Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-04-17
''Tforninco Rosin-The Inspectors' Side

Editor Morning Mems: In the cOntro-
versy going On regarding "hornIng0 we
have had nothing to say, being content to
simply discharge our duty, leaving con-
sequences to those whose interests were
involved. The recent communication OF
Mr.. d. B. Paxton in your columns calls
for some remarks on our part.
The portion of said communication
bearing upon us contains two charges.
One is that we grade rOsin for less than
its worth, and the other that in doing this
we are in collision with the buyers. Mr..
Paxton does not directly charge us with
this, but supposes this to be the case, or
the BUYERS could not "hOrn" to advan-
tage. In regard to the first charge-that
we DO not grade rosin for its wOrth-we
have this to say: That the fact that we
have been for years in this business, en-
jOying the confidence OF the factors who
employ US, would seem to argue
that we do our work correctly,
else the factors do not understand
their business. or they, too, are
in collision with the buyers; that we do
not grade against the producers, is evil
deRcea by the fact that buyers are con-
stantly complaining to the factors that
we grade rOsin for more than its worth.
In proof of this we refer air. Paxton and
other producers to all the factors and all
the buyers in this market. The factors
can defend themselves against the other
conclusion that they are in collision with
the buyers. In regard to the second
charge, that III grading rosin we have
an understanding with buyers to grade
below the real worth OF the article, so
that they can "horn" to advantage: If
Mr.. Paxton would reflect for a moment,
he would see the impossibility of such a
thing. AS soon as rOsin is landed from
railroad car or steamboat it is placed in
our hands, weighed and sampled, and
samples and certificates sent up to the
factors Office. W never know, and have
no means of knowing, who is going 10
buy the rOsin. The factor himself does
not know. for no one can tell what is in
the barrel until we get the sample out.
How then can we be in collision with the
buyers? Which Of the buyers can we Sc
lect as the probable bidder for the rOsinl
Are we in collision with all Of them-a
syndicate formed for that purpOseg We
repeat, we never know who will buy the
rOsin, and there can be no advantage tOus
i'm placing false grades on the packages.
We suppose the most preiudiced
individual would not assert that men
commit perjury for the mere fun OF the
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advantage to favor the producer than the
buyer, if we worked for our pecuniary
profit, regardless Of our oaths. But we
have tried TO favor neither, considering
that our position was between the two
10 do justice TO both.
We have seen this "horning" carried on
for years-scen our grade marks erased
and higher ones placed IN their stead.
We have known that somebody was being
deceived, but we have also known that IL
was not the maker Of the rvsin, but the
man az the other end. And if Mr. Paxton
will review the course of this controversy
he will see that it is the man az the other
end who began the kicking and who Is
still kicking. He Is the one WHO has been
hurt-the man az the other end-n0t Mr..
Paxton, and his comrades. II IL had been
the latter parties who were being deceiv-
ed and lieeced by an arrangement between
factors. buyers and inspectors, probably
MI. Paxton would never have heard Of
the present difficulty.
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