Port Tobacco times, and Charles County advertiser. (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1845-1898, 1860-06-14
MEETING OF TIE TOBACCO PLANTERS OF
PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY.

PRINCE GEORGES COUNTY
On Friday, the 1st instant, a meeting of the
Tobacco Planters of Prince Georges county,
, was held at Upper Marlboro, to give express
SION to the sentiments of the people ofthe county
on the subject of the removal of the State To-
bacco Warehouses in Baltimore from their pre-
sent position to a point on deeper water. The
meeting was quite an exciting one but no two
persons seemed to agree fully on any of the pro-
positions submitted. After considerable discus
sion, however, portion of series of resolutions
offered by the Hon. Thomas f. Bowie was
adopted as, follows: -
Resolved by the Tobacco Planters sof Prince
Georges county, an meeting assembled, That in view
of the proposed sale of the Tobacco Warehouses in
Baltimore, authorized by act of the last General
Assembly, and their removal to deep water, it be-
comes the imperative duty of the tobacco growers
of Maryland to express their opinions on subjects
SO vitality affecting their interests
Res0lUed, That the removal of the warehousng
system of tobacco from the counties where the an
ticle is grown, and the consequent change of the
places of sale and inspection, has from an experfZ
cncc of thrty-fvc years, proved disastrous to the
best interests of the planters and some remedy for
the evils inflicted on them should now be provided
ResOtred, That the natural course of trade will
bring all who wish to purchase to the place where
the article sought for can be found, and this nva-
rlable principle OF commercial entcrp will be
found to exist in all its force, whether the places cr
sale are located in cities or rural districts
Resolred, That the entire tobacco growing re-
glon OF Maryiand ought to be represented in a
general convention, to be composed of delegates
thercfrom, to take into consideration the various
subjects connected with the subject embraced in
these rcso utions, and for that purpose it is recon-
mended that delegates be sent to general convcn-
ton of tobacco growers, to be held at Upper MARI
boro', on Tuesday, the 18th of July next.
Resotved, That the commissioners appointed to
sell and dispose of said Warehouses in Baltimore,
by the act of the last session. be, and they here
i by earnestly requested to suspend all proceedings
under said law until the general voice of the tobac
co growers OF Maryland can be heard ON the sub
ject.
Resolved, That committee of five be appointed
by the Chair to proceed to Baltimore and investi-
gate the whole subject Of the removal of the Tobac
co w arehouses, and to report thereon to the ad-
journed meeting on the 18th of July.
The committee as named by the Chairman is as
follows - William B. Hill, Dr. Benjamin Lee,
William X. Baker, Charles Clagctt and George
w. Graham Esqs
During the meeting Daniel Clarke, ESQ.,,
made speech in favor of the new law, and
Marcus Duval, Esq, offered resolutions, which
were rejected, favoring the removal of the Ware
houses, but urging their location on the south
ern side of the Patapsco, so as to admit of con-
nection with the terminus of the Baltimore. and
Potomac Railroad. r
/ A written address offered by Coz j d. Bow
ling, was then submitted to the meeting and
read as follows:
To the Tobacco Planters Of Maryland:
The law passed at the last session of the Mary
land Legislature, providing for the removal of
the State Tobacco Warehouses to Deep Water,
under the direction of appointed Commissioners,
F has, so far as am advised by general exchange
of opinion in conjunction with the RECEIPT notice
in the county newspapers, elected SO Violent an
opposition from the Tobacco interest, shat I'M
less there is thorough change effectedin such
public sentiment and opinion, the Undersigned
as one of the Commissioners shall not feel au-
thorized to proceed one step in the performance
Of this important trust, and feel satisfied the
E other Commissioners are of the same determina-
ton; for since the bill contemplates exclusively
the promotion Of the interest of the Tobacco
Planters their views alone are entitled to the
: observance of the Commissioners. | resfet very
niue -hnINener,- that latv-has sincsl fed SO
much opposition and Encouragement, as I have
the utmost confidence in its utility and expedi-
ency From inquiry and investigation, the
Commissioners have good reasons to believe that
the present Warehouses can be sold, for sum
80 q
bill, to erect new at some point on deep
water, which would embrace in their coustruc-
ton, all the LATEST mechanical improvements.
and with the capacity of holding ten thousand
hogsheads more than the present Warehouses,
very important item, as it would obviate the
necessity of storage in private Warehouses.
Which circumstance has, as you are aware,
proved Leavy charge upon the Tobacco fund.
Besides this incapacity of accommodation of the
cd Warehouses, some of them are in dilapi-
dated condition, and two of them inland at some
distance from the water, circumstance of no
little inconvenience. Under a particular re-
qurement OF the law, the new warehouses would
be lire proof and contiguous, advantages which
must be readily apprehended and would be so
i situated that ships, steamboats, and schooners,
could without obstruction or Inconvenience,
haul up along their respectively allotted sides
the Warehouses, to receive and discharge their
cargoes. All rolling Of hogsheads would be
unnecessary for they could be received imme-
diately from the steamboats, and vessels, upon
trucks upon railways, running out upon piers,
and the delivery of Tobacco to ships could be
accomplished in the same speedy manner. OF
the practicablity Of such arrangements enter
tain no doubt. In this way the planter would
be saved the Incidental expense of cooperage,
and ships would complete their cargoes in ten
instead OF thirty days. The mechanical appli-
ances, which could be used in the new Ware
houses, would supercede the necessity of main
tanning vast corps of laborers, and thus reduce
: the labor and expense in considerable degree
By the removal and concentration of the Ware
houses, another important advantage would be
obtained, as suggested to me by Mr.. Penn, a
. Commission Merchant, and the only Commission
Merchant, | believe, in the city of Baltimore in
favor of the removal, by having the counting
rooms of Commission Merchants located down
, about the new Warehouses, and the appropria-
ton OF limited portion of the day, as is the
case at the Corn Exchange for the showing and
, sale Of Tobacco, thereby obyating the embar-
, rassment Of other business engagements Of the
Commission Merchants, occasioned by buyers
constantly coming in throughout the day, and
by drawing the buyers together at the same
time, would thus create competition the ad-
vantages Of which must be clearly perceptbe
to every mind The inspection of Tobacco
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