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1929

JANUARY 1, 1929

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 1

Established 1881

TOBACCO VVORLU CORPORATION'
Publisiicrs

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald 13. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Oftice, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

G. J. BROWN RESIGNS FROM AMERICAN

KHSOX .). BROWN, who lias been a.s.sociatcd
with tlio American Cigar Company for a num-
ber ot* years, and vice-president of the com-
pany since 1*J25, has resigned from tliat com-
pany, effective January 1st.

Mr. Jirown has made no announcement as to his
future plans.

According to an announcement by the American
Cigar Company, it is not contemplated at the present
time to elect anyone to till Mr. Brown's position with
the company. K. M. C. Glenn will continue as vice-
president ill charge of sales, and Nathan Weiss will
continue as vice-president in charge of leaf purchases
and manufacture.

Another change made in the personnel of the com-
pany is that Frank W. liar wood, who has been atiyer-
tising director of the American Tobacco Company since
1924, has resigned from ♦'•at position and become ad-
vertising director of the lerican ( 'igar Company.

Mr. llarwood will i lain a member of the Board
of J)irectors of the American Tobacco Company, and
has also been elected to the Board of Directors of the
American Cigar Company.

J. H. BUYS, JR., NOW VICE PRESIDENT OF H.
DUYS AND COMPANY

John 11. Days, Jr., son of the president of the lirm
of 11. Duvs and' Com|)any, leaf tobacco importers of
New York City, has recently been elected a vice presi-
dent of the lirm in recognition of his splendid record
of service with that company.

Mr. Duys joined the lirm upon the completion of
his educatio'n and is at present manager of the Duys
Havana department together with Harry Mendehsohn.

Mr. Duvs lias been spending much of his time re-
centlv in Havaiui looking after the interests of his fuTn
there, and the ofiice of second vice president was cre-
ated especially that he might be rewarded for his
splendid showing since joining tlu' ccmipany forces.

RIGGIO SUCCEEDS HARWOOD AS AMERICAN
TOBACCO COMPANY ADVERTISING HEAD

Vincent Kiggio, head of the sales department and
assistant vice-president of the American Tobacco Com
pany, has ])een appointed adv<'rtising manager of th«'
American Tobacco Company following the resignation
of Frank Harwood.

William Witzleben, who was former assistant to
Mr. Harwood, will have charge of the technical end of
the advertising.

CONNECTICUT GROWERS MAY WITHDRAW
FROM N. C. L. T. A.

allK Cnnnecticut Lciif T»»bai-co A.-sociation at a
recent meeting lield at Ilartfonl, Conn., has
voted unanimously to witiidraw from the Xa
tioiial Cigar Leaf 'I'obaecd A>sueiation, it wa>
learned last week, according to a letter forwariled to
lleiirv Fisher, si-cretarv of tlu- Xatituial Association.

b'oilowing is till' letter:

"The Connecticut Leaf Tobacco A>st»ciation ha>
voted to witlulraw from meniber>liip in the National
Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association, aiiti we hen-wilh ten-
der our resignation. After nialiue deliberatiuu wo
have arrived at this ilecision.

*'Tlie directors of the National Association ap-
pointed from Connecticut have ne\er been invited to
participate in the councils of the National .\ssociation,
and the member> of our association fei-l that their in
terests in the tobacco industry will be better served by
acting as an independent unit.

"We are authorized to inform you that our loeal
association will pay their pro ratii >liare of any outlays
which have already beenctuitracted for by the National

Association."

Mr. Fisher forwarded the following reply to the

Connecticut Association :

"New York City,

December 'JU, 1928.

TobaoGo .\ssociatioii, Hartford,

•*The Connecticut
Connecticut.

"(Jentlemen:

"Heceipt is acknowledgt'd of your letter ot JL>e-
cember llHli, and contents duly noted.

"In rei»ly wish to say, as the .National Cigar Leaf
Tobacco Association does not meet until next June, no
action can be taken on your resignation until that time,
and you can understand that personally I have no att-
thorfty to accept any resignations.

"You state that the directors of the National Asso-
ciation appointed from Connecticut have never been
invited to participate in the couii<*ils of the .Naticmal
As.sociation, and with reganl to this I wish to sav, to
my knowledge, no meeting has been ln'l«l of the «lirec-
tors since the last annual meeting in Dayton. I have
personallv not sent out any call, and a call of this
nature would naturally c(.me through the secretary.

"Under the circumstances, 1 am of tlu- opinion that
your resignation is a little unjust i lied.

"While there nuiy be dilTerences of opinion on file
tariff question, there are matters of considerable im-
portance in which the leaf tobacco industry U inter-
ested, and in which ipiestions, packers, growers and
im|)orters are in accord.

(Continued on Page 10)

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■I'lIK TOBACCO WORLD

January 1, 1929

MAZER CRESSMAN ANNUAL BANQUET

.i;,,,^, ■■ ;.s l„-l.l in l).-l,oil, Mi.-li.,on Suluraay

'''■'■ Tl','''V.nMU..t wa. fltt,.„.l-a l,y 2.-..) K.-sts .-f the
u-,. •all.''>liii"lTllii-n.a(ll<Mllici,ccasi(.M.

a l,.>-a ll.<- .HM.m. uf th.. C...n,,any for ho pas
„„„ , MS o prcKont ...,0, ...nploy... with a soh.l go

;;\'^ ;,;,,', ..ny. a„.l .l- r «-■« «•..•.. pn.s..„.o,l w.th

walcli''- :tt tins l.aiHUM't:

(l.arh.s N. UN'iclilin^% (H'lt.u.lo II. Drcz.lon Kate
/i.k,. Klo.v.M.,. Chilinska, iM-a.KM.s S.)cha, Anne lluiMS

Anna' .la^ndzin>ki, Kva llopp.., •»<-'! >»•; "^ »:;'-^''"^;'
,.',„,.,,.,. I'awloski, (Vlia (lasek, Lr/z.e Nat, ( ara M.
,,,,,n, K'osa Machajewski, Anna (Jcrkewicz, I erniee
ri,UM.wi</., Amm N.»vi<-ki, Anna l>(>tulny braneis
U'y/inski, Tilli.' Tn(k<r, .Inlir l.indsey, Mary Kavaem-

wki, aiul .iiili;> •>• Kansky.

it Nva< annonne.Ml at the hanquH that Harry Hies-
H.nlM.rtx had Imm-h adcied to the sah-s foree of the rom-
p.n.v Mr lii.s.nher- has been assi^nied to tlie 1 aeitic
( • ,a'>^t tt-rriturv iiTcetive January 1st and he is expeeted
In ,„ak<' a sph'n.lid showing' in that territory during

" M'he entertainment at the V>an«|uet was provided by
Ihr Manu.-I dirls win* broadeast over tbe radio oacli
week in belialf of tho Mazer-Cressnian Ci^'ar (Company.

MRS. CAROLINE C. HANKINS

KS. CAKOLINK (OWPKKTHWAIT llAN-
KIXS (nee Logan) passed away at her home in
Pi.ml)ertoii, N. J., on Tuesday afternoon, De-
cember 18tli, at the age of 80 years. Slie liad
just eelebrateil her fifty-nintli wedding anniversary on
Snndav, Deeember KJtli. ,» , *

Mrs Hankins was born on a larm near iVmberton,
on .June 2, 1848. She was the daughter of the late Jolni
Sliinn Logan and Margaret Cowperthwait Logjin, and
came of a widelv known Logan family m Burlington
C'ountv, N. J. HeV great-grandfather was James Logan,
a serg'eant in (^iptain Paneoast's (^mipany, Burlington
Countv Kevlutionary troops, lie came ot a Logan
lamilv whicli settled in Bucks County, Pa., about 1/20.
She was also descended from Robert Stacy, one ot
the original proprietors of New Jersey, whose signa-
ture ai)pears on the concessions and agreements of tha
time lie was also one of the tirst commissioners and
one of the first magistrates of West Jersey.

Mrs Hankins had been a member of the Pemberton
Baptist riiurch for a great number of years and had
alwavs been activelv identified with charitable activi-
ties in the town until her health failed a few vears ago.
She had been a paralytic for four years prior to her

She is survived by her husband, James Benson
Hankins; one daughter Mrs. John (\ Hamilton; and
|<,„r sons: Ormond L. Hankins, John B. Hankins, Ho-
bart B. Hankins, who is editor ot Ihe Iobacco
Would, and Gerald B. Hankins.

Services were held privately from her late home on
Fridav afternoon, December 21st, ami interment was
private in the Pemberton Baptist cemetery.

January 1, 1929

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Impr&ped f

Mr«NT
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IVith Three Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches
equal to hand work.

Save stock, labt^r and proJuftion ci>fts.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep co^ts.

Assure perfe<ft lubrication, resulting in
less wear and longer life.

Wo MODEL S UNIVERSAL
Long -Filler Buncti Machine

THE Model S Universal Long-Filler Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suaion Binder Table, and with (or without) individual
direa-connected, motor-driven blower. This new suaion feature holds
the binder flat against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother and
more perfealy rolled bunches. It also effects a saving of binders because
smaller binders can be used.

This High-Grade Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type
of Friaion Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep coft; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the inftan-
taneous Slopping of the machine at any point in us operation.
The Model S is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system
properly used, assures perfea lubrication of all bearings and moving pans
of the machine, which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubri-
cation of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other oiling
method.

{Non-Blendhtg Type)

For High-Gradc Work

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M.chine i non-hlendinjl type) equipped *»i«h I ' 6 H. I',
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in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Tahle— $50. e«tra (when ordered
with machine). With individual direct-connected, motor-
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UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO., 40 East 34th Street, New York

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assure* smoother »n<J more pfrfeftly roll-
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ders because smaller binders can be used.

D_7hclatest type of FrictionClufch. which
makes the machine run more smoothly
and reduces its unkeep coft; also «n
Emergency Stop, whiih permits the in-
stantaneous itoppinK of the machine at
any point in its operation.

C— The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure''
system of lubrication assures thorough
lubrication, less wear and longer life of
■II bearings and moving parts. It also

Labor, Stock and Money - Saz/ng Veatures.

makes lubrication of the machine easier
and quicker.

n— Produces well-conditione«l. spongy,
free-smoking bunches the cuual i>f hand
work in every respect.

c— G>>od-condifioncd bunches are issured
by "laying up " the filler methanuallv in
exactly the same way •» this is done by
hand, a few sprigs of filler being inter
mittently added until the butjch is built
up to the proper sue and cooditioo.

V Improvrd method .» h!lrr feeding in
,ufrs uniform rrsulis even with inciper-
lenccd operators.

#-_An, »,ic or shape of bum h. and b«»th
right and left hand bunches c«n be made
on the same machine with slight mech-
anual changes

ii_^'„h two operators it produces 4^0
to 500 uniform bunches an hour

|— (^n be used on mould wock. <it bunih
can be rolled (rcsh by hand direct from
the machine.

J— Adapted for use in lontuniimn with
automatic rolling machines.

K— Q"'ckly tnd accurately adiuued t.i M
(erent si/es and londitmns <•! hllcr

L— Assures unifiwrnity of bunches »l sU
limes in both sue and height.

]^— Sturdy ind simple in r onitruftmij
easy l<» operate and handle Requites
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TITE TOBACrO WORLD

January 1, 1929

WHELAN DRUG COMPANY TAKES LEASE

BIIK Wli.laii hniir ('(>mi)any, a sul)si<liary of
,1„. Inii.-.l Ciicar Stoivs ( '..iiipany of Amor-
ica, has leased forty-one feet on the ground
n„,„. and all the has.-ment of the North Amer-
ican hnildin- at the northeast eorner of Broad and
Sansoni Strec-ls, from the North Anierieaii Budding
( •,„•,,<, rat ion. Th.- less.'e was rei'H'sented in the transae-
tinn hv Masthanm Brotliers k Fleisher and tho ownor
hv irn'-hanl .1. Seltzer. The spaee to bo occupied by
Ih.. Wh.laii Drug Company under tin- terms ot the
h-as,. is a store fortv-cme feet on J^road Street ^ylth a
.h-pth of KM) fert on Saiisoin Street, with a store in the
haseinent front iiiL' on the concourse of the Broad Street
Subwav, Nvliieli is th<' tirst store to be leasei on the con-
c.our.se.* The h'ase is for a long term, involving an ag-
,.n-ate rental of more than $l,r)(HM)00. The iirst floor
of the building is now being altered to suit the reqmre-
larnts of the less,.e fnmi plans by Leroy B- ^^«!^\Vi ;
and llarrv Mitchell, ..f New York City. The Whelaii
Drug Conipanv will take possession early next year.
The conipanv 'recent Iv ])urcha.sed the budding at the
MMitheast coVner of Kleveiith and Chestnut Streets,
throuirh Mastbnum Brothers & Fleisher, and also
l,.jisr<l, throuudi the same brokers, a corner store in he
new MeCltttcliy Building, at Sixty-ninth and Market

Streets.

WEBSTER EISENLOHR PRODUCES 900,000

CIGARS A DAY

AnthonvSehneider,«d'tlieWel)ster-HisenlohrCom-
panv, Ineorpoiated, su<'eessor to the ohl-e.stablished
lirui of Otto Kisenlohr and Brothers, Incorporated, aii-
nouneed last we.k that "The company is producing
now at the rate of IKH),0(H) cigars a <lay, which repre-
sents an increase of KM) per cent, over the rate ot pro-
durtion last Ai)ri! when we were making only about
4r)(MH>n daily. We are earning far in excess of 10 per
mn\. on present outstanding stock."

MACANDREWS AND FORBES DIVIDEND

'I'he Hoard (»f Directors of MacAndrews and Forbes
Ccmipanv, (»f Camden, N. .K, licorice manufacturers,
havt» <lei-lared an extra dividend of twenty-five cents
on th«' comnuMj sto<'k in addition to the regular (piar-
terly dividend of sixty live cents. The regular cjuar-
tariy divi<lend nl" !^l.r»*() was also <b'clared on the pre-
ferred stock. All dividends are payable January ir)tli
to stock hohlers of rec(»rd December 31st.

UNION COlVrPANY STARTS NEW TAREYTON
CAMPAIGN IN PHILADELPHIA

AST WKKK a new and interesting advertising
Campaign was launched by the Union Tobacco
Companv on their "Herbert Tareyton" cig-
arettes in l»hiladelphia. It is planned to make
the campaign nation wide on January 1st.

Workers in all the walks of life will be featured in
the advertising, and the outstanding feature w'lll be
that men and women who require steady nerves at their
daily tasks smoke -Herbert Tareyton" cigarettes.

'Tom Allelv is in charge of the distribution of
Union Tobacco 'Company products in Philadelphia and
lie reports they have been showing a consistent in-
crease in this territory for some time.

BAYUKS ENTERTAIN FACTORY HEADS

The annual get-together of the factory heads of
Bavuk Cigars, Incorporated, was held on I^ riday, De-
ceinber 17, at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, Ninth and
Chestnut Streets, when the superintendents and tlieir
assistants from the chain of factories operated by Ba-
vuk Cigars, Incorporated, met for conference under
tlie supervision of Managing Director Harry 1 . Wur-

Business sessions were held during the morning
and afternoon, and at 6 o'clock the guests were seated
at a baiHiuet, following which the entire party were the
guests of the company at a local theatre.

