The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1920-03-19
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| tdlIltiiS W tOUdCCO CulCuEc dAO udAuAbS
are naturally given promlnince among
| the topics discussed, but comment upon
and observations about matters only
| indirectly related to tobacco are fire.
quently given space. The effort at all
times is to bring such facts to the
readers as will be helpful, at least to
some of them Letters reaching US
from our subscribers commencing or,
criticizing the contents of this column,
| showing the point of view Of many diff
ferent minds; and growing out OF dif-
ferent experiences, have proven useful
| as well as interesting. The limited
space allowed for these sketches makes
it necessary to treat all topics in the
briefest possible way, eliminating fine
phrases and matter that does not di-
| rectly help to bring out the point or
points of the lesson. The column is
also open to those who may desire to
| discuss, above their own signature,
| matters pertinent to tobacco culture or
| to agriculture related to the growth
and handling of tobacco, whether
grower, dealer or manufacturer.
The Tobacco Mems association, whose
president is Chas. J Eisenlohr, meets,
as formerly announced, at the Willard
Hotel, Washington, D. c., the coming
18th aud Goth of May. The plan is to
have Others than members of the asso-
citation come to the convention in order
to make it National Convention as
to the sections of the country rep
resented. 1t would indeed be desirable
/ that the whole industry was represent
ed at this convention The problems
of every tobacco growing section, types
of tobacco, grower, buyer, manufac-
turer and retailer are in the last analy-
sis problems of the tobacco industry as
a whole, and 1t will help each section,
group and phase of the industry to un-
derstand the other section, group or
phase, and in this way establish a
saRa4 of the community of interests
| that run through the whole industry
IYfrom the grower to the man behind the
counter who sells the finished product. ]
The tobacco men from Wisconsin will
| undoubtedly make it point to attend
this convention, and they should; and
not only buyers and manufacturers, but
rep esentative tobacco growers direct
from the farms. It will be fine trip,
and an opportunity of getting next to
the big phases of an industry that
touches many Wisconsin communities
| in vital way.
The sudden demand for the 1918
Pennsylvania packing is causing some
little stir in tobacco circles 1t is re-
ported from Lancaster that the Gen.
eral Cigar Co., c. Ell. Spitzner & Son
and other big concerns have recently
taken more than 5000 cases. The
prices are not divulged, in spite of
| much curiosity The 1913 was bought
from the growers at lower figures than
the 1919 crop, but the packing has not
received great deal of attention when
! the big concerns swooped down upon it
and carried it away. Some make the
guess that it is the demand for the new
cent cigar that made it urgent for
the manufacturers to get this stock.
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| The Tobacco Growers and Dealers
Protective association, representing
growers and dealers in Ohio, Indiana,
Kentucky and Tennessee, was organ
lied at Louisville, KY, week ago last
Monday Fifty representatives were
present, and plans were formulated to
bring 10,0 growers and dealers into
| the association.
The cigar output for 1919 shows a
| decrease, principally in the class B,
of 1886 million cigars as compared with
1918. The cigarette production shows
an increase over 1918 of nearly seven
billions.
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The report of the big fire loss of the
American Sumatra Co. in Dayton. Ohio,
March 9th, mentioned last week, is
confirmed. While the loss may not
reach million dollars, it is thought
that it is one of the biggest losses by
fire sustained in that city. The build
| ing, which was a complete loss, was
valued at $75, 900.
#**
Said an official of the General Cigar
Co. when approached as to the probable
trend of prices during the year: THE
future of cigar prices is so entirely de-
pendent upon the trend of the leaf
market, labor costs, box costs and gen
eral conditions that / do uot believe
that anv0na can fcropasf the DfIce