Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1903-01-21
THE STATE WILL HELP
COMMITTEE ON GRAIN MSPEC
TloN FAvoRs WISCONSIN
PLAN.
MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE
MEET WEST SUPERIOR MEN.

Better System Of Grain Inspection in
Which Members Of the Committee
Unanimously Favor Proposed Plan.
The special committee on grain in
spection, consisting of Senator'S Jacob
son and Sharpe, Representatives
Young. Baker, of Ramsey, and Leech.
and Attorney General Erich and Com
missioner Turner. met with Messrs.
Crumpton and Schmitt in the attor-
ney generals Office at the close of the
session Tuesday. to hear the pro-
posal and statements of the West
Superior grain men. Mr.. Young was
chosen as chairman of the committee.
Mr.. Young stated the object of the
appointment of the committee. and re-
ouested Messrs. Crumpton and Schmitt
to state to the committee what matters
they had to present. Mr.. Crumpton
stated that it was deemed advisable
by the West Superior board of trade
to appoint a committee to confer with
the North Dakota legislature regard
ing cooperation with Wisconsin in
grain inspection. The Wisconsin mar
ket handled mainly North Dakota
grain. The inspection at the present
time was under Minnesota supervision.
He told of the pressure that had been
brought to hamper Wisconsin inspec-
ton some years ago. minnesota in
spectors were operating in Wisconsin
contrary to law but by sufferance of
the state of Wisconsin. The grain at
the head of the lakes was marketed
and handled largely at West Superior,
and was billed there. The milling in
terests were located at Superior. The
elevator capacity at Superior was o.
100000 bushels. against $4,000 900 at
Duluth. Grain was under control Of
Minnesota inspectors and weigh.
masters. The proposition of West SUI
perior was the cooperation of North
Dakota toward a North Dakota Wis
cOnsin system of inspection. He
thought it would be a better system
than the present to have the state of
Wisconsin take up the matter. 1t wOcld
be necessary to create a grain com
mission consisting of three men. the
governor of Wisconsin to confer with
the governor of North Dakota and ap-
point a man selected by the gov
ernOr of North Dakota. That propo-
c;ttaV ,r.a,,lI -s,-@ Ay., nxl-sz
member and the other two would be
n recommended by the New York
produce exchange if possible. and one
named by Wisconsin's governor. The
eastern shippers complained of poor in
spection, rigid inspection in and poor
out. This commission would have full
authority to appoint weighmasters and
inspectors, establish grades and CON
stitute final appeal board. 1t was i'm
portant. therefore, that competent
men be appointed. This. he said. was
what was wanted from North Dakota
that the legislature pass a bill au-
thorizing the governor to select some
mar on the board. 1t would be the
policy of Wisconsin simply to charge
fees necessary to maintain the de-
P"A ~ NloCOilolu ldlIeu 10 DdSS
the proposed bill it was proposed to
operate under the present law. He
explained some of the workings of the
present inspection and displayed some
samples of grain that were inspected
in and out, to show the difference
in the two inspections. These. he
said, were taken from actual shin.
ments.
A sample of a cargo of $4,000 bushels
inspected out, was of a decidedly in.
1erlor quality, but was graded out as
No. 2. no dockage. Members of the
commission manifested much interest
IN the display OF samples. particularly
wnen other samples, inspected in
graded poorer but were of a manifestly
superior quality. A sample graded in
as rejected, was much superior tn that
inspected out as No. 2. The SAMPLES
We're presented to show the irregulari.
ties of inspection.
The matter of grain business. he
SAID, a come to the point where the
West Superior people must either es.
tablish an independent system from
or go to Duluth and ioin
win the Minnesota people. If the
move contemplated succeeded. North
Dakota would have the name and the
grade, it being proposed to call the
wheat Dakota" It was jmnortont
TO both West Superior and to North
Dakota If the present plan failed II
was doubtful IL any future item
would be made to establish an indie.
pendent inspection. He did not think
the elevators would oppose it. The
market. he thought, would be in Su.
perior, as the railroads. elevators and
milling interests were there.
Mr.. Young asked II there would no
any expenses to North Dakota. and n
joint inspection would affect sh,n.
ments to Minneapolis-so that the
farmer would lose no right. NJ
Crumpton said under the proposed avs.
TEN The farmer would have the advsn.
Jag OF two inspections, where now
e was but one. A man who
shipped to Duluth. of course. would
nave to take Minnesota inspection. In.
spection and weighing would he 5o
cents a car, the same price IA now
Figures were also quoted to show TIC
large increase Of out shipments ~
various grades of grain. over in shin.
Notwithstanding that grain vas
graded higher mt than a. ~