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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
DEERF1E1D. Wis. Sept. 27, 1907.

The bulk of the tobacco around here
was taken in before last Saturday nights
frost, but considerable remained over,
and what was left in low places was
somewhat damaged. This fright made
the farmers desperate to save their crop
and on Monday morning every man,
woman and child was put to work. Tues
day was still colder, and those who had
any standing tobacco put in the whole
day cutting and piling, so that not very
much was caught in Tuesday nights
frost. This frost did not prove as severe
as on Saturday night, however. and
many report that no damage was done
then.
Deerfield has this year harvested the
leafest and soundest crop in years, bar
ring that some may have been cut rather
green, and what was touched by the
frost. If good curing weather prevails
from now on, we will have lot of good
tobacco,
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
n ew York.
NEW YORK. Sept. %, 100

NEW YORK. Sept. 70, lSU|.
Trading in the market is not at the
lively pace and on the huge scale as it
was a year ago at this time. Manufac-
turers do not stock up now as they did
wear ago, because then, in the carnival
of high prices they were afraid of an
ever increasing raise if they should hap
pen to venture into the market later on.
Consequently the market went wild with
speculative buying year ago, and the
subsequent dullness of the market was
due largely to the manufacturers over
stocking last Fall. But no such appre
hension as that prices would 60 up on
them is felt by manufacturers now. In
fact. their faith in a break of prices
which animated them all along during
the current year is taking shape OF ma
terialization. The break started with
the New England crop which sold this
year far below the market rate OF two
years ago. The break is continued IN
the new Pennsylvania, which is selling
from Is to Is cents, according to grade
and quality, which is rather consider
able tumble from the 20 and % cents
that the 1905 commanded last year, and
as for the. Wisconsin the 1906 crop can
not be said to have as yet made it's en-
trance into the market. But so much
can be asserted with safety, that the
packers are beginning to realize that
they paid too much for it to the growers
and that they will count themselves
lucky If they get out without substantial
loss. The price therefore may not go
higher than it was last year il it is not
forced down by the affinity of the down
ward tendencies in the other crops. AT
one time it looked as it the unfavorable
season of the early summer might play
the deus ex machina for the packers of
the 1906 crops Up to two weeks ago
the tobacco plants in the fields promised
indeed a colossal failure, but the ex-
ceedingly hot and moist weather III the
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
Lancaster.
LANCASTER, Pa, Sept. "a, l!

LANCASTER, PA., Sept. "a, lSO1.
The past week witnessed the cutting
of a great deal of tobacco in Lancaster
county, and it is not likely that above rs
per cent of the crop is still standing.
Every day that it is left in the field it is
maturing, it is true, but it is also true
that the normal period of frost is at
hand, and it takes nerve for the grower
to face this danger. Frost may hold off
a week, or even two weeks longer, but it
may also come within the next day or
two. The buyers say good deal of un-
ripe tobacco was cut earlier in the sea-
son, but not much of that kind was cut
lately. There has been no buying of to-
bacco go far, and some of the packers
express the belief that there will be none
until the crop is stripped.
The local leaf trade has been waking
up lately and considerable goods chang
ed hands recently. No big packings
were sold, however, though there were
rumors to that effect The goods sold
have been going at from 20 to 20 cents
actual weight. A large number of rep
resentatives of firms from various parts
of the country, mostly New York and
Philadelphia, were in Lancaster the past
week, looking over the market, Our
packers believe that there will soon be
sharp demand for their goods and that
brisk market will follow, with an up
ward tilt to prices.
The cigar trade appears to he steady,
and no complaint of dullness is heard
New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
Sun PRAIRIE, WIS Sept. 26, 1907.

The tobacco harvest was rushed the
first days of the week as fast as hands
could go to get the crop away from the
frost, but some pieces were still standing
in this section and were ruined by the
heavy frost of Tuesday night. The
greater portion of the crop was in the
shed, however, or cut in piles on the
ground where it could be covered, and
only the very latest settings were caught.
Some of the later corn was also dam
aged by the frost but most of the crop
had got beyond the point of injury
COuntrvman
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
New YORK, Sept. 25, 1907.

