The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1909-01-08

Savannah Board of Trade
Makes Important Amend
ment to Rules.

At a meeting of the board of direct
ors of the Savannah Board of Trade
held Saturday, December 18th, 1908,
general rules 3 and II were amended
to read as follows:
Special Rules Governing the Naval
Stores Trade.
Rule ) be amended to read as fol
lows: Buyers of sampled rosin may
examine the same at bottom and top
heads, at their own expense, prior to
removal; should such examination by
buyer disclose any barrel or barrels
containing DIRT, trash, or other extra
neous matter to an extent warrantin6
rejection. said buyer shall have the
right to bill the seller with Csc. per
round barrel for each and every bar
rel So found. II shall then be the
duty of seller, to, at his expense,
have such barrels cleaned out and re-
weighed, making settlement with the
buyer on difference in weight. One
full grade difference to be allowed be
tween bottom and top head After
removal no claim TO be allowed, ex-
cept in case of fraud.
General Rules of the Naval Stores
Trade.
Rule Il. Standard samples or
spirits turpentine and rosin as approx
ed by the committee on inspection,
and stamped as follows: Approved
by the Savannah Board of Trade,
must be procured and kept constant
Iy on hand in the exchange room, in
some suitable place; the samples OF
rosin 20 be renewed every two months
or oftener, if necessary, and every
inspector of naval stores must apply
to the inspection committee for ap
proved type samples at least once in
two months, or oftener, if necessary.
and pay cost of same. Inspectors
shall sample at bottom head at least
10 per cent of each mark of rosin re-
ceived, and should such sampling dis
close any barrel false packed, through
error or otherwise, mixed packed ICON
tanning three or more grades. or two
grades divergent more than one
grade) or barrels containing dirt
trash. or other extraneOus matter OF
sufficient quantity to make them I'M
merchantable, he shall examine the
entire lot at bottom head for false
packed, mixed packed, or, as above,
understandable rosin. The expense
of such examination, and subse-
quent putting of unmerchantable
packages into merchantable con
dition, to be borne by seller.
Every mixed packed barrel shall
be marked with both the highest
and lowest grade, both marks shall
be given In the certificate of inspec-
ton, and samples of both grades shall
be exhibited in the pans as offered for
sale 1t shall be sold on its merits
without reference TO either grade, but
if there is 10 special agreement set
tlemen shall be made at the price of
the lowest grade. II shall be the duty
of said Inspection Committee to pro-
cure from the sellers of any rosin that
may appear to be willfully falsely
packed the name or names of the pro-
ducers shipping said rosin and ex-
hibit the same, together with the
shipping mark. at the Board of Trade
for thirty days
Resolved further, That the supervis-
ing inspector of naval stores be re-
quested TO see that this rule is carried
out, and if it is proven that any in
spectOT fails TO examine 10 per cent
at bottom head, and furthermore,
when any false packed. mixed packed,
or, as above, Understandable rosin be
found in this 10 per cent, and inspect
or fails to examine entire lot at bot
tom head, it shall be sufficient cause
for request by Savannah Board of
Trade TO City Council to revoke said
inspectors license.
THOMAS PURSE,