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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12

The night riders continue to pursue
their destructive tactics on the tobacco
planters of Kentucky, and their methods
are so agitating the public mind that
there is talk Of organizing a vigilance
committee to repulse their attacks on
innocent farmers. During the week
closed on Saturday, tobacco and other
property valued at several thousand dol
lars was destroyed near Lamasco, on the
Lyon county line, and in other sections
of the state. The other night body of
thirty masked men forced a farmer
named Tom Reddick to go to his barn
and point out tobacco belonging to Mr..
Wallace, one of the prominent tobacco
men in the district, whereupon they
threw oil upon the tobacco and burned i.
They then proceeded to Wallace's farm
nearby and destroyed his barm filed with
tobacco. Mr.. Wallace had refused to
join the various associations which are
seeking to control the acreage and price
Of tobacco.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
Lancaster
LANCASTER, Pa, April 2, 1907

LANCASTER, IA, April z, IJUI.
Our local leaf tobacco packers are
busy With two things at present, their
packings OF 1906 goods and guessing at
the prices they are likely to get for the
same. They have already received quite
an unpleasant shock over the low offers
made by recent visitors from the large
cities, representatives Of big firms there.
The prices are no advance over the mar
ket prices for 1905 tobacco, the old goods
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
Baldwinsville, N. Y.

M. Tobin has closed his warehouse.
The other warehouses are still open and
have full forces at work The indica-
tons are that the acreage will be largely
increased this year. Many old growers
who have not raised crop for several
years are planning on growing a crop
this year.-Gazette.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12

less than this will, under ordinary cir
cumstances, be available for planting.
Allowing however, for the imperfections
in the seed, and for the too deep and too
shallow planting and for loss by acci-
dent, there ought TO be at least $4,000
seeds or plants from an ounce of fresh
tobacco seed
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES



The percentage of low grades removed
from the 1906 crop in warehouse handl-
ing is exceeding all expectations and in
aggregate are yielding much larger pro-
portions than for some years past. Early
In the year the scrap manufacturers,
who are the large consumers of these
goods, were fearful the supply would not
equal the demand and prices were run
up to unprecedented figures and con-
tracts eagerly sought after. Later when
it could be seen that there would be no
shortage, prices eased off so that later
sales have brought % per cent. less than
those paid on earlier contracts. Then
packers began to experience the same
troubles upon delivery on their contracts
rs the growers have submitted to. There
were bookings and deductions asked for
and in a few cases the contracts were re-
pudiated. One large shipment consign-
ed to export from this state was refused
when the goods reached New York and
Aouo SuUJCCt w IAO ohiPPcA olOOA.
In the main the same troubles
from damaged leaf are complained of
now when low grades are delivered as
were made when the crop was first taken
over from the growers and resolves itself
around to very plain proposition. that
people who pay good prices for tobacco
want value received.
EDITOR REPORTER: AS the tobacco
situation is up for discussion, permit me
to offer the following: Only two things
are necessary to insure the grower a
square deal in the sale and delivery of
his crop. First, business contract, and
second backbone. A business contract
never contains the iron-clad clause, "All
damaged tobacco excluded This clause
has cost the Wisconsin growers hun
dreds of thousands of dollars, and the
end is not yet. Any contract containing
that clause is in no sense sale. 1t is
an option pure and simple. The dealers
concede this fact, In proof OF this read
their interviews in The Reporter OF
March Is. 1t is certainly time an organ
lied effort was made to impress these
facts upon the minds of the growers.
Letaevery grower firmly resolve that he
will cut this accursed clause from his
contracts, henceforth and forever, and
he will thus have made gigantic stride
toward better conditions and business
methods. The movement now on fooS
to withhold the tobacco from the mar
ket until stripped and in the bundle. if
carried out, can only prove detrimental
to the interest of the grower. With this
plan the selling must be done late in the
winter, and past experience proves that
in about nine years out of ten the mar
ket is ia it's worst condition at that sea-
son of the year. There are many other
| reasons why this plan will not work out
right n practice, as can be readily seen.
Now with the two essentials named in
tie beginning of this article, there is no
| valid reason why the grower shall not
sell when the dealers are most anxious
| to buy, for that is the only time good
price is paid for tobacco.
III. S. POMERoY.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
EARLY PLANTING PREFERRED.

