The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1910-07-22

Commenting upon the observations
made in this column regarding lnsur-
ance rates on tobacco risks, the N. 7.
Leaf has this to say: "While the COM
mittee has been successful in securing
cheaper insurance for New York, it
must not be thought that it was done
by magic or slight of hand. The only
talisman the committee possesses is
that of hard work. Years of unremit-
ting work and persistent application
lay behind that achievement. Before
the committee was in position to
formulate the plan that brought relief,
they had to secure an enormous mass
of information and evidence which had
to be correlated, and arranged so that
the committee could speak to the insur-
ance officials in their own language,
giving chapter and verse for any state
ment made, and backing it up with ir-
REPUTABLE proof. They were able to
demonstrate that the rates charged
were not based upon the nature of the
risk, but had been imposed arbitrarily
and without regard to any actuarial
system. They were able to demon
strate that only one per cent of the
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the past twenty-five years had been re-
to demonstrate and did demonstrate
that the system of adjusting losses was
wrong and placed a premium upon fraud
and chicanery. When the committee
is in similar position with regard to
the rates charged throughout the cOun-
try they will be in position to secure
better rates in the various sections.
But unless the trade organizations care
enough about the matter to cooperate
in the manner described by furnishing
information upon which the committee
can make an intelligent fight, it is
doubtful if it will be able to do any
thing"
The United States leads the world
as an exporter of tobacco, having sup
piled more than Sal, 900, 900 worth of
tobacco and manufactures of tobacco
which entered international markets
last year. In the expectation of man
ufactured tobacco Cuba is at the head
of the list with total of 5000, 900,
compared with $6,00G,0 900 for the United
Kingdom, 81, 750,0 900 for the United
States, 81, 500, 900 for the Netherlands,
So, ,250, 900 for Egypt, $1,5OO,0O0 each
for Germany and Brazil, 81, ,250, 900 for
France and 81, 600, 600 for japan. Of
the tobacco exported from the United
States, says the Exporters Review,
about IL per cent is in the manufactur-
ed form, and from Cuba about As per
cent. The tobacco crop of the United
States in 1908 was 718, 900, 600 pounds,
valued at STA, 900, 600; the value of do
mestic manufactures, according to the
census of 1905, $685., 900, 900; the rev.
enue derived from domestic tobacco in
1908, $50, 600, 900, and the total duties
collected on imported tobacco In the
fiscal year 1909, $23, ,250, 900. Germany
and the United States are the world S
leading markets for tobacco, Germany
being credited with S35, 600, 900 worth
of imports and the United States with
$50, 600, 900 worth of imports of that
that article, compared with $25, 600, 600
worth imported to the United Kingdom
and SO, 600, 600 to Austria Hungary.
Countries importing between $4, 0OO, 600
and $40, 900, 600 worth of tobacco an
nually include France, Belgium, the
Netherlands and Canada.