Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1897-05-07


Warehouse No. | secured storage in
the Old Sugar Warehouse and in State
Tobacco Warehouse No. IL now leased
70 the Northern Central r. r. Co.; as
both these warehouse adjoin No. | the
Inconvenience caused was small, but
there was an advance 10 the rate Of fire.
insurance on every Hhds. inspected in
Warehouse No I, from Zoe. per 800,
as formerly, to soc "a IS.
Warehouse No III. secured storage
rooom in 10 separate Warehouses on
Buchanan's AID Spears whsrves some Of
which contained cotton and other dan
rerous articles, which caused the insur-
ance rate to 81 "a 81 % per 500.
This Association however BY prompt
attention succeeded in having che To-
baeeo traufered to such Warehouses as
we're free from other storage, insuring
at high rates thus reducing the rate to
81 90 per 500 as against S5c. when
stored in Warehouse No. III.
Uron January 1st, 1897, the lease
to the American Tobacco Co., Of State
Tobacco Warehouse No w, expired,
and the State again assumed control Of
it. la anticipation Of this Governor
Lowndes invited the members Of this
Association to conference with him
on November 11.h, in order to learn
the wishes Of the Trade in regard to
opening the warehouse With absolute
unanimity the members expressed to the
Governor their opposition to the APP
pointment Of an Inspector : and their
desire . have the Warehouse opened
for storage, as an annex to Warehouse
No, III, and they advanced many rea-
sons why this action would be most ad-
vantageous, alike to the State and to
the Trade, both on the score Of economy
a1d uniformity in the inspections. The
delegation was under the impression
that tae Governor would accept their re-
commentators and we're surprised and
disappointed last February to learn that
contrary to the wishes of the trade he
had appointed an inspector
In February 1897 Old Sugar Ware
house was restored to the State, and has
now been incorporated with Warehouse
/ No. |, communicating doors have been
cut through upon all the upper floors.
During the year the condition of the
ground floor Of Warehouse No Ill,
caused much anxiety to the Trade and
to the Inspector; the earthern floor is so
low that any high water on Light Street
Wharf is liable to food it, aud to dam
age any tobacco stored there. This
Association called the attention of the
Governor to the matter, and the Secre-
tary Of State made an examination and
promised that the floor should be rails ed
but as yet nothing has been done.
AT the last session of the Legislature
the officer OF Director Of Farmers In
stitu.es was created, and Mr.. W. L
Amos was appointed to that position.
| He has shown great interest in Mary
land Tobacco, and in each of the five
Southern Maryland Counties, he has
founded Institutes which have
made the cultivation, handling aud
packing of tobacco one of their principal
subjects of discussion Each one of
these Institutes appoint delegate to a
conference with the Trade here in order
to fully investigate the above subjects,
and this conference was held at special
meeting of the Association on October
3lst.
The delegates had prepared list Of
questions for information upon various
points all which were fully answered by
members ofthe Association, and this
information was embodied by the dele
gates in an essay which was read BY
each one at a following meeting of the
, Institute in their respective counties.
1t is hoped that this important STEP
on the part of the growers may result
in a decided Improvement in the cul-
tnre and handling of our tobacco crop.
Reclamation last year amounted to
81, 202, 43 the largest since 1887; since
April LIST, when this report closed, the
claims have been steadily increasing
so that unless radical change in The
standard of inspection is made, thi;
, year threatens to exceed any previous
year.
IF this association hopes to see the
Maryland Tobocco Trade continue anc
I prosper, it behoves it to take immediate
! steps to correct this evil. 1t is need
less to recount the damaging results o.
oversampling they are apparent to all
in the Trade, and are admitted by all
what must occupy our attention is the
remedy.
1t is only two years since the reli-
8 ability -four inspections had attained
! its most favorable point a total Of only
: S54l 81 being paid in reclamations, il
> crop of 80. 1853 Hhds
We can all appreciate the unfortunate
consequences OF a continuance of the
present state of things let us therefore
uuitedly cndeavor by our words and
actions to bring about change for the
better, for in this way only can we
hope to retain favorable place for oul
: staple in the markets of the world,
The following are the particulars as
to Reclamations during the year:
Net Receipts, Reclamations,
in 1896. In 1896.
: CLAIMS PER CT PER CT
HHns. HHDs PD TOTAL REC TOTAL CLAIM.
No L. e.24o "A 1888 81 3l.ls 22.2s
en-. II, 6O2 So 5l9,44 1915 1890
"y. s,7sl q 294,7s 1886 24.52
29,625 1911 81, 2o2 40 10000 100 .OC