TOBACCO COMPANIES RECEIVE
TAX REFUND

The Treasurv Department's annual list of tax re-
funds, covering the fiscal year ending last June 30th,
for taxes erroneously collected and returned to mdi-
vi<luals and corporations, made its appearance last

week

The list made public by the House Committee on
Expenditures carried only those refunds over $;)00 and
included claim allowances on income, capital stock,
sales and estates taxes collected for 1928 and prior

vears. ^ _,-,. ,

The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, of Winston-
Salem, N. C, received the largest amount in refund—
$(),213,808. The American Tobacco Company, of New
York, was next on the list with a refund of $4,27U,U;)J.
The Congress Cigar Company, of Philadelphia, re-
ceived a refund of $16,850.07.

January 1, 1929

Sntf Yiiu Saw It In Thk Tobacco Would

49th vear

Pass me aludy-Ipass
up the sweets r .,/.^£-^

Johnny Farrell,

Nalianal Open CloU
Ch«inpion. 1V28.

When fattening sweets and heavy, rich
desserts tempt and you dread extra
weight, light a Lucky instead. The sen-
sible and sane way of reducing— no
discomfort, no trouble — just a common
sense method of retaining a slender
6gure.

The finest tobaccos are skilfully blended
to make Lucky Strike. Then, "It's
Toasted." More than a slogan, this secret
process brings out every essence in the
tobaccos and produces a flavor which
makes Lucky Strike a delightful altema.
tive when that craving for fattening
sweets tempts you— there is no inter-
ference with a natural appetite for
healthful foods. Now folks say:
**Lt*s good for everyone to smoke
Luckies.**

Toasting does it. At the same time toast-
ing removes impurities. That's why
20,679 physicians are on record that
Lucky Strike is less irritating than other
cigarettes. Toasting does it. That's why
prominent athletes have testified that
Luckies do not cut the wind nor impair
their physical condition. No wonder
that this was discovered long ago by
many men, who pride themselves on
keeping trim and fit, who love the "pep "
that comes with health and vigor.

Remember, sensible slenderizing is no
longer a secret. Next time you are
tempted by fattening sweets, light a Lucky
instead, and avoid overweight.

"It's toasted

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

© 1928. The American Tobacco Co.. Manufacturers

Reach for a
Lucky instead

of a stveeU

Johnnv Fmrrell,

atu-tnal C">pci» Clolf
Champion. t92«.

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TIIK T()BA("(M) WOHIJ)

January 1, 1929

News From Congress

_ 'AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

CMSirfla

From our (Vashington Bureau 62ZAl»ii Bmlomg

AIH<> P1\M)(J1{AMS advertising cigarettes are
m.iilr tlir Mihjj'ct nl" a ('(niiplaiiit wliic'li lias been
lilol uitli tiM' Frdci-al Radio Commission by
.Inscph liurgci', prcsicb'iit of the I'nited Kes-
tanranl (Kvimts' As-nciation, in which the (iovernment
i> a.-l«'d In ha\(' the piogranis stopped. Jf the Com-
mission t*ail> lo tai<«' action, it is (h'ciared in tlie com-
plaint, the UHHociation will go to tin- courts, and it is
also intin»atc«l that thr matter will be brought to the
attrntinn of ( ongi'css during the present session.

TIk' pKigranis complained of are characterizeil as
*'insidiou>, unmoral an«l outrageous," and the purpose
of the propaganda is declared to be to "transform the
schM«>lgirl.s and growing boys and the youth of the
roniitrs into contiiiiird cigarctti* addicts, regardless of
r>lal>li.shcd medical and health lindings."

Cellaring that th<' Federal Jiadio Commission has
broad authority to grant, modify or withdraw operat-
ing liccn.se.> to nroainaslcrs on the principle of "public
>«i\ice, coiiNcnicncc or necessity,'' Mr. Uurger, in be-
liiilf ol his oigani/ation, asketl "Is it to public interest,
conxenience or necessity to permit a powerful organi-
/atnni t<i l»ioa«lcast to 10,UUU,UUU homes in the United
tatt'N till' claim that its cigarettes are an aid to health f

"Is it upon the basis of public interest, conven-
ience or necessity that alleged testimonials, tor which
high prici's are reputed to be paid to stage and motion
jMciuie celebrities, should be broadcast over a nation-
wide network, encouraging smoking of cigarettes as a
."-ubslitule for wholesome lood/

"Is it to public interest, convenience or necessity

to allow a great corporation to tell the future mothers

of the nation that the wav to retain the fashionable

figure is not exercise, nor moderation, nor cleau-liviug

no, it is to smoke more cigarettes.

"is it lo public interest, eoiivenience or necessity
that the growing boys of the country should be told
through ra«lio that cigarette smoking is harmless, and
tlmt it U iim smart thing to do because leading athletes
whose alleged ii'.stimoiiials are recited on the air, are
sU|»pose«lly coiitirmeil cigarette addicts!

"In view of the situation as presented herewith,"
the Commission is told, "the authority granted by
Congress t(» the Federal Kadio Commission to control
radio comnninications in the I'nited States on the prin-
ciple of public interest, convenience or necessity, and
the undoubted injury to jiublic welfare which this prop-
aganda is eU'ecting, 1 respectfully request a statement
from the Commission as to whether or not action will
be taken in the premises.

"If the Fe(h'rai IJadio Commission feels that the
pt'ople of the Uniteti States, in whom the domain of the

air is vested, have no protection under the radio act of
]\)'27 from such outrageous j)ropaganda broadcast
through the air l)y stations licensed by the United
States (joveriimeiit, the United Kestaurant Owners'
As.>^ociation is ready to take steps to secure an inter-
pretation of this act by the highest courts of our land."

Change In Bill of Lading Requirements On
Imports Urged

Enactment of legislation authorizing collectors of
customs to permit the entry and to release merchandise
Irom customs custody without the production of the
original bill of lading, provided the person making
the entry furnishes, in lieu thereof, a copy marked "for
customs purposes only," certified by the carrier of the
merchandise to be an exact copy of the original on
tile in his custody, is being urged by importers in let-
ters to members of Congress.

it is declared that this legislation will be greatly
in the interest of the importing industries wthout jeo-
pardizing in the least the interests of the Government,
llie need for legislation of this character is said to
be emphasized by the fact that at present a collector of
customs, for his own protection, must require adequate
l)ond when releasing merchandise without the original
bill of lading.

The premium charged on these bonds by surety
companies, it is said, amounts to a considerable total,
particularly if several entries of this character must
be made. As a result, an additional financial burden is
l)eing imposed upon importers of merchandise who, for
any reason, seek the release of their importations with-
out having the original bill of lading to show.

Ways and Means Committee to Hold No Special

Hearings on Tariff

All matters pertaining to the tariff will be taken
up by the House Ways and Means Committee during
the course of its hearings, and special hearings will not
be held at the reiiuest of any interested parties for
any reason whatsoever, it has been announced by Repre-
seiitative Willis C. Ilawley of Oregon, chairman of the
Committee. Mr. Il'iwley had reference to a number of
!p(piests that have been received for special hearings.

"It was thought advisable by the committee that
all discussions relative to proposed duties on articles on
which a tariff is requested shall be presented to the
whole committee at the open hearings," Congressman
Ilawley said. "Similarly, some associations are seeking

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January 1, 1929

Saif You Saw It in 'Vuv. Tobacco Woin.n

49th vear

9

You can't
beat it,

Men!

P. A. AND a pipe . . . what a combina-
tion in restraint of gloom that is! Why,
Prince Albert starts broadcasting its hap-
piness-program the instant you fling back
the hinged Ud on the tidy red tin. What
an aroma! Fresh. Inviting. A fragrant
hint of a glorious taste to come.

Then you put a load into the muzzle
of your pipe and light up. Now you're
getting it. Cool as a reminder of a mort-
gage. Sweet as a clear title. Mild and

mellow and longbuming, right to the
bottom of die bowl. Mild, yet widi a rich,
deeply satisfying body.

Beat it? Why, you can't even "tie"
it. Prince Albert has led them all in
sales for years and years. There's only
one reason for that, so far as I can make
out. P. A. is giving more pipc-joy to the
cubic inch, and the smokers of America
have found it out. Go get some P. A.
and prove it.

1>RINGE ALBERT

— the national joy smoke!

Here yarn mre. Men-"

TWO full nmncf* of

grsnd tmokingt.

O IMS. «. J- **^*f* "^^t^?

CMap««y. WMi«toii-S«l«*i. w. *-

^

V)

V.nh vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

January 1, 1929

January 1, 1929

Saif You Saw It in Thk Tobaoco Would

49th vear

11

CONNECTICUT GROWERS MAY WITHDRAW

(Coniinued from Page 3)

"It is tlio writM-'s oftinion tliat a (Muiforonoo of tho
tiilT«Tc?i1 ii)(<T<'sts should iii<'»'f and discuss the vai'ious
malt«'i-s and conic 1<» some ainicahh* understanding
wliich would ohviatc any coiKJition wliich tlio Connecti-
cut dealers feci would warrant tlieir resignation.
*'15ug to remain,

**Verv trulv vours,

"Thk Xationai. Ckjau Lkaf Tobacco

asociatiox,
*'{Sg<l.) Hknhy Fishki!,

" Spcretary.*'

Howard f^. Cullman, prcsi.h'nt of the New York
L<.af 'I'ol.aeco Hoard of Trade, when lie was questioned
rcjrardin^' the withdrawal of the Connecticut Associa-
tion, issued tln' following statement :

"I sincen'lv trust the news regarding tlie with-
drawal of the Ciuinecticut Leaf Tohacco Association is
iinonicial and lias not actually hecn confirmed. The
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association as a parent
IhmIv is bigger than any in<livi<bial group and sliould
rej. resent the interests' of all the States, directly or
indirectly, in the promotion of cigar leaf tobaccos. Tlie
N'rw V«.'rk Leaf BoanI as an entity has suggested a
conffreiMM' on the (|uesti<»n of the proposed tariff. My
position as an indivi<lual lias been clearly define«l, witli
which, incicientally, some of tin- meml>ers of my <)wn
firm <h» not r(»ncur, and I have asked for an intelligent
and constructive s«»lufion of the nH'ml)ers so tluit \vlien
a decision has been reached, it will r<'present tlie views
of the b.Mly rather than any particular individuals.

"The sul>-committee of tlie National Cigar Leaf
Tobac<'o Association, in accordance with the resolution
passe<l in Dayton, has written a letter to the various
members c<imprising this c<mnnittee asking for their
frank and candi<l opinion (Ui this tariff situation ami
askintr f«»r the authorization of an executive committee
thendrom.

"If the Connecticut people feel as keenly and as
sincerely as it appears tliey do that their particular
inten*sts would be bett(M' cared for with the present
duty, or ]H»ssibly an increased duty, their opinion on
this basis would have been, and is still WM'lcomed, on the
Kx«'cutive CommittiM'. It was pro]K)sed to have serve
<ui this Kxecufive Committee the president of the
largest growers of Connecticut Shadegrown tobacco
and he was chosen to serve on same with the particular
thought in mind that the Shaih'grown interest might
1k' thereby intelligently and properly re[)resented. Tliis
particular party was unwilling to serve. The sub-com-
mittee has in mind appointing a representative from
one of the other lea<iing Hartford Shadegrown con-
cerns as well as a member r<']u-esenting the stalk to-
bacco interests to substitute for this ])articular vacancy
so that the Connecticut industry may be fairly and ade-
(pnitelv represented.

"There is no harm in honest differences of opinion,
but the National Cigar T^eaf Tobacco Association as an
institution should be preserved as an entity caring for
the interests of all the Seed States so that a consensus
of opini(»n may be reaclie«l that will intelligently reflect
for tlie benefit <d' the industry on the whole."

The Florida Tobacco (i rowers have also expressed
tliefr di'fermination to fight any reduction in the tariff
on .lava and Sumatra tobacco, and have also declared
their intention to go before the Ways and Means Com-
mittee and ask that tb(> rate be raised to $2.50, or pos-
sibly $3, per pound instead of $2.10, as at present.

A. T. COMPANY TO SPEND $12,000,000 TO ADVER-
TISE "LUCKY STRIKES"

N SPITE of the adverse criticism which has
been aroused in the sugar industry through the
recent advertising copy of "Lucky Strike"
cigarettes featuring the slogan, "Keach for a
Lucky instead of a sweet," the American Tobacco Com-
])anv has announced its intention of expending $12,300,-
()f)0() during the year 1929 on this particular brand.

The appropriation is to be used approximately as
fr)llows :

Dailv newspapers $6,500,000

Billboards 3,000,000

Magazines 1,200,000

Store helps 1,000,000

Kadio 600,000

George W. ITill, president of the American To-
bacco Company, states in an interview published in the
CoHfcrtiom'rs JouDial, in reference to the new note in
"FiUcky Strike" advertising: "Our campaign is sell-
ing more 'Lucky Strike' cigarettes in pro[)ortion to the
monev we are spending upon it than it was before we
injected the slogan, "Reach for a Lucky instead of a

sweet."

"Our only purjmse is to sell cigarettes. Tt is up to
your industr\' to sell its own products. Anyone who
does not recognize that our campaign merely acknowl-
edges that competition for the consumer's dollar today
is industrv against industry, quite as much, or more
than, within industries, is not up on the trend of mod-
ern advertising.

'< . . .1 regret exceedingly that any irritation
should have been caused among the candy trade. The
experienced advertising man will tell you that such
campaigns generally result in an increase in the use by
the public of the products of both industries competing.

"Quite incidentally, and unavoidably, we are, as
Cfntfcrtiourrs Journal has predicted, also selling a con-
si<lerable quantity of candy. Unfortunate as the latter
fact mav be when judged according to our slogan, it
should liave the effect of cooling the emotions of some
of the confectioners from whom T have received letters.

"Not, of course, that T want them cooled. We all
appreciate the publicity that the candy industry has
shown itself willing to give to our campaign."

"Without its being at all intentional on our part,
the calling of attention to the sweets industries, by
means of our pocketbook, has, paradoxically, resulted
in an enormously increased consumption of sweets. We
are trving to persuade the public to practice modera-
tion in the use of sweets by reaching for * Lucky
Strikes,' but thev do not seem to take our negative ad-
vice as seriously as your industry apparently expected
them to do."

ANDRUSS SPENDS HOLIDAYS IN BUFFALO

Willis Andruss, sales manager for the Congress
Cigar Company, spent the holidays in Buffalo with his
mother.

D. E. KLEIN COMPANY HOLD THEATRE PARTY

On Saturday, December 22nd, the employees of the
packing and shipping departments of the D. Emil Klein
Company, of New York City, held their second annual
theatre partv, bv attending the performance of the
"Show Boat" at" the Ziegfeld Theatre.

After the theatre the party adjourned to the Hotel
Astor where an elaborate supper was served in a
private dining room. Music and dancing was enjoyed
by the eighty guests until the small hours of the morn-
ing.

