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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
New York.
NEW YORK, August 81, 1912.

The tail end of the summer season
found again an apathic week in the
leaf market. Although there were
around a number of out-of-town buy
ers, activity was not heightened by
their presence. The market is prac-
tically bare Of old stocks, and of the
new ones little has so far been sampled,
with the exception of the New England
Havana seed, which, however, has been
gobbled prematurely. In the mean
while, buying in the fields goes on in
Wisconsin and New England with
quickened pace and at rising prices.
Shipments of new Havana leaf are
now coming in and seem to give salts
faction as far as quality and burn are
concerned. Cigars made out of the
new crop are decidedly much milder in
taste and burn perfectly, vast i'm
provement over the crops of the past
few years. The only apparent draw
back is the notified wrapper leaf, which
makes up in disfguring black and
green spots what it lacks in lus.re.
Cigars with such a wrapper leaf may
hardly sell on their looks, and it will
require some pretty stiff and thorough
education on the part of the manufac-
turer to make the public take to it.
But if it does, it is likely to become
fascinated again with the Clear Ha-
vana smoke. Sooner or later, the pub
lie will come to appreciate the mildness
and perfect burn of the new crop. =
Journal.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
GAYS MILLS, Wis, Aug. 20, 1912.


Buyers are still riding in the tobacco
growing districts, some buying is being
done but there is still big percentage
of the crop that has not been contract
ed for Late tobacco is doing we'll and
if the present growing weather contin-
ues the late fields promise to become
valuable. A good portion of the hail
cut has been picked up at 81 and &c,
but not all are willing to accept these
prices. A number of hail-cut crops
near Soldiers Grove were not consider
ed worth harvesting and some have
been blowing them under. Some Of
the slightly damaged crops are bring
ing better than the prices mentioned,
while others are harvesting without
making a sale.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
WISCONSIN TOBACCO MARKET.
EDGERToN, WIS.,, Sept. 6, 1912.

EDGERTON, WIS, Sept. 8, 1912.
Buyers are still thoroughly canvass
ing the growing districts, but transac-
tions have declined somewhat for the
simple reason that the more promising
crops are already under contract which
includes about everything attractive
likely to reach the sheds within the
next two or three weeks. Competition
is sharp and prices are we'll maintained
for none Of the large operators seem
to have their orders filled as yet. The
following are sample sales showing the
trend of prices:
Geo. Grady, 25a at 121&4c.
Otto Olson, Tia at 13&4c.
Lars Hobby, ga at 123&3c.
Ed Vinegar, 8a at 12l&3c.
Geo. Wentworth, IA at 12&4c.
Frank Patterson, Ia at 14&4c.
Chas. Patterson, ga at 133&4c.
H. Halverson, la at 13&4c.
John Homme, Ia at 12&4c.
I. Femrite, 10a at 123&3c.
E. S. Hatch, Sa at II, 12&3c.
Willard Doty, 3a at 12&4c.
G. G. Biederman, la at 13&4c.
Chris Olstad, la at 1890.
Con Mccarthy, 14a at 123&4c.
G. j. Dewney, 8a at 13&4c.
Mrs. E. A. Heggestad, ga at 11&4c.
j. III. Townsend, Ia at 123&4c.
Geo, K. Strummond, la at 1884.
Andrew Bolstad, la at 12&4c
S. Green, ga at 123&3c.
Slim & She'll, 16a at 133&4c.
Bert Painter, 5a at 123&3c.
Elias Saunders, Ga at 123&4c.
Peter EdWardson, la at 12&4c.
Bud Hill, "A at 11&4c.
The harvest is proceeding with all
possible dispatch with the help at COM
mand, for the fields have ripened very
fast of late. A warm week is bring
ing along some of the later fields re-
markably fast, while others are af1ict-
ed with root disease that puts them
entirely out of the reckoning. A few
days this week have brought weather
conditions that lead to shed burn in the
harvested leaf, which growers should
watch their sheds closely to avoid.
The market for cured leaf furnishes
no news of Importance outside of
small trade to manufacturers. Geo.
Rumrill bought a Goes lot of II goods
of H. T. Sweeney.
The shipments out of storage reach
only 40Qcs from this market to all
points for the week.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
. NOTE BOOK SKETCHES !,

