Force Them
to Close Their Elevators at y. !.
West Superior.
Special to The Journal.

Special to The Journal. ,--..
Madison, Wis, March 6.-The last hear
ing on the bill providing for Wisconsin
system Of grain inspection was held by the
committees on state affairs In joint SEES
sion last evening. The hearing was held
in response to the request of Milwaukee
men who said they wanted to be heard
None Of them was on hand. but Robert
Eliot, grain operator on the Milwaukee
Board of Trade, sent a letter supporting
the position taken by the Cargills. :
The only arguments made last evening
were by E. N. Bradley, representing the
Peavey elevators at Superior and Duluth,
and w. w. Cargill of La Crosse, who with
his brother owns eight or ten elevators in
the state. They brought out little that
the committee had not heard, laying
stress principally on the established value
Of the Duluth inspection, which, they
said, has a standing Of the highest class
the world over. and with which no new
inspection could hope to compete They
insisted that Wisconsin inspection would
force them to close their elevators at
West Superior.
100000 Asked for st. Louis.
The bill appropriating 100000 for the
St. Louis worlds fair, in addition to the
$4,000 appropriated two years ago, was
up before the committees ON state affairs
in joint session yesterday afternoon. Elk
Governor w. D. Hoard, eN-Congressman
S. A. Cook and William Geuder of Mil
waukee, members of the commission,
urged the appropriation, saying this
amount would be necessary if wisconsin
was to have an adequate exhibit at the
fair, and that in view of the showing that
will be made by other states, it would be
better to make no attempt at an exhibit
with the amount now authorized. DR..
r. w. Kra ckowitzer Of Milwaukee also
made an argument for the bill.
G. M. Reeves, who represents the COM
mittee on promotion of the exposition, was
present and addressed the committee, CIV
ing figures to show that the exposition is
to be the greatest ever held in the world.
The committee did not arrive at decision
on the bill.
Won't Pay the Tax.
Not more than one-fifth of the owners
of the vessels registered in Wisconsin
ports have paid the tax for 1902, accord
ing to admissions made to the committee
on assessment and collection of taxes by
Captain Frank L. Vance and Attorney E.
H. Bottum of Milwaukee.
They said they had endeavored to in.
duce the vesselmen to make their reports
promptly and to pay the license fee, a.
required by the law, but the owners 1lat
failed to do SO. Mr.. Bottum stated tina
the tax was paid on about per cent only
OIL the vessel enrolment IN milwaukee, an(
| with Mr. Vance he favored the enactmen
of stringent penalty to oblige the vesse
owners to comply with the law
Both gentlemen appeared before tn,
| committee to argue against the repeal o
| the tonnage tax law, as proposed by tn,
bill of Mr.. Johnson Of Oconto. Their argu
ment was that the repeal of the law woult
drive all of the vessels from Wisconsin
and make them seek ports Of entry in tn
adjoining states, either in Michigan o
| Minnesota. e. \