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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
New Equity Warehouse.

A new tobacco warehouse, the first
ever bnilt by the American Society of
Equity, with Equity capital. promoted
by the enterprise of the association and
devoted strictly to the business of the
organization, was opened auspiciously at
Narrows, KY, Oh Thursday, November
18th. 1t is reported as being a substan-
tial structure, 100 feet long, 80 feet wide,
and three stories and basement. The
members of the society in Ohio county
have built three redrying houses for
handling and redrying their pooled to-
bacco, and each will be in charge Of Mr.,
S. B. Lee, Of Owensboro, KY. Ware
houses at Fordsville and Magan are in
process of construction, but are not yet
far enough advanced 10 receive tobacco.
The work is being pushed with energy,
according to the latest reports from
those places.
The new warehouse at Narrows was
opened with eclat, and a dinner was
served for nearly two hundred people,
after which speeches were made by
prominent tobacco men. The first load
of tobacco to be brought to the ware
house weighed 1870 pounds, and was the
property of E. G. Miles.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
NEW YORK. Nov. 2l. 1905

The market has been quieter than for
some weeks past and, as usual at this
time of the year, tt ade seems to be drop
ping off. The manufacturers with few
exceptions have supplied themselves for
some time to come. Wisconsin has fig
ured in most of the transactions that
have taken place, though there has been
some little dealing in all kinds of old
goods.
Sumatra. In this type there is still
some business. although it is not SO brisk
as a few weeks ago.
Havana.-The same strong demand for
Havana tobacco continues, but there is
nothing in the market with which to
supply it, and consequently transactions
are few and involve small quantities. =
Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
New York.
NEW YORK, Nov. "a, 1906.

new 1OIks
NEW YORK. Nov. "a, 1906.
Rather earlier than usual the market
seems to be slackening up this year The
selling season has evidently spent it's
force for 1906. OF course, it could not
be expected that the rush in the market
could hold out continuously without the
least break. The chief factories in the
country must have loaded up during the
past few months with supply for a
years consumption, and most of them
are actually too busy to have any spare
time for replenishing stock. Besides
credit systems have to be regarded and
outstanding obligations at least in part
satisfied before new ones can be entered
into. These are some of the natural
causes that are for the present curtailing
the hitherto strenuous activity of the
market. But trading has by no means
stopped altogether and what is rather
lightly termed now as dullness was in
former years considered a seasonable
activity. There is as yet not the least
sign perceptible of downward move
ment in values. The prices of all types
are as firm and stiff as at the height of
the season. VI o..
While local cigar factories are still ex
ceedingly busy, there are some slight in
dications that the end of the boom is in
sight. Manufacturers, it is true, are still
far behind in their orders and it will be
many long day before they can get
abreast Of them. But within the past
week or so new orders have not been
flowing in in such large quantities as
hitherto, so that there is reason to be-
lieve that the boom has passed it's ze-
NTH and has begun to travel tee down
ward grade. This opinion, 1T is true, is
based on the reports of comparatively
small mum Der of the manufacturers, and
in many factories, it is stated, that no
signs of falling off have manifested
themselves. However, it is only natural
that the rush should slacken about this
time, especially as it began unusually
early and was exceptionally intense. A
good deal of more or less definite talk is
heard about general advance IN cigar
prices.--Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDeBRToN, WIS, Nov. 80, 1906,

A season of casing weather early in
the week that put the hanging tobacco
in nearly ideal condition for removing
from the curing sheds gives new i'm
petus to the tobacco situation in the
state. Enough of the crop has been
taken from the poles to make stripping
general and ensure the starting of ware
house handling early in December. A
few packers viii commence to receive
their purchases the coming week and
from then on it is expected deliveries
will be ample for the needs of the ware
houses.
Some riding is being done since the
tobacco came into case and the few re-
naming remnants of she crop gathered
in when satisfactory terms can be agreed
upon. The prices are we'll maintained
as indicated by the following:
W." "F'astahl, l0a at 1880.
arg, la at 1896.
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30

