New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-01-05
The New SMALL SIZE OF
CASHMERE BOUQUET
TOILET SOAP
Is within everybody's means. Ask for It,


-. >, tho, rate on stemmcd tobacco. THIS
no .s,d he did not only In the interest Oh III"
.,o~,or. and dealers but also OF domestic Sro"
ora and cigar manufacturers. He said tna'
WAS impossible TO determine by ocular inspeO
zion what tobacco was suitable 'or "'aPp
and what was only NJ 10 be USED rs "''e'''
-, ., this was shown he said. by the OH
.t., returns OF importation Of Havana lear an
exceedingly small percente - OF winch appe"
% he suitable for wrappers. when u WAS W."
,nou, fac, that enough to wrap many millions
a, cigars was imported every year pHs'"s go
,hs rate OF duty c}5 cents a pound on n'e'
tobacco ,,c.r.,,,a,
Mr. Schroeder contended that oiie'e"''"'
49,, On ,,s,en,ned wrappers was no longer re-
,,,r.a ard that the true interests oil 'he uo-
.,,c growers did not demand H. since 'ne
,mnos;tion Of higher dinerential rates the P''oes
90 domestic leaf had continued TO de'"he' """
wore now as low as or lower than ever pe'o.'
lie also called attention 10 the fac' .na' Wv
manufacture OF cigars was at stanas'nl; anea
being no Increase this year over 49, '.o" ~ ,ha
.ne,, NAN, ~ cigarettes into the manufacture
OF which cigar leaf does not en'e''
THE CASE OF CUBAN TOBACCO.
In relation 10 Cuban tobacco Mr. Schroeder
.a,d that there had been heavy increase o'
importatons on account OF the "e'Ie' ue'.
Prohibiting the expectation OF certain s'"ue'
after a certain date. and that further impor'a-
zion. from cuba would amount 10 niue or nom
ing before next october. Prices OF Suua, w.
Iasco now are double what they we're year
ago The uniform rate recommended w nI' .
he said was a little less than the aVerske la.e
on ali Imported tobacco for the last seven yours
lie ,housht II would yield as much revenue as
the existing rates or those or ls"' pu' Mas
discovered after some ca'cula,,o'ns " aua The
made by members OF the committee anu wy
treasury expert that ~ cents pound wouiu
Weld only SIU5si $50 on the basis of last year
importaiions which. AT the existing Ia,es
,',niaed $40 200 iO, Mr. schroeder admitted THIS
fact, and that n duty Of ~ cents pouhn wou. -
he required To bring the revenues up 10 ,no.e VI
lac, vear on the same amount or importatonH
Mr. Turner. OF Georgia asked Mr. Schroeder
,o give The committee some Information aoou.
the new cigar leaf industry OF that s'ate ana
Florida Mr. Schroeder owns tohacco pia".a
,,on In the latter state and he replied that inc
growers I'm portions 81 the TWO stats are now
raising about l.WD.0h pounds ~ Leaf 'obacvo
wear IN per cent OF which IL suitable Tor c'ga,
vrappcrs 1T looks like Cuban TOBACCO anu
feels like ~. but Is no nearer IKE ~ IN aua.'s
than II the leaf tobacco raised IN tne o,'" Ia,
lev I, will do very we'll AS a deceiver. addea
Mr. Schroeder.
Moses Krohn Of Cincinnati. president of the
National Cigar Manufacurers Associa,iom. ar
reared in behalf OF the s',Np cigar manuiac'-
urcrs 81 the United States. who. he SAID, CIV
empl ,Nment and pay wages u ABOUT 49,"
persons He advocated uniform duty OF 30
cents a pound on all unstemmed tohacct lie
asserted that the growers represented peI"re
no committee did not constitute more IMAM o'i'
fourth Of the tobacco farmers OF the 'ni'eu
state the other three-fourths being engaged IN
raising filler tobacco. He agreed that revision
OF rates was necessary. both on account OF the
revenue ana protection TO domestic Industries
Under the existing law the cigar manufacture ,
were not extending their OUTPUT OF mnn nnn
cigars less than 1897. when II amounted 10 ~,
(evn 49, 600 where's the increase IN me tota
ou,put OF cigarettes lad amounted 10 SSl"Uuuo
more than 20 per cent In single year The
production OF American cigar leaf amounted 70
about G0.OOO.0OO pounds year. OF when L.
