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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
NEW YORK. July % 1903

More activity is reported in the mar
ket, but sales for the most part are con,
fined to small lots.
The reported damage to the growing
crop of Connecticut Broad leaf has quick
ened the demand for the 1907 crop, and
over 1900 cases have been sold within
the past few days on packers samples.
Prices paid in most cases have been kept
secret, but it is known that quotations
for last years tobacco have stiffened up,
and will probably continue to advance
for the' better grades, as the supply is
not equal to the demand.
A large number of out-of-town buyers
have signified their intention of coming
to New York as soon as the sampling of
New England and York state tobacco is
we'll under way and August is expected
to be busy month in leaf circles.
Havana. "A steady business is being
done in old Remedies and Santa Clara,
and those posted on the condition of the
new tobacco are quietly investing in
good sized lots. Large sales of tobacco
are being reported by the Havana
branches of our leading importers The
reported sales in this market of all class
of Cuban tobacco were 1400 bales.
Sumatra-This market is holding its
own fairly well. While no large sales
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

The market seems to be at a stand
STILL though occasionally we hear Of the
sale of crop. The dealers seem to be
all looking for crops that they can buy
at low figures. The wonder is that they
can find anyone who will listen to them
for an instant. There has not been for
long time such an outlook for high prices
as now exists in the Connecticut valley.
Our correspondents write as follows:
North Hatfield, July %: early set to-
baccO, as rule, has gone to the dogs.
Six weeks of dry weather and four weeks
Of wet weather is now estimated to yield
from 700 to 1000 pounds to the acre.
Still, there are some good pieces that
look more as it ought at this time of the
year. The latest set, it is hoped, may be
the best We have ID acres all early set.
There is occasionally crop that looks
we'll. Onions are light, yield must be
small, Corn occasionally good piece.
The hay crop was unusually heavy and
with fine outlook for roWen CROP
Conway, July 27: Il have a sale of to-
becco to report. @. f. Elmer to Meyer
d Son about two acres at 10 cents, as
sorted by l.. A. Crafts of Whately. To
baccO here will not be an average crop
this year. We will need to have late
fall in order to harvest and cure it. A
good deal of it will not harvest much be
fore September" Whately: "We have
couple of sales to report. L. A. Graft
sold about 10 cases of assorted goods at
10 cents, and L. T. Graves a fine crop at
Is cents through for P. Toomey." Sun
derland, July 26: Tobacco and all other
crops have changed wonderfully in the
past ten days. The early set tobacco
will be rather small, but the leaf is per
feet; no damage from any cause; no
green worms or grasshoppers Onions
are growing fast. If frost holds off we
will have an average of all crops. The
1902 tobacco was nearly all sold last win
ter. [ haven't heard of any buyers of
late" Wethersfeld, July 27: "Our to-
bacco is looking we'll, probably will be
topped this and next week, if we escape
hailstorms. There is but one 1902 crop
left IN town on growers hands. Guilt
vatOr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
Lancaster.
LdHCdBL LUTs
LANCAsTER New ERA, July %,

LANCASTER New ERA, July %, 1908.
The midsummer month closes on rath-
er dull market here at home. The sales,
as reported to us have not been many.
Hardly anything else was to be looked
for during the present hot spell. Besides
many dealers are in the mountains and
at the seashore on their vacations, and
perhaps they hardly expected any other
condition of things, else they would not
have gone away. The sales reported to
US are $50 cases of 1902 goods by John D.
Skiles and 100 cases of 1902 filters sold
by Mr.. Lands of Petersburg. The Sut-
ter Bros. have been shipping away large
quantities of their 1901 goods during the
week, and this week Also 300 cases hav
ing been shipped on Monday. The sales
for the corresponding week of last year.
were 269 cases.
Prices on goods appear to be stiffenfng,
an indication, perhaps, of what is to come
later on. We know of case where q
difference of three -eighths of cent per
pound interfered with sale of 400 cases.
The holder believes he will get what he
asks within thirty or sixty days, and so
do we.
The growing tobacco is making very
satisfactory progress. 1t is very irregu
lar, owing to the unfavorable season at
planting time, but is coming on we'll.
There has Ceen no rain for more than a
week, and the winds and sun have been
drying off the fields rapidly A good
shower during the next few days would
be very timely.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
New York.
NEW YORK, August l, 1903,


