The Devils Lake world., 1921-05-25

WHO USES THE MATCH7
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little articaef Anyhov n. .mnch :. =
10 estimated that thar A. O0nI On'
,:tabacco users In thu country. "a, would
guess thar the 1nswer to that oue.t,on
would run into the hundreds Of MN.
Hons.
or Il \ weren't for the smokers in
these days Of electric lights how many
n!asscses .!a would bs used7 A. pretty
] ] esmeA g y proportion Of the number Of
these sticks a. blazes" produced in
the country. every year. Abolish to.
oacco and the match business would be
snoe 20 pleceA 5-.
.tne match business is only one
Oas dozen Or more allied industries
!. wnicn derive large revenues directly or
~ lnld11rectiy W rom the tobacco trade and
lMonM suner heavily Il national pro
;9nint!on ION OF tobacco were to go Into
;eHeeh ss as y aome 81 our reformers would
\ haysslt The annuai sales Of tobacco
,preducts, based on retail prices, is es-
.Gmatea u ~ $1,0S7 'OOO,OO0 Of the cost
q producings and selling this quantity
OF cigarS cigarettes and other forms
y ene Wssea' scme nunareds OF million
aollaEs ess, arg paiu ont 1or other things
.nan ne raW t0pacco ana iaoor OF
- u " $'
/ zo;UooOa = l1ear TOR Boxes
FoE e. example, The tobacco trade con-
sumes each yearS 4, a, ,00O, 600 pounds Of
licorice, 100000 pounds of sugar.
ootna used in navoring tobacco, and
650,O0O tons OF coal. 1t is estimated
inst thei value OF wooden cigar boxes
used - $zo,OOO.UUO year, quite an
item t0S the lumber business and to
manufac cturers q the boxes.
n making these boxes $4,000
pounas OF naals are employed. Otner
laree Items used IN making and pre-
panng toDacco Ior SAFE are TIN ana
lead foil, paper for bags and cigarette
wrappers, cloth for tobacco bags, Ia
oels, coupons etc, involving the print
ing trade extenslveiy.
ness y Dullding contra ctors ,sI ana manu- "a q
facturers q machinery are largely In
g. terested Investments IN plants anu
machinery employed In manufactur-
Ing tobacco are. estimated at {1Q2, ,QOO,.
000s Replacement, up.keep and inter
est on the investment make no small
sum annually.
!, And let realtxsSnen note there are
approximately 32SOO0 tobacco farms
in The countr4A5thta total estimated
valuation Of $16O CO. 600, OF further in.
terest to real estate men is the fact
that there are 100000 retail establish
ments selling tobacco, involving total
rental and up-keep; imp possible to esti-
mate, besides the large amount OF Of
nee space occupied by administrative
branch the general business.
j The jJ ance men, too, have their
share ofsfhe pickings. The tobacco
business Dsys out annually $1,000, 900
I'm premiums in the United States.
sSf4. . VI. And there are the railroads who reap
revenue from 2.21O,OOO tons Of tobacco
products every year.
AS for the advertising business,
here again it is impossible to form
any estimate tof the enormous annual
outlay. RI; 23;' y m Y. lss
The, prohibition Of tobacco would alss
knock eood-slzed.. hole in the recslpts
I of the United States government.
Tha internal; revenue receipts from
tobacco for: the hscal year 1890 amount.
I "a tos &295, ,sO9,855. A. Customs duties
5proYided IN additional $25, ,OoO, 600 in
j round flKi;ures, 'maling. the total revenue
sfefhisn tDeSho Roxetnment $4,000, 900
s5 ln1,,iare. N pon,la sentl - an+
II = q. +h,s ,tn+..,ock,r. - tha +ohs...
~, h,,s;ne.s IN, ,v,th ~ m.ny oths, ,ntara.t.
s "a ~ 80. a an,a,,nt ~ % = % enann,s, ~ Il. Il.
fsh.+ @ -or,d =. ,nvo,yad n a. tha .ho,,t,cr H,r
~. so,s eco that q one =, - | tla most =.
ss1si ss.i;,ns asnects of the nropo.s, TO- - nro.
saa;l,ihit tlia .aIe e tobacco Z snronosal
y horeva, 80, ,vh,ch ,,, hss1 ,ittis .npnnrt :,
innhlic ssntimen+ II Tho neusnaper al,
c,s n H. cnnntrg -. "a corrsc+ rae. = .,,s,. ~
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