New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-05-09
Total cigar leaf raised
in the United States
Snmatra. duty paid. 1851 % lssa

lscO - ''''' '''''' 4 a
1874 9J
72oo1sO pounds imported in 1882 the largest quantity
for any one veal.
The main object Of profcssed friends Of the farmer
is TO reduce or prohibit the importation Of the sumara
wrapper leaf but they not been able 70 find de-
scrp.on which will reach that alone. and have the
certificate Of all the principal importers in Newfork CITY
filed with the Committee Of Ways and Means that under
the I'm the proposed Of the article subject
to the higher rate all leaf tobacco imported Will be SUD-
ect Ia two dollars per pound and only through dishonest
any tobacco come IN ucer the lower
rate Then why leave the lower rate In the Dill, opening
the door to most gigantic system OF fraud and coup-
ton and smug7ng' The rate should be UNIFORM ana
should bo within for the facts shown go 70 prove
tina, BY imposing an exorban rate Of duty you can no.
acreage the price OF cigar leaf raised IN
these United States.
The official satisfies given above show That al. We
States except did WELL and better, In 1884, when
22a $50 pounds imported. than they DID
in 1882 when but 1155.490 pounds were brought mere
The statistics show also tha' our Imports Of ZEAL
tobacco quite insignificant as compared WIN our ca
ports, only 15l9,l0i pounds Imported IN 1881 sRahs'
30 $50 1913 pounds exported and S600lf2 pounds I'M
ported in 1888, aRains- 2G2 6S3s2l pounds exported
In with figures invite your atten'
ton 10 the countries which the principal buyers OF "
export tobacco these two against which Con-
is asked almost prohibory tarin rate on
the tobacco which they produce Spain Is customer OF
tobacco amount OF pounds, while our
maximum mpor; from Cuba amounted to hut ll,oOOOO"
pounds still glazing contrast offers the Neither
lands and rs dependencies against which the blow OF the
prohibtory duty is directly aimed. Holland takes from
10, oco6sS pounds OF tobacco and its dependencies
hundred thousand pounds while our largest import
OF tobacco from the Netherlands amounted to but 100000
pounds We SELL therefore, twice as much tobacco 10 the
Netherlands buy frori T..
Now, suppose the Dutch and Spanish governments
should retaate Southern tobacco would lose
at once marke: for 900 pounds Of tobacco.
foha isgA to
care " than our ccareal growers Or Ia the
protective system 20 be applied only 70 the Northern grow"
er at the expense and ruin Ct the Southern tobacco faimerf
We will also call your attention 10 the fac; That ~hls
the amount imported leaf which paid duty az ne
rs increased from 226 3o pounds in the fiscal
year 80 l,5745is pounds In the fiscal year 80 or
moro than times the mporations Of sumatra were
curacd IN the least By the CLASSIFICATION under the
higher rate Quite the 100000 pounds more
Of Sumatra imported last under the higher raN
previous urder the lower rate "hich goes
to prove nconroverby that the Surnara has become an
necessity manufacturers IN spite OF
any rate Of duty and matter how high the duty
may be- It vii and cannot benefit our domestic growers
A tariff discriminating between wrappers ard fuers
can not be fairly equtsby enforced for the simple
reason that tell the dividing line between the
rapper class fler class in leaf tobacco no one
an TO certainty tell l. wrapper Leaf except tAe
manufacturer operative after tlc leaf Is noHtenea
stripped prepared FOR the ci9arnakers work bench
ANY clgar manufacturer Will tel You that what Is COM
tally known 70 the farmer anu u'1.'i "".'t Wv
name wrappers used or bisrs about as oI'fn a. "
Il used or wrappcrs Of the high rate say
importers will End 70 get the hier eaf IN az e
lower 50 rate let then pe.iorAte all heF eai 10
as to make useless for Wrappers but mat IS M
practicable because Jy doing So the value oil the ooa''o
o- a7v cigar PURPOSE would destroyed You can not
make any description Of wrapper leaf which VIII cover
sumatra leaf alone withou; naming the article ana ms
your treaties with Holland forbid. And whenever you
attempt to Impose tn. higher duty wrappers generally
I'm shg
such discrimination useless. because OF the dImeuly
stated. "a
II YOU could name product u suma.ra In your OH
Won could arrange he matter you and II Il nos
necessary that you should good can b. sccomphed
nv rposnr this exobtant duty and the American
smoker 4, taxed enough than other except the
Enrishman and In England cigars not popular because
has Industry OF it, 70 speak OF on ae'
count Of the high duty on the raw leaf
we are in favor Of protection American industries
against the competition Of the cheaper products Of onet
countries. but We protest against an INDUSTRY su'n a. e
being destroyed under .he msa"h laa
TINT American cigar leaf tobacco be producc1 equal IN
quality 10 that Of Cuba or sumata. or that American
smokers can forced accept an Inferior TOBACCO "
place o. TIE superior article they have become a'cts'ea
70. .
N,kc tho rate uniform at so cents. H. proved II
docs not cost more han raise pound q DO
nestle tobacco. a 50cent duty would give ue 'ooaeeo
farmers protection more than 800 per reN P''"'
ee which ought 20 be than sufficient for all pFaeaI
and politlcal and economic purposes, par;uAiH "n'h
such percentlge is put the much more expensive 'o''
ei;n product
TIE domestic cigar wrapper suitable FOR good esa''
e.tinr only in the Imagination OF the tobacco growers
in fact It IS thing o. the past But Uniform rae o' ~
cc,ts would ety him outlet for hs tooacco
FOR oilers In our nickel cigars would be te means "
- atty reducing tho proportion OF CUBAN lear u'ei III Us
nyecen, cigars And a the manufacturer VIII nave 20
substitute the domestic fos cae imported hleF "hleA vi"
co,t him from TO al % per pound NJ VIA N~ "'
ready TO 10y prices iog the domestic touA'So % w
can nav now when il i, taken mainly iot the o"e'Pc'
grad, only The acreage for cigar I''' Nou'a nay " "
materially increased meet the demand ana inc ''''
od have less labor and less expense 10 ris" Ms cro
than he would II attempted 10 pFoouce wrapper 'i "
competition with the foreign article.
Lastly but not least a uniform rat' "ouiu A'cp "'
~ ., Tho American Congress intact before the Nations
''','' 't /, would not submit the iTpuiation
tina, Il IL ncanly and by contemplate Suo''r'us = "'-
- ,cu,so, ,he sacred obligations Of solemn r"'y anu
~, ,.,,o.pc rea.iatory measures from slch countries
h whom We pledged openly 70 live on hH m''' "'o','
toms To De- r,cG from such an smpnatlon oN'"' 70 x
,,, GOOD deal 70 the honor and patriotism d" No"S''
-, congress can freed only from 10 by 'doptns u"
ro-n, rate OF duty all grades United states I'ol''
journal
tariff on imported cigars advanced Two collars pei
upd an Increase u from two 70 three Gems 'p'''' ~
, ~ domes, cigar, will BE- Increased on th' sF'4''
,,,,od \, from I'VE cents up by from threc-iour'hS
-, cent 10 four cent, each from ave 70 NcnNINo
,u,d d, imported leaf being used In the prot'''' "
thos, grade. the proposed advance upon "h''h W."
Al - per pound. All tobacco cleinttS N'-'..s
,nd. or less under section -. Will pay only MY cen"
,r thousand. smoking and chewing tobacco II t'"u'''
-, sh, % ,our cent. per pound but the present ritS
, internal R,venu, duty OF three dollar, PEI tho"s'"'
an cigars Is retained in the proposed bl'