The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-08-20
One GRADING OF
GRAIN IS ASKED
BY ELEVATOR MEN
OF. NORTH DAKOTA
Adopt Resolutions Today
Proposing No State
Inspection
SAY GRIEVANCES
BEING CREATED
Federal Inspectors At Ter
minals Govern In Pay
ment For Grain

North Dakota grain elevator man
ayers, in Fargo today to confer with
representatives Of the federal bureau
Of markets, the state railway COM
mission and DR.. E. F. Ladd, food ad-
ministrator for North Dakota, relative
to adjustments which must be made
between the North Dakota grading
regulations and the United States in
spection laws, in a meeting at the
North Dakota Agricultural college
this morning placed themselves on
record as favortng the elimination OF
state inspection, state licensing, elm
nation Of quarterly reports to the
state railway commission, for an in
crease in the handling margin to
cover increased operating cost and
for the revision Of state storage laws
to conform with the federal laws.
The recommendations, which were
drawn up by a. committee headed by
Hans ]. Nelson, Larimore, after
they had been informally, but thor
oughly discussed in an informal ses-
sion will be taken up at the joint
conference this afternoon when an
effort will be made to eliminate all
points Of difference in the two sets
to elevator men, are working con-
siderable hardship.
M. c.. Gaulke, Thompson, was the
chairman and Nels Tacklind, DTay-
ton, secretary Of the meeting.
The joint conference was scheduled
for this morning, but postponed until
this afternoon when the federal bu-
reau Of markets representatives, the
railway commission and DIR. Ladd
went into conference behind closed
doors in an effort to iron out some
Of the technicalit1es and minor
points of difference in the two sets
of laws before going into the joint
conference.
When it was announced that the
main conference could not be held
until the afternoon, the elevator man
ayers arranged a session Of their
own, and 35 Of them discussed the
problems with which they have had
to contend, afterwards voting tol
frame a report and prepare recon-
mendations for presentation at the
joint conference.
The Committee Report.
The report Of the committee in
full, and its recommendations fol-
lows:
I'VE, the committee, find con-
siderable friction arising through
grain being inspected by our state
Inspector and the farmers demand
ing a grade on this inspection, and
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the terminals and receive lower
grade under terminal inspection. We
believe that one grading system must
be established that Will grade our
shipments as well as samples sub
mitted. Another grievance the grain
men have is that we must pay SO
for a license to buy grain under fed
eral inspection when grain men n
other states do not need this IL
cense. We are also required by our
state to make out quarterly reports
that carry the same information that
we have already given the food ad-
ministration. These reports are a
burden to the elevator men who are
already overworked at q time when
It is impossible to get additional
help, and If these reports cause the
elevator companies to get additional
help it increases the cost of OPP
Grating at a time when the operat- |
ing cost has already increased above
bushel allowed the elevators by law.
AS our state storage laws require
the elevators to deliver back to the
farmer any stored wheat at point of
delivery, or at terminal, this con-
flicts with the federal order which
makes US ship all grain within 80
days, or else works a financial hard |
ship on the elevator.
IN view Of these conditions, the
committee recommends that the state
inspection be eliminated and all in
spection be done under federal sup
ervision at the terminal.
'"That the $40 state fee for licens- |
ing deputy inspectors be done away |
with, as this only increases the OPP
Grating expense without improving |
the efficiency.
THAT the quarterly report Of the |
state railway and warehouse COM |
mission be eliminated and that an |
annual report be made in place Of |
these reports. this report to be made |
at the end of the fiscal year.
THAT a sufficient increase for |
handling special grain be allowed to |
cover the increased operating cost.
That the state storage laws be |
revised so as to conform with the |
federal laws governing the handling !
Of grain.
Hans J, Nelson, Larimore, Chair
man.
Fred Biers, Darlington;
Nels Tacklind, Drayton;
C. B. Prichard, Grandin;
r. A. Rasmussen, Palermo;
Ralph Gunkelman, Fargo;
K. T. Gray Saries" n