NOWHERE in the United States have
good roads been built to any extent
where the total cost has been borne by
the farmers themselves. Some such
means as state or county aid has been
necessary to get the movement started
so that people will build good roads, but
after once started they have almost al
ways gone much farther than state aid
could allow. The actual situation in
Wisconsin with regard to money for state
aid is different from that in any other
state in the Union. This year (le06l the
taxes levied by the state are the school
taxes, the taxes upon railroads, and Ii
cense fees which other corporations paid
into the state treasury. OF this revenue
there is returned to the towns and cities
of the state more money in the shape OF
aid for schools than the districts them
selves have raised and turned into the
state. In other words, the state has lev
led certain amount for school purposes
which it has returned to the school dis
tricts, together with certain money which
it has levied upon the railroads and 9TH
er corporations The money left from
the corporation fees and railroad taxes,
after deducting the sums returned to
the towns for school purposes, is suffic
lent to provide large reserve in the
treasury for the purpose of building the
new capitol and all ordinary state ex
penses. Therefore if the state chose to
appropriate money in road building, such
money would be in effect gift to the
towns. They would have this much in
addition to what they might raise by
taxing themselves. As far as known, in
no other state is this situation possible.
in which state aid can be granted without
costing the people themselves one ceLt
in taxes. From this statement of con-
ditions it is at once evident that the peo-
lent opportunity if they do not demand
Of their legislators that laws be passed
adopting the plan Of State Aid in this
state.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
M1AM1sBuRG, O., Nov. 81, 1906.

The warm, rainy weather of Tuesday
and Wednesday brought tobacco hang
ing in the sheds into case and farmers
Immediately got busy. Thirty to fifty
per cent. of the hanging tobacco, it is
said, has been taken down. This will
mean busy days for the farmers and en-
able them to get their tobacco stripped
early in the season, and this is a desira-
BILE condition of affairs.-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
Saldw1nsvflIe, N. Y.

Growers have taken advantage of the
recent moist weather and a considerable
amount of tobacco has been taken down.
A few sales have been reported. Ga
Zette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


An all-day rain on Sunday accom-
panied by warm temperature brought
the hanging tobacco into first-class case
over the greater portion of the growing
sections of this state and farmers have
not been negligent in embracing the op-
portunity to remove their crops from
the sheds and start the work of strip
ping. Some portion of the crop on al
most every farm has been taken down
and all could easily come out of the
sheds were the growers prepared to take
immediate care of it, for the condition of
the leaf was about as near right as is
often obtained at this season of the year.
1t means busy times now for the coming
few weeks until the tobacco is safely
placed in the bundle. The dealers. too,
can now go ahead with their arEe""ev
ments for am early starting @ W:
handling, with assurance tina E%
be sufficient tobacco ready f.
to keep their help steadily
during the season. The startine,. .no
warehouses in December means n: n to
the laboring class in the tobacco handl-
ing towns, for long seasons work is in
waiting. The early delivery of the crop
and the letting loose of tobacco money
before the holidays will certainly bright
en- up trade in these localities and bring
Christmas cheer to many families.
~
The timely coming of casing weather
gives the growers chance to get down
their tobacco and make selections of
samples to be shown in the contest for
$500 in prizes offered by the Growers
and Dealers association at their annual
convention at Madison Dec. 5th and 9th.
The conditions are right for large at
tendance at this convention and most
spirited contest for the prizes. A splen-
did program has been arranged of topics
that will interest and instruct the grow
ers and it will be we'll worth the time of
every progressive tobacco farmer to be
present at this convention. Come pre-
pared to take part in the proceedings
and help make the association a means
for disseminating useful information to
all employed in the trade. A mingling
81 farmers and dealers aud asfree ex
change of ideas and methods cannot but
be beneficial to all concerned. Remem-
ber the date, Dec. 5th and 9Th.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30
A few small transa.ulol

A few small transa..lol u-....
are reported, but generally speaking,
business is quiet among packers.
The shipments out of storage reach
about 400 cases for the week to all points
from this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30

