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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
N ew York.
NEW YORK. Nav 26. 1906

The leaf market situation continues to
remain about the same. 1t is not char
acterized by any particularly new devel.
opments. Stock in domestic leaf is
scarce and prices are showing a tendency
of soaring still higher. The greatest ac-
tivity manifests itself in the trading of
Sumatra. Nothing but praise is heard
of the new crop and in spite of it's ad-
vanced price manufacturers are freely in
vesting in it. That the American Su-
matra importers at the attendance of the
inscriptions in Holland were neither too
hasty nor too speculative in acquiring
all the desirable marks even at the high
er figure for their market may be dem.
strated by the fact that at the Rotter-
100 bales were bought by Americans
that the two best lots, the 2 D a HIS
and Mandi Angins we're withdrawn be-
fore the inscription in order to hold
them for the Regies; and the second was
that the balance was too poor to be fit
for the American market. The strong
competition of the independent buyers,
both American and German, at the in
scriptions held so far seems to have left
VIC IOcSI0S SGI duocO WlUlOub tu0II uOCGS-
sary quanton of tobacco, and that they
should now take two of the highest
priced lots out of the inscription proves
that even those state monopolies have
been compelled to realize the fact that
if they want good Sumatra they have
to pay the market price for it. The
competition for the new crop has even
gone further. Yesterday already, that
is week before the next Amsterdam in
scription, the entire lot of the N A T Ms
were sold out of hand and 800 bales of it
went in almost equal division into the
possession of Americans. In our Havana
market things seem to liven up bit, too.
Plentiful types of the new crop have
come to hand and wherever they are
shown they seem to make converts for
the old stock. Some, therefore, take
time by the forelock and are quietly fill
ing up with the old leaf at prevailing
figures and this silent buying is putting
life into the Havana market again
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS, June l, 1906.


The local markets appear to be entire
ly barren of news of cured leaf nature,
though the manufacturing trade is be-
ing supplied with moderate amount of
stock all the time by iobbers.
Chief interest now is on the prospects
of the new crop which up to date have
seldom been more encouraging. The
plant beds are everywhere reported to
be plenty forward, so advanced that
some transplanting will be commenced
the coming week, which is an unusually
early date. Plenty of rains have fallen
recently and the succeeding warm
weather has brought along the plants so
rapidly that growers will find themselves
crowded to prepare their fields in time
to receive them. Everything now points
to an early transplanting throughout the
state, which of itself is an encouraging
sign. Then too there is an abundance of
plants for the full intended acreage and
with an early start bouncing big crop
ought to be pitched in the fields.
The shipments out of storage scarcely
exceed 200 cases from this market to all
points for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

With two or three warm days that we
had last week vegetation was forwarded
to quite an extent. But on Saturday,
with the change and the heavy winds,
things are beginning to assume the old
aspect. Sunday morning the thermom-
eter dropped to 81 degrees, and there
was hard frost Sunday morning. Good
bye tobacco plants that have been set.
Plants in beds have now attained such
size that unless the period of cold spells
lasts longer than we expect tobacco set
ting will be commenced about the 25th,
and indeed few farmers have already
set some, notably the Belden Brothers,
the Warmers, and a few others, but they
are not trying to rush matters very much
until we have some change of weather,
either warm or rain. In either case it
will be better, for when a plant is wilted
these winds whip the leaves until the
plant is almost worthless.
have looked at bed of plants today
and among them are quite number
suitable to be transplanted, with one
drawback, and that is that the glass has
been kept SO constantly on the beds that
the leaves are good bright yellow.
Such plants are not desirable, however
large they may be.
The farmers are getting most of their
fertilizers sown, and are ready to do the
finishing, narrowing and pulverizing OF
the fields. A large amount of fertilizer
was uploaded at this place last week;
think as many as ten car loads. Much
of it was corn fertilizer of one kind or
another. Of the tobacco fertilizer a
good share was delivered in the early
spring. However, some is now coming
forward. [ notice that of one brand
there are three prices; one of S34, one
$36 and one of S48 per ton; said to be
complete tobacco fertilizer. The analy-
sis of the high priced brand I cannot re.
member; but if price is criterion, one
ton ought to be guarantee of good to-
bacco, for the price is climbing along up
10 what we used to pay for Peruvian
guano. Cultivate
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