Many good farmers do not seen fully
alive to the advantages from early as
compared with late crops of tobacco.
Late tobacco possesses some advantages,
it is true, and there will probably come
seasons now and then when late crops
will give best results. Such unusual
seasons cannot be forseen, however, and
in making plans for the year it is the av-
erage season that must be considered.
The usual argument of the late tobacco
advocate consists in pointing out that
the cool nights and heavy dews of the
fall make the tobacco thicker and more
gummy. AS matter of fact, this is un-
doubtedly true, but even the benefit de-
rived is largely imaginary. What really
happens in the cooler weather is not an
actual adding to the substance of the
leaf and a net increase In the weight
harvested but rather that the cool
weather causes a retardation of growth
and fulling up or shrinking of the leaf
in thickening, which happens at the ex-
pense of spread, so that the actual
pounds of leaf harvested is in most cases
less for a late crop than for an early one;
other things, such as soil fertility, ETC.,
being the same. Tobacco is hot wealth
er plant, and it makes real growth best
when both days and nights are warm.
The cool fall weather in addition to
causing a smaller although somewhat
thicker leaf, causes also a hardening or
lignifying of the leaf tissues, so that
while the leaf is thicker it is also more
woody and less elastic Ignoring all
other points for the moment, it IS thus
doubtful if what appears to be gain,
that is increased gumminess and thick
ness, is not more than offeet by reduced
size of leaf and loss in net weight pro-
duced on a given area, and by loss in
elasticity of stretchiness. E. h. Math-
ewson, Appamattox County, Va.
*x*
It is matter of general interest at
this time of the year to know what per-
centage of tobacco seed ought to GER
inmate under ordinary conditions. The
following infor nation on this subject is
contained in bulletin issued by the de-
partment of agriculture: Tobacco seeds
are exceedingly small and an ounce OF
them contains from 100000 to 100000
seeds. A large percentage of these how
ever, will not sprout. Some of them are
not fertile, and others have very hard
coating too resistant to moisture. After
careful experiments it is pretty well es-
tablshed that not more than 20 per
cent. of the most carefully grown tobac-
co seed will germinate, while very much
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1907-04-12
Farm for Rent.

Farm for Rent
A good farm to rent on shares. Apply
tC VIM. Cox, Indian Ford. Is
Douglas Island news., 1907-08-07

Pietro Axignone, an Italian from Daw- son, aged 24 years, killed himself in the Rampant camp, on the lower Yukon, the last Wednesday in June, oy shoot. ing himself. He was insane. The man left letter in his pocket, addressed to his brother in Chicago. saying that be had something like 5l75 in the Cana dian Bank of Commerce in Dawson.
 From nowhere at all 70 seventh place among twenty states and territories is the record which Alaska has made with in the last few years in the production of copper. It will surprise good many people to learn that Alaska, according to the report made by the United States geological survey, produced 8,6S5,646 fine pounds of copper last year. At the present price of copper, which has been soaring upward for several months this product would be worth approXi- mateIy 22,171,5OO. The Far North will probably very soon fulfill the predic- tion of Henry Bratnober that Montana and Michigan will in the near future be fairly eclipsed as producers of copper.
 Blamey Stevens has project under way to organize a hunting clu@, and purchase Green island, using the island as a game preserve and the location for a club house. He has an option on the island from the owners, Brown & Peter son. and if arrangements can be made will make the purchase and stock it with bear and deer. There are at pres ent about 200 fox on the island, as we'll as plenty of fish. The island is well adapted for the purpose, containing about 20 miles, consisting of rolling country, timber and open flats. There arc several good harbors, small creeks and lakes The island is between Mon tague and Knights island, about six hours run from Valdez. If necessary arrangements can be made the island will be purchased at once. The mem bership fee in the club has been fixed at S1OO.-Valdez Prospector
 Fifteen hundred to two thousand people have gone into the Innoko coun- try and are scurrying through the hills and wales, fighting mosquitoes, drag ging small boats through sloughs, cur sing their luck or aDxiously sinking through muck and gravel looking for the yellow fetich Purser c. D. Grange, of the steamer Hamilton, says that small boats have been heading For h. noko for weeks, taking men from upper river points, chiefly Fairbanks, and that there may be no end to the procession for some time. The information obtain able on the main river is meager. The men who go to the new strike disappear in the winding bayous up the mysteri- ous stream, and scarcely a trace of their place of departure from the father of waters is to be seen. The distances. are so vast that the procession of men going into the wilderness seems scarce ly to have left trace of it's flight. Some have been up the Innoko and have gone out disgusted. Two men who were on the stranded Healy steamer on the Kuskokwim crossed by lnnoko, staked and did not even record. Then they made their way down to the Yu- kon, and worked as fremen on the Hamilton to St. Michael. However, says Mir. Grange, it is not yet to say that the Innoko is failure. Traders are ship ping in goods, and the camp may in time prove good.
Douglas Island news., 1907-08-07
The M0rthIand The Latest News, from Reliable Sources, Concerning the Great
 North. Condensed.
Information for Everybody

