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Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1900-04-06
Another Raid on NeWfane.

"eli-known Citizen Of that Town Pro-
tests Against the Renewal OF the shire
TO BrnttIsboro.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET
EDGERTON WIS. June |

EDGERToN. WIS.,, June l, 1900.
But little has occurred to chronicle as
news in the tobacco business during the
week. Matters are extremely quiet
about the local markets. A few stray
lots have been purchased from growers
holding the 99 crop but altogether it
will pass as dull week. The transac-
tions reaching US are:
Geo. n. Hauge, 51cs of 80 at 7.35&215c
Thos. Eggleson, 21cs '99 at 7c.
O. L. Stockstat, 34cs at 7114&3c.
R. O. Ellingstrud, Ga at 734&3c
Ell. Hanson, SECS at IA, 4&3c.
Z. G. Thompson, 131cs at S14&3c
Packers are receiving a good deal of
inquiry for old stock and several out of
town buyers are looking about the mar
ket, but no large transactions have
reached us. G. L. Culton reports the
sale of nearly 500cs of '98 in several lots
since last report.
The weather has been too dry to afford
much opportunity to start the planting
of the new crop so far. Growers are
busy preparing their fields but will
scarcely take chances in transplanting
until soaking rains arrive. The plant
beds also require constant watering.
The shipments out of storage reach
but 325cs to all points during the week.
Since last report 925cs of cigar leaf were
exported from New York.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
EVANSVILLE, WIS.,, May 25, 1900.

The week has been very dry and the
young plants have made very tardy
growth. Rain, and plenty of it, is great
ly needed. In many localities the plants
are very small. Plants are generally
plentiful and will meet all demands for
a large acreage, should the weather re-
main at all favorable.
This has been very active week in
old goods, the most active for several
weeks. G. F. Tallard, representing the
Havana-Ame Co., purchaeed 600
cases '98 of f. S. Baines, 436 cases of '99
of George Rumrill and several large lots
of Edgerton dealers. f. S. Baines sold
100 cases of '97 to a Philadelphia firm
and 20C cases export. He also purchased
400 cases of '97 and '98 of o. @. Lee of
Stoughton.
About half dozen asserting rooms
are in operation, with a few weeks work
on hand.-Farm and Home
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.


Sales far from being numerous, or, at
least, if they are made they are not re-,
ported. Plants under glass or cloth, that
have been properly prepared, are coming
on rapidly. The weather is again quite,
cool, and far from being encouraging for
the growth of plants, yet from what we.
learn from our correspondents we think
some fields will be set in May, but it.
must be from carefully nursing the little,
dollar plants Probably the crop will
not all be transplanted beforethe Goth of
June. In years gone by that would have
been as early as most growers cared to
finish. Now our growers are anxious to,
have the plants early enough to finish.
the first week in June.
Our correspondents writes as follows:
Wetherstield, Ct, May Is: "The tobacco
plants are looking as we'll as could be ex-
pected on account of the cold, unpleas-
ant weather we have had They have
four leaves on them. There are but
three crops of '99 tobacco left in town.
There will be about the same number of
acres of tobacco raised this year as com
pared with previous years." East Hart
ford, May 19: "Many of our growers
have plants that will answer to set out
the coming week, though this is by no
means the general conditions. We have
had but little warm weather as yet"
South Deerfeld, May 81: "Some of the
early birds claim to have plants large
enough to set out. | don't expect to see
but small number of plants set before
the first of June. Fully the usual acreage
will be planted. We hear of only few
lots of old goods unsold. Colonel Boy
den is said to have about 100 cases yet" -
Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

