The herald-advance. (Milbank, S.D.) 1890-1922, 1907-03-15


Dakota, some time previous to its adj
ionrnment, adopted concurrent reso-
luton which was transmitted TO the
Minnesota legislature, in which certain
complaints or charges were made re-
garding the grain inspection laws of
Minnesota. The Minnesota legislature
was requested to change or amend the
laws so as 10 remove the alleged
evils complained Of.
In reply the Minnesota Legislature
| adopted a concurrent resolution which
denied the charges and declined TO
make any changes in the Minnesota
laws. The Minnesota resolution said
in part:
There has never been any opposition
on the part of any legal authority OF
this state to the establishment of an
equitable grain inspection law at
Superior. Wis nor any attempt TO
prevent a competitive market at that
place.
| The Minnesota inspection ana
weighing laws are considered oy 'he
| grain trade to be the best and most ell
ficient laws of their kind in vogue
| Minnesota inspection and weighing
certificates are accepted the "ori'
| over as prima facie evidence or wha'
they stand for. The laws have proved
| themselves acceptable 10 the gram
| producers of this and other STATES
! and no complaint has been re-
ceived from any other state.
| Minnesota grain hospitals, or mixing
houses. have improved the condillol
of hundreds Of thousands OF busheis
| of Minnesota and North Dakota Whea''
/ and it follows that the owner Oh such
| a mixing house is entitled TO just re-
ward for his labor. and this ne receives
| in the higher price which he OBTAINS
| for the better grade of grain that ne
has established. The business is per
fectly legitimate from legal and com
mercial standpoint. No mixing Oh
grain is permitted in any OF the pubnc
terminal elevators of this state.
| There is nothing in the Minnesota
laws that prevents the erection anu
operation of terminal elevators by any
person so disposed
Evidence submitted to the legisia-
| ture shows that the suction .draft, So
| called, does not in material manner
| affect the weight Of grain and the
| dockage taken. A subcommittee m
spected this process in actual opera
ton. The removal of grain from car
was viewed from the time the doors
| were opened until the contents were
| deposited in the hopper scales at the
| top floor of the elevator. From TINS
car, weighing 63,090 pounds, there was
| collected total waste of four POUNDS
| and seven ounces. There would be
very little dockage TO account for N
| the grain was cleaned before il was
| loaded for shipment. The Minnesota
| dockage of grain is applied under the
most liberal rules to the shipper. who
| is given the benefit of the doubt as to
| the amount of dockage to be taken.
The average dockage per bushel for
| wheat for ten years in this state was
| 1913 ounces.
The system of car inspection for
''bad-order" cars stands in the front
rank of all such inspection systems
A congress held in Chicago in De-
| cember. 1906 adopted a standard OF
uniform grades for grain, which are
practically the official grades now n
force in this state. A delegate conven-
ton held in London, England. recently.
approved the Manitoba and Minnesota
INSPECTION of grain. to the exclusion Of
| any other system.
Accompanying the Minnesota reso-
luton was a detailed description show
| ing how the work is performed under
the Minnesota law. 1t says in part:
When a carload of grain reaches the
| terminal market it is placed by the
| railroad company upon special tracks,
called inspection tracks, which are
| provided in each railroad yard.
| A state sampler first takes the rec
| ord of the car number and initials,
| and also records the number OF the
| seal that he breaks in order TO enter
the car He then takes hollow brass
tube, called probe and by plung-
| ing this probe down through the grain
| to the bottom of the car in several
places he secures fair sample of the
/ grain tnTOuSsUOul tnc NnOIc lOdu hO
sampler then reseals the car and
keeps record Of the state seal ap-
piled.
| 4 sample of the grain is also taken
by a chamber Of commerce sampler.
which is given TO the consisnee of the
| car.
| The sample obtained by the state
| sampler is then taken 70 the state in
| spection office. where under a proper
Light il is carefully inspected by eX-
! pert inspectors. The grade and dock
age. ii there is any dockage. is then
! determined by means OF apparatus
| adapted to the work. consisting of fine
ly adjusted scales and sieves Of differ
ent kinds.
If the shipper or the consignee is
not satisfied with either grade or dock
age on the car in question. ii is his
privilege TO call for reinspection.
| The case is then carefully reviewed by
the chief deputy inspector or the as
| sistant chief deputies. In case the
parties interested are still dissatisfied, .,
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