New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-22
FACTS ABOUT IMPORTED CIGARS.
WHERE THE BEST TOBACCO Is GRowN-DoMEsTIC
BRANDS INFERIOR.

WHERE THE BEST TOBACCO Is GRowN-DoMEsTIC
BRANDS INFERIOR.
A TRIBUNE reporter recently called at the old
importing house OF Purdy & Nicholas, at No - Beaver
st.. and made inquiries concerning imported cigars.
when asked what class OF cigars they handled, the
answer was: We handle none but strictly imported
cigars with the exception OF few Key West cigars made
for special customers"
"Can you tell the actual points OF difference be-
tween an imported and domestic cigar :"
appearance, grain and style OF manufacture the
domestic is rather the beterlookng Of the two but In
there peculiar something about the Imported
article that battles imitation"
How do you account for II 2"
ain the first place, buyers the spot go into the fields
in the districts where the finest tobacco Is grown and
select their purchases before the tobacco is than
half grown This gives the Cuban manufacturers the
best article to work with and would not pay to import
and make up that tobacco TO be sold home made
cigar"
W. II. Thomas, of the firm of W. II. Thomas & Co.,
No. 25 Beaverst., importers OF cigars, sad know
smokers generally scepca and suspicious OF goods
offered IN the market imported. This Is natural
where there many limitations and false represen
tatons The established reputation Of house is worth
everything to the buyer been in the business
Of importing cigars since 1888 and we handle other
kind The best grade OF tobacco grows In the districts
known a. vrelta-Abajo which means over and below.
There IA a range Of hills small mountains along the
north coast OF Cuba and these Yuelta AbajO plains lie
over and below these hills The soil rich sandy loan
and in its virgin purity II produces the finest tobacco in
the world understand that they introducing
guano and other fertilizers with the risk OF poisoning
the land for fine tobacco growing"
Does this tobacco find its way to our market In the
bale I"
No. When the plant stands little over foot high
In field buyers for the large houses IN Havana visit
district and buy UP the best fields at auction One
man will step up TO barn door and chalk down the
price he is wiling 10 for certain lot and challenge
others know II they will do better. have known
high $500 per 100 pounds OF tobacco TO he paid this
way for tobacco growing IN the VueltaA ba0 district
prices range down for Other grades IA low $50 per
100 pounds"
fine cigars those made from II in Cuba Z"
IL has often been tried but there several
why cannot be successfully accomplished In the first
place there is certain prejudice IN favor OF article
known TO imported The buyer cigar made here
the risk of adulteraon with our cheaper home
grown tobacco. He Is willing To pay more for the
security against these risks cigar made here from
pure imported tobacco IL wanting In certain indet n
able flavor that supposed TO DO due To the climate OF
Cuba and probably In part TO certain washes and
methods OF curing and preparing known only TO the
Cuban manufacturers"
what Ia the effect Of using domestic wrappers with
Havana filters 7"
@To my taste there is a certain what call funki-
ness about domestic wrapper that Injuries the Ha-
tobacco have tried putting the best quality OF
these wrappers over genuine Havana cigar, with the
"How Is the crop this year IN Cubaf"
"This years crop pr0msee TO be OF fine quality, but
the stand was injured by hurricane when the plants
were young"