AAA IA NA A-AS IA ASN ~' N 7 The Yukon is to be kept free from glaudered horses. ! It is reported that the Gugs have bought Jack Wade creek.
 The Valdez Prospoctor calls them 'Iocal baseball performers"
 The Alaska salmon pack for 1907 is now estimated at 5000 cases.
 Drier bay is now the headquarters of the geodetic survey boat, Taku. A half million is predicted as the out put of the Baker district this year. In fruitIess endeavor to get water, the city of Fairbanks dug 92-foot well and struck gold. The steamer Santa Clara narrowly es- capped going on the rocks at Cape Hinch- inbrook, recently.
 "Skookum" Johnson, proprietor of a hotel at Cleary, fell down stairs and broke his collar bone. Delegate Gale thinks he can convert President Roosevelt to home rule for Alaska. He can try.
 VaIdezis is experiencing serious trouble with it's glacier stream, which will not stay in it's proper place. Fire at Fairbanks destroyed the 53,00O home of Billy James. A can of gold dust was also lost in the flames.
 Congressman Sulzer stopped at Daw- son long enough to tell them that home rule is a sure thing for Alaska.
 The BeynoIds-Alaska Development Go. will begin work at once on lOO0- ton shelter at the Latouche Iron Noun tain mine.
 The Panama Electric Go. has given a mortgage on it's entire plant to the Scandinavian-American Bank of Se- attle for S1OO,OOO.
 "If Guckenheimer builds as good roads as he makes whiskey we'll have dandy road all right" said CataIla man the other day.
 It is admitted that the Nevada min ing boom is overdone and some Nevada capitalists are on the way to Alaska to see what they can do.
 The body of suicide found at An dreafsky last spring, is that of Charley Irvine, we'll known prospector of Daw- son and the Tanana.
 Juneau republicans talk of organizing territorial government club. We knew it would take some kind of a club to bring those fellows to it.
 Forty men are engaged in the Coal creek coal mines and on the railway conveying the coal from the mines to the Yukon river. In addition to this, the steamer Lightning and crew are en- gagged constantly in hauling the coal | from the railway to Dawson.
Douglas Island news., 1907-08-07

A recent arrival at Dawson from Cir clo says that the Guggenheim5 have a bond on Mammoth creek, and are in vestigatiug rbe creek by cross cutting every 1900 feet.
 Dr.iJean Antony Varicie, whose name has been printed a good many times in the North because of his scheme to reach the North pole, died on the 26th of last month at Seattle.
 Federal officials are to take cognE zauco of the death of Haber5 Lewis, assistant engineer of the steamer Tar ana, who died as the result Of injuries sustained in an accident aboard the vessel.
 The same man who undertook to get a drink out of a fire eXtinguisher on board the steamer City of Seattle, tried to see what time it was by the ships compass. He evidently had too much of the Seattle spirit.
 One Chinaman fired six shots at a fellow Celestial at Nushagak recently, and missed him every time. The shoot ist is in jail, but it is not reported whether he is held for shooting at or for missing the other Chink.
 
 There being no reptiles in Alaska, then how could a man get snakes in his boots? The nearest approach that has been heard of was wben the editor of the Whitehorse Star got ice worms in his mucklucks.-Cordova Alaskan.
 4 number of claims have been aban- doned lately on streams near Dawson. The gold commissioner says that such abandoned ground cannot be relocated until the new law is complied with, which provides that the ground cannot be staked within ten days.
 It is reported from the AIeutian Is lands that another island has risen from the sea in the BogosIof group, with the usual accompaniment of steam and volcanic phenomena. This is the third island of this kind to make it's appearance in that vicinity.
 The copper outlook in the White horse district is encouraging. The Pu eblo and the Arctic Chief have each 25O,OOO tons of copper ore in sight. Grafter and the Arctic Chief are pro- ducing 50 tons each day. The ore from the Grafter runs $50 ton. The Pueblo is getting ready for work.
 A committee to gather statistics and prepare a memorial to Ottawa and the Yukon council and other officials of the Yukon, asking support fer the building of the KIondike Mines rail way to connection with some trans continental railway line of Canada has been appointed by the Dawson board of trade.
 Word has been received by the Mar shal's office here that the U. s. Revenue Cutters have captured two Japanese sealing vessels near the Priblof Islands together with sixty-five prisoners. In view of the raids attempted on these islands last year, the government de- termined to prevent any further depre dations in that line, and this year dis patched five cutters to patrol the adja cent waters. The prisoners will prob ably be brought here for trial.-Valdez Prospector.
Douglas Island news., 1907-08-07

