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La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14

Antis6ptico ~p0der0so.
CiCatriZanta infaiihIe.
TESTIMONTO
Caguas, p. r. 2l JUNO de 1904.
The s. T/Pharmacal Co.

1dS Q0S5 L . ! II - UNIV uC iSO1.
The s. T/Pharmacal Co.
Muy senores mics:
Tengo la satisfaction de nantes
tar i ustedes que hice uso &c los pol
o antis6pticos conociaos con 81 nom
bre de SListerformp en uno &c mis-
clientes que padec{a de una dlcera
chancrosa de caracter ~fagedenico, con
81 exito mas complete, luego de haber
fracasado otros a~ntis6pticos como ell
aristol, yodol y yodoformo.
In vista de tan brillante resultado
he continuado usando el GListerform7
en- muchos casos de ulceraciones re-
beldes q TODD tratamiento, habiendo
obtenido siempre una r&pida y com
pleta curaci6n.
DR.. MARCOS A. MANzANO.
Official do Sandal
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Ell MITIN De AVER EN- LA
PLAZA De BAEDORIOTY
Manifestation al Partido
Unionista

Aver a las cinco llev6se q efecto
en- la Plaza Principal ell mitin unio-
nista que estaba anunciado.
La concurrencia que era numero-
sisima ocupaba cast toda la avenida
de Ia Gale de San jose y parte de la
Plaza, distiDgulsnd9se sntre los espec-
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
GRAN HD(2I125tlul1t TXlLA(f22l"
HOTEL De PRIMER 0RDEN
Tetuan 10 12.-Cruz z y Fortaieza Fl.

Constru1do expresanente para Hotel. Capacidad para 400 pa
sageros.. Sltuacloo Ia mas centrca. Vistas a la bahia y a las ca
lies de Tetuan, Cruz y Fortaleza. FL mas fresco Y venalado de Ia
Capital FL comedor mejor de las Antuuas. T1ene departamgntos
Independence para faniIas. BESIDE Il 70 de Agosto rige aden4s
del plan antique de las comidas, el sistena americana, 4 gusto del
faYoTecedor. Ire DC caffaaJes de lujo. Int6rpretss y tradu2tores
para las conidas.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Preci2ltO MIN.

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad de
San Juan entire Ia parte sur de San
Francisco, la parte oeste de Ia Cruz,
Ia parte norte de Tetuan hasta las
murallas de la ciudad, & incluyendo 4
la Fortaleza.
Casa de don Emilio Montilla,
Allen nun. 8.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
PrecintoS n,l1ner0S III III.
Toda aquella parta de La cindaC

TOda aquella parte de la ciudad
6e San Juan conocida por Puerta de
TERRA desde Ia fabrica de Hello de
Goyco y CO, hasta ell Osste de la Gale
Santiago y dividida Embellishments.
Precinto ndmero II, eIectores desde la
A. hasta la K inclusive. Casa de don
Felix Padial, Gale de San Agustfn,
Puerta de Terra. Precinto n1mero l.,
electores desde Ia l. hasta la Z inclu-
sive. Casa del senior Barriola, Puerta
de TERRA.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
PrecjntoS n~,lneroS 8 q 10.

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan al sur de la muralla de
la ciudad conocida por la marina in
cluyendo la fabrica de hielo de Goico
Y CQdicha parte de la ciudad habiendo
sido dividida por orden alfab5tico en-
dos precintos; Precinto n6mero 8, cleo
torres desde la A hasta la L, Fabrica de
gas. Precinto mum. 10, electores des-
de NJ. hasta Il. Casa de don G.. Ortiz.
Gale del Arsenal ndmero 81.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
PrecintO ntl1Aer0 q.