ODnNDO pounds were suitable for wrappers Inc
81 duty on Sumatra wrappers did not diminish
the us, Of them IN this country. nor did H. ne
said. increase the consumption or prices OF 90
nestle leaf tobacco. He contended that a duty
OF - cents a pound on all unstemmed tobacco
would increase the revenues about per cent
"and give domestic growers fair protection.
and that that rate was all the manufacturers
ALL-IIAvANA CIGARS
Mr. Krohn then paid his respects in lively
fashion TO the American manufacturers OF all
Havana cigars in Florida and elsewhere. He
asserted tina, 3OOOo0O0O cigars covered with
Havana wrappers that are admitted at the do
cent rate Of duty are manufactured in the
United States every year. and that the loss OF
revenue amounts TO 81 II on every pound OF
Havana wrappers thus imported. The 10 per
cent clause" amounted to nothing because not
per cent OF the Havana wrappers imported
paid the 81 30 rate Of duty the law required.
The importations Of Havana cigars had largely
increased since the beginning Of the current
fiscal year and Mr.. Krohn referred with ap-
prevail TO "A suggestion made by Mr.. Schroeder
that the duty on imported cigars be increased
10 IS a pound plus % per cent ad valorem.
L. r. Gunby. of Tampa. Fla. appeared in be-
half of the Havana cigar manufacturers OF that
State He said II appeared from what ne mad
heard to-day that the importers and dealers and
cigar manufacturers knew what was best for
the domestic leaf tobacco growers who did not
know what was best for themselves. and there
fore he would not discuss that question In the
manufacture OF cigars two pounds OF Sumatra
wrapper go far as five pounds OF Havana
wrapper In Cuba all tobacco is packed for ex-
port in the field the plantation. and the Ameri-
can buyer never knows until the bales are
opened and examined what proportion is suta-
bic for wrappers. The actual waste amounts 10
u or 90 per cent. and the proportion suitable
for wrappers varies from to 10 per cent. and
sometimes more. In the latter case the entire
bale is required 10 pay the 81 10 duty These
conditions were fully investigated after the en-
actment Of the law of 1890. and Treasury regu-
Iation was made under which importations Of
Havana tobacco were allowed on substantially
the same basis under existing law. The uni
form duty proposed would wipe out the Havana
cigar industry Of the United States and would
afford no protection to domestic growers. In
fact a uniform rate of even 90 cents pound
would simply be tariff for revenue only.
In response to questions by Mr.. Payne and
other members of the committee. Mr.. Gunby.
who was formerly Collector OF the Port Of Tam
pa explained the Custom House mode Of ascer-
tanning whether more than - per cent Of an
importation consists Of tobacco suitable for cigar
wrappers. IL appeared that one pale IN Ten OF
each invoice was opened and the contents care
fully examined to ascertain the proportion or
leaf suitable for wrappers. Mr.. Schroeder had
testified that il was impossible 10 determine by
ocular inspection otherwise than by the appli-
cation Of practical tests whether tobacco was
suitable for wrappers or not.
A MANUFACTURERS QUESTIONS.
George j. Smith. New-York cigar manu-
facturer next addressed the committee. He
said that 12O000OO0 cigars covered with
Havana wrappers in the United States every
year and that only $1,000 pounds Of imported
Havana wrappers paid the wrapper duty OF
81 30 pound last year. He submitted that
the manufacturers had performed a miracle.
He also asked with some asperty. what had