The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1899-09-15
Tobacco Notes.

". S. Brill returned to New York Sat
urday morning.
Mr. Lewis Bremen, Philadelphia leaf
dealer, spent few days of the week
looking through samples of local dealers
in this market.
Clarence Shannon left for Westby
Monday evening where he will assist his
brother for time buying the new to-
bacco crop.
Slight frosts were disernable on low
ground Wednesday and Thursday morn
ings, but not severe enough to scar
vegetation in this locality.
This office has for sale several styles
of contract books as we'll as all other
blanks and forms usen by packers.
Samplers supplies, such as tape, Irvine,
wax etc.. kept on hand. Orders by mail
or wire filled promptly
Jos Hoffman who came up from New
York to help organize a campaign
for buying in choice selections in fav-
ored tobacco sections of the state, left
for home the latter part of last week.
Contracts were placed for about 3O0Ocs
of the 99 crop before he left.
@. L. Culton broke ground this week
for an addition to his office warehouse to
be used as a sample room exclusively.
The improvement will be lighted from
the ceiling and furnish model conven-
fences for displaying tobacco samples.
Armit & Trevorrah have the job for the
mason work.
1t is a notable fact that not one of
the local papers that try to give tobacco
news published in this locality, except
The Reporter, had word of informa-
ton last week concerning the buying of
the new crop-a matter of live interest
to growers. The moral is plain, if you
want to keep posted you must have The
Reporter.
Mr.. n. 2. Strause, state agent of the
American Tobacco company, has made
final arrangements for the location of
the Wisconsion headquarters of the COM
pany and the building of it's large ware
house in Madison. Mr.. Strause had
been in consultation with the officials of
the Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
road company during the week and
several minor differences have been oyer
come, a deal was contaminated by which
he secured for his company a strip of
ground at the foot of Clymer street, on
the right of way of the Chicago, Mil
waukee and ST. Paul, one hundred and
eighty-fve feet in width by four hundred
and fifty feet in length, giving ample
room for the expansion of the business
during the years to come. He had al
ready decided upon the type of ware
house to be erected, having had plans
prepared in advance of the selection of a
location. The building will be fifty-two
feet front by one hundred twenty-six
feet in depth, two story and basement.
The first story or basement, in which the
large sorting room will be located, will
be of Wisconsin granite and the upper
stories of brick, trimmed with granite.
A handsome office, lavatories and cloak
rooms will occupy large section of the
second floor, while the remainder of it
and the third floor will be used for pack
ing and storing tobacco.
1--WE are in Madison to stay" said Mr..
Strause Friday afternoon, land we ex-
pect to bring quite little business here.
I have secured Mr.. w. F. Earle of
Edgerton as my assistant in this field
and we will be in shape to do business
as soon as our warehouse is completed,
which am quite sure will be by the
first week in December" Madison Dem
ocrat.