The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1907-12-12
Grain Inspector RadfOrd Says
Situation Is Clearing.
CAN GET MONEY NOW.
Farmers No Longer Have
Trouble to Collect.
Mr.. RadfOrd FavOrs a Federal
Inspection Law.

Grain has commenced to move
again. announced State Grain Inspector
John w. Radford today. For a time
during the beginning of the panic, there
was nothing doing in the grain busi-
ness. No shipments were bejng re-
celved, because there was no way of
paying for the shipments Farmers
didn't want checks which could not be
converted into cash If necessary. and
consequently they kept their grain.
Now, however, the commission men
have made some sort of arrangement
1 don't know exactly what-by which
they are able to pay for the grain and
1t is coming into Kansas City in con-
siderable quantity. One house there
received fifteen car loads yesterday,
and that means about $4,000. This
shows that the financial situation is
opening up rapidly, and that money for
big business affairs is now available"
Mr.. Radford is in favor of a national
grain inspection law, and IS one of two
state grain inspectors in the United
States who refused to join a remon-
STRANGE against the passage of the Nc
Comber bill which provides for a sys-
tenn of national grain inspection.
L believe in a system of federal grain
inspection" said Mr.. Radford, '1n spite
of the fact that the enactment of such
a law would probably cost me my job
as state grain inspector. All of the
grain buyers of the country seem to be
fighting the law, and they have lined
up most of the state grain inspectors
in their behalf
81 favor a federal grain inspection
law because that is the only method by
which we can have uniformity of in
spection. The state grain inspectors
may adopt uniform rules, but each
state will have it's own Interpretation
of those rules, and there won't be any
uniformity after all. The grain buyers
are opposed to the federal inspection
because they prefer to have local in
spectors in the employ of the local
board of trade, who can be depended
upon to do what is for the best interests
of the local market. It is very easy for
an Inspector, without being dishonest
er, much to the advantage of the farm
er shipping, or to the advantage of the
buyer. If the market is trying to culti-
vate the trade of a certain section, the
grading and weighing will be on a most
liberal basis and the farmers will be
pleased, and will continue to send grain
to that market. On the other hand, the
grading can be done so that the buyer
can be given the advantage.
with federal system of inspection.
the differences between different mar
kets would largely be eliminated. IL
would also protect the foreign buyer.
At present the way grain is handled at
certain export ports is subject to much
criticism. They get Kansas No
wheat at the port, mix 1T with lot OF
hospital wheat, and then ship 1t to
Europe as No. Kansas wheat. That
gives Kansas No. wheat a bad name.
of course it doesn't go out with the
Kansas inspection. but 1t has the in
spection of that port. 1t was necessary
to establish federal inspection of pack
ing houses to protect the foreign trade
from interior American meats, and 1t
may be necessary to establish federal
inspection to protect foreign countries
from fraudulent grading of American
wheat"