The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1914-11-20
NOTE BOOK SKETCHES


Internal Revenue Collector Williams
has been sending out blanks to the per-
sons in his district subject to the new
special government tax which went in
to effect Nov. l. The law requires all
parties to make application on proper
form and declare their liability and pay
the tax before Nov. 80 in order to be
protected from the penalty Of 10 per
cent of the amount of the tax. AS it
is estimated that Is, 900 people in this
district are liable to the tax, the work
of the collection office will be greatly
increased. Banker, broker, pawn
! broker, commercial broker, custom
house broker, proprietors OF theatres,
proprietors of circusses, proprletors OF
any other show or exhibition for money,
every billiard or pool table or bowling
alley open to the use OF the public,
commission merchants, dealers IN leaf
| tobacco, manufacturers Of tobacco,
manufacturers of cigars, and dealers in
! tobacco, which iacludes every person
lwho sells tobacco, cigars or cigarettes
| in any form to the amount of over $500
year, retail value. The tax payment
for this year will be for the period of
November l, 1914, to June 80, 1915,
which is the end of the special-taX
year, and the amount to be paid on ac
count of each occupation will be two
thirds of the sum of the yearly tax
levied thereon; for instance, dealers IN
| tobacco are subject to a special tax at
the rate of ST. 80 per year, the payment
for this year will be $500, which will
pay to June 80 next, when the tax will
again be due for the succeeding months.
~
The Census Bureaus report relative
to the quantity Of tobacco on hand
lsshows that there is less cigar leaf to-
bacco than there was year ago, and
| considerably less than there was six
| months ago. While the trade has never
| been able to accommodate it's under
standing of the subject to the figures
| the Bureau has produced, it takes 1t
for granted that the difference is due
/ largely to the fact that large quanti-
| ties of low grades are reported for the
various cigar leaf types which are not
recognized in this country as cigar leaf
! tobacco at all, being exported or used
by tre tobacco factories. Accepting,
| however, the Bureaus figures as cor
/ rect, it demonstrated that the quantty
| of tobacco now in the hands of manu-
/ facturers and dealers is none too large
| for the normal requirements of the ci-
gar manufacturing industry. These
figures seem to substantive the belief
| that is prevalent in Water Street cir
cles that the depression in the cigar
manufacturing industry is not an un-
| mixed evil for the manufacturer If
the production of cigars was proceed
| ing at normal rate, and if financial
| conditions were normal, there would
undoubtedly be sharply felt shortage
| in certain types. This is particularly
true of binders, and in fact the new
| binder supply has proceeded into con-
| sumers' (manufacturerS) hands within
| the past three weeks at a remarkable
| rate Taking into consideration the
| unfavorableness of the general business
situation, the rapidity with which the
new packing has been absorbed is es-
| traordinary, especially in view Of the
| criticism this tobacco has received with
| respect to spread of leaf and the high
price. In consequence of the develop
| mcnts in this line the holders of the
new Connecticut, despite the objections
that may be offered to the tobacco, are
apparently in position to rest secure,
as there seems no reason to doubt that
binder prices will hold up to those of
last year. Of course the crops are not
down yet and the present dry spell is
! not favorable. Leaf.