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan entire Ell este de Cruz, ell
oeste de Tanca, la parte sur de Luna
y norte de las a%ntiguas murallas de la
ciudad y la marina.
Casa de don Martin Reyes, mime
81 Allen ST.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Precjnt0 MIN 5

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan entire Ell este de Cruz al
oeste de Tanca y Ell norte de Luna.
Casa de don Pedro del Vale, Gale
del Sol ndmero 70.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
PrecintO MIN. 3.

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad de
San Juan entire ell este de Cristo hasta
eli oeste de Cruz, Ia parte sur del Sol
V la parte norte de San Francisco.
Diputaci6n. Entrada Gale del Crfsto.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Preci4etO MIN. 4.

Toda la parte de San Juan desde
Ell castillo del MORO hasta la parte
oeste de la Gale del Cristo; hasta la
parte norte de la Gale de San Fran
cisco hasta el Recinto del oeste.
Casa de don jose Ruiz, Recinto
del oeste frente a la Puerta de San
Juan.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Psecil3t0 n1tnteTo

Toda aquella parte de Ia ciudad
de San Juan desde Ell este de Tanca
hasta Ell castillo de San Cristobal Y ell
norte del norte de la Luna.
Gale del Sol No. loo, casa de don
Jose Sosa Oiiyo.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Precint0 3~tlln3er0 81.

Toda aquella parte de Ia ciuiad
de San Juan al este de Tanca hasta 81
castillo de San Cristobal Y i de Lu-
Ma y norte de las antiguas murallas az
la ciudad incluyendo ell teatro.
TeatrO.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Precjl1tO n2tn3.

Toda aquella.parte de la ciudad de
San Juan desde Ell este del Cristo has
ia Ell oeste de Cruz: al sur por Ell nor
te de Sol inclusos.
Casa de don Gregorio Dimas, ca
lie de San Jose mum. %.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
CRISTO NUMERO 7

La casa de familia que mejores
ventajas ofrece para hospedaje es la
situada en- los altos de Ia casa MIN. :
de la Gale de Crisso.
H-abitaciones ventiladas, buenas
c%omidas, buen servicio.
Precios: los de situaci6n.
Felicia Mater Vida Gimenes.
Nota: Sc alquilan h%abitaciones para
familias y hombres solos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
PrcciHtOS II gI1

Toda ~Eaqueila pArte desde la ca
lie Duffaut hasta Ell puente de Martin
Pena Embellishments. Precinto MI
nero is, electores desde a hasta Ii,
casa de don Marcos Pieras, llamada
gel pante0n.S Precinto nanaro Il,
electores desde II hasta Z, casa de don
Pedro Zamorano, cerca de la igIesia
CatoIica, Santurce..
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Precintos nlmeros u d II.

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan conocida por Puerta de
TERRA desde Ell Este de la Gale de San
tiago hasta Ell Puente de San Antonio.
Dicha porci6n de la ciudad habiendo
sido dividida alfabeGicamente en- dos
precintos. Precinto ndmero IL, cleo
torres desde 4 hasta X. Parque de bonn
beros, Puerta de TERRA. Precinto MI
nero II, ~electores desde L hasta 4, ca
sa de don Francisco Molina, Puerta
de Terra.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14
Precinto MIN. II

Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan conocida por Caagrejos
8 Santurce hasta Ia Gale Dufaut in
elusive.
Casa del Parque de bonlberos.
La democracia. (Ponce, P.R.) 1890-1948, 1904-10-14

