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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

Much has been said in relation to the
present 1908 crop, and what has been
said by the bulls or bears is true this
year, as 1t has been in the past ten or
twenty years. What is true of one local
ity will not fit in another. Much has
been said about the heavy rain damage
to the young growing crop, and fair
share of what was said is correct. But
nature and the farmer have done much
to repair the damage, so that, according
to the reports of our correspondents, the
crop is maturing from so to 80 per cent.
of the normal yield for the last ten years
and even those figures may be increased
to perhaps 80 per cent, and as proof of
our assertion, will quote from the local
correspondents in the different localities:
Sufield. Sept. /, 1903: II see in the pa
pers al sorts of expressions in regard to
the present tobacco crop. | haven't been
on the east side of the Connecticut river,
but have been over quite an area on the
west side, and think | am conservative
in saying there is not one acre in ten
that is an average, take it for last five
years. There is popularity about the
present growth. On fat, heavy soil, the
color and growth are good. On the high
er soil it spindled up and yellowed.
There are acres in town that will not be
harvested. / saw at CRANKY two weeks
ago, at S. F. Holcomb's, two acres under
cloth of as nice tobacco as / ever saw.
He has some very nice tobacco IN the
open, too, all Havana. His crop last
year under cloth) weighed 1900 pounds
to the acre. He told me it was sold for
81 per pound. Cutting is the order of
Lha adavn-Cultivator
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
NOTE BOOB SKETCHES.

Almost another week has been lost in
the tobacco harvest, waiting for clearing
weather. No one can remember when
the months of August and early Septem
Der have carried such succession of
prolonged rain storms, involving many
delays in securing the crop. We have
reached the usual frost limit and prob
ably one-quarter of the crop is yet stand
ing in the fields, while growers are
frettlng because they are unable to get
upon their land and a cold wave was
threatening from the northwest for sew
eral days past The farmers will make
short work of securing the balance of
the crop if only given day or two of
sunshine or should the indications of
frost appear, good portion of it will be
hurriedly cut, piled up and covered in
the fields The weather conditions
good portion of the week have been of
the right kind that causes a good deal
of worry concerning the tobacco already
in the sheds, and it seems likely that
more or less pole rot and stem mold has
occurred, though to what extent will be
determined later. The most uneasiness
will doubtless fall upon the buyers who
have contracts placed for the new crop.
Should a repetition of 1900 crop occur
there will be nice mess of it at delivery
time.
*x*
Prof. Henry, of the State Agricultural
Department, informed the writer few
days ago that he was surprised to see
that tobacco had done so much better
than corn while both crops we're being
delayed by the wet unreasonable wealth
er Of the past month. While tobacco
had gone ahead and matured, corn had
made but little progress in comparison
and if frosts should come now the form
er would be practically out of the way
and the latter not much better than
half crop. This observation is not
only truthful but emphasizes the fact
that tobacco will come up under greater
difficulties of drouth, wet weather or
early frosts and beat out the corn crop
almost any season. Oftentimes when
We think the tobacco crop is gone past
all redemption it will come on and make
surprising return. The recuperative
qualities Of the tobacco plant is won
derful.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
New York.
NEW YORK, Sept. II, 1908.

AS the crowd of flown buyers
have returned to their homes before the
holiday this week, the market has set
tied down to it's normal condition. That
is to say, there was a steady business,
but no rush. Complaints, however, are
already heard of a lack of sufficient sup
ply and that the market is already bare
of certain types altogether. Of course
this refers chiefly to domestic wrapper
leaf. Pennsylvania remains a favorite
type traded in, and several thousand
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
GAINESVILLE, WIS, Sept. 16, 1903.


