The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-11-16
TOBACCO MEN IN SESSION.
THEY ARGUE AGAINST AN IN.
CREASE IN THE TAX
Annual Meeting of the National To.
bacco Association-WiDS'
Represented.

The annual meeting Of the Associa
tion of Tobacco Manufacturers was
held in Washington Wednesday
Nov. Sth.
Mr.. Nicholas FINER, of Louisville
| KY, presided and Theodore z. Allen
| acted as secretary.
| Among the number present were
| Charles Marburg, of Marburg Bros:
L. L. Feldner, of Feldner & Sons:
| Ernest SchmeisSer, of Gail & AK,
branch of the American Tobacco Co..
| and L. II. Nuedecker. of Baltimore:
E. H. Miller, of Miller * Graveley,
| Danville Va: Alexander Cameron, OF
| Richmond: r. S. B0sher, of Rich
| mond: J. +. Risen, of Penn 81 Risen,
| Danyille. Va: r. w. Payne, Of Payne
| & jackson, brakes Branch, Va; r.
| E. Dalton Z. q. Edmunds, John w
| Hanes and r. j, Reynolds, Winston.
A committee on resolutions was ap-
| pointed, consisting Of p. Lorillard,
Miller, John n. Bagley and r. J.
Reynolds. The resolutions submitted
and adopted are as follows:
"WhereaS it is currently reported
in the public press and through other
sources that an increase of the tax on
manufactured tobacco is contemplate
ed, and believing that any increase
whatever would be inimical to the in
terests OF tobacco manufacturers and
further believing that there are other
articles of commerce which could bet
ter afford an increase of taxation, it
is, therefore, hereby
"Resolyed by the Tobacco Manufac
turers of tue United States in con-
vention assembled in Washington, ID.
c., this the Sth day of November,
1893, That as such manufacturers
they do earnestly protest against any
increase of the tax on manufactured
tobacco; and be it further
Resolved, That in the opinion of
the manufacturers the revenue of the
Government would be largely increas-
ed by the repeal of the revenue laws
of 1890, permitting he sale of leaf to-
baccO direct to consumers without the
payment of taxes"
A committee of eleven, of which
Mr.. II. j. Reynolds, of Winston, was
a member, was appointed to appear
before the Ways and Means Commit
tee of the House of Representatives
the views regarding the tax on tObac-
co entertained by members Of the
association.
The tobacco men went before the
Ways and Means Committee on
Thursday, Nov. 9th, and argued at
some length against any increase in
the tax, upon the supposition, based,
as they said, upon newspaper para
graphs, that such increase was con-
templdted.
You are after two things, gentlemen
jS f.4 V
affair, and we can talk plainly about
it, So spoke Mr.. }. f. Rison, of Dan
vile, Va, one of the tobacco men, IN
in his argument against an increase
of the tax on manufactured tobacco.
DIR. Spence, of Cincinnati. who is a
large manufacturer of tobacco, was
the first speaker. He r1ade an elab-
crate argument against an Increase
over the present tax of six cents per
pound. He also urged the committee
to repeal 5he provision of the law put
ting leaf tobacco on the free list, on
the ground that free leaf tobacco did
not benefit either the grower or the
consumer, and kept the Government
| out of an annual revenue amounting
| to at least d million and half dol
lars.
An increase of existing tax would,
| he said, compel an entirely new system
| of packages, at an enormous expense
| to the manufacturers, while il the
same quality of tobacco was retained
| the consumer would receive less. This
he said, would work hardship to the
| laboring classes, for they consumed
almost seven-eighths of the manufac-
tured product.
Several other speakers endorsed DR..
| Spence'S views.
Mr.. Miller. of Danyille, Va, warned
| the committee that the subject ot
! free leaf tobacco was of vital impor-
| tance to the people of the Nirginias
| and the CarOlinas, as it was doing
| much damage to the tobacco industry
in those States. The free leaf law
| had, he thought, miscarried, and in
stead of the farmer getting any bene
| ct from it, the advantage went to the
dealer.
In response to a question from Mr.
| Montgomery, Mr.. Miller denied tha
free leaf tobacco extended the marke
of the grower, and he did not know o
| a single farmer in the States of Vir
| ginia and the Carolinas who favored
free leaf.
After the hearing the tobacco mel
proceeded in a body to the Treasury
and saw Secretary Carlisle. They lef
feeling reasonably convinced tina
that their view would prevail, ant
that the only notifications of the to
bacco tax would be that the Treasur.
Department would make with respec
to the sale of leaf tobacco.
| DEATH OF MRS. ELLIOTT.