The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-12
prh1tc Meeting I'm Louisa.

At meeting offarmers Of Louisa county,
irrespectiye Of party. held Sat their court
house February s, 1915,
On motion of Dir. 2. B. Pendeton, W. =.
r. Nelson was called to the Chair, and Il. NJ
Kent chosen secretary.
: On motion of +. NJ. Perkins, the chairman
was requested to appoint committee OF nVe
to nrepare business for the meeting and the
following gentlemen were appointed: I.
r. PendIeton, r. NJ. Kent, Oscar HeninS, u.
c. Wash, and F. M. Perkins.
Wbereupon said committee reported tne
following preamble and resolutions which,
after discussion, were, on motion, unani'
meusly adopted:
whereas We farmers and planters OF Louisa
have seen with regret that our commission
merchants, under the auspices and WITH the
mid of an organization known as the Ricn'
mond Tobacco Exchange, I'VE been steaai'y
pursuing policy which we regard as IN
friendly 10 our interests, and such US appears
likely-in the end to'create feeling oil nos
tility and an antagonism of interest between
us and themselves, as is particularly EVIL
denced by the effort that is being made TO
abolish all public warehouses and public In
spections, and to substitute therefor pri'
waite warehouses and private inspections, oy
which the bulk of one of the great staples OF
our State would be placed under the absolute
control Of said Tobacco Exchange there
fore be it
Resolred That we are decidedly opposed
TO the whole system Of private warehouses
and private inspections Of tobacco Tor the
substantial reason that we believe that sald
warehouses and inspections would be con-
Quoted largely in the interest of the buyer
of tobacco and to the serious injury oil The
producer.
Resolued, That, believing as we do that the
present plan Of sampling tobacco done Dy
two disinterested men appointed oy the
Governor of the State is fair and just to all
nartes and The best that can be devised, we
are opposed to the abolition Of the same !;
and believing that the Tobacco Exchange is
the root of the whole evil, because it neces-
states the transfer Of all samples from the
warehouse to the Exchange that the proper
place to sell all tobacco IS at public ware
house, where it is inspected in the presence
of both BUYERS and sellers, and where each
sample as 1t Is drawn from the hogshead may
be examined BY the BUYER before 1t passes
from the bands of the inspector; we are de-
cidedly in favor of a return to the old plan
of selling all tobacco at the warehouse; and
We earnestly request our representatives to
use the utmost of their interest and power
to secure the enactment Of q law requiring
the same in every case.
ResoIoed, That the proposition submitted
by Senator Smith. of Nelson county, which
concentrates the enactment Of law SUBJ
jecting every seller to the payment of the
penalty Of one hundred dollars for what be
is pleased to sly "the fraudulent nesting
of tobacco" We regard as an attack, by in
situation, upon the character of our plant
ers: as measure in the highest degree tyran-
uicaI, unjust, and oppressive, because such a
Jaw would place every seller Of tobacco com.
pIetely at the mercy of the buyer, and would
simply operate as bid to every purchaser
himself to fraudulenty nest every hogshead
OF tobacco he had bought; and the same, in
our opinion, deserves the hearty condemna-
ton of all fair minded men, whether they be
sellers or buyers of tobacco.
Resolved, Tkat the secretary Of this meet
ing do furnish copy of these resolutions
with request to publish to the Richmond
Wing, Dispatch, and Enquirer, and to the
Gordonsyille Gazette, also copy to each OF
our representatives in the Virginia Legisla-
turp. w. G. #. NELSON, Chairman. -.
r. H. Kent, Secretary.