The weekly Floridian. [volume] (Tallahassee, Fla.) 1867-19??, 1892-06-25
be business; the balance 81 his crop u

looking well.
| It is reported in Quincy that the to-
bacco buyers there have formed a combi-
nation and will put this falls crop down
to Is cents per pound all around. It is
said that they held meeting in New
York on the 18th inst. Carl Vogt and
his two sons have gone; all the head off,
GERS of the syndicate have also gone to
New York, so growers can govern them
selves accordingly This Quincy combi-
nation, as we have always said, is of no
earthly good to the grower. They do
their best to keep out all outside buyers,
and they have succeeded thus far, then
re the prices to the grower, or, in
other words, set price on your head
1t is understood here that DR.. Hawkins
owns controlling interest in the new to-
bacco growers warehouse.
We called at the Owl factory to inter-
view Henry J. Fenton, but he was out on
business. and his place was supplanted
by Mr. E. B. Jordan, who kindly showed
us around and over their immense estab.
lishment, now working $50 people, all in
tobacco in some shape or form. They
roll into cigars about twenty-five differ
ent brands at present, and have orders
for countless more Of other brands
They are using lots of Florida grown
tobacco, and it is giving entire satisfac-
ton wherever sold. Their books show
that there are a half million cigars down
in their orders.
Many Of the farmers are having de-
cidedly bad luck in plant growing-the
continued drought causing them to lose
thousands of plants. Then came brief
rain and they set out vigorously, and the
setting was followed by more dry
weather, and in many fields we noticed
that the growing crops are very scatter
ing. At this writing they are sadly in
need of pair of good showers twice
week. We saw corn in the field rolled
up and much of it is very small and Of a
yellowish color.
We interviewed a farmer who had a
tobacco barn in process of erection. 1t
is to be 26x42, and is to cost him sl25. all
of which is less than figures offered in
Leon county.
When we reached the Santa Clara
plantation, there, right there we ex-
pected to see tobacco world without end.
But not so; far from it. Not stalk did
we see. Upon inquiry we found that
what they had planted was further back
from the road. Many of their tenament
houses look as if they were going to
wreck" From what we can gather the
big tobacco farmers of the past, in
many instances. have concluded they can
buy tobacco from others cheaper than
they can grow it themselves Such
seems to be the case at the 900-acre farm
Of Carl Vogt s Sons, with twelve big
tobacco barns and only eighteen acres
planted in tobacco. The drought has
greatly affected everything they have
planted, and their crop does not look
we'll at all. but it is no fault of Superin-
tendent Stutznegger, who kindly enter
tanned us and showed us around and
over these vast possessions of New York
city farmers in winter time. They are
money money making people in buying.
asserting and selling tobacco. bur as
growers we would not pronounce them
first-class success. but they are coming
money and spending it in many ways in
Gadsden county.
Hernsheim s. Bro. Of New Orleans.
fuil-handed firm. financially, there, con-
template putting up a large tobacco
warehouse near the depot
At Bruce Bros. we found Mr.. William
Bruce shingling on top Of new tobacco
warehouse 40x6O, with 16-foot wall, get
ting it ready for the Holland expert, who
is growing a crop almost under its caves.
He is growing forty measured acres and
it is looking better than any in that
neighhorho d.
Further along We found four other ne
barns Of the same size in p: ocess Of con-
struction.
Prof johnson, sent out fr, m the gov
eminent Office, made assays of This por-
ton of the county ami told the people
their soil had lime in it but that it was
soluble, while other soils in Florida is
the reverse. They have the same FREE
stone water as this county.
Mr. Bruce has diplomas and honorable
mentions for what he does at his home
He showed us The me from the Paris.
France. and Ocala expositions, all of
which he should be proud of. Would
th.t Florida was full and running over
with Bruces, or sueh men of his stamp,
His system is good one and he is help