The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-09

patience, permit ps to make so,he conl-
mepts or, the bin Introduced into ne Legis-
lature, and of which "Mr. Hazeiwood Is
the patron.D II YOU or your readers VIII
follow closely what we shall say, we mink
the true inwarduess OF that bill VIII appear
rs plain az the sun on m unclouded Day
Section 4 provides that the Governor, ny
and with the consent OF the senate, SHAH
appoint one sampler or weigher OF tobacco
for each tobacco warehouse IN the state.
Mark Won. every such tobacco warehouse
in the State Is private properly except
Public warehouse. in Richmond, WHICH DC
longs TO the state. That provision would
compel the owners OF every DINER ware
house either TO close them as tobacco ware
houses or submit TO have rs salllieis ~
them whoever the Governor. backed up d!
the Senate. may choose to appoint. Inc
property Is taken completely out OF lhelr
hands. provided such warehouses are 10 DE
kept open as tobacco warehouses. fiease
read carefully sections y, %, 70, ana 80;
/ Those sections are supposed 10 guard
against the biggest sins tnat any sampler
could likely be guilty Of. There Is IofIeb
| or fine attached for violation oil sucll Sec
/ tons ranging from about SO to 5000, bun you
will note that I'm no case l. II PROVIDED
4 that one who informs on such samplers shail
receive one half Of such fines. such sam
piers may divide with \, B. and { their
fees Of office. or the commissions charged
/ by them for selling tobacco, with a Ilill as
Surancc that no one will be tempted To re-
mort them for violation of section. 30.
Now, lust turn 10 the bill and read sec
tions Is. 80, 30. and IS. and then read see
ton -, providing that any one violating
sections 2S. ~, 30, and IS shall be hned
500 for each offence. one hall TO 20 10 the
informer. 4 sampler may violate section
/ SO dividing his fees Of Office, %c.), ana
while the fine is from 500 TO 500 for Sicl
violation. il would appear that care had
been taken that no one should be tempted
/ TO report such violation. How Is the case
with session 80. where other people (other
+ than samplers) can be fined 500 Tor each
offence? Here care is taken to detect any
one violating such law by offering $50 zone
half Of the fine TO the iniOrmcr. The facts
stated speak for tliemselycs, but in addl-
+ ton Just refcr 10 section 81, and you VIII
see that there j. no sort OF fine attached 10
a sampler II he fails 10 comply with that
section. Ii he does not choose to pay. rs
required by that section, why We suppose
the owners OF the warehouse would have
/ 70 bring suit 10 get their money!
Section q Of the bill j., we suppose, a
/ little swectening thrown in 70 guli some
green one. That provides that any one
/ "ncsting hogshcad OF tobacco Shall be
fined $780, but care is again taken that
no one shall be tempted to report the fact
by the prospect OF getting one hall ol such
fine: nor is it made the duty OF such sam
pier n, NAV detect such fraud to say one
a.
think. would demand, il q sampler Is 10 be
considered in any sort OF way State on
Ger. that on detecting such fraud ne should
be compelled TO report it. thai The fine IN
aicted might he recovered TO the State and
the guilty party made To suffer. Please
now look at section ~. about mmuIac-
tured tobacco, and you will find that amy
one who violates that i liable to a heavy
6ne--sav so a package-' one hall OF
which goes 10 the iniouncr.' In this
case people are tempted to keep their
ewes open. Call YOU that justice. or do
YOU call it arctic Of less civilized age?
section IL j. precious specimen OF how
well informed Mr. Lakewood Is about to-
bacco. If was only a few days ago that q
meeting was held by the tobacco trade OF
Petersburg. participated in by buyers.
sellers. planters, and samplers OF tobacco,
setting forth % the world q" that the large
manufacturers Of Petersburg had TO send to
the West for their supplies OF leaf tobacco,
owing TO The fact that they could not get in
Virginia such tobacco a. the trade re-
quired.v The gentleman who col up such
a meeting stated THAT in Virginia there
was a great deal OF mean nOndescript to-
bacco made thai could not be sold in any
OF the markets OF the world except at ruin
ously low prices" and yet, i'm the face OF
these facts, it would seem that Mr.. Halle
wood had no idea that some western to-
bacco was more wanted than Virginia.
Permit us to lay to Nr. lakewood that
expertS don't buy tobacco according 10
what NAV be branded on the casks, but
according to what may lie in such casks
ANY sampler Of tobacco. as things now are
i'm Virginia, would never think Of brand
ing il Virginia" TO benefit the owners,
knowing full well that North Carolina
bright wrappers are ahead OF the world
and western filters ahead OF any filters
made in America. Virginia does make
certain grades OF shipping tobacco that are
superior 10 any made elsewhere. but the
BUYERS Of such tobacco dent need The
services OF any inspector 10 lie ap-
pointed by the Governor to tell them
ANYTHING about tie quality, order, or
ANYTHING else. When buying such to-
bacco they rely upon the character OF the
seller rs 10 the honesty OF the samples.
Section II is rot ~ clear rs we would ike
for il to be. Did the author OF the bill
mean to say that Mr.. u, iobber and prizer
of tobacco. should not De permitted To
mark. day after day, some fictitious name
on his hogsheads, and so sell them "a.
planters tobacco when they were priced by
himself? Would it not have been more
honest and just TO have said "that any
man, whether jobbcr planter, shipper,
farmer, or any one else, priZng hogs
head Of tobacco, should be compelled to
nut his name on Il when such hOgshcad was
Inspected -: WHY should iobbcr be per-
mitted, day after day, TO sell tobacco The
marks OF which indicated that twas plant
ers' or farmers tobacco; We can see no
section in the bill preventing a hog,hcad
from being so opened as TO count IN the
crop from two TO five times. Mr.. Il could
have hOgshcad reinspected from one Il
five times, and 50, II it Was rcinspected five
times. it would count in crop as six hogs
heads. when i'm fact il should only count ~
one. Let a hogshead be opened never e
many times and reweighed, but don't lei
new warehouse numbers be put on il. II
the latter is done no hogshead can count
more than once in crop. Ii planter
knew the AMOUNT Of tobacco that has beer
: sold in the last ten years the marks Of
which indicated that it was planters tobac
co, when in fact twas priced by some Job
Der in the very city in which il was inspect
: ed and sold, they would Just open wid'
their eyes and SAY, "Oh, dear, how W.
have been fooled"
, Read section Is and then section u, anC