OCCASIONALLY good man grows dis
satisfied with Wisconsin; the milk is too
yellow or the honey too sweet and he
doesn't like to have them flow over his
land. Anyway he parts with his farm,
sells his live stock and other things /. o
numerous to mention and moves to Kan
sas. There he takes his good Wisconsin
money and buys farm which is today,
tomorrow is not, or he tries Colorado
and slushes around in the mud irrigat-
ing a strip of bottom so narrow that
COW couldn't jump in field because she
jumps over it Then he hears of Texas
and goes down to hunt the bag of gold
on the ainbow; in the daytime he
scratches sandburs out of his flesh and
at night the tarantulas nibble at his feet
and centipedes crawl over his face.
When his money is all gone he feels like
he did the first night he stayed away
from home. He yearns for good old Wis
consin and the yearn sticks in his throat
and chokes him until tears come into his
eyes. He would give months work to
see the cows standing at the bars on his
old Wisconsin farm and hear the horn
blow for supper.-Ex.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
NEW YORK, Nav %. 1906

There is daily. inquiry for old filters
and old Wisconsin binders, but sales are
small, owing to the small stock of these
goods on hand. The 1905 York State,
which has been thus far more or less ne
elected, is receiving more attention from
buyers, but prices are high.
Sumatra.-The new Sumatra seems
moving a little more freely from week to
week. Letters from Holland confirm the
previous impression that the chance for
much lower prices on fine goods is small.
The cream of the crop is already in i'm
porters' hands. The second Rotterdam
inscription takes place today. A star
sale of about IT'S bales was made by a
New York house this week.
Havana.-There are no developments
as far as this type is concerned. The
importations of the new mentioned last
week have been inspected by the trade
and pronounced to be desirable stock.
The next two weeks, however, will wit
ness some developments in the Havana
market.-Leaf.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

According to officials of the United
States department of commerce and
labor, floods in the fall of 1905 lessened
tobacco production in the Pima del Rio.
Cuba, by at least Is per cent IN the
famous Vuelta Abajo region there was
such distress among small farmers that
government aid was necessary. 1t is
claimed that the general loss on the crop
was not less than S5000,O00. A writer
says: Experiments in shade grown to-
bacco appear to offer encouragement for
expanding the area of cultivation. and to
insure saving in the expense of pro-
duction. However, they do not give
promise of a phenomenal increase in the
quality. During the fiscal year of 1905
Cuba exported $12650000 worth of raw
leaf tobacco, of which more than 85 per
cent was taken by the United States.
Total exports of manufactured tobacco
from the island were $14 100000 of which
27 per cent came to the United States.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Lancaat0r,
LANCASTER, PENN, Nav %. 19

LANCASTER, PENN, May %, 1906.
Lately considerable wrapper seed tops
and filler goods have been sold by our
dealers, but they have disposed of very
little B wrapper tobacco used ia high
grade goods. The same conditions pre-
vail now as prevailed at the time of our
last report. The outside buyers are not
willing to give the prices asked, nor to
make contracts unless protected, while
our packers will not let go their goods at
the prices offered nor sell On conditions.
If they had to do the latter they might
as well not sell at all, until fall as they
will then get just as much, and may get
higher prices. Ii they sell now, or do
not sell, they must face any losses from
black rot Or any other cause that would
depreciate the value of their holdings
The appearance of more black rot than
was looked for is causing much anxiety,
and has resulted in drop ia the de-
mand for such high prices. Dealers who
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

a short time ago would listen-to nothing
short of % cents pound would now
talk reason on q cents. A good many
of the offers for goods are hanging
around 1874 and 1873 cents.
Some tobacco has been set out al
ready, but not great deal, so the recent
frosts have done no very material dam
age. During the next week or ten days,
however, good deal of planting will be
done, it will become general, in fact, and
then frost would cause the singing of
a different tune.
The cigar industry continues bracing
up little. and manufacturers expect it
to be in good shape again soon. a num-
Der of factories have reopened and 9TH
ers have Increased their forces of work.
men.-New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
1t is reported that agents of the ia