The figures published elsewhere about
the output of our cigar industry during
the fiscal year 1902 3, ending June 30
last, ought to prove a comfort to the
market in these sweltering days But
they prove much more. They prove,
above all, the correctness Of the position
of the d. S. Tobacco Journal in it's con-
stant endeavor to appease the alarm that
seemed to demoralize the market on ac-
count Of the invasion of the Trust into
the cigar manufacturing sphere. Indi-
vidual concerns may have suffered from
this new competition just as individuals
will suffer from competition of their
equals, but the y. S. Tobacco journal
never took any stock in the bug a. boo
outcrv that the Trust will kill the leaf
market. The U. S. Tobacco Journal has
heen unremittingly at pains to prove
that such an event belongs to about the
same possibility as the disappearance of
our planet. With the constant and
steady increase in the output of the
cigar industry since 1898 it was but COM
mon sense to argue that the volume of
business of the leaf market must rather
increase, too, than decline, and the cor
rectness of our argument is now being
borne out by facts which even the most
persistent croaker will not venture to
deny. A total output of seven billions
and half means vast consumption of
cigar leaf, and an increase of 10 per cent.
in the output means a corresponding
percentage in the increase of the needs
of cigar leaf. AS the output of cigars
has increased in six years Is per cent,
the consumption of cigar leaf must
have increased in the same proportion,
and no sane mind will contend that an
increase of Is per cent. in business in
six years sounds the death knell of that
business. On the other hand, it is but
natural to infer that an enormously in
creased volume of business cannot throw
off the same percentage of profit as a
small limited volume does, and must, in
order to ensure an existence. If small
sales and big profits would remain the
stationary policy in any trade, that trade
could never grow and adapt itself to
modern methods, which require quick
sales, large sales and small profits
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
MIAMIsBURG, O., July %, 1903.

Although the growing crop is doing
quite as we'll as might be expected, con-
sidering the disadvantages with which it
is handicapped, the outlook for large
yield is not very encouraging, The ear
lier planted crops are looking we'll, while
those planted in July have made scarce
ly any progress. Several local showers
were experienced during the past week,
but general rain would be greatly ap-
preciated at this time.
The now widely separated crops of
1908 thinner still in first hands are being
eagerly looked after by packers, and it
is believed the entire crop will soon be
out of farmers hands. Deliveries have
been frequent of late, at prices ranging
from eight to eleven cents through
News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
Climate and Tobacco.

Critical study shows that minute
changes in the climate affect tobacco
growing to such an extent as to make a
profitable industry bankrupt, or, on the
other hand, to transform starving trade
into one that is highly remunerative.
In the Parkersburg district, w. Va,
up to 1885 the tobacco industry paid
handsomely and gave employment to
large numbers. As late as 1890 there
were. 200 hands engaged in the plug fac
tories in that city. Today there is none,
and the trade has passed to Louisville
and Lynchburg.
In the early part of the 10Th century
a fair and profitable leaf was raised on
Long Island and New Jersey. Today
the annual output of both is less than a
thousand pounds,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07

Passing down through the Chemung
tobacco growing district of New York a
few days ago, I noticed the crop of that
state had very little, if any, advantage
over that of Wisconsin. It is the same
story of uneven and late fields. 1t is a
pretty valley where they grow their to-
bacco and the farms look rich and the
buildings denote prosperity. A few sta
tions either side of Elmira handle most
of the leaf of this section. T. VIC
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
BaldwinsVille. n. Y.

