The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-01-26
-ryAs LEAF TOBACCO.
tho, to Grow It and Manufacture
Cc'po'' Texas Cigars

n. Editor Of The Post
20 w ~, Texas. January 23.-For
Ca nv, n years / have watched with es
puly ,r,srest the efforts made by some
W.. enterprising citizens In dinerent 10
o. w n behalf Of growing the best types
cahh,' ,Irar leaf tobacco In Texas. Both
o. Nn ~ rs accessibility and enjoy
On .sonal acquaintance with some OF
f rronlncnt gentlemen growing the
.oJ there has been concentration o.
,.,sstlgations in the vicinity of Willis
G,to,tgomery county. Aside from these
A,aar,tlons. learned that the people In
r1slli'lt"ii,v were I'm ma iority ot w2Es
this oeea,,,1ncd for the business than else
heitl etTbnv had In many INSTANCES con
N1i,,.d substantial barns imported th'lf
hl1V nd in some cases procured expert
sssed bep from porn w" duu l"iiuu'
tnt "a near this point Mr., y; VI Car
~ a ~ an several occasions during DIFF
gu 10 Years kindly shown me his several
lsl al their different stages OF CROWN,
sommenclng one season AT Inc Plant peus'
Sore the young plants, IKE young cab.
ME- we're in their swaddling clothes. not
eassn, attained the proper size for trans.
uns.ntIne / have afterward seen the ground
pp.snsred and the fields planted with to.
pIsp from such plant beds. all in good
basggS thoroughly worked out and in Il
sanu' ~ health and thrifty growth. After
XIV have witnessed its changed con
dtions, Wnen ". ard ,,ormed. have soon
suckers reIi,' honsed and afterward put
iae oarpts then halcd and ready for mar
tatnr after attaining certain age.
Among tne ILL., miu freoiv their nancy aud
workers sPenuaDff ri,,g n nermancnt success
ns N the undertaking, ! VIII name Few
,Sst have n personal knowledge OF, there
being othtie g. gn,cr,i / NJ Onon
". r. NW',nt.' l, paU.o,i Hon w
heimer u ~ pnbineon Rroe II cor
Norris anu tu' an tbronrh any fnnlt OF
ialnly mas No.. Iii Ill.,, ana devoted efYorts
theirs that iu t7 n, hrnurbt to thIs I'M
on their phvt ~" .t "r s,ccess Tbcv
portant muus mus { inrity If nioneers in anv
IKE inc sI eais m,'' nr tyrnat feld on eFort
new uhutI tahinh " 9n,,. and rntriad H.,
turning al'ent'Hu ~ nv hnve secmingiv
dastry IN 'mv ,a s". tGnIr cwn ana ne
llaHeu tuct s,,.ocss or others Their
nture ptI, e.rio,,,os and exneriments have
several eApeIleu' - - III T., ~ So,
been It Is reasohanN No. a" Il, ny
Of preparai"Ls uio,,tioss I'm nro,,o a.
4 future snoulu "pu d luna WIN into.
coca seen ~" W n nave been made
igent culture Ns !""h'' 80 'e il
sid i Is DeleIe9 IltA uan w "irrV4 ti,S
One mistake was III tairV'I ~ 90
A IS rue wv II,"l,a i,sd an aithar Tbis
an!lhihg uputu ~ ~ dioonnointing hmt
was 10 many u"l "H!!s "io', tl'ti'"e. ~
financially e nnSrrnsStirE, ~, r"' ,,r,Tt
a bacco Is crop Itlu' lls a. All I'M, I
Of time iof us proprL ,mu
sehg, anu II vas u ''u, .td eto,,n, tho,,
that tney were hVt'sSl,hlru 9lLt"ci , .naI,
otherwise to have two crops raised on mana
n ana pau lor ptIVlt VI. U.s. p'T a9. ~ -
condition 10 ue "t ~, ~ IN, ~
eleIea ~ SalJ, y, - ',l,,o 10 ahsnirtej, ,,u
criterion ID polhl OF N"lue ~ duSulu.eiH ~
IN VrI,nan SsT ioI, :, tho cronti,r ~ -
Wl 10 luH Stuse " V S ~ W. .,s
h rev Loca ~. anu S St" nom, Future o,,e,.'