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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Markets

In some of the more important tobac<
CO towns of the Connecticut and Housa-
tonic valleys the 06 crop is now being
delivered at warehouses. All late sales
have not been particularly numerous
yet crops have been picked up here and
there. 1t seems that the market is re-
solving into a waiting game, each side
trying to wear out the other. Growers
in Suffield, Enfield, Hatfield and other
important tobacco towns are in the most
part asking % to 25c per pound in the
bundle for choice crops, while buyers
seem unwilling to give above 18 @ Zoe.
Considerable business transacted in
Westfield of late at IA to Zoe. Compare
lively little is doing in broadleaf as far
as can be learned. The following ex-
tracts from correspcndents' returns in
dicate the latest news in regard to the
New England tobacco situation.
East Hartford-lt is reported that to-
baccO growers are showing more activity.
That good prices are to be paid for the
crop is borne out by the fact that one
buyer this week went to look at crop
four times for which the grower asked
35c. This indicates that the buyer is
anxious for the crop. Two sales at good
prices are said to have already taken
place at South Windsor.
Kent-The Housatonic valley certain
ly has a fine crop this year. Tobacco
made excellent growth and there has
been no sweat to speak Of We have had
two excellent damps so the crop is near
ly all stripped. There have been no
sales of tobacco lately for the reason it
was nearly all bought some time ago at
from Is to l6c; perhaps some fine crops
went at from II to 18c. | think on the
whole it is fine crop. Most all the to-
bacco in kent is down and stripped;
certainly three-fourths of it. Most all
the warehouses in New Milford are as
sorting tobacco; began last week. shall
start asserting this week with about %
men. Have about 400 cases bought at
good big prices. / think the crop is
bought up closer in Kent than in other
towns.
Windsor Locks Growers are firm in
their views as to the worth of the '06
crop and are disposed to hold. Recent
seasonable weather conditions were TAX
en- advantage of to get down more crops
from the poles in the sheds and strip in
preparation for the sorting and sweating.
There have been several sales herea bouts
but not large proportion of the crop
has changed hands. Prices have ranged
20 to 26c per pound assorted, but it ap-
pears that an agreement has been made
by some of the buyers to squeeze down
to 20c.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
Leaf Dealers Will Take Notice.

Following is the text of an order issued
by Collector j. G. Monahan, of the Sec
ond district of Wisconsin, to dealers in
leaf tobacco:
Under ruling of the commissioner
of internal revenue certificate of regis
try as dealer in leaf tobacco and record
must be maintained at every warehouse
in this district.
agents of dealers in leaf tobacco,
whose principal place of business is To-
Gated outside of the district land who
heretofore have qualified at their main
office will at once notify their principals
of the new requirements, which will be-
come effective January l, 1907. Failure
to qualify as above noted on or before
that date at each warehouse, in this dis
trict, where tobacco is received, stored
or shipped, will be met with prompt
inhiction of the penalties imposed by law.
Dealers within the district who main
tain several warehouses within the dis
trict must also qualify at each warehouse
on or before January l, 1907, and main
tain record at each house."
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14

of hustle is still generally prevalent in
the industry, but most of the factories
are gradually catching up on their or
ders, and in few weeks manufacturer
may again be able to lean back in his
chair and take certain view of the sit
uation. AS yet, of course, anything like
immediate deliveries are out of the ques-
tion and factories are instructing their
travelling men to accept no orders save
for delivery after the New Year. To
such orders, however, factories are be-
ginning to turn their attention, the bulk
of the holiday demand having been sat
isfied. That the season has been an ex-
traordinary busy one is proved by the
government figures for the month of Oc-
tober, which show an enormous increase
in the cigar output as against the cor
responding month of the preceding year.
Doubtless the November figures will tell
a like tale, especially as in that month
large proportion of deliveries must have
been made on the orders booked in it's
predecessor. Prices for the most part
remain unchanged, but the advances
that are continually being made on GER
tain brands and sizes are evidence of the
upward tendency of the market. jour
nal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14

