Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-08

hOSS from thi5, Chester and OTk
in this state, possibly do Senator
CameSon does. Arc there any moro In the
state? ? So IT. is In New York, Ohio.
Connecticut aud Missouri and these five
states are u | that are really interested In
tho matter Tho tobacco growers south
do not grow seed loaf consequently they
are not afraid of Sumntra. 80 that IL can
be seen ~ = glance that II Is up hill busi-
ness with iUw mombDrs to get an early
hUariug.
at strikes IA that tu any Intelligent
grower tho Wow to DO talou is this, that
wo must grow What is wanted aud what
the manufacturer must hare. Is there any
probability that Sumatra would scare our
farmers now if we had raised Havana seed
last year > Have any of our farmers who
did grow it last year regretted 1t? Ia
there crop of any Si1a in this county
that has not been sold aud ut u good
price?
:" Ono thing has already becn domon
strasud and that ia that II can be grown
hero better than any other section, both az
to quality and size. Besides this 1t takes
less care and can bo grown ON poorer
ground than seed leaf. IL IN true the
yield may not b. as largo to tho acre, but
the difference In price will more than make
up tho loss in yield, aud it will always
fluid buyers.
The Wisconsin and Now York growers
have mado 1t n success, and IL is well
known fact that the largo Drop Of It ia
Wisconsin IN 81 had very bad effect on
| this market that year.
All these things takon into cDusidora
| tion We think Lancaster county should
take front rank IN tho matter as she did IN
seed leaf, as 1t is u well established fact
she can beat the world raising it,"
| Tho Manuiacturor.' View OF It.
Many cigar manufacturers, too, declare
! that II the Lancaster county raiscrs viii
turn their attention TO Havana, they need
have no fear of Sumatra competition, fol
! the clgarmakers must have the native
| product. Iho cigar manufacturers o
! Now \ OTk arc for irecr trade IL
! foreign tobacco and enlarged mar
kets for their goods. They say tn,
uSo of Havana filters is q necessity. SccC
leaf can't possibly compete with them uu
der any circumstances. Nor can it com
pete with Havana wrappers. With th,
duty OF of Havana tobacco tho market
| Of the world would he open to American
cigar manufacturers. \ duty on Havau
tobacco Instead of protecting American to
baccJ growers IN reality protects Cuba
culJlyators of tho weed. There is no ques
tion of the superiority of America
methods Of manu- aCturiug cigars, and a
Havana tobacco Is indispensable 70 4 goo
cigar, If wo could obtain 1t without duty
wo could compete with the world"
But said the reporter, II We almit
tod Havana FREQ Of duty, We should ais
have u admit heKiJ u, Sumatra aud a
other kinds OF foreign tobaocOs."
'Ncry well suppose there were ali al
United, what Injury would eusue? Tt
American tobacco farmer might kick
but in the eud Le would not be Injured
Through having foreign tobacco tree
duty We would gain large expo,t bus
ness, and Just that much more seed lel
wOnld TO required. Og course, it
understood that wo cannot get alOu
without seed leaf tobacco. As long
cigars are male IN this country that will
needed"
Tho American growers Of tobaot
might not object 70 the admission OF IL
vGua, but they certainly would to ST
matra.'
do not believe any rOIl cJmpetttiO
with SGmA ra Tobacco exists. Whenevt
American growers Of tobacco will proper
cultivate their crops they will be pre(errC
to Sumatra. Tho preference is given
the latter only when the native plant is
too poor an appearance TO use for wrapper
Price has nothing to do with IL. A.
: proof OF this, look at tho readiness of 81
with which good Havana seed meets
, Is Que of tho r1mlrkablo iiOsyuGracios
the average American tobacco farmer tn
= notwithstanding good Havana seed I
. bacCO always commands good price, Y,
cannot induce him 10 cultivate it to al
extent. But whether American tObac
farmers grow Havana seed or common v
rieties Of seed leaf, il they will only gi
> their tobacco proper attention they ne,
have no fear OF competition with foreiI
tObaccos. From a pOiticO economic
STANDPOINT thIuk 1t bad policy TO tax rI
material, and this view is being genera
, entertained by American statesmen"
i Tho Local Market.
The Lancaster market remains unus
ally duh, and dealers say it will remf
Il dull until the Sumatra question Is satisli
, tOrily arranged 1t is thought very lit
/, will DO done for month or six weel
!, During the past week about 100 cases
81 were disposed of and 30 or go cases
e; 50 in small lots. No sales of 'S3 ha
W reached us, but few lots of Havana soc
20 previously bought, have been delivered
g the warehouses and are reported to
very fine. Dealers are doing all they c
TO induce farmers to plant this variety
tobacco next season. They say it
IA exactly suited to our soil aud season, q
/ growers who tried it last year will pls
~ much more of 1t the coming season.
, An extended discussion of the toba(
a question will be found in our report
ts tho proceedings of the agricultural soci'
rs printed in another column of the INTEL
8. GENCER.