Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1853-12-20

the oauses wilieh hase led IN the present ersif-
H. indeed the causes not too apparent to
render such detail nl all neeessary=~nne finng
/. certain some remedy must be applied nlad
that speedily, or ruin to many and heavy loss to
MI will inevitably be the bitter fruit OF the clos
ing years Iaborr. II must be obvious 10 every
one conversant with the trade-that 10 avert so
caamitous a result, the present stock OF lower
grades of manufactured tobacco must not be IN
creased: or IL added to IN any way, ii must be
done with the utmost wisdom and caution.
While also decline entering into detail OF
the various reforms and cnfiailinents that might
be. very proiitably made in the manufacturing
business, deem it my duty 10 urge upon your
most grave and deliberate consideration The adoP.
ton Of one change, which | feel not the shadow OF
n doubt would be attended with the baPpiest re-
suits mean the immediate and entire abandon
ment of winter work The experience OF the
pnst-the perils of the present hour,--eYery con-
siderafon of present safety and future prosperity,
alike demand il. | do not hesitate To assert as
my solemn conyiction--foreed upon me by years
of bitter experenee-that no mannihcturer,who
will tnke the trouble to examine carefully the re-
cords of his business for any given series OF
years. will fail TO find that such work has almost
invariably resulted IN absolute loss, upon the
cost of material and labor while, in addition, II
has and must ever have the effect to impair the
market ynlne Of all useful and better descriptions
OF tobacco.
| know that the suggestion will be met by
many with the stale and WORKOUT bug-bear, that
the peculiar character of labor, which a very large
majority Of Virginia manufacturers are compel
ed to employ, at once and entirely forbids such
course /; but TO all such can only reply that it
would be far wiser, and In the end, far more prot
table, to permit their laborers to remain idle
during the winter months, than TO persist III
course which is not only productive OF no good
whatever but is ever liable to be attended with
most disastrous results.
Let il be generally known that majority of
the Virginia manufacturers have concluded not
to work IA pound of tobacco from the 25th day of
December to the LIST day of April next, and
verify believe that the market will Mt once be in
spred with degree of buoyancy and activity
which, if il be not productive of much profit upon
the labors OF the closing year, will beyond ques-
ton, avert IA large amount of ealamtous loss,
which must otherwise be visited upon our craft.
As the season OF the year is now at hand when
the most important preparations are to be made
for the operations of the coming year, respect
fully but earnestly suggest that in every instance
whore laborers can be procured upon such con-
ditons, TINT they be bargained for, to commence
work the first of April; and there doubtless
many that can be hired upon such terms, those
you may be compelled to employ for the
whole year can be generally kept fully employed,
in asserting, drying and buIking the loose to-
baceo, which is generally forced upon the mar
ket during the winter months, in large quantities
aud which is almost always in condition to re-
qure repeated examination when put into bulk
AN OLD MANUFACTURERS.
The Lynehburg, Richmond, Petersburg, Carks-
vile and Farmville papers requested tocopy.