Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1901-11-06
Ia the Tobacco Sw

Alta recent meeting in Janesville called
to organize state association of tobac-
co dealers. Fred Eckhart Of Vlrooua.
was selected member of the COMMITTEES
to make plans for permanent organiza-
ton
Mr. Il. A. Sveen of Westbv. book
Keeper and manager for NJ H. Bekkedal
q Co, was in the city on Monday. He
told the CENSOR that there IL no doubt
that the Bekkedal warehouses at West
by, Nlroqua and Soldiers Grove. would
be operated as usual the coming winter.
AT some OF the points the work would
not be as extensive and long continued
as usual, however.
In his remarks taking the chair az the
recent tobacco meeting in GAINESVILLE.
Perry g. Wilder stated that from a
small beginning on Pomeroy street in
Rock county, in the growing of tobacco
over half century ago, we are at PIES
ent raising cigar leaf in a large nun her
of counties, and from a filler producing
state we have become ths largest binder
producing state in the union. 1t should
be our purpose to act in harmony with
our growers and cooperate with them
In advancing the interests of the cigar
leaf industry in manner that will be a
credit to both buyers and growers in
Wisconsin"
One of the resolutions adopted by the
meeting is the following:
,, Resolved. that as packers and tealers In
" " MlsconSIn TOBACCO we will endeayor to induce
she she grtwer TO take cut tie and bundle their
nIers separately, and denounce the use of
water Ia tobacco by growers, and decline to
accept Tobacco so handled COR wet tobacco as
sound and merchantable), and will make All
contracts to that effect"
EDGERToN REPORTER INFORMATION.
Weather conditions remain most fay-
orable for curing of the hanging crop
| and recent rains are more thau welcom-
| eu proyldlng warm wealth. : follows.
BUT very lew crops are ready to come
down II good case comes now and II ia
the opinion of many that the growers as
a rule would prefer TO sell their crops
hanging, while the buyers are not in
clined that way
1t would probably be to the advantage
OF both grower and dealer in tobacco To
have defined more definitely what con-
stitutes damaged tobacco. The exner-
ience OF. the last delivery season when so
much trouble and litigation deyoloned
is sufficient reason for this action. IL il
| safe 10 say that no rules laid down nv a
united action of the dealers can deprive
any one of his rights which court of
law will protect but at the same time,
II it can be mutually agreed what shall
constitute damaged tobacco there would
be less trouble and litigation In the fu-
ture. When this understanding is ac-
complished then uniform contra Il for
all dealers to use would simplify ma tiers
greatly. With this end in view the re-
cent GAINESVILLE meeting endorsed the
employment of a uniform contract in
buying hereafter. 1t should be insisted.
however, that this contract be as free
from verbage as possible. SO plain that
all can understand, a1d fair In its pro
visions to all parties After the grow
ers had become acquainted with what
they are expected to sign there would be
less difficulty in securing their signatures
to the contract thaD is now experienced,
II all buyers used the same form of in
strument