The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-01-31

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Below is a copy OF a circular of tobacco |
importers OF Bremen, making complaint |
of the false packing and nesting OF re- |
hacked tobaccos IN the West. II re- |
fleets credit upon our Richmond tobacco |
market, which has attained high stand
ard Of packing and a rigid system OF
inspection, both Of which they intend TO
maintain: 800
copy Bremen, Jan. - lS't.
To tne Tobacco Board Of Trade OF the
city of Clarksvile. Tenn:
Commemorative the undersigned. I'M
porters OF Kentucky tobacco, Of the city
OF Bremen. Germany. in meeting assem-
hled. respectfully take the liberty to sub
NIT the following
of the Kentucky tobacco received here
from GAINESVILLE. Tenn. has grown worse
and worse until this year II has become
so fraudulent aud bad that our trade
calls imperatyey for radical reform ana
relief.
The correspondent Of the Springfield
CrennD Record In an article signed ~,
and entitled, False Packing, mas III
our opinion, correctly exposed the eNh
| practices OF present packers OF tobacco
| In your district. He states that IN order
| To pack "A hogshead Of loo pounds or
| 6ne Leaf only OOO-SOO pounds OF fine leaf
are actually taken. and with this is pack
Ell a balance OF tobacco or partly same
length and color, but of much inferior
quality and much cheaper cost. BESIDES,
the ends OF the hOgsheads arc filled up
with poor and inferior stuff. and the
| hogsheads are heavily lined with m
ferior tobacco An inspection sample
is drawn from the tobacco that Is packed
i'm the middle of the hOgshead.
This description OF the packing answers
exactly TO the Out-turn OF the tohacco
here. There Is only small portion OF
tobacco corresponding 70 the sample IN
such hogsneads. and the balance - III
ferior and mixed, Ana nearly every
| hogshead received here this year Is not
onlv heavily lined, but also shows cap
of poor stuff ON one or both ends, amour, :
ing up 20 JO-lOO pounds ana over, when
is NOT al all represented IN the lnspec-
| ton sample Very often this poor stun
10 Wet and rotten tobacco. which eats into
and rots the sound tobacco beneath H.
Thus our trade. I'm buying your lnspec-
ton samples, and expecting ID ger TOBACCO
10 correspond 20 them. is most eSrc-lou9,S
! deceived and injured. For. nQtNlthsidhh-
ing the fact that the ieclamatiohs az
lowed hv your board arc a partial OFFSET
The loss sustained hv our buyers IN hflhh
compelled 90 keep Tobacco ls thar thfy can
not use for their trade, still remains M
m consequence of such bad packing
tho Reeie contractors have Tor StNela
years past bought aud packed loose to
hacco in large quantities themselves, ahl
We would remark that THIS proceeding
ron be easily extended 10 the great detrl'
ment Of your Clarksyille breaks market
We now look confidently TO YOU gentle
mon. 10 take the most effective measure,
An root out and suppress TINS irdunhen
hacking and we say most einphaltahN
to vou that unless you give us POSITIVE
Guarantees for an honest packing, Or ."l
an inspection that viii draw such sample
| as viii honestly and fully represent me
contents Of every hoFsneah hSpr''t'
and that will expose all false ana lfietu
lar packing we shall discontinue 10 uus
I'm your market \ continuation "l ,"t
rast fraudulent practices IN packing WI
smrolv ruin the trade and has ALREADY
done IL "A vast amount OF INJURY.
We await % hear from You az your
earliest convenience. and before inc sea
son for buying the new crop IN your mar
kat Ieains what guarantees you are WIN
ing 10 offer us, and, ln the mean N"it
r,uflng your reply. We shall alatah
from transmitting any orders Tor topace
TO your market. - . o.,
Believe us. gentlemen yours very i'
1 spectfuily,
B VI a. WATJEN a. co.
FRIEDR NJ. VICTOR SoHNE,
A. ". GRl' NER & SOhNf'
H. 4. WARNEKEN q co..
GLAATX a. SCHD LITE.
: FRIEDR. GLOfSrEiN,
= ~ T. FATIt,NSTElN
I.0I-IS T.. kALKMANN & co,
2 H6FFAlAN q LEISEWlII,
2 FRfEDR. GRAVE a. co.
- SCHILLING * BRJ MING,
p, GEBRUIDER Kl LENkAMfff,
: n. II. MEIER n co.
y ION. ACHFLIS & SOHNE,
p job. LANCE sOh NI.2, = T. ~