The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-17
Tho Tohacco.Iuspect,on LINUS.

At meeting OF the planters Of Cumber.
land county, held at Cumberland Court.
house on the Goth day Of December, 1881
Nathan Womack, Esq, was elected chair
man, and Hon. William A. Perkins secre-
tary. The following preamble and resolu.
tions were adopted:
| Whereas the recent action Of the Tobacco
Association OF Richmond is unjust and OPP
pressive TO the planters and reprizers OF
/ Virginia in this, that il takes from them all
voice in the selection and appointment OF
samplers and weighers OF tobacco, and
places ii entirely under the control Of the
Trade, who usurp the power OF protecting
their own interests, to the prejudice OF those
of the planters and repriZerS, by appointing
/ one sampler Of all the priced tobacco sold in
/ the city, and undertake to enforce submits
sion To their control by arbitrarily forbid
/ ding the sale or purchase son Change -
! Of any hogshead OF tobacco sampled by
any other than their appolntee, which
said appointee is placed under bond for
$4,000, nominaly for the purpose OF Sc
curing fair sampling; but whether so de-
signed or not, really and practically making
safe such reclamation ~ may be made for
real or alleged variation in the hogshead and
sample, and, whether so intended or not,
practically offering in the shape Of safety
from reclamation bride TO this officer TO
draw from the hogshead the most inferior
sample he can find, whilst no reclamation
can be made by the planter or reprizer for
any damage he may sustain by injustice
done him, from the fact that he is rarely
present to see the samping or weighing I;
nor does his agent or commission merchant
give such attention as TO provide any pro-
lection.
We deem il fair and Just. in order TO pro-
tect all parties interested in the sale and
purchase Of tobacco, that samplers and
wei9hers at all OF the warehouses should
be appointed by the Governor OF Virginia,
so as equally, fairly, and impartially to Sc
cure to all parties interested the protection
of their rights therefore we, the planters Of
Cumberland county, in public meeting as
scmbled,
ReSOlUed, /, That we heartily approve
and ask the favorable consideration by the
Legislature Of The bill introduced by Mr..
Lakewood, of Henrico, providing for two
samplers in each warehouse. and for their
appointment by the Governor, and pre-
scribing laws for the management OF the
said warehouses but we recommend the
following amendments: First, that prOyi-
sion he made for the appointment by the
Governor OF one sampler at each ware
house on the recommendation Of the plant
ers and one on that Of the owners Of the
warehouse; second. that there be prOyi-
sion making the sale of the tobacco by the
sample positive, thus aboliShing the right
Of reclamation, and relieving the SAM
pier from the temptation to pro-
tect himself by Unfair sampling, and
that in place OF reclamation the sampler
may be subjected to fine and loss of office
for intentional unfairncss or habitual negli-
gence; thirdly, that such provision as the
Legislature may deem etlectual be made for
the prevention and punishment of nesting
or fraudulent prizing.
ReSOiced, =, That copy OF these pro-
ceedings be sent to our representatives in
the Senate and Legislature, and also to the
Richmond and Farmville papers, with re-
quest for publication.
On motion, the meeting adjourned.
NATHAN WOMACK, Chairman.
William 4. Perkins, Secretary.