: I5JOi.2!U5l^3JJff M^B^S^M

I

12

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TIIK TOBACCO WOKLD

January 1, 1929

January 1, 1929

Sai/ You Saw It iw Thk Tobacco Wohli>

49th v«'ar

13

YORK COUNTY ASSOCIATION HAS LARGEST
ATTENDANCE AT ANNUAL BANQUET

UK \'<.rk Coinity Ci^'ar Maiiut'acturcrs' Asso-
..intinii lirM tli.-ir cij.'lilli annual l»an(iU('t at the
li„t,.l Voiktowno, York, Pa., on Tliursday
.•\.•niIll,^ DcccnilMT l.'lth, witli tlie largest at-
tuntJanct' on r<-<'(H(l for tliis event.

Over three Imn.lred and lit'ty guests were present
t<. enjoy the sph'iidid tood and entcTtamnient provnled
for the oeeasi(Ui.

i'. K. P,ir,oks acted as toastinaster in a very eapa-

Me niann«'r.

\niong the speakers present were Hon. S. S.Lewis,
|N.|in>ylvaiiia Stat.' Treasurer, and Congressman

Franklin Meiiges. 4 ,. /o ^

Annmgthe li>t of entertainers were Artliur (l-5ugs)
Baer, a note«l humorist, of New York, and Jolm Mitch-
pII of tlie National Broadeasting C(mii)any. Mr.
MiVhell repn-sented the Hevnohls .Metals Company ot
Louisville, and entertained the guests with seleetions
on tin- hanj(» and some good stories.

The inusie was provided under tlie direction of
Charles X dates, t.f Be<l I/nni, and s(»me old-time tid-
«llers fn.m \Vin<lsor, known as ''The Hay-llackors,"
also fnrnislMMl some real entertainment.

.\ numher of valuahle door ])rizes were awarded,
'i'he following gentlemen received each live dollars in
g(.ld- K \V. Leik, of the Yorkana Cigar (N)mpany;
lleihert L. Smith, Windsor, Pa.: Stewart S. Shimller,
of C X. Foreman & C(mii)any ; L. F. Sentz, Felton, Pa.;
K. V Weltv, of the Weltv-Young Cigar Company;
Harrv Ziegli-r, Y.nk, No. li, i*a.; (Jeorge Frings, Jr., of
Frings lin.thers Company, JMiiladelpliia, Pa.; Spur-
geon IN'eler, of J. F. Peeh'r ^ Sons, Dallastown, Pa.^;
C I*. Young, of A. A. Young c^c (Nmipany, and H. C.
XetT, of the West Fiid Cigar Company. Three beauti-
ful Snn»kadors wen* likewise awarded to J. Frank
Slrayer, of the Consolidate.! Tobacco Company;
(leorge Frings, of Frings Brothers Company, Philadel-
phia, Pa., and Pius F. Wolf, of the Fair & S<iuare Cigar
Companv, Stewartstown, Pa. Harry i\ Wolf, of VVolt
lirothers & Company, was the winn<«r of a very fine
gentleman's traveling bag.

The oflice of the York County Cigar .Manufactur-
ers' Association are the following: T. K. Brooks, presi-
dent; Arthur Mcduigan, vice-president; C. M. Fhchalt,
secri'tarv ; A rthur S. Ziegler, treasurer. Board of Gov-
ernors:*.!. C. Winter, D. A. Horn, Park Iloltzinger,
B. M. llanigan, 1. 11. Kojahn. Legislative (\)minittee:
L. K. Sent/, 11. L. Haines, W. (\ Frutiger. Delinquent
and Membership Committee: .L Frank Strayer, Bruce
Xeringer, W. H. Mvers. Arbitration Board: T. F.
Brooks, C. M. Fhehalt, Arthur Mc(}uigan, L. H. Sentz
and .1. Frank JSlrttyer.

••OLD GOLD" SALES 11,000,000,000

According to reports current in \Vall Street, the
P. Lorillard Ccmipany will show a small surplus avail-
able in 192S for its L.'^.'>9,742 outstanding shares of $25
par value common stock.

Net ine.mie in 1927 after charges, interest and re-
serve for Federal taxes was $2,490,780. Smaller earn-
ings reflect the etTorts of the Com])any to push '*01d
Gold," its new brand of popular priced cigarettes.
Sales of this brand have trained tremendouslv in 192H
nml will total approximatelv U ,000,000,000 for the year
as against 3,000,000,000 for the year 1927.

OUTLOOK FOR TOBACCO GROWERS
FAVORABLE

HF ])resent outlook for the market for Penn-
sylvania tobacco of the 1928 crop is distinctly
favorable to the growers and the demand for
the 1928 cigar leaf promises to be as heavy as
the demand for the 1927 crop and may jmssibly be
heavier, according to IL A. Hanemann, of the Penn-
sylvania l^ureau of ALirkets.

In his annual review of tlie tobacco situation, Mr.
Hanemann states, '•Stocks of Pennsylvania tobacco
held bv manuacturers and dealers on October 1,^1928,
were practically the same as in the fall of 1927, but
stocks of Ohio and Wisconsin leaf in the hands of man-
ufacturers and dealers were 18 and 13 per cent., re-
si>ectivelv, smaller than in October, 1927, and were the
smallest on record since October, 1919. The Novem-
ber crop estimates of the L'nited States Department of
Agriculture indicate that the 1928 tobacco crops of all
of the principal cigar leaf ])roducing states will be
larger than the crops of 1927, but the increase of pro-
iluction will not equal the shrinkage which has occurred
in the leaf stocks of manufacturers and dealers during
the past year. P^r this reason the statistical position
of the Pennsylvania tobacco grower is at least as strong
as it was a year ago, and the average price paid to the
grower for the 1928 crop should compare favorably
with that which he received for his 1927 output."

More 5-Cent Cigars

Another bright spot in the Pennsylvania tobacco
situation, according to the review, is the increase in
production of •♦5-cent " cigars. The production of this
class if cigars in 1928 was the largest on record since
the first Government statistics were i)ublished in 1918,
being over 5 per cent, larger than in 1927. Since most
of the Pennsvlvania-grown tobacco is used in this class
of cigars, it is apparent that the market for this product
is broadening.

"However, the successful manufacturer of five-
cent cigars is dependent upon a supply of good quality
tobacco at a fair or reasonable price," the review con-
cludes. ••Therefore, Pennsylvania growers should not
anticipate materially higher prices for 1928 tobacco
than they received for the 1927 crop, unless they have
better quality leaf to ofTer the manufacturer than they
had last year. The w^elfare of the five-cent cigar manu-
facturer and the Pennsylvania tobacco grower are
closely intertwined, and a price which is fair to the
grower and fair to the manufacturer is the real price
which should be sought."

BOND RETURNS FROM WESTERN TRIP

Charles A. Bond, genial manager of the Manila Ad
Agency, at 15 William Street, New York City, returned
on Sunday, December 16th, from his trip through the
Western territory as far as the Pacific Coast and re-
ports highly satisfactory conditions for the Manila
cigar brands in that section of the countr\% with excel-
lent prospects for a steady increase in the demand for
this class of cigars during the year 1929.

CIGAR SALES SHOW INCREASE

Yahn and McDonnell Cigars, of North Seventh
Street, and John Wagner & Sons, of Dock Street, both
local distributors of high-grade imported and domestic
cigars in this city, report a substantial increase in their
cigar sales for the month of December, 1928, over the
same month of 1927, and both are highly optimistic
over the prospects for the year 1929.

THE WORLD'S TOBACCO PRODUCERS

HK world harvests an annual tobacco crop of
approximately 4,500,000,000 pounds, according
to data released by the Tobacco Section of the
Department of Commerce, and the I'nitetl
States furnislies approximately 28 per cent, of the

harvest. , , • ^ u

About fifty countries are now producing tobacco
in commercial quantities, but more than three-fourths
of the world crop is supplied by the following ten coun-
tries named in the order of their importance as pro-
ducers: United States, British India, China, Netherland
Fast Indies, Japanese Kmpire, Brazil, Turkey, (Ireece,
Philippine Islands and Italy.

No official production data are available for Brit-
ish India and China, but it is a known fact that both
countries are of material importance as contributors
to the world supply of raw tobacco. The ligures of-
fered in Table 1 for these two countries are but esti-
mates, based in the case of British India upon official
reports of the area i)lanted to tobacco, and m the case
of China, upon reports of the foreign representatives of
the Departments of State and Commerce.

The world tobacco crop for 1927 (exclusive of
China, no estimate for which is yet available) amounted
to 4,4(KMMK),(KK) pounds. About one-fourth of the 1927
crop was releasetl into export trade channels and Kur-
ope consumed over two-thirds of the exportable sur-
plus. Broadly speaking, Europe has an annual absorp-
tion of over l,500,tMM),()(M) pounds of raw tobacco, more
than half of which must be imported.

Owing to the efforts of Kuroi)ean countries to pro-
duce tobacco in their various colonial possessions, the
proportion of the world crop furnished by the tinted
States has decreased during the last few years. 1 nor
to the World War, the United States supplied nearly
one-third of the world tobacco crop; during the period
1924-26 the United Stales furnished 28 per cent.; and
in 1927, only about 27 per cent. , v ♦!

To sum up: Onlv the continents of Asia and .North
America have become important as world tobacco
producers. Europe is the center of consumption.
Through the efforts of the United Kingdom and Y ranee
to expand the i)roducing regions in their colonies, to-
bacco production in Africa is increasing, though yet
of only local importance. South America has only one
important exporting country and on the whole pro-
duces little more than domestic recpiirements.

WHELAN DRUG BUYS FISKE STORES

According to information made public last week,
the Whelan Drug Comi>aiiy has purchased the entire
chain of Fiske Drug Stores operated in 1 awtucket.
Providence, Attleboro and North Attleboro.

The stores will be changed to contorm with the
other Whelan drug stores and are expected to prove a
ya luable acquisition bv the Whelan Company, inasmuch
as thev Imve served the public well in their territory
and have an excellent pat roiiaKi'. <• . .. „f

("gar .lepartments will, of course, he a feature of

the stores.

PATRICK RESIGNS FROM LORILLARD

■ P Patrick, who has heen connected with the P.
Lori liar I (omi anv for the past six years, an.l who has
S^e. their Middle Western representative or then-
dgar brands, has severed his connections with that hrm.

pOSTMASTEij

CIGAR

For a rapid fire sale and big turnover
it pays to keep this popular 2 for 5<
cigar on the counter. P. Lx)rillard C:o. ,
Inc., 119 West 40th St., New York

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TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

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H. H. SHtLTON, W«h.n«ion. D V v " 'rel dt»

WILLIAM T. k£El>. KicWnd. V. Vuerre..d«nt

HARVEY L. HIRST. Ph.Udeli>h... 1'. I' .llrLurcr

^" He«dqu*flcr». 341 M«di«on Ave.. New \ork Lily

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA ^^^^^^^^^

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinn.ti. Ohio . . . .^ • • • • ;^-;; ,.J*;|deIIi

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cmcmnat.. Ohio * .Tre».ufer

GEO. S. ENGEU, Co»infton, Ky. •••;•• Secretary

WM. S. GOLDENHURG, tincinnati, Ohio ^

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION^^

NATHAN I. BI;LR. New York City . .. Vvice PreV.d"^

W.J. LUKASW^TZ. D*yton Ohio Trea.urer

MAURICE HARTMAN, H«ri(ord. Conn Secretary

U£NRY FISHER. New York City

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S

President

, . . . Vice- Pretident

kimVr' St . Br;ik>;nV N.Y.V;.V..Stcr«t.ry Tre..«r.r

lACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N J
CHARLES IJ COLEMAN. Chicago. jH

ABRAHAM SILETT. HSJ Herk

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OP
" TRADE

Pretident

ASA LEMLEIN ;;;..., Vice Pre.ident

SAMUEL WASSERMAN ..-..•■•■ ••—•/•y^^^ S«ereUry and Treaturer

ARTALR WERNER. SI Chamber* St., New York. City ...screwy •

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January 1, 1929

January 1, 1929

Saif YoH Saw It in Thk Tobacco Would

49th voar

If)

FIVE YEARS TO MAKE A CIGARETTE

'I' TAKKS iivr y. MIS ami niin' 'lays to inaiiufac-
t„,v a |M'rlVct"ciirar<'lt<- wliidi is coiisumod in
,1,,,.,. miMuics arconliii.tr tn lh<' Anu'rican
r.,|,a(MMi ("oiii|iaiiy. ,141

Tho tivc'-vfar iMiiod i« rtM|mn-(l to assemble tlio
cTop. from at least live siieeessive years wliieh must
|„. mixed ill onl.r to assure unvarying? uiiitormity and
norfeet staiMlanlization. P>y this nieaiis variatums due
o ...asonal ehan-es in rainfall, sunshine, 1 rost and
„,|,., <.o,i.iitions hey<,nd the control of the gn>wer, are

*'""Nine davs are needed for actual maiiufactiirinK.
The Vtep.-^ ii'Hude iaendin^% passage of the tobacco
ibn.uLrh the hi^d. temperature toasting' ovens, where
i,„p„riti..s are eliminale.l aiul the flavor sealed in, and
,,„: .,Hual rollin- and pa.-kimr of the tobacco in the
)„nu <»f ci^Mieltc.s. Automatic machinery e iminates
;,ll ...M.laet with human hamls. Throu^diout the mauu-
facturin-, iiisiM'ction is continuous.

Cartcms are sent first to the most distant distiib-
ut.Ms in order t(. K^ve consumers the freshest possible

cii^arettes. * . ;4

The deman.l Inr ciirarettes, twice as ^nvat as it
Nva- ten vears at<n and threr times as ^^eat as it was
liitcM, v.'ars aicn, has caused the maiiutacture ol them
j„ ,,..j,:i, tivineiMlous proportions. A sin^de act(»ry
UH's the cro|.s of 140 acres for one day's maiiutacture
and biivs fnun tlie urc^vernnn-nt each morning' $:«>,( KH)
wnrth i.f revi'iiue stain|»s fnr the .lay's needs I he
ri^rarett.' in-lustrv as a whole eontributes well over
$;;(»() (KMMllHi aiinuallv in taxes and constitut(;s next to
,|„. income tax the most important classilication m the
Treasury Drpartmeiits' receipts.

W PALEY RESIGNS AS CONGRESS VICE-
PRESIDENT

it wa< learned last week that William S. Paley,
vire pn'sid.'iit of the ( on^^•ess ('i«ar Cnmpany, has
n.si^nie.1 fn.m that position with tlu' company ami has
become president of the Columbia J^roadcastinp: J om-
paiiv whicli nperates a chain of forty-tliree luoadcast-
iu^' stations thrnu^dn.ut the luited States, the key sta-
tions of which are WOii and WABC , • ,,

Mr I'alev accjuired a substantial interest in tlie
Bn»adcastin-'('(mipauy a sliort time a^^o when he be-
:.. 4, ...,...». .J in Win iK.ssibilities of the broadcasting

Mr ralev is a s<m of Samuel I'aley, the toumler
of the i'onirress Ci^'ar Company, and will retain his
membership (Ui the Hoard of Directors.

KALTREIDER AGAIN HEADS SCHOOL BOARD

1). Frank Kaltn-ider, cii^ar box manufacturer, <)f
\{ii\ l/iun, Pa., was «'lected presidr-nt of tlie Hed Lion
Sch(»ol Hoard for tin- fcuirth ccmsecutive term, at the
annual me.'tinu' <»f the school l»oard lield on Decem-
ber ^kl.

