The Bolivar bulletin. [volume] (Bolivar, Hardeman County, Tenn.) 1865-1888, 1884-06-19
Rrier.Wood Pines.


The short clay pipe formerly used by
smokers has of late years been tot great
extent suppfanted BIZ the wooden pipe,
important industry. Some interesting
information respecting these pipes is
given in Consul Inglis' trade report on
aBeghorn, whence the mat erial for max
ing wooden pipes is now largely eX-
ported. Similar works are also to be
found at Sienna and Gr0ssetto.
Selected roots OF the health preference
being given 10 the male Yariet y--are
collected on the hills of the Ma
aEIeulnH, where the plant grows IN uri-
antiy, and attsins great size When
brought to. the factory the roots are
cleared of earth. and any decayed parts
are cut away. They are then shaped
into blocks Of various dimensions with
a, c rcplar saw set in motion by a small
steafn-engine. Great de terity is nec-
essary at this stage IN cutting the wood
to the. best advantage, and it is only
after a long apprenticeship that a work
man is thoroughly efficient. 3 he
blocks are then placed in vat, and
subjected to q gentle simmering for q
space of twelve hours. During
the. process they'll acquire tho
rich yellowishsbroWn hue for which
the best pipes are noted, and
arc then in. a condition to receive
the final turning; but this is done else
where. The rough blocks are packed
in sac S containing forty to one hum
dred dozen each, and sent abroad, prin-
cipally to Francs est. Cloud, where
they are & nished into the famous G.. b..
D., or ..pipes de bruYere;' known TO
smo ers in England-under the name of
'briarwood' pipes. The production OF
this article IS considerable, four hands
turning out about sixty sacks per
month. Consfgnments are also made
to England and Gerfnanys but the ANTI
Toba 4 o Association w8llzbe glad to
hear at preseIat the demand is said to
be rather slack.-iSt. James Gazette.
lT1 azz aag6------ --z---a- . $500 .a
Tobacco as q Speculative Medium.
Docs ANYBODY know that tobacco is
one Of the greatest speculative me-
diums? Probably few rontside of the
trade know that any little manufacture
ef of cigars runs chan, of striking a
lead thai, followed mp. ads in for
tune in remarkably short period, Il
is in this wise: Every maker is on the
hunt all the time foc leaf that has
either in flavor, color, strength or SO ne
1 l., Ser point an ind fylduai identity among
| the rest in the bale. Having found it =
and it is no easy task to do so-he
" orl1s tsup into cigars and under as
/ good and catching a. name as his fancy
| wills, puts them on the market. If the
| dear public find the whatei er-its-name-
| is brand to its liking, why generally
the hit is a great one, and the happy
manufacturer can It turn the brand out
fast enough. Carping cyn'cs might
say it doesn't matter at this stage
| whether the original brand of tObac-
COTS. used or rnot--the name sells tbs
cigar True enough; and every trale
| has its secrets, and this one locked il
/ the bosoms of manufacturers, from
| whence wild horses could not tear t.
A chaplin Davenport was lucky enough
! to tickle the popular palate with his
! brand. made up with that speculative
| Intention He cleared very com ort
alb ortune in few months. A Chi
cago firm since then has risen into com
/ potency from next to nothing in the
same way In fact, the whole business
! is fun OF instances OF sudden rises into
wealth. The present largest manufac
turers in this country OF cigarettes
| which, by the way, are not selinf
| enormously began business six o.
seven years ago IN most humble wa,
and are mfllionaires to-day. The chic
owner of the biggest factory in TIN
world, down in Virginia, was a strug
| Cling peddler half a decade ago. - Cha
/ ca9o I71ter-0ced7S. - A@ s+-~s