Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1878-02-14


back stiIl. is Geo. b. Allen OF Brooklin.
who bewxils his III luck In drawing q back
seat. lie and Drinkwater can mourn In
unison. Allen Is OF about the same age.
from a sea-sbore town. and knows all
sb"ut :he porgy, and clans. and Holsters.
and also bosfs and ships. He Is plain
business msn. and is content to do what
falls to him to 10. lie has Ia give the first
vote OF our County ON the roll-csli. but is
never caught in the fog on that account.
These sr. all there are from Hancock
County. do no, know that they will &C.
compli=hi any great reforms. but they may
be relied on not to do any harm. They are
n set of PLATA. practical business men.
They believe on economy far a. is con-
sistent with efficiency. They are a credit
to the County.
meant TO write you about society mat
tiers here. receptions. balls. parties aud the
like. but thi. letter il already too long,
aud ,hes e must 90 over To abother week.
Shall Lumber Manufacturers be Pro-
tected.
A petition is now before the Msssachu-
setts Legislature. TO modify the law regu-
lating the safe of Lumber. and as this Is of
interest to all manufacturers who send
lumber into that State. . synopsis Of the
matter as Ii now ,tands will be OF value.
Under ) lbs OF the present law. all lum-
Der brought into that State for sale, manu-
featured out Of the State, mus; Be re-sur-
veyej. even though 1t has been once
properly inspected aud marked by sworn
Surveyor IN another State. II will be seen.
at a glance, that here Is An Unjust discrimi-
the State OF Massachusetts, and that
manufactured in sister States; and. /. also
imposes a tax on dealers in lumber, who,
trading with reliable parties TOR their stock.
survey to inspectors In the State of Msssa-
chusetts, when once their Lumber has been
properly inspected and marked. But as
by a decision OF the Supreme Court Of thst
State Mass, Reports Vol. ll9. Page 2s5,)
bill for lumber sold. which has not been
reinspected, even though the measure and
quality may be all that the purchaser ex-
pected or bargsined for. canno, be col.
lected, the dealers especially In Boston and
vicinity, rather than evade the law, have
submitted TO this tax OF re-survey. until
they can endure il no longer, as It repre-
sents now about all the profit made in
some kinds OF lumber. Aud this matter
Of a re-survey has been even more obiec-
,ionable to manufacturers, who justly
claimed that il was an unreasonable thing,
sometimes attended with great injustice.
Last FAN a Committee consisting OF u.
y. Skillinss. Jas. NJ. W. Hall (of Geo.
II. Peters Il Co, J. Otis wetherb.e (ofL.
Lovejoy 4 Co.. and J. Gooch (of J. G. &
". q. Cocoa all Of Boston. were appoint
ed t. consider the present law. and recon-
mend to the Legislature such notifications
a. would do justice TO manufacturers aud
dealers, and render It safer Tor them TO do
business. The principal change recon-
mended Is tina, SO much OF l2s may be
erased, as renders a re-survey of lumber
obligatory. and that where lumber has been
once Inspected. re-suryey be optional
between purchaser and seller. The jus
iice OF this, no unprecedented person will
question.
Considerable opposition Of course has
been manifested. coming nearly altogether
from deputy surveyors. and carpenters ia
Boston and vicinity, who are using every
effort 10 keep in force the present law.
II the manufacturers. throughout
Maine, would send in their voice. on this
matter, 10 either one OF the Committee
bieseied e sfe tomntsee
and will serve 10 show that the hardships
of the present law is not local matter,
but extends to other States. and will ex-
press their opinion, whether it is right 10
support by law, lot OF deputy surveyors
In the State OF Massachusetts, TO the detri-
ment OF Eastern manufacturers, and all
dealers of lumber throughout that State
Cox.