Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1893-12-14
The Tobacco Circular. VIVA. Is to


co Association specifying that here
after no hogsbead must be packed
heavier than $50 pounds net. and
stating that should any such hogs
head be sold us without our knowl-
edge 1t time Of purchase, we shall
have the right to return it to the
seller"
The growers think the Associa-
tien lis cutting too wide a swatb. :"
1t dictates to the commission men
how they shall conduct their bust
ness, and now it wants to prescribe
to the farmer the weights Of his
shipments. Soon it will be send
ing out circulars requiring tobacco
to be marketed in hogsheads with
all slaves cut bias, balloon heads
and vatican pleats down either side.
The assumption of "the right to re-
turn 10 the seller" for the reason
stated is looked upon as the quint-
essence of cheek" because the
weights of hogshcads are plainly
marked on notes open To the buy-
ers' inspection, and If they buy an
"oyer-wcight," it their own fault
Farmers regard the attempted in
nOvatlOn us arbitrary and as u meas
ure To be resisted because il tends
TO increase the Association already
too great control Of the tobacco in
terests of the State.
1t is argued that the weight limi-
tatlOn is "a hardship because it will
entail greater expense upon grow
ers. and there is no promise of any
advantage To accrue thcrefrom.
For example \ grower has 1000
pounds of tobacco. Heretofore, he
could sellitin one hogshead aud have
but one freight and one commission
to pay. llenccforth, his expenses
are to be doubled, and, while these
items may look small to rich deal
ers, they appear great big to poor
farmers. Another large considera-
ton ia the unsOld tobacco now in
market. Some of it is "over-weight"
and what is to he done with it after
January LIST, proximo? We know
of some farmers who have parts at
least Of crops in their agents hands
and as the weights do not tally with
the standard decrced by the buyers
they fear the sacrifice of the goods.
With the lights now given us it
looks asIf the combine Of BUYERS
has the 'dr"p' ON the planters and
the latter must either stand and
deliver as ordered; stop growing
the weed. or fri another market
than Baltimore.
The search for another market is
likely to be the outcome. But where
and how is it to be fonnd: The
growers yet have some of the ware
houses wherein they may have their
product sampled and stored. Sup
pose they or their agents start out
"drummer" with his box Of sam
pies who shall call upon the Euro
pean manufacturers and attempt to
sell in that way! What is to be
done is the question the planters
want answered?
The Brittan's Neck Farmers
Club, an association of as live and
intelligent planters as is in our
State, think the subject is of suf-
ficient moment to call for special
meeting to discuss and We invite the
attention of our growers to the par
agraph in the pro. edings Of their
recent meeting referring t. the mat
ter.
The editor has thus far heard
only complaints and has never heard
any project advanced for a better
ment of the ills iamented. Our
paper is open for discussion of
this or any other question OF inter
est to orr farmers and they arc
cordially invited to give their views.