Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1908-01-19

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and against the producer whereby
such purchaser, as is now the case,
would secure one-haf to two-thirds
of the crop at grade lower than that
to which it was entitled.
S. Under national inspection it
would be impossible to ship out three
times as many bushels of the higher
grades as are taken in the terminal
elevators. Under the present system
the buyer, by controlling the person
mel of the board Of inspectors, prac-
tically determines what grade he will
buy in at and what grade he will sell
out at. The department inspectors
would apply the same test on grain
received as shipped out.
6. If the shipper mixed his grades
such mixture would have to be again
inspected and graded by the depart
ment and such grain could not be
sold in the market under a false GER
tificate. This would give confidence
in our American standards and facili-
tate our export business in wheat,
corn and flax the same way that our
meat inspection has facilitated COM
merce in meat.
Z. The producer of North Dakota
or South Dakota, for instance, has not
the slightest voice in determining the
personnel of the political inspectors
of his grain in Minneapolis, Duluth,
Superior or Chicago, where he must
sell it, nor can his voice be heard
as to the proper system of inspection
or grading. Under national inspec.
ton he can be heard. Through his
representation he is brought in touch
with the department, which must list.
! en- to his complaint or suggestions
| and if we'll founded will seek to ap.
ply proper remedy. In addition to
this an inspector, if found incompe
tent, may be discharged or removed
| to another section of the country
| where he might be competent
| 8. Under national inspection il
would be almost impossible to secure
false certificates as to grades to as
sist in gambling deals on the board
of trade.
9. Dockage would have nothing tt
do with grades. A sufficient amount
is deducted by the buyer to cover moi
| only the amount of poor wheat anG
| any dirt Or foul stuff, but also to GOV
er expense of cleaning. While this
dockage is a total loss to the produc
er and worse than loss, because he
is compelled to pay freight on it, il
| is a gain to the purchaser, for while
the purchaser pays nothing for it he
sells it to be ground into cattle feed
or grinds it himself and sells it to
good advantage.
Feasibility Of National Inspection
/ l. The change from state and
| board Of trade inspection now invogue
to national inspection and grading
4 would be most simple. The depart
/ ment could overnight take the pres
emit force of inspectors and make them
national inspectors. 1t could then
work off the incompetent as occasion
required. These inspectors would be
new men only in being free from po
lltlcal influence Or personal fealty
2. lnasmuch as national inspection
and grading would cover only grains
raised in one state and shipped into
another, or grains shipped from ont
state to a foreign market, and would
not include grains raised in a state
to be used wholly therein, the pres
ent number of inspectors could bt
greatly reduced.
q. There would be no difficulty il
\ fixing grades. The department would
>. naturally accept all present CONNER
cial grades and would, of course, mod
ify them only as experience demand
ed. The modification, therefore
would be made without the slightes
injury to commercial contracts or ID
terest
A A. The bill makes provision 70
sales by samples and without th
4 use OF grades where such may b
the custom OF where any purchase
desires to SO purchase. But of cours
all exports should be graded.
4 3. The present charges for grad
ing and inspection range from S
cents to Is cents per car. AT S