Our growers are now in the midst of
the heavy week of the tobacco harvest
and the crop in many localities is one
of the finest ever housed in this state
so far as soundness and size of leaf are
concerned. Outside of a few hail and
storm sections covering possibly about
1000 acres of the crop and rust that
has appeared in some localities, the
leaf is unusually free from any blemish
thatsis likely to detract from perfect
binder tobacco. The more forward
crops promise also an extraordinarily
heavy yield in pounds, making quite
certain some fat returns when deliver
ed at the going prices. The warm days
during the latter part of August have
ripened the leaf very rapidly and it is
crowding the growers to the employ
nent Of long hours in their efforts to
keep pace with the work in hand. The
scarcity of help is also proving quite a
drawback where farmers have large
acreage to secure. The late fields are
making such remarkable growth the
past ten days that much larger per-
centage of the crop will reach maturity
than looked possible month ago.
With late fall most of the acreage
will be harvested. It will then be up
to the shed curing to fully determine
the real merits of the crop and also the
money returns that the growers are
most interested in.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
SToUGHToN, Wis, Sept. /, 1912.

Tobacco sales are onward the same
as for the past few weeks, contracting
of fields that look promising to the
dealers. Topping is being done by
those who have late growths and it
may be the latter part of the month
before these crops can be shielded.
Meanwhile weather conditions must
continue favorable or there will be too
many odds and ends for satisfactory
prices.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06

Growers are somewhat at a loss to
account for the poor showing some of
the tobacco fields are making this sea-
son. An occasional field will be found
with a stunted growth where scarcely
no advancement has been made during
all splendid growing weather of the
past few weeks. The plants never did
appear to do anything from the very
start, and as time goes on they spindle
up to top without any spread of leaf.
The stalk is hard and bony, there is no
top root of any depth, and the entire
plant appears unhealthy, without much
promise of making even filler leaf.
Some assign the cause to condition of
the soil. others to the work Of wire
worms or some other parasite, but
none seems to have discovered just why
these fields have stood still for weeks.
Other fields alongside seem to have OBJ
tained healthy growth, and previous
crops on the same land did well. Deal
ers who are riding the country districts
thoroughly claim there is more of this
stunted tobacco to be seen than any
previous year in this state. Here is an
opportunity for the experts in the ex-
perimental stations to get busy and
give US some scientific explanation of
the conditions to be found in the tobac-
co fields today.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
New England.

SPRINGFIELD, MASS, Aug. 27, 1912.
Unfavorable weather the early part
of last week retarded the Connecticut
valley tobacco harvest. Probably Is
per cent of the crop is now under cover.
In Suffield and other towns growers
worked Sunday to make up for lost
time. The first picking of shaded to-
bacco is about ready to take down.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06

While proposed tobacco legislation
occupied quite prominent place in the
consideration Of the session of congress
just closed, only three pieces of legis-
lation were enacted into law. A re-
view of the activities of congress on
subjects relating to the trade directly
reveals the fact that while nearly a
score of propositions were presented
during the session, only three bills
finai.J- passed both houses and were
made law by re approval of the presi-
dent. The othel matters of legislation
were either passed by one or the other
house, considered by the committees,
or failed to receive such consideration
in committee. These subjects will hold
their place through the next session,
which will be the last of the 62nd con-
gress. The laws enacted by congress
of interest directly to the tobacco trade
were the following: Providing for the
publication semi-annually of statistics
of leaf tobacco in the hands of leaf
dealers and holders of leaf tobacco, by
the census bureau. Creation of con-
gressional commission to investigate
the purchase of American-grown to-
bacco by foreign countries.
The report of j. B. Killebrew, special
government agent for tobacco, under
date of August 1st, says: The 1912
area of cigar leaf tobacco is 172, 400
acres. against final estimate of TT, 400
in 1911. a decrease of 5000 acres, or
about g per cent. Pennsylvania and
the Miami valley each show decrease,
while every other district shows an in
crease, the largest being 20 per cent III
Georgia and Florida. The highest con-
dition (94 per cent? is reported in Geor-
gia and Florida, while the lowest (88
per cent? is in New York. The aver
age for the cigar leaf territory is 91.4
per cent, compared with SO in 1911.
There is an increase, compared with
1911, of 3 per cent in the area IN Wis
consin. Planting, though later than
last year, began about the usual time,
was carried on under satisfactory con-
ditions and completed in ample time.
With but little insect damage a gooo
stand was secured. While the condi-
ton on July 1st was not so high as last
year, good crop is indicated.
The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06
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The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1912-09-06

