Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1854-09-30

apparent Ia every rejecting mind that. if this
course i longer persisted in, it must soon end
in the total destruction of the great tobacco in
tercsts Of our respective States. Its very OBJ
vions, that such tobacco will seldom il +
gain. return the Manufacturer profit upon his
labor and OUTLAY, while the chances for Joss will
almost ever be greater than those for profit. If
persisted in. IL oaly Ice done at the hazard Of
ruin to ourselves. or sFhcrwisc. by such reduc-
ton ia the prices of leaf, will not afford the
planter recommending Compensation for his
labor and who will Of course abandon the cult
walton Of il for crops that Will yieid hun bet
ter reward, and will thea Of necessity be
compelled 10 give up the business of manufnctnr-
ing. and permit the millions of dollars, now in
vested in buildings and machinery. 10 become a
total loss to us. Now, this need not be the case.
We can, II we will regain our lost position in the
market and restore every grade OF tobacco that
ought 10 manufacture 10 its wonted high
standing.
Every consideration of patriotism, ms well as
of private interest, demand TINT we should do.
can do, everything necessary 10 restore
this great though llnguishing interest of our
States. 1t has done more 10 build up that vast
and substantial wealth with which they abound,
than any other, if, indeed, not all other interests
combined. Agriculture, Trade, the Mechanic
Arts-nay, all the elements Of wealth and pro-
perty within our borders have, by its influences
either directly OF indirectly, been inspired with
n degree of healthy Yigor and elastic activity
which, perhaps, they would not easily have at
taned if left dependent upon other Influences
1t has built up thriving and populous cities, ar
rested the tide ID emigration and self exile, en-
HANGED the value Of our landed property, stretch
ed forth Rail Roads and Canals, and is other
wise daily and yariously developing the vast and
priceless resources of our States, and which,
perhaps, but for the MD thus furnished, would
have continued buried and unknown for ages to
come 1t therefore bchooves us to protect this
interest and all others are deeply involved in
the issue. The planter, the farmer, the mer-
chant, the artisan, have deep stake IN the
result Ms the manufacturer himself, and ought to
execute every influence they can WELD to bring
about the necessary reforms Tor restoring aud
sustaining this heretofore great element of
wealth and prosperity.
Let me again and most earnestly urgeupon you
TO abandon mt once and forever the prnctCe of
manufacturing tobacco in the months of January,
February and March,-if indeed not also April.
Let none be manufactured at any other period
OF the year that is not known 10 he in sound and
snic keeping order. This step taken
much will he done toward bringing about n con
ditiou of stable aud healthy prosperity in our
husiness-but all viii not he done the measure
Of reform will not be complete and never be, un-
I'll II >nutacturcd tobacco which constitutes so
important nn ingredient, ~ placed upon simi-
lar and equal footing in market with all other
portions of groccr's stock Every other arti-
Gle Of n groccr.s stock is purchas ed, either with
cash, credit generally, and seldom
ceedng / months. while manufactured tobacco is
scarcely sold from first hands n shorter
credit than eight, and not unirequentIy ten, and
in some instance even twelve months credit
There is not and never hns existed good rea-
sou for this useless, NIB urd and glalingly unjust
discrimination. The manufacturer has to pay
down ready money for every material that en-
tiers into the manufacturing process; aud the
grocer sells it upon the same terms that he sells
all other articles, while the profits, generally
charged by him, much greater upon manu-
featured tobacco, than the average profits of
other portions Of his stock. This absurd Gus
tom might at once and at amy moment lac laid
aside by united effort on the part of tobacco
factors and they ave been appealed to again
aud again to do so-but in vain. 1t therefore
devolrrs upon the manufacturers to stand forth,
mtcdy and firmly, and demand this very i'm
portant reform ON the part of the factor: while,
at the same time, it bchoovcs them to make all
such other reforms ns lie within their own con
troll, and which may be necessary to protect
their interest
therefore respectfully suggest the propriety
ofeaIling Convention, to he composed of Manu-
features and Factors for the purpose of consd-
ering the reforms proposed above-as well rs all
others which may be found necessary from such
an interchange ofopinions would doubtless take
place in such body but leave the time and
place of such Convention for others to deter
mine | again invoke for the above views your
most serious consideration.
Respectfully,
AN OLD MANUFACTURER.
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