The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-12-03
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES

Cnan the normal mas proven Oh great
assistance in the curing of the tobacco
crop. The sheds holding tobacco,
which a month ago promised to yield a
large percentage of fat stems, have,
under the favorable influence of warm,
mild weather, cured out beyond expec
tations, so that this imperfection is not
as much feared as some weeks ago.
The coloring of the cured leaf has also
much improved by frequent casing and
were it not for the percentage of un-
ripe tobacco that pervades so many
crops there would doubtless be but few
chances to pick flaws with the crop at
delivery time. At any rate buyers have
less fears ssof the condition their pur
chases will reach them than a few
weeks ago when they sent out SO many
letters of instruction regarding the pre-
pairing of the crop for delivery. 1t has
been long years since any month SO late
in the year has furnished weather con-
ditions so favorable to the tobacco
growers of this state as November just
closed. 1t has also been so suitable for
outdoor work that the farmer has
things SO well in hand that he could de-
vote his attention to stripping almost
any time now following proper casing
weather.
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The information reaching us from
our exchanges is that the Pennsylvania
crop now in the barns is a puzzle to the
dealers. While they are anxious to
buy, they realize that it is very risky
business, for not in many years has
Lancaster county crop been so disap
pointing as is that of 1909. Some few
crops have been purchased at about 10
and 4, but the buying is very limited
and this condition will likely continue
until the tobacco is all stripped. Rep
resentatives of the United Cigar Man
ufacturers' Co. have been looking over
the crop, but they have given no orders
for the buyers to go ahead. The Unit
ed in years past has always been the
first to enter the field, but it is "hands
OF" this year, at least for the present.
There has been some discussion among
the local dealers as TO whether the
large concerns will buy heavily of the
1909 tobacco There is an impression
that very little of it will find it's way
into the warehouses of the American,
United or Eisenlohr's and this opinion
seems to be borne out by the large pur-
| chases of 1908 tobacco. It is said that
they will have sufficient of old leaf on
| hand to tide them over for year, with
| out taking any of the new crop.
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Trouble that has been pending for
| some time over the management OF the
Burley pool in Kentucky has resulted
| in the appointment of Messrs. Baldwin
and Lisle of Winchester, KY, as re-
ceivers Of the Burley Tobacco and In
surance Co., on petition of numerous
growers IN that vicinity. The suit in
wolves S346, 600 alleged to have been
held out of the 1906 and 1907 pools and
the future of the Burley trust of Ken
lucky. Despite the urgings OF the Of
| ficials for the farmers to remain firm
and stand by their contracts, there is a
general fear of stampede OF the
growers and the collapse of this years S
pool. President I4ebus is preparing an
appeal of the receivership, which may
be filed at Frankfort Friday. An effort
will be made to have it advanced upon
the calendar and thereby secure a
speedy hearing. The suit was granted
on the petition of the S3A0, 600 being
illegally retained and turned over to
the Burley Tobacco and Insurance Co.,
the officers of which, it was alleged,
were about to convert the money to the
So, 1000, 900 corporation S own use. The
former amount was to have been used
in starting a long line of warehouses.
The court held the entire net proceeds
from the sale of each crop should be
paid over to the growers of that crop
alone and could not be used to finance
the pooling of any other crop. The
members of this years pool agreed
that 10 per cent of their crop should be
reserved for the capitalization OF the
new Kentucky trust, getting in return
stock of the compBny-
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| VIM. Stroop of Dayton. one of the
| oldest and most prominent tobacco
packers in the state of Ohio, has re-
Joined his old associate, A. L. Sylves-
| ter, and will, on and after January |,
represent the American Cigar Co. in
the state Of Ohio, taking charge OF
their entire purchases in that locality.
There is probably no man in the state
Iof Ohio better or more favorably known
than VIM. Stroop, or who has more
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