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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
Tobacco and Sugar Beets.

The high price which has been paid
for Wisconsin tobocco during the past
few years has made it difficult for the
sugar beet factories in tobacco districts
to contract for the necessary acreage.
The sugar beet is, however, to have its
inning. The tobacco growers have not
had happy year. Tobacco was con-
tracted for at high prices, but delivery,
which has been in progress for month
or more, has developed very unsatis-
factory condition of affairs.
Apparently the general tobacco mar
ket did not warrant the high prices for
which contracts were made, and buyers,
to save themselves, have demanded that
the farmers live up to the letter of the
contracts as to ~uality and general char
acter The result has been that large
portion of the Dane county crop has
been delivered at less than the prices
contracted for.
Naturally this has offended the grow
ers, who would not have complained at
the prices received if they were not be.
low what they expected. 1t is so easy
for buyer TO point out defects in the
harvested crops, if he have reason TO be
critical, and hardly a contract made
COuiU Oo OulOICCu DJ IuO w ChO
letter. The i'll feeling growing out Of
this has given the farmers more toler
ant feeling toward beet-raising, and the
sugar factories will find it easier to con-
tract for acreage this year than it has
been for several years. State Journal.
But the sugar factory people are hav-
lug their troubles also, if we may judge
from the following dispatch from Me-
nomonie published during the week:
The factory of the Chippewa Sugar
Co. at Chippewa Falls may be forced to
close on account of the farmers refusing
to contract any acreage at S. per ton.
The growers claim that it is impossible
for them to grow beets and haul them to
a shipping point at that figure and they
therefore ask $6 per ton. Several thous-
and acres of beets have been grown in
Dunn county alone for the past two
years, and this refusal to grow them any
more will have disastrous effect on the
Chippewa factory. Menomonie, Elk
Mound and Downing, the principal ship
ping points, will also feel loss
The American Society Of Equity, the
farmers national organization, is back of
the movement. The matter has been
under discussion all winter and many
meetings have been held in regard to it.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
A Model Factory.

Dayton, Ohio. which has always been
noted for it's model factories, will soon
have another of which it may be justly
proud, when the American Cigar Go.
moves into its new quarters on Third
street, few doors east of it's present To-
cation, about April 1st. The new fac
tory will be located in a new building,
modern in every respect, and larger and
more commodious than the old.
The dining and dressing rooms will be
special features. The present force of
girls numbers 563. Each girl will have
her own locker in which to put her
wraps during working hours. The entire
563 will be furnished with milk or hot
coffee at the noon hour, as her taste di-
rects, at nominal charge. In the pres
ont dining rooms the space allows of only
half the force eating at once. In the new
building the whole force may sit down
to dinner at the same time. Three
quarters of an hour will be allowed for
dinner.
Three times a week an elocutionist
will furnish amusement for the girls.
Every day pianist will play.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
tlAIlCa&LGI.
LANCASTER. PA, March 26, 1907.

LANCASTER, IA. NdTCu ~, IOOf'
A number of inquirers after the new
leaf tobacco crop were in Lancaster last
week, but, as our packers did not con-
slider that they talked business" very
little of the pew goods changed hands.
The fact was that the visitors offered for
the packings they were after but little
advance over what they had already cost
the holder, and it was only natural that
their offers should be rejected. The
local packers are good deal concerned
over the outlook as to the prices of the
goods they will soon begin placing on
the market, for some bulk sweated to-
bacco will be ready early in April. The
packers have just about enough old
goods to supply the manufacturers who
are their customers. but these are only
buying as they work up their leaf. They
are keeping little in stock, but have
their eyes ahead for cheaper goods. The
packers do not see their way clear, IN
the present state of the market, to get
any better prices for their 1906 tobacco
than they received for their 1905 hold
ings, and, as they paid much more for it.,
the profits will be correspOndingly less.
The growers still hold considerable
new tobacco, and are likely to hold it for
some time longer, in the hope of getting
high prices. 1t looks as though more
acres will be put out this season than
last, possibly good many more.
The cigar trade is dull, with no appar-
ent reason for the slump and no pros
poets for early betterment OF the. trade.
New Era.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05

