The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-12-04

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Rssolrsd. That in future, ass.Au nr ~ .a,see
manufactured tobacco o. account cf viu0inia 81
Sorth tarelina ManufActursrs shall make 70 alioWs
them Or in of the sctua sHrss q ths PACKAGE
names of purchasers or sobssso. I. :.
counts OF sale rendered has long since been diseeas-
,enanced By nearly all Of the principal agents o. the
not already bean made, the cover for the dishone11
practices Of uDprncipled agsnts, We DEAN t due Ss
insist upon the restoration Of custom which . nos
only source Of satsfscsicn TO the manuiAcsursr.
dishonest e a sa rns
senaee ground Of objection to its restoration vhle
il = osssiOu,y saatsry and indispsnsa6ls check
Resolrod. That all tobacco agents In future be n
CURED to state the names Of their purchaser, ths
Agents dealing on heir osn lccosnf The practice
OF sreeulsips IN tobacco on self account BY nEenss
INJURY TO the manufacturers. IL cannot ofherwise
than be characterised fsgraut and waston
principal and should awaJ be severely reprsh Nd
ed and discountenanced by fair dealing merchanta
The agent should ever hold such position towards
able guardian OF 20 much of his interest a. may be
entrusted to his kesping-but whenever he becomes
. dealer in the very commodity which he prosennea
to sell in secondary capacity, he once assumes
position so directly antagonistcal his consianor
rs constitutes him his most formidable and danger
competitor in market and is thereby rendered
not only uDft to properly perform the fuctions n
en- agent but unworthy Of the confdence crsditof
Resolved, That the practice Of dealing in manufse-
the highest desree repreSensSe and Should i an
fountenanced IN every reasonable way by the manu-.
fscturcrs; and that in future will consgn NO 10
bacco 10 any agency known to be In the habit Of
dealing or specnlating therein their ntaccount
.Frauduisa Brands. The course pursued by many
of the western maDufeetur.rs OF branding the name
Of some Virginia or North Carolina manufacture,
and not untrequently the name uf ssme Of the prip
toe States upon their psc is an evil ofno incen
siderable magnitude. To arrest this evil the tohae.
aud the agents also, whom they employ in the ssis
OF their tobacco sfonio feel themselves called uton
oy every consideration OF justice and fair dsslihs
not to themselves, but equally 90 to the consumers
Of manufactured tobacco throughout the United
States. By this dishonest ceyce, the western man
knowiedGed superiority of Virginia tobacco oIlp sf
the principal means sf supplsnting Virginia mann
fscturers Their sales have been dminished and Inc
reputation OF their brands made to tuer BY an infe
rior western article being sold to their customers as
chased at all IL its true character had been known
wrong IL thus done To their customers ~ well ss
ted States should rendsr us that pfotectien 4, ths
premises which i alone has the power ehectually
law passed. making IL felony for the manufaciursrs
name Of any other manufacturer, OF The name sf
ther State, or any other town district In anolhsr
| > tate, in branding their tobacco.
Eeso,ced That the President Of this Convention be-
and ne hereby requested TO transmit copies Of the
ami IN csusaess ana 9ss psass
.d in passins such laws as may be necessary IN the
Resoired, That in consideration sf the iesvensd
sime a.d Consequent dminished risk We will allow
commission and guarantee Of 81 per cent to our
asepts on all manuactured tobacco consigned 10 snd
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Resarsa That all sales made BY factor fer mans,
Il WHICH cs
Rssoirsd, Tha. no manufactured tobacco shall b.
insured t. keep sound order for longer time than
days from date OF sale unless sush insurnee o.
guarantee u made BY the factor at his own risk sols
Rssolsed, That agents be and are hereby request
ed 10 dispense with the intervention Of broke In
making their fut ure sales-beliesing do, that
the thereby incurred is not only unnccsssa-
ry but that m UNJUST in as mucl o. IL IL paid to
men whose sy mpatbies bsing wholly on the sits q
the purchaser in abtsgOnsn 10 the interests Of
both manufacturer and agent.
A0eRts.-3n moving for the proposed reforms i4
urseIyes to declare that we are sctuased BY no de-
sire or intention IF forcing upon the fei nssr vnrsa
soDable or unnecessary ions and that oar ssle
aim il t. place eur business upon footing q sasA-
lity in market. with the ether manufactured egDs
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which past eostiy srperit nee has clearly damon
srsted TO be, either unjust unnecessary and cppre
We further declare that in exposing what We BE-
Trade, nuthing has been further fIsm our purross
than 10 cast imputstions OF dshonor upon agents
ing that way, are intended. not for thrm bat far
their system Of business which, truth compee us -
iiable to ali the reforms we have proposed; nor = e
our intention to desire. either 70 increase sr change
; q he re :. "
lieye need but 10 lie convinced Of error, chesyfuy
acquiesss in allof the proposed changes Which tAsr
iue gments may decide TO De IN accordance Wild Jus
We therefore most earnestly ask at their hands .
baxe propossd not fer NOM Mt doubt ng that II
they are convinced Of their reasonablensss and Ju.
hs 81 &c ss
and binding, or II, on the other hand, Their Judg-
csnnut approve some or all oi Iness enanxss.
that they can si'e good ana suHciens rsasohs'
Pssoirsd. That copies OF the proceedings sf this
,hs .ss oe os Msnafaeured Tobacco in the GDd
states with request that the agents IN every Guy
or town may ss,a Tans essosss propossd and
accspfed to make their accepfances Known 70 tne
n,nufaeurers and u IN. sssns Tine maze snse-
tnal and binding among themselves
On motion, a vote OF thanks Va: tendsied 70
John n Ballard. Esq. for the nse o. his hall
On motion Of Mr. Atkinson, the C6avsnuon "a
jeurned si1ss die.
SaRIoUs ACCIDENT morn
ing a man named CosSsnrs MArHrws. employed 80
q yard hand at the Richmond and Fredericksburg
Railroad depot. met with an accident which esao
nigh proving fatal 70 him. he had eraw1ed undsr
the large sturn table" to oil the eogs while other
employees were moving II slowly, and supresing
that be had missed cog csrelessiy raised MS hss1
tco high. when it was Immediately caught u ne
machinery and would have been crushed b0t er
The exceeding care With which II vas being work
ed. As soon as he was caught, be gave scrsan'y
and the superintendent OF the yard being preeens,
had the table stopped at once and the unorsune1e
| man drawn from bis perilous situafion, vhen .
was found that be bad received . severe nesn
! vound ON the right side Of the heaA, exten0lnE