Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1916-03-03

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transfer the oontrol Of the State IT,
bacco Warehouses to the State Board
of Agricultural, il created, and thus
remove it from tie sphere Of politics
and its resultant undesirable in
fuences. In this way the manage
ment Of the warehouses could be put
on business basis, and the farmer
reap the fullest possible benefit there
from. 1t is proposed under such an
arrangement to BE- the duty of the
Inspector. not only to open and have
drawn a sample Of Tobacco !, but 10
have him keep tab on every shipment
that comes into his house, make re-
cord Of poor stripping, handling and
packing, and go back to the indivi-
dual farmer through The local farm
demonstration ageut and call his at
tentipr TO any mistake that he Is
making, and at the same time to as
sist in teaching him to grow more to-
bscco per acre, So that the general
average may be raised from 6S5 to
1000 CT 1900 pounds. He should in
vestieate and keep the shipper adj
vised as to market conditions and in
all things represent the grower.
After having carefully considered
the proposition, the Board adopted
the following Resolution:
To THE MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF MARYLAND.
Gentlemen-You will kindly give
careful consideration to the following
Resolution adopted by the Board of
the Southern Maryland Tobacco Grow
eIs' Association, at a meeting in Upper
Marlboro. Md on February 7, 1916:
Whereas, The present system of
management and control of the State
Tobacco Warehouses is unsatisfactory
and ofttimes inefficient and lacking in
business methods; and
Whereas, On account of the present
system of control and operat on of SAID
warehouses, the tobacco arower Is not
reaping his full share of benefit there
from; and
Whereas, 1t is contemplated at this
Session OF the Geueral Assembly there
will be created State Board of Agri-
culture as the Trustees of the Agri.
cultural College, and through its as
sumption, direction and management
Of the various agencies pertaining to
the agricultural interest of the State !;
and
| Whereas, 1t is believed that the re-
moval of said warehouses from the in-
fluence of politics and the placing of
the direction, management and con-
troll of same in the hands of the agrl-
cultural interests Of the State, so that
it Won d be possible to inaugurate a
campaign of investigation and educa
ton 10 the growing handling and mar
keung of said crop would enure to the
material advantage and benefit of the
tobacco growers and the State at large
therefore, be it
Resolved, That we, the representa-
tatives Of the tabacco growers o,
Southern Maryland, do hereby most
heartily endorse the transferring OF
our State warehouses to the manage
ment and direction Of the agricultural
agencies aforesaid; and take this op.
portunity to impOrtune the members
of the General Assembly of Maryland,
at the Session of 1916. for the passage
of such legislation as may be necessary
for the accomplishment of this end.
We do also endorse and petition fol
the passage of House Bill No. rs, pro
yiding for the establishing of State
lime plants, introduced by Mr.. Blan-
ford and Senator Mudd
r. LAURIE MITCHELL,
President Southern Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association.
JNo. b. KEY, Secretary.
Since then Delegate Mitchell, Of
Charles county, has introduced bill
III the House to carry out the pur-
poses Of said Resolution. This Dill
does not materially change the pres
ent law for inspection Of tobacco
other than the control Of the ware
house and employees as aforesaid. =
Ii is matter of vital interest to al 1
farmers and they should give it then
immediate and thought and gst back
ii the measure by urging their rep
resentatives to support it.
A COMMITTEES composed of the
President, Messrs. CLANCY, Sasscsr,
Key and Owen, were appointed to
confer with the Commission Mer-
clients OF Baltimore City in respect to
better prices and market conditions.
The farmers are urged 70 stand out
for 'air prices for their crop and not
TO permit of sales Of sales on off mar
kerts or when the price is unreason-
ably low for the product offered.
The Board will still continue to
study the situation and to step il
should it be found st any time that
the grower is being any more IN
fairly dealt with on the market than
at the present time.
The above is Published at the
request of MIR. r. &. Mhrhell, Presi-
dent of the Tobacco Gro yers Asso-
citation.