The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-05
SOUTHERN TOBACCO.

Schroeder replied. 1T is used for mix
ing | do not think it is anything more
like Cuban tobacco in quality and flavor
than Ohio tobacco is. But it looks
more like it and will do very well as n
deceiver." Naughter.)
AIR. III, 5. Frye OF Windsor Conn.
addressed the committee OH behalf of
the interests of the tobacco growers of
New England. The only salvation of
the tobacco industry of New England is
duty on tobacco high enough to pro-
tect what little is left of the home mar
ket to the domestic producer" he said.
Sumatra tobacco was a luxury and he
had been toll by cigarmakers that
even IL Il duty of 81 or So per pound
were placed on this tobacco it would
not decrease its Importation But as
Sumatra was a luxury and Il matter of
iancy he held that 1t should have been
taxed as Such', ana on this ground he
asked for 4 high rate of duty which
would allow American growers to fur
! nlsh wrappers for the cent cigars
Wages in New England were 40 per
cent. higher than In Sumatra. he stated.
REVENUE AND PROTECTION.
After recess Moses Krohn, president of
| the National Association of Cigar Manu-
iacturers presented their claims The
cigar manufacturers. he said, well un-
derstood the conditions which rendered
a revision of the tariff necessary at this
time. They knew full well that not only
I
the Government upon basis which
would meet the current and necessary
| expense, but they were also advised Of
the iact that the theory of the proposed
, tariH revision would be in line with the
theory of protecting American labor
ana American industries" In common
with all other American manufacturers
theY were in harmony with the princi-
pies or protection referred to, and they
consequently did not appear for the pir-
ion f,.g,,,
bearing just and proper share of the
burdens of maintaining the Government
| which, compared with other Industries,
they had borne in excess OF their pro-
portion.
lie gave some statistics of tobacco i'm
portation and the revenue from that
soulre which indicated an average duty
on all kinds OF tobacco Of is cents ncr
pound, ana an average duty on un-
S'einmei tobacco of 522J cents pnr
pound. lie suggested Il uniform duty of
not exceeding - cents per pound on nll
| tobacco unstemmcd. This would afford
| the growers rs full ana fair protection
as could be given by any tariff not
virtually prohibitoly and would yield
proper revenue. y 81 cent duty at the
present average price Of tobacco ,vould
. ne a protective tariff or about 200 per
cent. The growers of tobacco were Ger
tainlN entitled TO ana should receive the
| iul!est protection possible. Vet The fact
should not be lost sight of that the cigar
(, q,
g.: - q ttt"t one Wh!ch, with
,,,i,,i :" "iInetS' tnnioyea many
49,, ,i y, SniIIiI anu lu!lE Ten uneS
~, i';,,,r' '' M I,S @ were ehsa@ei III
sin,,r1I' i., - ne HAhul'eta!tFS
~. ini,,,',T - '''..t ! M! ne ho' Sac'lhcei
,,,.,,aSStin, 81, ~ - ~ !.aS me SGheme or
Ia, nn ~ ""u Il was certain
cnnts ,'o,. ,e,,,, ".r5 "' un'E man %.
cn,,i1 ia i,, iu,u -. uiHtS''i'heu 'opacco
u,an,,faN,,,1o,. - ny ,i"Nt'S' ne
rrti,Jat, ~ q -, " '.."us ~, were en-
AVA o. ,,S,. = 30, i VI 50 per pound
nrI ,ic,rv " ''"'eih OH import
RnHl,.in,,
,p,r,,,, - q Putstion as 10 the
foirIv ne Giinrs' .,i"' -! tuhie IN nn-
,i,! % Tits ~ 30 per cent. he
'f01 n6S Gon NJ. ot,n IT. WAS InouEn to cover about
cuit -, VI extremely diih-
;wsen u.,n,,,s,. , .i' u'Itfehce be-
poriaijy ON H. C,,T,, i'',ri ,uo"rcv' es-
Man Ma ,.., -, ~ ouuC'' anu no
,,,Snr jn,n uvi ..si 10. enact
,i,a,,, ''" az "i''i"Su u'sh between
tiI.:Nt fAN ANA WEEDS.
T. IL. ''uihpE. ot Tampa, Fla. spoke
! ,yi 'hG makers uf clear Havana cigars
/ TOOK ABOUT five pounds of Havana
'ob'cco' ne SAID To wrap thousand
! G'Sars whereas hut two pounds OF
H"natra We're required. 1t was true
'hal ohly about p"r cent. of the Ia
Nana tobacco imported paid duty -
nor ..