The new Wisconsin tobacco is being
shown. 1t is pronounced by some to be
the ripest tobacco that has been on the
market in years, and in spite of its faults
as to soundness it will make very ac-
ceptable binder. Withdrawals from the
bonded warehouses have been extremely
heavy OF late, which is the best indica-
tion given recently that the manufactur-
ers are busy. The manufacturers, how
ever, do not seem to take hold of the
new tobacco aggressively, apparently
preferring to wait for later developments,
assured that they will save the interest
they would otherwise pay If nothing
else. AS to the growing crop, there is a
feeling that the portion cut latest this
year viii % an improvement on that cut
earlier IN che season, as the former had
the benefit of couple of weeks of excel
lent growing weather that the latter did
not have.
A conservative estimate of the damage
found in the new Wisconsin tobacco
sampled to date is thirty per cent.
Sumatra The bulk of the trading
this week has been in Sumatra. Sample
bales of the tobacco purchased at the
last Fall inscription are expected short
ly, at which time adequate judgment
may be given upon the quality of the
new Sumatra offerings
Havana.-Tobacco that is ready for
immediate use is snapped up as fast as
it comes over. A comparatively large
amount has changed hands during the
past week, most of the tobacco going to
local manufacturers, but some being
shipped to the West. One firm is re-
ported to have shipped back to Cuba
large consignment of tobacco that was
found entirely too raw for use in the
near future-Leaf
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Market.

The fret and worry Of the farmers so
far as the growing crop is concerned is
now past, for the tobacco crop is prac-
tically in the sheds, and in the main it is
very fair sized crop. The future of the
crop will be awaited; whether it be light
or dark depends much on the condition
of the weather and the quality of the
crop harvested. Ii the weather contin-
ues warm and damp, the late portion of
the crop is very liable to be afflicted with
the disease called pole burn or pole rot.
Our correspondents report as follows:
Feeding Hills, Sept. l6 Tobacco is
neerly all cut Some finished two weeks
ago, and this week will see the balance
nearly all in the barns Some pieces
were hurt by the extended drouth, but
the late rains helped the late fields.s
East Deerfeld, Mass, Sept. 16: "The
warm and wet weather of the past two
weeks has made fine growth and quail
ity of nearly all the tobacco here; if the
frost holds off until Sept. q think
every one will have their crop housed,
and it will average better than last
year." North Hatfield, Mass, Sept. 23
"It was we'll that the farmers worked
we'll last week and harvested all their
crop of tobacco for with the rain OF the
last twenty-four hours the gum must
have been washed from the leaves and
would have been in no condition to har
vest before it had stood in the field for
two days at least. AS it is, good crop
has been harvested. Some parties are
urging those farmers who assorted and
packed their own crops to have them
sampled, so that they can examine them
with the intention of buying them
Cu1tivatOr
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
wisconsin Tobacco Growers Take Notioel

/ hereby extend an invitation to all to-
bacco growers in the state of Wisconsin
to meet with us at a convention held in
the assembly chamber of the state cap
itol, Madison, Wis, on the 9Th and 9th of
October.
The convention will be made up from
the various local unions of the American
Society of Equity in the tobacco districts
of Wisconsin, and all tobacco growers
outside of the organization are especially
invited to attend so that they may get
acquainted with the plan and objects Of
this organization.
H. E. HOLMES, S. d. KUMP,
President State Secretary.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04

first two September weeks and the CO.
pious rains helped to revive the anguish
ing plants and fairly average and good
crops may now be expected. If the
blighting frost should be delayed an
other week the harvest of the 1907 cigar
leaf crops might reverse all the sinister
predictions as to their complete failure.
Under these aspects things are not hum
ming as lively in the leaf market as the
progressive increase in the output of
our cigar industry would otherwise have
made it. journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04

their individual business, and especially
will this be necessary in the handling
and selling of the 1907 crop, as this crop
has every indication of inheritirg all the
i'll to which the weed is heir. This move
ment may be success or a gigantic fail
ure. Great anxiety is felt by the grow
ers of the state, as thousands of farmers
realize that the Society of Equity is
aiming towards driving capitalists from
the fiald
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04

