The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-04-09
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The address of Mr.. SidneyqB. Has
kell before the institute of Hartford
tobacco growers at Broad Brook has its
interest also to Wisconsin growers. He
places the growing popularity of the
cigarette as real danger to growers
of cigar leaf. What is true of the Con-
necticut valley wrapper is also in con-
siderable measure true of the WiscOn-
sin binder. One of the heaviest buyers
in southern Wisconsin pointed to this
fact last fall, and held that the grow
ing tendency among smokers to forsake
the cigar for the cigarette BODIED no
good for the growers of cigar leaf. Mr..
Haskell sees the remedy in an active
campaign on the part of the tobacco
growers associations in behalf of the
cigar leaf, making it popular by boost
ing for it, maintaining high quality,
and giving study to those problems
which enter into the growing OF de-
sirable leaf. The situation in the Wis
consin binder territory may not be ex-
actly parallel to that of the Connecti-
cut wrapper, but there is sufficient sim
iliarity in the general effect of the
enormous growth Of cigarette consump-
tion upon the use Of the cigar to make
Wisconsin binder growers sit up and
take notice. That some sort of coop
GRAFTON between the binder growers in
Wisconsin and the New England asso-
Citations might be thought of, is mere
suggestion to be dealt with as judicious
men see fit.
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The value of export and import OF
tobacco in the seven months ending
January, 1920, was 1854, 500, 900. Amer
lean shipments of leaf tobacco, which
in popular opinion were very light,
amounted in January to $21, ,000,O 900, an
increase of seven million dollars over
January year ago. The increase in
manufactured tobaccos exported was
especially noticeable in cigarettes. Eng
land, France, Belgium, the Scandina-
vian countries and Holland were our
principal buyers. Prices were much
higher than year ago. The figures
are given out by the u. S. department
of commerce.
The Windsor Locks Tobacco Grow
ers, Inc, one of the New England to-
bacco growers. associations, had re-
Gently lawsuit with one of it's men,
bers who sold his tobacco independently
of the association, The Tobacco Leaf
comments upon it in the following man.
ner: That membership in growers
association may have it's drawbacks, SO
far as the grower is concerned, was
brought to light in recent legal
squabble between the Windsor Locks
Tobacco Growers, Inc, and member
of the association. It was claimed by
the attorneys for the association that
this member made direct sale of his
crop of tobacco, after having pledged
his crop to the association. The by
laws of the organization provide for
penalty of five cents pound for such
alleged breach of contract, and suit
was brought to recover this amount
The court rendered decision favorable
to the association. It is rather inter-
esting to speculate upon the possible
effect the establishment of this prece-
dent may have upon future member
ship in Connecticut associations.
Extension of additional credit to Italy
and France to the extent of $50, 600, 900
to assist those countries in financing
the purchase of tobacco in the United
States, is proposed in bill recently in
troduced by Representative Byrns of
Tennessee. Mr.. Byrns recently ap-
peared before the Ways and Means
committee with constituents who COM
planned that exports of tobacco to the
countries named had stopped, since
purchases stopped. This was presumed
to be due to the foreign exchange sit
uation. Tennessee tobacco men have
suggested that the government make
additional loans to the reggie govern
ments of Europe, and when objection
was made to such government loans it
was suggested that the War Finance