MORGAN CIGAR STORES, INCORPOATED

A chartor of inc<>ri»oiati«ui under the laws of tlie
State of New York has just been received by tlieMor-
gttU Ci^ar Stores, to d«» business in New York City.

Authorized capital stock is $l(),()Ot).

PORTO RICAN STOCKS DEPLETED

CC( )Kl)lX(j to information received in the
Tobacco Section of the Department of Com-
uierce from lioUand Welch, clerk to the Trade
Commissioner in San Juan, four sales totalmg
1400 000 pounds, and numerous small transactions at
auctilui, have about depleted the stocks of tobacco in
the hands of the growers of Porto Kico.

A check of the numerous sales at auction cannot
be made, but it appears that storm-damaged tobacco
has been fairly well cleared out and that but few auc-
tions remain to be held. UUUMU\
Jt is indicated that there are less than 100,000
pounds of the 1927 crop and only about 700,000 or
800,0(H) pounds of the 1928 crop in the hands of growers
Local speculators are reported to hold close to 2,OOtJ,000
pounds of 1928 tobacco, most of which has been,
stripped. It is reasonable to expect that stocks on hand
will move before the lirst of the year, the holdings ot
the farmers probably selling first, since the speculators
have been playing for somewhat better prices than
those recently paid to farmers. ,.. .i

Meanwhile, preparations are going forward tor tne
next crop, the acreage of which is expected to be con-
si/lerably below that of 1928. Seed beds destroyed by
the hurricane of September 13 have been replanted. It
is now almost too late to plant further seed beds, and
estimates for the 1929 crop, made from th*3 number ot
beds already in the ground, range trom 10,000,000 to
17) CM)0 000 pounds. The size of the 1928 crop is still not
delinitely known, estimates varying from 20,000,000 to
25,000,000 pounds.

UNITED STATES MAY LOSE MARKET FOR
CIGARETTES IN CHINA

China's industrial progress does not mean loss of
trade for Western industries, but rather the opening ot
wider markets. From the beginning of Sino-Western
relations it has been the foreign trader who has devel-
oped China's mines, factories, and various torms ot in-
dustries, lie has financed and built the railroads,
established steamship lines, trade routes, wireless sta-
tions, cables, and banks. He has administered he
Maritime Customs, the Salt Gabelle, and, in part, the
post oflice. Some of these activities may be taken trom
his hamls by the Chinese. The West may soon find
itself no more the supplier of China's cotton piece
goods and cigarettes; but it will be foreign money and
experience that will build the new cotton mills and cig-
arette factories, foreign machinery that will equip
them, foreign engineers who will in large part lay out
the railroads and construct the industrial plants and
teach the (liinese how to get the most out ot them. It
will ))e Western-manufactured commodities that will
cater to the increased standards of living brought about
bv the increasing introduction of modem methods ot
industrialization, until the time when China may be
able to produce them for itself.

IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY OF
CANADA, LIMITED

Earnings of tlie Imperial Tobacco Company of
Canada, Limited, for the year ended September 30,
1928, reached a new high level, reports American irade
Commissioner Walter J. Donnelly to the tobacco sec-
tion of the Department of ^Jommerce. Net profits
amounted to $4,874,733, as compared with $4,371,613
for the previous year. After deducting preferred and
common dividends the balance totaled $2,116,368.

NOVEMBER CIGAR PRODUCTION DECLINES

HE following comparative <lata of tax-i)aid
j)roducts indicated by monthly sales of stamps

I] are obtained from the statement of Internal
Heveiiue collections for the month of Novem-
ber, 1928, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for
November, 1928, are subject to revision until published
in the annual report) :

Proflucis
Cigars (large) :

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

(^lass D No.

( 'lass E No.

November, November,

1927 192S

300,102,66,5 311,364,175

69,293,490 r)(),r)00,167

260,51)7,268 239,380,958

17,544,324 16,477,467

6,626,830 (),807,925

Total 654,164,577 630,530,692

Cigars (small) No. 35,138,520 35,435,000

Cigarettes (large) No. 1,250,019 1,559,061

Cigarettes (small) No. 8,093,752,340 8,536,425,793

SnufT, manufactured ...lbs. 3,441,531 3,412,075
Tobacco, manufactured .lbs. 28,111,043 26,734,292
Note: The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands. This infonnation is shown in supplemental
statement.

Supplement to the November Statement of Tax-Paid

Products
Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for the month
of November:

Prodncia November, November,

Cicars (laree) : i^37 1928

Class A No. 10,918,565 8,005,505

Class B No. 906,350 690,100

Class C '".'.". No. 2,722,050 2,467,210

Class D No. 3,500 8,000

(^lass E No. 5,000 2,500

Total 14,555,465 11.173,315

Cigars (small) No. 1,000,120 ••••••••

Cigarettes (large) No. 575,000 625,400

Cigarettes (small) No. 85,000 133,690

Tax-paid products from the Philippine Islands for
the month of November:

Products November, November,

'^^^"classA^ No. 16,005,740 15,197,800

Class B No. 212,657 250,220

Class C No. 224,446 141,830

Class D No. 2,526 5,874

ClassE No. 411 551

Total 16,445,780 15.596,275

Cigarettes (small) No. ""^22:240 228,490

Tobacco, manufactured .lbs. 124 i\w

Note: Quantities of tax-paid products shown m

above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the

month.

Supplement to the November Statement of Internal

Revenue Collections

First Five Months

Objects of Taxation Fi'^ral Year

Tobacco manufactures : J928 ^,f 'i:' „„

Cicrnrs ...$ 11,444,881.93 $ 11,0.)1,776.77

C Srettes' "::... .1 29,778,-506.98 143,848,018.31
SmdT . ..:..... 3;il2,029.95 2,973,873.11

Tobacco, chewing and „^ ^, « , , ^^ ^m ^oi 07

smoking 26,975,212.44 26,260,731.37

WAITT & BOND

Blackstone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100^ Havana Filler

(<

BEST OF THE BEST

99

M»,ucH.,.a I.. ^ SANTAELLA & CO.

Offic*. IISI Eromdwrnj, N«w York City

FACTORIES: Tmmpt •nd Kti, Wttl. FhflJ*

KfflN WHO SMOKE AND GUARD THEIR
HEALTH SMOKE CIGARS

Here's *n advertising idea (in newspapers everywhere)
that's boosting La Palina sales several notches nearer
the "two million a dajr" mark and incidentaUy boosting

the whole Industry as weU. ^...ism, K.,t In

La Palina exceU not only m sales and quabty, but tn
far-seeing pubUcity endeavors which •'^f. •^»»»"5"«l.^^«
complexion of the entire business— for the BETTtK.

*'Over a MilUon a Day^

CONGRESS CIGAR CO, Inc., Philadelphia. Pa.

LA PALINA

CIGAR

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THK TOBACCO WORLD

January 1, 1929

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

|„,H inics .... (luti.'s at tinu-s other tl.an tl.ose lixcd l,y tlic
, . ,.„..ttM. with rosprct to particular srhclulos because
;,/,, ,.,„Mi,, iH.twoon thos. <latrs and dati's previously
1W,.<1 Inr thr hohliiij.^ of aniiual coiivciitioiis etc. 1 he
,;,„„„„,, also has put th. stamp ol .ts « .sapproval
on taking' any suhjcrt up at times otlier tlian tliose
ori'niiallv set."

Next Manufacturing Census November 1, 1929

Thr next (M'lisus of popuhition, maimfaeturiiiK, <lis-
trihutio.i a.i.l a-riruiture will 1m' made as of Xovembor
1 pr"J instead of Mav 1, lfK',0, uiid<'r an amendment
rna.h- to tlie h-islation providing' for the census })y the
Senate e(»mmeree eominittee, in line with reeommenchi-
ti(Uis fn>m Secretary of Agriculture .lardine.

The outstanding' feature of the next and subse^
n„c.„t ci'iisus will be the survey which is to be made ot
wholesale an<l retail distribution, incorporated in the
(M'lisus at the recommendation of former Secretary ol
('(.mmerce Herbert Ib.over. The recommendation for
re-Milar ^^nrvevs (»f distribution was made by Secretary
Hoi.ver afterit had been bnMij,dit to the attention of
the (h'partnK'ut that there was little or no information
available rei^Mrdinu: this branch of industry. This re-
sulted in the department making' a number of test sur-
veys, the outstanding' development of which was that m
a stu'dv of the i^altimore situation it was found that 'X\
prr cent, of the retailers di<l a ^'ross business of less
ihaii $1(H) a week while .V) per cent, of the retailers did
less than $*J(M) ^n'oss.

"Mark«'tin.i,' and distribution are still carried on
for the most part alonj,' the lines with which our fathers
w«'re familiar," Secretary of (\)mmerce Hoover de-
clared in a letter to the chairman of the House census
committee when the ])ill was introduced last session.
"To some extent the failure in <listributioii to make tlie
.same proi^ress as in ]»roduction is due toinir lack of
statist icai information and detinite facts in this field.
We do not even know the volume of our retail trade
n(»r can we kik'^s at it within $1(MMKMMH),()00. To the
best of our information there are upwards of 1,482,000
retaih'is and some Si2,()(M) \vholesalers engaged in our
domestic business."

The iidormation developed in the survey of Balti-
more and other <'ities, the Secretary said, "is starting
wh<»lesalers to consi<lering how much of a high-priced
salesmaii'i* time should hv devoted to visiting such
.stores."

Receipt for Deposit of First Class Mail May Be Given

Authority for the Postmaster (Jeneral to issue regu-
lations under which senders of ordinary mail of any
cla.«^s may secure a receipt, and providing fees for such
service, was passed by the Senate last week. The
measure was passed by the House of Ke])resentatives
last year, and after a conference meeting at which
minor changes made in the bill will be ironed out the
legislation will go to the President for signature.

The a<loption of this legislation has been urged
by fhe Postmaster ({eneral for several years, it being
pointe<l out that many times juitrons of the post offices
while not wisliing to register or insure their mail de-
sire to have a receipt showing that it was dejiosited in
the maila.

AMERICAN PURCHASES OF SUMATRA

TOBACCO

VKH a period of seven years dating from 1919
to 1!>27, the United States has purchased 16
per cent, of the Sumatra tobacco crop, or an
average of nearly 5M: million pounds annually
according to information received in the Tobacco Sec-
tion of the Department of Commerce from C. Gorter,
Secretarv to the Commercial Attaclie in the Hague.

The five principal growers of Sumatra tobacco are
the Deli Maat.schappi.i, the Seenembah ^taatschappij,
the Deli Batavia ^^aatschappi.i, the Tabak Maatschap-
t)ij ''Arendsburg," and the Cultuur Maatschappi.i ' De
Oostkust", all of which are cultivating tobacco plan-
tations on the island of Sumatra in the Xetherland East

Indies. _ ,. ,, , ,

The total 1927 crop of the Deli Maatschappi.i ag-
gregated 14,319,000 pounds, of which approximately
11 per cent, was purchased for American account.

The crop of the Seenembah Maatschappi.i consisted
of 8,137,000 pounds, of which 17 per cent, was sold to

the United States. ... . „ ^

The crop of the Deli Batavia Maatschappi.i totalled
7,044,000 pounds of which even 19 per cent, was bought
for Amercian account.

The Tabak Maatschappij *' Arendsburg'* recorded
a Sumatra crop of 3,622,000 pounds; of this total about
15 ])er cent, went to the United States.

The total crop of the Cultuur Maatschappi.i "De
OostknsU' amounted to 2,850,000 pounds of Sumatra
tobacco; the United States bouglit approximately 12
per cent.

All of the tol)acco grown in the Netherland East
Indies is sold bv public auctions held in Amsterdam
and Rotterdam.' The foregoing data only represents
the sales of Sumatra tobacco during the tobacco auc-
tions and the activities of the "second hand" trade,
which are sometimes very lively shortly after the auc-
tions have taken place, were not taken into consider-
ation.

Probable Change In Membership of Federal Trade

Commission

A change in the membership of the Federal Trade
Commission will result from the resignation of Abram
F. Myers following his acceptance of the office of presi-
dent and general counsel of the Allied States Associa-
tion of Motion Picture Exhibitors.

President Coolidge appointed Mr. Myers to the
Federal Trade Commission in 1926, prior to which he
had been an attorney in the office of the Solicitor Gen-
eral and a special assistant to the Attorney General.
At the time of his appointment he was senior attorney
of the anti-trust division of the Department of Justice.
He was appointed to serve the unfinished term of Com-
missioner Vernon W. van Fleet, who had resigned, and
whose term expired in September, 1928. President
Coolidge reappointed him for a full term of seven years,
in June, 1927, but at that time he let it be known that
he did not desire to remain on the commission for so
long a time.

Colonel Charles H. Marsh of Litchfield, Minn., it is
thought in Washington, will probably succeed Myers
on the commission. Colonel March is a prominent
banker in Minnesota and in 1924 was pre-convention
State manager for President Coob'dge. Tn the last elec-
tion, although at first coming out in favor of Governor
Tiowden, he was a strong supporter of Herbert Hoover.

January 1, 1929

Sail You Saw It in Tiik Tob.ai-co \Vouli>

41>th vear

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LORILLARD COMPANY SAYS "EAT A CHOCO
LATE AND LIGHT A CIGARETTE"

EHIXI) the advertising ''Old (iold" cigarettes,
designed to promote the sale of both candy and
cigarettes, there is a cheerful psychology, ac-
cording to an official of P. Lorillard Company,
manufacturers of "Old (Jold." The unusual feature of
this campaign is the expenditure of large sums to help
two dilTerent industries, although the atlvertiser who
]>ays the bills has absolutely no connection with one of

them.

In this respect the appeal in a th(nisand newspa-
pers is unique and it was explained that it had attracted
.>^o much attention from both ]>rofessional and amateur
students of advertising that the manufacturers had de-
cided on a frank explanation of the principles behind

it- , ,

"When the Lorillard Comically started out to help

the sweets industries as well as itself," says a state-
ment bv the company, "it was not embarking on jihil-
anthropy. It was simply actuated by the belief that
whenever von can honestly tell people that something
they very much like to do' doesn't hurt them, you are
doing a cheerful and pleasant thing that is going to
be welcomed. Too many people are mmle to believe
that if thev like something it must be bad for them, or
if they indulge in one pleasure, they ought to compen-
sate by abandoning another.

"When the Lorillard Company says 'Eat a choco-
late, light an "Old (Jold"— and enjoy both' it is per-
fectly aware that it is heli)ing about a million people
directlv or indirectly connected with industries that
use sugar as a basic ingredient.

"But that is only incidental. Something far
deeper and more signilicant is being done to a vast
public. The cigarette that started out with the happy
reassurance to all smokers, 'not a cough in a carload'
and increa.sed its sales 400 per cent, in a single year, is
now taking another bold step in linking a pleasant
thought to its product."

S. S. KNISLEY DIES SUDDENLY

Sterling S. Knislev, well-known member of the
firm of A. S. Frev and Company, cigar manufacturers,
of Red Lion, Pa.^ was found dead in his apartment on
WVdnesdav morning, December 12th, by his wife who
had just returned from a visit to the factory.

