Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1898-09-23

Inc recent letter OF Mr. John T.
Bond, an intelligen. and large farmer Of
Calvert county, expatiating on the
probability of the loss Of the State
tobacco warehouses to the tobacco grow
ers Of Southern Marylsnd, If the plan Of
shipping tobacco to the Baltimore and
Ohio Railroad warehouse continues, has
called forth reply from Messrs. Ricards,
Leftwich and Co. The paper mskes a
good showing for the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad side Of the question, is free
from snimus and is a document worthy
to be read. These gentlemen deny that
there is any possibility or purpose on
the part Of the hungry" and thirsty"
corporation they represent, to charge
the farmers storage on tobacco shipped
to their warehouse and as an evidence
of good faith offer to give bond as a
guarantee against any such probability.
They say they are III the business as
matter Of business and that the outage tax
pays them handsome revenue and that
that is all the corporation will ever ask.
The frank aud straightforward manner
in which they meet the charge of corpo-
rate greed, to destroy the system Of State
inspection Of tobacco to the advantage
of the corporation they represent, and
the showing that is made that the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad has no inten-
ton of devouring the farmer, ought to
satisfy every unbiased mind that the
danger Of the farmer having to pay stor-
age OF his tobacco is but bugaboo,
We would not Ike to see the State
tobacco warehouses sold, but if there
management cannot be freed from pohti-
cal control, the sooner we part with
them the better We will take our
chance of competition among warehouse
men to keep down the charge for storage.
As it is now, the system is stencil in
The Dostrih Of ali we'll meaning neonl.
IT,. oh
- - ~ :" 'ue 'u'elo''
VI 'u7 Poi'''eiaiis' nes' one set ana tnen
another aud It IS useless to attempt to
disguise the fact. by an occasional crv
of rssarm Raeorv 90 f.ras !. h.a -.
...,;.l ,..ts- S'sA
rf"'- " '"s '" e"en' Vi inc osa'e
tobacco warehouses is a lying sham. and
to prove it. We need 90 no further in
examinisv the charge than 10 serrt;n;,a
Tho r.r+;.'u ;na,ans,. ~. s;-.-,, !,
--''-1 'Iuo"' 'nA' u'c'A'eo tue
appointment q lhe present tobacco IN
spectors. Here is what Messrs. Ricards,
Lsftwich and COMPANY saw:
ns.a g..
oa.d Aa rs S,S' -. yvur issue d august
81 "''0u uas ny eolne 70 our notlce'
r P aon ~ Sa'iAunioa'.ou rom 1aI' yonn
' ~ separel. puryose 0l wnicn
: y - 80 IL NJ" y piai yianu iooacco
o .a. "a e'.o4a's' s'ifaoseu 'he oesause
: - '-aas;'De-'3 w, u .ue owners seem
S = 49, A' -, e Le0'des lasoraDle 70 mel,
s.n..;.@u. 80 anu rnlcn aur. Deno
INs.sy ssu Aae,e rs n'.ning
i - ~ W. "'ulii0a.'oa 70 iuuica'e ms Cd
Je0.'on Y : 'ou'lnuance Of TINS move
' Asops au appAren, apprehension
~ s "a sa@' sue ra.hura"ai Vi me
Sao..sss ''s " ny o.a@ " arenouses WIN
. s,sA's .-s ~ mynoPSiy lor 'ne Dait-
49, - ~ .., .o"pany "nicn
n, @a4 sniis' organization
- - :. 80 80 49, ~ 'ue sni'ering pro
10 - as H. ~ p@ses u .ne rural press
- r - -, - -, sIu W osner WICK
- 80 -; Wuion WI Drlng ABOUT
sssn Ts;- J syoA0'O planter wiii
80 - ". ~ - oe.Aese, u ABOUT tne
ee W. : -. ~ : a linn unl's.lon,
~ az nuvu oenseu % Mr. Bono
~ w oPps's W y D'lnsple snis point
- 'Sa1' ~. aap lh 'as,ue ~, = D 0 your
PsOp.e = sap1 !, snape slla' sney cannot
N'a Ta.a .;.' 'ue slae sl'ua''on.
. ~. JO'.o s.,no pas'' n ,no.e =. less re-
sPons.s a . Ioe' a@re oeen Vigorously
1890 sa - uO,ns " l:s.y worK IN
-; ~ $780, S"Is a'sIi''.s' enueavor-