The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-13


terest Amongst the grievances OF the
|splantat ions, however was the deprecia-S
ton upon the English market OF the
tobacco and sassa fras 81 by the free ship
[7ments and by selling at too low figures.
Therefore, it had been agreed that All
shipments should be from a public ware
house or magazine, and at a xed,s figure
| TINS agreem ent had been Violated. and.
accordingly our II StsEassemplyssen acted
as flows:
"Be it further enacted, s. That. the Or
iaders for the magazine. lately made be-
exactly kepte, and that the magazine be:
preserved from wrong and sinister prac-ss
tees and that, according to the orders
of courte In Englande. all tobacco ana
ssassafras to be brought by the planters
to the Cape Marchant, till such time as
all the goodies move or heretofore sent
for#the magazine be taken OF their
handles at the prices agreed on; that pv
this means the same going for Engiande
into one hande, the ,prico thereof may
be upheld the better and then theso
wise and: provident legislators proceed TO
ifestab1ish a genuine trust Whereby al
| tobacco and sassafras is under q penalty,
made to reach the market through
| "warehouse,'' was to prescribe a minis.
mum price, and prevent tho possibility
Of overproductions and consequent lower
ing of price.
Possibly some such scheme might meet
the much talked of project Of the Amsr!-
con Tobacco Company to gain control OF
| the English market and thus dlctaee
| to the American grower OF TOBACCO INC ~
| price he shall receive for his crops. VI
course. I do not advocate legislation or
| this kind, but send you this curious
| Virginia law that your readers nay6' see
| tina t in the earliest days there were troll
blcs similar to those of the present.
Another amusing law, which may com
| mend itself to the Constitutional Con on
| ton, which is at present considering
| the bothersome business Of taxation
reads thus: IS
Against excesse in apparel, That every
man be cessed ii. c. assessed in IRE
| churche for all publique contributions, II
he be unmarried according to his oWne
! arnarell: if he be married ACCORDING ~
| his owne. and his wives or either of thclr
| apparel.
Surely this is delicious. The useless
dudes and "dudines, VINO i've 10 dress
up their bodies in fine clothes, VIII oe-
come large contributors to the Euo'ic
nurse. and by analogy we can hereafter.
..cess,' all bachelors like Charles Mil
! Ter. '.Billy Boaz,' Eugene Wltfeis,
| Sneaker Ryan, ct id onne genus, not
| only the garments they clothe them
selves in. but more because they wont
| he married, that we may also get
larger revenue from their wives
Seriously, this book is we'll worth care
tul perusal doubt if there IS copy
| in our State Library, and Know II IS
never regarded as part OF the laws 1ss
| of our land, and yet before massachusetts
| was a colony. we had enacted Wholesome
laws. Unfortunately, no brilliant BraS-.
ton had then appeared to beg these SOU,
les, corporations, which at that time haa
not been born in Virginia. as hereafter
nossih,v few will care to own Virginia
as a mother because Dame BraSton VIII
nroye. T fear. SC severe an "accoucheur
| that these creatures, who can chooso
| their own birthplace. will prefer 10 come
! 80 a,istance elsewhere. to their bene-
| ar and yircinia.s possible loss
JAMES P. HARRISON.
Danville, Va, March IL.