Medical aid was immediately summoned, hut Mr.
Knisley was bevond aid, whereui)on the coroner was
notified and he* issued a certificate of death <lue to
asphvxiation by illuminating gas. No explanation couM
be given bv his many frieiuls as to the cause.

Mr. Knislev was a World War veteran, having
served in the Naval Reserves at Cape May, N. J. He
took a verv active part in the Red Lion I'ort of the
American Legion and the Red Lion Lodge, No. 649,
Free and Accepted Masons. The deceased is survived
bv his widow; his father, Charles H Knisley, of Re^l
L'ion, and the following brothers and sisters, Paul S.
Knisley, of York; Charles M. Knisley, ot Tower City;
Minnie I. Knisley, Miriam M. Knisley and Amos H.
Knisley, at home. Mr. Knisley was a graduate of the
Red lion High School and a former student at Leb-
anon Valley College.

The funeral was held on Friday aftenioon from
the home of his father with concluding services in the
United Brethren Church. Burial was made in the Red
Lion Cemetery.

Classified Column

The rate lor this column is three cent* (3c.) a word. wHh
a minimum charge ol »eventy-fiv« cents (75c ) payabU
strictly in advance.

:. .'■7 /iTrsrsfsrsrsraii"^

WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FO*R JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave..
New York City.

HAVING LOCATED IN DALLAS. TEXAS. WOULD LIKE TO
hear from Cigar Factories making Class C and up. requiring repre-
sentation in this live State with its many growing cities. Must be ex-
ceptionally high class merchandise, because the "Big Boys" are certainly
after the business down here too, and goods must be attractive propositions
to even get a hearing with the better class jobbers.

Would also like Specialties suitable for carrying with cigars as side
line. What have you? Address John H. Baker. 5400 Cole Avenue.
Dallas. Texas.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA-CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524. care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

POSITION WANTED AS FOREMAN OR SIPERINTEN-
I)E\T— Experitnccd ni-in in general Cigar .Manufacturing.
Thor..uKhly familiar with all phases of Manutacturr. hand Wi.rk or
automatic machinery. Willing' to go to any part ol C ountry. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527. "The Tobacco World

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. \\ >n
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123.
care of "The Tobacco World."

out BIOH.OIADE NON-EVAFOIATINO

CIGAR FLAVORS„ ..„„, .^ ..,„.. .. c^c.

■aa Imparl a meal palatabla flavor

OAYORS FOR SHOHNC uJ CHEWIHC TOBACCO

w^4. tt%r List of Flavors for Special Braada

FRIES 6l BRO., 92 Reade Street, New York

E. A. KLINE, JR., WEDS
Kaward A. Kliius .Jr., son of K. A. Klim', of the
..i^.ar maniifaclurinK firm of H. A. Kline and C ;>"M>"h>.
New York Citv, was married on Friday, DecemlHT ..Ist,
io Miss Fraiic-es E. Sloinliardt, daughter of Dr. Irving
I). Steinliardt, a iu»ted orthopedic spiH-iahst ot New

YorkC^ity. , ,, , ,

^Tlie c'lTemony was performed in the l^splaiiaUe

llotfi, and was followed by a reex^ption.
*^The couple will spond tht-ir honeymoon in Canada,
and will reside in Kew (lanlons, L. I., "P<»» their re-
turn.

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January 1, 1929

lobacco Merchants' Association
Reiiistration Bureau, ftw^YoKK city

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.
Uegibtiatioii, (see ^'ole A),
JScarcli, (see Note B),

Traiisier,
Duplicale Certiticate,

$5.(X)
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A-An alluwancc of U w.ll be nude to n.embcr, of the Tob.cco Mer-
Ludc I.* every ten l»U> .dd.t.o,.-l tule. nece.^r.iy reported.

REGISTRATIONS

•18 WAKVET:— 45.367, lor all lobacco products. December 11,

1VJ8 (,. 1.. (.asktll, Alliainbra, t al. , i • ,.;^i,.^

MODERN MACKENZlE:-^5.368. lor pipes and smokers articles.

ln.,,nl..r \>, I'V-'K. ll<.use of Omioy. New ^"r^J';;- j: J.
STRAW BORE:-45,369. lor pipes and sumkcts articles. Utcem

b.r 1-'. IVJS. Ilou^r ol Cinoy, New \ ork, N. \.
NORTH CASTLE:-45.370. lor cigars. September 29. 1928. Ward

BOULDER DAM :-45.372. I- or all tobacco products. December
JO. \UJH. Direct ( i«ar Mfg. Co., Los A"«iles LaL ,,_.„.: q.

HAV-AM I:— 45,375. lor cigars. November 24, 19-8. liavami v.i
gar Co., Miami, Ma.

RENEWAL REGISTRATION

BOUQUET DE ROSE:-45.374. lor cigar. 1^^»^^/»J.^^'^, .\^^""l^^^^^
'0 res by t onsoli.late.l Litho. C orp., Brooklyn. N. ^ • <^<J"81"^'y
ugistl-red September 4. 1885. by Schmidt & C o.. New York. N. Y.)

CORRECTED PUBLICATION
WARVET 11-11-18:— 45.373. I'or all tobacco products. Registered
December 11, 1928. by < i. L- (.askell. Alhambra, Cal.

PLAN ANNOUNCED FOR CONTROL OF LIFE
SAVERS, INC., BY DRUG, INCORPORATED

l.asi wrck tlu- plans by whicli Dni^, Incorpo rated,
tl,<. iKildiii^' conipaiiv for tlie United Drug (Vmipany, is
to an, wire control of I/ife Savers, Incorporated, \vere
aHMo.mced, and a special meeting of the stockholders
of I/ifi- Savers, Incorporated, was calle<l lor Decem-
U'V ;;ist to voti- niMin the jilan.

Indi-r the agreement, 14(;,r)21 sliares ol Drug, In-
corporated, will 1h. distrihuted to holders ot jo0,000
sliares of a new company that is to take tjje Canadian
husincss of Life Savers, Incorporated, will be distrib-
uted to Life Savers stockholders in the ratio of one
share for each ten shares owned. It is announced that
a market for this new stock will be i)rovided at $90 a

share

The stock of Drug, incorporated, has a market
value of approximatelv $11') a share, so that the 146,-
.V21 shares to be di.^tributed to Life Savers stockhohl-
ers are worth on the market approximately $17,000,000.

The reorganization plan calls for an increase in
tlic stock of i/ife Savers, Limited, the Canadian sub-
sidiary, from .')(»() to 7(M) shares, the achlitional shares
to Imj acquired bv the parent company in excliange for
all the shares of'Life Savers Sweet Sah's, Limited, an-
other subsidiary.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS STOCK TO BE SPLIT

At a recent meeting of the stockholders of the To-
bacco Products Corporation, lield in Hichraond, Va., a
vote was taken on tiie phm to s])lit the class A and
common shares of the corporation live for one and to
reduce the par values from $100 to $20.

OUTLOOK FOR 1929 BUSINESS IS EXCELLENT

iJHP: National Bank of Commerce in New York,
in commenting on tlie business outlook for 1929,
states: "In the business world highly favora-
ble conditions surround the approacli of 1929.
Tlie current year lias seen a steady advance of ac-
tivity in one line and another; there are now lew in-
dustries whicli have not enjoyed either a substantial
recovery from past difliculties, or an expansion to new
levels ill the volume of business done. Since this ac-
tivity has not outrun actual consuming needs, there is
reason to believe that it will be maintained on a higli
plane well into tlie next year.

*'The basic price situation is notably sound. Com-
moditv markets are free of si)eculative price inflation,
and w'ith but minor exceptions they have been freed also
of those restrictions and measures of artificial control
which, as with rubber this last year, carry a constant
threat of disaster to the industries involved. P]mploy-
ment has regained a very high level, and the conjunc-
tion of good wages and good profits is resulting not
simply in a record volume of current holiday buying,
but in the prospect of a well-stabilized volume of de-
mand in the new year. , , , . . ,,,.,.. .„
**This does not mean that enterprise in 19J'J will
enjoy a respite from the i)rol)lems of distribution and
prod'uction which are more and more strongly pressing
for solution. In the field of trade the inexoralde prog-
ress of large-scale merchandising, as exemplified in the
chains and other great unified organizations, will in
1929 compel with new force the attention of manufac-
turers, as well as wholesale and retail distributors. So
revolutionary a change in the distributive mechanism
of a nation's goods as is now in full progress involves
painful as well as painstaking readjustments.

''In manufacture, the great problem is to attain and
hold a nice ratio of output to the fluctuating volume of
demand. In more and more lines of enterprise the at-
tempt is being made to secure this adjustment by voli-
tional control of output rather than by the blind forces
of competitive struggle. Desirable as such a method
is, the long record of past failures must warn against a
too-easv hope of its success. Danger comes from l)usi-
iiess tlmt is too good rather than too poor— from the
active demand, rising prices and high profits that tempt
an overjudgment of the market, leading to increased
output and enlarged capacity that in the end means its
undoing. It is in this fact that the most serious threat
to next year's ultimate prosperity lies. The year may
start so well as to cause an overestimate of its possi-
bilities."

ADDITIONAL TOBACCO STOCKS ON EXCHANGE

The New York Stock Exchange has announced the
recent listing on the exchange of 50.39 additional shares
of no par common stock of the MacAndrews and Forbes
Comjiany, licorice manufacturers, of Camden, N. J.;
51 250 shares of no par common stock of Dunhill In-
ternational, Incorporated, and $2,244,100 additional
stock of $10 par value of the United Cigar Stores Com-
pany.

MENGE RESIGNS FROM DUYS COMPANY

Fred Menge, well-known Eastern representative of
H. Duys and Company, leaf tobacco dealers, of New
York (Uty, has resigned from the sales staff of that
company.* No announcement has been made as to his
plans for the future.

JANUARY 15, 1929 LI-»ARY

MEM

TOBACCO

J'urto Kican Tobacco is naturally a line, smuotli- tree-lnirnin- leaf.
The soil ot the island is rich in ninirnesia and free from chlorides —
ideal for ^rowin^ tine tohaccc*.

And its quality is amstantly han):, impruved bv Uihicc uiul superMMcn
from the Departments of A'^ricullure of both the Porto Rican and
the U, S. Governments. Scientitk methods of seed selection, plant-
inir, crowing, har\cstin^ and curin'^ are followed. Results have
been far-reachinir.

Porto Rican is a .MILD leaf, with none of the harsh rlavor of certain
tohacco<. Consequently more and more smokers arc asking tor
brands made of Porto Rican for they tind they can smoke them
ALL DA^' with enjoyment. This trend of public taste is well
known and is being catered to by nil alert manufacturers.

The use of I'orto Rican means that you can otfer your patrons
a HKTTER CICJAR at a LOWKR PRK T.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, General Manager

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Volume 49

I

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 2

EstabUshed 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION
Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, JANUARY 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

DEISEL-WEMMER AND BERNARD SCHWARTZ
CORPORATION IN MERGER

LTHOUGH no official announcement has been
made, it is believed that plans for the merging
of the Deisel-Wemmer Company, manufactur-
ers of "San Felice" and "El Verso" cigars,
of Lima, Ohio, and the Bernard Schwartz Corporation,
manufacturers of the "R. G. Dun", of Detroit, have
been completed.

It is understood that Henry G. Wemmer, vice-
president and general manager of the Deisel-Wemmer
Company, will continue to be active in the consolida-
tion, and that Sam Gilbert, of the Schwartz Corpora-
tion, will be president of the new company.

The new company will be known as the Deisel-
Wemmer-Gilbert Company, and it is expected public
offering of the stock will be made through Detroit
bankers in a short time.

The combination of the Deisel-Wemmer Company
and the Bernard Schwartz Corporation is understood
to involve approximately $8,500,000 and a cigar pro-
duction of approximately 225,000,000 annually.

More detailed plans for the exchange of stock in
the firms making up the consolidation will be an-
nounced later.

SENATE PASSES GILBERT BILL

Last week tlie Senate passed the Gilbert Bill, wliich
provides "for the collection and publication of statis-
tics of tobacco by the Department of Agriculture."

The measure was passed by the Senate in the same
form in which it was passed by the House some time
ago and is now ready for the approval of President
Coolidge.

This bill has had the hearty endorsement of the
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association and that or-
ganization was largely responsible for securing a re-
drafting of the original Gilbert bill which contained
some very objectionable provisions.

The Gilbert Bill, as it becomes a law, will take the
place of the Cantrill Act and will put an end to a move-
ment on foot for some time to impose drastic require-
ments upon the tobacco industry in reporting holdings
of leaf tobacco.

AMERICAN DRUGGIST SYNDICATE

Profits of the American Druggist Syndicate for
the first nine months of 1928, before provision for taxes
and depreciation, amounted to $540,191, a decrease of
$253,502 from the corresponding period of the previous
year.

The American Druggist Syndicate is controlled
by the Schulte interests.

HOLDING COMPANY FOR TOBACCO INDUSTRY
INCORPORATED IN DELAWARE

HOLDING company has been given a charter
of incorporation in the State of Delaware for
the purpose of investing and trading in securi-
ties of companies engaged in the tol)acco and
allied industries, to be known as Tobacco and Allied
Stocks, Incorporated.

The organizers of the company are headed by Col-
vin & Company, and the following are included in the
Board of Directors: William A. Willingham, of the
I^niversal Ijcaf Tobacco Company; Josepli F. Cullman,
Jr., and Howard S. Cullman, of Cullman Brotheis, In-
corporated; Fletcher Jj. Gill, of the Inteniational Ac-
ceptance Bank; J. Taylor Foster, of Field, Glore & Com-
pany; Edward B. Bernhard, of Colvin & Company;
Ross E. Young, of Edward B. Smith & Company, and
.John F. Wharton, of Cohen, Cole, Weiss & Wharton.

RAY CLARK JOINS CULLMAN BROTHERS

Ray Clark, who has been associated with the
.Tames Willing Company, of New York, for a luimber of
years, has resigned from that Company and joined the
forces of Cullman Brothers, Incorporated.

Mr. Clark has had a wide experience in the cigar
wrapper field and will be a valuable acquisition to the
Cullman organization.

A. SANTAELLA REURNS TO NEW YORK

A. Santaella, of A. Santaella & Company, cigar
manufacturers of Tampa, Fla., has returned to New-
York City after several weeks spent at the factory in
Tampa, where he supervised the manufacture and ship-
ment of "Optimo" cigars for the holiday trade.

JESSE TAYLOR RETURNS PROM LONDON

Jesse R. Taylor former treasurer of the American
Tobacco Company, and who has been in London, Eng-
land, for some time as a director of the firm of .1. Wix
& Sons, London cigarette manufacturers, has returned
to New York City.

A. C. Mower, who is a member of the Board of Di-
rectors of the American Tobacco Company, and also
of J. Wix & Sons, sailed from London last week.

MARLIN JOINS MARCELINO PEREZ

Eddie Marlin, well known in the cigar industry
through the middle west territory, has recently joined
the sales force of Marcelino Perez and Company, manu-
facturers of bonded clear Havana cigars, of Tampa,

Fla.

Mr. Marlin will continue to make his headquarters

in St. Louis.