Spring schedule on the Nickel Plate
Road, which takes effect May 9Th, 1900
is as follows: Ft. Wayne, Findlay, Fos-
toria, Bellevue, Lorain, Cleveland,
Painesville, Ashtabula, Conneaut, Gil
rard. Erie, Chautauqua Lake, Dunkirk,
Buffalo, as we'll as New York, Boston
and all intermediate points in New
England, New York State and the An
thracite Coal regions are reached on
fast time and at lowest rates of fare by
trains of the Nickel Plate Road Leave
Chicago 10:35 a m., $3.50 p. M, 1870 p.
m., with up-to-date drawing room sleep
ing cars. Unexcelled dining cars on
through Boston and New York trains at
1875 a. m., and New York City Fast Ex-
press train leaving Chicago at $3.50 p. m.
All trains run daily. Train leaving Chi
cago at $3.50 p. m., has observation car
east of Buffalo over the Lackawanna
road, arriving in New York City 1925 p.
m., every day in the year, in good shape
for evening entertainments. Secure
sleeping car space in advance. Write,
wire or phone POST central to j. Y. Cal
ahan, General Agent, Chicago, Ill.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
New York.
New YORK. May 26, 1900.

New YORK. May 26, 1900.
There is no break in the dulness of the
leaf market. But that need not cause
the slightest alarm, so long as the cigar
industry is monthly increasing it's output
When, in spite of the strikes, an increase
of fifty millions is again to be credited to
the cigar industry for the past month, the
time cannot be SO far off when the factor
les will have consumed their stock and
will have to come to the market to re-
plenish it. And when they do come
there will be rush with vengeance.
and that rush is most likely to come
when packers and importers will just
have settled down in the country for the
summer vacation. In the meanwhile
the ends and odds in the market are be-
ing picked up, and the force-sweated
Connecticut leaf is helping out many of
the smaller concerns. Domestic wrap
per leaf is very scarce article, and those
who need it will have to pay big price
for it. The Florida leaf has of late
forced quite a demand and it may in
proper season enjoy boomlet all by it.
self.
The prejudice with which the new Su-
matra was "tested" seems to be gradual
ly waning, for considerable sales have al
ready been made of the first importa-
tions. The old Sumatra stock is being
closed out at very fast rate, in spite of
the strikes and dulness, as the weekly
Withdrawals show. And the supply of
the new is not coming in as fast any
more as after the first three inscriptions.
At the second Rotterdam inscription
this week only 400 bales were taken for
America, while at the first the American
purchases were 5000 bales A falling off
at this rate can have only one meaning,
viz: that the chief supply of desirable
leaf for the American market seems to
be we'll nigh exhausted.
The Havana market remains steady. |
There is an active demand for small lots, |
but no record of larger transactions. The |
Havana is being bought mostly for i'm
mediate consumption, and much larger
business could be done, particularly with
the clear Havana factories, if Wakeman-
ism were not so.troublesome.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Lancaster.
LANCASTER New ERA, May %, 1900.

LANCASTER NEW ERA, May Il, l9OU
Business shows no evidences of i'm
provement. The sales have neither been
many nor large. The state of the mar
ket is a waiting one in every sense. The
dullness in the cigar trade also lends
color to the belief that there will not be
much of chance for some time to come.
But then one never knows how things
are going to 60 in the tobacco business.
The sales reported to us are ITO cases
bought by G. III. Welchans & Co, and 65
cases sold by Julius Fox. For the CORE
spending week of last year the sales were
800 cases.
The soaking rain of last Saturday was
most welcome to the tobacco growers,
who can now go to work, if their plants
are ready, and set them out, the ground
being in excellent condition. We hear
many were at work on Monday, and no
doubt many more are today, and, if the
weather continues favorable the end of
the week will see a good many acres
planted.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

tas continues quite strong, but the goods
are hard to find, and consequently few
sales are being made. AS far as actual
transactions are concerned, the week has
been quite one.
Although this branch of the
market can hardly be characterized
as active, still several sales OF new to-
bacco-one of them amounting to 30
bales, composed of fancy first and second
lengths consummated. inquiries
from out of town are quite encouraging,
and the road statesmen report fairly
good trade.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
MIAMIsBURG, ONO, May %, 1900.

There is some animation in the pur-
chase of Dutch tobacco in the country, a
delivery of three carloads to local
house last week having been made by
farmers from Warren county. Plants;
are reported in good condition. Reports.
says that some tobacco is to be planted
this week. A steady rain on the 18th
put the ground in good order for plant,
ing. Reports of increased acreage con-
tinue.
Quotations: For good, short, upland
(scarce) Spanish, 8 to 8; leafy, 2; Dutch,
to 6; seedleaf, (nominaD 6 to 7.
Shipments: Receipts by rail, 10 car
loads.-NeWs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
New York.

