The daily exchange. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1858-1861, 1860-05-26

they been consulted. As far as they have had an
opportunity to express their wishes, they have al
most unanimously protested against it; Also their
agents, who ought to be good judges, did formally
protest, and still do against it; and strange
to say f the matter is to benefit the tobacco plant
ers) all the tobacco shippers opposed to the
moval of the houses, and say under the best man
agement 1t cannot relieve any part of the charges
which will not be more than balanced by extra in
convenience and labor. We are informed by sew
era OF the largest shippers, that in no case can
they take their ships TO the tobacco warehouse
wharves unless they are permitted to take In other
freight at said wharves during the time of slowing
their cargoes of tobacco; and that they must have
more space than the length of their ships; and it is
often very desirable to discharge part of their i'm
port cargo while loading. 1t it is to be the prac
tice for ships to lay to discharge and take in
goes at the tobacco warehouse wharves, then we
shall need an increased length of wharf. Much
confusion will grow out of the multiplicity of
mixed freight on the same wharf The contem-
plated places of removal of the warehouses being
two miles distant from the offices of the commission
merchants, will render it impossible for them to
superintend. in person, the marking and inspection
of tobacco, and if superintendent by clerks, will
cause additional delay and expense, and
render the detection of mistakes more difficult,
which frequently occur, growing out of the i'm
perfect manner in which tobacco is marked-bro-
ken up condition Of the casks, and and inaccurate
lists given in by the captains of vessels; and we
do not see how the tobacco planters can be benft-
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| ence OF the commission merchant, and additional
labor of their clerks, and uncertainty and delay of
the whole superintendent; also, it must be appa-
rent to ALL that the personal oversight and super
intendence of the tobacco planters themselves will
not only be much restricted, but attended with
great inconvenience, uncertainty and vexation.-
| They, for convenience and comfort, necessarily,
will stop at the principal hotels cup town" ID.
Because prudence dictates that no step should be
taken without the strongest evidence of the prac-
ticabty of the whole plan of the object to be eff
the removal of the warehouses, which cannot be
speedily remeded without serious loss inconve-
nience, which we are very fearful would occur
The present locations of the tobacco warehouses,
| are valuable for commercial purposes, while the
houses nearly valueess except for their present
purposes; and if once out of the control of the
State for the of the tobacco fund, the houses
| will necessarily be taken down and replaced by
warehouses adapted to the convenience of mercan-
tile purposes; which will preclude the possibility
| of ever regainng possession of those any other
locations Cup town." adapted to the purposes of
tobacco inspection houses. The new houses pro
posed to be built, would not be worth one-half the
cost of erection, and if it should be found absolute
| ly necessary, at any future time, to have the to-
bacco inspection houses cup town., it could not be
effected without loss of hundreds of thousands Of
dollars; which would increase the inspection ant
storage charges on tobacco so high, that it woulG
likely prevent large portion of the receipts from
the West, and double the expenses on the growth
| of MARYLAND"