The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1895-12-18
TOBACCO GROWN IN TEXAS.
|, Is Equal to the Imported Sumatr
Wrapper.
COTTON THAT GREW ON A TREE
stalk Fifteen Feet High shown Mt the
Cotton Exchange a Weeks
Business Failures.

AZ Texas is rapidly coming to the front
a. a tobacco growing State, anything IN
,ssard TO this plant Is of interest to both
.sr,cultt raj ant. commercial sections, Tie
,o,lsv ing letter, prl'lisfed In the last is
,,e of the Victoria Advocate, was re-
.,,td by Mr.. Samuel b. Dabney of hat
city from his brother. DR.. Charles w.
nabney, assistant secretary OF agricul-
lure. at Washington:
"Recalling 20, interest IN tobacco cul
tire, and the fact that we sent you a
year or two ago some tobacco seed (Su-
matra and Cuban. / thinl). it occurs to
me thai you would be Interested in some
information which we have recently re-
oeNed about Texas tobacco. The Sumatra
tobacco imported into this country bring,
Ike highest price of anything We get. 1t
;s light. thin and trashy stuff but is
soft and nice. and comes to us H. such
rtrfect, reliable and uniform condition,
hath as to color and size II lcat thai il
Is very much aiKed as cigar Svrapuer
Ii is used or nothing else MS far a. We
Know This tobacco is Beautifully cured.
the leaves perfectly assorted as 90 the
ccior and size, and they come packed in
bundles in nice cases, in the most bcauti-
ful order. SO that there is very lttle
waste in handling them for manufacture
ng purposes. These cigars are nlltd with
American or Cuban tobacco. The manu-
factnrers say that they like this Sumdtra
because they can use every scrap that
they pay for and use 1t right along with
out any sorting or preparation. They can
afford. therefore, to pay very high prices
for It by The pound. The price Is from 81
TO s. per pound. This. OF course. il
kreely matter Of fashion and liable to
change rs other fashions, but nno wrap
rers arc always In good demand.
81 am informed by importers IN Now
York that the next best thing that they
have seen lately to use for this purnoe1
vss some tobacco from Texas Ii this
tobacco should be cured, sorted and uarkei
ne the sumatra to3bac, o, think 1t might
compete with II. They aid moi know or
would not tel US where this tobacco was
grown in Texas can You hnd out aud
let me know?
THE soil in which tobacco is grown in
sumatrt is a light. sandy loan. similar
TO that cultivated ia truck i'm The Elst-
en States. 1t is a new, fertile soil. how
ever. ana is best in tho mrs years OF chi
Yaton ntlcr the sungle of tropical Vc-r-
istlon has been burned down on thc land.
II has thus large amount OF tufpunlC
matter and Is very light ana porue Much
depends upcn ire climate, no doubt but
i seems 20 me that We might g,t SOME
thing sinl,rr in otr soil ami climu;, n
South T-Nns II viii probably be found
on the inst range Of upands and not
right down In the coast lands Possibly
y6p might have the right conditions I'm
some Of Your river bvtoms, In this case
yom must look Tor n light, sandy soil. |
viii ask the state department to send
YOU consular repor on this subject,
which viii give you additional Information.
IF the right soil and climate can be
folnd a splendid profit can be made in
producing his crop As you have some
Knowledge OF this culture already ii oc-
uried TO me that vol. nigh look 1t up
zee II something can not be done"