Few of the industries of this country
have shown greater increase during
the past twenty five years than that of
tobacco manufacturers. The Census
Bureau has just issued bulletin cover
ing this subject, which shows some sur
prising figures. 1t shows that in 1880
there were 7,l45 cigar, cigarette and to-
bacco factories in the country, the total
capital of which summed up S21 698, $40,
with an annual output amounting in
value to S63,979,575. At the same time
there were Sc, ,297 men employed whose
annual wages amounted to SIS, ,464 562.
By 1900 the industries had increased to
1886 establishments. employing S59,-
517,827 in capital, $1,000 wage earners,
who received s36, ,475O60 for their labor,
and who turned out products valued at
Sl29, ,693. .275, an increase OF over 100 per
cent. in five years. In 1905, the last
year to which the bulletin is devoted,
the figures were as follows: ln the ci-
gar and tobacco industries there were
1886 factories in operation, as compar-
ed with 7,145 in 1880. The value of their
products was S2l4 ,350, 600, which is near
ly four times as much as it was twenty
five years ago. The capital employed in
the factories ia 1905 is estimated at $145,-
135, ,945, as compared with the S2l $780,
$40 in 1880. The wage earDers during
the quarter of century had increased
to 134.4l8, and their earnings aggregated
$55.864, ,97S. There were, besides, in
1905, 433 establishments engaged in the
chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff
industries, turning out goods valued at
SIG, ,767 $50, which was more than double
the amount in 1880. In this branch OF
the industry there we're 23,99O wage
earners. These are wonderful figures,
especially when we consider tobacco in
all its forms to be luxury and not ne
cessity, but it demonstrates that our de-
mand for Injuries increases as fast, and,
perhaps, faster, than that for actual me-
cessities. This is largely owing to the
high wages that have been the rule in
recent years, which put it into the power
OF the poor man even 70 indulge IN the
things which under less prosperous cir
cuDstances he could not do.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-11-30

The November Crop Reporter, issued
by the agricultural department, places
the average yield of the 1906 Wisconsin
tobacco crop at 1875 pounds per acre
and the quality at:97 per cent; that of 1905
at 1870 pounds, and 1904 at 1882 pounds.
The average yield for ten years past is
put at 1915 pounds. The apparent short
age in this years yield is doubtless due
to the thinness of the leaf for it is we'll
known that the growth was full larger
than usual. OF course these are ap.
proximate estimates of correspondents.
AS soon as deliveries are made we shall
know to greater certainty how accur-
ate they are An interesting fact to be
gathered from these statistics is that the
cigar leaf producing states has much the
greater yield per acre, and both the New
England and Pennsylvania section is
placed ahead of Wisconsin. The aver
age yield of the whole tobacco growing
area of the United States is only 1856
pounds per acre.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07

for any country; the ladies eX-
hidit department, and TO those
inclined that way, good speech.
es to be listened to under the
speakers pavilion In fact at
no former Reunion has there
been better array Of talent in
the speaking line than at this
one and for the success of this
feature the thanks of our people
is Largely due TO Judge Cyrus
Eakman who had charge Of this
portion Of the program. The
orators for this day were Pres.
S. p. Brooks of Baylor Universe
ty, in the morning and Hon. Aft
Rector, a prominent lawyer of
Marshal, Missouri, followed by
Hon. j. II. Bowman, of Amarillo,
in the evening.
President Brooks address was
such as one would naturally ex-
pect from a scholar Of his rank
and while the occasion and old
soldier boys were not overlooked
the major portion OF his speech
was given to educational and
commercial questions-matters
which are now in the form of
public discussion. In addition
to many good ideas Mr.. Brooks
left a fine impression on his
hearers.
Hon. Alf Rector announced
himself as Virginian by birth.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07
Detailed for Baptism.

