The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-04-04
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Wisconsin Tobacco Reporter,
Edgerton, Wisconsin.
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.

NOTE BOOK SKETCHES.
The determination to push measure
through congress granting a concession
of 20 per cent reduction on Cuban du
ties, which Gen. Wood says is not suffi-
cient to bring relief to the business in
terests of Cuba, becomes more and more
apparent as folly. Gen. Wood informs
congress that not less than 3311s per cent
will accomplish the desired end. The
anti-tariff members of congress refuse to
vote more than 20 per cent reduction,
and the result will be a law that is of no
benefit to the Cubans and might work
injuries to the domestic industries which
it effects. A straddle~ which accom-
plishes no good and may work harm can
be little better than fiat failure, except
to divide the dominant party in congress
on a question that has no business to
concern them. Better kill the PROPOSE
tion and be done with it. congressman
who vote for such measure might be
concerned about the interests Of their
home constituents rather than carried
away by the popular clamor of the hui
manitarians. Keep tab on the congress-
man from the tobacco growing districts
and see how they vote when the test is
made Some of these men will be ask
ing for your support when the nominal
ing conventions are held.
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A complete census report OF the cigar
industry of Wisconsin bringsto light the
following statistics;
Number of esta blishments, 622; capi
tai, ST ,597,914 Gncluding land, S133,47S;
buildings, S207, ,144, machinery, tools and
implements, S66 ,5l2; cash and sundries,
81, ,19O.785); proprietors and firm mem-
bers, $50: salaried officials, 69; salaries
paid, $75,567; average number of wage
earners, 1869; wages paid, S7S9 ,2ol:
miscellaneous expenses, S436, ,842; cost of
materials, 81, 224 ALI; value of products,
S3, ,255,676.
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For the first time in two years the out
put OF our tobacco industries showed a
decrease during the month of February
in every branch with the exception Of
ullfaedged cigars The production of
cigars shows an increase of % 302 32O in
total oastput OF 445 ,499,753. True, the
increase is not very large, but in view of
the fact that all other branches suffered
loss it appears doubly big. The de-
crease im manufactured tobacco amount
ed to 2,907 947 pounds in a total output
of Ia; ;30l 645.
The bill repeating the war taxes was
passed by the senate on Friday, withoNt
division. Following is that part of the
bill pertaining to tobacco:
Sec. 3. That upon tobacco and snuff
manufactured and sold, or removed for
consumption or use, there shall be levied
and collected, in lieu of the tax now im-
posed by law, the following taxes:
~eOn snuff, manufactured of tobacco or
any substitute for tobacco, ground, dry,
damp, picked, scented, or otherwise, of
all descriptions, when prepared for use,a
tax of six cents per pound. And snuff
flour, when sold, or removed for use Or
consumption, shall be taxed as snuff, and
shall be put up in packages and stamped
in the same manner as snuff.
"On all chewing and smoking tobacco,
fine cut, cavendish, plug, or twist -eut or
granuaated, of every description; on to-
bacco twisted by hand or reduced into a
condition to be consumed, or ia any
manner other than the ordinary mode of
drying and curing, prepared for sale or
consumption, even if prepared without
the use of machine or instrument, and
without being pressed or sweetened; and
on all fine cut shorts and refuse scraps,
clippings, cuttings and sweepings of to-
bacco, a tax Of SIX cents per pound.
"That the internal revenue tax on cl-
gars or cigarettes weighing more than
three pounds per thousand shall be three
dollars per thousand; and the tax on
cigars weighing not more than three
pounds per thousand shall be eighteen
cents per pound, and on cigarettes weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
thousand and of a wholesale value or
price of not more than two dollars per
thousand shall be eighteen cents per
pound; and the tax on cigarettes weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
thousand and of a wholesale value or
price of more than two dollars per thous
and shall be thirty-six cents per pound;
and all such cigars and cigarettes weigh
ing not more than three pounds per
thousand shall, for purposes of taxation,
be held and considered as weighing
three pounds.
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Representative Gaines of Tennessee
has introduced in the house remark
able hill entitled, For the relief of to-
bacco growers" which grants to the
farmer, free of tax, practically all the
privileges for which packers and han
dlers of leaf are now compelled to pay
tax and to submit to onerous restrictions
and annoying government supervision.
The concession made to the grower is not
confined to leaf tobacco of his own pro-
duction to be sold by himself; he may