In ORDER to protect the 100000 dairy
herds of Wisconsin against further raw
ages of tuberculosis, bill has just been
introduced into the legislature providing
for the testing of all cattle before they
are sold. The existing laws, which make
necessary the inspection of cattle before
they are brought into the state, protect
dairymen and breeders against infection
from outside the state. The proposed
law is designed to afford similar protec-
tion by preventing the spread of the
disease from one herd to another within
the state through the buying and selling
of tubercular cattle.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05

pointed out that in 1900 the total value
of the manufactured products of tobacco
was S203,O00.OO0. 1t was reasonable to
presume that this value has increased so
that for the present year it will not fall
short of S350,000.000 and may even ex-
ceed that amount.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05

That money must be paid to bind the
contracting parties to the usual tobacco
contract. is the basis of decision re-
Gently rendered in a Tennessee court.
The question before the court was
whether farmer could slgn written
contract to sell and deliver his tobacco
to buyer at certain price and after
wards sell it to another man for a better
price and not be liable to the first buyer
for damages. The testimony in the case
showed that Mr.. Adams agreed to sell
his tobacco to Mr.. Hudson to be deliv-
cred to him last November at price
stated in the contract. Before Adams
delivered the tobacco, another buyer ap-
peared on the scene and offered 70 cents
per hundred more than Adams was to
get from Hudson, and the offer was ac
cepted. Hudson brought suit for the
difference between the price he was to
pay and what the tobacco was worth in
October, when Adams had agreed to de-
liver it, which amounted to about 40
cents per hundred. After hearing the
testimony on both sides, the Judge de-
cided to throw the suit out of court on
the ground that there had been DO
money passed, although there bad been
a signed contract
Xxx
In an interesting report on breeding OF
tobacco, prepared by experts of the De-
partment of Agriculture, some attention
is paid to the part which tobacco plays
in the industries of the United States
and in furnishing the revenues. The re-
port points out that in the season of 1906
about 796,099 acres of tobacco we're
grown, producing an average yield OF
8572 pounds to the acre, or total OF
682, ,428,530 pounds. The average value
of the crop was ten cents pound or a
total of more than S68 100000 No sta
tistics are given on the value of this to-
bacco in its manufactured form, but it is
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
Graded seed Corn for Sale.

Kiln dried Murdock, Gold Mine, White
Flint. All home raised. Address L 0.
Lein & Son, X. F. D. No. 4, Cambridge,
Wis, or telephone Amos, Sec. 800. 2
short, long. For sale at p. M. Elling-
sons, Edgerton. 17w7
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDaERroN. WIS.,. Aril 5, 1907

AS06hhIoNs w 1Sss 1AiI ~, ICOts
Some buying is still being done in the
country districts, though the remnants
of the crop are quite fairly we'll cleaned
up now. Those farmers who we're will
ing to make concessions rather than sort
and pack their tobacco have been most
ly hunted out and the bulk of what is
left in first hands is held by growers
who want former quotations. 1t is
doubtful if 5 per cent of the crop is now
left.
Sales coming to notice are:
Mrs N. E. Smithback, LA at 1892.
Judd Mccarthy, Sa at 114c.
Geo. Grady, Ia at l2c
w. l.. Osborne, 3a at 1Oc.
Mrs. Thompson, Ia at l2c.
Il p. Savage, "a at 12c
M. P Munson, ga at l2c.
VIM. Sachtjen, l5a at 121sc.
The only transaction in old leaf of i'm
portance is the sale of 269cs of '05 by
Hanson Bros. to Spitzner.
There is considerable work to be done
at the packing points, though some
houses are closing. 1t will take more
than another month to see all finished.
The weather of the week has been too
cold for growers to give their plant beds
much attention and little has yet been
done in this direction.
Shipments out of storage reach but
3OOcs from this market to all points.
from outlying points during the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
CAMBRIDGE, WIS, March 26, 1907.

