Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-11
ANOTHER VIEW or HORNING
BY One Who is an Earnest Seeker Ar
ter Inform alton.

BY One Who is an Earnest Seeker Ar
ter Inform alton.
OCHLOCKONEE, GA, April TO the
Editor Of the Morning Nel0S: l would
like to ask through the columns Of
your valuable paper for some informa-
ton in reference to the horning business
that has been carried on for so long a
time in Savannah by dealers in naval
stores and which has only recently been
brought to light by the action of the
New York Board of Trade.
/ would most respectfully ask the Board
of Trade of savannah to STATE, through
the columns Of your paper far the ben 81
of the numerous operators engaged in the
manufacture Of rosin and turpentine in
this State, as to now this hOrning or eras-
ing of inspection marks can be success
fully done and With profit to the dealer
unless the rOsiu is at first graded by the
inspector really lower than it ought to be.
AS an operator of about ten years. eX-
peri nee l have always supposed that
rOsin was graded in Savannah bv sworn
inspectors, and that standard New York
samples We're used as the test or guide to
sample by, or to determine the true grade
of the rOsin. Now, if / am correct as TO
the conditions under which r0sin is SAM
pied, how can a grade be changed or
horned with success or profit unless the
rOsin was graded in such way as tn al
low Of an advance In its q le marks?
A barrel of rosin graded | or X in Sa-
hannah if hone silly graded would be
graded as an or X in New York, and so
on with all the other grades. And it is
strange to me that any dealers in rosin
would think Of hOrning his rosin unless
he knew most positively that it had been
graded at Savannah in such way as 10
admit Of being horned or the grade marks
to be removed with profit to himself or
his ptinc pal.
Now, if this be true is not the inspection
Of r0sin I'm savannah in a most deplarable
condition.? What chance for profit has
the country operator VINO is compe led to
submit to such management? The certii-
cate Of an inspector Of rosin has always
been accepted a fuality as regarded the
standing OF the grade Of rOsn. aud it is
certainly disheartening to country Ope-
rators to think that the Board of Trade of
Savannah would allow men to serve as
inspectors of rOsin who would grade
r sin To suit the cOuveniences of buyers.
Such certainly seems to have been the
case. or there would not have been any
room or chance to horn the rosin with
profit. And when there is no chance 20
elevate the grade of rosin nor a chance to
make money by horning, then and not till
then will this habit die out.
/ hope aud desire that the Board of
Trade or some one else who has not been
engaged ln tins hOrning business will
write up the subject in full. AS an ope-
ratOr and sbiprer Of all the grades of
rOsin. ] have an interest at stake. and [
think it behooves all turpentiue men 10
demand an explanation AS o how grade
of rosin can be changed by buyer after
IL has been passed upon by q sworn in
spector. | EARNESTLY entreat those who
stand high in authority on such matters
and who must Of necessity know all about
the working of tbis practice of horning,
TO enlighten us ~ 10 how this thing can
be carried on vii hOut FIRST having grsdad
the rosin loser than its real grade. and
which would be n swindle, pure and
simple, upon the country operators. who
are compelled 20 abide by whatever
grade the city inspector feels disposed 20
place upon his rOsin.
To ny mind IL IL plain that no buyer
has horned ms rOsin only In cases whore
he knew most positively that 10 was
graded IN such way as to admit Of its
being horned, or Of the removal Of the
grade marks with profit, so that what rosin
be bought IN the savannah market as /
would be classed as an N IN New York.
An NJ In savannah would probably grade
a. OF possibly window glass In New
YORK. II Is disheartening 10 think 20
what extent this thing NAV have been
carried 20 IN the past few years, and the
thousands Of dollars that the country
operators may have been fleeoed Of In
this way.
! heartily indOrse the action OF the New
York Board Of Trade, and earnestly hope
tnat It will force the savannah Board of
Trade TO show up its bpasded dOcumen.
tary evidence that IL claims 20 have
am KING The beginning OF the frauds upon
certain New York houses. IL can do the
naval stores business no harm 10 know
tue names Of All parties who have been
engaged in the hOrning business and by
what right or authority 10 WAS done,