Norwich bulletin. [volume] (Norwich, Conn.) 1895-2011, 1922-01-12

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During the meeting several OF the
members. Mr.. Worth, c. A. eager and
{. X Bailey, told Of recent trips that
they had taken. One of the younger
members Of the club who, 1t is re ported,
is contemplating signing up with that
| blessed throny Of heuedicts. wa the re-
| cpient Of a WIist watch presented to him
/ by Charles r. Butts along with some
fsfherly advice. At the business session
/ p Russell Smith. chairman OF the enter
tainment committee announced that dur
[ ing the month Of Fehr1ar. the first three
meetings would he in charge Of George
T.. ingalls,. Mayor Herbert NJ. Lerou and
/ Fred :. Croweu At the meeting at which
Mayor Lerou will preside the speaker is
| 10 be Highway Commissioner Bennett,
| who is also president of the Hartford
/ Rotary club.
story Of Tobacco.
| The meeting was then turned over to
! James j. Madden. who gave a very in
/ terest.ng talk on the growing and manu-
/ fac1ire of tobacco. Mr.. Madden also
prrvided the cigars for the luncheon.
! Mr.. Madden said
! Tobacco was discovered by Columbus
1 and his sailors in 1892. Columbus
| found the Indians using the weed on the
! explorers frs visit to the new world
| InVestiga ton has established that the
; rSsnt was first used as a religious rite and
/ gradually became 4 social habit Column
/ bus carried the slant to Spain, SIR Wal
Tier Raleigh 70 England and lean Moot IN
I troduced it to the French. Traders
( brought the seed to Turkey, Syria, Philip
pines China and Japan. IN the year 1892
/ tobacco was made legal tender in
,Ilar,Is1d A. the rate NJ = pAnnv a pound
D
toms The production dr,rinp the first
YEAR was 90 900 hogsheaGs. The manu-
I fs--,,ra r cigarettes began IN 1864 in
which v-Aar % 10 GOO wer. made
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ia srorn snn,stra is ,,-ra-,Dor ,e.f IN,
Lsz boa, hi,l,I,, 7o,,olor,.5 ,s,-4r. ~.
fa,, ,.a,rs - is 49,. +,,ir, 40 III. ~,
viii AVERAGE around ooo 1ssyas - +b
, round. Havana tobacco which ,neans al
the tobacco grown on the Island ~ cha
possesses oecrr'iar ua1itIes and is the fines
tobacco in the world for cipar r,,r.-osas
T.e general nha-ac+Aris+ics are = big-
favor and rather heavy body. which make
. it suitable for blending with domestic n
baccos, Havana t-oa, 20 is packed an
!. marketed in bales
S1,rnstrs +obscoo ls e~ro1-r =, +bo l.,
Land Of Sr,-rstra- = r., oh -7ossassfo-, j., ~,
: Fast Indies This +.harro 4e no+ f-,nort
] ri direct fro1o Sun7atr. b,,+ is ,,,,rol,,-a
, A. '7S-rin+ions heirr held in ~ ee-,i,
and fall at Ar7~t erda7o and ROTTERDAM, I
IS very fine tobacco for rraouer 771rno<
, eS ae it has good colors and very fine ar
> neararce The duty at rrAsAnt ie a :
: per Mound During 1921 1455n- ho1,
, we're sold
: Tn Mani fz ders1ored +,.--, g. -o.5 T.,
hot he'd until II has resumed ocr,-er,i ~
. size for +ransnrartirq vI,ic1 is a,,o,,. g.
o- 50 irclae ta1I pro-+c.4r,,+ 49, -
e1,,urd not re .rsr-rtar.oA i''e
m. wants are -. -, 80 , g..
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w. ~ 80. :, On 80. lue pan ,
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~ me ne VI '''' "eN sIVPed see
'E N''ul" - "oht rms IS
4 '.e7N OFT me Top or crown OF the plant
!. S"' ioe tnird nranca MEOW the see
, H-So' - as 10 aho" me plant 10 devet
. more IuiiN me lower le2Nes IN toppin
ne ne'H nnSt ne gone Ger Two OF tire
'lfnes me ann nelns 70 ca7lse all the plant
= 70 thaTnr AZ me same time
IN harvesting the Stalk Is cut near II
ground and the plant laid carefully VI
m lhe sTPund Vhere il Is allowed 70 r.
main until the leaves have Wilted suff
eienfly to avoid mach breaking in hand
| ing. It is hung on a lath four feet lon
by piercing the stalk with spear hea
r!aced on and sliding along the lath. The
are three plants placed on each side Of II
lath. The laths are then carried on
- rack 70 the curing f@rn, where they a.
hung IN tiers with space six to twel7
Inches between TIRE laths.
y Another method Of harvesting is
:, str.p the leaves from the pant and striI
IL upon four foot leath by means of