Since our last report series of rain
storms have put an effective embargo
upon all efforts at harvesting and the
remnants of the later crops still remain
in the field and the cold wind of today
has spread alarm in the hearts OF those
having tobacco yet standing, The
amount in the fields is very snaall but
contains some very good looking tobac-
CO, and is we'll worth saving. The ex-
cess of moisture in the atmosphere has
retarded curing in the sheds and some
fears Of shed burn are entertained.
Around the warehouses the prevailing
feature is that of extreme quiet, except
where sampling is being done. Aside
from Hoes 1902 recently sold by S. B.
Heddles, sales have been confined to
small lots.
A. n. Jones, Sanford Soverhill, J.
Friedman & Co. and Others are engaged
in sampling their 1902 The samples
drawn are generally satisfactory, except
some damage found ia the lower grades.
Mrs. Caroline 0. Brown, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Olson, of this city,
died at her home ia Miller, S. D. The
remains were brought to this city for
burial and the funeral was conducted
at the Olson residence Monday afternoon
by Rev. A. @. Buda, assisted by Rev. w,
p. Christie
VIM. Crust, one of our cigar manufac-
turers, has returned from trip to Cali
fornia. HANANA
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
NUMBER al.

cases again changed hands during the
week. Ohio and Wisconsin have not yet
shown up to any large extent, but their
inning is sure to come soon, too. The
demand for Sumatra holds out we'll and
will increase continuously for the next
two years at least. The sales for the
week reach nearly 400 bales The clear
Havana market enjoys likewise a steady
trade. Old Remedies and factory vegas
have the call, and if prices are agreea BILE
no sales are lost.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

was such as to kill two persons and in
lure many others. It goes to show that
tobacco growing is business attended
with very great risks, and a man is not
warranted, unless he has ample means
to tide him over bad season, in placing
the most of his efforts in tobacco field.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

The glowing pictures which the De-
partment of Agriculture continues to
send out of it's results of experiments in
tobacco culture are subject to a severe
calling down by some of the trade pa
pers. The u S. Tob. Journal takes up
the statement of the Department regard
ing the Connecticut shade grown Suma-
ira, which it estimates to be worth $1.20
pound and to yield half million dol
lars profit and says "Our Agricultural
Department seenas to count the chickens
before they are habched. For how can
they know whether this years crop with
the miserable weather conditions against
it will bring an average of Sl.2O per
pound, and from whom did they learn
that last years. crop averaged S1.2O per
pound? If the Department can dispose
of all of last years shade grown Connec-
ticut leaf left yet in first hands at an av-
erage of S12O per pound we will guaran-
tee it such commission as would enable
it to forego asking Congress for any in
crease in it's appropriation. The extrav
agant Qualifications of its experiments of
shade grown so-calaed Sumatra leaf may
serve it's purpose to squeeze more money
out of Congress, bat by exciting false
hopes and expectations it has caused
wreckage in dollars and cents, the sum
total of which would be enough to pen
sion all the official experts for life. The
truth of this whole miserable bluster is
that with very few eIoeptions the shade
grown experiments ia Connecticut have
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
SToUGHToN, WIS. Sept. II, 1903.

0. K, Roe & Son, local agents for Ros-
enwald Bros, have had large force at
work the past two weeks sampling the
5000 case packing of 1907. 1000 cases
have now been sampled and has passed
through the sweating process in salts
factory manner. The samples will be
shipped east and will comprise 25 cases
or one-half car load.
Al Schrode has force at work sampl-
ing the large packing in warehouse No. l.
Seamon Seamonson of Deerfield was
looking after tobacco in this section on
Tuesday.-Courier
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
DEERFIELD, Wis, Sept. II. 1903.

The tobacco in this vicinity is about
half done. The crop has come out much
better than expected some weeks ago.
The leaf is large and spready, and with
the exception of some rust on the earlier
crops, is generally sound. The yield will
be quite large. Sampling has been 60
ing on in the warehouses here and the
packers report less than per cent dam
ages. No shipments are reported as yet.
News
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

Says "The Beginner" in the New York
Lear: There is another side of the Broad
deaf picture, however, that is not so
pleasan to look upon, and that is the
wild scramble for the new tobacco up in
Connecticut. Both buyers and growers
seem to have lost their heads. Now,
mind you, am not objecting to the to-
baeco grower getting fair price for his
tobacco. He is entitled to that. But |
regret to see the goose that lays the
golden egg being slaughtered. Manu-
facturers are able and willing to pay
price for tobacco that will show both the
grower and packer fair profit, but there
is limit beyond which they cannot go;
and when that limit is reached, the man
ufacturers will look for a substitute -
and they will find it, too. OF that you
may be certain" And the same reason
ing will apply to the buying of Wiscon-
sin IN the fields with the additional fact
that substitutes for Wisconsin binders
are more plentiful than seed leaf wrap
ping stock.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18
ORFoRDvILLE, Wis, Sept. IL, 1903.

