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was determined by a bet made in Chicago and recorded 

 in Minneapolis. 



A law to compel the state grain inspection to men- 

 tion in each inspection certificate what was the weight 

 by the bushel of the grain inspected, so that the shipper 

 might have a chance to know the weight assigned at 

 Minneapolis and compare it with the weight assigned 

 at the shipping point. 



A law to put a stop to what is called " unfair compe- 

 tition" in grain buying, by which was meant the prac- 

 tice of the "line" elevators of paying extravagant 

 prices for grain at points where the farmers had estab- 

 lished their own elevators. 



A law to give the shipper of grain a lien upon the 

 membership in the Chamber of Commerce of the mem- 

 ber to whom he had shipped the grain. 



A law to tax transactions in grain "futures" if the 

 law to prohibit this form of gambling could not be 

 passed. 



These were the measures requested by the 

 farmers of the state of their representatives, 

 the slappers of backs and liberal givers of 

 promises when the election campaign was on. 

 Not one of these measures was passed; not 

 one saw again the light of day after it had 

 been referred to a committee. In the dark 

 recesses of committee-rooms each was quietly 

 strangled. 



At the legislative session of 1913, however, 

 the farmers did succeed in securing one meas- 

 ure, or part of it, but even this they got 

 because it was disguised to the casual eye. 

 They had a cumulative grievance against 



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