Philippine tobacco as proposed in the
Payne bill now pending in congress.
The convention also adopted resolu-
lions urging the congressional delegation
of Wisconsin to use their best efforts to
induce the federal government to de-
vote part of the appropriation for the
try to experimental work in this state,
asking the state legislature for an an
nual appropriation of ST. 900 for the as
sociation, urging tobacco growers to use
pure Havana seed and directing the
officers to incorporate the association.
Officers for the ensuing year were
elected as follows: President. John M.
Estes, Stoughton; Secretary, A. L. Fish
or, Janesville; Treasurer, F. w. Coon,
Edgerton. Secretary Fisher was ap-
pointed chairman of the legislative COM
mittee. President Estes was authorized
to appoint an advisory committee of
three.
Everett Fisher of GAINESVILLE was
awarded the prize of $40 for the best
paper on the growing of tobacco plants.
Former State Railroad Commissioner
Alley Peterson of Soldiers Grove was
awarded the sweepstakes prize of $25 for
the best ten pound sample of cigar leaf
exhibited. Other prize winners were as
follows:
North and west of Wisconsin river-Best ten
pound sample of cigar leaf, Nels Fosdal, La
FARCE S25; second best sample, j. G. Gald, Sol
diers Grove $50; third best sample, Jerry
O'Leary, Readstown, SIS; fourth best sample
w. W. Powell Victory, $40; fifth best sample.
James Maiben, ReadStown, S..
South and east of Wisconsin river-BeSt ten
pound sample of cigar leaf, K. H. Teisberg
Cottage Grove, S25; second best sample, A Ell
lingson, Evansville, $40; third best sample
John Jarlsberg Cambridge S15 fourth best
sample, A. G. Ellickson, Arlington, $40; fifth
best sample, G. " Nordle, ROckdale, So
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14

LAuCHsG6rs
LANCASTER, PA, Dec. 1, 1906.

LANCASTER, PA, Dec. 4, 1906.
The local leaf tobacco packers report
business at standstill the past week,
and say they have no expectation of a
renewal of trade before the first of Janu-
airy, until the holiday season ends, in
fact. They say, further, that they be-
lieve that the growers who still hold
their crops will lower their demands for
their goods at that time, placing them at
figures where packers can afford to buy.
Stripping is going on at lively rate,
and several growers have delivered
goods. So far as can be judged, the to-
bacco is of a superior quality, and it may
be doubted whether the growers who,
still hold tobacco will let it 90 at less
price than they have been demanding
Is and Is cents pound through. 1t is.
estimated that about 25 per cent. Of the,
new crop remains in the hands of the
growers.
For some reason or other the packers
have of late been offered lower prices for
their 1905 goods than were offered two
months ago, and we have heard of no 90
cent a pound sales lately. Most have
been made at 1S1s and 19 cents.-New
Era,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDaERToN, WIS, Dec. IA, 19Gt

NDGERTON, w Ao., 1CC' Ii, LOoo
Interest in tobacco matters is now
conferred very largely in the receiving
and handling of the crop at the ware
houses. So much of the crop is now
stripped and ready for delivery that
packers can safely rely upon securing
abundant stock to keep their warehouses
steadily in operation. The tobacco has
been delivered quite freely during the
week in this market and is coming very
generally in such satisfactory condition
that but few complaints are heard or
deductions asked for The crop, too, is
weighing out much better than was an
ticipated, in some instances crowding
1900 pounds per acre and bringing sur
prising money values. 1t is already cer-
tain the crop will yield the state consid
erable better than 5000 per acre and in
few instances close to $500 or even
more.
in this market at the firms of Spitzner,
Mcintosh Bros, A. Jenson & Sons, @. F.
Mabbett, j. M. Conway, E. M. Hubbell,
Eisenlohr Bros, Madden Bros and Pom
eroy & Pelton. Others are arranging to
start the coming week, while the Ameri-
can and the United have set the first
week in January as the date.
A few sales have taken place during
the week at former quotations. Two
GAINESVILLE buyers are reported to have
picked up 80 acres Wednesday in the
vicinity of Brodhead at Is to 16c, though
generally the buying movement is not
strong.
The trade in cured leaf has brought
no new developments worthy of mention.
The shipments out of storage amount
to about 300 cases for the week to all
points from this market.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
GAINESVILLE, WIS.,, Dec. IL, 1906.

Among the local warehouses to open
this week will be the S. Soverhill, It. e.
Welsh and L. B. Carle & Son esta ablish-
ments and they will all run at full Ca
pacity. Next Monday the f. S. Baines,
A. N. Jones and other warehouses will
open with large forces.
This is the earliest opening of the as
sorting season for several years, the re-
cent rains having enabled the growers
to strip the leaf month or more earlier
than usual.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-12-14
VJRooUA WIs. Dec. 4 1906.

