The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-09-06
Edgar R. Lincoln, Tobacco En-
pert, Gives This as His
Opinion.
"TEN-CENTERS" IN EAST:
"TWO-BITTERS" IN WEST
Tobacco Crop This Year Will
Lack in Quantity. Not
in Quality.

"Salt Lake City cigar smokers are
little bit more discriminating, ! think,
than the tobacco consumers of any other
city in this country. They know the
best goods and demand the best all the
time
This was the sentiment expressed
Monday night by Edgar r. Lincoln. to-
bacco expert, who has made Il conscien.
tious study of the Fwecdo for many
years past, and who keeps in touch
with the tobacco situation in all parts
Of this countrv, as we'll as with the crop
conditions in Cuba. Mr., Lincoln
says that trade conditions in the
tobacco lines throughout the United
States are good, though nc believes that
manufacturers and consumers have Il
hard problem on hand, in so far as crop
outlooks arc concerned Tho crops, he
says, are good in quality, though IN.
sufficient in quantity to supply the de-
mands of the nation IS consumers. The
shortage is due. Mr.. Lincoln says, to
the lack of rains on the Cuban- tobacco
farms
Tobacco Conditions in Cuba.
"Therc arc in Cuba at present. Mr..
Lincoln SAYS, wrappers for approx
ma'ely S00,000000 cigars OF this
number Cuba alone has a market for
about two.thirds. This leaves approXi-
mately only 100.000,000 wrappers for
the United States, whereas this country
could use to advantage from 30O,0Oo,o0O
TO 100 100000 to sunnly its own trade.
The big manufacturers of this country,
and | dare say there are not more than
twenty-five of them, are well acquaint.
ed with these short crop conditions, and
have had buyers in the field for several
months past, buwing up all the stock
they can.
Small Men Suffer Most.
In reply to a question as to what the
result OF this condition would be. Mr. |
Lincoln said: sfOf course, the small /
larger concerns are able to keep buyers
in the field and protect themselves
against such emergencies to Il consld
erablc extent, The importers, too, pro"
feet the big buyers naturally IN prefer
ence to the smaller ones, though the i'm
portations through importers now are
not very large. the trust grabbing up
brought in. The cigars of the coming
season will probably not be quite as
good looking as ordinarily, the absence
of moisture being noticeable, though
the quality will be there, and the big
will see to it, too. that
their trade is supplied. Prices will
probably be somewhat hinher, Just as
they are as natural consequence
when the vegetable crop. the grain
crops or the fruit crops of the country
are far below normal, The American
smoker, however. has Il habit of get
ling what he wants. and is willing to
pay the required prices.
West Swells Prices.
"Tne standard of goods required by
his western country is higher, too,
nay truthfully say, than 1t is in the
.ast From New York City to St. ,
Louis the standard cigar is a ten ,
.enter.' while from st Louis TO the
-osst the standard seller is a two !
,itter. When ! tell this to western peo- s
lie they seem often to think it is said
merely for effect. but such conditions :
lctually exist The Salt Lake market
consumes the best. The factories know
mis- and take pride in keeping the1 s
quality of the goods sent here we'll ]
ID. They have to do it, in fact. Salt I
.ake smokers are discriminating They !
NOW a good cignr. and when they r
ind one is not UP to its usual merit q
hey change and buy those that are. - S