Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-09
NAVAL STORES FRAUDS.
THE BOARD OF TRADE AND THE
HORNING o. ESTION.


OF Trade Rules to Take Its Place.
The Board of Trade met at II O'Clock
yesterday morning to consider the ordi-
nance regulating the inspection of rosins,
which was indorsed by the directors on
Wednesday, and introduced in the COun-
Gil on Wednesday night and referred for
consideration at a special meeting on
Monday. 1t was generally understood
by the directors that the ordinance, after
being introduced, would take the regular
course and lie over until the next regular
meeting Of the Council. when it would be
called up and acted upon. At the instance
/ of the committee appointed to pre-
sent the ordinance, unanimous
consent was asked that it be
/ ordered to q second reading and put upon
/ its passage The Council declined to
grant the request, on the ground that the
matter was too impor ant to be acted
upon without a thorough Investigation.
/ The ordinance was unanimously Endorsed
/ bV the naval stores trade. and it was a
matter OF surprise to some that it was not
passed.
Since the meeting Of the Council and its
/ declinatiOn to act upon the ordinance
until an investigation was had a split has
occurred in the trade and among the mem
/ bers who indOrsed the ordinance. The
matter was considered by the Board of
Trade directors on Thursday, and yester-
dav a general meeting was held
Thirty-twO members were present. Mr..
S. u. SbOtter opened the discussion by
statement of his views. HI was RICHLY
in favor Of any law which would prevent
the fraudulent raising of grade marks or
changing the inspection of rOsin with
view to committing fraud. but he was OPP
/ posed to any ordinance whic would place
Savannah in a position where it
| could not compete fully with Wilmington,
! Charleston, Brunswick and other ports.
| The present system of inspection laws he
considered sufficient to suppress dshon-
! Orabe practices without the adoption of
a law placing the trade under police sur
VIGILANCE.
Mr.. Sh0tter was followed by Mr.. John
Judge, President Clarke, Capt. #. M.
HUI, Joseph A. Roberts, and others.
Mr.. j. S. Thomas submitted a sub
stitute ordinance. which, however, was
not accepted, owing to a number of
Objectionable features. Mr.. f. A. Well
also opposed the adoption of any ordi-
nance on the subject. The matter was
debated at length. Finally, upon motion
of Capt. J. b. West, it was determined by
a vote of p to II TO withdraw the ordl-
nance from the Council, and that it be
laid on the table indefinitely.
The action of the board was not alto
gether satisfactory to the members of the
naval stores trade. An analysis of the
vote shO we'd that of the II against the
withdrawal of the ordinance there were
factors with votes and buyers with
woes.
OF the 81 in favor of withdrawing,
there were factors with D votes,
A buyers with votes, and II
/ votes cast by members not belonging
To the naval stores trade. Had the
matter been decided by the naval stores
| trade alone 1t is claimed that there would
! have been a clear majority against with
| drawing the ordinance.
After the adjournment OF the meeting a
/ conference was held among the members
/ of the trade and a compromise
NOV ment was put on foot. MessTs.
Shooter and Thomas, who repre-
scented both sides of the question,
after careful review prepared the follow
ing amendment to the rules Of the Board
of Trade, which will be submitted to the
naval stores trade to-day for Endorsement:
A. amendment to the rules Of the Board of
Trade for the regulation OF the inspection
OF r1ain.
SECTION ]. Rosin shall he graded and
| weighed within the corporate limits of the
| city OF Savannah by a sworn city Inspector
! and bv no Their person. The samples used
| for such grading shall Re taken from at least
| six inches below the surf ce and be not lees
| thqn seven -eighths Of an inch square. Each
| barrel shall have the grade mark and weight
distinctly marked or branded on the side be-
tween the head and quarter hoops Of the
/ barrel containing the rOsin.
SEC. 2. No person shall change or alter
| such grade marx on any barrel of rO-in
! which repr sents or is intended to represent
| such resins to be OF higher grade thtn that
! shown by the Inspection. provided that a pur-
/ chaser or any owner Of rOsin may examine
the grading and weights, and IL dissatisfied
there with may heve the same reweighed or
regarded by sworn city lnspector. mutually
! agreed upon by buver and seller, whose
/ decision shall be final as to weight and grade
OF every barrel composing the lot. The
weight and graie SO asc@rlained snd de-
ter'nined shall then be placed on the barrel
as showing the true contents thereof The
/ original weight aud grades, so far as trey
have been proved incorrect. shall be ohiter
| ated. A new certificate shall be issued by the
[ second inspector, the cost of which shall be
I paid by the FIRST inspector when found to be
in fault, but If claims for din renee in
1 quality are not presented within one week
from the date Of purchase, tho seller ard
| original inspector snail be released from ali
| responsibility, except always in case 0ffraud.
SEC. 3. No person shall ship or cause to
be shipped, and TO any ise aid or abet the
/ shipping on any vessel. lighter or car, or other
| me ms OF conveyance from this city, roein on
which Inspectors. grade marks have been
[ changed or raised so rs To represent such
I rpsin TO be OF higher grade than
I that shown by tho inspection. Provided,
ia nc nothing herein contained SHAH interfere
! naval stores to -ubstittue for the grade mark
! on the rrel the mark Of his own classiica-
/ ton wh-n the rosin Is being shipped he
/ mark or symbos ~ any private classification
/ must be entirely different from the marks or
/ symbol of the original classification. and
/ must not represent the rosin to DO OF a better
7 quality.
SEGA No person. other than sworn city
I inspector shall grade or weigh rosin in the
/ corporate limits OF The city OF savannah. or IL
I sworn inspector shall fam to grade or in
spect as herein lefore provided, aud if any
uerson. whether an inspector or not shall vio-
late any Of the provisions of this rule. such tu-
sprctOr shall be subject TO censurp, suspension
/ or expulsion, in the discretion OF the Directors
OF the Board of Trade.
If the amendment Is unanimously in
dorsed, as IL Is believed 10 will ne. IL will
be submitted to the general meeting Of the
Board OF Trade for its approval.
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