AYISO 4 IOS GI5ClOIGS
de San Juan
variaci0n en- los precintos
La siguiente es una lista de los
precintos y casas ~designadas por esta
Junta de Elecciones del Distrito, para
Ia ciudad de San Juan.
Todas las personals que deseen ser
inscritas y votar en- las pr6ximas cleo
clones y que vivian dentro de los limi-
ties de los siguientes precintos, vota-
ran en- las casas designadas para u
respectivos precintos.
PrecintO MIN. 4.
TOda la parte de San Juan desde
ell castillo del Moro hasta la parte
oeste de la Gale del Cristo; hasta la
parte norte de la Gale de San Fran
cisco hasta 81 Recinto del oeste.
Casa de don jose Ruiz, Recinto
del oeste frente a la Puerta de San
Juan.
Precj1eto MIN. 2.
Toda aquella.parte de la ciudadd de
San Juan desde Ell este del Cristo has
ia Ell oeste de Cruz; al sur por Ell nor
te de Sol inclusos.
Casa de don Gregorio Dimas, ca
lie de San Jose Mum. %.
PreciltO MIN. 3.
Toda aquella parte de la ciudad de
San Juan entire 81 este de Cristo hasta
81 oeste de Cruz, Ia parte sur del Sol
Y la parte norte de San Francisco.
Diputaci6n. Entrada Gale del Crfsto.
P1ecit0 MIN. 4.
Toda aquella parte de la ciudad de
San Juan entire Ia parte sur de San
Francisco, Ia parte oeste de la Cruz,
Ia parte norte de Tetuan hasta las
murallas de la ciudad, 8 incluyendo 4
la Fortaleza.
Casa de don Emilio Montilla,
Allen nun. g..
Precjnto MIN 8.
Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan entire ell este de Cruz al
oeste de Tanca y 81 norte de Luna.
Casa de don Pedro del Vale, Gale
del Sol ndmero 70.
Precinto ndaero &.
Toda a~quella parte de la ciudad
de San Juan entire Ell este de Cruz, ell
oeste de Tanca, la parte sur de Luna
Y norte de las antiguas murallas de la
y la marina.
Casa de don Martin Reyes, mime
70 81 Allen St.
P,ectrto n1tn4ero q.
Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
lie San Juan desde Ell este de Tanca
lasta Ell castillo de San Cristobal Y ell
1orte del norte de la Luna.
Gale del Sol No. loo, casa de don
lose Sosa Oiiyo.
Precinto nlasero s.
Toda aquella parte de Ia ciuiad
le San Juan al este de Tanca hasta IL
de San Cristobal ' sur de Lu-
ia y norte de las antiguas murallas de
a ciudad incluyendo ell teatro.
Teatro.
PrecjntoS n1mef0s 8 q 10.
Toda aquella parte de la ciudad
le San Juan al sur de la muralla de
a ciudad conocida por Ia marina in
luyendo la fabrica de hielo de G oieo
CQdicha parte de la ciudad habiendo
lido dividida por orden alfab5tico en-
los precintos: Precinto n6mero 9, cleo
ores desde la A hasta la L, Fabrica de
as. Precinto mum. 10, electores des-
NJ. hasta Il. Casa de don G.. Ortiz,
allie de. Arsenal n6mero 81.
Precintos nlnael0S II y12.
Toda aquella parte de la ciudad +
e San Juan conocida por Puerta de
Terra desde Ia fabrica de Hello de
+oyco y ca, hasta Ell O9ste de la Gale
'antiago y dividida Embellishments.
'~recinto n1mero II, eIectores desde la
hasta la + inclusive. Casa de don
elk Padial, Gale de SAP Agustfn,
'uerta de TERRA. Precinto ndnero l.,
lectOres desde Ia l. hasta la 4 inclu-
Casa del senOr RarriOla, Puerta
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, Sept

EDGERToN, WIS.,, Sept. 8, 1904.
New impulse has been given the buy
ing movement by the appearance in the
field of the force employed by the United
Cigar Manufacturers, and the contract
ing of tobacco goes merrily on. Attempt
has been made to start buying in other
sections aside from the Vernon county
district but with somewhat Indifferent
success. Many growers in the Rio sec.
tion are unwilling to enter into contracts
at the present state of the growing crop.
The harvest is being rushed now in all
sections of the state and the heavy work
will be done the coming week. The
weather continues favorable to develop
the late fields as we'll as the cure of that
portion already shielded.
Old leaf is receiving some attention
and an occasional lot is moved from
country hands. Dealers report a fair
demand for old stock but sales are gen.
orally of moderate sized lots.
The shipments out of storage continue
light, reaching but 600 cases for the
week from this market to all points.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
VIRooUA, WIS, Sept. |, 1904.