1t is reported that agents of the Jap
anese government are carefully studying
American methods of tobacco cultiva-
ton. The aim of the oriental empire is
ultimately to make herself independent
of the United States for tobacco sup
plies. AS the sale of tobacco in Japan is
government monopoly, japanese officials
are endeavoring to promote the cultiva-
tion of leaf in the islands, and thus keep
much money at home. 1t is claimed
Japanese farmers raise good bright to-
bacco, but it hasn't the aroma of Ameri-
types.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01

The following lines of work are to be
carried out by the Experiment Station
at Madison this season: First. The i'm
provement of Wisconsin tobacco seed by
careful selection and by distribution of
the seed among the tobacco growers of
the state. Second. Experiment with COM
mercial fertilizer to be continued on a
more limited scale than in the past.
Third. The question of curing sheds, and
curing. will be the main object of study
the coming season. The Importance of
curing and curing sheds must appeal to
every tobacco raiser. More than one
half of the sheds are not suitable for
curing tobacco, due to bad construction
and the fact that they are out of repair.
Many good crops are spoiled in the
sheds. This is a question that the grow
er can largely control. The old idea that
any protection is sufficient for tobacco is
erroneous The quality of the crop is
dependent upon the manner IN which it
is cured.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Are You From Kentuckye

Don't you want to go home and see
the folks?
On June III, II and l3 the Monon
Route will sell round trip tickets to
Louisville at half fare. For rates, fold
ers and further information address
Frank J. Reed, Gen. Pass. Agt. Monon
Route, Chicago. 23w4
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
ORFoRDvILLE, WIS, May 26, 100,

ORFORDVILLE WIS.,, May 70, l9U6.
The tobacco beds are in good condi-
tion and some of the plants have reached
a growth that would permit transplant
ing, but the weather has been too cold
and unfavorable to risk the plants out of
the hot bed. However, the next two
weeks promise to see the work of trans
planting we'll under way.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-01
Farm for Sale.

320 acres, with good water power, fine
l0-bent tobacco shed, and otherwise well
equipped. Will sell at bargain.
CoLFAx STORE Co.,
14tf Colfax, Wis.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
READY TO DISCUSS PEACE
WARRINo CENTRAL AMERICAN
REPUBLICS WILL SUSPEND
HosTiLITIEs.

j =
Washington, July 19.-The armistice
between the warning Central Amer
ican republics went into effect at 6
O'clock Wednesday morning.
MI. Munoz, the Guatemalan minis
ter, called at the state department and
announced that he had been advised
by his government of the selection of
three commissioners and a secretary
to represent Guatemala at the peace
conference. They will go to San Jose,
Guatemala, In time to board the Mar
blehead on its arrival there.
The state department has not been
advised that fighting has actually
ceased, but the American minister to
Salvador, Mr.. Merry, and the Amer
lean charge at Guatemala City both
sent dispatches to the department
which announce the agreement of both
Salvador and Guatemala to stop fight
ing.
So far the state department and
Central American diplomatists in
Washington have no advices which in
dicate the terms upon which the re-
publics involved are willing to accept
peace All efforts so far have been
devoted to the preliminary arrange
ments for the conference and as the
United States is in no sense a party
to the negotiations the state depart
ment has few details concerning the
grievances of the warning republics.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
FEDERAL COURT DECIDES OIL
MAGNATE NOT ENTITLED TO
ALL PROFITS IN DEAL.
PLAINTIFF ASKED FOR $4,000 900
SECURES oNE-HALF OF RAkEoFF
IN CONNECTION WITH SALE
OF GAS COMPANIES. g..

