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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-22
Tobacco Growing in Canada.

United States Consul George Nicholas
lift writes to the state department from
Chatham, Canada, concerning tobacco
raising in Canada. He says:
The farmers of Kent and Essex coun-
ties are this year planting more tobacco
than ever before in the history of tobac-
CO raising in this section. This is due to
several causes, The crop last year was
very profitable. Many farmers who last
year raised sugar beets for the Marine
City, Mich, sugar factory, but who lost
that market with the failure of the sugar
company, are planting tobacco instead
of beets. The governments announce
ment of the establishment of an expert
mental tobacco farm in Essex has also
stimulated interest. The growers them
selves have been carrying on expert
mental operations for years, and believe
themselves able to grow better tobacco
this year than ever before. Statistics
just issued give the value of the tobacco
crop of Kent and Essex counties for 1905
at S1O4 per acre, or total of 1856, 400 for
a total production of 8,580,00O pounds
from 5000 acres. The average yield was
1900 pounds an acre, and the average
price was about S cents per pound. The
native leaf has obtained ready sale to
Canadian manufacturers. AS an exam
pie of how profitable tobacco growing
may be made, the crop of John Little, of
Harrow, Ontario, is instanced. Mr.. Lit
tie, on scant six acres, raised last season
IL ,842 pounds of tobacco, which was
purchased by the Empire Tobacco Com
pany at 81 cents per pound, in all ST. ,O06,
or over S167 an acre.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-22

had unusually moist and cool weather
this week. Acreage is increased to some
extent" North Hatfield, Mass: "To-
bacco setting is about done, and some
have commenced hoaing. The fields are
looking fine for the time of the year,
Cultivator.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-22
MIAMIsBURG. O.. June 9. 1906

Tobacco planting has been occupying
the farmers of this vicinity, and in the
past week half the acreage has been
planted. Plants are reported to be suf-
ticient for all demands, and the weather
has been favorable.
The acreage will be larger than last
year, and more acres will be put into
seedleaf than heretofore.-News.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-22

Improved weather conditions have
again placed the transpIanting of the to-
bacco crop upon very satisfactory basis.
Having had almost the entire month of
June to transfer the plants from the
beds to the field, there are excellent
prospects at this writing that the in
tended acreage will be pitched in the
fields by July 1st, which is about the
usual date for completing this work.
The earlier planted portion of the crop
is looking we'll, has secured good roofing
and is making fine progress. Spreading
the transplanting over so many weeks
will, under ordinary conditions, give am
pie time for the harvest without crowd
ing the growers in their work. A fair
proportion of the planting, too, is early
set which is considered fortunate thing
in it's favor. Some complaint is heard of
the work of cut worms during the late
dry, cold weather. but replanting will
now repair this damage. All things con
sidered, the new crop starts out with
about as favorable showing as is ever
witnessed in this state. This is year,
too, when good crop is needed by the
trade and to the producer it would mean
a blessing as we'll.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-22
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


A case bearing upon the law govern
ing the contract for sale and delivery of
tobacco, tried in the municipal court at
Madison June 18th, comes with more
than a passing interest to all engaged
either as producer or dealer in this
product. The action was brought by G.
l.. Culton, prominent tobacco dealer OF
Edgerton, against VIM. G. Ireland,
farmer at DeForest, Dane county, to re-
cover damages for failure to deliver his
'O5 crop under written contract previ-
ously entered into. The facts brought
out on trial before jury were that the
defendant entered into contract in the
early fall for the sale of his crop with
the agent for Mr.. Culton. Later Mr..
Ireland deposited his advance money jn
the bank at DeForest and subsequently
sold his crop to another party at an ad
vanced price. An effort was made to
show by the defense in the trial that
there were verbal conditions and agree
had been violated, which should modify
the written instrument. The court. how
ever, held that the contract was the best
evidence and should govern. 1t was evil
dent that Mr.. Ireland had proceeded
under advice of his attorney in every
step in attempting to break his contract.
Another point of interest brought out
was that where no time for delivery was
specified in the written contract, the op-
tion as to the time of delivery belonged
to the purchasers, within the usual linn
it's of the packing season. This is rule
growers will do we'll to ponder over. The
jury, after a few moments conference,
returned verdict in favor of Mr.. Cul-
ton, fixing his damages at only a moder-
ate sum, including also the costs of the
trial. While the case may yet be ap-
pealed to higher court, it is generally
believed that fair trial before a jury
having been had the verdict will stand,
and will 60 long way towards deter
mining the rights of parties regarding
contracts for the sale of tobacco.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1906-06-22

