The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-04-14
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vicinity or Summerdale, BALDWIN Co.,
Alabama. Soil, climate and growing
conditions are considered exceptionally
favorable for growing bright wrap
per type of leaf. Last year about 80
acres were planted, and the results
were so favorable that the gentlemen
are making plans for more extensive
growing. 1t is claimed that the type
resembles Sumatra, and that the Round
Tip variety will be given thorough
try-out in the plantations operated by
these enterprising gentlemen.
***
Tobacco, which some time last year
published a Porto Rico number, steps
forth under date of March 80 with a
Dixie number. In point of size, amount
of effective advertising, quality of ty-
biographical workmanship, interesting
material discussed, illustrations and ar
rangement of matter, the Dixie num-
Der is fully up tc the high standard set
by the Porto Rico number. We under
stand that the publishers have in mind
to follow up this auspicious beginning
by similar numbers dealing with other
sections of the country devoted to the
culture and manufacture of tobacco.
***
The price situation of tobacco in Con-
necticut and Massachusetts has stirred
things up considerably. Fifteen hun
dred tobacco farmers gathered in Hart
ford, Conn, the other day. They had
invited Adam Sapiro, marketing ex-
pert from California, to address them,
and he told them that "the California
farmer has absolutely proved that the
cooperative system can be applied to
any agricultural product grown" He
also emphasized that in order to make
the organization effective 1.-The grow
ers must be compelled to stand by the
association by a firm contract of at
least five years duration-a contract
enforcible by law"
In connection with the movement to
organize the. Connecticut pool, S. A. B.,
the Hartford, Conn.,, correspondent to
the Leaf, has approached Frank B.
Wilkinson, investigator of warehousing
under the federal warehouse act, to OBJ
tain his views. Mr.. Wilkinson has also
been in Wisconsin, and he met many
tobacco men on his trip to the state.
q in
terview:
SIN my opinion, it is entirely prac-
ticable to operate warehouse In your
section under the act at the present
time, although there are no standard
grades for tobacco. The statement of
grade on warehouse receipt is Of
| minor Importance compared with some
of the other features of the act that
give warehouse receipts a high collat-
eral value. When warehouse receipt
| is presented to banker as collateral
| for loan, the banker first wants to
know whether or not the receipt was
| issued by a reliable warehouseman;
whether the tobacco is Deing properly
warehoused and cared for through good
| warehouse management; whether the
| tobacco will be in the warehouse and
| deliverable upon presentation of the
| receipts, and whether or not, in case
he experiences a loss on account of the
| warehouseman failing to meet his obli-
cations, he will have claim against
| the warehouseman and the bonding
| company"
| pennsylvania is one of the four
| states," says William Frear and E. K.
| Hibshman in bulletin of the United
States Department of Agriculture, in
| the production of cigar-leaf tobacco in
| the United States. The tobacco pro-
| duced in Pennsylvania is dark and
| rather heavy and therefore useful chief
ly as a cigar filler, like that of Ohio, in
| contrast with that of Wisconsin, which
| is largely used for binders, and with
| that of Connecticut, which is much used
for wrappers When properly fertil-
lied, matured, cured and sweated, the
Pennsylvania tobacco is characterized
| by mild, agreeable aroma and free
dom from bitter, resinous, metallic and
rank fiavors, and it burns well, leaving
| in most cases a coherent white ash.
| This tobacco blends we'll in cigar with
| tobacco of more pronounced aroma
and flavor, such as the thinner, Dutch
or Cuban. journal.
***
The Tobacco Leaf urges editorially
as follows:
Do not fail to keep your United
States senators we'll posted as to the
| reasons why any increase in the tariff
on wrapper tobacco, or any other kind
of tobacco, would be disastrous, not
only to the United States tobacco in
dustry, but to the United States treas
ury as well. You have good case.
You do not have to romance, speculate
or exaggerate. It is fact which every
senator knows, that the tobacco busi-
ness is the most heavily taxed legiti-
mate industry in America. Every SEN
ator may know, if be will examine the
internal records, that cigar production
already is on the down grade. With
these established facts one has but to
apply grain Of common sense to be
convinced that the slightest increase of
tobacco taxation of any kind. or upon