Tobacco buyers have been circulating
in these parts the past few days con-
tracing for the crops of the tobacco
raisers. They are paying from to 81
cents, except in one or two cases where
we understand they have paid more,
and from to cents for filters The to-
bacco crop in this locality is reported to
be the best seen in years, the plants be-
ing large, leafy and sound-no ragged
leaves. This is due to the fact of no
hail or gother bad storms visiting this
section, and the worms have not both
cred at all this year. If the tobacco goes
through the curing process all right,
farmers will have a banner year in the
tobacco business
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-09-18

Reports from correspondents again tell
of widespread damage caused by hail
and wind storms in the New England to-
bacco fields. The loss occasioned amounts
to at least S25O,OOO according to the
most conservative estimates. The local
tiles most seriously affected are Agawam,
Feeding Hills and Southwick. Mass,
and Suffield, Thompson and Windsor,
Conn. In Suffield alone the damage is
estimated at 100000. The area trav-
ersed by the storm includes 1000 acres
upon which the tobacco is utterly ruin
ed, the stalks being stripped of leaves as
cleanly as if attacked by an army of to-
bacco worms The force of the storm
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
TOUCHED FOR $40 BY
NEW RECRUIT FOR
THE MARINES
Shanesville Man Against
Bad Proposition.
ROOMMATE ROBS HIM

Clarence Ray, who claims Akron as
his home, came to Canton Saturday
night and on account of troubles of
various kinds, concluded to enlist in
the United States marine service. Ray
was directed to the Williams hotel on
North Market street, where he stopped
until yesterday morning when he sud
denly left. Milton Hostetter, who reg
listers from Shanesville, came to the
city. and, by a remarkable coincidence
went to the same hotel. Both were
assigned to a room together.
A little after IL o'clock Monday
morning Ray came down stairs and
after remarking that he did not feel
we'll and thought he had better take
a drink he left the place. 1t was
not long until Hostetter made his ap-
pearance with claim that he had
been touched" He was shy two IS
bills besides some change
The loss is said to have been report
ed to the police, but there is nor ecord
of it on the blotter at headquarters.
Ray Is said ito have been seen yes
terday at the Phoenix hotel, and had
money, whereas he was not suspected
of being in possession of the collateral
at the time he went to the Williams
hotel Persons at the place say that
Ray did not show any evidence of hav-
ing much wealth before he came to
the city Saturday night. He told
people at the hotel that he was "up
against it," Having been examined
by the recruiting officers, and his de-
scription taken, 1t is thought to be
easy to apprehend him should the los
er of the money care to prosecute.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
.SUFFECOOL DIES OF
. INJURIES. RECEIVED
THANKSGIVING.
Wounds Received at
Hands Of Friend
IS NOW GRIEF STRICKEN

Elmer Suffecool of New Berlin, who,
while on hunting expedition with
companion, Robert Mckinney, Thanks
giving day, was wounded by the acci-
dental discharge of the latter's rifle,
died Monday morning Of tetanus as a
result Of his injuries. Death came
after period of intense suffering, at
the home Of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Suffecool. The young man
was attended to the last by a nurse
from Aultman hospital.
He was twenty-one years of age and
unmarried and was regarded by all
who knew him as person Of excellent
character. He has been employed for
some time as teamster in the VIII
lage. where he was born and reared.
Besides the parents, three sisters and
two brothers survive. The funeral
services will be held Wednesday af-
ternoon from the First Reformed
church, after which the remains will
be inferred in Wearstler's cemetery.
The accident of which young Suffe-
cool was victim was q particularly
sad one. While passing through the
Wiilaman orchard, Mckinney, who
preceded his companion by a few feet,
slipped. on the frozen ground and fell.
The force Of the fall caused his gun to
be discharged, the entire load of shot
lodging in Suecool's thigh near the
hip. No one was in the vicinity and
long time elapsed before help could
be secured. When 1t finally was OBJ
tanned the wound was in serious con-
dition and the patient had almost col.
lapsed from cold. 1t is thought that
this was one Of the principal reasons
that his recovery was made impossi-
BILE. =
Robert Mckinney was one. of the
young mans closest friends and he Is
almost crazed by remorse. No blame
attaches to him, however, as the sad
affair was purely accidental. It is
also thought that the shock will have
a serious effect upon the father, who
is quite an aged man and a veteran Of
the civil war.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
DOW|ES DOUGH
Friendly Creditors Say
He Has a Lot.