For the rental of a floor space 28x2o
feet located on the ground floor of an l8
story skyscraper now being erected at
No. Wall street, New York, the United
Cigar Stores Co. has agreed to pay the
sum of $4,000 annually for term of ten
years. This is considered the highest
rental ever paid for similar premises in
this country and it is question if any
other business but that of retail cigar
stand could pay such exhorbitant rental.
These figures cause the u. S. Tobacco
Journal to remark: An annual rental of
store-that certainly stultiies the ira
dition that there is nothing new under
| the sun. And the building is as yet but
hole in the ground and the size of the
future $4,000 store appears to be but
that of a comfortable peanut or soda
! water stand. And yet it is hardly con-
ceivable that the U. G. S. Co. ventuIed
upon this enterprise with the fore
thought of incurring vast loss. When
the same company, but few years ago,
leased the Flatiron building store at a
rental Of some thirty odd thousand dol
lars, the trade then likewise shook It's
head omniously and predicted certain
disaster to the daring company. For it
was held to be sheer lunacy and self
destruction for anybody to pay such a
fabulous rental for any retail cigar and
tobacco store, as it was believed to be
impossible that any retail cigar and to-
bacco store could earn enough gross pro-
fits even to pay merely the extravagant
rental. And yet this same company has
opened since then dozens of similarly
expensive esta blishments and with it as
sumed an air of ever increasing prosper
ity.
~
This year the acreage Of beets planted
for the Rock County Sugar Co. will fall
short 1000 acres compared to that OF
| last year. This statement was made by
| Manager Osburn who says that this fall
| ing off is due to the fact that many
| farmers this year are putting their land
! into leaf tobacco as the prices paid OF
late for tobacco were the highest known
| in years. Last year the acreage of beets
| for the GAINESVILLE factory reached nearly
1000 but this year it will be around the
| 5000 acre mark.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

scores Of half-uakci blacks ana whites
tfotting from the wagons and carts o.
the warehouses with great bags on
their heads. Each bag weighs 1872
pounds. but "a porter viii stand straight
up aud walk m with ono as lrskly
AZ though 10 were feathers This Is
the great coffee port ~ the world. and
our delegates ,wiil be- able 20 get me
finest Of Javas and Mochas. us wen as
Rios for all come from yrazil. They
win get them cheap Ton. and as the
coffee bean improves with age. ] yeu-
ture Secretary Root and every AmorI-
can delegate will bring back a bag or
50 ~ This lo-ctni-pcr-pound coffee
which Is sold from 30 cents and upward
a pound in our grocery stores.
~ THE RUA Do OUvlDOR
Some Of the best business streets 81
Rio are almost as bauoW as those
about The coffee market The Rua do
ouvldcr, which is the chief shopping
street and great gossppinF place. Is
50 narrow that az certain hours of the
day carriages are not permitted to so
through b. II f. not as vide az the
Mosh az Csiro. and is almost as
~ AiA Ut ~ MhIltN WIN NlIff NNW
and three-story houses, painted Boo 900
colors ~ The rainbow. yellow. pink
b'ue. and green walls join one another.
and the houses are so close together
that a canopy is sometimes stretched
over the street and so close that the
flags which a0at from he windows On
one side almost touch those from the
other Every window has lts Tag pole.
and the poies ipil almost IKE bean
poles or stacked arms. Just now each
pole has iis fag. pnd thcse faEs viii
Keep the sun on the delegates as thcy
Walk through a. night the OuEilor
g. Illuminated hy arches ~ iron pines
witch run across from one side % the
street 10 the other The lights are 81
many colors, and just now thcy win be
blazing.
THE PEOPLE OF RIO.
This street Is filled With people during
the business hours ~ the day. The
crowd Is most cosmopolitan. n con-
slsis Of Italians. Portuguese Spauiards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

through them 1t is advisable 10 jump
into doorway, now and then, 90 avoid
losing q leg At any rate. the street
cars go so close that they almost craze
the narrow sidewalk. and thc drivers
are no reSpecters of persons II IS
I'm this part Of RIO that the Sums are
10 be found, Here whole families live
in one room aud negroes and whites
seem TO herd together.
This is also the warehouse section.
The smell Of coffee flls the air. and On
some Of the wider streets long lines Of
carts are moving back and forth load-
ing and unloading coffee bags. Thee
are also factories nearby whore coffee
Is sorted. polished and sometimes col-
orcd for the different markets OF the
ord. There are coffee grains ON the
ldWay with negro women and boys
Gown on their knees brushing them into
dust pans 10 save them and there are
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

