The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-04
RICHMOND TOBACCO TRADE.
ANIMAL Repors OF the Inspector. Showing the
Satisfaciory Workings Of the Present
system OF Sampling.

system OF Sampiing.
General Peyton Wise, in his report Il
the tobacco trade Of Richmond, aftel
giving the number OF packages inspected
by him since be went into Office, Noyem-
Der 1G. 1881. says that for the first time
in your history rs an organization these
statements show the number OF package,
OF each description Of tobacco that come:
10 your market for sale. For the first time
they exhibit the number Of review sam
Piles taken. and the total sampling done.
This additional information you Will doubt
less consider valuable. Nor j. il vain
thing 10 know what relation each month
bears in volume Of business 10 the general
aggregate, or that the largest business was
done in July, while the smallest-Omittmg
November. which is for manifest reasons
only partially reported upon-was done in
December.
II i also shown that the reviews Of
bright tobacco during the past year were
a. 10 3 Of the inspections, while those Of
dark tobacco were only as 70 g.; and that,
considering the respective number al hogs
heads Of these two Descriptions Of tobacco.
bright tobacco bears 10 dark the proper
l4OU NI 0tNIlN y 10 Ll+ lIfAuf1At WIN
which il i reviewed.
Nv statement. unfortunately, will not
show the whole quantity OF western which
enters into the operations Of this market, be-
cause q great deal is used which enters im-
mediately into consumption without going
through the hands of the Inspector, and l.
bought by samples taken in other markets.
What j. shown. however, l. on the whole
gratifying exhibit OF the business in this
article.
For the rest ] desire 10 say. because II l.
fair 10 claim. that no such thorough and dtS-
interested inspection Of tobacco n that OF
last wear ha, ever been made in this mar
ket. am enabled TO declare with perfect
sincerity and entire truth that ! have
strivcn. and in my opinion my deputies
have siriven. earnestly 10 do this WORK
without malice, or fear. or favor, or anec'
ton. The very small number of COM
plants that have been made attest ihls TACT
unmistakably. On the other hand, / have
been proud 10 receive from shippers theil
very frequent declarations Of the fact that
the inspection has been done with perfect
fairness 10 them.
This i particularly true Of the planters
Of Virginia. ! have yet 10 find the hrsI one
of them-and in q large majority of H.
stances they were personally present Whcu
their tobacco was being sampied-WDo ma
failed to express entire satisfaction with
the fairness Of the present system. one
If them. the largest planter ID ~
ginia. ycrt g tar rs % say thai
while, before witnessing II for him.
sell. hi, apprehensions about the cha
racter oi il had been greatly excited
after personal experience OF II he had
com. 10 feel that il Wa, the best inspection
and the most conducive 20 the planters
interest he had ever known. Truth 1t l.
that no matter what may be said by partie'
el,e-~ nee whose motive alc fairly ope q
suspicion. thi, i the common judgment ol
fair-minded men. Truth il i that the
planters OF Virginia. who a. class are
am happy 70 affirm, honest packers, ano
all other honest packers Of tobacco. have
special and q vital interest in having All To-
haccO rigidly inspected. in order thai th'
difference between honesty and dishonest
shall bc exposed: that confidence IN thei
article may not be DESTROYED and the price
impaired. and that honesty may win IL
fair need Of reward.
The effects Of this system are aiead'
observable in the better and more reilabl'
hacking Of the tobacco, which come 10 III
market. and in the greater confidence VIII
which the samples taken in tins muhc
when exported are bought than tho,, O.
any other market in virginia; and II D
moi too much 70 anticipate that when D..
+ the operation u time the moral cnecl %
This system. superIddcd 20 IL lTacuca
working. ,hall have enforced honest an
careful packing for thi, market. and Ci>
honesty shall have been driven ioI sh'llo
=, ,other market, les careful Of their rcpuia
riou> than this. the common confidence d
thi- market VIII attract buyers 10
exclusively. and Richmond VIII coheen
trlte. "a, ,l.c VIII deserve 20 concentrate
uule,. other Virginia market, follow Ar
eyauule Of responsible and tar In>pe'
ZION. fAc tobacco trade OF ' lrclua. Alnt
and amen viii say AT rghi-ihlnhlh= PEE
pie. ....,...;,,, -.
must not omit 10 -ay IN conclusion IN
fl,o yvareboll>e-men 0i Richmond nave uph
much 10 second NY efforts toward Inc rlli
during the past wear. and that ! owe hluci
too. 10 the commission merchants ~ chs
who. with much practical interest II tl
endeayor ~ alleviate the rieor oi radlc'
change in the character If their ln'pc'
tions. have vet manfuuy tired not 10 III
rede the business Of the inspector, bul
nnhold hi, hands in the effort 10 nTodu'
tlqt new and brighter and better order
thinrs which viii be expressed I'D the hll
an,ire il Gradual. resu>citatlOn OF tTaI
that has waned. and in that general pro
neritv which had almost come 10 De
stranger. Very respectfully,
PEYTON WISE, Inspector.