During the civil war the late
Colonel Gabe Bouck organized a
regiment which he controlled
as a dictator 1t was while the
army was resting after Colonel
Gabe's first campaign that an
itinerant evangelist wandered
into camp and approaching the
colonel, asked if he was the
commanding officer
ugh" snorted "Old Gabe, F"
as be was affectionately called.
What do you WANT"
81 am a humble servant of
the Lord endeavoring to save
the souls Of the unfortunate. |
have just left the camp Of the
til Massachusetts,, where |
was instrumental in leading
eight men INTO paths OF right
eousuess. "
"Adjutant, " Numbered Colo
mel Bouck after a moments
pause, detail ten men for hap.
tism! No Massachusetts regi.
ment shall beat mine for
piety"-Everybody
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07

a Missourian by adoption, law
yer by profession, Democrat
politically and shouting Meth
odist religiously. He also said
that prior to coming here he
had thought Missouri the best
place with the best people on
earth, but that now after being
"shown" he stood ready to ad
init that the Plains made even a
better showing than did old
Missouri and that he would come
here as soon as possible. Mr.,
Rector has good voice and
is a fluent, forceful speaker and
he had little trouble IN holding
his audience for about one and
a halt hours while he dwelt upon
timely themes which not only in
terested the old soldiers but all
present.
Representative Bowman followed
Mr. Rector. His speech was full of
southern sentiment and particularly
to our country's heroes,
those who wore the gray and at
tested southern chivalry on many
well fought field and against fear
full odds and and those too, the
mothers, wives, sisters and sweet
hearts who remained at home and
made the long continued Southern
stand possible. Mr.. Bowman'S
ideas are good and he clothes them
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Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07
STOCK AND ACRICUL TURAL EXHIBITS
The Old Soldiers Unanimously Agree to Stay With
Us and Have it all Over Again in 1907.

since its institution and knows
it from the beginning"
81 tell you he said, I'm
glad to get back here. You have
this whole speakers arbor full
of people, all right. But that
ism t enough. want everybody
in Canyon to come out here, and
everybody to crowd around be
cause | want to tell them what
4 good time | have in Canyon.
Il have been to lots of re
unions but the best reunion this
old sinner ever attended was
right here in Canyon City.
There isn't a town that can do
better than Canyon City. Some
towns do more, but none do bet
ter. 1t is the greatest pleasure
of my life to attend these re
unions.
you know | tell the people
that just take my meals at
Hillsboro and that | live here at
Canyon. Some one asked my
wife the other day if | was com
ing to the reunion this year.
Yes he's coming" she said If
he isn't there you'll know he is
dead, that's all"
"Of course we are proud Of
the uniform of gray. That ;
why we are here, now. That 5
why we marched away in '6l
back there in Virginia, and even
out of the ignorant part OF the
state where | came from, West
Virginia. If any man here isn't
as proud Of the gray as ne was
then, and prouder, | want him
to get up and go to Van ZaDdt
county.
"Whenever l think of the
plains, I'm always troubled with
breaking out at the mouth, |
want to invite the whole state
here. You have the best men,
there are, and the prettiest mar
ried women, and the prettiest
girls. We are here to have
good time with you, that's all.
"Thank YOU"
Aside from the welcome dd-
dress by Rev. A. B. Haynes and
the response by Capt. Bobbitt,
the only speaker on the first day
was Hon. NJ. p. Midklff of Gains
vile. This gentleman is an or
ator the equal, perhaps, of any
in the state and his address,
to the occasiona nd TEEN
ing with thoughts dear to every
SOuthener, was one of the very
best ever delivered in Canyon
City. He held the close atten-
ton Of his vast audience all the |
way along and at the conclusion
of his speech the cold Vets"
and also many others tumbled
over one another to shake his |
hand in congratulations.
The second day witnessed |
fully twice as many people on
the grounds as on the opening.
There was "broncho busting" in
The morning, base ball in the
evening and shows to go to all
he time. There was the agri-
cultural exhibit, fine showing
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07