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The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16

Although there is no authority for the
calling of special session of the legis.
lature except on extraordinary occasions;
and although there is no extraordinary
occasion now; and although the Board
OF Trade has no more authority TO pay
for a special session than the Seaboard
Air Line, Atlantic Coast Line, or any
other corporation seeking special privi-
lege-alihough an extra session now
would bring together legislators elected
two years ago while another set of men
have been recently chosen; we have no
advice 10 offer Governor Albert Gil
christ because we have given him good
advice before which he has ignored.
Dixie, however, issues this warning-if
there is anything in the proposed mu-
nicipal dock bill which obligateS the
city TO the purchase of any special
piece OF properly, Dixie will take the
lead in the fight before the people TO
kill the proposition. Special session,
if called, TO KILL THE BILL.-Claude
L'Engle'S Dixie.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16

Senators Fletcher and Bryan are do
ing the proper thing in holding up the
confirmation of Hon. J. NJ Cheney as
United States Judge for the Southern
district of Florida Mr.. Cheney is a
very pleasant gentleman and for all we
know fully competent for the duties OF
the office, but he is a machine rcpubi
can in a land where there is nothing but
the machine Judge Lockc's resigna
ton does not take effect until his sue.
ceSSor is qualified. Under the constitu
ton of the United States this important
judicial office is filled by appointment
of the president by and with the advice
and consent of the senate The prcsi-
dent did not advise with the senators
from Florida as was his duty, and the
senate is very properly Withholding its
consent By holding up this appoint
ment few months a democratic Judge
may be placed on the Federal bench of
Florida. Senator Bryan has said that
there will be no undue haste on his part
in carrying out the recommendation of
MFR. Chubb, the Copartner of Joe Lee
in the management of the republican
political machine OF Florida.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16
II Saturday
Serlnctette.
"Come, see." John 1929.

Come, See." ohm 1929.
When Andrew and John, disciples
Of the Baptist, asked Jesus, "Master,
where dwellest thou?" the answer Of
Jesus was Come and see." When
Nathaniel questioned the genuineneSs
of Philips newly found Messiah,
Jesus OF Nazareth, by asking Can
any good thing come out OF Naza-
reth2" the simple reply was; Come
and see." And when the "Woman
OF Samaria" would win her neigh
borS TO know the marvellous Man
whom she had met at Jacobs well,
she, too, took up the word Come,
see"
This is Chrislianity's challenge TO
the world touching Christ Come,
and see." Test Him. Try Him on.
Let His dealings with you show
whether or not He is the Christ.
That is a reasonable proposal. Let
US Try Him by this standard. Let His
own works and those that He inspires
in His followers, bear witness of Him.
Look at the HumanencSS inspired
by Jesus. Go to the Jericho road,
and get new definition of neighbor;
and of neighborly humaneneSS. Go
10 the scene of the blessing of little
children, and note what the example
and doctrine of Jesus have achieved
in ameliorating the condition. Con
trast child conditions then and now.
Contrast India, with its Brahmanism,
and child marriages, and child wild.
owS, with America, or Britain, or
any Christian nation, with its Christ
and its adored and beautiful child.
hood.
Go with Jesus TO a certain sick
room. Ii is servants room. Mark
the care for the servant! There you
see the spirit that has, at last, made
slavery impossible in ChriSt'S world.
Note His knightly and chivalrous
behavior toward the Magdalene wo-
man, the woman of the town by
jacobs we'll and toward the shamed
soul, hailed from her very act of i'm
purity, into His pure presence; and
you will see why Christians build
Crittenton Homes and Sheltering
Arms for the bankrupt and caSt-off
creatures of mans passionate selfish.
ness.
Who exposed King Leopold'S
damnable atrocities in Africa? Who
reused the signatory powers TO end
that horror? The Missionaries OF
Christ. Who is it starting a similar
service for the savage rubber gather
erS of South America2 Again il is
ChriSt'S people. Against the com.
bined commcrcialiSm and greed that
is ready to stain its gains with human
blood, Christ arises in protest that
must and shall be heard. j. NJ. B.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16

