The Hawaiian gazette., 1905-12-15

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~ Havana Wrappers in The United
states. without the duiy Of nst PEI
pound specific tax in addition 70 m
advaloffm duty a. from Be ~ taoo pei
pound That makes Havana wrappers
very valuable There is no duty be-
tween Hawaii and the mainland and
we manufacturers would be very glad
10 get the Hawaiian raised wrapper. u
being n perfect Havana wrapper IN
every particular IL makes a very fine
wrapper and II YOU have an expert
enced tobacco grower here TO cure ths
tobacco properly. you can raise a fine
article On the way ~ wrapper"
Does the crop require fertilization
was next asked.
"No The island soil Is very rich
and would not need fertilization for
many years After that It would have
to be fertilized."
How does the Hawaiian tobacco
compare with the imported Havana
product7"
In regard to that" said Mr.. Wright
the filler has not as fine a flavor as
has the Havana. IL Is a question
whether experienced tobacco grow
ers would not be able to produce
very similar flavor I'm time, as you
have the advantage of the tropical
climate
Would there be market for Ha-
wailan tobacco?"
"As to that" said the Seattle manu-
facturer, the market is very good at
present. In fact there is always n
good market for good filters and wrap
pers for making cigars To get Hava-
ma wrappers we have a big duty to pay
and such a grade as Hawaii produces
would sell quickly The most essen
tial thing about a tobacco is the burn
how it burns. All the tobacco / have
tested i'm Hawaii has an excellent burn.
Its excellent burning qualities show
that the Hawaiian soil is adopted to
growing tobacco and this is a very
essential point
Il think" said Mr.. Wright that
Mr.. Smith Is entitled to a great deal
of credit for having brought tobacco
up to the point he has and that he is
to be complimented upon having pro-
duced so superior an article. II is now
up to the public here to obtain an eX-
pert grower and go into the matter in
a practical manner. The station will
always be ready to help any such !
am sure. Mr.. Smith will be ready to
look at land or to do anything else
necessary to promote tobacco culture"
what about pests?"
"There are pests on tobacco, OF
course, but in Hawaii there are less of
them than in either Cuba or the con-
tinent Money is going to be made in
the tobacco industry here. / am sure"
Through the kindness of Mr.. Smith"
continued Mr.. Wright, II am taking
home $50 pounds of tobacco grown in
Hawaii at the experiment farm, and
will make the product up into cigars
which have already sold to the local
wholesale and retail cigar man, Mr.. Il.
j. Fitzpatrick of Fort street. These
cigars will be made largely of Hawai-
ian tobacco mixed with the finest quail
ity of imported Havana and they will
be put up under his special brand and |
will be one of the best cigars ever sent
to Hawaii. This lot will probably make
up about five to six thousand cigars"
Mr.. Wright leaves on the Miowera
today for his home in Seattle taking |
with him the tobacco purchased here |