The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1907-06-04
GOOD OPINION Of
ISLAND TOBACCO

Some time ago c. r. BIacow, pioneer
tobacco planter on the Island of Ha-
wall, sent to Bremen samples of the
leaf grown in Hamakua. Bremen is to
tobacco what Manchester is to cotton
in the matter of reckoning values, and
the opinion of the dealers there is Of
value. The return was received a few
days ago, the information coming
through Messrs. H. Hackfeld & Co.
The Bremen tobacco authorities state
that there is no doubt that a favorable
market can be found there for Hawai-
ian tobaccos, especially for the more
promising grades They say, also, that
should be well sorted and leaves of the
same size should be packed together,
as the returns will be better than il
the sizes are mixed and in unevea
grades.
Attention is drawn to the fact that
the tobaccos can not be marketed under
the names of Cuban, Havana, Sumatra,
done. 1t would be well to name the
tobaccos so as to show their Hawaiian
origin. The experts invite a shipment
of the tobaccos and guarantee their
best attention to it in every way.
The report in detail on the samples
sent to Bremen is as follows:
The type samples forwarded indicate
throughout good result, although the
leaf at places is somewhat fat and not
porous enough. The burning qualities
are in many instances lacking some
what, but no definite opinion can be
given regarding this, as well as the
quality, on account of the unfinished
condition of the tobaccos submitted.
Our opinion as to the various types is
as follows:
Sample No. IAN elegant product.
Both of the fermented leaf samples rep
which, provided the tobacco material
ICES to the extent promised by the
sample, will prove to be of very high
value.
The heavy filler is also of a good but
strong quality, and will make suita-
BILE and good binder.
The sample marked "Unfermented"
is of less quality and somewhat irreg-
ular in growth, also fiat, and may be.
suitable to like purposes as the seed
leaf
Sample No. 2-Shows good quality;
suitable for wrapper, in spite of the
rather small-sized leaf. However, this
kind, especially the filler" is mixed
with leaves which could not serve as
wrapper; besides, this tobacco possesses
not the elegance of Sample No. 1.
Sample No. "a better quality than
Sample No. 2, but suitable only as
binder, like the seed leaf.
Sample No. 4-Of little value, fiat and
rather narrow. Serviceable only as
binder or wrapper for cheap manufac-
ture.
Sample No. sample shows a we'll
grown, round and pulpy leaf, good in
quality, but colors would hardly permit
it's use for wrapper of better grades.
We regret that we can not consider, in
our above opinion, a main factor, i. e.,
the burning qualities, and wish to
emphasize that the apparent excellent
qualities of these tobaccos can only be
such if the finished article
comes up to the requirements in re-
gard to the burning qualities.
Mr.. Blacow had charge of the gov
tobacco experiment station in
about two miles from Pau
Ito, and at an elevation of eighteen
hundred feet. The place was near the
Louissons' and was considered about
the average soil of the district. With
ais son, he visited the place daily and
gave the plants the most careful at
-ention. When here a few weeks ago
ne expressed himself as satisfied with |
he experiment, but was in darkness as |
20 how far the government would pro- |
,eed in the further development Of
he new product among diversified in
iustries in this Territory. He believes |
obacco can be grown here, and the
character of the leaf will, in his |
opinion, be equal to that of the best /
grown in Cuba. The Sumatra grade of
eaf is excellent.