a statement by the editor of the
Sarasota Times that 'thc largest apiary
in Florida is at Key Largo" is met by
the editor of the ApaIaChiCola Times
with a correction. lie says that the
Largest apiary in Florida is in the yiCini-
ty of ApalaChicoIa, that of Mr. Mar
chant, whose product will treble that Of
the Key Largo plant" The Times says
more honey isproduccd on the Apalachi-
cola river than in any section OF Florida,
and that the quality is the best This
information will be real news TO the
people of large part of Florida, who
were willing to yield to ApaaCh
the palm for oysters and litcrati, but
thought ii shy IF other blessings. The
News editor has sampled the oysters and
knows their excellence, and has been
an omnivorous reader of Harry Floyd
and the Times, but this is his first init
nation that the old town shipped honey
nv the ion
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16
NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION.


u y LAND OFFICE AT GAINESVILLE, FLA.
N,,i,,, June Sth. 1912,
hlHi,hnnuson, whose pOstOtlice address is Bun.
u iLi ioiIua, did, on the ri day of March, Igio
lli' IN inns Office sworn Statement 0nd An
pllCaillon; NJ. Olo2gl to purchase the Lot 4
9'Ell0H u Township Ii, south. Ronya nj
,thhst, Ihllah4Sscc Meridian, and the timber
I,nrrroh; under the provisions OF the net of
T. ui!S ., iS..N' and acts nmpndatorv. known
na the timber and stone Law" Mt Snch
NNIut us might be fixed by npnroiSment
i ii, mat pursuant to such npptirntion thn
,1, M" ~ ana TIMBER thereon have been npprais.
go &c, a., at TWO Hundred Twenty-fo DoIIars tie
VI l"r estimated tiOOO board feet nj e. 61 mar
~, ~ . nlu the land S0D; and the timbsr has n
instinct value of $500 for turpcntine ms
poses poses; That said applicant Will offer 6HaI
l -, ooi III support of his application and
1 Sm9F i statement on the 2lst day of August
10 III o. nti0re me Clerk of the Circuit Cart
AT Palatka, Florida. 'ourV'
all, AnS person is ut liberty to protest this
q P"t mast before entry, or initiate n rnDtasf
az "rS {lllle before patent issues. nv fijing
"a a,v,Ui,aIoDorated affidavit in this Office aie
IeBihS facts which would defeat the entry az
HENRY s. CHUBB.
Register
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16
In Court of the County Judge,
State of Florida.
In the Matter of the Guardian p.,..,.,,
ship of ROSina r. FlOrrid u, nun
Minor. NONli'S'


Motto" of intention to apply to Honorable
NJ. |. Coke. County Judge of Putnam Coun-
ty, Florida, for authority to sell real estate
belonging 10 said minor, at private sale.
Notice is hereby given that. !, Il. f. Flor
rid, guardian OF ROsinu +. FlOrrid, will ON
3lst day of August, \. u. 1872, apply by pc
tition to the Honorable NJ. /. Coke, County
Judge OF Putnam County. Florida, for au-
thOrity to sell an undivided one half inter
est in the following described real estate at
private sale Being in the County Of Put
nam and stat" of Florida, and more purtic-
uarly described rs follow;
The South half of the southwest quarter
of the Northwest quarter, and the West
half of the West hall of the Northwest quar-
ter OF the Northeast quarter of Section
Iwenty-OnG i2D, Township Ten IlO South
OF Range Twenty-sX ,2dO East, containing
Thirty l3Ol acres more or less.
And the southeast quarter of the North
east quarter of Section Twenty (2U, Town
ship Ten lls) South of Range Twpnty-siN
(26l East, excepting Eleven M acres here
toiore conveyed to $. NJ. Peck, vide record
Putnam County. Florida. Book
t, Page ltl, and Book II, Page los, last de-
scribed land containing ~ acres more or
less.
Which undivided half interest in said
real estate is the property of ana belongs 10
the said ROsna +. FlOrrid, minor. said an
plicatiOn for said authority to sell said in
terest in said real estate, will be made to
Hon. NJ. /. Coke, County Judge of Putnam
county, Florida, on the day and date arOrp-
said, at the office of said County Judge. i'm
Phlatka, Putnam County Florida.
Respectfully submitted,
b. F. FLoRRID,
for sand Rosna F. Florrld, minor.
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16
Concrete Construction.

