New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-10-22


80 curse even the largest Of these sums would not
be REGARDED as extremely large by IaH'l N'lliiOl
air.. candidate. but the smallest one mentioned would
,pear huge 10 the richest hop grower in the Empire
SC The average value Of the hop crop Of New
1l- Fl, 1sso was IL cents pound or nearly the cost
OF production.
on october 16 the wholesale prices Of this years
cro i'm NevYorz were cents i cents and i cents
, Mound for good TO choice" an average OF 4 l.
rents pound more than the value Of the crop OF
1ssq In the year ended June 30, 1881, the lmpor-
tatoDs of foreign hops we're 100000 pounds less
than IN the preceding year.
Mr. Flowers anupathy against the leaf tobacco
growers Of his native state was rs strong as
against the hop growers and farmers generally. He
worked and voted against the tobacco farmers who
appeared before the WAYS and Means Committee. and
h spoke and voted against their interests in the House
lie sneered az them as few In number and influence
and denounced them greedy because they de-
handed protection against the enormous floods OF i'm
ported tobacco produced By the eightcents-a-day
labor Of Asia.
The few greedy growers Of a kind Of tobacco
which Tammauys millionaire candidate holds in con-
tempt because 1t is TOO coarse for his fasdiOus and
sumptuous taste although quite good enough for the
common people raised no less than 9316130 pounds
Of il I'm the state Of NewYOrk In 1890. The counties
which produced more than 100000 pounds each were
Cayuga 465 4l3 pounds.
1henung ---.---l ,-to9t9
Dutc1ess 80, ISL
Onoudagl l595ot
sieu5-n $50
When the representatives, Of the NewYoTk leaf
tobacco growers appeared before the Ways and Means
Committee and made their statemeu. early in the wear
1890 Mr. Flower was present and heard them.
The Ncw-York crop Of 1850 then in the barns
ard warehouses u the producers. slow Of sale at star
vauOn prices because Of excessive impOrtauOns Of
sumatra tobacco grown by ASiatic cheap labor. The
average selling price was under cents a pound. a
decline OF - cents q pound in TWO wears, and
price falling The ruin Of the tobacco Industry Of
the state OF the hop industry. impending. but
Nj. Flower relentless Despite bis influence and
vote, the duty Sumatra tobacco produced by the
tobacco raised by the farmers Of New ork. raised.
and the destruction Of that domestic Industry was
avertad. on October Is. 1891. the NewlOr leaf
tobacco Of the crop Of 1890 sold nj wholesale in New
York City for j. % 20 cents pound. about double
The values Of loo9 according 10 the census returns Of
1880.
Mr. Flowers attitude toward the hop growers and
tobacco growers Of NeW-NCrk was not more hostile
than IL toward the farmers who raise barley and
other cereals and hay potatoes beans, peas and other
vegetables toward the fruit truck farmers,
seed hortcutursts all of whom were suffering from
Canada lie scussed the seed growers appeal with
the remark that BE- never bought any garden seeds
without thinking they cost about 500 DQshel
In the seed industry Of New-YOr more than $1,000
600 Of capital is invested in the industry OF hort
culture more than S20,4OOOOO is invested and more
than $4,000 l8bOrers are employed. on the 80
nurseries IN the state than $1,000 600 OF capl-
tai IS invested. and more than 1000 persons are
EMPLOYED I'm 7q3 florist establishments S9,254.OOO
Of capital invested and more than $500 persons are
employed. whose yearly wages exceed S2.lW,OOO,
and the yearly sales amount 10 more than S6000OOO.
All Of these are Industries which Mr.. Flower probably
regards Insignificant. and in whose behalf ne was
unwilling 10 III "A finger as he was in behalf OF the
arger interests at Industries before mentioned, all
which are based upon the cultivation of the som
and find their sharpet competitors across the canada
border.