Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1871-1872, 1872-02-07
MANUFACTURING STATISTICS.
The Tobacco Factories Of The
Three Cities.
TIE AMOUNT OF TAXES PAID.
General Remarks on Our Political
Xconomy.


sous employed, amount of tobacco con
sumsd, the aggregate value thereof, and the
amount of tax paid to the government, etc,
In Rock Island, Davenport, and Moline,
there are about fifty establishments manu-
featuring cigars, which employ Abont three
hundred persons, produce annually about
siz millions of cigars, and consume yearly
about sixty tons of tobacco, costing in the
aggregate about fifty thousand dollars.
These cigars, when manufactured, will av-
erage about forty dollars per thousand max
ing their aggregate value about tro hun
dred and forty thousand dollars. These
manufacturers pay to the United States
government tax of FIVE dollars per thous-
and for tne privilege of manufacturing ci-
CARS in Uncle Sans do1inions. This tax
then on the above six millions would amount
to thirty thousand dollars. In addition to
this enormous tax, each OF the aforesaid
fifty manufacturers pay twenty-five dollars
per annum to the same economical govern
! ment as license to manufacture the same
article they have already paid FIVE dollars
per thorsAnd on. THIS twenty-five dollars
per aunum on the fifty manufacturers
amounts to twelve hundred and fifty dol
lars, making total OF thirty one thousand
t,ro hundred and fffy dollars.
Thvs you will observe that the tax on
cigars is about three-four,hs Of the amour;
paid for the raw material used in manu-
featuring them Truly we are tho most
heavily taxed people on tic face Of the
earth. For in no country is the per capita
of tax equal to that of our own. We have
been told by some Of the bright and shining
lights of the present dominant party that 4
national debt was q national blessing. Thi,
then must be oue Of TIE blessings promised
Us. for one was never convert to ths
doctrine. Bat may be an unbeliever like
} the Apostle Thomas. Now, notwitkstane
ing the dangerous usarPation of power, rht
corruption aud malfesssuce in office, o
fanny, large portion Of the Republican
party would throw up their hats and turrs}
for Grant, for they seem to be blind TO tbs
dangerous and upprec dented usurpstion 0
power assumed aud prac,icej by him and
; his satellites It causes blush of shame
TO mantle the cheek OF every lover Of hi
country Who is not blinded by partzan feel
ings, 10 see such an unworthy Aad inf
person occupy the chief executives chair 0
this great nation.
One year SgoeverY person retailing cigar!
had to pay a license OF i've dollars. In IN,
three towns named there are no: less thar
one thousand business places where cigar
are sold, which, al five dollars each, woulC
amount 70 FIVE Thousand 1oliArs. This, wheI
added to the above amount would make Ii,
nice little sum o. Hiyty-sir thousand TIC,
hrudred and fjiy dollars.
Now, Mr. Elitor, let me ask how much 0
! thia tax finds It's way into the Treasury 0
the United States ? You will perhaps sa,
shat Jhls question Is easier asked thai
answered. The question msy be an imper
tinADt or unnecessary one, and aGy persci
r guilty of asking It may be considered b
subject fer al insane ssylcm. When VI
consider the reckless eXtrAvsEAnce, c0rrup
ZION and culpable mismsnAgement OF Gran
and his party tools, 1t is proper Que never
theless Whether 1t be syndicate ring
gold ring, whisky ring, or any OF the NUN
erous rings or dishonest schemes Of tn
presen. managers OF the Republican party
the result is the same.
| am DEPRESSING from the object Of thi
J Artlcls-but on returning toit, would ga
! that the larger portion OF leaf tobacco use,
10 the manufacturing Of cigars is grown i
Connecticut. A smsH port on is grown j
Havana, the balance Is chiefly grown il
, the states Of Ohio, Pen lslyvAnis, Ne'
; York. and Massachusetts. That grown j
l virginia, Kentucky, and other Souther
states, is chiefly used in msnufactrrn
chewing and smoking tobacco. Tobacc
r can be, and is successfully raised il thi
4 state, but !. not extensively raised. It is
i matter Of wonder that the famous prsi-i
states DO not cultivate it more eXteusIvel
- than they do. For the past Two years
has been successfully raised as far mort
q rs the state of Wisconsin. | can recollet
G quite well when IL WAS thought that Tobacco
a could rot be raised north OF the Ohio rive1
but that idea has long since been exploded
Ia this connection 1t might not be IN
: proper to say that the item Of msnufaciur
D ing spoken Of above, is but one Of the man
and ,ar Gus kinds Of msnuacturlnR that sp
o pSrently attract bat little attention, but
one Of the com ponent parts of our mani
, featuring interests, beside those of create
!. magnitude that are being successfully ca
f ried on 10 this vicinity.
The capitalists, manufacturers, and bus
, ness men no. only here but elsewhere al
beginning to see the golden opportuniI
that is offered q. THIS point, no; only for
o profitable place for manufacturing, but ais
~ a point second 10 none in the north vel
,, for doing lsrge aud extensive jObbln
trade. II has facilities as distributin
Q point that are unsurpassed anywhere. III
/ iron arms of its numerous railroads ar
A reaching out ia every direction through ID
, vert garden of this Continent. Some {
them passing over imm ense coal fields an
over vast prsiries that annually TEEN wit
immense crops OF grain, and over some c
1 Which large herds OF cattle roam and al
r fAttened for the markets Of the world. Som
OF these railroads and their connection
with their iron arms, reach from Ocean
y Ocean. Besides railroads, we have th
Q great Mississippi on whose broad streal
taot ,uds of Graf are constantly conveyir
1 the products Of this great valley from poiI
to point. not only the products mSnufactuI
ed but those produced BY mother earth.
have already said more than intended
It and will close for the present.
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