CAMBRIDGE, Wis, March 26, 1907.
EDITOR REPORTER: After reading the
several different interviews with packers
giving their side of the question as to
"What is the matter with the 1906 CROP"
or rather their excuse for docking, | de-
sire to give the growers side of the ques-
ton and see if the packers can scare up
an answer for US which they would not
be ashamed to publish. First, if filters
and trash are not properly taken out as
custom is every year, then dock that
man for remaining part in crop, say to
per cent-not l5 to 20 per cent. 1t
there is shed damage, let there be some
docking, but use reason. We have de-
livered crops which have appeared fair
to us. but we must still submit to dock
from to 25 per cent or keep our tobac-
co. Is it fair to place a dock upon a
farmer this time of the year which he
thinks is robbery? Can he put it up
and do his spring work too? But here
is question which we desire an answer
to: The packer docks the grower % per
cent. That leaves 70 per cent of sound
tobacco at contract price or tobacco that
is satisfactory to packer. Now how
about the % per cent that must be stol-
en- by the packer to satisfy his appetite
for low grades? He downright steals
one bundle of tobacco for every three he
paws for. What excuse has the packer
for this act? There are few firms who
do not practice this stealing plan and we
know who they are and will give them
credit for it. This is the general feeling
of the growers of the 1906 crop.
GROWER.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
New York.
NEW YORK, March 30, 1907.

NEW YORK, March 30, 1907.
The official figures of the February
output of our cigar industry published
in detail in another place of this issue
have just come to hand and for an off
month as February has proven for the
cigar industry, an increase of over four
teen millions in full-hedged cigars and
of nearly nineteen and half millions of
little cigars over the month Of February
of last year would hardly justify pessi-
mistic view of the leaf market. For the
first three monthsof the year the output
,of our cigar industry in large and small
cigars has increased over ninety-twO
millions, and if this increase should be
kept up at about the same ratio the in
crease for the entire year would run up
to about $40 millions over the record
breaking output of 1906 True, the leaf
market does not fully correspond in ac-
tivity to this proven advance in the con-
sumption of leaf by our cigar industry,
but, then, it is being claimed that the
market is suffering from lack of stock
and that houses who have still supplies
to offer have no difficulty in disposing
of them and at prevailing market rates.
A uniform activity, however, seems to
prevail in old Sumatra. As the first two
Amsterdam Inscriptions have not lower
ed the price of tie new crop, as indeed,
they even averaged higher prices than
last year, manufacturers who had hopes
of getting a somewhat cheaper wrapper
leaf are now fastening to stock up with
what they can find of last years impor
tations In Havana leaf trading is for
the present somewhat slack.-Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05

The depredations laid at the door of
lawless band of night riders in the dark
tobacco growing districts of the South
indicate that section is rightly named.
A new brand of deviltry is practiced
against independent growers who decline
to join any of the numerous organiza-
tions- that of sowing the tobacco beds
of growers whom they wish to intimidate
with grass seed. That such acts of
wanton destruction are deplored by all
sane men goes without saying. The ef
feet of such act is but to choke out the
plants upon which the farmer is depend
ent for his crop. In some instances the
farmer has returned the plant bed and
will reset, but it is said most of them
will attempt to keep the grass pulled
sout by hand.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

Growers generally have not been
anxious to take advantage of the
early spring indications to lay their
plant beds. They want to be sure
that the heavy freezes are over be-
fore putting sprouted seed in the ground
April Goth in this latitude is considered
early enough to start the beds with the
assurance that replanting will not be
necessary. Then if the beds are care
fully looked after there need be no fail
ure under ordinary circumstances in Sc
curing plants in time for the usual plant
ing season. Experience has showrf that
it is oftener that plants of proper size
are ready for the fields before growers
have their fields ready to receive them
than they have to wait for the plants to
make suitable size. Protection of the
beds through April and the early weeks
of May against cold, drying winds is the
main point farmers need to look after.
If the season is late and slow, forcing of
the beds can then be resorted to. A COM
plete or partial failure of plants is un-
known of in this state, though every sea-
son some individual farmers find through
their own neglect mainly that they have
a shortage of plants at transplanting
time.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-05
NEW YORK, March 27, 1907


The market has been quiet this week
in domestic tobacco, except for de-
mand which has sprung up for light
Connecticut wrapper. Florida and 9TH
er wrapper tobaccos have reached such
a high price that the manufacturers
have been driven to seek cheaper line
of goods for wrapper purposes.
Sumatra. = The first Rotterdam in
scription of the year will occur next
Thursday. The local market has been
quite brisk the past week, the reports of
the prices being paid for tobacco at the
first two inscriptions having convinced
the manufacturers that the old tobacco
would prove profitable investment.
Havana. -Advices from Cuba are en-
couraging as far as the growing crop is
concerned. No transactions of impor-
tance are reported either in New York
or Havana Leaf.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01

INCORPORATE!