%. lNlrIIItfNnf ana culture whose skin
MAS chocolate brown.
IN THE BRAZILIAN STORES.
The American delegates win bring
presents home for their friends and ]
doubt uot Mr. and Miss Root and the
other American ladies of the party win
spend considerable time shopping I'm the
Ouvidor They will fud plenty to buy
The Ba2ilions are fond OF jeuelry. and
RIO is said 90 BE- one OF the best dIa-
moul markets NJ The world. Most VI
thcIr stones come from south Africa.
although The mines near Bahia are SIN
producing hne diamonds. Among the
purchases usually made by foreigners
are humming birds set as Jewell p.
About Rio there ere many such birds
~ the most brilliant plumage. some ~
which gre boo bigger than the first Joint
oi your thumb and some hardly as biz
as ones little finger. There are also
sgrets and numerous beetles ~ ride
scent huts. one can buy beetles by the
pint. Of such a kind that one sci Boz
sold forms a beautiful scarfpin or ear
rims showing forth every color Of the
rainbow.
a queer thing about shopping bon RIO
is The price mark silks sometimes soll
Tor lon" reis and cotton no 1900 reis
cor SD per yard. The sums seem
enormous until one learns that q ihous-
and rois are worth but Few cents Of
our money. and that several. thousand
go for "a dollar During my stay in
$50 once took some gold coin TO me
bank and got a million and a~quarter
reis in exchange. This seems cxtrava-
CANT until you know that n then took
just that many refs to equal 500
SCENES ~ THE MARKETS.
Rio de- Janelro lives well. and ne
markets form one ~ the sights % the
city Many Of the vegetables are
brought from Spain. Notwithstanding
ne soil 81 Brazil sill raise almost ey-
crything. Among the most important
Of such Imports are garlic and onions
The onions are braided together IN
Strings and sold by peddlers. who 70
from house "a house. the strings being
thrown over their shoulders. Fruit Is
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

where Secretary Root is now stopping.
The college buildings are pslatlsl In
character. The rooms have ceilings
fUom Is TO- rs feet high the kitchen ~
walled with porcelain tiles and the
bath room has a marble swimming pool
with shower baths adjoining. The
schoolrooms are equipped with Amer
Jean desks and the best " our modern
maps aud Instruments and. on the
whole. the college ranks 30 Brazil some-
what as Na-sar does in this country.
This school is under the charge OF he
women OF the American Methodi6
church. who each pay 10 cents week
toward &c. Dos teach us are Americans.
and tine students arc young ladies from
One hes. Brazilian families throughout
thc republic
FRANK O.. CARPENTER.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

at and proo Where the
Secretary Convention pvonA walk about
oThe Ouvdo How the Bra
Shopping and Market
ericansn Brazil ndw areD ene.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

PAN AMERICAN PAVILION MEETING PLACE

imported from Portugal and otheF
countries OF Europe. and apples are
brought in from New England. a good,
sound American apple often sells for
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

90 cents. and one can grt O. half dozen
fine oranges for less Meat is sold as
soon as 30 is Killed. Very little is kept
in cold storage. and u most markets
the price declines from daylight 60
dark l1 the morning it may bring 10
cents 81 pound but along toward 4
o'clock cam Do bought for or s. Tho
reason U.s. th8t the not weather may
cause De- meat 10 spoil and the health
officials Wil then direct thai % De-
thrown away
Dried meat often sells for more Than
fresh meat This BIS especially So Of
jerkod beef which is fayorlte food ~
all Glasses. AND which rs brought hy the
shiplo4d from the Argentine and Para
quay t0 Rio ic Ianoiro. This meat has
strong smell and is very salty It is
largely used 90. sIews Another high.
priced meat g fIt PORK. which s used
for cooking with beans.
AMERICANS ~ BRAZIL
Secretary Root u.u find a number ot
Americans Don Brazil. and also that the
! United states is doing considerable bus
mess with that great South American
republic We have large exporting
houses al Rio DO Santos. whose CHIEF
business 10 Is 90 shin coffee 90 The Unit
Cd States Brazil s the greatest coffee
country NJ the world ana Uncle sam rs
as principal customer We drink moro
coffee tFau ans other people I'm 1925
we consumed almost a billion pounds.
fCur-ffths of which came from uz'l
We bought 10000 od1 pounds of her in
1905. and paid more than i6ioN'0.l for
o. al our great coffee companies have
connections with Rio and santos and
many or them prepare their coffee %
these ports for the American market
There is also a DOT OF American mon-
ev invested On railroads and electric
plants lu RIO DC Janeiro and sac Paul1.
The botanical garden car line Of Rio
was built by an American named
Grcenough. and Americans built the
FIRST street car lines iu Msnaos. and. I
think. also in Para. Americans are in
terested iu sac Paulo and lbs electric
/ plants.
- sNfrrnrfrA - AlT & ron
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04
AN AMERIcAN coLLEGE.