It is estimated that two thirds of the
tobacco crop has been taken from the
sheds and is being stripped. Some de-
lveries have been made to dealers in
this city already = in fact enough of the
bundle goods has been received at the
Bekkedal- Hazen house to insure steady
run and they will open up for the sea-
sons work Monday The other houses
will also commence work soon. Censor.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
SENATE TO HAVE
RATE BILL SOON
HOUSE MEASURE DISGUISED pY
rHr COMMITTEE
AMENDMENTS Apr OFFERED
Expected, However, ThA, Majority
Report Will Recommend Very
rtp, changss4-raft Fears
Trouble In China,

washington, Feb. 10 The senate
commlttee on Interstate commerce. lrie
day Began consideration " The Hep.
burn rate bill, which paused the liouhe
Thursday. The measure ishow inadel be
basis Of legislation and has begn taken
up section by section. The day WIS Do
voted 10 the FIRST section, which de'
scrlbes the kind 81 transportation ~
which fhe act shall apply There wa
aulte d dlscusrlon in the committee Nv
10 whether express companies and Pull
man cars arc included vi this section.
also whether under the terms 81 The zoe.
ton railroads would not be- cpmre ied
~ transfer freight IN transit ~ The ~
ton Of the shipper, Several amendments
were suggested % meet objections raisei
by different senators II II generally
concedeS. that the Hepburn bill, WITH
only few ~ 3di1catI0ns, viii have ms
jority report when the committee votes
next Friday. The afDeDdments offered
came from members ~ the committee
believed 10 be opposed 10 the passaRe ~
the blll. Mono was offered by members
known 20 De friendly 10 The measure
Not one " tho amendments wiis voted
upon
Taft Sees Trouble In chira.
When Becrctary TAFT was before the
senate c0mmittee on approprla Inns,
which wa considering the urgent de-
ncisDey BIZ, he requested an appro-
pfiatlOn Of 100000 10 be ezDen led for
additional barracks and quarters for
the army ~ or near Manila. When
asked 81 " the necessity for this aD-
preparation, be stated that tbs situa.
ton IN China was such that u might
be- necessary ~ any time % send
troops there, and that II would be wise
10 have troops bsar ~ be- used for that
purpose, The committee dld not think
II sxDedlent ~ make the appropriation
~ this time The report Of the hear
lDgs when printed viii be referred 20
the committee on the Philippines, a. II
IN thought by gOBe senators that the
matter ~ Of such importance that the
committee on the Philippines should
take IL 40 and consider IL.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
PRAISE FOR ROCK Pile
It's Presence Said 70 Have Had Good
Effect On Loafers.

The Dotenee 81 tho rock pile ag a
factor In the work 0f the Associated
Charities OF oskaioosa was shown yGs
terday at meeting ~ the executive
and ward committees OF the Agsociat
"a Charities, held in the ofices on
South First street According 20 dc
statement made by Secretary John
pcndrey, the rock pile, together with
tho schooling given tho pauperized
Ioafcrg Of ogkaioosa last year by the
Associated Charities, has resulted in a
considerable decrease in tho number
Of appeals from babitual bcggara
"Tbe rock pile" said Secretary
Pendray, land the lesson that tho
dead,bcats learned last year have los
gened the work the Charities have
done for the present year, and more
over no one has suffered The Ioafcrs
who refuse 20 support their families
know that n they arc not careful t1ey
win have the rock pile furnish employ.
ment, and ~ served as something 70
keep them in the marrow path"
The report Of tho secretary showed
that tweBty.tbree needy and WORTHY
families we're helped during tie last
two weeks, the most 81 me wGrk has
been done among children who have
been furnished with shoes, oyershocs,
stockings and other necdfnl things.
the sick, TOO, have been helped, but
The gbiftless grOwn,uDs have been, a.
hey WIN be, left 20 shift for them
selves,
the ward committees reported 70
The Associated committees tho condi'
ton Of the poor In their various dis-
trlctg,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
CASES ARE PITIFUL.
Wife Desertion Should Be Made
Punishable BY Law.

