The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-31
WHITNEY TALKS OF TOBACCO.
WANTS A LARGE EXHIBIT FoR THE
PARIS EXHIBITION.
ing state-The Secretary
Goes to willis.

Assistant Secretary OF Agriculture Mil
ton Whitney arrived in the city yesterday
morning at 1865 o'clock over the South
ern Pacific. Mr.. Whitney was seen by a
Post representative. who said OF his trip
TO Louisiana and Texas:
My object in coming to Louisiana and
Texas is to make arrangements for a
large quantity of tobacco now being raised
In these States for exhibit at the world
fair at Paris in 1900 stopped in New
orleans, where | met number of Periaue
tobacco growers and DEALERS who assured
me OF their hearty corporation in the
collection of such exhibits as | asked for.
This tobacco is only grown in a small
section OF country along the Mississippi
river bottoms and brings high price.
From Texas | expect to get one of the
largest exhibits that will be secured from
any tobacco growing State Here is to be
round some of the finest cigar tobacco
raised in the United States, and the de-
partment OF agriculture Is extremely anx-
lous that the display made from this State
be In keeping with the reputation it has
gained away from home. There is no
DOUBT but that Texas has the soil and
climate for the raising OF tobacco and that
by persistent work on the part of pro-
ducerS coupled with the HELM that viii
be given by the department OF agriculture.
thete is no reason why 1t should not be-
come second TO none as a tobacco growing
state The raisers of tobacco need NOT
expect to have smooth sailing all the
eilhe' however They Will have seasons
OF FAILURES and VIII encounter many difn-
cuIties In the curing OF the leaf after Il is
BatneTed that Is likely to dlshearten them
nut II they viii persevere the time Will
come when buyers OF tobacco Will look
upon Texas as the principal marke, for
this product.
II 1t Is possible / would prefer to get
the Texas exhibit from one section or ono
raiser of tobacco. In this way the selec.
tlon of grades and length Of leaf can be
better made than il were to get It from
Inherent points If this can not be done.
shall then. OF course. have to yet II from,
cured"
WIN the department make Texas the
basis of experiments in the curing of to-
bacco this year" asked the reporter.
NO At present and possibly for
year or two the depStment will make
itS experiments in Connecticut. This he
80 "Ho VI Tue oldeSL tobacco raising
States, and which for the past few years
has been retrogNdlng. we feel that it ts
nut justice that the ralsers OF tobacco
In that State should he helped out. Texas
mas Just begun this industry and can az
lord TO walt while. do not mean nv
this that the department will not aid the
growers In such ways as is necessary TO
help them grow and cure their products.
hut 1t can not afford TO put scientists in
more than one field at time to make
'ostly experiments. You can rest assured
however, that Texas will be taken care
II. Secretary Wilson is highly delighted
with this country and intends to develop
rs resources in every possible way"
MI Whitney left yesterday afternoo,
or Willis. whore he will visit the tn
'ncco farms OF that section and make
'rrangements for the necessary tobacro
or the Texas exhibit to the Paris Worlds
'air in 1900. He was accompanied Nv
Nr. A. r. Moore. president Of tho Texas
Tobacco Growers association They will
eturn to Houston this afternoon. when
lr Whitney will leave for points In New
NeXlco, where the department has men
making experiments with several arricul-
ural products