Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1912-01-20
ORGANIZATION FOR
GRAIN INSPECTION
Robert M. McWade,

Bureau, 1926 New York Avenue.
Washington, Jan 20.-At the in
stance of Senator McCumber, of
North Dakota, the Senate Committee
On agriculture and forestry, will take
up for final consideration in a few
day an important me" sure which he
introduced in the beginning of April
of last year, and in which not alone
the farming. railroad transportation,
and other interests of this entire
country are deeply interested. but al
so those of foreign nations with
which We have trade and other re-
lations. The bill has for its avowed
objects strict provisions for the in
spection and grading of grain enter
ing into interstate commerce, and
for securing uniformity in standards
and classification of grain. In all OF
it's II sections this bill bears the
earmarks of close and 2ainstaking
study Of the valuable interests in
volved.
Among other thing. the Secretary
of Agriculture is empowered by this
measure to organize in the U. S.
bureau of plant industry rection OF
grain inspection and grading, appoint
ing therefor such experts and other
.employes as are necessary. He is
authorized to appoint, in accordance
with civil service rules, one chief
grain inspector and assistants at
PORTLAND, Maine, Boston, New York,
Philadelphia. Baltimore, Chicago,
Minneapolis. Duluth, Kansas City,
Missouri, Saint Louis, New Orleans,
Seattle. Tacoma, San Francisco, and
at such other important centers OF
interstate trade and commerce in
grain as he may consider necessary.
These inspectors are only to be ap-
pointed at such important points OF
intrastate grain trade as shall fur
nish sufficient inspection service to-
fully pay the expenses OF maintaining
an inspection there. and when he is
assured that the grain trade interests
at that place are DESTROYS of securing
Federal inspection; but in no case
can any of those inspectors inspect
or grade such intrastate grain except
on the request of its owner or his
agent.
Section 5 of the bill authorizes and
directs the secretary Immediately
after its enactment, to determine and
fix, according to such standards as he
may provide, such classifications and
grading of wheat flax, corn, rye, oats.
barley, and other grains as in his
Judgment the usages Of trade may
warrant and permit. In the inaugu-
ration of this work he may adopt
the standard of classification and
grades now recognized by the laws
of any state, or by boards of trade, or
chambers of commerce and he may
also modify or change such classltl'
cations and gradings from time to
tims as in mis- opinion may be for the
best interest of interstate and export
grain trade.
When those standards are fixed,
and the c,assifcation-and grades de-
termined they are to b. made matters
of permanent recold In the Agrlcui-
tural Department, public notice must
be given of the facts. and thereafter
those classifications and grades are
to be known as "The United States
Standard" Thirty days after SUCH
classifications. etc., they are to ne
held to be the standard in all inter-
state commerce in grain.
Section makes it the duty OF all
transportation companies, or other
firms or corporations. or private in
dividuals engaged in the transporta-
tor of grain destined to any state,
territory or any country other than
that to which it is consigned to not
ify the chief grain inspector at the
place of destination of any conslgn-
ment of grain ''thin "a hours at
ter it's arrival, that shipment, car
20. carload of grain is in it's, their, or
his hands, and the place of destina-
ton of said grain. 1T is also made
unlawful for any person to wilfully
unload or otherwise discharge any
load, etc which has not been inspec'
ted until it has passed proper inspec-
ton.
"A succeeding section makes it the
duty of the inspectors to inspect and
and grade all grain which at the time
of inspecting and grading has been
shipped from any other state, ter
ritory, or country than the state,
territory. or cCu1tr yin which the
same is Inspected or is intended for
shipment into other state, territory.
Or foreign country before the same isl
unlOaded from the car, vessel. or
other vehicle in which the grain was
or is being transported. and to charge
and collect from the owner such fees
for the inspection as may be fixed by
the secretary" The gross and net
weight of the grain must, at the
owners request be furnished by the
inspectors or their deputies, who
must not be directly or indirectly in
.erasted in the handling, storing,
shipping purchalng, or selling Of
grain, nor in the employment of any
person, or corporation interested in
he handling, ETC.. OF grain.
Appeals from inspections can be
made to the chief inspector at the
Joint where the impeached inspection
ook place, and from him to the Sec
'etary of Agriculture.
When any passed or inspected
S mixed with any uninspected grain,
" with grain which has been inspec-