The gasoline launch Meteor was found by fishermen on one of the is- lands near Coleman point Copper Riv. CT Delta, about June 20. The deck and stern was stove in and piece of blan- ke5 was tied to the mast. No trace of Mason, who was bringing the boat north. could hc found. The launch left Juneau June l2th.
 Gold discoveries have been made near Nome which upset an old mining the ory that has been creditedin the Nome district ever since the first rush to the North. It has always been believed that no gold could be found in that country below sea level. Three weeks ago the operators of the Topkocll prop critics, which are fifty miles east of Nome, decided to dig below the false bed rock and go down to the real bed rock, with the result that they made the richest strike of the season.
 The steamer Koyukuk has returned to Rampant from her second trip up the Chandelar river. Word from Ram part is that some of the Aues of the Koyukuk burned out, and she could buck the stream only to point eight cen miles below the point she reached on her first trip this spring. The steam CT will return to the Chaudelar with another cargo when the river is higher, perhaps in August. It is said the N. C.. post on the ChandeIar may be named HaiDes, in honor of Capt. Haiues, of the steamer Koyukuk, but since there is already one Haines in Alaska, it would be confusing, and probably dis allowed in the end by the posto6ice de- partment.
 A Dawson paper says: Jim Hagan, of Duncan, has been allowed the use of the government pump: now of Duncan, for the coming winter. The pump is on 54 Duncan, where futile attempt was made with it by Sam Morraw to reach bedrock. The undertaking by ~Hagan will be on his own ground. The plan of Hagan is to sink deep shaft on the hillside, where he eau go down any
  depth without fear of water from the creek bottom flowing into the shaft. After sinking to below the level of the creek bed, Hagau will drift and tap the creek bottom. As the water flows through the tunnel into the shaft it will be picked up and lifted by the pump. It is believed that by this pro- cess all the water can be cleared from the bottom of the shaft.
 The Seattle P.-I. says: Passengers who arrived from Catalla on the steam schooner Rainier yesterday report that gangs are working through the twenty four hours to rush the construction of the Copper River x Northwestern rail road. Thirty miles of road are now completed and work will continue with out cessation until the line reaches it's terminus at the copper fields, accord ing to the plans of the constructing en- gineers. Owing to the almost endless day at this time of the year, the work men at Catalla are enabled to work without artificial light with the eXcep- tion of about two hours. Later in the season the gloom of the long night will be dispelIed with thousands of incan- descentIamps, while grading and fill ing and track-Iaying proceeds uninter- rupted
Douglas Island news., 1907-08-07

A recent arrival at Dawson from Cir cle says that the Guggenheim5 have bond on Mammoth creek, and are in vestigatiug rbe creek by cross cutting every 1900 feet.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
EPWORTH LEAGUE
OF Maine Again Meets in
Annual Convention.
Twin Towns Of Dover and Fox
croft Rivals in Hospitality.
Business Opens Promptly and SEES.
sions Full of Interest.

Dover. Me, June 27.-(Specian.-
The annual convention of the EpWorth
League of the State of Maine opened in
the Methodist Episcopal church on
Main street this evening with about
100 delegates in attendance. The at
tendance Of tOWnSpeople was also good
in spite Of the inclement weather in
termiNed with occasional thunder and
lightning.
The first of the forenoon was given
over to booking and signing places Of
entertainment for the many delegates.
Most of them had been assigned places
by noon. \ gnodly number Of later del
eSatcs arrived in town on the evening
train tonight and all We're cared for
by the hoSpitable people of the twin
towns o. the Piscataquis.
The forenoon session was opened
with President Sanford l.. Porter of
Bangor presiding. Rev. Mr.. Gray, pas
tor Of the Hartland Methodist church.
read the Scriptures and Rev. c.. +.
Smith, pastor Of the local church, Of
fered prayer. President Porter in 4 few
words announced the number of dele
%atAS present ana gave out Il few Sug-
Continued on Page Nine)
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28
Music.
PRAYER.
AIIIGit.
Hcnc,iictiOn.
The Class of 1907.

