The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-12-18
City A. Grain Market Is
Discussed In Chicago
Periodical
BOARD OF TRADE ACTIVE
Cairo Is Important To South
For Market OF
Cereal Products

Cairo as Grain Market" is the
subject OF an article in the Decem-
ber issue OF the National Hay and
Grain Reporter, published at Chi
cago, which describes the system OF
weighing here, and illustrated with
pictures of II. Seymour Antrim, w.
S. Powell and the Halliday, Cairo
and Magee elevators.
The article follows:
Cairo, Illinois, has IL miles OF
paved streets, and a Mayor with a
personality plus. The city Is To-
Gated within the triangle of two
magnificent rivers. Through the en-
terprise of its industrious citizens
mosquitoes and ague have been rele-
gated to Heckate.
Cairo, therefore, is an enterpris-
ing city and grain dealer located
in Cairo is well recommended. With
in the last six months Cairo has
made speedy strides in placing its
grain market upon q foundation sec
ond to none.
There are five grain elevators in
Cairo operated respectively bxa the
Illinois Elevator Co.. Cairo Milling
Co., the Halliday Elevator Co., the
Magee Grain Co., and Thistlewood
G. Co.
Cairo, naturally, is an important
gateway to the south and It's meth.
ods of transacting business, in con-
sideration OF its location and the
large amount of grain which it
handles, should be above reproach.
So far as the Board of Trade is con-
cerned no fault can be found with
its present methods Of weighing and
inspecting grain.
"W S. Powell, for 25 years con-
nected with the Illinois Inspection
Department in Chicago, is now chief
inspector and weigh.master for the
Cairo Board of Trade and Mr.. Pow
ell gives his entire attention to this
work He personally supervises the
inspection of every sample of grain
and every car arriving in Cairo. He
has now in his employ three SAM
piers who gather samples from each
car and Mr.. Powell personally in
spects each of these samples. If he
is in doubt as to the proper grade
Of the grain he goes to the car him.
self and makes personal investiga-
tion Each sample of all "in"
grain is kept for six days and each
sample of all "out" grain Is kept for
thirty days so that in case of dis
Dute as to the quality of the grain
the sample is always on hand to as
slst in the adjudication of claim.
The Board of Trade has an appeals
committee to which an appeal may
be made from the inspection of the
chief inspector. There is no charge
for an appeal. SOC is charged for In.
specting grain.
In connection with his inspection
work the board has installed Hess
moisture tester and grain is bought
and sold in Cairo upon the moisture
test, but the test Is not the sole de-
termfning factor In grading.
"The weighing system under the
supervision Of the board Of trade
was. inaugurated Oct. l. Mr.. Pow
ell has supervision over all the scales
in Cairo and the deputy weighmen
are responsible to him isor their
work and are in no way connected
with any member of the board of
trade employees. Grain shippers
who expect to receive official Weight
and Inspection Certificates will con-
sign their grain to any Of the fol-
lowing firms II. s. Antrim G. Co..
Chas. Cunningham, Halliday Elev.
Co. Magee Grain Co., H. l.. Halliday
Milling Co., Samuel Hastings Co.,
Pink = Co.. and Thistlewood & Co,
and insist that they receive .cer-
tiiicates signed by w. S. Powell.
There was considerable agdta-
tion represented by a bill intro
duced in the last session Of the Illi-