The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-28
The New Tobacco.SampIers.
From the Lynchburg Advance of January cot
1921

Iron the Lynchburg Advance of January Goth.
1921
In our opinion the present pending legis-
lation about tobacco was conceived i'm
wrong, and the mode proposed to carry II
out will prove to be fraud practiced on
the planter, an injury to the trade. and of
neither interest nor advantage to the State.
Most Of the warehouses are private pro-
perty--the State has no interest in them,
receives nothing from them, and is entitled
to receive nothing from their business. In
many, perhaps most, places warehouses are
purely the private property Of licensed
commission merchants, who sell tobacco
aud provide conveniences for their Gus
toners at small charge, fixed OF arranged
by themselves or by the trade. The truth
Is, inspectors, as general thing, are
humbugs, and the tendency of these
times OF enlightened trade is to diSre-
gard them, ms no buyer really depends
on the knowledge or word OF the inspector,
and no two inspectors think or Judge alike.
Men buy now what they see or know, and
not upon the Judgment of the inspector.
Tobacco's being. "passed" has, in reality,
passed away you hardly hear the word.
Much the larger part Of the crop Is sold
loose or in crates, and boxes and small
hard to find as hemp brake or q flax hackle
Men who prize tobacco In the cities, called
"lOese Dealers" do their own sampling,
and when they sell by sample guarantee
that the tobacco shall be what they-not
any inspector--say IL a hair sample shown to
the buyer, and II it does not come up to II,
and he fails TO abide blythe drawback made
on him, IL will be shipped back to him ut
his cost. Dealers acquire reputation for
their handling and sampling, and the brand
of many on hogshcad shipped is q guar
antee even In Europe that 1t will come up
TO the sample In every respect, and the
State has really no weight, authority, influ-
ence, or interest la this matter. Old things
IN. the tobacco trade have certainly passed
away. Now. what right has the State to
invade commission merchants private
warehouse with the Governors political
samnerl No one needs or desires his DO
!iticai advice or assistance. What right
has the Legislature TO prevent planter
nep Amherst. Bedford, or Campbell
coming into the city with a samp,e
OF his crop. to be delivered loose
or priced. and selling it by that sam.
pier What rigM has this hungry Legis,a. |
tuIe 10 say what Lee, Taylor & Co, or Muir
Tel, Hammer q Co, shall charge their cus-
somers Tor weighing, sampling, or ceiling
Ineir tobacco. any more than their corn or
wheatf Does the trade need any aicb
iegishdony IL is unanimous against
such imperanent interference. Does the !
planter! He only asks TO be left to sen his |
crops a. he pleases--"nly asks that tn, |
United States and the Malone Legislature |
shall keep their officials from preyiug on |
MS crop. Who has asked for this legisla-
ton ? Only those who want sinecure OF.
dces--those who want TO live by Office
perhaps those who want 10 create offices to
'cward political followers.
The United States Government after the
~ fastened on tobacco, because II was
lainly rebel crop, and Republican rulers
fought that o good scheme to make rebels