Organization effected ARIZONA with least trouble and
No franchise No pub
liability
books anywhere
be issued and paid cash services property and
assessabe Under the constitution the legislature
franchises by subsequent laws Territorial oc
prohibited by serving
Stoddar of Arizona officially in
charge incorporating Write to-day for of
full particulars gratis with each
STODDARD INCORPORATING CO., Phoenix Arizona
Reference Savings Banks nd Trust Co. Phoenix.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
New Stone Quarry.

A quarry of exceptionally fine
building stone has been taken up on
White river, % miles from Ely, by
d. w. Ellis, j. W. Hays and Joseph
Judd. The quarry Is within two
and a half miles of the Judd ranch
and an equal distance of the survey
line of the railroad which will run
between Ely and Phoebe
The stone, which Is a gray sand
stone, is easily quarried, lying as ii
does in regular layers and strata. and
can be cut to specification at the
quarry at an unusually low cost. 1t
Is thought the material can be laid
down in Ely At much lower cost
than building stone can now be Sc
cured Active work will be taken
up on the quarry at once by the own
ers
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01

The little ones will hold high rev
elry in Ely hall tonight when the
children's mask carnival is to be
given under the direction of the
ladies' of ST. Bartholomew Episco-
pal church. The grand march will
begin AT $40 O'Clock and the chill
dren will have the floor until 1890
o clock, when their elders will be
given a chance to dauce the remain
ing hours of the night.
The patronesses of the affair are
Mrs. Leahigh, Mrs. Urquhart and
Miss Carrie Humphrey. The pro
ceeds will be used for the benefit of
the building fund of st. Bartholo-
news church. work upon which will
he commenced, in ten days.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
NOTICE TO PLUMBERS AND TO
THE PUBLIC

This company will do no CONNER
cial plumbing and has no interest in
such work, except that 1t be pro-
perry done In such manner as will
protect Its rights and property and
the public. To that end 1t has made
rules and regulations as to plumb
ing to be used in connection with it's
water works system. To insure oh
servance of these rules and regula-
lions It will require bonds from
plumbers, and will not make a con-
nection with its system of any plumb
ing done by plumber not under
bond.
RHles governing Dp4nbing and
blank forms of bond my be bad at
this ONCE.
ELY MATER COMPANY,
By Chas. D. Vail. Manager
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
MIR. Acock.s Promotion Trip.

Mr.. and Mrs. George s. Acocks ex-
pect 10 leave tomorrow morning for
Salt Lake where they will remain a
few days, larer leaving for Evanston
and other Wyoming points. They
also contemplate trip to Chicago
before returning to Ely. Mr.. Acocks
while in Ely gained control of sew
eral groups of valuable mining
claims and his trip is for the purpose
Of interesting capital in the devel
opment of the properties.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
ACTIVITY IN ALL LINES
IN BUSY CHERRY CREEK