\ few sales are reported as having
been made during the past week. j. r.
Reynolds, of the firm of Farnham 4
Reynolds of Addison, N. Y, has been
riding and is reported as having bought
about 100 acres at prices ranging from s
to 10 cents assorted. Charles r. Gold
smith of New York, has been riding with
his firms local representative, A Heinke,
and G. R. Northrop is also again buying
The past few days have made a great
improvement in the new crop.-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07

The tobacco men here have not yet
lost faith in the shade grown experiment
that has been conducted for several
years past and which is being conducted
on larger scale than ever this season.
Yesterday I visited the fields of the U.
S. Sumatra Tobacco Co. of Hartford,
Ct., located two miles west of Windsor
Locks. The corporation is growing its
second crop on soil that was originally
a sand plain. Commercial fertilizer is
used to make up for the deficiency Of
this poverty stricken soil. Starting with
fifteen acres a year ago this firm now
has seventy-five acres under canvas this
season. The same difficulty was expert
enced in getting the crop out as else
where, with the result that much of it is
uneven and small as yet. The superin-
tendent, however, thinks he has a good
show of getting satisfactory crop yet.
The sight of a 75-acre field under cloth
was certainly we'll worth going miles to
see. When / mention shade grown to
some of the old tobacco men here they
shake their heads and say that they be-
ieve the present season will end the ex-
pertinent in the valley. They point to
the fact that it is the corporations that
are going ahead with it, while most Of
the small growers who started in the
shade experiment have dropped out.
Wait and see.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07

A trolley ride of twelve miles on the
east side of the Connecticut river, be-
tween East Hartford and Warehouse
Point is said will take you through the
richest tobacco growing section in the
country. This is the famed seed leaf
district where growers receive the high
est prices paid for domestic cigar leaf
tobacco. 1t is here, too, where years of
experience combined with scientific
knowledge has brought about system
of intense cultivation nowhere else found
in the tobacco growing states. Nowhere
else do the growers devote that care to
the plant from the time the seed is
planted until the mature leaf is market
ed, for the domestic wrapper market is
very largely supplied from this district.
This valley is for miles almost exclusive
ly devoted to tobacco, with fields rang
ing from one to fifteen acres in size, and
with it's trim farm houses, sheds, ETC..
makes one of the prettiest rides at this
season of the year one can select in all
New England.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
Some Queer Things in the Tobacco Trade

Some Queer Things in the Tobacco Trade.
One of the anomalies of the trade is
found in the way smoking tobacco is
packed and sold. Consumers generally
do not know that when they buy five
cent package containing one ounce they
get more for their money than when they
buy ten-cent package of the same
brand. But the latter contains only one
and two-thirds ounces. The same thing
is true of the better grade of tobacco,
which retails for 10 cents an ounce and
20 cents for one and two-t thirds ounces.
A Louisville dealer was asked to account
for this, but could only say that it was
due to the tax imposed by the Dingley
law, two-ounce package requiring a
revenue stamp of greater proportionate
value than the smaller package. That
was all any of the retail dealers seemed
to know of the question, and none of
them seemed 70 think it made any diff
ference, anyhow. = Louisville Courier
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET,
EDGERTON, Wis, Aug. |, 1908.

A more quiet week in this tobacco
market has not presented itself for some
time than the present. One or two buy
ers have been riding several days in
search of old goods, but no purchases
have been made In a few instances
offers have been made for the earlier
crops which are about ready to she'd
but farmers seem not disposed to sell at
this time
A violent wind and rain storm passed
over this section early Wednesday morn
ing, but the prevailing opinion is that
but little damage was done to the grow
ing crops more than to goose neck" the
exposed fields that were in the advanced
stage. There are reports of light fall
Of hail in the town of Emerald Grove
but how much damage was done we are
unable to learn.
The shipments out of storage from
this market to all points for the week
past are only 206 cases.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07
JANEsvILLE, WIS, Aug. 6, 1903.