Sales of Seed Leaf Tobacco reported
for The Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter by
j. S. Cans Son, Tobacco Broker, No. 1913
Water Street New York, for the week
ending, May %, 1900:
100Ocs '9S Onondaga at p. t.
10Ocs '99 N. E. Hav. forced sweat at 20
to SOC.
25Ocs '98 Zimmers at IL to 14c.
250cs '98 Wis. Hav. at II to 14c.
2OOcs '98 Pen. seedleaf at II to 111ac.
Total 1800cs.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

and the vacation air in the leaf market
the output of the cigar industry is in
creasing so considerably is the best and
most convincing proof of the healthful-
ness of our cigar industry. And if any
industry is in such healthy condition,
Notwithstanding the troubles under
which it is laboring, there cannot be the
least apprehension.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

An illustration of some of the many
things an association of leaf packers can
find to do, came up at meeting of the
Ohio Leaf Tobacco Packers Association
at Dayton few days ago. Packers
from all parts of the state were present
and various questions relating to the
trade were discussed. The most promi-
nept one, the report of the proceedings
says, was the case question, and the fol-
lowing resolution was adopted:
Whereas, Many of the tobacco growers
of Ohio deliver their tobacco to the buyer
in inferior or worthless boxes, thereby
entailing a large financial loss to the
buyer; and,
Whereas, The jobbing trade of the
United States complain much of inferior
and imperfect tobacco boxes, in which
Ohio tobacco is often packed; and,
Whereas, The question of standard and
clean boxes for Ohio tobacco is clearly
within the sphere of action of this asso-
ciation; therefore,
Resolved, That the presiding officer
shall appoint committee of five to draft
resolution, or series of resolutions,
which will embody complete plan of ac-
tion to be taken by this association, to
the end that the raisers of Ohio tobacco
will be required to deliver their tobacco
in clean boxes of standard sizes and
equality.
1t is thought by prominent manufac-
turers the tobacco question in Cuba is
likely to prove a difficult problem to the
United States. According to this au-
thority, Cuba could produce ten times
as much of the fragrant weed as she now
does, but owing to the high import
duties imposed by the States she cannot
find a sale for more than is now grown.
This, of course, must retard the progress
of prosperity in the island, and will prob
ably in the future give rise to consider
able dissatisfaction. The Republic is
thus on the horns of a dilemma, says fl
nancial contemporary. If it does not re-
move it's import duties it blocks the de-
velopment of Cubas resources while, on
the other hand, if it admits Cuban to-
bacco free the island could produce a
five cent cigar which would sweep the
deck and destroy much of home cigar
business, Retailers will be glad to hear
that the tobacco crop in Cuba this year
will be as large, or larger, than any in
the history of the island but prices rule |
high owing to the excessive demand for
Cuban leaf in the Z. S. and elsewhere.
Xxx
Strange as it may appear and contrary |
to general expectations, at least of the |
leaf trade, the official returns of the out
put of cigars and little cigars for the
month of April throughout the country,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
NEW YORK May %, 1900.

The domestic leaf market has been
void of new developments since our last
issue. 1t is extremely quiet, and there
are absolutely nc favorable conditions to
record.
HAvANA-The demand for good Vuel-
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

A CALL for the republican state con-
vention has been issued to be held in
the Exposition building, Milwaukee, on
August 9Th. Rock county is entitled to
33 delegates, of which the 1st district
has 9; End district, IL and Sd district, 13.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
Notice

The stockholders of the Edgerton Pot
terry Co. will hold their annual meeting
at the office of the company in this city,
2 o'clock p. m., Tuesday, June 5, 1900. A
full attendance is desired.
w. H. POMEROY. Sec.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
When Going to New York

take the 27 hour train via the Nickel
Plate Railroad, leaving Van Buren, ST.
Passenger Station, Chicago, daily, at
$50 p M. Choice of three daily fast ex-
press trains from Chicago to New York
and Boston. Please call or address j.
Y. Callahan, General Agent, Ill Adams
ST., Chicago, for detailed information.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SIX ETOHES.
Edgerton,

