The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1900-01-05
Tobacco Notes.


Andrew Jensen received tobacco at
Rio Wednesday. r
A. S. Flagg started packing operations
at warehouses in Edgerton and London
Tuesday.
VIM. S. Brill returned Wednesday after
spending the holiday vacation with his
family in New York. ..
H. Pease and Son opened ware
house at Fulton on Tuesday to handle
packing of the '99 crop.
Thirty car loads of '98 tobacco were
shipped last week from Soldiers Grove
out of the packing sold by G. F. Tallard.
Barnard & Wilder, Evansville dealers,
opened a warehouse at Oregon for handl-
ing the new crop this week. They are
running warehouses at Evansville, Mad
ison and Oregon.
A change in the firm of Conway Bros.
was made with the new year, Mr.. E. M.
Hubbell has been admitted to the firm
which now is Conway Bros. & Co.
Geo. D. Mansfield has sold his interest
in the tobacco storage warehouse to his
partner, T. B. Earle. This storage, which
was erected two years ago has a capacity
for 10000 cases and the business has
been very successful.
Walter Montague left Thursday for
| Edgerton. He has accepted position
with Underhill the tobacco buyer and
goes there to work up in the tobacco
business.-Sun Prairie Countryman.
The scarcity of warehouse help report
| ed in some of the packing points is not
felt in Edgerton this season. While
most of the warehouses in this market
are now running there is more help ap-
plying than can be used. 1t is estimated
that not far from 1000 hands are now
being given employment.
Tobacco is being raised in British
Columbia. Lewis Holman, formerly of
Deerield, subscriber of The Reporter,
has introduced the culture of the weed
in that far off country and is proving
quite a success. Mr.. Holman has con-
tracts with number of farmers who pay
him q cents per pound to superintend
the culture and handling of the crop.
The tobacco so far raised has been man
ufactured into cigars and consumed at
home.
The work of sorting, grading and
packing this seasons crop OF tobacco and
preparing it for the eastern market has
already begun in Madison. The big
warehouse owned by the Suffer Bros. is
the first to begin operations and started
in Wednesday. There seems to be
lack of girls for work as up 70 the pres
ent, the manager has beer able to secure
only %. They have conveniences for 40
and if needed, could easily arrange for
more. This firm employs only girls for
sorters.-Madison Democrat.
The workmen are pushing matters at
the old Esterly plant, even though the
shape for G. L. CultOn's tobacco ware
Bentley, Mr.. Culton's manager, has made
several visits here and getting all ar
engagements made to begin receiving to-
bacco Immediately after the opening of
the new year, or as soon as the new sid
ing promised by the railroad company
can be laid ready for swithing in cars
Monday, January 9Th, has been fixed up
on as the time for work 70 begin in sort
ing. Frank Cox, who has had lots of ex-
perience in the handling of tobacco, has
/ been engaged for year as local superin-
tendent and expects to begin with
force of from 80 to go helpers. Room
for 5000 cases will be required the first
season. We trust and believe that Mr..
Culton will find this good location for
his business and that his coming will be
the means of inducing our farmers to
put in a large acreage of this good pay
ing Whitewater Register.