The growing crop is doing nicely and
is rapidly approaching harvesting season.
Some of the earlier fields are being
topped and look exceptionally we'll.
Some of the later crops will require a
late fall to attain full maturity. The
crop as whole is about week behind
the average season, but otherwise looks
exceptionally promising.
In cured leaf conditions remain un-
changed. Several firms are selling small
lots to manufacturers, but otherwise the
market is void of life, and will doubtless
remain so for several weeks to come, as
nearly all are waiting for the new sam
pies, which will not be drawn for a
month.
S. L.,Johns of McSherrytown, Penn,
is in our market and is looking over the
samples of old leaf offered by dealers.
M. Haffman of Marietta, Penn, was in
this city few days ago looking after
local business interests.
S. B. Heddles has a small force making
strips. The damp weather of the past
week has made it difficult for the max
ers of strips to dry them out properly.
S. B. Heddles and son Charles are
among the most extensive tobacco grow
ers in this section. The former has 27a
and the latter la, making total of Boa,
all of which looks we'll. HAVANA.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1903-08-07

are reported, the number of small ones
total up very respectable figure For
several of the importers the July busi-
ness has been quite satisfactory.
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
BAILEY IN KANSAS CITY
He Makes a Plea for Public
Honesty.

Governor Bailey's speech before the
Mercantile club at Kansas City, Kan,
last night on the occasion of the recep-
ton rendered him, was along the line
of civic character. He said that the
character of any community was just
what it's citizens want it to be: that
town is no worse nor any better than
the character of its people. He also de-
nounced in vigorous terms the man who
will sell his vote, and he urged that the
investigation of corruption in Kansas
City be made thorough, but he also
urged that it should be done with the
idea of bringing to justice the guilty
and not to smirch any one who may be
innocent. He said in part:
81 did not know upon what subject
you expected me to address you this
evening, except that have noticed from
| the newspapers that it was desired that
talk of the investigation which is
about to be made, relative to the Off
cial acts of some of your citizens. 1 am
not here to offer you advice, you men
who have built up this great metropolis
of the state of Kansas, but I feel high
| ly honored as governor of your state to
tell you what think is your duty as to
your civic welfare.
L have heard a great many things
about your city, many which hope are
untrue. If all L have heard were true,
and l knew it to be SO. should hardly
have cared to come to your city at all
cannot believe that the majority of
your citizens are not honest men. But
/ in regard to this investigation, 1 did
what I thought was right. I have al
ways believed that the government of
the cities should be left to their inhabit-
ants, but when a goodly number of men
| in any community asks for interference
| from the state, we, as a state, come not
| to prosecute, nor to crush, but to aid in
establishing and maintaining justice.
Il hope this investigation will be thor
ough, but 1 should be glad to know
| that there are none here who are guilty.
However, If any be guilty, they should
be brought to justice. and be dealt with
his franchise should lose that franchise.
| Upon the purity of our officeholders de-
j ponds the very foundation of good gov
eminent.
again, I would warn all to be guild
ed by charity in this work. 1t seems
to be rampant everywhere that any ma
who holds office is condemned. This is
wrong. I believe in fair and impartial
trial.
! I'm making this investigation let not
your machine become machine of per-
secution, but an instrument of justice.
Let your conduct be such that it will
commend itself to every Kansan. Let
not the guilty be shielded, but be care
full that you are not too ready to con-
denim those against whom charges exist,
but who have not yet been proven crimi-
nals''
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
WEBB M'NALL HERE.
Says That East Is Talking of Hard
Timea

Webb McNall is in Topeka today on
his way home from New England, where
he has been the last month on lodge
business. Incidentally he took occasion
to give out a denial that he has come
back to the Republican party. He al
leges that he is still a Silver RepubH-
can.
ct am not like the rest of my party,
D. o. McCray, though" said Mr.. Nc
Nall. 81 can desert the Silver Republi
can but won't. while he can't even if
he wanted to. He makes frequent bluffs
about doing it, but I know he is Off
cially pinned to the Silver Republicans
and he can't get away.
Its like this: MORAY has been ap-
pointed by two Republican members
as member of the Silver Republican
party. The law says that not more
than three members of the text book
commission shall be from one party.
Each time McCray has been appointed
it has been with the distinct under
standing that he shall remain in the
Silver Republican party. That has
been the stipulation put upon him by
both governors who have given him the
job. Now he can't change politics with
out giving up the job, so 1 am dead
sure that he will stay with me in the
Silver Republican party"
Mr.. McNall says the east where he
has been is making a fuss about hard
times.
You hear them talking about hard
times back there now he said. "They
are not used to it like we are out west.
We have had experience and We know
how to be careful. We have been vac
cinated for hard times out here, and it
took mighty hard.
1.-THE other day I visited Plymouth
Rock where the Pilgrim Fathers land
ed in 1920" continued Mr.. McNan
They had to go up against a pretty
severe case of hard times right at the
start. It's a mighty barren looking
country even now to my eye, and it
| proposition to the Pilgrims when they
| landed there with not a building in
sight right in December, too. You re-
member about half of them died off
that winter. guess that was real hard
times
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
LEACH WILL STAY.
Washburn to Have a Permanent
Athletic Manager.

