The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1907-11-22

creased 21.o per cent. since l90o, ana
of ciearets, 21.3 per cent. From 1869
TO 1905 the consumption of cigars ana
cigarets steadily increased N
During the same period the population
of the country Increased only u it'll"
more than twofold.
IL all the money spent for clothing
by the people of the United States were
equally divided among the population:
the average man or woman would
spend $19.11 a wear. This is the per
capita expenditure. OF course, many
women spend more han this on u
single hat. but there are so many men
who do not even wear respectable
clothing that one can readily sec the
| greater outlay is with the ome
a man, however. might dress quite
decently on S19.1I. If he didn't insist
on getting his clothing made TO order
Upon this basis a careful estimate
shows that, if the money which goes
up in smoke We're spent on attire, Uncle
Sam, in one wear, could clothe 14,322,917
persons
Mere money is spent on tobacco than
on most OF the necessities of life. We're
the o spent on this luxury used In
buying meat, Uncle Sam could supply
sufficient meat-upon the basis OF tho
consumption last Scar--to satisfy
third the entire population OF the
United States.
Bread, they tell us. is the staff Of life.
If you were hungry. there is no douD.
you'd give up your pipe or cigars ana
, clamor for bread-certainly you would
ask for bread instead OF tobacco.
The average person. according to sta
~tistics. eats breadstuffs each year
amounting in value to SIT %. IF Uncle
Same were to take the money that no
uses TO hll his tobacco bowl and cigar
case to buy bread he could feed To-
$50, 600 persons.
AT the ratio of The amount of money
spent by each person TN the United
States for se%lf-support, the tobacco
outlay would maintain comfortably for
one year 2.613.S20 persons.
And it all goes up NJ s,nosei
The entire amoui$ OF money spent
for vegetables in the United States is
less than one-half OF that spent for
tobacco. The figures are $40, 0OO. 600 for
tobacco, against STA, ga ,39S for veg
etableS.
Considerable less money is spent for
potatoes than for tohacco-actually
drinkers, the people of the United
States have been called.
Uncle Sans cigar may be a big one.
ou, in bulk 1T weighs much less than
the coffee boiled for his breakfast, d1H-
ner and supper.
! In 1904 the coffee consumed amounted
i to more than 900. 900, 900 pounds. Yet
the old mans coffee bill was less than
!. IL fourth Of the alnount OF his s,nOkinE
expenditures.
Offhand, one would hardly believe
that the tobacco outlay Of the country
: would defray nearly half of the annual
Expenditures of the United States gov
eminent. This is a fact. In 1906 the
expenditure Of the government amount
ed to &b6s. 127. 5G5.
n One of the most significant aspects Of
the distribution of the national wealth
9 is In the benefaction of rich men. Yet
If the money which went up In SMOKE
n We're applied to the Institutions which,
f benefited by philanthropy in 1906 in
f proportion to the benefactions, each in.
r stitution would hav received nearly
: three times aa much as it did.
If the money spent on smoking were
@ divided among the people, each man
woman and child could give i5lc-e than
IS IS n yea for benevolent purposes.
A glance over the report OF the cen.
p sus bureau IN the tobacco trust indus.
II try has no doubt been instructive and
interesting to Uncle Sam.
d Since 1900 there has been a decrease
a in the production OF tobacco. Because
: of the increased consumption this nat
# ulally conduced to "a raise in prices.
The 1900 crop was raised on 1,O46,42
n acres of land and amounted Il
II S14 ,345,341 pounds. only SOG,409 acre!
d were used in 1904. and the crop amount
IS ed 10 geo. $50. 139 pounds. There was NJ
d increase in the importation of uninanu
If featured tobacco over 1900 of IL, GIGS. rs
is pounds. The increase OF imported
n cigars. cigarets and cheroots was 347,.
062 pounds.