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January 15, 1929

BENJAMIN DUKE DEAD

KNMAMIX DUKE, one of tlie founders of the
American Tobacco (V)m])any, died at liis home
ill Xew York City, on Januaiy 8th, following an
illness of long standing.

Mr. Dnke was born at Durham, X. C, on April 27,
ISj.'), and l)ecame engaged in the tobacco industry when
he was only ten years old, assisting his father, Wash-
ington Duke, in growing to})acco and later selling it at
nearby points.

Eventually Mr. Duke graduated at Guilford Col-
lege, but during the years of his scliooling he never lost
interest in the tobacco industry, and he became asso-
ciated with his brother in the tirm of W. Duke's Son's
& Company, manufacturers of cigarettes.

Mr. Duke had been treasurer and a member of the
Board of Directors of the American Tobacco Company
up to the time of the dissolution of that Company in
1!)11, at which time he retired from the tobacco in-
dustry, said to be worth $()(),( )()(),()()().

At the time of his death he was president of the
Durham & Southern Kail way and also of the Erwin
Cotton Mills Comi)any. He was also vice president of
the Southern Power Company, and of the Durham Hotel
Company, which owns the St. Regis Hotel and other
Xew York Hotels.

]Ie is survived by his wife, one daughter, and four
grandchildren. His onlv son, Angier, was accidentallv
killed in 1923.

Services and interment was at Durham, X"^. C., on
Thursdav, Januarv lOth.

REYNOLDS TO EXCHANGE STOCK ON 31st.

The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company has sent
formal notice to stockholders saying the directors hav^e
fixed January .*]1 as the day on which outstanding stock
certificates for the present shares of $25 par value will
be exchanged for the new shares of $10 par value each.

Announcement of the change in cai>italization was
made on December fith. Ai)plication has been made to
list the new shares on the stock exchange, and it is ex-
f)ected that trading will begin January ;Jlst. The
transfer agent for the stock is the Kipiitable Trust
Company, of Xew York.

VENDING MACH. CORP. OF AMERICA

The Vending Machine Corporation of America has
recently received a charter of incorporation from the
State of Delaware, through the Corporation Trust
Company of America. Headquarters of the corpora-
tion will })e located in Tulsa, Okla.

Authorized capital is fifty thousand shares of
common stock.

MARIANO ALVAREZ ON GOVERNOR'S STAFF

Mariano Alvarez, well-known in the trade as pro-
duction and factory manager of A. Santaella & Com-
j)aiiy, has recently been honored by having been ap-
jminted a member of the Governor's staff of the State
of Florida.

TORO TO SAIL FOR PORTO RICO

Luis Toro, president of the Porto Rican-American
Tobacco Company, expects to sail for Porto Rico on the
17th, where he will remain for several weeks inspect-
ing the holdings of his Company on the island.

BALTIMORE MANUFACTURER REMEMBERS

EMPLOYEES

EXRY V. PFAFF, well known Baltimore cigar
manufacturer, who passed away on October

Gth, 1928, made substantial bequests to his

employees, it was learned last week.

Mr. Pfaff had been engaged in the cigar manufac-
turing business on Fast Lombard Street, Baltimore, for
forty-two years.

According to his attorney, the entire estate was
left to his two sisters, Henrietta and Katherine Pfaff.
However, it was the hope of Pfaff before his death to
have the will changed to make adequate provision for
the men who had served him lovallv.

Illness prevented him from changing the will, but
his sisters kne^v his wishes and carried them out, his
attorney said.

It w^as learned the 30 factory workers who had
made the Monument Square and the Uncle Willie cigars
in the factory received enough to provide for them-
selves until they could find employment again after
Pfaff 's death, when the factory closed.

The office force, made up of six men who had been
with Pfaff since boyhood, were given sums ranging
from $1000 to $7000. Officials of the company, who has
taken ov^er much of the responsibility of managing the
business, were remembered with legacies up to $25,000.

Pfaff always had the welfare of his employes close
at heart. He was not married, making his home with
his two sisters, and devoted most of his time to his
work.

He was a bookkeeper when a young man, employed
in an office in Philadephia. Away from home he realized
even as a boy the need of having men work with him,
rather than for him, and he carried out this tradition
during his business career.

After two years in Philadelphia, he returned to
Baltimore, where his first business venture was a cigar
store. Saving his money, he was able to start a small
workshop, where his first cigars were made 42 years
ago.

Because of the struggle to make a success of the
undertaking, Pfaff was unable to pay large salaries to
men working for him. As he prospered, however, they
shared in his profits and he made plans even then to
share proceeds of the business with his men after his
death.

When the estate was settled, his sisters, who live
in the 3600 block Old York Road, set aside enough
money for their use during their lifetime and divided
the remainder among his employes. Checks were sent
out to them before the holidays.

MANILA SEED BEDS DAMAGED

According to advices received by the United
States Department of (^ommerce from the Philippines,
about twenty-five per cent, of the tobacco seed beds in
the provinces of Isabela and Cagayan was destroyed
by the recent Cagayan flood, but it is stated that they
can be regrown before the planting season, and that if
weather conditions are favorable this month, a good
crop may l>e expected.

Leaf tobacco exports reached the high figure of
8,600,000 pounds in November, two-thirds of which
went to Spain and 390,000 pounds to the United States.

Manuel L. Perez is at present in Boston taking
orders for *'Tuval," **Redencion," and the other
brands of Marcelino Perez & Co.

January 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

The QreateSi Jjong-Filler Machine Sver Built

Impr&ped f

With Three Features That^

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches
equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and produftion cofts.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep coSts.

Assure perfed lubrication, resulting in
less wear and longer life.

We MODEL S UNIVERSAL
Long -Filler Bunch Machine

'T'HE Model S Universal Long-Filler Machine is now being made with
•*- (or without) Suaion Binder Table, and with (or without) individual
direa-conneaed, motor-driven blower. This new suaion feature holds
the binder flat against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother and
more perfealy rolled bunches. It also effects a saving of binders because
smaller binders can be used.

This High-Grade Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type
of Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep coft; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the in^an-
taneous Stopping of the machine at any point in its operation.

The Model S is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system
properly used, assures perfect lubrication of all bearings and moving parts
of the machine, which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubri-
cation of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other oiling
method.

\

/Non-Blending Type)

For High-Grade Work

The Price of the Model S Universal Lon^-Filler Bunch
Machine (non-blending type) equipped with 1/6 H. P.
motor, individual-drive equipment and two chairs is

^650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $50. extra (when ordered
with machine). With individual direct-connected, motor-
driven Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO., 40 East 34th Street, New York

*^-*'^*^*^>*^*^

A — The Suction Binder Table atuchment
assures smoother and more perfealy roll-
ed bunches. It also eflficAs a savins in bin-
ders because smaller binders can be used.

B — The latest type of FrictionCiutch. which
makes the machine run more smoothly
and reduces its upkeep coft; also an
Emergency Stop, which permits the in-
ftantaneous topping of the machine at
any point in its operation.

C — The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication assures thorough
lubrication, less wear and longer life of
ill bearings and moving pans. It also

Labor, Stock and Money - Sauing Features.

makes lubrication of the machine easier
and quicker.

D — Produces well<onditioned, spongy,
free-smoking bunches— the equal of hand
work in every respect.

E^Good-conditioned bunches are assured
by "laying up" the filler mechanically in
exaaiy the same way as this is done by
hand, a few sprigs of filler being inter-
mittently added until the bunch is built
up to the proper size and condition.

p- Improved method of filler feeding in-
sures uniform results even with inexper-
ienced operators.

Q— Any size or shape of bunch, and both
right and left hand bunches can be made
on the same machine with slight mech-
anical changes

H — With two operators it produces 450
to 500 uniform bunches an hour.

I — Can be used on mould work, or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direct from
the machine.

J — Adapted for use in conjunction with
automatic rolling machines.

K. — Quickly and accurately adjusted to dif-
ferent sizes and conditions of filler.

L — Assures uniformity of bunches at til
times in both size and height.

M — Sturdy and simple in construction —
easy to operate and handle. Requites
no expert mechanical attention.

6

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

January 15, 1929

MIA.

PHIbADEli

DAVE MORRIS IN TOWN

AVID F. MORRIS, wlio assists Charlie Bond in
tJio management of the Pliilippine Government
Tobacco Agency, at 15 William Street, in New
York City, was a visitor in Philadelphia last
week, and reports the Manila cigar sales during the
past year have been very encouraging, and that the
shipments coming in show a tendency toward the
higher classes and finer sizes.

Mr. ^lorris has just returned from a trip througli
the New England States, and was en route to Miami
when he stopped off here.

PETITION AGAINST BERNARD SHEFTER

An involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed
last week against Bernard Shefter, trading as Allen-
town Cash and Carry, of Pottsville, Pa., and Allentown,
]*a. Creditors are listed as Luden's, Incorporated,
$361; W. W. Stewart & Sons, $1070, and the Fleck
Cigar Company, $630.

CONGRESS EARNINGS INCREASE

The net earnings of the Congress Cigar Company
for the first eleven months of 1928 are reported at
$2,718,829 after all charges, equivalent to $7.76 a share
on the 350,000 capital shares.

December's profits are estimated at $175,000, or
50 cents a share, bringing the total earnings for the
year to $2,893,828, or $8.26 a share. This compares
with $2,754,779, or $7.87 a share in 1927.

PALEY AND BRECHT TO MAKE ANNUAL TRIP

Benjamin Paley, of the Congress ('igar Company,
and William Brecht, of F. Brecht's Sons, cigar box
manufacturers of Philadelphia, expect to leave on their
annual pilgrimmage to Hot Springs, Ark., about Feb-
ruary 1st.

Samuel and Jacob Paley, accompanied by their
wives, k'ft on Saturday for a visit to Palm Beach, Fla.

HARRY BOSTON A VISITOR

Harry Boston, of William Demuth and Company,
arrived in Philadelphia yesterday, and is registered at
the Benjamin Franklin Hotel where he is displaying an
excellent line of his Company's pipes, and, at the same
time, gathering in the orders.

EISENLOHR STOCK MAKES GAIN

HE common stock of Otto P]isenlohr and Broth-
ers, seems to be making a start to duplicate its
performance of last year when it rose from
I2V2 to 99. Last week the stock again rose to
108 but closed at the end of the week at IO6I/I;.

Anthony Schneider, president of Webster-Eisen-
lohr. Inc., declares that the company is now produc-
ing cigars at the rate of 900,000 a day, which represents
an increase of 100 per cent, over the rate of production
last April.

He states the present earnings represented about
10 per cent, on the outstanding stock. The Eisenlohr
stock was said to be again under accumulation by in-
terests that took up the stock some months previous.

SMILES TO APPEAR IN NEW PACKAGE

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Smiles" the new cigarette of Stephano Brothers,
which is a popular seller in this territory, >\all appear
on January 16th in a new and attractive packing.

The new package is a lithographed tin, containing
fifty cigarettes and retails at twenty-five cents.

MENDEL PERLMUTTER FILES PETITION

Mendel Perlmutter, trading as M. Permutter &
Sons, cigars, etc., at 3021 Ridge Avenue, has filed a
voluntary petition in bankruptcy. No schedule of
assets or liabilities was filed. Edward F. Hoffman is
referee.

GENERAL CIGAR DIVIDEND

The Board of Directors of the General Cigar Com-
pany has declared a quarterly dividend of $1 per share
on the common stock of the Company, of no par value,
payable February 1st, to stockholders of record Janu-
ary 16th.

Harry A. Tint, who conducts the cigar stand in
the Burlington Arcade, sojourned to New York on Jan-
uary 7th, where he attended the annual dinner of the
New York Tobacco Table at the Aldine Club.

A. Joseph Newman, sales manager of Bayuk
Cigars, Inc., has been confined to his home by a slight
illness.

January 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

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ahead

Tkose wlio love life for its own sake instinctively choose
tke cigarette wkick gives tkem tke greatest pleasure —

CAMEL

© 1929, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.

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DECISION of great importance to every in-
dustry in the United States, holding that a
disciimination in prices and other considera-
tions as between concerns in the same business
by one engaged in a different line of business is a vio-
lation of section two of the Clayton Anti-Trust Act, has
been rendered by the United States Supreme Court in
a case involving a price dispute between George Van
Camp & Sons Company and the American Can Com-
I)aiiy and the Van Camp Packing Company.

This decision, it is believed, may have the effect of
completely revolutionazing distribution practices. It
would have a direct bearing upon the controversy be-
tween the service and chain store organizations. It
sets forth the declaration that a manufacturer may not
deviate from announced prices and terms for the bene-
fit of one customer to the detriment of another without
bringing himself subject to Federal Trade Commission
proceedings. Violation of the Clayton Act in this re-
gard, where there is a tendency to create a monopoly,
is thus not confined to concerns in strictly the same line
of business, but extends to agreements between the pro-
<lucer or manufacturer and the customer.

In the case before the Court the American Can
Company sold cans to the two Van ('amp companies
and leased them machines for sealing the cans. It sold
to the packing company at discount of 20 per cent,
below the announced standard prices at which it sold
cans of the same kind to the other Van Camp company,
and also furnished the packing company the sealing
machines free of charge while charging a fixed rental
to the other company and discriminating in other re-
spects. The effect of the discrimination, the Court
held, was to substantially lessen competition, and its
tendency was to create a monopoly in the line of inter-
state commerce in which the two Van Camp companies
were competitively engaged. There was no allegatio^
that the discrimination complained of tended to create
a monopoly or substantially lessened competition in the
line of commerce in which the American Can Company
is engaged.

''The fundamental policy of the legislation," the
Court declared in its decision, ''is that, in respect of
persons engaged in the same line of interstate com-
merce, competition is desirable and that whatever sub-
stantially lessens it or tends to create a monopoly in
such a line of commerce is an evil. Offense against this
policy, by a discrimination in prices exacted by the
seller from different purchasers of similar goods, is no
less clear when it produces the evil in respect to the line
of commerce in which the seller is engaged. In either
case, a restraint is put upon 'the freedom of competi-
tion in the channels of interstate trade which it has
been the purpose of the anti-trust acts to maintain.' "

From our jVashinoton Bureau SZZAlke Building

InternationaJ Tobacco Congress Next September
The Ninth International Tobacco Tade Exhibition
and Congress will be held in London beginning Sep-
tember 14 next, according to a report just received by
the Department of Commerce from Trade Commis-
sioner Brice W. Mace, Jr., at London. The exhibition
will be central and easily accessible, it was stated, and
it is anticipated that it will be of interest to American
manufacturers of tobacco machinerv.

Alabama Tax Suit Dismissed
Application of the Exchange Drug Company of
Alabama for a review of the decision of the Alabama
Supreme Court in its suit against the State Tax Com-
mission to enjoin the latter from requiring the filing of
reports as to sales of cigars, cigarettes and cheroots
lequired under an act passed by the State Legislature
in 1927, has been dismissed by the United States Su-
preme Court on the ground that it is without jurisdic-
tion because the decree sought to be reviewed is not a
final one.

