The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1892-11-24
OxfOrd'S Idea.

The Oxford Board OF Trade has passed
a wise resolution, the substance of which
is that the Board appoint annually
reporter for the market, whose duty will
be to report the market for such of the
tobacco papers us will publish the same.
1t is presumed that disinterested party
will be selected for the postion-one who
can and will report the sales fairly, with
out showing any partiality, either to the
planter, the dealer Or the manufacturer.
The idea is a novel one and if properly
carried out will do the market much good.
Too often tobacco reporters are Influenced
one way or the other, as is natural, and
too often their reports cannot be relied
upon for accuracy. The idea which Ok
ford has advanced could well be taken
Up by other markets. We have long con-
tended that each market should have Il
tobacco reporter among its officers, as
much so as Vice President or n Sccre-
tary. 1t should be the duty of this re-
porter to send to each tobacco paper
in the country each week an accurate
report of the market together with quota
tiOns and prices taken from actual sales.
AS matter of course this would entail
considerable work and the ofiire would
necessarily be n salaried one but the
uiOnty tHuS tN lbcHl'u Nouli ne wei spent
and would rebound to the benefit Of the
market. Let Oxford's idea be taken up
by other markets without dciay.-Wins-
ton Tobacco Journal.
We agree with the Journal in say
ing this ''Oxford idea" is IL good one,
and the same thing has been repeatedly
suggested to members of Tie IIender-
son trade by US. But our idea was
not to confine the reports 20 outside
papers entirely. We proposed to set
apart suitable amount Of space TO be
devoted to Tobacco Department with
a competent person selected by tie
Board of trade to edit the same. His
duty would be to give q full. fair aud
impartial report of the market weekly,
the condition Of the crop. the character
Of the tobacco offered. the amount sod,
and in fact everything bearin. upon
the subject that would be OF interest
and value to sellers and buyers at
home Or abroad And incidentally he
should report the coming AID going of
members of the trade, especially the
presence upon Cur market Of promi-
nent buyers from Il distance. This
could be done by ii member Of the trade
who is on the sales every day more
efi'ectualy than this editor can do as
his engagements i'll the Office prevent
him from looking after such matters as
closely as the interests of our market
demand even if he was an expert iud2e
Of the leaf and posted ca !!l'' iusiGc
workings Of the trade. II addition 10
this it should be the duty -! >uri Il
man to send regular reports T. such
tobacco papers OF tie country a- would
publish them land Of course al! 80, them
would do SOL As it is halt the time
no report OF the Henderson market can
be found in these publications. This
is no faul. Of the publishers themselves
, but simply lack of interest il the
matter or a want ot appreciation OF
our business welfare aud reputation
abroad. For this service who ever is
/ appointed should receive due compen-
! sation, while we would cheerfuiy DO
! nate the space and do ali i'll our lower
to further the interests Of the Hender-
son market and the individual members
Of the trade as we have always done
in the past. The proposition = betroe
you, gentlemen. what i your pleasure