Tobacco growers are invited to attend
the Society of Equity meeting at Madi-
son the 9Th and 9th of October, and help
devise ways and means to hold and han
die the 1907 crop. The vital question
coming before the meeting will be that
of financing the years work. The scheme
proposed by the managers of this society
will involve the raising of close around
s2.1OO,OOO. as follows: The society ex-
poets to handle 100000 cases. This will
mean the expenditure of S5O0,0OO to pack
the goods alone. Growers will have to
have at least be per pound advanced on
their holdings, making this item close
around 81, 100000. Storage, insurance,
and salaried officers will call for the ex-
penditure of at least 100000. This
money can undoubtedly be raised on in
dividual notes, signed by farmers and
the official board, and accompanied by
warehouse receipts. 1t is unreasonable
to conjecture that farmers cannot finance
their own business, with capable board
of managers. From present indications
the Society of Equity have succeeded in
intimidating ands driving local ane for
eign dealers out of the market This
has been shrewdly accomplished oy en-
cou-aging farmers to ask prohibltlve
prices for their 1907 tobacco. Il is safe
to conjecture there will be no outside
buyers in the field until spring, thus
leaving the entire tobacco industry to be
manipulated by the Society of Equity.
Hence the Importance of exercising wis
dom and prudence in the selection of a
most competent board of managers
men who have made great successes of
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
RaIdWinGYille. N. Y.

Only a small amount of tobacco now
remains in the fields, ninety per cent of
the crop being estimated to be safely in
the sheds, where it is curing down in
good condition. The crop as whole is
apparently up to the average, both in
weight and quality, and will undoubted
ly command good prices.-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


Although the frosts nipped from Is to
20 per cent. of the tobacco crop, there is
a very small per cent. now left deserted
in the fields. The great bulk of what
was standing when the frosts came last
week has been cut and housed. The
growers were determined to save some
thing out of the wreck even though
much of it was immature. Just what
use can be made of this class of leaf can
not yet be determined. En- other seasons
the chilled and slightly frozen tobacco
has found a market to the cutters at
lew prices, and it is possible it can yet
be used by them. What packers most
fear is that having been shielded, grow
ers will not keep the frozen separate
when their crops are stripped, thus fore
ing an additional caution when buying
and receiving, and doubtless prevent
much intelligent trading until the crop
is cured. The frosts came as sort of
climax to late and unfavorable year
filled with delays and unreasonable
weather. Had the ordinary weather
conditions prevailed during the matur
ing end Of the season even, the crop
would have ripened and been secured
and out of the way of frosts coming SO
late in September.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-10-04

An action begun by Roy Grenewalt
against Carl Roe and L. 0. Brictson in
Rock county was transferred to the
Dane county circuit court on change
of venue, to be tried at the next term of
court. Mr.. Grenewalt alleges that he
sold quantity of tobacco in the village
of Orfordville to the defendants and that
when the time for delivery arrived they
refused to accept the tobacco. He
further alleges that upon their final
neglect and refusal to accept the tobacco
he sold it for the best price he could OBJ
tain, receiving $243O5 less than he sold
it for to the defendants. He sets forth
that the defendants paid down S25 at
the time of the sale and he now sues for
the recovery of S218.O5. The case was
transferred to Dane county upon the re-
quest of Clancy & Loverud, attorneys
for the defendants, Messrs. Roe and
Erickson being residents of that county.
Mr.. Roe lives in Stoughton and Mr..
Bricksons home is in Deerfield.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-01-15
SaIton Sea

If the Colorado river continues
to flow into the Salton sink of
lower California it will bring in
to existence an American dead
sea" that will be as large as
Lake Ontario, according to L.
c. Hill, supervising engineer of
the United States reclamation
service for Arizona and southern
California.
Already $50 square miles of
the bed of the basin of what was
once a salt sea has been covered
by the water to the depth of 60
feet, and if the flow continues,
1000 square miles will be cover
ed to a depth of 27O feet.
Ages ago the sink contained a
sea similar to the Dead sea of
of Palestine, which was finally
evaporated. How long it re-
manned adry waste no one knows
Not long ago salt: was being
mined from what is now the bed
of tn new lake. Nearly 200 feet
above is@the shore of the ancient
sea.
For a time the flow was stop
ped but it began again, and now
it threatens 100000 acres Of If
regated land, on which seven or
eight crops Of alfalfa may be
grown every year, and the bones
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-01-15

