The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1900-05-18

anu when IL DauS uludl anu OtASi
Democratic BOOSTERS succeeded in plac-
inc her back in the Democratic line
they became impossible; demanded
s:pIums, I'm crowed, un crowcd until
dey got EN-, and we may congratulate
ourselves that they got only one out
of our basket. The Governor just had
to do it or take to the woods. So
much, Messrs. Editors, for the political
side of this question and if my inter-
probation Of it is approximately cor
rect, as | surely believe it is, | think
that any unprecedented mind will admit
that the Governor has not merited the
harsh criticisms and censure that have
been poured upon his head by some of
our people, and that no tobacco grower
will be able to find an excuse for aban-
doning the State Warehouses and going
to Locust Point in any action Of his.
Politicians and party workers will,
of course, contend for the spells of vic
tory, but the grower who devotes him
self to his business has little interest in
the personnel of the Governors ap-
pointees 1t is matter of little inter-
est to him whether A or B holds the
office of Inspector, provided they be
equally we'll qualified. His interests
demand that the Warehouses he capa-
bly, managed and that the State sys-
TEN of Inspection be maintained, and
so long as this is done the growers can
have little cause of complaint. Now.
Messrs. Editors, | wish to ask the adj
vocate of Locust Point Inspections a
few questions l want him to give me
a reason for taking my crop to Locust
Point.
lst. Is the system at Locust Point
less costly than in the State Ware
houses? No, it is not. The charges
are the same.
End Is the stem at Locust Point
better than that in the State Ware
houses? No. Mcssrs. Lrftwich, Ri
cards & Co. have copied and adopted
the State system in their house, and
the two systems do not differ in the
smallest detail.
3rd. Is the sampling at Locust Point
more favorable to the growers than at
the State Warehouses? | answer the
question-No In the nature of things
it cannot be. Ifthe sampler at Locust
Point makes a mistake and samples to-
hacco too high Messrs. Lcftwich and
Ricards have to pay the reclamation
out Of their own pockets, or require
the sampler to pay it. The conse-
uuence is that. as Mr. Lcftwich himself
told me, they make very few mistakes
in that direction. If they did they
would not hold their places long.
4th. Is any preference shown by the
buyers for Locust Point Inspections?
Several Commission Agents have as
sured me that there is none. If the
buyer finds tobacco inspected at Locust
Point over sampled he makes recla-
nation, and it is paid by Messrs. Left
wich and Ricards. Iftobacco inspected
at the State Houses is sampled too high
a reclamation is made on the Inspector
and is paid out of the Warehouse funds.
The buyer is held harmless in either
case.
5th. Do the Commission Merchants
prefer the Locust Point Inspections?
They do not. They prefer the State
Houses, that being convenient enable
them to look after tobacco consigned
to them.
Well, Messls Editors, we have placed
our friend, the advocate of Locust
Point, in the witness box and asked
questions which he las not and cannot
answer in 4 way to support his conten-
ton that we should take our crops to
the b. 4 0. Warehouse. Perhaps he
would like to reverse conditions, place
us in the box and play lawyer himself.
Well, | am willing he shall have his
chance, and hear lin" PROFOUND this
question:
You State Warehouse people admit
that there is practically no difference
in the systems Of Inspection in the
State and Locust Point Warehouses,
and Messrs Leftwich and Ricards
promise sacrcdly and solemnly that
there shall be no change. and We shall
enjoy all the benefits OF the present
system for at least ten or twenty years,
and they are willing to give bond III
the biggest Bonding and Trust Com
pany Of Baltimore city for the faithful
p 'rformance of said promise if we will
abandon our State Houses and give
our business interests into their KEEP
ing, all of which You will see set forth
in Il letter from Messrs. Lrftwich and
Ricards to the Editor OF the PRINCE
GEORGES Enquirer? Now tell me,
you State Warehouse man, why the
growers shouW rot send their tobacco
to Locust Point! My reply is:
list. In the letter referred to Mrssrs.
; Leftwich and Ricarls make no claim
that their inspections are preferable in
any way to the State inspections, and
there is consequently no reason for 60
] ing to Locust Point, and there being
no reason for going, we should stay
with the State Warehouses which we