Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1907-11-15

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mixing to such an extent that it ship
ped out twice as much No. Northern
as it received. The obvious explana-
ton was that this grade was adulter-
ated with lower grades by fully half,
yet sold For the price of No. 1.
The London corn trade called a con-
ference of foreign grain buyers in
Paris. One complaint was made that
a delivery Of American winter hard
wheat, No. 2, had been made in which
not only the new crop was mixed with
considerable quantity Of last years
but also with considerable amount
of damaged wheat. From American
inspectors who delivered the certifi-
Gates of inspection the only explana-
lion received was, We consider our
principal duty is to secure consump-
ton OF our CROP ,3
Corn certified as No. 2, or sail grade
a quality capable of sustaining long
voyage in sailing ships, was said to
have arrived in bad condition after
a rather short voyage, and the COM
plant was met by the statement 1t
was the fault of the purchasers, who
bought during the months when corn
Il terminates s-ttF
Senator McCumber's new bill pro-
Vides that sS50,000 shall be reasonable
for inspection service. 1t is planned
to take over the inspection service Of
states and. boards of trade if the bill
becomes Law and then to weed out
incompetents. =.
The Mccunb Der Measure .
Senator McCumpers bill as redraft-
ed and ready for congress inspection
follows in full below: las
A bill to provide for the inspection
and grading of grain entering into in
terstate commerce and to secure uni
fornity in standards and classification
OF grain and for other purposes.
#s Be it enacted by the senate and
house Of representatives of the United
States of America in congress as
senbied, that the secretary of Agri-
culture shall organize in the bureau
OF plant industry of his department a
section Of grain inspection and grad
ing, and shall, according to the rules
Of the civil service, appoint such ex-
perts and other employees as may be
deemed by him necessary to carry out
the provisions of the act. :.
Sec. q. That said secretary shall
also appoint, in accordance with the
rules Of the civil service, at each OF
the following cities, towit: Portland,
Me; Boston, New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Chicago, Minneapolis, Du-
lutf1, Superior Kansas City, Missouri;
St Louis, New Orleans, Seattle, Ta-
coma and San Francisco, and at such
other important centers of interstate
trade and commerce in grain as he
may consider necessary or proper for
carrying out the provisions Of this
act, one chief grain inspector and such
assistants as may be required to in
spect and grade grains as herein pro
yided
Sec. 3 That said inspectors shall
4 be paid a salary or compensation to be
fixed by the secretary OF agriculture,
which shall correspond ais near as pos
sible TO salaries and copensations
paid other officers or eployes Of the
government performing similar du-
ties.
Secretary to Have Authority
See. That the secrsfarysof agri-
culture shall make all needfnl rules
and regulations governing the inspec-
ton and grading herein provided for.
Sec. 5 That said secretary of agri-
culture be, and ne is hereby authoriz-
ed and required, as soon a5 may be