The Nevada Consolidated Stock
company is in fiourishing condition.
In their shaft at a depth of so feet
from which assays have been taken
running as high as Sass per ton
they are now installing a hosting
plant and when it is completed sink
ing will be resumed with three shifts
and continued to a depth of $50 feet.
Levels will then be run on the ore
bodies. Their vein is we'll defined
and is undoubtedly IA continuation of
the famous Star mine.
j. W. Walker. manager, is con-
fident that ore shipments will soon
he made
f. w. Fletcher, who is interested
in the Nevada Consolidated Stock
company has been in Cherry Creek
for several weeks quietly acquiring
options He is well satisfied with
one promising group of claims and
expects English capital in Cherry
Creek shortly when he will. probably
add one more new company to the al
ready increasing number.
j. w Johnson. a prominent mining
man of Denver, graduate of the
Golden school of mines and son of
ex-Mayor II. V. Johnson of Denver, is
in Cherry Creek looking over prop
erty in Silver canyon upon which he
and his associates have ar option He
IS delighted with what he saw and
with the geological Indications. He
is returning to Denver after visit to
hly to organize into Il company the
Pine Nut group of mining Gains sit
uated four and a half miles north of
Cherry Creek.
The Nevada alkover Mining Co.,
recently organized under the laws OF
Arizona has acquired u group of 10
claims located six miles west of Cher
ry Creek contract has been let
TO sink their shaft to distance Of
50 feet and at this point hoist will
be installed and systematic develop
ment vii proceed.
j. W Walker has received mes
sage from New York stating that fl
nancial arrangements have been fin
ished by Col. Fred Stock to take up
the Sunshine group of claims lying
one mile north of the town of Cher
ry Creek and adjoining the Nevada
Consolidated Stock company's prop
erty on the south.
George F. Parker has received a
carload of lumber aud Will start the
building of number of residences
on lots he owns in Cherry Greek.
d. G. Kennedyts constructing
saloon building In the burnt district.
Many others win follow
lIndoubt adly Cherry Greek is be-
ing awakened and seems in fair
way to rank in tho same file with the
many booming camps of Nevada. The
investing pnblis is now giving no lit
lie share of its attentio nto the town.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
FOR sALE-One standard {

FOR SALE-One standard oil
well rig, consisting of boiler, engine
500 feet of iron easing, from 1-2
to / . inches in diameter. and all nee
cssary fixtures and attachments APP
plying thereto. Original cost $l3,-
800. viii sell for $4,000 cash. Adj
dress The Salt Lake Hardware Co.,
Machinery Department Salt Lake.
April | at
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
New Men i'm Townsite.

Beecher Beatham and w. b. Lor-
entz of Lewiston, Mont, have arrived
in Ely to accept positions with the
ely Townsite company. Both speak
in praise of Ely, and to say that no
other mining camp in this section of
the country is attracting the atten-
ton of investors to such an extent
as Ely. They say that a brilliant flu
ture is predicted for the camp in all
parts of the mining west.
The White Pine news. [volume] (Ely, Nev.) 1906-1910, 1907-04-01
Dissolution Of Copartnership.

Notice is hereby given that NJ. Her
man has this 22d day of March. 1907,
withdrawn from the copartnership
heretofore existing and known as
Frank & Herman Co. and In future
will carry on business as NJ. Herman
& Co NJ HERMAN.
Mar. 22-April %.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1907-08-24
U.S.LAW GOVERNS
New Bridge Across Rock River
May Need Act of Con-
greSs to be Legal.
AT LEAST FEDERAL PERMIT
Colonel c. w. Durham Calls Attention
to Fact That Stream Has Been
Declared Navieable.

Rock Island, Aug 24.-EditOr Argus:
There is lot of talk in The Argus and
elsewhere about building bridge
across Rock river at or near Colona.
or somewhere i'll that vicinity. | doubt
whether it is generally known that
Rock river is a navigable stream, and
that it has been so declared by fed
eral court. This river comes under the
general bridge laws of the United
States, and an act of the legislature
and permit from the secretary of war
is required to make a bridge across it
a legal structure. Were the ends of
the bridge in different states, an act of
congress would be needed. All bridges
built across Rock river below Dixon
since March 3, 1899, are illegal if not
provided with an act of the state legis-
lature and permit above mentioned, and
are as such liable for all damages due
to their existence. Section 9 of the
rivers and harbOrs act of March 5
1899, fixes the status of Rock river
bridges.
Might BE Interstate Stream.
While the United States courts have
actually decided on the navigability OF
the river only as far up as Dixon, it is
believed that. if the matter were
brought into court. such navigability
would be extended beyond the state
line into Wisconsin, thus making Rock
river an interstate stream. In this
event an act of congress would be re-
quired to legalize a bridge across Rock
river. Even under present conditions
/ believe that such an act is desirable
c. w. DURHAM.