Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1858-01-29
THE WORTHLESSNESS OF THE YANKEE
SYSTEM OFINSpECTION PROVED By NEW
WALK MEnI,IIA N,rS AND MIII.ERS

SYSTEM OF INSPECTION PROVED By NEW
YORK MERCHANTS AND MlLLERS.
As the bieunial controversy about the Inspection
Laws is now before the Legislature, and the usual
parties are making their usual unsucces,f ,ful attempts
to substitute tho worthless system of New York for
tho noble cen,uryold Inspection LAWS Of Fir
pnia, WI design to show, by the admissions ct New
York merchants, millers and farmers, thai the voun-
tsry system is cheat and a miserable humbug-a
disgrace and positive injury to the agricultural com
munity.
The half dozen enemies Of our Inspsc:ion Laws
propose to break down system which has made
Virginia -four the most famous in The world and 10
substitute system from which New York seeks TO
be relieved. What New York prononnces to be
fraudulent aud worthless, The conservative Old Do
minion is invoked to adopt.
For the purpose Of ascertsining the comparative
merits of The Virginia and New York systems, gen.
teman of s State addressed letters 10 the principal
-four dealers of New York, and. in every instance,
received letters condemu;ng the system which the
handful Of psrtnacous enemies Of tlie Virginia laws
are seeking to uhict upon this people oI Virginla-
We commend them to the attention Of the people o
Virginia. aud to the Legislature especially.
The result Of the experiment in that State shouid
admonish us lot tn attempt similar one And what
those results have been viii best appear from the
suhoined extracts Of letters from merchants of high
character 10 New York, whose position, experience
and business enlte them to be we'll acquainted with
all the facts under both systems OF inspection
Extract from Letter of Messrs. w. Fl. Newman 4
! Co.. very extensive -four agents, dated N. York:
1--WE consider the present standard tof hourl in
that city pstersburg) to he high aud critical stand
! ard and much superior to the standards Of many
Southern cities. We have not observed any very
! marked Improvement in the standard "f Petershurs
nspection during the last few years. We have found
/ its formsr high character to Gs wel! aud uniformly
maintained.
"W. are of opinion that the obligation laid upon
-four inspectors cannot be too stringent and therefore
consider that inspection by a sworn othcer IL lnach
preferable to free inspection
Extrac. from Letter OF Messrs. Jas. Hunter & Go.
| we'll known in Virginia extensive commission
| merchants -four agents, &c.
1--WE consider the inspection Of -four, as at present
conducted in New York. very little consequence, ~
dealers pay very little attention 10 it, but are far NOR.
critical in their examination OF Hour than formerly,
| when the New York Standard was much higher.
1--WE are decidedly of opinion that the inspection Of
flour with high standard by sworn officer. ID lar
| more valuable than q free inspection without any
| standard"
Further Extract from Messrs. w. II. Newman s. Gu
| above named by authority of Messrs. Pa,tuson n
| Price, commission merchants OF New York, viz:
at is no. the invariabls rule to reinspect Virgi
ms p.cird -four Aid for ibs very simple rssson i!'i
your Virginia standard 10 very much above that nj;
New York. Sometimes to meet the caprice oi export
| buyers, it has to be done"