The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-01-05
|HEDIJLE FOR TOBACCO.
l.,.sts Of the Various Branches
Represented.
|kgIc1ISG CLAIMS BROUGHT UP.
,urher Than the Mckinney
f Acted FOr--Nianu facturers
-.o,.st Against mn lncrcnsc.

PfOteht
,,,,rv 1.-The tobacco
Warrington '""u
.dulc Of the tariif was 'hfesheu o'e'
~. representatives OF tho various 10
-,.~as,s TODAY by the ways and
20 lin uao, ,,nutaness
ANS cominlt'ee Wv"
sral branches oil the pusiness "''e
rs.ented, the native growers, Importers
,,,,acturers using the native
,,a Havana erowtb and
with, usi's ~,
"a handling the sumatfa pio"u''.
IN these classes there was much dis
900 of them being agreed on u
p, Nv -, rates and ,onlraaicting one
edme :" o,,nsIlons relating 10 the effect
Plhe' va law as to rates OF Labor,
nrnouction ana manufacture. Tho
o. pssooio,ion of 'rob1oco A,anufae-
uoua' rnr,esented nv a large dele
ers W. 10 nresi,Ieul. Moses Kahn. of
ion WIN fnr sn1kesman. me assoeia-
cinnall ~, mis- nj 55ia cenIs u.r
10 asKeo ,o4 a,aa iooJ ,ohorco ana
Ind Oh All in'f ~ a',,,s ON ali ,n,sto"n-
not more ma ma az round Win y, mar
ID tobacco anu 90 q r $3.50 - -
ht ad vaioieni VII mp. So ,h,r
any hisner RATES, .ne' s'"'e'' '"7'
siness wouiu pe iuineu' a.,
The principle r.preseh.a,Nes " .ue
pwers were Hlie,i'ei iup'',. VI 80 ~
lie, N. T., ana j.; ~ van Dusel vi
rseheads, n. y. Ihey asserted that the
i've growers had made no money under
Wilson bill and asked for higher rates
Rn those OF the Mckinley act.
jeorce ]. Smith of Kingston, n. ",
nre for the users of Sumdtra tobacco,
dr p Guuby. formerly collector of the
4 Of Tampa, for the Florida manufac-
IN Of cuban products. 1t was repre-
utsd that only per cent of the Havana
.seso msed a, Wrappers had paid duty
.seh rnder The Wilson law.
nshers who sroke were cx-Mayor Fred
us n prooklvn. n & FRYE. Wind
n'vs''ss u =, Mvdoclrer Raltimore. j
,,n vona' w., Wi, ana Ceorpn Michael
l' y. ~,
D. OF az p,,a,,,;,syi,,o N ".
Mlcnaei l"pln " vi. c,ata Tobacco
presen,ius .ue ~, o,a ~ toh,cco grow
overs ass w. IA -. 'V 80, :, ro,;Ss
were pau,s ~ Lii ~ ,be American
he saiu tle uua' ,,,rored Of recent
lapper heal n ,ha.n nv h, ,,' heen M induce
ais because .h.te .,an for ,,a,r leaves
ent 10 slome's u. 90 a. AZ, IN nra,,tv and
Jan .opact' lailna ~ ,rorst IIa mad
Il tfNlYl n % N
aouo'' n So, rathnr nave sumatra OK
ma.ia WIN IL, :, niaar made
a smO. va" e, ~ 10 ~
ig,is vi y" ,t'.. ,,,o5 .+,o,f;on IN tho
.na,i NO. - ,,,,tio,, - duty of 20
I. .na. unu.i , "a. ,,.na,,,,a,.s IN Tho act NJ
n, ~, pe' pou,u w. s ;,,,narts of Sumatro had
IL Wv Inv to 80 ~, VI, "Moroovor said
Ln p,rt., "a. n,a, remar,,ahle fact
Il, ~, trio of S,,,na,ra tobacco increased
oo NV ,,o,,nd as coon az The duty was
80 pun" "S '''
MI, ,,t,r,od ,h;s hut made no
Eu n,a .vp,n 'o'''eN ''
Vaa,sor ~ uorseheads N. y.
- W. arowers of Chemung val
aIso a.r,,od tor protectjon for wrapper
80 IL so,d % mn o0O mounds of for
e. .ohonno n,as Unmarried annually. of
e. a ooo oon n,s n,ranners
k,r sohrnodar ary,ed hat IL was impos-
kia tn diecrir,;nato hv ocular inspection
,uean warmers and fil,er GRADES except
| Sun,atra 10 nronoscd uniform rate
"a nsrt~ ~, u,rannfgs and fI,ers ner
l,nd That rata NJ Russel, ono of The
nn,i,teo tie,urod would reduce Tho revenue
/ ,ohscco ahout 60 ma mo slow 1906.
III { Trirl, If Windsor Conn opposed
1 "a cont mar. Mound rate nronosed nv
1 Schroedar md said that all the
acnloeuei, any sa,u 'hs. ~, an
&u,a ai,o,n ,har, 70 Wan tho chean i
IN cigars
An the aStornoor sos,ior de,eg,,ion M
Jared renresenting tho National Associn- :
bn of Clgarmakors Moses Kahn of Gin
hnati smoke for the manufacturers. The
terests of many bo said demand uni
I'm du,v nm tobacco and no asserted that
small fraction of the tobacco growing
|rmers we're represented by those who had
oken at the morning session. uniform
eciAc duty Of 52ib cents a mound ON all
hported leaf tobacco. the manufacturers
fged, would put all branches of the trade
a parity save the government expense,
ss and ANNOYANCE in the collection of duty
hd yield revenue equal to the average
any year OF the last seven. They COM
q IN, ,h p,ouapie eolip,aln' w. 'nu S.um
rotec,ion by urging that the high duty of
pound on wrappers did not lessen the
prted wrappers or increase the consu,np-
on or permanently increase the market
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