The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-02-27
Tobacco Notes.

H.<McInnes sampled packing of 1901
at Viroqua during the week.
Ford & Kellogg finished putting up a
6OOcs packing of new goods on Saturday.
The sale of W. IT. Pomeroy & Co.'S
Comstock Spanish tobacco seed in
creases as the season advances
G. A. Hoen has returned from Madi-
son and will be with the Edgerton
branch of the American Cigar Co.
The warehouse pay roll last week in
Edgerton was s10,135.52, of which the
American Cigar Co.'s was $3472.
A diligent search can bring out of hid
ing little old leaf almost any time.
During the week crop of '96 and one
of go were purchased by local dealers
from first hands.
Evan Simonson and five sons Of
Pleasant Springs, delivered the tobacco
crop grown by them last season to the
American Cigar Co. at Stoughton Fri
day. The product of 20 acres brought
them S2954.
The supreme court on Tuesday hand
ed down decision sustaining the lower
court in the tobacco case of Peterson VS..
Tallard The action grew out of the de-
livery of the 1900 crop and was fully re-
ported in this paper when trial was had
in Crawford county several months ago
The decision strengthens the law of con-
tract as laid down by Judge Ciementson
at that time, making it valuable refer
ence to keep in mind.
Henry Miller of Milwaukee, for many
years connected with the New York leaf
firm of Cullman Bros, thinks he has
solved the problem of sizing tobacco by
machinery. He has completed an inven-
ton, simple in construction and cheap
in price, that he believes will fill the
needs of the warehouse men and the
farmers as we'll. He expects to have a
sample machine ready to exhibit to the
trade in few weeks when more will be
said of this invention.
Who can beat this? Riley Searles and
Pete Smith delivered eleven acres of to-
bacco last week which weighed 1,415
pounds, or nearly a ton to the acre.
They received 81, 700.87 for the crop, the
price was 91s&2c.-Evansville Review.
The Board of Trade at a special meet
ing Monday night decided to give the
United Cigar Manufacturers of New
York, site to cost about $4,000 upon
which to erect their warehouses and to
induce them to this city. The represen-
tatives of the company asked more; that
Lacrosse furnish the site and build
a $500 warehouse, promising that
they would lease it at per cent for four
years with privilege of extending the
time. This, however, the Board could
not make arrangements for and the site
was all that could be offered. The com
pany's proposition is to have citizens
build a warehouse 70x300 feet, 20 feet
high, as beginning. 1t is believed by
some that the company will accept the
offer of $4,000 site and will build their
own factory. They have, already viewed
property and have selected suitable
site, but the committee declined to give
out the location. w. S. Brill, represen-
tative of the company will be notified of
the action at once and his answer to the
| proposition is awaited with interest
Lacrosse Chronicle.
Arthur Ellickson and Olaf Lee. two
young men of Cambridge, Dane county,
who have been taking work at the state
| agricultural college at the university,
left Madison Monday bound for South
! Africa, where they will superlntend the
! raising of tobacco on large British
| holding. They will receive fat salaries;
| how much they have not announced,
| but it is known that they start at more
| than $1,000 year each, good wages for
| farmers boys. The young men were Sc
cured for the British tobacco raisers
through the efforts of ex-Assemblyman
L. n. Coapman of Wyocena, Columbia
county. He communicated with Dean
w. A. Henry of the agricultural college
! and was able to make suitable arrange
ments with Lee and Ellickson, who have
been reared, as it were, in tobacco fields,
being raised in fourishing tobacco dis
trict, and they are consequently perfect
ly familiar with the business. They also
have the advantage of the education in
scientific agriculture offered in the state
university college of agriculture. They
sail from New York to Liverpool on the
largest steamship in the world, the re-
Gently commissioned Cedric of the White
Star line. This will be the first return
trip of the vessel from New York east
ward The young men stop for week
in England and then take passage from
| Southampton to Capetown. The trip
will take at least month Madison
| Democrat.
! High School Notes.
Those who visited the school last week