Last week was the finest of the season
for all kinds of farm work. especially
threshing and tobacco shedding. The
latter is not yet at it's best, but will be
about the time this paper is put to
press. If weather continues fine to the
end of this week fully third or half of
the crop of the county will be harvested.
There is much of the tobacco that is of
fine quality, while the small and uneven
crops are coming along nicely under the
influence of good weather and each day
improves that grade. A good many
crops were plowed under following the
hail storm, and others damaged more or
less are being handled with care to save
as much as possible. This will, of neces-
sity, be sold at small price. The scam
ble for good crops is going on with
chase, by foreign and local buyers, and
very large percentage of the crops of
value have been picked up at prices
ranging from 5 to 13 cents, the prevailing
figure about 10 to II cents.-Censor.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
ew York.
NuM YnPK Sant 3 1904

NEW YORK. Sept. 3, 1904.
The great body of utof town buyers
having nearly all returned to their
homes, the market has settled down to o
normal condition. Business is now con-
fined to smaller lots and pickings, but
sales are steady in all types of leaf. Buy
ers have made up their minds to take
the Connecticut as it is and as the leaf
is not bought for "keeps" but to enter at
once into the process of manufacture
the defects are given no chance to spread
and to make themselves ostentatiously
offensive. There is steady demand for
Pennsylvania and old binder stock, the
new crop of Wisconsin not having been
sampled yet. If that comes into the
market another brisk spell might be ex-
pected. Trading in Sumatra holds we'll
it's own, also in Havana. The report
that the new Remedies will not come up
to the expectations of uniformly heavy
bodied leaf cannot fail to advance the
fortunes of the old stock of which Cuba
is thoroughly cleared, while the New
York market has yet plentiful supply
of it.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
NEW YORK, Aug. 81, 1904.

Another very good weeks business
has been done in domestic leaf and the
aggregate sales run we'll up in the thous-
ands of cases. Broad leaf changed hands
in good sized blocks, prime wrappers
bringing about 65 cents; dark wrappers,
30. to 35 cents, and fancy seconds the
same. Considerable Havana Seed was
also sold, medium light to light wrappers
bringing 80 to 65 cents, and fancy Sec
onds 20 to 80 cents.
The army of out-of-town buyers is Sc
verely depleted, and it is generally be
lieved that this week will see the finish
of the rush. The month ends today and
several houses have broken all records
for August in the volume of sales.
Sumatra.-Business generally is quiet
in this branch of the trade. A few good
sales have been put through this week,
however, and importers are hopeful of
an early revival.
Havana.-We have to record another
quiet week in Hayana leaf.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
EVANSVILLE, WIS, Sept. 7, 1904

Another quiet week has prevailed here
in the leaf trade, but there is day of
reckoning in store for the dealers in this
vicinity and the date of this is set for
somewhere near the first of October.
Nothing startling is in sight before that
time, but when that time does come
there will be something up and doing
and if the warehouse men do not make
up for lost time and money there must
be something very wrong somewhere. So
far the crop that is being harvested now
has made very good progress, and with
no symptoms of frosty weather in sight
the greater part of the crop ought to
reach the shed in fair condition, save a
few crops that were peppered with hail
and laid low by wind in the northern
part of the county few weeks ago.
Very little can yet be determined
about the goods of 1903 yet some of the
dealers have been little curious and
could not stand the suspense of waiting
and have hauled down a few boxes and
have found the goods thus inspected
coming along in fine condition.
A few transactions were closed here
during the week just to keep in practice
and were made by Fisher & Fisher of
four cars, two of 1901 and two of 1902;
L. B. Carle & Son bought 20Ocs of 1901
o. and sold l0Ocs 1902, and Geo. I'll. Rum
rill disposed of 114cs of 1902. Mr. Rum
rill returns today from Minnesota after
week of diligent search for prairie
chickens. The Carles put in busy
time last week sampling 500cs lot of
low grade goods.
The only visitor from foreign market
to this vicinity for some time is Mr.. L..
Wiel of New York City, who was in this
city Tuesday.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
The Campaign Cigar.

