Little Falls herald. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1889-1950, 1906-07-06

called to certain errors and Inaccuracies 10
his original computation and rhereupon aft.
ant, before the close of said case. in oncu
court, called the attention OF the presiding
inige to the fact that in some respects said
computation was not correct.
That since said time atHant has examined
into said matter more carefull- and has
made use of all available statistics aad re-
PORTS as to the amount of wheat received.
shipped and made into fonr between Sept
/, 1892, and Sept. !, 1902. at the port OF
Duluth-Snperior and now knows that the
original computation made by atilant, and
hereto attached marked Exhibit A. was
not true or correct statement as to the
facts in many respects. though at the time
taat at1!an{ made said statements, atf'ant
believed them to be true
That afhant now knows that In hts original
computation. marked Exhibit A. hereto
attached, af1ant failed to take into ac~
count the following items relating to such
receipts and shipments Of grain. to- wit:
y clerical error in the original compu-
tatioh increasing the apparent excess OF
shipments over receipt. by 1000, oOo bush
els; CO. the stock Of wheat in store In els
vators on Sept. l, 1892, amounting 10 l.:
t54, 400 bushels: ~ the stock Of wheat in
store Selt. !. 1902 amounting 10 363 90
bushels; ~ the amount Of wheat received
by elevators on Duluth-Superior harbor and
6uOStAlucuAl out ny SdIO SleNUlVtS
to dour Tllls !QStcd at Duluth and Supe-
rior, between Sept. J. 1892, and Sept. J,
1895, amounting to 81, 6S6 OOO bushels; ~
the amount Of correction that should be
made in the number Of BUSHELS Of wheat
used In the production Of -four In said
period Of time on account Of the use In said
original statement Exhibit A" Of calendar
years instead OF crop years. amounting to
600 bushels; (6) the amount II allow
that ahou16 no in SofS "EHh}Aff
A." but not therein taken Into account,
fee tare on account Of dirt. foul seed, etc.
on 81, $4,000 bushels Of wheat reported
as having been received by the Minnesota
state weighing department as gross BUSH
1ls amounting to 4671, 900 bushels; "a the
amount Of allowance that should be made
In said statement for transfers Of grain
between elevators % the same syetem.
That afaant has prepared statement,
which is hereto attached. and marked ''Ex.
hibiI b." which shows correctly in bush
els mo account being made OF fractions OF
q thousand bushels in the final computa-
tien) the allowa nee that should be made In
said original statement Exhibit AZ on &C
count Of the various items hereinabove
enumerated. which were lot taken into &C.
count in said original statement Exhibit
A. and has tabulated said items in the
form Of a debit and credit statement, for
the purpose Of striking balance upon
said statement. as a supplement to the
original statement Exhibit A. hereto at
tached. and for the purpose of explaining
the apparent discrepancy Of about 26,0OO,-
900 bushels, shown by said ''Exhlbit A."
That after careful and painStaking ex-
animation which afliant has made Of said
matter, af1iant is nosH convinced that, dur
ing the period from Sept. 1, 1892. to Sept.
J, 1902, there was no excess of shipments OF
grain from the elevators at the head OF
Lake Superior. over receipts of grain by
said elevators Including stocks in storage
at the commencement and end OF said Pc
rod, as charged by affiant before said leg
islature, and in the testimony In said case
Of Gregory, Cook Il Co. VS.. Wisconsin
Grain Commission. aid in private CONVERSE
lions and correspondence, and that in all
such statements and correspondence afaant
now finds that he was misinforned, and
makes this affidavit for the purpose of cor
rectin9 such nisstatements and Of showing
the true facts.
(Signed) FRANK r. CRt'MPTON.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this
Goth day Of May, A. D. 1906
D. w, STOCKING,
Notary Public. st. Louis County, MINI.