The Hot Springs star. (Hot Spings [Hot Springs], Dakota [Dakota Territory, i.e. S.D.]) 1886-189?, 1888-05-18
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Cedar - used Tor cigarsboxes, eayS .
New York correspondent, because It 70
the most porous wood, y easily dried.
and q be cut and nailed better and
quicker than hard wood. But the
principal reasonts because OF the flavor,
which 10 contained 10 the essential oil
With which the wood ts saturated. The
oavor OF the oil evapOrates freely, and
has the most beneficial effect upon any
kind OF tobacco.
The best cedar-the largest and
nnest 10 color and quantity-comes
crom the southern gulf coastOf Mexico.
Lately the cedar market has been very
much depressed, because manufact-
u!rers OF cheap cigar boxes have found.
1t practicable to use stained and grained
wood, In Imitation OF genuine cedar,
TOR cheap boxes; The grain is pressed
on the wood while Il Is running through
rollers. and the imitation is nearly per.
feet, except the peculiar aroma.
In Cuba. Mexico, Guatemala and the
Central American states cedar grows
In forests. singly or In clumps OF three
or Tour trees, and these trees are very
often 6O to 100 yards apart. They
grow frequently In company with
mahogany. The trees being 60 far
apart 1t Is verytroublesome to get them
out OF the woods after they are cut. In
the majority OF instances q special path
has to be made through the woods,
through which the timber is dragged to
. netghboring creek. the water Of
which bears it to market.
The trees are cut by Indians or half
breeds. for which they are paid in
Mexico and the Central American
states. 70 to 90 cents . day. The
monteros who engage these people gen.
orally manage 1t SO that nothing is left
afterpurchasing the supplies. tools, etc.
Al t this is.dedscted out Of the Indians
OF ha~ii,breeds' pay. md 1t anything
V left the montero usually CANDLES it
away.
The chopptng Of the treesis generally
done during the dry season. When
the rainy season sets in. which is in the
fali months. the creeks and rivers com-
memo to swell. and the timber is float
ed down to the larger streams. and
nom there Is sent on rats to the ship
P,ers near the seacoast. Advances in
the shape OF money, provisions. and
o. are made to the montcros by the
shippers. Cedar aud mahogany arc
shipped to New York, aavre, Liver
pool. ana Hamburg on consignment.
Inc cedar IS now in New lork.
Possibly 1T has lain two or three sea-
sons where 1t has been U on account
OF the seasons not being rainy enough
TO noat 1t to Underwater. IL is now in
rough ogs the only attemptat dressing
done being simply to remove the
bark and to fashion 1t into . square
snare: now u Is maze INTO cigar
Doxes is 2 process that can be readily
tlrst, the log. II too long. is sawed
on To- required length; Then it
mill NJ '"''i Here. IL NV ,n, m,eans pl ~ IN 70 .a ude
less hand ami veneer COWS r. 20 sou.ad
into ono.o,a,.tsr omd tnroo IL
inch lumber. The ont timber 10
taken to the drv;no.roo,m ,.ha,o T. 10
nlaccd In racks u,i,ore tI,o ,;rc,,at;on
81 air 10 f,,sc and s,,h;eotad IN hot Steona
until the n,o;stmre of tia wond - III
dried ont. The lnn,hcr Il then l.
ont Of the drvinr room and d' n,anaI'
1She season;n4 nn1 nl,ninr copst;tvt.
the most imnortant elements in n "ood
ciear.box.
The timbcris now finished. t,;mmed
and the edges smoothcI> md r. Is
sawed crosswise into the Sides hotto,ns
and TOPS Of the CIGAR boxes ' Ths
solicitors now take hold NJ the cedar
and pick ont the hest, n;eccs fo. tho
front and the worst for the back Of the
boxes. The nieces are now ,.salv 10 Lo
put together. Int thew mist first 10.
ceiye whatever n,;nt;nv and smhoss;na
the cipar man,fnctm,,sr may rsn,,;,s
A cigar box ordinarily needs fnnr mr.
i've Impressions. besides the brand.
which IS slammed and printed on the
top. there legends. snch ma ..Conchas
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sPecaa.s. favol1tas" ana similar aus
Nh words printed on inc sldes.
Inc distlict internal evenue number
the quantity. is impressed. according to
The pieces are nailed into hooks
frst--t6nt ia. an end and side niece arc
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