The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-06-20
THE
Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton. Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

The planting of the new crop is being
continued another week under as favor
able conditions as usually occur for this
work. Rains have not been much too
frequent, while the cool weather has
helped immeasurably in securing good
stand in the fields. The transplanting
has now reached stage where it can be
said the bulk of the crop is safely pitch
ed in the fields The tobacco already
planted has taken root almost immedi-
ately giving the fields much earlier
start than the average of other years.
With the soil we'll filed with moisture
there is every prospect that the crop
will come forward rapidly giving the
growers a good deal of latitude between
the commencement and close of the har-
vest season. Our tobacco farmers have
little to complain of so far at this stage
of the growing season.
***
Stuart B. Heddles is preparing two
acres of land on which to grow Sumatra
tobacco under canvas. The tobacco Will
be grown on the Frank w. Loudon farm
near the western limits of Jauesville on
Mineral Point avenue, recently purchas-
ed by Mr.. Heddles' son, Charles T. He'd
dies The farm consists of 26 acres and
is one of the best in this vicinity. 1t is
we'll stocked with small fruits. Mr..
Charles Heddles will grow about ten
acres of tobacco on nis farm this season,
and has some of it already transplanted.
He has fine lot of plants and will soon
have the entire ten acres planted. Mr.
Stuart Heddles has the material all on
the ground for growing two acres OF Su-
matra under canvas. He has nearly all
the posts set and will soon be ready to
cover them with canvas. Mr.. Heddles
has large number of men setting posts
and making other preparations for the
new venture. In addition to the two
acres to be grown under canvas, Mr..
HeddIes Will grow q acres of common
tobacco, part of which will be grown on
his farm on Pleasant street, near the city
limits, and the remainder on the James
LowGon farm on Mineral Point avenue.
This will make total of 33 acres grown
by the Messrs. Heddles of GAINESVILLE.
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Tt is extremely doubtful whether the
the tariff agitation started 10y the Ma
tional Cigar Leaf association will accom-
plish any good results to the trade. It
i>seems to the writer a very inopportune
time to launch a campaign of tariff
changes just at this time when the Gu
| ban reciprocity measure is hanging in
| the balance before congress. The trade
| is practically unit in opposing the re-
| ciprocity measure and it had best wait
| until this subject is disposed of before
! beginning a new 'campaign which is
! likely to bring out e division of senti-
ment The u S. Tob. Journal says:
| The appeal which the National Cigar
Leaf Tobacco association is sending out
| through the President and Secretary to
| every cigar manufacturer in this coUntry
/ to support it in it's efforts to save tine in
| dependence of the individual cigar man
ufacturer by requesting his representa-
| tive in Congress to stand for uniform
| duty on the tobacco from Cuba ia re-
ciprocity treaty with Cuba and to resist
| any reduction whatever in the duties on
| the cigars from Cuba is so composed as
| to be sure to be crested with hearty
! response. There cannot be any question
| that the National Association has the
| welfare of the individual manufacturer
at heart, but in spite of its most strenu-
| Gus efforts it's snfluence will lack the
proper effect if lit is not backed by the
public opinion of the trade. This opin-
ion can make itself felt only by appeals
of the individual manufacturer to his
| own representative in Congress.
| If we understand correctly, the Asso-
| citation wants the trade to declare for a
lower uniform dalty on leaf imported
from Cuba, but the higher duty on man
ufactured goods to remain. OF course
| this arrangement will help the domestic
| manufacturers. But how about the Gu
ban manufactures who is as anxious to
reach our markets at lower duty basis
as the sugar grower? Why not let we'll
enough alone and the trade stand solidly
and consistently against the reciprocity
measure until this trouble at least is
over?
Now word comes from Washington
that Senator Spooner has evolved sub
stitute reciprocity bill with Cuba which
may be agreed to by majority of both
houses of congress. His measure grants
20 per cent reduction upon tariff duties
with the following proviso: provided,
however, that it shall be the duty of the
president to thoroughly investigate
through the diplomatic and consular re-
ports OF the United States in Cuba and
by such other means as ne may deem
necessary to employ for the purpose,
whether the tariff concession hereinbe-
fore provided upon articles the growth,
production or manufacture of Cuba sub
stantially inures so far as the articles of
sugar and tobacco are concerned, to the
benefit of the producers of said articles
in Cuba, and if the president shall be
caticf1ad from, cr1oh invoctioa fion that tbo