The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1909-11-26
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The eastern trade papers appear to
be very much exercised over the guar
antee stamp which the government
proposes to affix to the Philippine cigar
importatioDs and urge that protests be
entered by every branch of the trade.
The United States Tobacco Journal
thinks the most effective way of un-
doing the outrage is to have it exposed
in congress. To this end every cigar
manufacturer and every cigarmaker
should address either personally or in
writing his member of congress and the
senators of his state, calling to their
attention the unheard-of, unprecedent-
ed and unconstitutional privilege grant
ed so arbitrarily to an alien product of
an alien race in the guarantee stamp of
the Manila cigars. Put your case in
your representations to your members
of congress in as strong language as
you can. Congress will meet next
month and it's members will have to
stand for reelection next fall.
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The local tobacco buyers are showing
some concern about the coming delivery
of the crop. Some of them are send
ing out letters to the parties whose
crops they have contracted, telling the
farmers of several ways Of endeavor-
ing to reduce the trouble for delivery
lay. One buyer has sent out letters
litating that he believes that this 1909
,rop will be a much more difficult crop
to prepare than usual and that to elm
mate much trouble the farmer should
observe the following list of ''dont's'
very carefully: Don't take the tobacco
down until it is thoroughly cured; don't
take it down in high case and if there
be any tail ends, wet butts, high case,
shed burned, pole rot or frozen and
chilled stuff, take care to keep it sep
arated from the good; don't put dam
aged stuff with the filters, but keep it
separate from everything else but the
damaged By observing these points,
that buyer promises that there will be
no trouble at delivery times. He says
that the crop has been bought at high
prices and that he expects to receive
the crop and pay for it according to
contract, but that he will not pay for
damaged tobacco at sound tobacco
prices and that the farmer will have to
do his share by making a good delivery
If he is to expect good receiving. The
fact of the case is that the buyer is
right This is going to be a hard crop
ito deliver and the consequence is going
to be that the buyer will be on the
close lookout to avoid being beaten.
The man who attempts to hide his dam
aged stuff among the good will get
caught sure and he will be compelled to
sell the good at poor prices instead of
selling the poor at good prices. Per-
haps some prosecutions will result be-
fore the season is over for if it is dis
covered that a farmer has tried to
cheat the buyer by hiding his poor stuff
with the good and thereby fraudulently
obtain high grade price he will be
subject to the same manner OF prose-
cution that is brought against one who
is caught putting water in milk. The
best way will be for each grower to en-
deavor to get his tobacco stripped and
baled honestly and conscientiously with
his mind set upon making satisfac-
tory delivery. -Viroqua Republican.
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Kentucky's hurley and other grades
or tobacco in the 1909 crop will be in
the largest quantity ever known, near
ly 400, 100000 pounds. This was an
nounced by those Louisville banks
which have been gathering figures from
their correspondents in the various
counties where the weed is grown. The
hurley crop, they announce. amounts to
200, 900, 900 pounds alone. Of this, be-
tween 55 and 65 per cent has been pool
ed with the Burley Tobacco and Insur-
ance company. Prices this year per
pound average from IL to IA cents,
with 10 cents and 20 cents as minimum
and maximum, respectively. Loose
leaf sales have come into popularity
again, and warehouses of this type are
being established in the various coun-
ties. Dark tobacco counties, however,
are not .favoring pools and are selling
individually.
Among Cincinnati leaf dealers the
impression has gone forth that the Bur-
ley Tobacco society is on its last legs
and that the crash of that Blue Grass
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members are said to be much concern
ed over the numerous suits which have
been filed by indedendent tobacco man
ufacturers who have asked for dam
ages totaling about 81, 200, 900. The
hurley combination has practically made
no progress at all this season among
the owners of this years crop in In.
diana. Suit was filed in the circuit
court at LexIngton, KY, recently by
G. w. Mcmillan and thirty-two men
against the Burley Tobacco society,
Clarence Lebus, G. A. Brooks, j. M. |
Rankin, the Clark County National
bank, Citizens National bank and Peo-
pies State bank, asking for receiver.
The plaintiffs allege they pooled their
crops of tobacco in 1906 and also in 1907
under the agreement that when a fixed
price was obtained for their tobacco,
proceeds were to be divided pro rata
among the respective interests, less
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