The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-25
CITY IS MADE
GRAIN CENTER
United States Inspector to Be
Stationed in Chattanooga
After Aug. /.
EXCHANGE IS ORGANIZED
All Shipments Into and Out of
City Will be Examined
bv Official,

A Chattanooga nay ana gram as
sociation has been organized by local
dealers in these products. Offices
| will be opened Aug. l and Clarence
| T.. Server, United States grain In
spector, will come here for the pur-
pose of inspecting all grain coming
| in and going out of Chattanooga.
| While the inspector will be retained
by the new grain exchange, his in
spection will be conducted under gov
eminent regulations. Mr.. Seruer has
had twenty years experience at Hen
derson, KY, and is considered most
proficient. All of his reports VIII be
sent to the United States department
of agriculture in Washington.
1t is thought by the dealers inter-
ested in the new project that the in
stallation of an inspector will help
the Chattanooga grain market more
than any other one thing, being the
recognition of the city as grain
center by the government.
The officers of the Chattanooga
Hay and Grain association are:
Charles r. Hood. of f. A. Hood 81
Co., president; Harry Winner, of the
Winer Feed company, secretary and
treasurer, and r. r. King, of G. r.
Baird & Co., vice president. The
board of directors consists of ]. T..
Thomasson, of Thomasson & Co., and
@. M. Smart, of the Tennessee River
Milling company, together with the
officers of the association.
The man object in organizing a
local exchange is to improve local
grain conditions and in this way to
determine more accurately the worth
of the hay and grain products raised
in this locality. This, the members
feel confident, will encourage the
farmers to send their farm products
to Chattanooga. It will also encour-
age the farmers in producing the
very best quality of grains.
In inspecting wheat, oats, corn, rye
and barley the rules of the federal
association will be observed by the
inspector. Hay and straw will be
graded according to the National
Hay association. All of the agri-
cultural products which are inspected
will have attached to them GER
rificate showing that they have been
inspected by the government repre-
sentative and properly graded. The
advantage in this Is that, for exam
pie. purchasers of eastern grain COM
ing into this city, after having 1t in
spected by Mr.. Server, do not have
to accept 1t IL the product does not
come up to the standard. The grain
going from Chattanooga to other
places having the certificate will
show that the particular car has been
o. KID by the United States govern
ment inspector 1t Is thought that
the local dealers will in this way be
able to open up a more extensive
market in the south, induce the pro-
ducers in the north and west to ship
their products here, and especially
encourage the farmers of East and
Middle Tennessee to send their farm
products here.
All kinds of instruments have ar
rived here to be used by the inspec-
tor in testing the grain. A stipulated
fee will be charged for each inspec-
ton, and the inspectors salary will
be paid from the fees collected. How
ever, as the idea is more or less an
experiment, the members of the or
ganization have already guaranteed
the inspectors salary.
Among other southern cities where
similar exchanges have recently been
| organized are Atlanta, Nashville,
Memphis, Birmingham and Jackson
Vile. This idea started after the
United States department of agri-
culture included grain department
and put into effect certain rules.
The inspectors offices will be To-
Gated in The News building