The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-04-09
SOME TIMELY INTERVIEWS.
TEXAS FUTURE AS A TOBACCO
GROWING STATE.
belt Talk interestingly About
This Inaustry.

A prominent visitor in Houston yester-
day was Mr., H. C. Brown of GAINESVILLE.
Wis. Mr.. Brown is a representative OF a
large tobacco concern of that city who has
become interested IN Texas as a tobacco
growing State and Is looking over the sit
uatlon. In response to question by Post
representative, asking Mr.. Brown for his
views on the subject, he said:
at has been my pleasure to visit this
State for the last two years in the inter-
ests of my Arm, and / have watched the
rapid development OF the high grade
cigar tobacco which you arc now raising
here. II is simply mak8g wonderful
strides. and 1t viii not be long before
thousands of acres of cigar tobacco Will
be planted in this section. My father was
the pioneer OF the tobacco culture Of Wis
corsin, and in fact he was the ilrst man
to grow tobacco In tho tobacco growing
r district of that State. Now that state is
recognized the world over as a tobacco
growing State In certain districts. Phe
tobaccos from these districts are SHIPPED to
all points of the globe, The total value
OF the crop Of our state from these zen
or twelve counties runs away up into the
/ millions of dollars
/ Il note that your people here are grow
ing an entirely different class OF tobacco
/ 10 what we are growing there Tho kind
that we are raising is a much inferior
grade than this. There is not large area
in the United States that will produce
such tobacco as you are raising here.
Nothing can possibly prevent this Soc
ton OF your State from becoming to-
bacco- growing one. from the fact that II
is now attracting attention from all sec
lions OF the United States, and tobacco
. leaf dealers are discussing the possibilities
| OF this country. The Northern papers are
copying every article upon this culture
: that ~ published in your dailies, and the
matter Is being very Thoroughly aired In
that section of our country, and is calcu-
q lated 10 do your section a great deal OF
good
'The great obstacle that we had TO ov.
ercome in Wisconsin when this Industry
was in it's infancy was TO find market
but after a long and tedious effort upon
7 the mart OF the farmers, who had th'
nerve ia plant cigar tobacco, we fnall!
, induced the merchants and progressive
q citizens OF the larger cities OF Wisconsin
. No orgsuize tobacco warehouse companies
which was the browning success OF on
: undertaking. and such a company - badl!
t: needed here There can be no question a
= IN Inc nrofts III asserting tobacco hodinl
IL. or aging and advancing upon the crop
> while they are growing in the field
}. ~ was In willis few days ago. an(
; from one OF the largest growers there
e learned that he would shortly leave io
: New York and expected to spend TWO o
= three months here endeavorlng 10 inter
t ost these New York people to ylslt thl
n section OF the state. annually. ana also Y
"a gell his 1898 crop which VIII amount =
" about $50. 900. This action on his part WI
+. not only be benefit to hini' put 10 ever
n grower In the State.
~ II have been Informed that there ar
II nearly u COO acres CT tobacco now IN chl
y tivnticu IN South Texas While TINS acre
i age NAV seem large, II is moi nearly a
II large "a the demand for high grade tobascu
:, and next gear n the farmers VINO rais
y tobacco this year find market mere IN
crcp will be double, ana ioreigh nhys,
= from All sections OF the world VIII Nlsl
+ YOUR state as they do in Cuba
eve recognize the fact that you az
70 today raIginE as fine grades OF tobaec
@ here az are nav being grown IN tne WIZ
lie | noticed a few days since thai a tpoAsa
luyer from Germany was IN chicago ?
l. his way 10 Dexicr N buy 2OOV'ovV pnlNu
J. ~ TOBACCO Suppose your state hsa pff
r ready 10 Ger hin, this auuber ~ posuI
n lie wc,iid have cn:ns mere ana @iria ma
70 ife 81 oo0 600 of German money. On t
u other continent there aye no p'e,ens'' !,
II made as 10 growing high sraae cls,r J, y
i bacco. from tho igcs ihey nave M y
& climate nor tho soil. nor WIZ tpsE ~
~ have. The result is that you people nav
A. a cincb.