The evening times., 1900-03-15
TOBACCO eRowERs MEET.
The Maryland system of Inspection
Discussed.


PRINCE FREDERICKTOwN. March
IA call for meeting Of Tobacco growers
interested in the maintenance Of the prls-
ent State system Of tobacco inspection ana
in securing proper representation in the
warehouses was responded 20 by a gatn-
ering of planters here from all sections Of
the county Tuesday.
A formal meeting was held IN the Court
House. al which John ". Crawford, Of tie
Second district, presided, and Thomas H
King Of the Third district. acted as sec
retary.
J. Briscoe Bunting. in stating the object
OF the meeting. said it was ,a-l-d for tie
purpose Of protesting against the appar-
ert intention Of these in power 10 ignore
the claims Of the tobacco growing cOun-
ties by appointing TO the positions iu tie
warehouses parties from sections OF the
State not interested in the protection or
the industry
II is being rumorcd. he stated. that the
inspectors are &C be- denied the right 10 Sc
lect the persons who are 10 assist them N
conducting the warehouses for whi-h tEey
are responsible. and that the appointments
are TO be made for them from the State
at large.
Former states Attorney John b. Gray
presented a set Of resoi -It.CEs. with pre-
ambIe setting forth that the inspector rad.
.
l ing his appointments from the county from
which he himself was selected. and that
any other course was unprecedented m the
I political history Of Maryland. and that the
/ people Of the tobacco growing section OF
I the State should have fun charge and con-
I troll Of the tobacco warehouses and the va
I rIous positions therein, and that any other
/ policy would necessarily and inevitably
/ result In the destruction OF the present
| State system Of tobacco inspection. for
| without the patronage Of the tobacco
| growing section OF the State jhe warehCu- e
/ cannot be self-sugtaining-
| The resolutions called for a committee Of
/ FIVE to wait upon the Governor ard the
I deputy inspector Of Tobacco Warehouse No.
l and endeavor to ascertain why the cOun-
/ ty men were denied the patronage which
/ "righdully and justly belongs TO them;
/ right never before questioned nor denied
under similar circumstance"
! After declaring that such policy would
/ result in the ruin Of the State system of in
! spection OF tobacco and It's inevitable de-
/ struction, the resolutions conclude by re-
4 questioning ''Our sister counties OF St Ma
! rvs Charles, Prince Georges. and Anne
I Arundel TO cooperate in preserving and
| maintaining the management and control
| OF the tobacco warehouses by the tobacco
| growing section Of the State, believing that
| any other policy would mean speedy dis
aster to the planters Of Southern Mary
land"
The resolutions were adopted after lively
| discussion.
= Former Sheriff Thomas T. Howard said
he prOpOUnded the query, why had no-
| the demand been made that the Governor
1 appoint in the first instance tobacco
grower as Inspector
| School Examiner l. NICK. Griffith, one c.
the largest tobacco growers Of the cOun-
/ ". states that he was not in sympathy
with the State inspection Of tobacco and
had not been for years, and that he could
not point to a State in the Union with q
tobacco inspection system so dePlorable as
that OF Maryland. Don't hold the Gov
| eruor responsible" he continued, 'bu
bold the Inspector responsible for the cor
!; duct of his warehouse and refuse to sup
port il unless the warehouse is run in th'
interest of the tobacco growers
The following committee was apDOinte'
by the chairman to wait upon GOverno
Smith and Inspector Bruno to urge upoI
them the Importance Of making the ware
house appointments from the tobacco grow
ing section OF the State: Messrs. J. Bris
{ coe Bunting William F. Harcesty. LerO
p L. Clancy. Samuel Z. Hammett, and Dan
[ iel F. OvertOn.
/ There is a strong sentiment a~oUg q
farmers against shipping their tobacco
the State warehouse and the recent ap
2ointment Of Inspector has had tendenc
! 10 produce discord rather than harmony /
] the Democratic ranks