If the census takers, who begin their
work today carefully follow the instruc-
tions given them in gathering farm sta
tistics, we shall have an opportunity to
learn whether the assessors figures taken
each year Of the same products, are en-
titled to as much credit as we usually
give them. We have generally relied
upon the assessors, figures for the to-
bacco statistics published each season,
and often suspected they were not as
accurate as they might be. This year,
however, we shall have a check upon
them, and any decided variation in the
totals will lead to the conclusion they
are not reliable. The writer has often
tried to impress upon the assessors the
necessity of exercising care in gathering
crop statistics, and we trust this season,
not only these officials, but the census
enumerators as we'll, will try and make
their returns as nearly accurate as is
possible. Here is a chance to prove
your work.
~
The insurance rates on tobacco we're
advanced about 20 per cent. on New
York city risks recently. The under
writer's claim the advance was justifable
which is probably true. The writer has
long felt that these rates were much too
low in comparison with the schedule
maintained on western risks of the same
character and the time would surely
come when a more uniform adjustment
would take place. There was really no
valid reason why the rates on tobacco in
Wisconsin should be higher than those
of PENNSYLVANIA and Ohio on similar ex-
exposures, but for several years they
were so. But finally the insurance com
panies were brought to recognize the in
justice of the discrimination and the
packing centers of Wisconsin are now en-
tilted to as low rates as other states.
The New York rate for some reason has
been cheaper than Chicago or Cincinnati
until some big losses brought the insur-
world around to the idea that the mini
mum rate of the larger cities was too
low. The evening up process should go
still farther
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-06-01

Strange as it may appear and contrary
to general expectations, at least of the
leaf trade, the official returns of the out
put of cigars and little cigars for the
month of April throughout the country,
show again very considerable increase;
in cigars an increase of 48,S34.53O of
427, ,952, ,658, against total of 301, Ills, ,125
in 80; and in little cigars an increase of
zoos, ,440. This exceedingly gratifying
result will appear strange, because it was
wholly unexpected, both on account of
the continued and spreading strikes and
the lethargic condition of our leaf mar
ket. To Judge from the condition of the
leaf market all bets would have been on
the bear side. That in spite of the strikes
, 1900-10-17
SPIRIT AID FOR BRYAN.

We have been disposed to look upon
Mr. Adlai L. Stevenson. the candidate
for vice president on the ticket with
Mr.. Bryan, as a nan of serious mind,
not too free from political vagaries, but
in the main normal, so that it is with
great regret that we learn that he has
been led into a ridiculous performance
by designing or ignorant persons. Mr..
Stevenson is one of the many demo-
cratic contributors to a symposium in
the North American Review for Octo-
Der on the topic of Bryan and Mckin-
ley" In the course of the article over
his signature he speaks of Mr.. Lin
coins discernment of the appalling
danger to the country of the enthrone-
ment of the spirit of commercial gain.
To show how prophetically Lincoln was
impressed, he quotes "a letter" said to
have been written by Lincoln in 1864,
as follows:
But | see in the nea future a crisis
approaching that unnerves me and
causes me to tremble for the safety of
my country. As a result of the war
corporations have been enthroned, and
an era of corruption in high places will
follow and the money power of the
country will %endeavor to prolong its
reign by working upon the prejudices
of the people until all the wealth is
aggregated in a few hands and the re-
public will be destroyed"
These impressive words seemed
strange to many careful readers of the
letters and papers of Lincoln. Neither
Secretary Hay nor Mr.. Nicolay, the BIZ
ographers of Lincoln, had eve found
them in his writings. and Mr.. Hay says
there is nothing like them in my
speech or utterance of Mr.. Lincoln.
But Mr.. Hay had heard of them. His
first acquaintance with the prophecy
published by Mr.. Stevenson vas in
1898. when it was announced" by a
travelling spiritualist named Cora
Hatch. who gave it as a message re-
ceived by her while in communication
with the spirit of Lincoln.-New York
Times.
, 1900-10-17

