The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1902-01-17

year to come. The people of Edgerton
may we'll feel proud that an organiza-
ton of the kind is being maintained in
the city. The Concert Band will give
an entertainment in Royal Hall, Febru-
airy 9Th, and all should make it point
to be there to hear something new and
up-to-date in the way of band concert.
Tobacco Notes.
Conway Bros. & Co. began handling
the new crop with a light force this
week.
Will Mcintosh received few car loads
of tobacco from growers in Rio the fore
part of the week.
Mel johnson received two Car loads of
tobacco for the American Cigar Co. at
GAINESVILLE from growers on Monday.
FL. S. McGiffin was up from GAINESVILLE
for few hours on Wednesday comparing
notes with his tobacco friends in this
city.
We have been requested to correct the
report of the sale of Dr. Shepard's to-
bacco crop reported short time ago.
The price was 81 instead of ~ as was
stated.
Hugh McInnes was home over Sun
day after three weeks absence in Yer
non county looking after shipments of
about 100 car loads of tobacco for the
Bamberger firm.
Thirty-two tickets were sold from this
station on Saturday to help that left this
city for Sparta to commence work Mon
day morning for the American Cigar Co.
who opened their warehouse there at
that date.
Mcintosh Bros. have moved their of
flee into the warehouse formerly occu-
pied by Underhill during the week. They
will start warehouse handling of the
new crop with a small force next Mon
day.
The Wilson McCally firm, for whom
Bert Button of Milton Junction has hus-
tied in late years, having sold out to
the trust, Mr.. Button has contracted to
work for the Monarch Tobacco Com
pany of st. Louis for the present year.
He has for his territory all southern
Wisconsin and will make his usual visits
to old customers.
According to dispatches from Lacrosse
that city is beginning to realize what it
means to be near to tobacco handling
town. All the domestics have caught
the prevailing disease of wanting to
work in tobacco, and no amount of per-
suasion can hold them to housework.
They have the sympathy of a few other
towns in the state we might name.
The Tobacco Inspection firm of E. G.
Linde, Hamilton & Co. of New York has
been dissolved by limitation of partner
ship. A new firm under the old style
will succeed to the business, to be con-
Quoted by F. M. Dolbeer, with Geo. F..
Secor as special partner. Mr.. Arthur
Clark of this city represents the firm as
usual in this state.
The Industrial department of the c.,
M. & st. P. Railway company has issued
tobacco map of Wisconsin showing the
location of the lands devoted to the cul-
ture of the leaf and it's proximity to the
leading markets with of course the lines
of the company traversing the territory.
The reverse side contains very good
railroad map of their important system.
This map Is handy thing for the to-
bacco trade and can be obtained from
Luis jackson, Industrial Commissioner
of the road.
TOBACCO GROWERS ATTENTION.
/ have the best strain of Spanish to-
bacco seed on the market and will furn-
ish same at % cents per OF. Seed on
sale at 7. B. Earle's, Edgerton, Murwin
Bros, Fulton, and also at the store OF
w. w. Nash, GAINESVILLE, and at home on
farm. Mail orders promptly attended to.
Aft o. N. Coon, GAINESVILLE, Wis.