The campaign cigar is an tablished
institution. 1t is as much part of our
unwritten law as is the Monroe doctrine
or the third term precedent. The can
didate for office cannot consider himself
a regularly qualified candidate until he
shall have laid in a sufficient supply of
"tWofers' to keep his constituents busy
putting during the remainder of the cam
paign.
Out in Des Moines, Iowa, the Smoker
Cigar company has sued Congressman
j. A. Z. Hull for SI8, the cost of 1905
cigars supplied him in the last campaign.
Why Mr.. Hull did not pay the bill is not
explained in the newspaper dispatches
When he makes answer, doubtlessly, it
will be known why it was necessary for
the cigar company to sue him. It must
be admitted that $18 thousand is stiff
price for campaign cigars, yet if Hull
bought them, the tobacco dealer is en-
titled to his price.
If Hull had been supplied with cigars
that were worth S25 thousand, one can
readily understand why he should object
to paying the bill The constituents of
a congressman certainly would have
cause to resent the insult If they should
be given cigars that would draw" or
that would indicate that their represen-
tative had grown effete. However, at
SIS thousand, Mr.. Hull ought to have
been able to get fine and select assort-
ment of cabbage leaf. tobacco tinctured.
Otherwise, equity demands that the
Smoker Cigar company be made to pay
the Hon. j. A. z. Hull the damages that
would be his due.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09

The season is at hand when the curing
of tobacco needs the constant attention
of growers, and a New England writer of
experience has these suggestions to Offer
Now that the crop is so nicely housed
growers should not entirely neglect the
hanging tobacco, but try and carry it
beyond the pole-sweating period. Be
sure to close the sheds in foggy and bad
weather and open them up when the
air gets dry; in the morning air it out
thoroughly and keep it dry as far as pos
sible. Years ago it was thought to be
heat that pole the tobacco, but
that was a mistaken notion, for it takes
heat and dampness to pole-burn the to-
bacco in the sheds. We we'll recall an
incident of this kind in Whately few
years ago. The case was in this wise:
Messrs Walter Crafts & Son built barn
for stock and tobacco barn combined.
The barn was 45 or so feet wide. about
135 feet long, and including the peak or
roof tier there were six tiers in height.
Owing to the height and width. the to-
bacco, if it was large and put into the
barn quickly, frequently developed more
or less of pole sweat. On the occasion
referred to, we had rainy and damp, fog
gy weather and they could not dry out
the leaves; they were covered with mois-
ture, and to try the experiment they
went into each bent and in the center of
the barn they took down five or six laths
from tier to tier from the bottom to the
top, so there would be circulation from
the floor to the large ventilator, and in
twenty four hours their tobacco was
dried off and saved with little or no pole
sweat. The trap doors from the base
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09

In the Louisiana exhibit in the Palace
of Agriculture is display of brand IF
Perique tobacco which has been manu-
factured by the same family for over a
hundred years, and from which family
during this time four Popes of Rome
have exclusively ordered the famous Pc
rique for smoking purposes. The name
of the family is Courseault, and sons and
grandsons of the original manufacturer
have preserved the secret by which this
peculiar brand of Perique is produced.
The sultan of Turkey and King Edward
VII of England also have large standing
order yearly with the representatives of
the family in question.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