The attention Of the Associated
Charities was recently called 70 a
pitlabIe case Of wire dcsertioD. a
mother, sick and heartbroIgcD, was
forced by threatened starvation 10
apply for assistance. 1"c questions
that were put concerning her condi,
ton developed case OF heartlcss dc.
Sertlon. The mother and her two
sons we're IN sore distress. There
was not moutbful Of food In the
home, clothing was insufficient and
no fuel 10 be mad. The wife stated
that she knew where the husband and
father was and that he was making
day wages but that II was all spent
I'm rjotous living. The wife had sought
means Of compelling the husband 70
support the family but without, sue.
cess, and gne had been driven by
hunger 10 apply for food. The case
was carefully investigated and the
woman IN now receiving attention
from the charities and the county.
Secretary Pcndray rays ,nis is the
eighteenth case OF wife desertl0n
with which they have had 10 deal
since the organization Of the society.
The public generally does not hear OF
fbc cases. The wr0nged wife does
not tell the police. She makes ex'
cuses TO the neighbors n the absence
Of her husband IL noted and strug'
gIes alone against the Inevitable ~
long a. possible, Help must come
from some source and the charities
learn Of the trouble, About the only
cases that reach the public ear are
through applications for divorce in
the courts, and the cruelty and the
beartIessness Of the husband IL not
detailed.
Mr.. Pcndray advocates that wife
descrtion 30 taken up by the legisla'
tnre and made a punishable crime,
II ii q practice that IN becoming all
too common and should 10 dealt with
AZ The cases deserve,
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
wAsHlroroNs BIRTHDAY.

Thursday, February ~, being a 10
gal holiday set aside by the Postofice
Department and the same will be Oh
served by the employees Of the oska.
loosa postofiicc.
The schedule Of business for the
postofiice has been drawn up by Post
master Chss. v. HOFFMAN, and IL sub.
mitted Tor the guidance OF the patrons
OF the ONCE.
The money order department will
be closed oil day.
The registry department will be
closed all day.
The geneial delivery and stamp
window will be open from 0 n. m.
until 1900 m. and will remain closed
the balance Of the day,
City carriers will make one dew.
ery--Trlp No. /, commonly known
~ the morning business delivery
No residence deliveries. No after.
noon deliveries.
Tho morning collection in the bust.
ness district will DO made as usual
between B:46 and g:16.
The evening collection In business
district will DO made MS usual between.
2 and O'Clock.
The city Carriers window will be
open from Q a, m. til ~ IN.
In accordance with tho order OF the
Postmastcr.Gc General, rural letter car
rierg will also observe this day as o
holiday ana no delivery Of mail will
BIO made by them during the day. Pa,
irons will be accommodated az tho
Carriers, window between the hours
from 10 a. m. 20 ~ m.
The despatch OF mail deposited In
the once will receive tho same At.
tsntion ~ on any other day on the
year
chaS. " Hoffman,, p. NJ
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
BUSINESS WORLD
HAS CONFIDENCE
CONTINUED NATIONAL pRoePkai
lry 10 ANTICIPATED,
Little Idle Capacity Manufacturing
plante--Fsesall stocks Of Heavy.
weight Clothing Are stlll
Burdensome.

New York. Feb. iO.a-it q Dun q
Co, ia their weekly Review Of Trade,
says. "nlslnGution ~ heavy weight
wearing nppmcl, .nel and other sea.
ponable merchandise expanded rapidly
IN reppohse 10 the more normal tenn
perattire, but one weeRs business has
not depleted the accumulation Of last
month. and retail stocks OF these goods
are stll burdenaome. Reports are
much more satisfactory, however, ana
an impetus has been given IN whole
sale trade in spring dry goods and
other forward business depending upon
confidence in continued national pros
perity. Jobbins returns aud nianufac'
turing statements indicate little IDLE
capacity, the leading industrial plants
having added TO their already heavy
contracts on hand. Mercantile colec-
lions are prompt, as a rule. although
some extensions are asked. Commod-
ity prices are fairly steady no impor-
tant variations occurring during the
past week The only adverse develop
nent " the week was the legs pacife
news from the. coal fields, although o
strike may be prevented BY agreement
any time before April /.
Failures this week number 229 IN
the United states, against 25g last
year, ana 80 in Canada, with n year
ago"
Brodstreet's says: Reports as W
spring i0bbing trade are OF q very Ia
yorabie character, Gnd more seasonal
bic weather has stimulated some linee
OF retail trade. Shipments Of finished
products of manufacture are Of enor.
nous volume and mills are still pushed
10 MI orders previously booked. Rail
road earning returns indicate that
January was the most active ever ex'
perienced by the companies, gross re-
csipts showing a gain Of 20 per cent.
over las. year, very active period
likewise. Reports as 70 winter wheat
are satisfactory ~ q whole, Against
these favorable features are 10 be
cited me disquietIng influences Of pre-.
dictions and preparations for q general
coal strike, possibly inyolying 100000
men. Money IL easy and collections
range from only faly 20 good, accord
ingiy a. the section Of the country u
considered
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
ALMOST A MILLION
DAILY NuMnKH ~ GALLONS on
wArMH NECESSARY 70 eups
Ply 0skALoCeA.

