The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1905-08-31
INSPECTION fight
NOW Up TO MOODY
DAK0TAN lNvOKES HIS AID AGAINST
GRAIN RING
Senator Yonng Asks u s. Attorney General For Opinion In
the Case. Wants to Know Whether Grain Shipped to
Superior Can be Held Back For Inspection on the Way;
Speaks on Behalf Of Dakota Shippers
Superi0r D0ily Telegram.

Superior Daily Telegram.
One phrase of the Wisconsin grain
inspection fight is up to Attorney Gen.
eral Moody of the United States.
The matter is that of the right Of
railroad companies to hold up grain
consigned to Superior and to have it
inspected by Minnesota officials before
it gets here. Already there have been
instances of grain consigned here that
has been held at Duluth for Minnesota
Inspection and this without orders
for Minnesota inspection.
Young Writes
Attorney General Moody has been
communicated with by Senator George
M. Young, of Valley City, N. D., ask
ing for an opinion as to whether this
action by the railroad companies is not
interfering with the rights Of shippers
in violation of the interstate COM
merce law of the United States. Sena
tor Young asks that if the attorney
general finds that Minnesota inspect
ors cannot interfere with cars con-
signed to Superior that the attorney
general take vigorous measures to see
that the rights of shippers are not in
terfered with.
Result Of \. P. Order.
1t is supposed that the request for
action comes from the fact that the
Northern Pacific has already given
orders that grain billed to Superior
for storage and handling here must I've
marked wisconsin inspection" anI
the fact that it ispopularly supposed
that all grain shipped by North Dako'
ia people to Superior will be held up
at various points in Minnesota for
inspection.
Grain Delayed.
The instance referred to above is
that of two cars of grain shipped from
Dakota on August 16 and consigned to
Superior. 1t is not here yet al.
though it was due here Monday. 1t
is understood that the road is holding
it up in Duluth where it has already
been inspected by Minnesota officials
without orders from the commission
men here to whom it was consigned.
Youngs Letter.
Senator Young's letter to the attor
ney general is self-cxplanatory and
says:
Hon. w. II. Moody, Attorney Genera
for the United States, Washington
DC.
Dear Sir:
The natural grain markets fol
North Dakota are Minneapolis, Mimi.
Duluth, Minn., and Superior, Wis
Fo- many years the grain entering
these markets has been graded by in
spectors appointed under the pro
visions of the grain and warehouse
law of Minnesota. The Minnesota
inspection system has never beer
satisfactory to our people and oul
grain growers haye suffered great in
Justice thereby. 1t has been oper
ated too largely in the intesest of the
terminal elevator companies.
The Grain Fight.
During the session of 1903 Of the
Wisconsin legislature bill was intro
duced providing for the establishment
of Wisconsin grain and warehouse
commission for the state of Wisconsin
and providing for licensing and in.
spection of grain in the city of Supe'
rior and other points in the state Of
Wisconsin. Concurrent resolutions
were adopted by the legislature Of
North Dakota requesting it's passage
and declaring it to be the desire Of
the grain growers of the state. A
legislative committee was also dele
gated to the Wisconsin capitol tt
urge the passage of the bill
II Now A Law.
II A bill substantially the same as tht
one referred to was introduced in the
legislature of Wisconsin during the
session of 1905 which was passed ant
has since become law. Our legisla
ture endorsed the bill and urged it,
passage. / enclose an unofficial copy
of the bill. You will observe thai
section 2 provides that before th'
governor of the state of Wisconsin ap
points the commissioners, he shall re
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