I'll degree If A. Il. was conferred up
on c. young men as follows
Lester Adams of Bangor. Neal Wood
side Alrn of Portland, Lorenzo Viii
son Baldwin Of Winter Park. Fla.
Frank Lyman BASS Of Bangor. Charles
Reynolds Bennett of Yarmouth. George
Allen Lower of Auburn. Harry Leland
roWn % WcSthrook, Felix Arnold Bur
ton nf NcWtohviilr. Mass. Paul Allen
Buttrick of Englcwood. y. j.. Richard
irving Carney of Shcepscntt. Arthur
'haSa Chadhournc of HalloWcn. Har-
Oh Rcckl2s Chandler of Boston. Mass.
James Harold Collins of Brewer. Rob
ert Alexander C0ny of Augusta, Leroy
Wilson CronS Of Brunswick, George
William Cragic of Cumberland NILS.
cornelius Francis Duherty of Rock
i'hd, Joseph Blake Drummond Of Port
h'hd. Waulcigh Bean Drummund Of
cortland. Edward AuCustin buddy oi
l"itland, LinW0od Mandcvjllc Erskine
" Jefferson. Frank Stinson Gannett Of
F"Ft Fairfield. Ralph waldo Giles OF
f-aSt BroWnfield. Tom Edgar Hacker
vi Fort Fairfield. Seth Quincy Haley
ol old Orchard. Arthur Loud Hatch Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-06-28

New London Conn, June G.-Before
the greatest crowd th2t ever witnessed
a race on the Thames river, the Yale
crew this evening, rowing on an aver
age Of four strokes to the minute less
than Harvard held the big Cambridge
crew even until the last half mile when
the Ellis let out their speed and won 4
great race by n scant boat length.
Never once in the whole four miles,
did the long, graceful shells cease to
lap each other. The delicate rroWs zig
Jagged between the strokes and the
thousands aboard the trains and every
kind of floating craft and those who
lined the shore sent cheer upon cheer
to the old rivals as they fought out
ono of the grandeSt races in the history
of HarVar,l-Yale boating. Yales time
for the four miles was q minutes and
10 seconds; Harvard's Il minutes IS
seconds.
The race was accompanied bv one
disagreeable feature. This was the ar
rest of r. II. Hartman, the railroad
muGnate by Lieut.. Bilmer, President
Roosevelt's naval aid. Lieut.. Billiard
who was in charge Of the revenue cut
tiers, had warned every boat owner
not to follow the race. The big Varsity
struggle had scarcely been started
when Mr.. Hartman, in a powerful mo-
tor boat, started to follow the race.
Lieut.. Bilmar and Chairman Schwep-
pc. who were aboard the regatta COM
mittce boat, the Arrow, repeatedly
warned Mr.. Hartman to stop his en-
Il
Hartman not only paid no attention to
them, but took a position right along
side IF the referees boat and held it.
on the navy yard. Lieut.. Bilmer sig
nailed for a launch and footed the
roVarue signal which caused Mr.. IIar-
rimar to look around.
you arc under arrest. sir" shouted
Lieut.. Pilmcr. You Will give Yourself
up Ia the man who will take you
ahoar the Gresham to await my or
der.;."
Then L was discovered that the man
in the powerful and speedy motor boat
was Mr.. Hartman Chairman Schwcp-
~ Of tho regatta committee was very
;;rcrE ami he shouted to Mr. Hartman
in terms which the latter could not
mistake.
The millionaire lcvcllcd his forefinger
Mt Chairman Schweppe and yelled
back:
Young man, I will see YOU later"
Srlr"crp"'S friends aboard the Arrow
gave Mr.. Hir imam gentle laugh.
| Mr.. Hartman saw no more of the
! race, but was detained az any ordinary
| 1,ricnnnr 1hnp1,,l +hp (.ynsl.tr,o until AZ
! ter the race was over, when Lieut.
! Rihntr went aboard the Gresham and
released Mr.. Hartman. but kent hi:
boat ticI up At the navy yard. The
! incident may cost Mr.. Hartman Il fine
Of $500. This was tn" penalty imposed
for transgressing the rules governing
| the course.