Commencing January list the
Santa Fe railroad company will
place in operation a system of
service pensions on all the lines
of their system from Chicago to
the Gulf and Pacific coast All
employees of the company. who
have been in its service continu-
ously for Is years and who have
reached the age of 65 years or
have become disabled, will be
entitled to pensions. The pen
sions will be based on a percent
age of the salary or wages, re-
ceived. The minimum will be
$40 and the maximum SIS per
mouth. In exceptional cases the
pension board may increase the
allowance by not more than 25
per cent. Tmmoralit yon the part
of an employee will be a sufficient
cause for revocation of the
pension. The first board appoint
ed by President Ripley consists
of ]. w. Kendrick, Geo. T Nichol-
son, w. B. Janson, Robt. Dun
lap and w. E. Bailey. -
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-01-15
Horse Thieves

According to a Sunday dis
patch from Flagstaff an exciting
horse thief chase took place i'll
Northern Arizona this week
when for Is days, with hardly a
stop for food or sleep, Rangers
Jessie Rollins and Tip Sanford
followed a band of eight daring
rustlers who were driving off 1 80
head of stolen horses.
On arriving here from South
ern Arizona, the rangers learned
that the thieves were operating
in the Bull Basin country of Co.
conino county, and heading in
that direction they soon struck
the broad trail of $50 head of
horses. Judging from the tracks
and the camps. and other traces
there appeared to be about s of
the thieves. For six days the
trail was followed as fast as the
rangers could ride over the coun-
tay, the rustlers putting, forth
every effort to get across the
Utah line with their prizes. On
the seventh day the rangers
came up with the horses, the
thieves having given up the job
and fed; For two days more
the trail of the robbers was fol-
lowed, but the. rangers had to
finally give up the chase as hope
less. The.horses .were.returned
to the ratige wheliee they had
been stolen and the officers, who
declared it one OF the heaviest
jobs they had ever tackled, re-
turned to their homes. The au-
thor1ties are determined to break
up the stock thievery which has
become prevalent in Northern
Arizona, where it is a favorite
stunt to round up a bunch OF
horses and hurry them across
the Utah line and dispose OIL
them.
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-01-15
of 10000 people distributed

of 10000 people distributed
among the towns. It's destroy
ing the possibilities of a land
that would blossom as the rose
by irrigation methods.
AS the water has torn. down
into the sink, which is 800 feet
below the level of the sea, it has
made an ever deepening ravine,
until at present t he water falls
from a he1ght of SO feet and gives
promise OF creating a second Nj
agra. =
Holbrook argus. (Holbrook, Ariz.) 1900-1913, 1907-01-15


Engineer Reed of the reclama-
ton service has. concluded the
examination of the Santa Cruz
valley near Nogales and ascer-
tanned that it would be feasible
to erect a dam to reclaim large
acreage of that rich valley, A
full survey will be ordered by the
government. The proposition is
to build a dam eight feet high.
The total cost is estimated at
$4,000. The drainage. basin
above the proposed dam covers
more than 1900 square miles.
The Charleston reservoir, which
was surveyed nearly three years
ago by engineers of the, reclama-
ton service, will irrigate a much
larger tract of land than the
Santa Cruz valley contains that
is irrigable. The government is
still measuring the San Pedro
river at the proposed dam site,
and have been doing so for the
past three years, though no def
mite steps have been taken other
wise. The Charleston dam IS
considered a model proposition
by the reclamation service. The
San Pedro river is backed by an
enormous water shed, the lofty
Huachuas being the most i'm
portant in Arizona, will furnish
about the water supply alone
Benson Press.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22

Mr. ". II. $. Splllman spent last
saturday in Washington.
Mrs. ". 5. Snyder has been quite
.irk daring the past week.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22
Marriages
CLOHAN-BALOUS.