Brazil has a force OF American mis-
slonaries and quite a number of Amer
lean schoolteachers one OF the best fe-
male colleges OF all South America IS
situated i'm Pctropolis, not far from
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

This is the latest Of the late Russell taken OF
OF his birthday The
acompley litigation mat VIII hundreds Of thousands
the The
dollars its share Of the likelihood
this fortune win be considerably divided before the hnl
reached.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

The William
Tcmhs charged
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04
THE PEOPLE OF RIO.

This street Is hlled With people during
the business hours ~ the day. The
crowd l. most cosmopolitan. n con-
sisis Of Italians. Portuguese. SpaHiards.
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

Inhin2lnT Mn a A BIG buy Of Women's
'"u'uu'V' wv ." strictly good AAIrl
81. 25 oxfords and Gibson Ties: sI u Y
also plain toe Juets; every size;
hundreds Of pairs in the lot, nj -
at ,..,, ..,..,,
Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1906-08-04

Indicator No, Childrens, size 6 to II,
and hid Gibson Ties also /E~
strap sandals, A special buy 4 un
aud our regulnr stock All Ill
sizes; values SL25 to $3.50 at w
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
Kill
COnlmandantOf
Warsaw Prison

WARSAW. Poland. Sept 2S.-Terror-
lists today forced their way into the
military prison, shot the commandant
fatally through the head and then made
their escape.
This attack on the prison commander
is regarded as the first attempt on the
part Of the terrorists TO carry out a
new program of warfare against the
government Circulars were sent TO the
governors of an prisons in the empire
this week warning them that a new ter
rorist organization had been formed.
having for its purpose the liberation Of
political prisoners. Notice was given
that attacks on the prisons might be ex-
pected In the carrying out of the ter
rorist plans.
Evidently the Warsaw prison, where
many political prisoners are confined.
was selected for the first jail delivery.
Fears are entertained for attacks on
other pTis ms throughout Poland, many
of which are crowded to oyerfiowing
with political prisoners.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
GRADE CLAIMS HEARD
BEFOAE COMMISSION

The Union Terminal Station Grade
Claims Commission net at the City Han
today and commenced the hearing Of
evidence In relation to the damages
which have resulted to property in
equare t25. bounded by North Capitol
street. Massachusetts avenue. New Jer-
sey avenue, and G street on account
OF a change made in the grade of Mas
sachusetts avenue.
The owners of the property affected
by the change Of grade are represented
before the commission by Attorneys
Leo Simmons, James A. Toomey, S. T.
Thomas, Michael J. keane, Conrad II.
Syme. Leon Tobrine-, Ralstoa & Sid
dOns. Alexander II. Bell. Henry / Quinn
Hamilton < Colbert, Wilton J. Lambert,
A. Coulter Wells, j. j. Darlington. John
B. Daish Philip Buettner, Joseph ].
Weller, and b. ii. Warner, jr.
The interests Of the District Of Colum-
bia are being looked after by Special
Attorney for the District, A. Leftwich
Sinclair.
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
TWENTY PASTORS
PLEAD FOR BELLS
ON THE CHURCHES
Persons With Clear Con-
sciences Cannot OBJ
jeCt to Sound.