Chicago, ILL.,, Dec "Details of Dr.
John Alexander Dowies financial sta
tus were submitted by him this after
noon to friendly" creditors gather
ed at creditors meeting held at the
office of Attorney Edwin Burril
Smith.
Resources aggregating $1S,S45,2 ,210. ~
were reported as against liabilities
amounting to s4,O5S, ,349.67.
This showing was made before cred
itors representing claims aggregating
S350,000 aud who are classed as friend
ly to Dowie because opposed to tho
receivership proceedings as unwarrant-
ed and harmful to their interests.
Resources, including land. build
ings, stock in the lace industry and
bills receivable, etc, were given as
s1S,S45210.43. Liabilities reach a total
of S4,o5S,349.67, of which $3.50, ,679. sc
is in bank deposits ,nd shares in
Zion industries, maturing In 1919 and
1928 and $315.403 is payable on land
II. two and five years.
Actual liabilities due now to outside
creditors including Samuel Stevenson
we're given as aggregating s552.267 OF.
An enlarged creditors committee
will seek to get further details and
report Friday.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
A LOVE AFFAIR.

Newark, N. j., Dec. 7,-Richard Day
ton, jeweler who disappeared from
his boarding house Thursday morning,
is the man who registered as James
Grant" Fort Washington, Pa, and end
ed his life in the hotel lorraine, Phil
adelphia last Thursday. His friends
who heard no tidings OF the missing
man until tonight, state positively
that the man is Dayton.
Disappointment in love is the only
reason assigned for the suicides
death. The original of the multilated
photograph found in Dayton's loom
In the hotel, identified the picture.
She is prepossessing blonde, about
% years old At her boarding house
she said tonight that she had known
Dayton since last winter. She said.
Richard called to see me Wednes-
day night but he did not intimate any
thing of this kind. He seemed bright
and cheerful"
Dayton has a mother and sister re-
siding at Orange. N. j.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
CROOKS C0RRALLED.

Pittsburg, Pa, Dec. 7-Detectives
Left and Lally arrested Abraham Tha-
Ter, who gave his residence as New
York, and Morris Oper, In Fulton
street, Pittsburg, this morning.
Thaler when searched had $1.1O and
two mems gold watches, two ladies'
gold watches. three diamond pins, four
diamond rings, and three necklaces.
Oper had large A calibre gun. Oper
is also said to be a New York crook.
A later search of Oper disclosed n
channels bag tied around his neck,
which contained four diamond rings.
Ths Dlhnder is estimated to be worth
10000. They are being held for iden-
tificatlon.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
DEFAULTER ARRESTED

Memphis. Tenn, Dec. flames NJ.
Edge, the dcfaulting note teller Of the
First National Bank, of Paterson, n.
j., missing since August 2, 1902. was
arrested here this afternoon by Detec-
tiVes Wolf and Lawless of the local
police department after he had been
traced to this city by Wm. II. Field,
assistant superintendent or the New
York Office Of tho Pinkcrton detective
agency. Edge has been living In this
city since the latter part of August and
when taken was employed as a sollci-
tor by tho Elgin Butter company
lie admits being about a hundred
thousand dollars short In his accounts
and that 1t was spent in playing the
races. II was completely without
funds when arrested ard dependent on
his salary for a living. Since leaving
Paterson he has visited the larger cit
les Of the country together with Cam
ada and Cuba He has waived requi-
sition papers and will leave tomor,.
row for Paterson in charge OF detec-
tives.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
BOUQUETS FOR :
THE REPUBLICANS
HOW THEY OPENED NEW
SESSION OF CONGRESS.
Names of Minor Com
mittees Given Out.

