The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1878-06-27
RARSESVILLE.
Tobacco Comyen.ion-MasOn CPIe-
bratiOn-sent to The Peniientiary-
Chiidren's Home, &c.

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GAINESVILLE, June 20.
The Tobacco Convention which assem-
bled here yesterday, was decided sue
! cess in point Of numbers and the earnest
ness Of the members. Upwards OF forty
dealers from Belmont, Guernsey Noble,
| Monroe, Washington, Athens and Nor
gan counties, Ohio, and few different
places in West Virginia, were present,
representing 5000 hogshesds of tobacco,
u half q million OF dollars invested In the
weed. John Budfreed, of GAINESVILLE, is
the largest dealer, having bought 700
hogsheads this season. The object OF the
Convention is to prevent the man who
took the order for 1920 hooshesds for the
French market from filing his contract.
! 1t is understood that he has undertaken
! to supply this much OF Ohio tobacco at
So per 100 pounds. AT this price every
dealer in the business will lose money,
and the present move Is merely fight
tor lie. For several years there.hss been
no money made IN tobacco mere, and the
dealers feel that they must make stand
or QUIT the business.
Hon. Z. Z. Parker, OF Barnesvil.c, was
| elected Chairman OF the meeting, and
/ the following committe en- resolutions
was appointed: Joseph Green and John
Brsdhe!d, Btrnesville; +. Atkinson,
Batesville; James NJ. Amor, Antioch 5.
l.. Mooney, Woodsfeld; William Young,
SarshsvIile; j. K Hunt, Spencers; Solo
mon Hogne, SomertOn; James Watson,
Graysville; Il. &. Miles, SJmerton; j. +.
Lingo, Quaker City.
The committee reported the following
resolutions, which were unanimously
| adopted:
WHEREAS, 1t is the opinion OF THIS
Convention that there has existed an uu-
fortunate and unwarranted competition
upon the part Of our agents in Baltimore:
| even in some instances TO the extent OF
pressing their stocks upon an unwilling
market, in order, il possible, to unload
| and leave the burden and stigma OF hold
| ing to their neighbors, which has had the
| tendency 10 demoraliz5 the market 10
such an extent as TO press prices below
the actual cost Of production, which is
disastrous to the interests of both grow
ers aud dealers.
WHEREAS, 1t is furthermore the opin-
ion of this Convention, that Con:ert of
action should always prevail among the
agents, to further tne interests OF their
cOnsIgnors.
WHEREAS, The available supply OF
Ohio Tobacco this season Is by no means
large one, and any stock which az
have to be held over to the end Of tno
season, would be light burden If -
ried by agents proportlonately
WHEREAS, 1t is eminently equitable
that each agent should carry the burden
of his stock in proportion to the patron
age received; therefore
Resolved, That this Convention re-
quires their agents IN Baltimore always
to act in the spirit of fair competition,
and IN cases where certain quantities of
ONO Tobacco are kaOlVn TO be iOanteG. No
agent shall be permitted TO offer, at that
time, any larger quantity of tobacco than
the proportion which the amount Of to-
bacco held by such agent may bear to
the whole stock in market, and the
amount wanted, that is to say, if such |
agent holds one-fourth Of the tobacco in
market, he may sell TO the amount of
one-tourth of the quantity required at
the time, and no more, and IN like ratio |
for whatever per Centum he may ho.d.
ReSOiU3d, That it IS the sole spirit and !
object OF the foregoing resolution to pre- !
vent any unfair competition in selling, !
and to distribute the burden of carrying |
over any stock equally and fairly among
the agents, in the ratio to the patronage !
which they receive, and in the event that !
any agent shall refuse to comply with
the provisions of the foregoing resolu-
tons, that re pledge ourselves TO with
draw our patronage from such agent.
RsSOLred, That the tobacco trade of
Eastern Ohio and Western Virginia has
for number of years been losing trade,
therefore, the dealers in Leaf tobacco OF
said sections 10 Convention assem- bled,
consider that it is necessary for them to
take measures to ascertain the cause
thereof, and to guard the interets Of this
industry in the future.
Resolrsd, That the otii ,ers Of this or
gsnizstion shall be q President, Vice
President, Secretary and al Executive
Committee, carried.
RssoIrtd, That we hereby form our
selves into a permanent organization to
be known as the Eastern Ohio and Wes-
tern Virginia Leaf Tobacco Deslers As
ISOLATION. The report was unimously
adopted.
Mr.. Watson. who was the member
from Monroe county that introduced the
bill for the creation of the State tobacco
warehouse at Bel'aire, made a minority
report that the Convention uallze that
institution, but his motion did not even
meet with q second. The dealers seem
TO take no stock whatever in the State
warehouse, and 1t might as well be sold
/ for freight depot or tor some man l.
| featuring purpose. 1t was a foolish
! sQuandering OF the peoples money and
/ won't DO bi. OF good 10 the trade.
The Masonic fraternity of Bsruesvilla
/ celebrated the occasion Of the annlver.
ssry of St. Johns Day, at their Lodge
room in quiet vet very pleasant man
ner. The occasion Vas participated 10
by this lodge only. and was confined to
that of the members aud the immediate
representatives Of their families The
lodge being small in comparison with
the number of mem bers, there was lack
of room to properly Accommodate all
who were present, but the flow Of spirits
and exubersnce of feeling so character
lstic of the genuine Mason, made up for
the lack in the way OF room.
Among those present were several Of
our old citizens who have been Free
Masons for many years. Col B. Mac.
Kali is, perhaps, one among the oldest
Masons in the State, having been in
itisted into the Order in the year 1925,
making him q member OF the Order for
tfty-three years. He is the only living
representative Of those who organized