Mr. Lewis G. Clohan and Miss Daisy
Balous both of this city were married
on last Thursday evening at s O'Clock
at Trinity NJ. E. parsonage by Rev.
DIR. l. w. Canter. The wedding was a
quiet affair and only few intimate
friends of the bride and groom were
present to witness the ceremony.
MILLER-MILLER
Mr.. Theodore Miller and Miss Lula
Miller, daughter of Mr.. James Miller,
both of Arden district were married at
the M. K. church South parsonage by
Rev. DR.. Canter on Monday evening
last. The bride gave her age as 16 but
had tho written consent of her parents.
Miss Nay Matthews has accepted a
position as typswrlterin the Old Ma
tional bank.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22

Mrs. Abbie Dixon left here last Fri
day in company with her little chic
to travel to California where she will
join her husband.
BE sure to come to Martinsburg thi:
week, to see the openings. You will
hnd something pretty at G. H. Nc
KEGS.
Mr.. A. H. Smaltz, Of Hedges Vile
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Robert
Nadenbouseh in this city.
Rev. DR.. A. NJ. Csckley, of K eyser,
was in town for a short while on Mon
day.
DR.. Janney Lupton we regret to say
remains quite i'll at his home pear this
city.
Mr.. Philip Furrey and Mr.. Raleigh
Noll, both of Martinsburg, spent few
days in Harrisburg, Pa. the past week,
sight seeing. They seem very much
pleased with their trip.
Messrs. Elmer and William Mar
shall and lister, Miss Leila, will move
from near KearneysviIle, to Mr.. Alex
Henson's house lear Shepherdstown,
w. Va.
A dog supposed to be mad was kill
cd on Tuscarora last week but not UNI
til he had bitten a lot of Mr.. Jas. H.
Smith. cattle. This is the second dog
killed lately in that ncighborhood that
was mad.
Mr.. I. w. Martin, proprietor of Ho-
tel Berkeley, has decided to rent his
fine large sample room fronting on
King street next to the hotel emit 4ance
for a store room or ef1cs. This is one of
the best locations in the town and
would m axe fine place fer business.
When remodeling the old Burkhart
building adjoining the Old National
bank the workmen found behind the
wainscoting written with chalk on the
wall the words. "Built by Daniel Burk-
hart 1922" The building is one of the
best in the town though it has been
standing So years. The ground floor has
been made into two rooms. One will be
occupied by the Peoples's Jewelry Com
pany and the other by Mr. B. w. An
derson the electrician.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22

All the new things in millinery at
u.Eee.s Opening. March q, p, %.
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22
Public Sale
Of Valuable
Personal PROPERTY.

The undersigned will sell at his home on f..
Burke street near Green Hill cemetery on
Saturday March 80 1907
beg ming at 10 a. IN. the follow ing personal
properly to witt
One Horse
good buggy, handy wagon,2 cultivators, sing g
Shovel pillow. hand pillow and cutlvator Gem
bined feed mill cutting box, corn sheler, feed
box, sets harness, pair plew chainS, collar,
horse BLANKET, lap rob-. water proof storm
front, force pump. 2 dung torR 5, scoop shovel,
dirt shovel, wagon jack moving scythe, brisr
scythe, large lawn mower, lawn benches,
wine press, churn. creamery can, meat barrel,
3 iren Kettles, lst OF hay,
Household Furniture
Walnut ue1ioo' sui, single bed, Lounge,
han.ing lamp carpet
Terms
A credit OF smenths will be given all sums
of sls and over, tne purchaser to give his note
with approved security negotiable and pay
able 1T Une Merchants & Farmers Bank, OF
A.art,nsbuTg, w. Va, with interest from date
but If Pc IL II maturity the interest will be re-
mitted Under $40 cash.
FRANK J. ZILL
]. ". Dosd, Auct
Martinsburg statesman-democrat. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1906-1921, 1907-03-22
EXECUTRIX NOTICE.

IT, Undersigned havins qualified as exeeutrx Of
the es' ale Of Caiharine fetler deceased, Notice s
he reby given all persons indebted 10 said estate
10 come forward and make settlement Of the
existing 'adebt duess and all pc sons holding CLAIMS
80 ~ste-e % e7id d-cer ept to 0reSent them
% III. n-Aeis gned prope.ly authenticated,
Maize Van Horn
LNccutIix O the Ektate
OF Ca.harine Fetzer, Decd
Pc. .7lo n Queen ST., City.
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