Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1860-12-07

PERSONS Fl-tlt -4ul- Al-AAf -+aN n-7-
i-nr.oss.rset, have doubtless observed on the
bluTa small brick huldin~. with an addition
Of a roof front ana rear. THIS hllairr Is Ire
city Inspectors office. The presan. inspector
is Mr. a. c. Kirwan, under whose able care
many improvements have been iasrodaced, and
greater regularity and system used in The Dis
charge Of the duties, thaa was formerly usual.
At TIE rear and front Of the battling, aid be-
meath each OF The two roofs, is e platform
scale on which coal, produce, and other ar'i-
clcs in the wagon. and also stock, are weighed.
The weight is registered. and a certificate,
bearing ne stamp Of the Office, is given to ae
lriver &c states the weight Of the uaterial or
objects weighed AZ the present tine the
amount Of coal weighed daily is large. Up to
four O'Clock on Tuesday, the day.we made our
unofficial Inspector" twoh hundred and eight
leads had been weighed since morning. amount-
ing 10 400 bushels.
Beside weighing such articles as may be
brought to tie scales for The purpose, it is The
Inspectors duty to test every pair Ct sesles 10
The city 1T various intervals, and see that The
public are not cheated by suiniling tricrs.
Mr.. Kirwan has a list Of an The scales IN pub
lie use in the city. They amounted 10 Eve
hundred and fity-two in August last there
are now more. he f1ds the scales, as a gen
eral thing, kept in coed order. When out Of
order be as often finds TIE error telling against
the seller az the buyer. He rarely hears a
party object to having them put IN order when
hey are found TO be not true. BE occasion
ally meets parsons opposed to his making the
inspection. These are generally merchants
and large tradesusn, and the objection is on
account of The slight expense attending DE
examination. He has met with eases whore
attempts have been made 20 hide the scales 30
as 20 prevent them being tested.
The city inspector, besides he duties named
above, is changed with the Inspection Of va
rious msrclaniatls constellation and
whisky, Tor instance. o. these he rus. deter
mine The quality and the quantity, and mark,
or 'brand,7 tie package accordingly. Where
that inspection is made wiih fidelity, Lehrand
is guide to the buyer in market against loss
from fraud OF negligence. This seems to give
a market a reputation, and 70 attract custom
ers. Let 81 be known that ioar with The Mem
phis brand spon IL can be relied upon as hav-
ing the quantity, aadbsing Of the quality that
the brand states g is, and We may AaVe ttore-
keepers, ana others, from Che surrounding
country, senjiir orders here that would other
wise 90 to S. Louis, Lo1i1rils OF Cincinnati.
What is Of even more iuPoTtanes, our oWn
would5 be protected in tbsir peTchases.
Il we buy fcur that has several pounds less
in a barrel than It Purpor.s to have, OF II we
pay for a given quality anl actually gel. a
grade o. two lower, then we are cheated.
Against such frauds local Inspection is our
only security. Wien it is known that AZ
given place there is no regular and adequate
inspection, there are parsons who will send
weight. and l7ws- qualities haa the
goods are soll FOR. Ia this way lhe public are
without any advantage sceruing 30
BE m5rchan. wl7 buys a a distance 10 sell at
loze. Has this sort Of fraud been practced
l7on the public % Memphis Our city in
.psct0r informs ls that IN The inspection Of
three hundred barrels Of four he found
hat egii1rz CT trerty only ssse fsI u-g, as
est l-ae from e-gu TO lflsa foaaA a barred
0f he g~uaaiiy hl csi9mer hos 20 plg Tor.
there not proof in this that We need a vigi-
inspector i1 .he city 60 check and letsc. s
weight and unjust measures Inspector
1irkuan finds whisky sent on here that; g
twenty to thirty per cent. below proof,
s.. Louis they recon their whisky at
per cent. below. Cur merchants buy
be sr-icie fer Che regular whisky Of con-
lsrce. TIE maker sends an Inferior com
modify, and f we have 10 iasp.caca q
without any advantage 90 the merchant, ths q
consumer mgs. suffer The loss. We nay men e.
ion hay 1s another article tia. especially re-
uires the oversight Of The iHsPcc' OF. It is I
ftsn balsi wh1l in a comparatively green
@onditi0a, ihe weight is marked upon the pack D.
ge, but when the bale is sold 20 our hard
drayusn az The weight originally !
upon Il, which %, Inspector informs
8 is often The case, an act If Injustice is con-
lilled-ss such bales viii EeEh from twenty S
We to forty pounds below the weight marked
p0n the bale. Where, then. is he supervision
Z the inspee,oF2 the bale is weisled-,hs
o.ual weight marked upon it-aad The buyer
els all De pays fer.
We call earnest attention TO this natter, fer s.
be city council have an orii,EaHes before
len, which they have passed a first timr,
5olishiHg obligatory inspection, and leaving
90 DE seller OF any particular article 20
lre it inspected or not as be plszsss. We I
sTe seen that It is not Tie wholesale dealer =
10 suffers from fraud, but the customer and 81
e public. Tie inspector stands between the
able and la dealer, to pee that the people 9
IS he guilty and The quantity they pay for.
o sus7sait le performance oIhis duties, is to /.
the people a prey 10 Inc fraudulent and I.
lHriae pied. L is lhs buyer, not the merchant,
hose Interests especially require the s~crutin-
i.- attention Of fhe inzu7rtar. =