The second of a series of articles on
concrete construction by Mr.. O. Blume,
constructing engineer and contractor
of Kenwood, Fla.-Edl
The rapid growth of concrete con.
Struction has taken place only after
strong opposition. Architects and en-.
gineerS looked with diStruSt on the new
builing material. They knew iron and
steel; the formulas for strains and stresses
in such members were we'll known and
proven; they had found cement a good
binder in brick work; had found il we'll
adapted for use in foundations, where
heavy masses OF concrete, cement, sand,
Slone-evidently could carry trcmen.
dous loads of a crushing aud compress.
ing character But when it came to
using cement in reinforced cor crete;
building members OF concrete, that were
subject 10 tensile stresses and in which,
because concrete has little tensile
strenglh-Steel rods were imbeded,
forming an integral part of the concrete
and carrying the tensile StreSSes-why
then they baked The designers OF
this new work were told that they
were using formulas and producing
work, of which nothing was known;
it was all right 10 say that a reinforced
concrete beam or column or wall would
act thus or so, would constantly gain in
strength as ii seasoned, would last for.
ever, imperviouS 10 lime and Mclement
weather. How did they know these
things; And So the arguments flew.
But slowly then, concrete men went
ahead; careful cNlseriments were made
in laboratories and %~ouillin g.grounds;'
words and cIain-s6ere sggEq5sen through
practical tests, and gradually it dawned
on even the greatest opponents, that
here was material that fulfilled the
promises its advocates had made Rail.
road engineers found that concrete
bridge could be built with economy,
that would carry their heaviest trains,
and in looking over their yearly cx-
penSeS they found that the initial cost
for this bridge was the only one; no
bills for maintenance, for painting, new
rvetS, general repairs; and the bridge
lasted; they didn't have TO rebuild ii
within 1920 years, as they generally did
with their steel bridges. County Com
miSSionerS found, that ii was cheaper in
the long run 10 build concrete high
way bridge than wooden one; it stood
the traffic, il lasted and ii looked better
in the landscape too.-and finally il en-
tered the mind of the Common PEG.
plc," the real estate man who wanted TO
build 10 or y residences; the citizen, who
wanted 10 build himself home, that a
brick house or frame house might be
all right, but a concrete house was bet.
ter! But the cost! Concrete was poured
into wooden forms, and timber was ex
penSive. II might pay TO build that way
when erecting high factories of uniform
design, where the forms could be used
and reused, but 10 buy timber 10 erect a
shell for a house and then throw that
timber away, that wasn't economy.
The answer to this is steel forms, of
which more later.
o. BLUME,
The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-08-16

De Funiak Springs is keeping the
Sabbath, but some of its citizens are
loosing their temper. Recently at the
instance of local clergymcn the mayor
ordered the news, ice cream, cigar and
cool drink dealers to keep their places
OF business closed on Sunday. They
obeycd. Then the electric light and
power company and the postmaster be-
came conscience stricken and refused
to open their places on Sunday. The
churches had TO use oil lamps instead OF
electric lights, and the people had 10 go
"A hours without mail Now the ice
man has refused to sell ice on Sunday
and it is Tumored that next Sunday a
man without the fear of God in his
heart has threatened to have the church
organist and the man who pumps that
instrument arrested if they start to work
on the Sabbath.