II have heard but one complaint in
forty years against the ringing Of
church bells. is the statement made by
the Rev. Father James Z. Maclin. pas
tor Of St PauIs Catholic Church. Fif-
teeuth and Y streets northwest, at a
hearing before the District Commis-
sionera today which brought out TWEEN
~ pastors Of all denominations 10 de
fend the bells on their churches against
the recent official pronouHcement that
ali changing bells must have their
voices sJilled-
THAT complaint resumed Father
MaclIin. in a tone tuat indicated he
saw humor I'm the situati On, was 50
unique that I think # worthy OF tell
ing. The complainant Eas a man who
lived more than a mile from my church
and who confessed that he never en-
tered a church. lie told me that he
committed thlrty-two MOI al sins ev-
cry morning on hearing CIR bell-that
is. he swore from the tine he heard
the first stroke until the bell finally
ceased"
Father Macl1in added that his parish
i0ners found great pleasure IN hearing
the St PauTs bell. and would natural
ly be disappointed To nave IL stopped or
even lessened. He explained. however.
that he would gladly cooperate with the
District authorities ir reducing any IN
necessary noise charged against his hell.
so sweet and tender are the tones OF
our church bell' was the affectiOnate
manner IN which the Rev William J.
Howell referred 10 the bell on Zion Bap-
tist Church. OF which he is father. that
its worst sound would not alarm any
one with clear conscience
J. HOIdsWOrth Gordon, HO represent
ed tho Rev. DIR. Rlake, pastor Of Christ
Church. Georgetown. at the hearing
gave the opinion that Sunday lost much
OF its character when the ringing Of
church bells ceased
Supplementing his opening state
meEt, Father Mackir declared with
great earnestness that the move to
stop or even check, church bells is
simply the opening gun I'm the battle
between the materialstic and religious
forces Of life. Those who do not want
10 be reminded of the hereafter. he said
are seeking 90 silence the bells ''They
strive for six days at material gain. "
he concluded, "and then when on sun
day they fancy their sleep disturbed
seek to Interfere with those who eniov
hearing the voice OF God as sounded
through the sweet voice of a bell"
Faith erMackin's sentiments were
warmly appIaUded by the ministers
present. while the Commissioner re
mained silent
The Washington times., 1906-09-28
COL. SWALLOW
ALLEGED FORGER.
WELL KNOWN HERE
Aged Man Under Arrest
In Philadelphia Has Re-
cord In District.


Police Of Philadelphia today informed
Inspector Boardman. of the Detective
ONCE. that photographs of Col VIII
liam H. swallow. said TO have yard
long local criminal record, sent 10 the
Quaker City last night. proved to be
ukgnesses OF The aged man who was
arrested In the Pennsylvania metropo-
lis for passing alleged worthless checks.
The prisoner Is now being held under
$500 bail and VIII be sent 10 Baltimore,
where he Is said 90 be wanted Tor pass
ing bad checks The local police have
fastened several small crimes on MIN,
but do not want him. as the cases are
too small.
Al the time he was arrested at the
Bellevue-StratfOrd Hotel iu Philadelphia
as a suspicious character, OClOuel SWal-
low gave the name or Harold Morgan.
and said he was from Washington.
Later he is credited with having made
the statement that his name was John
Wluship, and his home ConcWdgO. Pa.
In his pockets the Philadelphia police
say they found check signed by j.. +.
Berry. Of Washington, and calling for
81 900. Inquiry developed the fact that
Mr. Berry, who was cashier OF the Far
mers' and Mechanics Bank, of George
town, until the time of his death last
December, had never known Harold
Morgan" or John Winship.' and az DO
time did he ever give the latter check
for 81 900, or any other amount
Although there are a number Of per
sons named Morgan or Wlnship in
Washington, all Ofthem stated en-
phaticalIy that the man under arrest
was not a kinsman.
A check for $500 drawn on the Trad
er5' National Bank. of Washington, and
signed by 'R. g. Slant * CO., In favor
of the Hon. Alexander X McCOmas, was
also found an the prisoners pocket, so
the police say. Another draft Tor "a
similar amount, payable to Mr.. Nc
COmas and drawn on the Farmers and
Mechanics Bank, of Georgetown, was
CisgOurged. The last named check was
signed by jackson, KrOig q Co" Local
police say all of the names are fictitious.
In addition TO these checks the police
alleged they they found several pay
able 10 Andrew j. MacMahon, and in
dorsed by George w. Fowler They
We're drawn on the National Bank or
Alexandria, Va
Mugty old yellow books ut Police
Headquarters today showed that Colonel
Swallow, as the man was known here,
was a frequent Inmate OF local cells and
finally wound up his career here by GO
ing TO the MOundsVllle penltentiary for
two years. in 1856. Since that time he
has made several visits pulled off a
neat job or two, and left the Jurisdic- /
ton.