New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1874-01-27
4 CARD
FROM THE TOBACCO TRADE.

To the Honorable the Senate and House Of Repre-
sentatives of the State OF Louisiana in lesis'
lature assembled:
We the unde rsigned tobacco factors and tobac-
On buyers and others, all interested in the COM
mercial welfare of our State and city, your
petitioners do hereby respectfully represent to
your honorable bodies that we regard with earnest
and grave solcitude the renewed effort to change
the present law in regard to the inspection OF toe
bacco.
Since our late civil war New orleans has beer
unable with all her efforts to recover the tobacco
trade which anterior thereto was possessed by her
almost exclusively. She has, however, from SeaS
TO year been making progress in that direction
notwithstanding the greatly increased railroad
facilities which allure the trade to other seaports
When, however. the question of change IN the
law. which has prevailed for more than quar:sg
of q century. was agi tated one year ago. We ~
ceiyed from frieAds in the West assn RANGES OF
q ixed purpose TO chip no more tobacco I" Che
New Orleans market if the proposed change in shs
law was summated.
When the law existed which prohibited any but
State sppointees from inspecting tobacco, the
complaints in the tobacco growing regions o! the
West were 60 general that the Legislatures of
some of the tobacco growing States memofia ized
the LEGISLATURE of louisiana to repeal the come
pu!sory clause. which was adopted by said Lsgis'
lature thus leaving the law as il now exists. ano
which is entirely satisfactory to the ,fade.
Being assured that planters and AtheYs who
eontro, the tobacco business in the interior. II q
change is made in the existing law. viii AVAIL
themselves Of the facilities SO ample TO ship fhelS
tobacco elsewhere. and being unable. also. 80 pes
eeive how any profit 60 our State can accrue fhere'
FROM but on the contrary being convinced that the
proposed change will operate to the detrment OF
the commetce Of our State. for che advancement
of which we desire to be 60 laborers with SoN
honorable bodies within the limits Of our 1espsct'
i've spheres, we respectfully petition that the TO-
bacco inspection law il now is. may remain H'''
changed.
Your petitioners 10 no. permit. themselves ."
doubt that your honorable bodies recognize the
duty of the Legislature OF q State to BE- TO enact
such laws as shall c0nduce 30 its best interests.
and 10. affect injurious,y its commercial! come
munities, and hence they appeal with conf.
dence for a continuance Of the present tobacco
inspection law.
An OF which is respec': aiiy submitted:
B. r. Torian 4 Son. J. H. Oglesby.
Gunther l. Stevenson. s. II. Kennedy / Co.
David Eadden l. Co.. TX. Bell.
Kirkpatrick Keath. Henry A. Ea.e1,
Beadles, Wood Co.. J. :. BHrdean.
John +. King. Jules CassaIh
+. F. Stockmeyer 4 Co.. Thomas 4. AdalR%
Hoffman, s Co.. George J0naas
Ransyr FatmaE \ Co.. John RocchA
+. H. Wilson, Stewart. Norton Coo
KremelberS, Sc!aefer : Moses Greenwood Som
Co. Neekey Knox 4 Shults.
PHI. Won Colin, Ocean, Geregs & Coo
}. J irby Co. Seanrenaud Co..
Wackeybarth / Joseph. George 4. Fosdick Co.
S. Heynsheim Brother. Norton & Bell
Befcisr i de Sn!et. Eiakemore. Brother Ca.
Grausnard s. Schneider. Bryan i Thompson.
A. Carriere Co. Nanny. Schroeder & Go.
4. DELPHI 4 Co.. S.MagnaI,
Lanara l. Gelpit. i. LaborGes
G; Jaquer 1 Co. ss:e