QUEENSLAND AGRICULTURAL JOURNAL. [1 Sepr., 1902. 
“ After the grain is unloaded at the mill or elevated to the hopper at the 
top of the elevator, it is carefully weighed by the deputy State weigher in charg? 
at that point, and a record is made by him of the gross weight in each case 
each day’s work being reported in detail at the office of the State weigh-maste™ 
“In the event of a claim being made for an alleged shortage, the record of 
the supervising weighman and that of the deputy weigher will generally eithe? 
disclose that the claim is unwarrantable or will furnish evidence that will enable 
the claimant to enforce payment by the railway company or whoever may b? 
responsible. Certificates of weight, like those of inspection, are freely fur 
nished, without charge, upon application. 
“The State Weighing Department, of course, reports only the quanti 
found in the car at the’ time it is weighed at the terminal point, and, thoug 
errors sometimes occur, they are mostly of a clerical nature, and are almo 
invariably detected and corrected before a certificate of the weight is issued. 
“Actual shortages are usually found to be due either to pilferage or 
defects in grain doors or other parts of cars ; but discrepancies also arise from 
defective scales at country stations, or want of care in weighing and noting 
weights. 
“ All scales on which State weighing is done are under constant supe 
vision, and receive frequent examination by scale experts employed by th? 
department. At Duluth, it may be added, weighers are employed at eightee! 
elevators and eight mills. 
“ Commission merchants and others desiring certificates of weights of thel! 
grain can be found crowding the office of the State weigh-master each mori0§ 
for weights of cars which were sold and disposed of during the day previou® 
This enables them to complete their account sales for their country shippe™ 
These statements, together with the balances due, are forwarded to the count 
shipper, as a rule, on the day the weights are ascertained.” 
I insert photographs of various elevators, which I have taken ® 
opportunity offered. 1 have seen and carefully examined plans of varioue 
elevators, and I am assured that, as soon as the New South Wales Governme! 
is ready to offer contracts, American contractors will present plans and offer® 
One company, which has put up about 1,000 elevators, said to me, “ Shou 
matters assume such shape that you think there will be some possibility 
entering into a contract with your Government for the construction of 
elevator, we should be only too glad to submit in person complete drawings 
specifioa ons with definite estimate of the work.” (The Barnett and Reco? 
o., Minneapolis, Minn.) The other principal American elevator contracto™ 
are Metcalf, Chicago, and Stewart, St. Louis. American contractors have pr 
elevators in various parts of the world—England, the Continent, 2” 
Argentina. 
Country Elevators. 
I desire to emphasise the importance of the country elevators. Ther? 
are no statistics to show the number of these or their distribution, or es 
capital invested, and I have therefore endeavoured to gather data on whi¢ 
to base a calculation. Between Fargo, N. Dakota, and Ortonville, Minds 
there are country elevators, as follows, on the Chicago, Milwaukee, and St- 
Paul Railway :— 
Town. No. Elevators, Town. No, Elevators. 
Wild Rice ve 3 Abercrombie ee 4 
Hickson ... we 8 Woodhull ... “rs 1 
Farm Station, near — Wahpeton ... os 1 
Hickson , 1. Fairmount ... — 2 
Christine irs 4 th tt 2 
Farm, near Christine 1 White Rock... aes 3 
