The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-06-06

great distance TO see the workings OF the
famous factory and were DESTROYS OF being
shown through. After q short delay the
permission was granted and one OF the I'M
der inspectors was detailed as guide. de
rendered his services in q manner not only
satisfactory, but painstaking, consuming
nearly an hour and half OF his time. 1t
seemed but proper that man who had
sueut so much time on mere strangers
should be rewarded for his attention, and
Mediidien was accordingly offered him. but
he declined the Insult" and heaped Goals
of fire on the visitors heads by inyit-
ing them to partake Of cup OF coffee
and TO smoke the best cigarettes the fac
tory afforded.
Were it not for the great extent of the
Turkish empire and the practical impossl-
biiity of coping with the general SNUG
Cling that is carried on in all parts, the
monopoly of the Reggie would be as COM
for, besides being allowed the privileges
already mentioned, 1t has also the power
of fixing the selling price of tobacco IN the
leaf Duly appointed appraisers visit the
tobacco fields regularly and apportion out
its value while yet on the stalk. This
privilege is quite naturally one very
unpopular with the tobacco growers, ana
it is for that reason, in spite of the rigid
surveillance maintained by the uniformed
officers of the Reggie over the tobacco-grow-
ing industry. that out of an an
nuai consumption OF 100000 kllo-
grams. only 100000 are sold by the
Reggie. The temerity and strategy of the to-
bacco-grower must be very great or else IN
his desire TO sell contrahand he would not
attempt TO outwit some members OF the T.
600 officers employed by the Reggie in the
detection of smuggling. This IS their land
force: by sea they also adopt protective
measures. and for that purpose i've steam
ers, with complement of about 600 men,
are employed.
When caught, smugglers are dealt with
summarily All contraband tobacco IS
conhscated and the contrabandist IS forced
TO pay fine OF about 10 cents
on each kilcgram seized If unable
or unwilling 10 pay his fine. he Is
handed over TO the criminal courts TO be
dealt with as the gravity of his case de-
mands. In the light of the facts Just
stated it can be imagined that the Reggie
enjoys but limited popularity among the
people of the industrial class. Under the
control of the regie all tobacco Is sold
either in boxes or in packages-the boxes
containing the better grades-and IL IS
owing to this method or sale, and TO the
fact that the cheapest amount purchas-
able is n package costing about cents,
that the people Of the poorer classes evince
n decided dislike TO the Reggie. Before Its
INSTITUTION A{1F0IlS AttkI S10<1k1
an amount of tobacco as his limited means
woEid permit, and at the same time could
see exactly what ne was getting. Ii he
could only afford 20 buy cents worth,
he went TO his shop, chose the var
iety cared for, and saw il weighed out be-
fore his eyes. Now ell this is changed. If
. man earns only % cents day. as many
of the ''hanals" or porters do. 10 be COM
PEELED 90 pay an eighth of that sum for \
package OF tobacco weighing about three
foIr.hs of an ounce, is no inconsiderable
item. To do without smoking is an i'm
possibility. All men of Turkey smoke and
sill smoke cigarettes. 1t is no uncommon
sight 70 see 3 workman pause from the
carrying of some huge burden. rest II upon
some convenient place, pull out his
tobacco and his cigarette papers and roll
himself cigarette and smoke IL while he
is recovering from the fatigUes of climbing
one Of the numerous hills of Constantine
pie. liz IS upon cigarettes, coffee and
olives that the day laborer of ancient By
Eartium lives