The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1911-04-12

the evasion of the laws of the state
of Kansas, for the inspection ana
weighing of grain at the freight term
inals and public warehouses within
this state to the great harm of the
producers and shippers os grain within
the state of Kansas, and the public
generally dealing in grain"
The inspection certificates OF the
Kansas grain department have always
been accepted as final by all boards
of trade and grain dealers as estab-
fishing the correct grade of grains.
The railroads are charged with failing
to make reports to the grain depart
ment of the shipments of grain ar
irving at Kansas City and without the
bills of lading the department was
helpless to make inspections The
railroads also are charged with fall
ure and refusal to collect the inspec-
ton fees established by the state and
to pay them over to the grain depart
ment when the inspections are made.
The elevators are charged with con-
spiracy to refuse to permit the Kansas
grain inspectors to enter the ware
houses to inspect and weigh the gram
as 1t goes into the elevators or is ship
ped out. The elevators have relinquish-
ed their licenses as public warehouse
men and the attorney general alleges
that they are violating the law by ac-
cepting grain for storage without hav-
ing these licenses and without issuing
warehouse receipts for the grain stored
and refusing to allow the Kansas de-
partment to make the inspections and
weigh the grain. 1t IS asserted that
this conspiracy of the elevators and
railroads Is doing and is intended to dc
great harm to the shippers and pro-
ducers of the state and it is being done
to bring into disrepute the Kansas
grain inspection department. and for
the profit of private associations en-
gagged in the handling of grain in this
state.
Will Injure Producers.
The petition says:
Your petitioner is Informed and be-
lieves and therefore alleges the fact to
be that the said defendants are seek
ing in unlawful, concerted action, by
sundry ruses and Devices unknown to
the petitioner t. eVade the law of the
state of Kansas relative to the inspec-
ton and weighing of grain and the reg
ulat1on of the grain business under the
provisions of the statute for the pur-
pose of injuring the producers and
Shippers and grain within the state OF
Kansas and the public generally and
the bringing into disrepute the Kansas
grain inspection department and dis
crediting it's acts in the grain markets
or the United States to the profit o1
private organizations and associations
OF individuals engaged in buying an6
selling grain and transactions general
y ioldtlHS thereto Sucn as the Kansas
City, Mo-. board of trade and Other
similar organizations desiring to sub.
stitute their own interested private
and discriminatory weighing and in
spection for an official state, disinter-
ested, fair and competent inspection o.
the department with official certificates
evidencing such inspection"
The prayer of the petition is that th'
railroads be compelled to collect the
inspection and weighing charges anc
pay the charges to the grain depart
ment and furnish the department will
the bills of lading so that inspection.
lcan be made promptly. The court il
| asked to compel the elevator com
1 panies to. permit the inspectors {.
weigh and inspect the grain in the ell
evators, as it goes in and is shipped
| out.
The supreme court has granted al
alternative writ of mandamus