The Nonpartisan Leader Newspaper, November 9, 1916, Page 8

s’f; ) > ail Cot . commission, with offices in_ the ‘- state “capitol at B:smarck has fall Junsdxctwu over all elevators in the “state and is prepared to investi-- ‘gate: charges of ‘abuses reported by ' farmers.” The = commission . is = ngen powen to see that farmers get justice in. ‘the matter: of grades” and . dockage of g'ram and:in matters relatxve to storing 'grain. Few. farmers have ever avaxle‘d them- selves of the right of appeal to the com= ‘mission,- but the. commission - stands ‘ready to mvestxga\te " There has been 'a lack of information - among farmers as to whether there was any authonty in ¢ North Dakota that " would” investigate’ complaints against _elevators. Many letters and complaints have been received by the Leader, with request that information be _published as to how a farmer who has gotten the worst ‘of it m sellmg' grain should proceed. . CUSHING EXPX,AINS : POWER OF COMMISSION d . The Leader asked the rallroad com- mmslon to explain-‘the: law and its:- * authority i in the matter, and has received .. the following statement from: Walter F. Cushmg, secretary. of the commission:. =~ “North Dakota has always been handi- capped by: ‘the' lack ‘of proper . official - grading facilities, as under the present _8ystem :we are. entirely - bound by the g'rades .and’ rules given grain producers - . ‘of this state by the officials of-another - state, “and . no matter how: fair such our own state, and, if the inspection “is - unfair, under present lawa we must take"— : it and like ite ; ““Section 3101’ complled law: of 1913, . gives.the raxlroad commission complete - ‘supervision -of grain- warehouses, with - . ‘power to. establish ‘all ‘necessary rules “and regulations for the conduct. of the* busxess, and to 'mvestigate complaints of ' fraud: or oppression and the commission - has the power to revoke hcensee for cause “upon: a proper showing, = “Section*3102 provides for the pubhca- Z “tion of such rules and reguldtions as the : commission ' may -make, “which pubhca- o ’v tion: has been made from time to time.” ; . NORTH DAKOTA GRADES - o USELESS SAYS CUSHING fions, - such home " inspection - would i y weight at anesota terminals E NORTH DAKOTA raxlroad all complamts. . mspectxon and grading may be .we will -never be satisfied until. verification in - some way'is afforded by ‘the' oficgala of = ) The paper S oW “sota grades would obtain ‘in' the-final | > the fact we have .no - Few Farmers Take Advantage of It to 30 days. In addnhon to this he may lose his license: - . “From the above you wnll see . that application to the commission for welief 'clearly improper and- aga.mst the mterest» ‘accompanied by - proper evidence of wrong doing ‘on'the part of the ware- houseman, will certainly bring results, as the commission has had a great. many of these:cases and has been able-to have justice done; but in too many cases the ‘farmer presents -little evidence that is of value, but even in such instances the complaint- has served to: stop whatever n'regulantles ‘have been going _on._and better service results. years the commission has secured from elevator companies : refunds for’illegal dockage on oats and‘ barley in every In the past three - case brought - before the board. ‘These. grains' are not ‘docked: at.terminals -and to dock them at the elevator here is of the seller. : GRAIN INSPECTIO'N DEPARTMENT IS NEEDED BY STATE “In the absence of a state inspection and grain grading department, either in _connection with the railroad commission or as a separate institution; T cannot: see any . possible way of - determining ‘the proper grade of grain, ‘there being no law to - make - such inspection bmdmg', even if - it = were attempted by' the commission. - “It has long seemed to me_; that with Flghts on Slde of the People The above pxcture is: of the bull ding and: staff of the Bownian Cltxzen, pubhshed at Bowman, Bowman county, one of the mdependent and aggressive: newspapers of southwest North:Dakofa, . : eId The Citizen-is a leader ‘in the shaping ‘of ‘public opinion- ~COvers and. is always found fighting on-the side of the people. - The a supporter of great farmérs’ movement:in North Dakota and has ood work for the Nonpartisan League: and its candidates. - shop is-cquipped with-a big Campbell oscillator press; a hnograph obbing presses, staplers, erforators ‘and: other machinery,” making it* one’of the most up-to-date and efficient, plants in_the state. engine furnishes power. d i Asix-horsepower” gas A large atock of paper and- other supplies is’ kept on hand. SCrl : another sketch showmg how the Leader is elghborhood We reproduce it with thanks. ~a7. course Ko AT ‘state-owned - terminal elevators within . fhe -state, where the, people would have full control over them, we could estab« ksh an inspection and grading system of our own, and while it would doubtlesg make considerable < confusion ‘at first, eventually it would compel other states o to meet us half way on a uniform system of inspection and grading. “Away back in 1901, while actmg ag one of those in charge of our stata exhibit ‘at the Pan-American exposition, I 'had many- discussions of terminal elevator facilities with grain men on the Buffalo exchange.. According to these men they had- considerable difficulty in securing. for eastern millers the straight North Dakota wheat, and advanced the theory that. if ~ either the state or individuals built large:storage facilities within ‘' the state, these eastern millers would be able to come to the state and .. buy what grain they needed without fear of it being mixed with outside grain, and were confident such grain would bring a premium:. Of course, . state inspection and grading would have to go hand in ‘hand with such storage warehouses. “I know the commission would welcome an opportumty to _set right any abuses of the grain trade that may come to their attention. In . fact, the people of the state do not ‘patronize "/ the commission as they should, and a great many evils have been endured in the past which could have been speedily remedied on application to the railroad: commission.” A _SELF-MADE MAN Mr. John.Bena of-Lankin, N. D., is a student of the-Union Commercial College, - of Grand Forks.' He writes; “Shortly " after coming to my position I was elected * Assistant-Cashier and since that time my, -salary has been raised three times, Besides the pleasant work and the dis- tinction that comes to one thru a like pogition, I have acquired a keener insight into business transactions and I am able Yo see and grasp opportunities which’ otherwise would have been hidden.:I-am .the owner of six hundred and forty acres “.of land and other interests in thisivicinity -which I have dcquired since taking a business course. - The training Freceived in your college has contributed’largely ‘to my success and to all young people e Secretary Cushmg Explalns Powers of State Board N desiring - to * better themselyes~I‘ could: recommend - nothiflg better ‘thdan to take. : se in7: the Union Commercial College. full particulars. “Use _Leader’Classified» Arls U ‘ME. 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