The tobacco harvest in this locality is
nearly finished; day or two more and
the fields will be stripped of that dense
ly packed green with which they have
been covered. The crop will stand as a
record breaker in the last decade, and,
for wonder, most of the crop that has
come under our observation is very we'll
ripened The tobacco plants were so
large that they could not be handled so
rapidly as could some of the former crops
that have been raised in the past decade
In fact, when loading, in many instances
only two plants could be picked up with
ease at one handling. Usually, when the
butt of the stalk is small and the plants
lighter, two plants can be raised from
the ground in each hand; but on con-
siderable of the present crop only one
could be picked up with either hand,
thus making it more laborious job for
the men who drive the teams, and also
for those at work cutting or hanging the
plants in the sheds. These points alone
will account alone for the time the farm
ers have been engaged in the harverting
OF the crop. We hear that a few trans
actions have taken place in this locality
of the 1904 crop, but have not learned
the figures yet. We hope that in every
case enough cash has been passed to
hold the buyer as we'll as the seller. At
least ten per cent of the value of the
crop should be advanced; So or S25 does
not really bind the dealer, but if the
grower is not bound he will be man
who has lots of sand, or one who under
stands the law points. Correspondents
report from Con way, Mass: "The to-
bacco crop is coming in fine and taking
up more room than usual; quite mum
Der of the growers find that they have
not room enough and have to draw it a
mile to get it into barns not in use.
Every one reports that this crop is the
best that has been raised in years"
East Whately, Mass: Tobacco is being
harvested as fast as possible, and fine
crop, one of the best in the past ten
years. Not many are yet through cut
ting but all are engaged. ."-Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


The movement of buying the new crop
in the fields of Crawford and Vernon
counties that has been under way for
the past three weeks begins to show
some decline. Buyers fresh from the
field of operations estimate the amount
contracted for at fully three thousand
acres, equal to something above 10000
boxes of packed leaf. This section is
growing not far from 5000 acres the
present season, and deducting thous-
and or more acres as damaged by hail as
outside of market considerations, and
about one-half the acreage is accounted
for. The efforts of the buyers have been
directed towards securing the earliest
and most forward crops, and especially
the valley tobacco that invariably yields
the large, spready, thin leaf that has
given to this section it's reputation. So
the situation, as expressed by one dealer,
is that half the passably good tobacco
and about all the fine crops in that dis
trlct are already under control. Another
evidence of the correctness of this asser-
ton is that buyers who have been riding
continuously for some time are returning
home all confirming the opinion. There
is considerable late tobacco in that Sec
ton yet to mature but as prices have
been fixed around 10 cent figure it is
no longer an attractive field to operate
in. Of the amount sold, local dealers of
Vernon county are believed to hold con-
tracts for nearly one-half the amount
purchased; others are NJ. L. Carrier for
A. Cohn & Co., G. F. Mabbett for Pretz-
field & Co., Ell. w. Child, Mcintosh Bros,
Barnard & Wilder, A. Jenson, Thos. Ell
lingson for Eisenlohr Bros, John Bowan
for L. w. Scott, Nels Nelson and A. L.
Mcintosh.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1904-09-09

Some big stories are told of the size of
the valley tobacco now being harvested
in the Vernon county section by buyers
recently operating there. One dealer
who carries a pocket rule frequently
measured leaves 26 inches wide and too
long for the ordinary case. Another
tells of looking for grower in half
acrel patch and the tobacco was so tall
he cpuld not find him. Still another
tells of interviewing a grower with a
view of buying his crop and suggested
that he would like to look over the grow
ing field. The farmer pointed in the
direction of the field, saying, "You may
60 down and walk around the outside as
much as you like, but you can not go
into the field for fear you will break
some Of the leaves" 1t is generally con-
ceded that the early valley crops have
developed into the largest leaf ever pro-
duced in this section. Early transplant
ing, followed by frequent rains, produced
an enormous growth. The plant con-
tains more gum and will yield heavier
cured leaf than in former years, and
hence buyers are confident it is less
liable to damage in the cure. Three
quarters of the crop under contract is
already harvested.