The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1905-03-24
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The agricultural department has pre-
sented figures showing the acreage pro-
ductlon and value of the tobacco crop of
the country for the. years 1900 and 1901,
supplementing the last census returns of
1899. These figures place Wisconsin at
the head of the list of cigar tobacco
growing states, both in amount of pro-
duction and value. Of the 1900 crop
30, ,65l acres are reported averaging 1400
pounds per acre and valued at Sc, 1851, ,72O.
In 1901 3S,73S acres are given, yielding
1904 pounds per acre and valued at
81, ,054, $3.50. The bureau of statistics,
however, does not vouch for the absolute
correctness of the figures.
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In the opinion of the u. S. Tobacco
Journal, "a most prosperous career
would be assured to- the tobacco trade
and cigar industry if present conditions
good fortune does not seem to be in
store. For not only is the Philippine
question sure to be revived, but tariff
tinkering is also on the program of the
next congress. True, the Curtis bill is
dead for the time being, but Secretary
Taft's hobby is by no means mummified.
Our honorable secretary of war has
planned to fortify not only himself in his
implacable attitude against the interests
OF the American tobacco trade and cigar
industry with new inspiration on his Wis.,
it 20 the Philippine Islands in July, but
also to impart his confessed prejudices
to The members of the ways and means
committee who are to accompany him on
the proposed junketing trip at the ex-
pense OF the American taxpayers. And
during the time our honorable secretary
of war will set the whole Philippine gov
ernment in motion to instill this preju-
dice into our American legislators, the
senate finance committee will hold ses-
sions in this country to gather material
for revision of the tariff, or as it is
euphoniously called, re-adjustment of
rates."
So the Journal is now for peace.
There is no longer heard in it's columns
any loud demand fe educed duties on
Sumatra or uniform rates on all tobaccos
or anything of that sort. We are very
glad to know that this journal has con-
cluded that what the trade needs most
is to be let alone.
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One of the commonest fallacies on the
part of the smoking public is that the
color of cigar wrapper indicates it's
strength. Oscuro or maduro is popular
ly regarded as being very strong and
claro as mild and weak. Nothing is fur
ther from the truth. The strength of a
cigar depends upon the quality and
moisture of the filler, and is altogether
independent of the wrapper. Occasion
ally maduro is so mild as to be insipid
and claro so strong as to make the
head swim. The mildest filler is dry,
papery and light colored. The strongest
filler is moist, feshy and dark colored.
The strength of cigar depends also up
on it's size, or rather it's thickness. When
it is narrow, like pantella, the combus
tion is perfect, and almost no essential
oil is produced. On the other hand, a
thick cigar, like breva especially when
rolled too light, burns slowly and gener-
ates much essential oil, AS the fire ap-
proaches the mouth, these oils are driv-
en- into the smoke, which grows very
strong and rank.
Jerome of New York, served two de-
H. H.
ny, American Cigar Company, Contiaen-
tai Tobacco Company and the American
Tobacco Company quiring them to pay
over to him in the one case the sum of
$142,O0O and in the other the sum of
S145,O0O which the district attorney
claims is forfeited to the people of the
state for the benefit of the poor of the
county, and the district attorney has now
begun suits in both cases on behalf of
the people of the state against the above
named companies to recover the above
sums aggregating in the two suits $751;
900. These sensational suits are the
outcome of the decision last fall by the
Court of Appeals that the Florodora
Tag Company's prize offering was an IL
legal lottery scheme. And the suits
have been instituted under Section g.,
Article 32 of the Penal Code, which pro-
vides that all prizes offered for distribu-
tion in unlawful lottery are to be for
feited to the people and may be distrib
uted by the district attorney to the poor
of the county.
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The outfit of one of the largest shade
growing enterprises in the Connecticut
valley, that ended in failure, was sold at
auction recently to close up receiver
ship. The land, barns and frames of the
defunct U. s. Sumatra Tobacco Co. at
Windsor Locks was sold to Albert
Graves of Massachusetts for $500. G.
L. Tuttle and George A. Thompson of
Connecticut both bid on the property.
Mr.. Graves owns plantation adjoining
the Sumatra Co. tract. His holdings of
tobacco lands now aggregate 300 acres.
The U. S. Sumatra Go. was organized in
1901, capitalized at s5O0,OOO. Some s45,-
600 was spent in fitting up the planta-
ton. The company operated about $50
acres.
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