The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-21
FEDERAL GRAIN
DEP ARTNENT FOR
NORTH DAKOTA
is POSSIBILITY
Cooperation Of Federal
Bureau Of Markets Is
Assured For Change
PRESENT GRADING
rs HELD UNFAIR
Grain Buyers Of State suf-
Do Not Trust Them
Grades At Terminals

The 1diveFeement of North Dakota
from the southern Minnesota federal
grain inspection department, the
headquarters of which are at Min
neapolis, and the establishment Of q
North Dakota department, with a
federal grain inspector at Fargo, is
probable as a result of the joint con-
ference of representatives Of the
federal bureau Of markets, Wash
ington, D. c., members Of the state
railway and warehouse commission
and state elevator managers at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
Tuesday afternoon,
The change, it was said at the
conference, will do away with much
of the complaint on grain grades,
and will mean better grades for
North Dakota farmers and grain
dealers.
The railway commission has taken
the matter under advisement, and
has the assurance that the bureau
OF markets Of the department OF
agriculture will cooperate in ev-
cry possible manner. The change is
one that must be made by congress.
Il Cooperation Is offered,
1.-THE bureau Of markets will CO.
operate with your railway commits
sion, and will meet with it at any
place and at any time that 1t de-
cides for the establishment of g.
North Dakota department of fed
eral inspection said G. L. Living
stone, chairman of the Washington
committee. at is important that
every state have a good inspection
department, and we would like to
see an inspection department in
North Dakota that would be a model
for the country"
Minnesota Grading Unfair.
That grading by Minnesota state
minal was unfair to the North Da-
kota shipper, and that their grades
were always upheld upon appeal to
the Minnesota. grade appeal board
oeeasioning g. loss when the grain
had been bought for a higher grade,
was the substance of complaints
made by several elevator manager
"Whe is to stand the loss?" in
quired c. B. Prichard. Grandin.
Z 1.-THE time will come" said ]. A.
McGovern, chief grain inspector for
North Dakota, f'when the elevator
manager will fix the grades to his
own grain. The grain buyer in
North Dakota is more competent to
do this than any other living man.
The matter of making appeals to
the federal inspector in Minneapolis
was discussed briefly, it being point
al cut that appeals on grades SHOULD
he taken direct to him within As
hours after the grain has been in
spected.
No Action On Report.
No direct action was taken on the
report and recommendations, franz
ed by a committee named by the
elevator managers at a meeting
Tuesday morning, though number
of the points Of difference were dis
oussed.
The quarterly report to the state
railway commission, which the ele-
vator managers asked eliminated,
was held by NJ. P. johnson, member
Of the commission. as being essential
to the welfare of the farmer.
This report should not cause the
grain buyer any trouble. He should
he competent to make a report of
his business at any time. IF he
cannot, he isn't a safe man for either
his employers or the farmer.
1.-THE report is for the safety Of the