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

PRINCE FREDERICKTOWN. March
IA call for meeting OF Tobacco grow rs
interested in the maintenance Of the pres
ent State system of tobacco inspection and
I in securing proper representation in the
warehouses was responded 10 by a gath
ering OF planters here from all sections Of
the county Tuesday.
4 A formal meeting was held in the Court
House. at which John W. Crawford, of tie
Second district. presided, and Thomas II.
King. OF the Third district. acted as Sec
retary.
]. Briscoe Bunting in stating the object
of the meeting. said it was Ca!lzd for tie
purpose of protesting against the appar-
ent intention of these in power TO ignore
the claims of the tobacco growing coun-
ties by appointing TO the positions in TIE
warehouses parties from sections Of the
State not interested in the protection OF
the industry.
II is being rumorCd. he stated. that the
inspectors are &c be denied the right to Sc
lect the persons who are to assist them in
conducting the warehouses for whish Trey
are responsible and that the appointments
are to be made for them from the State
at large
| Former states Attorney John g. Gray
| presented a set Of resolutions. with pre-
amble, setting forth that the inspector rad
I by custom, enjoyed the privilege OF max
! ing his appointments from the county from
! which he himself was selected. and that
! any other course was unprecedented in the
political history OF Maryland. and that the
people OF the tobacco growing section OF
the State should have full charge and con-
troll of the tobacco warehouses and the va
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 the warehCue
cannot be self-sustaining
The resolutions called for a committee Of
FIVE to wait upon the Governor ard the
deputy inspector of Tobacco Warehouse No
/ and endeavor to ascertain why the coun-
ty men were denied the patronage which
'rightfully and justly belongs to them; a
right never before questioned nor denied
under similar circumstances
After declaring that such policy would
result in the ruin of the State system of in
spection OF tobacco and its inevitable de-
struction, the resolutions conclude by re-
questioning "our sister counties of ST. Ma
ry's. Charles. Prince Georges. and Anne
Arundel 10 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 +. Howard said
he propoUnded the query. why had not
the demand been made that the Governor
appoint in the first instance a tobacco
grower as Inspector
School Examiner l.. Mex. Griffith, one CT
the largest tobacco growers of the coun-
ty, 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 a
tobacco inspection system so deplorable as
that of Maryland. Don't hold the Gov
ernor responsible he continued but
bold the inspector responsible for the cor
duct of his warehouse and refuse to sup
port il unless the warehouse is run in the
interest of the tobacco growers.
The following committee was appointed
by the chairman TO wait upon Governor
Smith and Inspector Bruno to urge upon
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. HarGesty. Leroy
L. CLANCY, Samuel +. Hammett and Dan
iel F. Oyerton.
There is a strong sentiment a71oug TIE
farmers against shipping their tobacco to
the State warehouse and the recent ap-
pointment of inspector has had a tendency
TO produce discord rather than harmony in
the Democratic ranks.