The company attacked the law, which fixed a tax of
15 per cent, of the wholesale price of cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots on retailers thereof, payable monthly
upon sales made in the preceding month, as unconsti-
tutional. It was contended that the taxes were fixed
upon the wholesale prices, which are not uniform, be-
cause the manufacturers of such commodities sell
directly to retail dealers who do a large volume of busi-
ness, at the manufacturer's price which, as to such
retail dealers, is the wholesale price on which the tax
is fixed by the act. The company, it w^as declared, as
well as many other retailers, does not do a business of
sufficient volume to enable it to buy from the manufac-
turer direct and is obliged to buy from the wholesaler
at a larger wholesale price which, as to them, is the
basis on which the tax is fixed. The result of this situ-
ation is that the tax is not uniform on all who are
subject to it, but that the act, in its necessary operation,
arbitrarily discriminates against the smaller retailers
in requiring them to pay a larger proportionate sum
for the exercise of the same privilege than is required
of others.

November Employment Declines

Employment in the cigar and cigarette industry
during the month of November declined as compared
with both the preceding month and November, 1927,
and in the chewing and smoking tobacco and snuff in-
dustry while emplo5Tnent increased slightly weekly
payroll totals showed a considerable decrease, accord-
ing to figures just compiled by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Labor.

(Contiwued on Page 12)

January 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco Would

49th year

9

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By Joe! itisgoodto

Luckiesr "^

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'Lucky Strikes? By Joe, yes. Let me tell you.
I was cruising in my raider in the South
Pacific, It had been damp, rainy weather
and every bit of tobacco we had on the ship
was mouldy and could not be smofced. We
began to be desperate. The men were —
what you call— grouchy. Along came an
American ship. We captured her and after
taking the captain, officers and crew aboard
my raider and finding comfortable places
for them to stay, I and my officers went
over to the captured ship to see if there was
anything aboard her that we wanted. We
searched her. And what do you think? Un^
der the cushions of a seat in the cap'
tain*s cabin we found 500 packages of
Lucky Strikes! I tore off the end of one and
lit it and filled my lungs with it, and By
Joe, I was a man again. We had enough
for all the crew and we were all cheered
up and we all became friends once more.
By Joe, I was sorry to sink that American
ship that had brought us those smokes.
Lucky Strikes, they are wonderful, and my
Countess, of course, wishes a fashionable,
slender figure. She smokes Lucky Strikes
when she is offered fattening sweets. And
my life has always been an active one and
I must be trim and fit. I love to feel what
you Americans call *peppy. So no sweets
for me. Give me a Lticky Strike instead.
By Joe, it*s good for us to smoke Luckies.**

Count Felix Von Luckner

A reasonable proportion of sugar in the
diet is recommended, but the authorities
are overwhelming that too many fatten*
ing sweets are harmful and that too many
such are eaten by the American people*
So, for moderation's sake we say:—

"REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET."

Sea Devil"

Germany't greal-
est war advert,
turer, who never
killed an oppo.
nenu Count FeHx
von Luckner, the
most roman.
tic and mysterious
figure on the side
of the Central
Powers in the
World War.

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It's tx>asted'

No Throat Irritation -No Cough

O 1929, The Amrrlcan Tobacco Co.. Manufacturer

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

January 15, 1929

KARL JUNGBLUTH PASSES AWAY

AKL JUNGBLUTH, clmirmau of the Board of

Directors of MacAiidrews and Forbes Com-

[)any, licorice manufacturers, whose plant is

located in Camden, N. J., passed away at his

winter home in St. Petersburg?, Fla., on December 31st,

shortly after his arrival there. Death was due to bron-

a

chial pneumonia.

Afr. Jun^bluth was 81 years old, and had been chair-
man of the Board of MacAndrews and Forbes Company
since 1925, and for twenty-three years prior to 1925 he
liad been president of the company.

Mr. Jungbluth was born in Germany, and as a
youth set out for Brazil, but later came to the United
States where he and a friend established a partner-
ship dealing in tobacco manufacturing supplies.

In 1902, when the MacAndrews and Forbes Com-
pany was oi'ganized as a subsidiary of the American
Tobacco Company, in order that the parent company
might have a dependable supply of licorice for their
factories, '^\r. Jungbluth was chosen to head the newly
formed company.

Funeral services were held in New York City on
Friday, January 4th, and interment was in Sleepy
Hollow Cemetery, at Tareytown, N. Y.

He is survived bv his widow, Mrs. Mae S. Jung-
blnth; one son, Karl, Jr., and one daughter, Marion.

PENN TOBACCO TAKES ANOTHER

Announcement has been made of the purchase of
the plant, equipment and goodwill of the Norwalk To-
bacco Company by the Penn Tobacco Company of
AVilkes-Barre, Pa., makers of one hundred forty-eight
])rands of tobacco, and the largest independent long-
leaf tobacco manufacturers in the world.

The Norwalk Tobacco Company, makers of the
celebrated ** Maple City" smoking tobacco, was founded
in 1858 by the late Frank P. Case. Since his death sev-
eral years ago his widow, now Mrs. W. C. Pratt, has
conducted the business in an able and efficient manner.
"VVliollv unsought came the flattering offer of the Penn
organization.

The buildings, of course, are not sold, but will con-
tinue to be occupied by the new firm, which announces
that they will operate the Norwalk plant indefinitely.
The Penn Tobacco Company manufactures such well-
known brands of smoking as **Penn Stript,*' ** Ster-
ling," ''Honeymoon," '*Penco," ''OBJoyful," ''Old
Reliable Butts," and hosts of others, now including
"Maple City."

DEVLIN TO PROMOTE "MI FAVORITA" FOR
WEBSTER-EISENLOHR COMPANY

Frank J. Devlin, well known throughout the cigar
trade in New York City, has been engaged by the Web-
ster-Eisenlohr Company to promote the sales of the
"Mi Favorita" brand in that district.

The "Mi Favorita" is manufactured by the B.
G. Davis Co., which company is now under the control
of the Webster-Eisenlohr Company.

R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY

Earnings available for dividends of the B. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Companv from 1928 operations
amounted to $30,172,563, a gain of $1,091,899 over 1927.
The 1928 earnings establish a new high record.

BRITISH-AMERICAN DIVIDENDS

HE directors of the British -American Tobacco
Company, Ltd., in their annual report have
recommended to the shareholders the payment
on January 24, 1929, of a final dividend on the
issued ordinary shares for the year ended September
30, 1928, of Is. 8d. per share, free of income tax, and
have declared a first interim dividend on the issued
ordinary shares for the year from October 1, 1928, to
Septeml3er 30, 1929, of ten pence per share, free of in-
come tax, payable on January 24, 1929.

Holders of share Avarrants to bearer for ordinary
shares will (subject as to the said final dividend to the
same being sanctioned at the annual general meeting
of the company to be held on the fourteenth day of Jan-
uary next) be entitled to be paid the said final and
interim dividends on and after the twenty-fourth day
of January, 1929, at the office of the Guaranty Trust
(^ompany of New York, 32 Lombard Street, London,
E. C. 3. Coupon No. 127 in respect of the said final
dividend and coupon No. 128 in respect of the said
interim dividend must be left for examination at the
office of the said Guaranty Trust Company of New
York, 32 Lombard Street, London, E. C. 3, three clear
business days (excluding Saturday) before payment is
made.

McCRAE, VETERAN SALESMAN, DEAD

Harry 'M. IVfcRae, who had been associated with
the American Cigar Company, for more than twenty-
five years, passed away at his home in New York City,
on Monday, January 7th, following a long period of ill
health, which, however, only necessitated his absence
from his regular business duties a short time ago.

His efforts for the American Cigar Company were
confined to the promoting of their many private brands
through the distributing firm of Faber, Coe and Gregg.
He was at one time associated with Austin, Nichols and
Company.

Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Jan-
uary 9th, at the Plaza Funeral Home, and were at-
tended by many of his friends prominent in the in-
dustry.

He was sixty-three years old, and is survived by
his widow.

KANSAS CITY CIGARETTE TAX REPEALED

Five Democratic Councilmen in the Kansas City
C^ouncil have succeeded in forcing the repeal of the
city cigarette tax after a year of intermittent attempts
at enforcement.

The repealing ordinance was unanimously passed,
after it was admitted that the tax measure was one of
the most unpopular ordinances passed by the present
administration.

H. F. McElroy, city manager, several months ago
estimated the tax should bring the city $300,000 a year,
but the opposition of dealers and smokers made en-
forcement virtually impossible.

HOLT IN FLORIDA

Arthur Holt, of the Holt Cigar Co., and otherwise
known as **The Job Lot King,'* is in Florida where he
is spending a month's vacation. During the course of
his stay in the south, Mr. Holt will visit cigar manu-
facturers in Tampa.

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FULL-BODIED flavor sealed in by
"Wellman's Method" — our own secret.
And the one right cut for pipes, too — big,
coarse flakes (Rough Cut) that burn slower.

Yet even with this head start over other
brands, it's surprising how mucii cooler,
cleaner, and sweeter a pipe becomes, with
Granger inside.

So it's not the ten -cent price that appeals
most to smokers— it's Granger's performance
right in the pipe-bowl. And no wonder — for
if ever a tobacco was just "made for pipes,"
it's this one!

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Above, the canny Scot now appearing on the Granger "Tl
billboards; and to the right, one of the current adver« I
tisements now appearing in a long list of magazines. J|

12

4(Mh year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

January 15, 1^29

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

Returns to the bureau from 227 cigar and cigarette
establisliments showed 59,1-32 persons employed wdtli an
aggregate weekly payroll total of $995,879, as compared
witli 59,32G persons with a weekly payroll total of
$1,(X)1,475 in October, a drop of 0.3 per cent, in employ-
ment and O.G per cent, in weekly payroll totals. As
compared with November, 1927, employment declined
2.3 per cent, and payroll totals 4.4 per cent., per capita
earnings of workers in the industry being 0.2 per cent,
under those of October and 2.2 per cent, below earnings
in November, 1927.

Reports from 30 chewing and smoking tobacco and
snuff establishments gave 8927 as the number of per-
sons employed during the month, against 8836 persons
in October, with an aggregate w eekly payroll total of
$130,979, against $147,550, an increase of 1 per cent, in
employment and a decrease of 7.2 per cent, in payroll
totals. As compared with November, 1927, employ-
ment dropped 6.3 per cent, and payroll totals 6.2 per
cent., per capita earnings of workers in the industry
being 8.1 per cent, above those of October and 0.3 per
cent, below^ earnings in November, 1927.

Attoraey Attacks Customs "Red Tape' '

If business in general were carried on with the
formality and technicality wliich attend customs clear-
ance of imported merchandise, one can only conjec-
ture the strangulating effect upon commercial activities,
it is declared by Frank L. Lawrence, San Francisco
customs attorney.

Making recommendations to the House Ways and
Cleans Committee for the improvement of the adminis-
trative sections of the Forney-McCumber Act, Mr. Law-
rence pointed out that the business of importing makes
such progress as it can through a maze of regulation,
litigation, penalties, bonds, declarations, certificates,
petitions, protests, appeals, affidavits, notices and other
impediments.

''While there is concededly an irreducible mini-
mum of technicality with respect to customs eiitry of
merchandise,'* Mr. Lawrence declared, ''this minimum
has not been achieved. The celerity and simplicity
with which parcel post importations are handled sug-
gest interesting possibilities as to other classes of ship-
ments."

Mr. Lawrence urged that so far as possible proced-
ural provisions be directory rather than mandatory,
and details of administration left to treasury regula-
tion rather than statutory prescription. The treasury
department, he said, is always disposed to facilitate
customs business and to relieve hardship, and may be
counted upon to amend or waive an onerous regulation,
where it would be powerless in presence of an inflex-
ible statute.

DE NOBILI COMPANY INCREASES CAPITAL

The De Nobili Cigar Company, of Long Island,
N. Y., has increased its authorized capital stock from
$2,800,000 to $5,500,000. The De Nobili Company man-
ufactures Italian type cigars and is enjoying a rapidly
increasing business.

LANCASTER BOARD FAVORS LOWER TARIFF

T THE annual meeting of the Lancaster Leaf
Tobacco Board of Trade, held at the Hotel

Brunswick, Lancaster, Pa., on January 5th, the
following resolution favoring a reduction in the
tariff on Sumatra and Java leaf tobacco was adopted:

"Resolved, That the Lancaster Leaf Tobacco
Board of Trade favors a reduction in the tariff on
Sumatra and Java wrappers from the present rate of
$2.10 per pound to the prewar rate of $1.85 per pound.
We believe that the growlers of Pennsylvania tobacco
would be very materially benefited by such reduction
through the stimulation of a greater demand for their
product."

The following officers were elected for the ensuing
year: Jacob Bowman, president; J. W. Brenneman,
vice-president; I. G. Wagner, secretary, and C. W.
Smith, treasurer.

T. M. A. FORMS NEW TRAFFIC COMMITTEE

Realizing that .the recent activities of railroads
and other transportation agencies may lead to read-
justments of rates, classifications or regulations which
should be closely w^atched and promptly looked after
on behalf of the tobacco industry, George C. Lucas,
manager of the T. M. A. Traffic Bureau, has organized
a general traffic committee.

This committee consists of the heads of the traffic
departments of the American Tobacco Company, Bloch
Brothers & Company, Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com-
pany, P. Lorillard Company, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, American Snuff Company, Geo. W. Helme
Company, United States Tobacco Company, Bayuk
Cigars, Inc., Congress Cigar Company, Inc., Consoli-
dated Cigar Corporation, General Cigar Company and
the United Cigar Stores Company. The trade is invited
to submit suggestions relative to transportation prob-
lems, addressing communications to George L. Lucas,
Tobacco Merchants ' Association, 341 Madison Avenue,
New York.

KEOGH RESIGNS FROM AMERICAN

Val G. Keogh, well known as a cigar salesman
throughout the entire country, and who has been pro-
moting the sale of the "Principe de Gales" in the East-
ern territory for the past year for the American Cigar
Company, has resigned from that company, it was
learned last week.

No announcement as to his plans for the future
has been made, but it is not anticipated by his friends
that he is ready to retire from the industry, and they
are expecting an announcement from him in the near
future as to his plans.

VADSCO INCREASES CAPITAL

The Vadsco Sales Corporation, New York City,
which is controlled by the Schulte interests, has in-
creased the capital stock of the corporation from
$3,000,000 to $12,500,000. Capital stock is likewise
increased from 500,000 shares to 2,000,000 of no par
value.

SILVERMAN MOVES

Louis Silverman, who has been conducting the
cigar stand at the northwest corner of Thirteenth and
Pine Streets, has moved his business to 345 South Thir-
teenth Street.

January 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

13

WAITT AND BOND PROFITS INCREASE

ET income of Waitt and Bond, Inc., of Newark,
N. J., manufacturers of the "Blackstone"
cigar, for the first eleven months of 1928 was
$637,087, an increase of $86,860 as compared
with the same period of 1927. The Class A dividend
was earned 3.4 times and $2.26 a share was earned on
the Class B stock. The latter is an increase of 43 cents
a share over the earnings for the same period of the
previous year.

The management estimates that the earnings for
the full twelve months of the year 1928 will be about
$2.45 a share on the Class B stock, or an increase of 21
per cent, over the earnings on this stock for the pre-
vious year.

