Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1829-06-03
Flour Inspectors Notice.

Flour inspectors Notice.
I'm consequence nj being frequently compelled, il
~ the discharge of the duties of my office, to cntorc
the penalties of the law regulating the Inspection
Flour, against persons offering flour fur inspection
who have failed to comply with It's acquisitions, ant
in consequence also of understanding that the Fiou
Inspector of New York TO which city large portion
OF our flour is SENT, very strict i'll imposing ever
possible penalty and onerous expense on our Hour,
deem IL proper To- call the attention of all concernc
20 the following provisions of the law on the subject
and to urge tho necessity Of their being strictly
led with; also to cndcavor to induce merchants t
pay particular attention To having flour shipped goo
order, by rcmedying defects which occur after it ha
been inspected.
3 requires all bocd wheat -four hrpus, TO any IL
sycction r shu be 6ncnes
and without any mixture Of flour, the flour of
other grain than wheat under rsaiy of condemnation
IGN dollars each barrel recoverable by the uSpec
tor days notice amy ci record; the flour
sold by the Inspector for the beuei OF the Commonwealth!
Sec L. requires all flour barrels for expectation TO I wei
made, oseasonc materials, with hoops nailed with ou
nails in each chine hou aud three nails each blse hoop
in the slaves, and the head ia inches in diameter, hall barre
% inches in lcugh and the diameter the head ia inches
Sec s. requires the bbls to be branded with the arc and
weight ur,drr penalty OF II Cts
Set. 6, requires each barrel of -four contain 1876 pound
aud each half barrel 80 pounds under peuay OF cents 70
every ' 0s''Sn' O"o''' ana o. u Cts '0' every p'O
Sec T. requires the barrels be weighed and the marke
thereon IL any person shall put false tarc
the disadvantage of the purchaser, he shall forfeit 83 cts;
the Inspector upon Suspicion or at the of the purchaser
II
than above directed, the shall pay the charges OF
packing aud ePacking and above the other penalties
II win be seen by ), that if the Inspector as.
cerans that -four of other grain than wheat has been
mixed with the wheat -four, the is subject 10
penalty Of ten dollars for each barrel, besides forfeit
ing the -four. Farmers and mllers should therefore
be particularly careful to separate rye, corn, OATS
all other grain from wheat before grinding it.
The failure to comply with that part of the law
which requires the barrels to be made of seasoned
materials, Is the Of nearly oil the other penal
tfcs that incurred.
Where -four is packed in barrels that are not well
seasoned penalty for short weight is almost certain
70 be incurred if it not Immediately inspected; for
although the full quantity of flour may have been put
N them, it will be found in short time that the bar
res, from the evaporation of the sap have lost several
pounds.
And should it be inspected Immediately after mack
ing, while the weight holds out the merchant who
buys it would sustain the loss its being rcinspect
cd in the place to which he sends it. The interest Of
The merchant, therefore, requires the strict enforce
ment of this part of the law we'll Of those which
prescribe the manner in which barrels to be hoop
cd and nailed, and their dimensions
trust that those concerned will be careful hcreaf
Ter TO comply with all the acquisitions OF the law
Should any person, however, from any fail TO
do so, it is my nperious duty to enforce the penal
ties whether incurred from fraud careessness or iq-
norance as the law leaves me no discretion on the
subject.
I would recommend 70 those who have flour 20 in
Epect that has lain any time after being packed and
weighed, to re-weigh it immediately before submit
ting it for inspection. This would save them in many
from mourning penalty, and me from the disa-
greeable duty of enforcing it.
Merchants who purchase fou! FOR shipping and
the captains who receive it, seldom pay sufficient at
tentioD TO the order in which the barrels arc in WREN
shipped.
1t frequently happens, Wien -four comes to be ship
ped that has lain in store time after being in
spected, that the barrels from not being properly sea-
soned when the flour was put in them, found to
have sbrunk, ond become SO inirm, that in getting
Them out ofthe store transporting them to the vessel
and shipping them, they sustain injury which if 10,
remedied will bect the merchant TO expenses on be-
ing reinspected. The hoops get knocked off-the
heads fall out and spill the flour which is partly lost
and what is put back is mixed with dirt, that NAV
cause it to be refused being offered for reinspec-
ton, besides being liable to penalty for short weight
40 prevent this merchants shipping -four should be
careful to have all barrels requiring recoopered and
TO seeing that the draymen, laborers, and sailors han"
die the barrels carefuly and they should also be
tcuar In having flour that has lain any time in store
alter being inspected, re-weghed before shipping it,
These precautions viii save them from mourning Dnr-
densone and veXaious expenses when the -four comes
TO be reinspected.
Captains who sign hfs OF lading Cor -four RS BEING
Slipped in good order, when II is not in GOOD order
(Which they frequently dog should be held bound for al
damages that may be incurred by its not being found
IN good order at the port of delivery as much MS if the
damage had been incurred after they received it. II
is their duty 20 refuse signing bills Of ladng for -four
as being III good order when It is not, and the respon-
siblIity should fall on them for so doing.
It's Impossible for the Inspector to prevent four
being shipped IN bad order, (even If he had the power
10 do so, Which nc has not) where the injury on.
ours after It las passed inspection. NV dntv am
determined strictly to execute; and il is the duty OF
the Farmer Merchant, Miller, aud all other Sconcern-
ed to aid in sustaining the character OF our four
IN every requisite; that those nicrestedy lea
lous of the HIGH character IL holds and who seel, IN
depreciate the price by burdening it with onerors
expenses, with the view Of enabling their flour better
To compete with il in their markets. may seek in
vain for pretexts 10 do 50.
EDMUND WALLSI
Flour Inspector, Richmond.
A MPOkThNT TO PAPER MAKERS.--1b
- subscribers are owners and inventors Of patent
right granted to them for making paper from corn
husks or flag leaves. a specimen OF the paper may
be seen ut the store Of !. f. Budlonp in Jame,town