Daily tobacco leaf-chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1890-1895, 1890-03-14
In THE SWEAT.
The Kentucky Tobacco Markets
Aroused
Over the Proposed Change In
the Tobacco Law.


The Thorne Bill Revolutionizing the
Warehouse System Passes the House
Tobacco Dealers Declare it WIN De-
stroy the Markets-Louisville Hopkins
Vile and Paducah Send Up Strong
Delegations to Defeat it in the Senate.
We commonly say "tobacco is in
the sweat" This is a necessary con-
dition or a process it should go
through in the bulk before it can be
priced in safe keeping order for ship
ment. The several Kentucky tobacco
markets, Louisville, Hopkinsville
and Paducah have gone into sweat
over the Thorne bill now before the
Legislature making changes in the
tobacco law, which they say is a re-
paratOry condition for Windir up
these several markets, and shipping
them to GAINESVILLE, Cincinnati and
, Evansville. The press of Hopkins
Vile and Louisville are making a
, great stir over the matter, and dele
gates representing the several mar
kets have gone to Frankfort with
their coats off and sleeves rolled up to
defeat the bill which has passed the
Lower House, and is now before the
: Senate. GAINESVILLE has not antici-
! pated such a result as our sister
markets say this measure provides
. for, and he's make no extra prepara-
lions for receiving the accessions to
y our trade, but we have extensive
- warehouses, the finest Exchange
:, building in the west and five very
- accommodating banks, with good
o shipping facilities, low rates, etc.,
= and if the Legislature should deter
- mine that this is the best thing to do
20 and we believe it is-Clarksville
q will be ready on few days notice
q to take them all in, extending a
- hearty welcome and will celebrate
-, the event with a big banquet and a
~ band of music. So it is scarcely
,s worth while to trouble in
40 cinnati and Evansville. ClarksVille
70 can take them all and do good part
40 by them. We fail utterly to see any
a. thing bad in the Thorne bill if 1t pro
no poses to abolish these three preten
os tious tobacco markets and ship then
. to GAINESVILLE. That is just the bes
" thing the Kentucky Legislature coulC
do, and we fail to see why Hopkins
~ vile should get into middle abou
= the matter she is going to move
od over any how.
- Warehousemen and buyers are al
Of kicking manfully against the bill
,e+ 1t allows warehousemen only TIVE
oil dollars for selling hogshead of to
bacco, and this they say no ware
house can do and maintain the bust
ness that the present charge, $3.50
II is as low as can be afforded. Th
-. bill also puts limitation on rebates
-, Section 8 reads "that all claims TO
IGIdlC III StllCO VI tbJ NCNNN~N
20 by any warehouseman, inspector o
commission merchant, in whlc
~ reclamation is made or claimed o
- - the sale of any tobacco, it shall b
~, made within sixty days from tn
~ date of said sale, and if not mad
o. o. within that time the claim shall b
" barred by limitation"
This section, it is argued, cannt
nd possibly be complied with, as it gel
III orally requires three months to shi
W. a hogshead to Bremen and otht
W. foreign markets, and consequent
H., would work a great hardship on tt
tho buyers.
= g. The buyers, however, are kickir
tho stronger against Sec. than an
ovo other change, which says "that
40 shall be unlawful for any warehous
al man or commission merchant to n
,aat pothecate or pledge any tobac'
W., shipped to or stored with him, or
49,, sue any warehouse receipt on al
10 tobacco in his possession, Witho
Co.. the written consent of the owne
- and, in the event he does so witho
sor said written consent, such pledge
nro warehouse receipt shall vest no tit
If in the goods in the holder of sa
ono pledge or receipt-that is to say, Il
owner of the tobacco cannot be
no; vested of the title to his proper
:. without his written consent"
n,o This they contend will break
the markets and drive them
~; GAINESVILLE and other places cut
,an the State, as the law cannot be cor
piled with and no man will buy
tbo hogshead of tobacco unless he c;
soft get title to it.
tn.a Strong efforts are being made
Wv. Wv" defeat the bill in the Senate, and
sew they fail in that the hope is tn
Gov. Buckner will veto it.
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