The New York herald., 1879-03-15
THE TOBACCONISTS' CONVENTION.

RESOLUTION FIXING THE SCALE OF PRICES
REscINDED NO AGREEMENT REAcHEp-AN
ADVANCE RECOMMENDED BY THE MANuFAc-
TuRERs OF PLUG
By TELEGRAPH TO THE HERALD
CINcINNATr. March II, 1879
The Finecut and Smoking Tobacco Manufacturers'
Convention was tsrdy in getting to work this
ing many of the delegates having left for home last
night. The business was the announcement Of
kilograms from firms all over the country not rep
resented at the Convention in relation the scale
OF minimum prices fixed yesterday. Some firms
cepted some treated the matter with indifference
aud few disagreed. Mr. Comstock, Of New York,
felt justified in signing the compact for the leading
firms in New York. in conformity with the sense Of
the preliminary meeting held there appointing this
Convention.
TIE SCALE PRICES
Affairs ran smoothly enough until the afternoon
session. when signs Of partial disagreement began
to be manifested. The first pronounced dissentient
was Governor Baglcy. Of Detroit. who made tho
point that Mr.. Messengers resolution required
unanimous agreement on the part of the manufac-
turers to make it binding and some of the Cincn
natl firms refused to sign he moved that tho action
of yesterday fixing the scale of prices be
sidercd He said he compelled to this course
for except every cutter In the United States
signified his Willingness to sign the compact
he would insist upon having his name stricken
from the list Several delegates followed the same
line of remark Secretary Marshal. OF Dayt m tried
to slay the troubled waters by assuring the Con-
vcnton that ho had doubt that three-fourths OF
all would adhere to the compact, and 1t would he
signed by i. Lorillxrd Co.. The president General
HclIne. indorsei this statement fair presump-
ton, and believed that the New York men would all
come in He impressed upon the Convention the
importance OF consderate and definite action the
whole trade of the country were looking to the Con-
ycution Tor action. Ho hoped tho motion of Cover
ported that ninety per cent OF the trude had signed
the compact.
NO PRICES FIXED.
A motion to table Bagleys motion was lost by IL
to To- BAxley's motion to reconsider carrisd-
IL to H.. After several Intellectual motions and
good deal of discussion. finally resolved that
they believed 10 Impractical to TX such limit OF
prtcs without pref uuice to those agreeing and that
the RESOLUTIONS " that effect be cancelled; also that
the Convention regrets the failure OF o measure
quality for the lowest grades aud which would have
banishsd from the market the worthless stuff which
for the past two or three years has been imposId
upon CONSUMERS of fine cut tobacco The Conyen-
ton adjourned siHe DIR.
THE PLUG ToBAccoxIsTs.
A meeting OF the plug tcbscconists was held in the
afternoon ana was largely attended by repre-
sctatycs from ell the leading cities OF the country
The folio wing siopei unanimously Us the sense
of the mcctiy:-
Whereas there has becn large advance leaf tobacco
tally white and wcr,a of
ihcrcfore
Lssoi.rd. That corresponding advance be made upon
trade ~ make uniform advance early possible
all orders Tor tobacco for May delivery.