The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-03-13
MAY SOLVE THE.
INSPECTION
| PROF.! FIN : :
The Establishment of I.abora-
tories at Minneapolis and
Duluth.
PROVIDED FOR N AGR|CuL.
. IURAL APPROPRIATION BILL
Conference Between Senator Hans.
breugl, DR.. Galloway, Mr.. Shanahan
and Mr.. Wood Of Agricultural De.
partment May Have Most Important
Effect-Matters Of Grain Inspection.
(By r. c. s.yder.,

Washington, March ia long
conference was held between Senator
Hansbrough and DR.. Galloway, Mr..
Shanahan, and Mr.. Wood, of the Agri.
cultural department on the subject
of federal inspection and grading of
grain.
It will be recalled that year ago
Senator Hansbrough had inserted in
the Agricultural Appropriation Bill a
provision authorizing the establish
ment of two laboratories under the
auspices of the agricultural depart
ment with view to developing the
project of federal inspection. The
laboratories were established and put
in operation, one at New York and
the, other at Baltimore. Since the
enactment of this legislation the de-
partment has received many appli-
cations from grain dealers throughout
the country requesting that the de-
partment supply them with the rules
and regulations as a guidance to the
private inspection of grains. Quite
number of cargoes of wheat and
corn were passed upon at New York
and Baltimore and certificates OF In
spection given to the exporters and
the plan has worked satisfactorily
The purchases of American grain In
Europe being partial to the govern
ment inspection and grading.
The law was re-enacted at the last
session of congress and an appro-
priation of $25,000 was added for the
establishment and maintenance of ad-
ditional laboratories. At the confer
ence held today it was decided that
a laboratory should be established at
Duluth, one at Minneapolis, and one
at st. Louis. During the past year
the department has been engaged in
perfecting apparatus by the use Of
which a consignment of grain may
be scientifically and graded in very
short space Of time and in such a way
as to admit of no dispute as to the
quality of grain. 1t Is the opinion
of DR.. Galloway who is the Chief
of Bureau of Plant Industry in the
department, that in a very short time
the department will be able to fur
nish at cost all of the necessary ap-
paratus for inspection and grading so
that the elevators Of the country and
individual grain raisers themselves
may possess themselves of the scienti-
fic appliances which will be operated
for the testing, inspection, and grad
ing of all kinds of grain in manner
scientifically perfect. DR.. Galloway
is very confident that in this way,
through the several laboratories es>
tablished, there will be standardiza-
ton in grain which will be adopted
by both grain producer and grain
dealers, and that the standard adopt
ed by the government will be ac-
cepted by all concerned. &,
The apparatus consists of an in
strument for ascertaining the moist
ure content in any quantity of grain
and another instrument, very simple
in itself, for ascertaining the amount
Of dockage. The department is still
at work bringing this apparatus to a
still higher state Of perfection and
the plan is to put it into general use.
1t will not be necessary to establish
many additional laboratories-prob-
ably one at Orleans and one at Seattle
or San Francisco-and it is believed
that the cost of this federal inspection
will be nominal.
1t is predicted that within a short
time a standard of grain grades will
be established under this new plan
that will be not only acceptable to
the grain trade but entirely salts
factory to grain producers who have
heretofore had many causes Of COM
tlaint on account of discrimination
as to grades and as to excessive dock
age.
1t is believed that this plan of in
spection and grading meets with the
approval of Senator McCum'ber, who
has given good deal of attention
to the subject of federal inspection.
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