The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1898-05-15
A TOBACCO COMPANY,
" TOBACCO ASSERTING AND SALES
WAREHOUSE COMPANY.
= Company OrGun mixed Here 70 Pro
mote the culture Of Tobacco
In This section.

few gentlemen have lately succeeded
n pcrfecting tobacco asserting and sales
warehouse company for the purpose Of
handling the coming crop and the encour'
aging OF this new industry. A warehouse OF
considerable capacity has already been Sc
cured and arrangements made by which
the crop can be conveniently banded. The
warehouse will be supplied with long to-
bacco tables which will contain the sam
different portions OF the State for 'nspec-
ton by the prospective purchasers. To-
bacco growers will ship their tobacco and
samples Of same in the manner as farm
ers do their cotton, and thereby form an
outlet for their crops. THIS tobacco leaf
company will have from seventy five to
one hundred buyers beie during the 10
bacco season from New York, Chicago aud
other tobacco markets and the rtsait viii
be that there VIII be strong comp.ititn
and splendid sales, lnsurine the D-st o.
market prices.
The name OF the company VIII be The
Texas Leaf Tobacco company and IL
proposes not only to handle tue leaf, but
also 10 furnish the farmers with the very
best Imported seed from Havana, samat
aud other points II viii be futtaer The
intention OF this company to handle trans
planters, sprayers and other implements
Tor tobacco culture. Mr. a. r. Moo O.
president of the Tobacco Growers ass
citation, says that there was ccns dcrahe
trouble experienced this year ia soctl ing
good seed, and there has been some com
plant In this direction which s 10 be ie-
GREETED Reliable information has also
reached him that through the treachery
OF the Spanards 10 cuba the seed sold by
them is often scaded Or parched, render
Ing II usoless. This Is done in order t.
keep their high grade Of tobacco within
tha confines Of their own country.
With these and other ospccuvc ideas
the company has been organilod with the
following appointive officers G. ~ Sprong
treasurer and general manager, j. c.
Brand, warehouse manager aud expert to-
bacconist The last named gentleman Is q
successful tobacco grower Of this county
and thoroughly understands the tobacco
business In all NJ It's different phases. hav-
ing spent five years tn Cuba studying this
staple and Is thoroughly competent 10 hll
the position for which he has been az
pointed
This comrany will at tn early date is
sue circular letter 10 all growers offer.
ing them instructions an 10 tho best
methods OF packing and preparing their
goods for the market
The president of the Texas Tobacco
Growers association wNl call a. state
meeting some time during the summer
months and m effort win b. made to So
cure reduced rates on all railroads lead
ing TO his point insurIng large attend
ance- At this time the objects and nurprsas
OF the state meeting viii be TO COMPARE
notes and discuss the future tobacco crop.
ana the hest methods to be employed in its
successful cultivation.
=, " NAV be surprising TO some to know
that there are about ESQ growers in this
section Of the State. most Of whom arc
raising the best grades Of cigar tobacco and
WIN be more or less interested In this
meeting The Texas Loaf Tobacco comnau,
oios ,alr To- become one Of the leading en-.
teIprlses OF Houston and with this rough
outline Of their purposes win bc IN t6e
nsiu LOT active work "a soon as the crop
OF the present season is ready for borvcst