The News will not say that
the Reunion just past was the
best one ever held in Canyon
City, but it will say that it was
as good as the best. There was
present people from almost all
over these United States. Am
arillo furnished a large attend
ance, Hereford was there in
numbers and almost every town
and county on the plains was
represented to some extent. 1t
was a Jolly, good-uatured crowd
all the way through and one of
the best behaved The News man
has ever seen.
Speaking of the opening
scenes, The Daily Panhandle,
published at Amarillo, said:
Under the smiling skies of a
perfect Panhandle August day,
aud with Canyon City giving the
glad hand to guest, two thous
and people enjoyed the hr>. day
yesterday. There were speech
es IN the pavilion, broucho
bus ting in front of the grand
stand, and rafting good ball
game on the field. There was
martial music from the Canyon
City band. and fifty seven va,
rleu from merry go-round pop
corn wagons, and the small boy
with the large whistle. There
was red lemonade, pink lemon
ade, and chewing gum. There
was acknowledged chicken that
grew on the south plains, and
watermelons that would bring
the serpent TO the colnred Eden.
But most CT all there was a
healthy hearty happy Panhan-
die crowd, old men, young men,
babies, ladies, and pretty girls
a Panhandle crowd out for d
good time and having it,"
The cold Boys "
IF there was anything in the
plains country that veterans
wanted aud didn't get it was
owing to the fact that
Canyon hadn't thought of it and
the "old boys" hadn't asked for
it, They are keenly alive to the
joys Of life, these boys of '63,
and 40 town could entertain
more gracious guests. 1t seems
to be the constant effort Of every
one to show these veterans some
hospitality and to render them
some favor. Perhaps this is
only tribute to the great deeds
Of men which these comrades re-
call But when one sees the
courtly grace and old time cour-
tesy, with which these gentle
men of the old regime express
their appreciation, it is not sur
prising that the younger gener
alton delights to do them honor.
Capt. BObbitt Hands
Out Flowers
THE spirit of the gathering |
vas well voiced by Captain J. T. |
3obbitt when he answered Rev. |
haynes address Of welcome.
capt. Bobbitt is as he explained,
stopping at Hillsboro. He
las presided over the reunion
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All kinds of Racket Goods,
School Supplies and Confection-
cry at Wilson 5. Try US.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07
Capt. BObbitt Hands
Out Flowers

THE spirit of the gathering
was well voiced by Captain J. T.
Bobbitt when he answered Rev.
Haynes address Of welcome.
Capt. Bobbitt is as he explained,
stopping at Hillsboro. J." He
has presided over the reunion
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07
SEVENTH ANNUAL REUNION.

Over a Hundred Old Confederates
Present==Big Crowd, Fine Speak
ing, Baseball, Wild Horse Rid
ing, Balloon Ascension and a
World of other Amusements==
Everybody has a Good Time.
Canyon City news. (Canyon City, Tex.) 1903-1908, 1906-09-07

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Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-03-23

Ringer and Wind.

Making a ''ringer" in the pitching of
quoit& must have been part of the
training which made the English long
3,owmen so terrible in siege that, by
She wind" they could send up Il deadly
Hol!oy at the exact angle to drop their
arrows with destructive force into the
Zlcart OF a beleaguered city, Getting ''thc
lay Of the wind is the first thing to be
learned in the noble art of pitching horse
s-lto.s If the wind be contrary, the
4,icrst calculations as to everything else
zytIi be in vain. 1t is only supreme
saaster of the game, Il dazzling genius in
IT'S mathematics, who can play against
ahe wind; that is to say. one who, if the
wind be from the east. can, by throwing
at exactly that degree of an ob!Que angle
Iipeded to make it meet the wind full at
Ihn point opposite the goal, may hope to
Yare Il carried to the right spot.-St.
ouiS Globe Democrat.
Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1906-03-23
The Unexpected.

'Did you hear the story about th{
Plympton farm with the mortgage
down Hardscrabble way?
mo"
"Well, the old farm has been in
Plympton family more than ninety y,
and they worked it for ali there wa
it. Old Eben Plympton put mort
on it and handed it down to his
Silas. And Silas died and left the n
gage to his widow. The widow got
note renewed from time to time,
struggled along year after year.
son Jack ran away from home Whel
was sixteen ard then the widow st
gled along alone. Finally the hode
the mortgage wouldn't renew again.
the widow had no money, and fiji
the day the note fell due came 70
Then what do you suppose happen
THE widows son came home,
course, and paid off the debt" .
mo, he didn't. The holder of
mortgage came round and asked for
money. The widow sighed and
You'll have to take the farm. The
shuddered. He knew the farm.
you don'tn he yelled. I'd sooner
the blamed mortgage than take,
measly old farm for gift, by gum.
did he burn it,"
"He did, Cleveland Plain Dealer