Evening star., 1894-03-13
NOT ALL SMOKE.
Cigar Manufacturers Transact Some
Solid business This Morning.

Cigar smoke pervaded the banquet hall
of the Shoreham this morning and the
smoke was made from the very best tobac-
co. 1t was not necessary for a person to be
devotee in order to know that every del
egate to the convention of cigar manufac-
turers in session there smoked a cigar rolled
from the finest quality of the weed The
object of the convention was to form a per
manent organization for the purpose of al
ways protecting the interests of those per-
sons engaged in the manufacture of cigars,
and more particularly to protest against
the increase made by the finance committee
of the Senate of the internal revenue tax
on cigars. The Wilson bill allowed the tax
to remain at S per 1000, the present rate
but the finance committee raised the tax to
-. The cigar manufacturers claim that
this increase Will result either in an in
crease in the cost OF cigars TO the consumer
or a decrease in wages to the employees, of
whom there are 100000 In this country.
The cigar product of the United States
amounts to about five thousand millions per
annum and the delegates present today,
from New York, Baltimore, Philadelphia,
Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Dayton,
Lancaster and Binghamton. represented
at least two-thirds of the above product.
President Edward Heyman of the New
York Manufacturers Association shortly
after 10 o'clock called the meeting to order
and Secretary Morris ID. Wise called the
ron. Those who answered were:
New York-Edward Heyman, b. Neumark
Walter Schiller, Il. Lindheim, Joseph
Powell and NJ. Foster; Philadelphia-7John
Boltz, Joseph Vetterlein, Otto Eisenlohr
Richard Grimpert A. Lichten, Claiming
Allen. lsidor Langsdorf and Herman Y ct
terlein Lancaster-John Oblinger and John
f. Reed; Baltimore-Frank Humas, Chas.
Elemm, Il. Freeman, l.. Elliott Jacob Her
man and Isidor Merfeld: New Orleans-Jos.
Hernsheim; Detroit-Henry RothsChild and
John Brown; Cincinnati-M. krohn; Day
ton-M. krohn; Binghamton-Charles A.
hull VIM. Root, John Gumberg and c. Ii.
Barlow.
On motion the chair appointed Messrs.
Joseph Powell, John Boitz and Frank
Thomas committee of permanent organ
izati0n, who after a few moments confer
to be styled The National Associat ton of
Cigar Makers, and recommended as off,
GERS the following: Chairman. NJ. krohn
of Cincinnati: vice presidents, A. Licnten
of Philadelphia, Ed. Heyman of New York.
John Obinger of Lancaster. e. Freeman
Of Baltimore, j. Hcrnshetm of New Or
leans, John Brunn of Detroit and William
Root of Binghamton; treasurer. r. Lind
helm, and secretary, Morris d. Wise.
The report and recommendation We're
unanimously adopted, and Mr. krohn, after
attempting to decline the honor, finally
accepted the office and took the chair.
A resolution against the Increase from So
to 81 was submitted and adopted, and then
Messrs Hull Powell and Lichten were
named as a committee to wait on the
finance committee in regard to pending leg
isation affecting the cigar industry. Next
it was agreed that each delegate shall seek
an interview with the Senator representing
his respective state in regard to the legisla-
ton in question.
the meeting did not end in smoke but
after some other unimpo-tant business, an
adjournment was ordered until o'clock
this evening, when further report of the
committee on permanent organization will
be considered.