hey are All on Election Cases-RuIe,
to Regulate the PhiIippines-The Sen
ators Listened to the Lords Prayer
Impressive Scenes at Closing of tn,
Extraordinary Session.
Washington, d. c., Dec. 7-Congress
convened in regular session at noon to-
| day. The stranger would not have
known that this day was any differ
ent from any other in the life of the
senate and house.
There was an almost entire absence
today of the interesting and spectacu-
lar features which ordinarily mark
the convening of congress in regular
session. There was not the hustling
and bustling, the exchange of greet
ings between members coming from
different parts, the avalanche Of flow
ers from admiring constituents, no con-
test over the selection of a speaker
and house officers, no general swear
ing in of members, no lottery for
choice seats in the house; in fact
nothing of this kind which would in
dicate that congress had met today
pursuant to constitution and statute
III lJS HISl StSSlOI. ne vi
flowers were few.
AS a matter of fact, congress has
been in session for four weeks. the
net result of which has been the pas
sage of bill, by the house alone. to
carry into effect the Cuban reciproc-
ity treaty, the organization of the SEN
ate committees, and the announce
ment of the committees of the house.
Nearly all the incidents which at
tend opening day usually, were enacted
four weeks ago today, when the SEN
ate and house met in extraordinary
session, pursuant to call by the pres
ident. In view of this fact, there was
not present today in either the senate
or house wing the customary throng
of spectators. There was a scant at
tendance in any of the galleries when
the hour of noon arrived today, and
not a quorum of members were pres
ent in either chamber when the chap
lains at noon offered prayer
In the senate an effort was made to
adopt a resolution ordering a legisla-
tive investigation of the postoffice de-
partment, but it failed. The Cuban
reciprocity bill was taken up and will
be discussed each day to the excluv
sion of other business until the 10th
when vote is to be taken.
Washington, D. c., Dec7.-Ceremon-
les attending the ushering in of the
regular session of congress were Sc
verely simple in the house. But for
the presence of a few beautiful floral
offerings and a call of the roll by
states, there was nothing in today's
session to differentiai it from any 9TH
er. The recipients Of the floral gifts
were Payne, (Rep. of N, " Goulden
Dem. N. "; Powers, tRep. Mass)i
Benny, Dem. NJ J.,); Dovener, (Rep
w. Va.0; French, (Rep. Idaho,); Mar
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
GENERAL WOOD
Nomination Again Sent
to the Senate.

Washington, ID. c., Dec. 7-President
Roosevelt, acting upon the advice OF
Secretary of War Root, sent to tha
senate today as recess appointments
the names of General Leonard Wood
as major general and 1877 other mill
tary officers whose combinations had
failed In the extraordinary session.
He contends that recess OF few sec
ond intervened at the end Of the call
ell session and the beginning of the
regular. one. There was nothing In
the presidents letter of transmittal
to indicate this conclusion but Secre-
tary Root explained this action.
Paymaster General Bates was III
structed to make test case of the first
voucher received for increased pay due
to the promotions made today The
case will be submitted to Comptroll er
Tracewell who in turn will submit 1t
to Attorney General Knox. The ma
jority of the Republican senators con-
tend that the attitude of the president
is wrong, but they will be satisfied To
let the treasury department solve the
the perplexing problem.
The senate committee on military
affairs has decided that all testimony
in the Wood case must be in by q
week from Wednesday 1t Is the IN
tention to report the nomination lc
the senate as soon thereafter as pos
sil'le. There is no doubt but that the
report will be favorable. What tho
senate will do is merely conjecturaI.
There are those who believe that SEN
ator Hanna will abandon his opposi-
tion. after the case has been thorough
.ly discussed by the senate, being sat
ished to cast his vote against con-
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1903-12-11
THE DERELICT BOAT.

Norfolk, Va, Dec. Tt is probable
that the Submarine torpedo boat Moe
casin, ashore near Currituck Neck,
will be afloat before the ebbing of
many more tides. Advices here to-
night are TO the effect that hawsers
have been made fast 10 the little craft
and that an effort will be made to float
1t at the next high tide
The Merritt and Chapman Derrick
nnd Wrocking company. which has the
contract to float the vessel thinks the
vessel can be hauled off at a mocer-
atcly high tide.