The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-01-16
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in Edgerton are proud to tell strangers
whom they meet in other places that
Edgerton is the greatest cigar binder
leaf center to be found anywhere.
Cities by the name of Edgerton are
found in many states, but there is only
one Edgerton that is great on account
of its tobacco industry. The tobacco
industry was. the first industry to flour
! ish, and it has shown permanency and
! steadiness. 1t has weathered many
storm in its history, and stands today
| firmly fixed in the consciousness OF
| Edgerton citizens as one of the main
| of it's economic life. AS the new sea-
son of its activities opens, the interest
in the nature and scope of its work is
naturally stimulated anew. The ware
houses open, and the long lines of
workers treck to the different ones.
/ Some of theshands have worked in the
same places for generation, and feel
/ the thrill of thesgame of the asserting
| season. Thirtp-five warehouses are
his year listedaas places where tobacco
| is either sorted or stored. There are
| between SO and so warehouse numbers
1 in the city, but some are for the time
being utilized for other purposes, and
| some of them are out of existence.
| Edgerton, who either rent or own ware
/ house property here are: Z. Lorlllard
| Co., renting from c.. G. Biederman No.
2, from the Mabbett estate No. 33 and
from the Heddles Lumber Co. No 6;
Liggett & Myers with E. M. Hubbell
| in the latter's warehouse No. AZ, also
own No. 8 occupied by w. S. Brill
& Son; Cullman Brothers in w. Dick
inson warehouse No. 10, Dickinson
also owns No. 30; Scotten Dillon Co
rents No. IL belonging to Mrs. Andrew
| with him in No. 27, and with Mcintosh
| Brothers in their No. AZ and No. "a;
C. H. Spitzner & Son own and operate
Nos. 21, %, "a and A, Oscar Jenson
representatives the General Cigar Co.
owns Nos. Sc and 46, Van Ness Green
in CHARGE, American Sumatra Tobacco.
Co.4owns Nos. A, SO, 40 and SO, Nv. B.
I tssFefstwefth and j. a. Jenson repre-
sent the firm; Otto Elsenlohr & Bros,
Inc, own and occupy Nos. 4S. and 55,
with Tom Ellingson in charge; G. E.
Sweeney,& & Son occupy No. owned by
Schaller- Young Lumber Co., and oc-
cupy with H. Fenrich No. "a; Hansen
Brothers own and occupy No. l, and also
No. 20 owned by Heddles Lumber CO..
and own No. IA occupied by John Lihaas;
Andrew Jenson & Son in No. 81,
owner Mrs. Andrew Jenson; The L. B.
| Earle Tobacco Co. in their own ware
house No. IS: Mcintosh Brothers own
ers OF Nos. 22 and SO; w. T. PomerOy
Co. occupies No. %; The Farmers
| Warehouse Co. owns No. AZ; Wesen-
donk & Hutson in No. 26 belonging to
Mrs. r. j. Maltpress. The general
city, county and state taxes of the city
of Edgerton are $7O,O6S SO, of which
eighteen tobacco firms pay nearly one
half, or to be exact, $50, ,O63 16; in this
sum are not included surtax and special
taxes.
The readers who took note of the
opinions of well posted tobacco mer
| chants and manufacturers quoted in
The Reporter Note Book Sketches of
last week, must have been struck with
the almost unanimous tone of optimism
running through them in viewing the
outlook for the 1920 tobacco situation.
While this optimism undoubtedly is
we'll founded, as hope not to be lost,
there are observers who, while they
consider the prospects of the pres
ent year promising of great and good
things for the tobacco industry, do not
shut their eyes and minds to the ''pos-
sibilities" of dangers ahead. They do
not wish to be classed among the
Grape hangers" that take the JOY out
of life; but they sound note of warn
ing at overconfidence, and advise that
tobacco men all over walk with both
eyes open and with the ear close to the
ground. As long as the consumer con-
tinues to have keen appetite, and the
'.seller" to satisfy it. all is well. The
past year was top-notcher in these
attributes. This year is presidential
year. The politicians are going to
boost the. demands for smokes, and no
questions asked about the price. That
is one of the reassuring aspects. The
organization of few million workers
who have pledged themselves to Wean,
by force Of law, the great American
nation of it's filthy" tobacco habit,
may reduce the demand How i'm
portant this move is going to be in it's
effects is pretty difficult to forecast.
With prices high, and ever mounting
higher on all necessaries, labor difficult
ties are probable. A strike is like war;
its cost directly is great, but its in
direct cost through non-productiOn and
the expense of the idle who go on feed
ing, wearing clothes and burning fuel,
is greater The effect of this upon to-