Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1882-01-05

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instead Of Ohio and Fylapd, - for
merly. The contract Tor The French
government Tor both the year 1880
and 1851 embraced very decided
prepopderance Of Maryland toAaccc
IN excess Of Ohio, and that too IN The
very faee ~of The assertion of Bros.
Bonniger that samples Of Maryland
tobacco drawn under State inspections
command no respect and are current
nowhere.
We hear o great deal of talk about
the vast advantage Of so-called free
inspection over the State system from
certain interested parties. and even
from the planters, who for the want
Of proper information fall into very
grave errors on this important subject.
The advantages accruing 10 she plant
ing interest from our State system Of
inspection will be fully appreciated,
we take. By way Of illustration, the
single but most important item Of free
storage. We win compare, or more
properly contrast, the expense to the
planter Of storage under the free sys-
tenn, so called. with that Of our present
State inspection, with the result of a
vast pecuniary advantage to the plan
ter under the State system. The facts
and figures submitted are collected
from reports made to q committee Of
the Maryland Grange appointed to in
vestigate the workings Of free inspec-
tions in several of the other States,
and believe are entirely reliable.
The expense to the planter for steragein
New York is 40 cts per month on each
hid, allowing one month free, and
the cost of inspection collected in out
age is $500. In Cincinnati the ex-
pense Of storage IL so cts per month
per hid. allowing three months free
to the planter and only 7 days to the
buyer; the cost Of inspection or out
age is $500 per hid. In Louisville
the cost Of storage is 80 cts per month
and the entire expense is about the
same a. that of Cincinnati. Now, to
illustrate how much cheaper it is to
the planter to have his tobacco in
spected and stored in the State tobac-
co warehouses, let US take the cost of
inspection and storage for one year
on each hid. of tobacco under the
two systems respectively. Under our
State system the entire cost TO the
planter is only $500 for inspection
and storage free. In New York
under the so called free system the
expense for inspection and storage for
one year is 81, 40 per hid. in Cincin-
natl under the same system for one
year $3.50 and in Louisville about
the same as lin Cincinnati. In view
Of the above facts we thing, the plan
ter will hardly be willing to exchange
the freedom accorded to him under
our State system for the slavery of
the so called free systems of New
York, Cincinnati aud Louisville.
Those who are interested in the so
called free warehouse of Canton and
Locust Point have been persistent for
series of years in their efforts to
break down our State inspections and
thus put the planter at the mercy of
a remorseless and soulless railroad
corporation. and swell its Golfers and
deplete the pockets of the poor plant
ers to the extent of cool quarter Of
a million per annum. But so long as
the State warehouses furnish free stor-
age to the planters, these interested
sharks can never make their so called
free inspections very profitable en-
terpEise. It is but another illustration
of the old story of the usurer Shy
loch hating the noble Antonio:
al hate him because he Is Christian
But more for that, in low simplicity,
He lends out money gratis, and brings down
The rates Of usance here with us in Venice
IL can catch him once upon the hip,
will feed Fat the ancient grudgs I bear
him.
he hates our sacred nation and he rails
Even there where merchants most de eongre-
gaze .
On me, my bargains and my well won thrift
Which be calls interest; cursed be my tribe
III forgive him."
There are other matters in connec-
ton with our State system Of inspec-
ton of great Importance to the plan
tiers of Maryland. the discussion of
which must for the present be defer
red for a future communication. l
think our inspection laws require
amendment In several important par
ticulars-es essential to more perfect
and harmonious working of the sys-
tenn. The whole subject will, / pre-
sumo, be submitted to the next Legis-
lature for a careful revision, looking
trust to the further conservation of
the best interest of the planters of
Southern Maryland. l remain Mr..
Editor, with great respect.
P. w. HAWKINS.
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