Boston, July ia decision favor
able to the plaintiff was handed down
IN the United States circuit court in
the case Of George w. Pepper, receiver
Of the Bay State Gas company of Della
ware, against Henry H. Rogers of
New York in the suit to recover So
100000 alleged to be due the gas COM
pany in connection with the sale of
the Boston companies.
The court orders that the profits
shall be apportioned by master be-
tween Mr. Rogers and the Bay State
Gas company of Delaware but if no
definite equitable rule is ascertained
then the amount shall be apportioned
half to Mr.. Rogers and half to the gas
company. The court finds that Mr..
Rogers was guilty Of no fraud. 1t also
finds that he was guilty of no breach
of trust so far as the making of con-
tracts is concerned.
The court holds that the position
occupied by Rogers was not that of
~ uoISC A1ciNllS mere IldhOu trust,
but that he had
Full Control and Management
of the Boston Gas companies, acting
with the full consent of his co-trus-
tees, and that he was liable to account
for gains and profits received by him
alone for his sole benefit. The court
holds that there was in fact an active
trust of the kind alleged by the COM
plainant and that the relations of
Rogers to the trust were of such
character as to afford an opportunity
of securing the gains and profits al
legged by the bill, provided the New
England Gas and Coke company or
the men interested in it were willing
to assent to an arrangement out of
which the gains and profits could be
derived. Mr.. Rogers contended that
his control of the BrO0kline Gas COM
pany gave him command of the gas
situation and strategic position OF
value, but the court finds that as
trustee of the other companies he had
no right to take advantage of such
position to the disadvantage of the
Boston companies. T..
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
NERVOUS AND IRRITABLE.
HARRY THAW WORRIED BY Dis.
PuTE OVER SELECTION OF
HIS ATTORNEYS.

New York, July 19.-Justice Mclean
has adjourned for day the hearing
on the writ of Injunction obtained
Tuesday by counsel for Harry X. Thaw
to prevent District Attorney Jerome
and the grand jury from examining
further witnesses in the Thaw mur-
der case. The court had ordered the
district attorney to show cause why
the writ of prohibition. should not be
made permanent and the hearing was
to have decided whether or not it
should continue in force.
Thaw spent restless might in the
Tombs and showed marked irritation
and nervousness. 1t is believed what
he had read in the newspapers of the
conflict of counsel-those retained by
his mother and those retained by him.
self for personal reasons had upset
him. Clifford w. Hartridge, the law
yer Thaw retained after discontinuing
the services of William NJ. Olcott, was
In consultation with Thaw for an hour.
Contrary to her custom Thaw's wife
remained with him only few min
utes. She usually remains an hour.
The prisoners mother, Mrs William
Thaw, accompanied by his sister, Mrs.
George l.. Carnegie, visited Thaw at
the Tombs again. The prisoner
seemed very glad to meet them both
and very affecting scene took place.
Mrs Thaw and Mrs. Carnegie re-
manned at Harry Thaws cell as long
as the prison rules permitted. 1t was
reported about the Tombs after she
left that Mrs. Thaw reproached her
son for dismissing Mr.. Olcott and in
sisted that he should continue to act
as Thaw's counsel and that a stormy
interview resulted, in which Thaw
maintained that he had acted wisely
In the dismissal.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
ANAl.YZE AMERICAN GOODS
Dritons Find Nothing to Bear Out the
Recent Scare.


Recent Scare.
London, July 19-Since the canned
meat scare widespread analyzing of
promiscuous samples of canned goods
OF every description has been going on
at the request of the local government
board. With a few exceptions the
analysts reports indicate that about
the only thing which can be alleged
against the canned food sent to Eng
land Is that the retailers keep them
on their shelves too long. So far as
the examination has gone apparently
nothing has been discovered to bear
out the recent scare so far as import
ed goods are concerned. For instance,
an analysts report on fourteen sam
pies Of American goods purchased in
the poorest parts Of Wadsworth says:
In every sample the contents Of
the can were sound aud in no case
were preservatives or other ccloring
matter detected. Evidence of dirt or
other extraneous matter was carefully
looked for, but in every instance the
samples, in this respect, were salts.
factOi,y' -
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
ADVERTISE IN HOME PAPERS
Governor Folk Gives Advice to Retail
Merchants,

