Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1881-12-22
[ComxrxIcArED.

lCoMNVxIcATED.
Messrs. Editors Much has been said By
the buyers and Others Il would seem in their
interest against our present system Of tobacco
inspection, whilst nothing as yet has been
heard In lis advocacy. This, presume, y
not Tor the lack Of interest that the planter OF
Southern Maryland takes IN system which,
when be curnes 70 think what might be should
the system be changed and the inspection
thrown entirely into the hands Of the buyer,
which II would inevitably end in, isan equi-
table a one TO ell parties concerned ~ could
be operaied ] admit that our system % not
entirely perfect, tno system 10, and II 10 q
mntter Of impsssibiliiy to make one 50, let II
be State or otherwise.
The compl int of the buyers, recently pub
lished and favorabIy commented upon by the
baltimore San, Just preceding the meeting Of
onr legislature. d one Of common occurr nee,
gotten up fUr effect by the buyer in his inter
est only. lie complains that many hogsheads
OF tobacco, sampled in Europe, does not come
I'M 10 the samples drawn here. consequently
entailinr n heavy loss 10 the buyer. Now, is
n mot reasonable 20 suppose that there were
some horsheads inspected in Europe, the quail
itv Of which far exceeded the samples as drawn
by ourinspeciors, of which the ubiquitous buyer
ssys nothing, because IL 10 so much in his and
out OF the farmers pocket. Vet we do not
complain, and even If desirous TO do 50, IL
would amount 70 nothing, there being no
means If redress after Il once gets into the
buyers hands.
Then. are we satisfied with the inspection
under our present system? Yes, for we well
know there are State officers rs inspectors,
sworn TO do Justice BY both grower and buy
er-that should the State make q mistake and
appoint lan incompetent or unworthy inspec-
tor, he can, under law, upon charges brought
and sustained, be removed; whereas, under
any other than State system, we are left en-
tirei, nj the mercy of The inspector, or, in 9TH
ar words. the buyer. Who will, II change be
made. be both, and from whom there will be
no appeal. Besides this, there 10 about one
million dollars 10 warehouse property, which
in justice belongs 70 the tobacco-growing
counties, what viii be done with i'll Some
might say, rent the warehouses to private in
gpcctors ibuyersl the rent c',n- ignt the treas
urv or shaking fund. II Is natural TO ash,
how are the reniors 10 be kept afoat? An
swer. by the Woodworking farmer, who would
necessarily have to either, directly or indi-
Fectly, pay tribute 10 the syndicate Of iniqui-
tous BUYERS. What q contrast 70 our present
State system, In which there is no direct cost
to the grower.
We have more confidence in our Legisla-
tors than to believe that they would act HASTE
ly In the matter Of change Of system. We be-
lieve that the representatives Of the non-to-
bacco-srowing counties will be just and gen
erous 10 the hard-working planter and act in
accord with our direct representatives and In
terests.
ID may be put in argument that our system
IN a burden on the State Treasury. To this
we plead, let the warehouses be conducted
upon business principles and not run 10 po-
iitical machine. Then we will see that they
will not be tax upon the State, but source
Of revenue. This 10 the only change that Is
really Necessary. Let Us try 1t. More anon.
- PLANTER.