The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1894-01-04
THE ST0GIE INDUSTRY
OF Wheeling Threatened by FRO
posed Revenue Changes.
AN INCREHSE OF THE TAXOPPOSED
By#a Convention of manufacturers
Held Yesterday Afternoon in Grades
Assembly hall-a Memorial TO Con
Unanimously adopted after
embarrassing Discussion.

Assemble haIl-i Memorial to Con-
gress Unanimously adopted AFTER
embarrassing Discussion.
I'hcIsTELBtGExcEs has already given
come account Of the interest aroused
among Wheeling cigar and sto2le man
ufactarers in the proposed increase oil
theinternal revenue tax on cigars. me
costlier5 brands Of cigars would not be
nearly so seriously affected by such an
increase ag cheap goods, such as tips
and stogies. SUCH an increase on these
goods would neccssi,ate either an I'M
mediate. increase in price to consumers
or d reduction OF wages. or not lmProoi
ably both.
Yesterday afternoon the Ohio Valley
T.adca and Labor Assembly hail was
The gccnc OF q very interesting conFen-
ton OF the manufacturers OF stoSles.
Mr. a. C. L. Ebellng presided and O. Is.
B~randfass acted as secretary. Ihere
was also present by invitation q coin-
.mittee OF GarlielI Assembly, K. oil j.;
which is composed OF stoEIc makers
and Mr.. Charles Stein, rs is spokes,
~ Ililllt AI ECU iiC Ii'SSAIA4
pledged the cooperation oil the work
men.
There was n very animated discussion
as 10 a graded income tax, which ar.
". NJ. Marsh favored and Mr.. Brand
iass opposed as impracticab!e though
much 10 be desired. Capt. Henry Sea-
mon also took part in the discussion, as
did others.
Finally. on motion of Capt. Seatuon,
EZE.EE- = - -. II. II I 900 n n n ~ ,nittan
wa appointed to draw up an expression
g OF the views Of the convention, to be
semitic the WAYS and Means Committee
at Washington. Chairman Ebciing
named as this committee Messrs. i. Il.
Ianke, Andrew J.. Soamon, II. j. Loos,
". n. Marsh and Addison Israel.
Dnring a recess tho committee organ
lied by eleeting Mr.. Israel chairman
and Mr.. Hankc secretary. and upon re-
conveniEg this committee offered the
following report:
70 NG ChGirmuH and Lommitcc OH Hays and
Mcqas OF he Congress Of TIC United tc6e'.
GExrLE,IES:-We, tho cigar manufac-
turers OF the city OF Wheeling, West Va,
having met III convention to consider
the matter OF any increase in the rev.
emo tax OIL cigars, desire omost vlEor-
ously protest against any increase what
ever in said tax.
We believe that any increase in the
revenue on cigars would be most detri-
mental and injurious to the industry in
this city, where there are moro thai
. 900 people who deDend upon this bust
nos Tor n Livelihood.
We manuiacturo Il class OF cigars
which arc largely consumed by the
working class, aud are, thcrefore, sold
at n=Very low figure, and at Il very small
profit. the average selling price being
8hut 50 per thousand, OF which amount
$36 % represents labor, 81 tia present
lax, and the balance OF s. rs the stock,
profit and running expenses.
1--WE, manufacturers, tee! that il any
Increased revenue is placed upon these
goods, We will be compelled to reduce
the wages OF our men in order to meet
competition in placing our product
upon the market.
y are further OF opinion that the
revenue of the government would be
largelyincreascd by the repeal of the
revenue law of 1890, permitting the sale
otleat tobacco direct TO consumers.
ADDISON ISRAEL.
EUGENE u. HASKE,
HuGo L. Loos. -.
w. NJ. MARSH,
a. j. SEAMoS,
Committee of the cigar manufacturers
ofsthe City OF Wheeling, West Va.
This was unanimously adopted, and
it was directed also that n copy
should be sent 10 each senator and
representative in Congress from West
Virginia and another to the stogie
manufacturers OF Pittsburgh, with a
View to its transmission by them to
Congressman Dnlzell. ,
Tie meeting was spirited and inter-
testing IRON first to last. Several who
could not be present in person commu-
nicated TO the secretary their approval
OF the object OF the convention.