Merchants,
Jefferson City, Mo-, July 19.-Gov-
ernor Joseph w. Folk, in addressing
the retail merchants of Missouri at
their convention here, spoke against
the mali order business and favored
advertising in the home papers. He
said in part:
I'VE are proud of our splendid cities
and we want them to increase in
wealth and population and we also
want our country towns to grow. We
wish the city merchants to build up,
but we also desire the country mer-
chants to prosper. do not believe in
the mail order citizen. If place is
good enough for man to live in and
to make his money in it is good
enough for him to spend his money.
mo merchant can succeed without
advertising in one way or another
Patronlze your town papers. build
them up and they will build the town
up and build YOU up increased trade
and greater opportunities Do not be
afraid that business is going to be
hurt by the recent exposures of wrong
doing i'll the commercial world. No
man Who is doing an honest business
can be injured by the light. All busi-
ness will be better for the cleaning
process it is going through and for the
stamping out of evil"
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
MUTUAL LIFE ELECTION.
Several Reform Trustees on Admins.
tration Ticket.

New York, July 19.-Samuel Inter
meyer. counsel for the international
policyholders' committee, has sent to
Otto Kelsey, state superintendent of
Insurance at Albany, a telegram pro-
testing against the filing of any certifi-
cate of the nomination of George Gray,
General B. F.. Tracey, Alfred NJ. Shook
or Harlow M. Higginbotham on the
administration ticket of trustees of
the Mutual Life Insurance company.
Mr.. untermeyer declared. that the
obvious purpose of the nomination of
those men is to deceive policyholders
into the belief that the ticket is NOM
mated by the policyholders' commit
tee. Mr.. Untermeyer said the nom
1nees We're not consulted and would
refuse to act.
The use Of their names without
their knowledge, he asserted consti-
tuted an evasion of the law and a
gross breach of propriety.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19

on a pronounced attack of general de-
bility
Lady Curzon was Miss Letter, daugh.
ter of the late Levi z. Letter of Chi
cago. ~-T ..s.
- 1t was not until afternoon that Lady
Curzcn's condition gave cause for anx-
iety. At about noon she grew worse
and two specialists were called in.
They remained in attendance till the
end. ...- @-~- ~. Z -.s.
Married curzon in 1895.
Lady Curzon of Kedleston was Mary
Letter, daughter of Levi z. Letter of
Chicago, and was in her own right the
possessor Of $3,000,000. From Chicago
the family moved to Washington and
later travelled extensively and enter
,tained- lavishly. During a stay in Eng
land Miss Letter met George N. Cur
zon, eldest son of the Rev. Alfred
Nathaniel Holden Curzon, fourth
Baron Scarsdale They were married
in 1895, after Curzon had held the
offices of assistant private secretary
to the Marquis Of Salisbury, under
secretary of state for India and under
secretary of state for foreign affairs.
In 1898 CurZon was created first Baron
Curz0n of Kedleston and in 1899 was
appointed viceroy and governor gen.
eral of India, which post he resigned
in August, 1905, and was succeeded
by the Earl of Mimic.
Daisy Letter. one of the sisters of
Lady Curzon, was married to the Earl
of Suffolk and Berkshire in Washing
ton, Dec 26, 1904 ..e
Nancy Letter, another sister of
Lady Curzon, was married in Wash
ington, Nov. 29, 1904, to Major c. P.
Campbell of the British army.
The Bemidji daily pioneer. [volume] (Bemidji, Minn.) 1904-1971, 1906-07-19
HIS PETITION REFUSED.
Chicago Man Persists In, Effort to Get
Into Prison.

Chicago Man Persists In, Effort to Get
Into Prison.
Washington, July 19.-Louis A.
dourdain, the alleged Chicago and
New Orleans lottery dealer, who is
seeking by means of writ of man.
damus to Illustrate the efforts of his
attorneys to keep him out of the peni-
tentiary at Joliet, ILL.,. made an unsuc-
cessful effort during the day to file his
petition in the supreme court of the
United States. He appeared at the
office of the clerk Of the court soon
after 10 O'Clock and was told by
Deputy Clerk Maher that the petition
could be acted upon only by the court
and in open session. He then an
nounced his intention to make appli-
cation to an individual justice of the
court and said he would go to Canton,
o., to see Justice Day If he could be
assured that he would remain there
until he could arrive. In the mean
time he would continue his journey to
New York with the hope Of seeing
some member of the court there.