Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-05-12
Flour Inspectors Notice.


the discharge ofthe duties of my Office to enforce
tho penstics Of the law regulating the Inspection OF
Flour. sgainst persons offering Hour for inspection
in consequences also Of understanding that tho Flour
Inspector of New York ito which city large portion
of -four is scnt is very strict in imposing every
possible penalty and onorous expense on our flour,
deem il proper TO call the attention of all concerned
to the following provisions of the law the subject
and 10 urge the necessity of their being strictly com
pied with also TO endeavor to induce merchants to
pay particular attention to having -four shipped in good
order BY remcdying defects which occur after it has
been inspected i ~ ~ a.t-ta
spcction tor expectation, shall be encs
and without any mixture Of Hor, any
ten barrel recoverable by motion of the nspec
tor ten days notice in any record the be
Sec a. inquiries all flour barrels for expectation to be well
mad Of seasoned materials with hoops nailed with four
walls IN each chine hoop and three ias IN each bvc hoop
indera penalty of a. The barrels ~ LENGTH
70 the saye and tho head . i inches in diameter halfhae
requires the bls be branded with the ,ac aud net,
weight under penalty Of ~ cts
and each half barrel 90 pounds under penalty Of
every pound deficient under and Of IL for every pound
Sec requires he barrels weighed and the marked
ss Amy Of Ss sa prr false s & on
the Inspector upon suspicious the request Of the purchaser
than above directed the shall paw charges
aackhs and repackng and above the other penalties
viii be seen by sec. 3, that if the Inspector
mixed with the wheat -four the owner is subject TO
penalty of ten dollars for each BARREL besides forfeit
ing the flour. Farmers and milers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate rye corn OATS and
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure to comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels to he made of seasoned
materials is the cause of nearly all the other penal
Ties that incurred.
Where flour is packed in barrels that are not wei;
seasoned, penalty for short weight is almost certain
70 he incurred if it is not immediately Inspected for
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
E tllum> will be found in short time TINT the bar
rels from the evaporation OF the sap, have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after pack
Ing while the weight holds out, the merchant who
buys it would sustain the loss its being renspect-
ed in the place to which he sends it. The interest of
tho merchant therefore, requires the strict enforce
Inent OF this part Of the law, we'll of those which
prescribe the in which barrels are TO he hoon
ed and nailed, and their dimensions.
trust that those concerned will be careful hereaf-
Ter to comply with all the regusitions of the law
Should any person. however from any cause fail In
do so, II Is my impcrous duty to enforce the penal
Ties whether incurred from fraud, carelessness or i
1torance, rs tie law leaves discretion on the
subject
would recommend to those who have Gour 10 in
crt, that has lam any time after beipg packed and
Weighed, 10 rcweigh il immediately before submit
ting il fornspoction. This would savo then, in many
caSls from mourning penalty aud me from the ,Iisa
greesblc duty Of enforcing il.
Merchants VINO purchase -four for shipping. ard
The captains who receive il, seldom paw sufficient ~
t'non To the order in which the barrels re in when
shippci.
ii frequently happens, when flour comesto no shin
ped that has lain in store time after being in
spectcd, that the barrels from being propery sea-
soned when the flour was put in them, found 10
havc shrpnk. and become nfirm, Chat in 0ettp,r.
them cut OF the store, transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury, which if not
remedied will subject the merchant to expenses on he
ing reiuspected. The hoops get knocked off-the
heads fall and spill the flour. which is partlv lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt that NAV
cause 1t 10 be refused being offered for reinspec
ton, besides being liable to penalty for short weight
10 prevent this, merchants shipping -four should be
careful to have all barrels requiring it rccoopered and
10 seeing that the draymen aboress and sailors ham
die the barrels carefully and they should also be mar
tfcuiar IN having -four that has lain any time in store
after being inspected, reweighed bef,re SHINING !,
These precautions win them from ncurring bur
densome and yexatous expenses when the Hour comes
20 be reinspected.
shipped in good order when it is not in good order
(which they frequently do) should be held bound for all
damages that may be incurred by It's not being found
in good order at the of delivery as much as If the
damage had been incurred after they received it. II
Is their duty to refuse signing bills of ladng for flour
as being IN good order when 1t not and the respon-
slbility should fall on them for so doing.
II is impossible for the Inspector to prevent flour
beng shipped in bad ORDER (even if he had the mower
to do so, which he has not,) where the injury oc.
ours after 1t has passed inspection. My duty an,
ueee,mheo strictly 10 execute; and 1t IS the duty Of
tho Farmer, Merchant, Miller and all Others concern
ed, to AID me in sustaining the character of our -four
IN every requisite; that those interestedly lea
lous OF the high character it holds and who seek to
dcpfeciate tho price by burdenng it with onerous
expenses, with the view of enabling their flour better
TO compete with IL in their markets. may seek in
vain for prctexts to doso.
EDMUND WALLS,
Flour Inspector, Riehar5ad.
My Isl, 1922
MONSlEUh TONSON viii stand the ensuing season
yl at Tree Hill, Richmond His season will ctgnene
e FIRST Of February, and terminate the first July next He
will he let fifty dollars season. which NAV he