The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-05

denies that ne ~ with the big manuia &C
turers against Louisville warehOusemcn
He secures another broker in place o
Mr. Speih, who represented also Mf
SOrg. OF MiddletOwn, o., who are against
the warehousemen. The COMMERCIAL ha:
the following interview with him
What do YOU think OF the demands
of the manufacturers p was asked
We'll, | think they have been too pre-
cipiiate apd arbitrary. ! think IL is all
right TO have the names OF shippers OF
rohaudlers on packages in order 10 en-.
courage honest packing, but | would not
attempt 70 be arbitrary on this point.
/ One thing do think should be done
/ the hogsheads should be broken twice
/ that IT, opened in two places on both
sides A TO the demands OF the manu-.
/ facturers for the right 10 return tobacco
where the reclamation committee
fails 10 agree on the damages,
think that is utterly unlusiifable II
were p wareh0usem | would close my
house before would yield to any such
demands The Exchange here now has
a perfectly fair, honest system of settling
claims for damages If the manufac-
tuners demands were granted they
would be eternslly sending back to-.
bacco when the market declined. There
arc dishonest shippers and warehouse
men, hut there is just az much dishonesty
among manufacturers. Besides, il the
demands of the hurley buyers were
granted the buyers of dark tobacco
would want the same privileges, and the
consequence would be that the foreign
manufacturers would send rejected TO-
hacco clear across the ocean, which
would be equivalent 10 the farmers
giving mp their tobacco for nothing"
Then YOU are on the side of the
Louisville Exchage," suggested the re-
porter
mo. am not on either side, but am
going 20 stay here and thoroughly inyes-
tigate the matter, and az understand it
now The rules Of the Exchange are per.
iectly fair, and will stand by the side
that is right
Mr. Scotch Is the man who fought
Liggett x Myers successfully in 1885,
The big ST. Louis firm was trying similar
tactics then regarding Cincinnati, and
attempting the rule or ruin policy.
when Scotch went % that place and
stayed thirteen weeks During that
time be quietly led in move
ment which cornered The hurley market
and drove the ST Louis men to the
country, where they had TO pay fabulous
prices for their hurley. The present
hight Mr. Scotch looks upon as having
been prccipitated by the Louisville buyer
for Liggett d Myers, who wants 20 have
everything his own way. II IS pretty
certain that the other manufacturers over
The country will follow Mr. Scotch, and
n, there are two hundred manufacturers
IN the country, and only four large ones
are engaged IN the alleged boycott, The
victory is practically won by Louisville,
The tobacco Warehousemen have not
yet taken any steps toward preparing
reply 20 the resolutions of confidence
and suggestions from the Blue grass
tobacco growers relative 10 a settlement
oC the difficulty with the manufacturers
syndicate The Exchange will probably
he called together very soon and proper
response Will be drafted
The farmers are unanimous, so far as
heard from, in unfolding the Louisville
Leaf Tobacco Exchange in lis fight with
the manufacturers syndicate. The ware
housemen here have mailed thousands of
copies of The Commercial to all points of
the State and these have led TO the gen
eral discussion Of the subject, with tho
result untayOrable TO Louisville.