Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1906-12-03

done. Our shippers were
greatly benefited during
the time the Wisconsin inspection was
in force, but by the apparent COM
bined efforts of the interests above |
named, this Wisconsin inspection is
imperative and all grain received at
the head of the lakes must be in
spected by Minnesota inspectors un-
der Minnesota rules.
The story of how the Wisconsin law
was made absolutely imperative is an
one. The Duluth board of
trade made a rule that no member of
the Duluth board of trade could hold
membership in a similar organization
within a hundred miles of Duluth.
This was done to compel all grain
men doing business at the head of the
lakes to confne their business to Du-
'luth. Then all terminal elevators
located in Superior, suddenly were
closed as public elevators and became
private elevators operated by indi-
viduals holding, leases AS private.
elevators they we're able to d1scr1m-
mate in the business offered them and
this discrimination took the form of
refusing to receive grain inspected
under Wisconsin rules and by Wiscon-
sin inspectors. It, does not require
anything further to show you now
Wisconsin inspection was put down
and out and why all of our grain
must now be graded, inspected and
weighed under Minnesota inspection
rules.
Your committee attempted to have
a hearing with the Duluth board OF
trade and met with some of the Of
ficers and members of that board for
this purpose.
Exceptions were taken by members
Of the Duluth board of trade to the
fact that Senator HudnaH of Superior
Wis, had been invited to be present
at this meeting. Senator Hudnall had
asked the privilege of speaking at
our last association convention on the
subject of the grading and inspection
of grain and during the course of his
remarks had made, statements to
which the Duluth board of trade had
strongly objected. The object of your
committee in having him present at
the conference with the board of trade
was to get at the truth or falsity of
the statements made to which e2cep-
tons were taken by the Duluth board
of trade.
Members of the board of trade alb
solutely refused to proceed with the
conference while Senator Hudnal was
present Notwithstanding the fact that
your committee stated if the confer
ence could not proceed while he was
present his statements would have to
be accepted as facts by the commit
tee. ~.
Objections were also made by mem
bers of the board of trade to the
stenographer who was present at the
request of your committee.
Your committee withdrew from the
conference for. the purpose OF con
sidering the objections raised by mem
bers OF the board of trade. Being
present at the invitation of the board
and feeling that our request to have
Senator H1ldnali present long enough
to so over the statements made by
him at our convention, to which ex.
lceptions had been taken by the board
was not unreasonable, and also feel.
Ing that an effort was being mad to
throw sarch restrictions around the
conference as would make IL of nc
/ value whatever 10 tihe committee, 4
Was finally decided that we Wouid
withdraw and not attempt to proceed
farther with the conf erencs at thai
time The conmit tee thereupon re
i tired from the conference.
/ Following this attempt 81 con