The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-01-29
CULTURE OF TOBACCO.
What Kansas City Dealers Think Of Texas
tobacco.
GREAT POSSIBILITIES OF THE INDUSTRY
An Interview with Mr.. Jones OF Kan.
sas city-Ic Indorscs the Idea
OF n Tobacco Warehouse.

tho firm of Harrison & Jones. Interested In
tobacco, was in the city yesterday con-
ferring with Mr.. a. II. Moore upon the
subject of tobacco culture in Texas
reporter for Tho Post met Mr.. Jones
at Cameron g. Moores office and in reply
70 some Questions as 10 tho purpose OF
MS visit, etc, he replied that his atten-
ton had first been directed to tho tobacco
growing possibilities OF Texas about two
years ago and that since that time he
had been Watching the development Of the
tuhus'ry In this section with great deal
OF interest and had handled a good many
samples OF Texas tobacco.
His present visit is TO look personally
over the situation and To see for himself
how rapidly the new Texas industry is de-
veioping. With this object in view he has
already visited u number of localities
wnere tobacco Is probably grown and in
spected lands that are particularly adapted
to the growth of tobacco. From this trip
his conclusions are that Southeast TNas
has large quantity of land upon which
can be successfully produced some or the
best grades OF cigar tobacco. both of the
Cuban md Sun,atrn varieties
Tho samples of Texas tobacco that
have exhibited to the trade in Kansas
City" said Mr.. Jones, have been pro-
pounced by dealers and manufacturers to
be equal to the very best grades OF Ha-
1t is regarded, one of the most extensive
buyers at Kansas City offered to take from
a car load to a train lead of this tobacco
at $i50 per pound.
Il am glad to note that there is move
ment on foot to establish at Houston
tobacco warehouse and market for the
handling Of the product. Houston, owing TO
its railroad facilities, is undoubtedly the
proper place for the establishment of a
tobacco market where the grower and the |
buyer can meet and mingle together. The
buyer and the seller must have some COM
mon point and when you establish a mar |
ket for any commodity you Immediately |
bring them together. The establishment of |
such a market would also develop the |
tobacco lands Immediately contiguous to |
Houston The time is now ripe and II
Houston does not take advantage of the |
opportunity now offered for establishing |
this market 1t will doubtless be established |
elsewhere. Northern and Eastern buyers
will not come here unless there is a central |
market established where they can meet |
the growers. Such market would also
be the means OF securing higher prices,
both for the dealer and the grower.
"A company with a tobacco warehouse
at it's commend could afford to pay re-
munerative prices 10 the tobacco producers
ana rehandle the crude product by the
different methods of sweating, etc, thus
enhancing its value by lettering its grade.
The rehandling of the product could be
mado very profitable"
49,
Following are few of the Endorsements
OF Texas tobacco secured by Mr.. Jones
from dealers and manufacturers of to-
bacco In Kansas City:
John II. Twyman, wholesale dealer: II
have had seven years. experience in the
cigar business and feel that / am COM
petent to judge OF the quality of tobacco
necessary to make first-class cigar l had
the privilege some days ago of examining
In your office some samples of cigar leaf
tobacco raised in Southeastern Texas, and
1 unhesitatingly state that great many
of the samples examined I consider very
fine and equal in every way to the finest
Havana tobacco, the duty on which is $l.S5
per pound"
]. O. Nicholson, dealer in leaf tobacco: :
Some of the samples you have, and others |
from Southeastern Texas. are the nearest
like the famous Vuelta Abajo from the
Pinar del Rio district of Western Cuba, ] |
have ever seem Some of the Texas tobacco !
| consider equal in appearance to tobacco.
the market price OF which, in Pinar del |
Rio has been IS per pound, for wrapper
The soil in Southeastern Texas
Is the nearest like the soil in Cuba of any Z
We have in our tobacco producing States"
e. j. Reardon. manufacturer and whole
sale dealer: II have been engaged in tho {
.obacco business Tor tWenty-eignt years.
Many of the samples exhibited to me,
nave no hesitancy in pronouncing equal In Z
appearance to tho finest wrapper goods !
rom the famous Vueta Abajo district of !
'inar del Rio, in Western Cuba, and also {
rom the Island of Sumatra. know moth :
ng of the character of soil necessary for
he raising OF fine tobaccos. but bave no Z
iesitancy in saying that sny section of our :
country which has the soil and climatic I
conditions necessary for the successful 3
growing of fine cigar leaf tobacco for :
and filters is destined IN the !
cry nature of things to forge rapidly to 9
he front, and the ground suitable for the 9
;rowlng OF same is bound to become very q
aluable.' Q
II. Swtzer, manufacturer of cigars and 9
Wholesale tobacconist After examining Z
our different samples of Texas cigar leaf .
obaccc, l must say that ] was surprised =
o find such fine texture, good burning 3
ualitity, uniform growth and IL properly .
ured will yield immensely and IL they :
ontinue TO improve in Texas like they =
ave been the last year. why Texas is the .
oming State for raising fine cigar leaf 2
obaccc." :
The above are hut a few of a large num- .
er OF Endorsements secured for Texas to-
acco from the Kansas City trade.