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Show WHIG IS ISSUED - TO (M DEALERS The Are Told That They , Must Be More Careful Concerning' Weights ro al to The Tribune OGDEN r 82 deal dealers of 0Kisn who recently were fo nd to t dltinij at hort we ?ht will be given aji opportunity to prevent a repet t on of the r e rors before proseoutaona are started ac ording to a letter of wain inc from the state bureau of weights ana measures made public bv George Shorten Ogden nspector today The letter not only calls attention to pat d screpancies but offers a nu nber of euggetions for correct on of the short weight evil This is the bureau s let iter Gentlemen Recent weighings of coal m etigations of practices and conditions of vales have oonv need th s department that grois careless nes maintains an 01 g son e oal dealers, and vith a v ew of orroct rag such evils, we ofter the follow me 1 Scales ed in the weighing of coal mast be kept clear of any as cumulation and be sensitive to two pounds and at all tunes be kept in Jertect balance A 9 The tare weight of team and emptj vehicle must be taken before loading each time and if team is included weight muit be taken just prior to the loading and team most not be unhitched, fed or watered until wagon ib loaded and gross weight taken 3. All weighings must be as ac curate a care will permit, and an weigh bills must be made in tnpli eate and show tare, gross and net weights 4 When quantities of coal for two parties are to be made from one load the coal for each deliver; must be weighed separately, and divided ib such a manner that there will be no necessity for guesswork on the part of the teamster in mak fi ing the division 5 After coal u loaded, it must not be allowed to stand overnight before delivery Inspector Morten asserts that the coal dealers are not the only ones who are to receive attention from the state bu reau s inspectors, and that mvestiga tions now being made may result in discoveries even more interesting to the public than the outcome of the coal weighing inspection Both city and state inspectors are also keeping a dose watch on the coal dealers for farther Tiolation of the regulations pertaining to scales and we ghts |