Tho osheloDnn water company IA
nm institution ut which iha wtloiu city
should BE proud n IA ono 81 the
best plnnls of tho Mind IN The couns
ny hnd Under ita present systpm n
furnishing lts patrons with water
that leaves no room for complaint !.
The company liz giving service
that In entirely modern and equal 10
oil demanda made upon II, whether II
be Ia tho way OF emergencies, such
ns bad fifos, or IN the ordinary supply.
Ing Of water for the uses bf its pa.
irons,
Tho water 10 takcn from system
Of wells -four miles north OF the city
and tho supply has always proven
equal 10 any demands that have been
made upon II. Tho pumping capacity
of the station has never been able 70
exhaust tho supply
The water furnished IL OF nn excel.
lent quality for oil purposes and In
boilers gives q iess per cent OF boiler
ghaie than most OF water taken from
wells.
Tho amount OF water consumed or
pumped 10 tho city Of oSkalooBa last
season was enormous, showing tho
resources Of tho plant. Tho record Is
az follows:
NU..ar punnosd r,urtnn Nsar iona
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
WORK FOR THE NEEDY
Associated Charities Have More
Calls Than Can Be Filled.

John Pendray, secretary Of the A..
ISOLATED Charities, asks that business
men and citizens generally who have
work 70 be- done, viii kindly inform
him that he may distribute the work
to those deserving assistance and call
ing for employment.
Mr.. Pendray stated 70 q Herald re.
porter that the once o. the Charities
was rapidly becoming an employment
bureau But there are more appiica.
tons for work from people who are In
need Of work than there arc Jobs o.
work 10 be done. People come here
and apply for work VINO DO not aoDly
for other assistance. They say they
win be all right ~ they can just find
employment. Almost any kind Of
work is desired H0use cleaning and
domestic work Of all kinds, washing,
cleaning and sewing, Men ask for
any kind of work from ODD jobs 70
steady employment
II those who have need Tor q man
win call up the Associated Charities
phone, DIR. Pendray viii gladly lit
the work that ne may give II 10 those
VINO apply. The secretary IL in his Of,
fee regularly from ten.Cbirty IN The
morning % noon and from three 70
FIVE O'Clock.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
AppendleItls patIents.

Claude LaffeTty and 70. II. Shaw,
who were operated upon during the
week for Appendicitis, are more com
Portable today and their condition
shows marked Improvement IN all
ways.
little Mary somcryiIle, aged six
years, daughter OF Rev. ana Mrs. J.
w. Bonneville, was operated upon Sat,
nrday morning by Doctors Clark and
Rodgers for the same trouble. The
little girl has been very ~ for sons
time past and the operation This morn
Ing revealed oadIy diseated appen.
dix, which was removed.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
CAUGHT BY SLATE.
Tom Owens, Of Beacon, Has Marrow
Escape From Death.

A fall OF slate at Bolton mines Sat
urday caught and sefercly pinched
one miner, Tom Owens, Of Beacon ana
slightly injured two other men. Ow-
ems was fortunate 70 get away with
his life. The accident was caused by
d slip mat occurred partly in an old
room OF the mine and partly In an
entry way Owens had been working
IN another part Of the mine from
where the slip occurred and had come
after some tools tliat were near the
locality OF the accident The edge OF
the falling slate caught the man and
he was severely squeezed but escaped
With no broken bones. A foot more
IN the direction Of the fall and he
wonld have been dead man.
The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1906-02-15
IMPORTANT DECISION
SUPREME COURT HOLDS THEaE
CAN BE NO APPEAL FROM
ASSESSING TRIBUNAL.

Des Moines, Feb. lO.-The supreme
court Of Iowa has decided that no ap.
peal can DO taken from an assessing
tribunal which has refused TO make
an assessment. Under tie decision
the Farmers Loan h Trdst company
Of Sioux city win not have to pay
taxes on capital stock Of 100000 dur
ing the Ave years preceding 1904
The treasurer and auditor had re-
fused 10 make the assessment recon.
mended by tho tax ferret ID. y. shontz.
The county then .Jpesred 70 appeal,
but no appeal ever was authorized BY
the county except through the tar
ferret. Therefore, and because thefe
can be no appeal from assessing .tri-
bunaIs which decide not TO make an
assessment, the supreme court held
that the Farmers Loan e. Trust com.
pany need pay no taxes on It's stock
for the period in question.