At the meeting of the Washburn COL
lege athletic board of control to be
held this afternoon, Frank Leach will
be elected athletic manager for the
coming year under a salary. OF the
twelve members of the board about
half have voluntarily announced their
intention of voting for. Leach, and no
other candidate for the position has
appeared. In the proposition which
Leach has submitted in Offering him
self for the place he agrees to take
charge of all the college association
athletics. which includes only football
and baseball. for $500, plus 20 per cent
of the athletic associations profits, up
to 500. That is. Leach will not get
over $500 in any event.
It will cost Washburn cOnsidera ~
more to get Coach Kennedy another
season than it did during the past sea-
son, when he received $500. His prOpo-
sition for next year has not been made
public but it is expsc ted to be in the
neighborhood of $500. Washburn can
afford to pay that much. and is willing
to do it. It is probable that if Kennedy
asks for more he will get it. Kennedy
and Leach have been two of the main
eogS in the Washburn athletic machine
and the athletic association doesn't
want to lose Them and the supporters
of football in Topeka want them to
stag
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
ENGINES TOO SMALL.
Rock Island Orders Heavier Ones
for Use in Kansas.

Both the Kansas and Nebraska divis-
ions of the Rock Island railroad are to
be equipped with larger and heavier en-
gines, This information was given out
at the division offices of the Rock Island
Monday afternoon. 1t has been found
that the engines now in use on these
divisions are not heavy enough to
handle the winter traffic with perfect
satisfaction to all parties concerned and
consequently an order for larger en-
gines has been placed with the Ameri-
can Locomotive company of New York.
The new engines are of the 1900 class
and are equipped with four pairs of
drivers and a pony truck % Without the
tank they weigh 200, 500 pounds and they
are thought to be heavy enough to meet
all requirements. They are numbered
from 1852 to 1864 and were built at the
Brooks Locomotive works in Dunxirk,
N Y.
1t is stated that about ten of these
engines will be used on the Kansas di-
vision and about the same number on
the Nebraska division. Eight of the
ten to be put in service on this division
have already arrived here and the other
two are expected the latter part of the
week
The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1903-12-01
FOR ASYLUMPATIENTS.
Washburn Dramatic Club Will Give
"Deestrick Skule."

The Washburn college students who
presented the "Deestrick Stule' per-
Torrance at the college chapel a week
ago will repeat the show at the asylum
on Wednesday evening of this week.
They will receive $40 for the perform
ance and will turn the money into the
fund for the banquet to the football
team. The big feed will be given Satur-
day night and about sixty plates will be
laid. 1t is said that the members of the
college faculty are inclined to regard the
outlay for the banquet with some dis
favor. The students have about $3.50
and they intend to spend it all in one
evening. However, several members of
the faculty will be present and Presi-
dent Plass will act as POSTMASTER at
the function.
Unexpected success has attended the
'sDeestrick Skule'' theatricals. When
the idea was first advanced it was not
expected that any money would be real
lied from the entertainment and all the
students expected to get out of it was
a good time The net receipts from the
performance last week were about $120
and the students have received requests
to give the show in two or three other
places about town. The asylum per-
Torrance will probably be the last one.
The theatrical troupe will be taken from
the college to the asylum in a private
car