my office, comparing the period from
january 500 to January. 1898. with
the period from January 1898 to Jan
uary 1900 | find that the average
monthly feceipts for the first period
were 1910. For the second period
the receipts were s951.6O per month.
Taking the period from January 1898
to September Both 1900 the receipts
have averaged SOAPS per month.
The office has distributed in the
last two years about 80 per cent more
documents upon request from parties
seeking information, than in the two
years prior. In addition to this in
so had entire charge of the printing
and distribution of the Revised Stat
'ltes. Four hundred and sixty-nine of
the statutes have been distributed and
sold, in compliance with the statute
regulating the m This office has
received for statutes sold $2470.30, a
little more than half of the cost of the
entire 1000 volumes"
An increase of almost one thousand
per cent in the fees of the office Is
certainly not a bad showing for the
state. The increase in the number of
requests for information is also a good
indication. Prosperity among the
, 1900-10-17
ARMY INTERFERENCE
Some Fncts for Drmorrhtic spcii-
Binders to pcruse and
Ponder.

While all this sperchmaking is going
on about the army and the danger Of
'militarism." it would be we'll to bear
in mind the facts given below:
The army has never iuterfered but
twice in labor troubles. and then after
state resources were exhausted.
The first occasion was in the Debs
trouble in Chicago in 1894.
The city government was powerless
to stop the rioting, and John p. Alt.
geld. then governor. would not let the
state militia be used.
Grover Cleveland. democrat. sem
troops to Chicago. and the rioting was
ended.
In the Coerr d'N'ene district in Idaho
mining troubles preciPitated the rule
OF the mob.
The county authorities were help
less. Frank Steunenberg. twice elect
ed as governor by the demOcratic-pop'
ulist fusion element. called on the fed.
eral government for aid.
1t was granted.
In neither case was there any in
reference. by the national troops. who
are in reality the national police. until
the power OF the local authority was
zone.
, 1900-10-17

upon Hon. Fenimore Chatterton, sec
rotary of state, and he very kindly
submitted to an interview.
Comparing the period from Janu-
ary list, 1896 to January list, 1898 with
the period from January 1898 to Jan
uary, 1900" said Mr.. Chatterton, the
number of documents filed has in
creased 30 per cent. Comparing the
period from September 3Oth, 1895 to
September 3Oth, 1898, with tina OF
September Goth, 1898 to September
3Oth. 1905 an increase of 26 per cent.
With regard to fees received in
, 1900-10-17

Alter all that Carl Schurz has said
IN favor of civil service he will vote
next month for the reafirmed Chicago
platform, one plank of which is as fol
lows: I'VE are opposed to life tenure
in the public service. We favor ap.
pointments based upon merit. fixed
terms of office, and such an admins
tration of the civil service laws as will
afford equal opportunity to all citi-
zens of ascertained fitness" Mr..
Schurz simply needs time to distribute
himself on both sides of all public
questions.-Globe- Democrat.
, 1900-10-17

The business in the Office of the sec
the business conditions existing at the
present time. 1t is in this office that
articles of incorporation must be filed.
The organization of new companies
for the development of our
means the investment of capital and
the employment of men. Every coun-
ty in the state has received a benefit
and all classes Of business have been
affected.
4 Republican representative called
, 1900-10-17

workingmen of the eastern and mid
die states has caused them to a
some money and to look for an oppor-
tunity to invest it in a home in the
far west. Wyoming is not the only
state that has profted by this emigra-
ton from the east All the great
Rocky mountain region has been Den-
Gifted. The documents distributed
by the secretary of state have done
much good. This fact is attested by
the largely increased number of home
stead entries in all the and offices of
Wyoming.
, 1900-10-17
Question Answered.

Yes, August Flower still has the
largest sale of any medicine In the civ
ilized world. Your mothers and grand
mothers never thought of using any
thing else for indigestion or bilious
ness. Doctors were scarce, and they
seldom heard of appendicitis, nervous
p%rostration or heart failure, etc. They
used August Flower to clean out the
system and stop fermentation Of undi-
gested food, regulate the ervou and
organic action Of the system, and
that is all they took when feeling dull
and bad with headaches and other
aches. You only need a few doses Of
Green's August Flower. in liquid form,
to make you satisfied there is nothing
the matter with you. For sale
by G. G. Green, Woodbury., New Jer-
sey.