Yahn and McDonnell Cigars, North Seventh Street,
are the "Blackstone" distributors for Philadelphia
and surrounding territory.

AMERICAN EXCHANGE CIGAR COMPANY WINS

SAFETY CONTEST

In the recent accident prevention campaign of the
Associated Industries of New York State, the Ameri-
can Exchange Cigar Company was winner of first prize
in its group.

There were about twelve hundred plants entered,
employing nearly a quarter of a million persons. They
were divided into seventy-five groups according to
industry. The contest was of thirteen weeks' duration,
covering the months of September, October and Novem-
ber, and prizes were awarded to the factories having
the smallest percentage of accidents based on the total
number of man hours' exposure.

The American Exchange finished with a record X)f
100 per cent., not having had an accident in 99,354 man
hours' exposure, and are now the proud possessors of
a handsome bronze and mahogany plaque, beautifully
inscribed.

The prizes were awarded at a dinner held at the
Cafe Savarin, on Wednesday, January 9th, to nine
group winners in the borough of Manhattan.

UNION TOBACCO PROFITS

Preliminary statement of Union Tobacco Company
for eleven months ended December 1, 1928, shows
profit of $1,667,070 before federal taxes. Above profit
gives no consideration to appreciation of $460,000 in
market valuation of securities. Capital stock consists
of 176,000 no-par shares of $7 class A stock and 697,000
no-par shares of common.

Preliminary income account for eleven months
ended December 1, 1928, follows: profit before federal
taxes $1,667,070; class A dividends (three payments)
$906,129; balance $760,941; surplus December 31, 1927,
$345,223; capital surplus $1,413,318; total surplus De-
cember 1, 1928, $2,519,482.

CLARK LIGHTER COMPANY GETS INJUNCTION

The Clark Lighter Company, Incorporated, of New
York Citv, manufacturers of the well-known Clark
"Firefly"' lighter, has obtained a permanent injunction
restraining the further manufacture and sale of the
Pollak cigarette lighter. The suit was brought for in-
fringement of the Clark Company's Patent No.
1,549,047 covering the pocket cigar lighter. The
injunction was issued with the consent of the Pollak
Company.

MURIEL

CIGARS

ROTHSCHILDS

Thousands are changing to Muriel ... It
pays to display them. Mild but not too
mild . . . rich but not too rich. Rothschilds
size foil- wrapped to seal in the flavor and
prevent breakage ... P. Lorillard Com-
pany, Inc., 119 West 40th St., N. Y. G.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling, W. Va i'resident

CHARLES J. ElSENLOHk, Philadelphia, I'a Ex-President

JULIUS LICHTENSTEIN, New Vork, N. Y Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. UEORGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

H. H. SHELTON, Washington, U. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REED, Richmond, Va Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN. New York, N. Y. ;••••;••• •••^f'"":"

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York, N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio ;;:-"S''"!^*"I

CHAS. B. WITTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City V>" 'n^*"-^!"!

W. J. LUKASWITZ, Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn V/"YI^

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark. N. J Vr'"S"!^j!"!

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

c?6ttf^**w^a5;FRMAN ■.■.■.'.■.V.".'.y.y.".". ■.■.'■.■.■.'■.'. .'.'■.'.vice-President

ARTflLR WERNER. 51 ai'."mb<;r; St'.; New York. City ...Secretary and Treasurer

14

49tli year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

January 15, 1929

CUBAN PARCEL POST BILL WILL NOT BE
PASSED AT THIS SESSION

(TJORDING to Congressman Henry W. Watson,
of the Ninth District of Pennsylvania, tlie pro-
posed bill to allow the importation of Cuban
cigars into this country in lots of less than
[]{)(){) will not be passed by this session of Congress due
to opposition of the tobacco industry.

Congressman Watson states: '*I was able to muster
only fifteen or sixteen votes from the Pennsylvania
deli'gation. However, if the tobacco people change
their attitude, I shall introduce the bill again in the
Seventy-first Congress. ' '

He said the tobacco industry opposed the bill on
the ground that it would enable Cuba to compete dan-
gerously with them by flooding the country with Cuban
cigars via parcel post.

TAYLOR UNITED VICE-PRESIDENT

Jesse K. Taylor, formerly treasurer of the Amer-
ican Tol)acco Company, has been elected vice-president
of the United Cigar Stores Company. He was formerly
a vice-president of the United Cigar Stores, and at one
time was acting president. Axel Staal was also elected
a vice-president.

J. H. Stockton was named comptroller to fill the
vacancy created bj^ the promotion of ]\lr. Staal, and
Alexander Granat, vice-president, was elected to the
Board of Directors.

SCHULTE-UNITED OPENS PACIFIC BRANCH

The Schulte-United Five Cent to One Dollar Stores
Company, has recently opened a Pacific Coast Branch
in Los Angeles, and expects to establish thirty-five
stores on the Pacific Coast.

Thirty of these stores will be located in California,
and it anticipated that one store will be opened in
Oakland within sixty days, after which additional
stores called for in the expansion plans will be gradu-
ally placed in operation.

SCHOLKOFF JOINS MAZER-CRESSMAN

Bernie Scholkoff, former Long Island representa-
tive for the Consolidated Cigar Corporation for Long
Island, has joined the sales force of the Mazer-Cress-
man Cigar Company and is covering Brooklyn and the
Long Island territory in the interest of ** Manuel" and
the other lirands of the Mazer-Cressman Company.

PEOPLES DRUG BUYS KENNEDY CHAIN

The Peoples Drug Stores, Incorporated, which op-
erates a chain of ninety-eight stores, has purchased the
Kennedy chain of fifteen stores, all of which are located
in Pennsylvania. The Kennedy chain was purchased
for cash and there will not be any new stock issued to
finance the purchase.

George Zifferblatt, of the G. Zifferblatt & Com-
pany, manufacturers of the *'Habanello," has recently
returned from a trip to New York City, where he con-
ferred with his distributor in that city.

The "Habanello" is rapidly forging ahead in pop-
ularity in T'hiladelphia and in the other territories
where it is being distributed.

PORTO RICAN TOBACCO PROSPECTS

LOCAL correspondent whose early estimate of
the tobacco crops was given to the tobacco
press at 15,000,000 pounds, now says in a per-
sonal interview that it is doubtful whether the
crop will be that large on account of the curtailment of
plantings due to the lack of drying barns, reports Assis-
tant Trade Commissioner J. K. McKay to the Tobacco
Section of the Department of Commerce. This corres-
pondent is also a large tobacco planter who sells plants
to other farmers, but this year he reports that he has
been unable to dispose of plants at any price. Fertilizer
sales act as a barometer indicating plantings and one
fertilizer salesman reports that sales indicate plantings
of something over half a crop, but not to exceed two-
thirds of a crop. Another states that sales indicate
only 40 per cent, of the crop of last year, although late
plantings may bring this up to half of a crop. It is
reported that unsold stocks in the hands of producers
amount to between 300,000 and 400,000 pounds.

CONSOLIDATED DIVIDEND

The Board of Directors of the Consolidated Cigar
Corporation has declared a regular quarterly dividend
of $1.75 a share on the common and the preferred stock,
and $1,621/2 a share on the prior preferred stock of
the corporation.

The common stock dividend was paid on Januaiy
7th, and the preferred stock dividends are both pay-
able February 1st to stockholders of record January
15th.

CINCO WINS BOWLING HONORS

Honors in the Cigar Manufacturers Bowling
League for the first half of the 1928-1929 season were
captured by the Cinco team during the last week of
the first half of the season. Up until that time it was
thought that the Havana Ribbon team would undoubt-
edly carry off the honors, but the Cinco forged ahead
and were the winners by a single game.

There are eight teams in the league and games
are played each week throughout the season.

UNITED-SCHULTE STORE FOR HAMMOND, ILL.

The Schulte-^nited Five Cent to A Dollar Stores
Company has obtained a long term lease on the three-
story building at 595 Hohman Street, Hammond, Ind.,
and will make improvements to the structure at a cost
of approximately $100,000, after which they will open
one of the stores in their new chain there.

TAMPA NOVEMBER PRODUCTION INCREASES

During the month of November, 1928, 52,961,100
cigars were made by cigar factories in the city of
Tampa, which is 6,622,683 more cigars than were made
in that city during the same month last year.

The production by classes was as follows: Class A,
12,003,000; Class B, 829,000; Class C, 26,696,000; Class
D, 11,029,000, and Class E, which retail at more than
twenty cents each, 402,400.

Mr. and Mrs. D. Emil Klein sailed from New
York City on December 23d for Havana, Cuba, where
they spent the holidays. Mr. Klein is combining busi-
jiess with pleasure and looking over the Havana leaf
packings with Morris Edelman, of the D. Emil Klein
Company, while there.

January 15, 1929

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15

OLD GOLD" SERIES ON COLUMBIA SYSTEM

ALTL WHITEMAN for the first time in all his
reign as the king of jazz is going on the air
in an extended broadcast program. On Feb-
ruary 5th Whiteman and his orchestra will be-
gin a series of at least nine weekly concerts to inaugu-
late one of the major broadcast programs of the year
—the ''Old Gold" Hour for which the P. Lorillard
Company, manufacturers of **01d Gold" cigarettes,
have just signed a contract with the Columbia Broad-
casting System involving an expenditure of about a
million dollars for the air alone. The broadcasts sub-
sequent to the nine or possibly fifteen weeks of White-
man, will maintain the same high standard of enter-
tainment so that hour, which is to be called the *'01d
Gold "-Paul Whiteman Hour is to represent an addi-
tional expenditure for talent of about $250,000 in a
year. The contract just signed between Lorillard and
Columbia is to run for a period of two years, which
means that *'01d Golds" are undertaking a nation-
wide radio program which will represent a total outlay
of $1,500,000.

Paul Whiteman has flirted with the air for sev-
eral years and actually has been broadcast on two
or three notable occasions but hitherto he has with-
stood all blandishments towards inducing him to un-
dertake a regular and extended program. His engage-
ment for the ''Old Gold" Hour means that Columbia
will be able to put on the air for at least nine weeks,
the most glorious jazz orchestra of them all, one which
is known throughout the world, both because of its
marvelous music and because of the picturesquely
genial character of its leader, whose name has come to
be synonymous with the best in jazz all over the world.

The "Old Gold" Hour is to be from nine to ten
o'clock Eastern Standard Time on Tuesday nights,
and will include in its hookup forty-three stations so
that this musical treat will be made available in homes
in every nook and corner of America. The forty-three
stations and the cities in which they are located are:

WABC, New York; WFAN, Philadelphia;
WNAC, Boston; WEAN, Providence; WFBL, Syra-
cuse ; WCAO, Baltimore ; WJAS, Pittsburgh ; WADC,
Akron ; WKRC, Cincinnati ; WGHP, Detroit ; WOWO,
Ft. Wayne; KMOX, St. Louis; KMBC, Kansas City;
KOIL, Council Bluffs ; WSPD, Toledo ; WHK, Cleve-
land; WI.BW, Oil City ; WMAL, Washington ; WBD J,
Roanoke; WTAR, Norfolk; WWNTC, Asheville;
WLAC, Nashville; WDOD, Chattanooga; WBRC,
Birmingham; WREC, Memphis; KLZ, Denver;
KDYL, Salt Lake City ; KYA, San Francisco ; WMTR,
Hollywood; KJR, Seattle; KEX, Portland; KGA,
Spokane; KFJF, Oklahoma City; KFH, Wichita;
KRLD, Dallas ; KTSA, San Antonio ; KLRA, Little
Rock; WCCO, Minneapolis; WISN, Milwaukee;
WDSU, New Orleans.

The contract to put "Old Gold" cigarettes on the
air with this very fine program of entertainment has
just been signed, and details are not yet available, but
it is known that Whiteman, his imagination fired by a
weekly appearance before a vast countrywide audi-
ence, is planning some novelties that may be counted
on to make jazz history. He is already hard at work
on the music for his inaugural appearance, and has
promised that at every one of his radio concerts there
will be a rendering of the favorites of the mode and
the moment,

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THE TOBACCO WOKLD

Januarv 15, 1929

WALL STREET JOURNAL GIVES ANAYLSIS OF
AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY

X KKSPOXSE to a ro()uest to the Wall Stnu^t
Jtinnial, of New York City, for information
al)()nt the American Tohaeco Company, tlie
Journal lias ])rinted the folluvving interesting
analysis of the oom])any:

''The American Tobacco C^ompany \yas originally
incorporated niidei- the laws of New Jersey in 1890,
but the present comi)any had its inception in 1904 with
the merger into a single corporation of the American
Tobacco Company, the Continental Tobacco Company,
and tlie Consolidated Tobacco (-ompany. In 1911,
under the Sherman Anti-Trust Act, the company was
formed to segregate yarious subsidiaries and distribute
its holdings of the stock of several large companies, in-
cluding K. J. Keynolds To])acco Company, the Porto-
Kican Amei-ican Tobacco Comi)any, the British-Amer-
ican Tobacco (Company, Limited, the Imperial Tobacco
Com])any, Limited, and the corporation of I'nited Cigar
Stores, while the comj)any itself was segregated into
three units, the present American Tobacco Company,
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, and P. Lorillard
Company.

"Although the dissolution reduced l)y more than
one-half the proportion of the trade formerly controlled
the company has ex])anded its activities with the growth
of the tobacco industry until today the volume of busi-
ness is larger than prior to the dissolution, and the com-
pany is one of the leading mainifacturers of cigarettes
and smoking tobacco in the United States. Its best
known ])rand of cigarettes is 'Lucky Strike,' which is
one of the largest three sellers. Other brands include
Pall ^lall, ^lelachrino and Sweet Caporal.

"Among the most popular of smoking tobacco
])rands are 'Lucky Strike,' 'Tuxedo,' and 'Bull
Durham.' The company has also extensive business
in plug tobacco and small cigars. In addition to its
manufacturing activities the company owns a substan-
tial stock interest in such well-known enterprises as the
American Cigar Company, Schulte Retail Stores,
United Cigar Stores and the Mengel Company. Fac-
tories of the company are located in a large luimber of
cities, principally along the Atlantic Seaboard and in
the Central States.

"Net earnings of the company have shown unusual
stability with the trend almost steadily upward for sev-
eral years. Net income available for the common and
common B stocks for 1927 was the largest on record,
amounting to $20,095,821, or $10.29 a share, compared
with $19,387,607, or $9.90 a share in 1926.

"As one of the 'Big Four' in the American to-
bacco field, this company has enjoyed tlie benefits of
the tremendous expansion in the popular priced blended
cigarette field and by the same token is sharing with
others today the burden of a competitive condition that
is introducing a difficult problem into this business.
However, the strong financial condition of the company
and the popularity of its products place it in an ad-
vantageous position to compete for cigarette business.

"Sales of American Tobacco Company in every
month of this year have been substantially greater than
those of the corresponding months of 1927. Earnings
in every month since May, when a recession was due to
price reduction, liave been ahead of the corresponding
months last year. Profits for the full twelve months
will exceed the previous record earnings of 1927.

"Some time in 1929 the management is expected to
give consideration to some form of capital adjustment
whereby stockholders will receive a larger dividend.

Present rate is $8 annually, which returns a yield in
the current price of the stock of 4.4 per cut.

"Consumption of cigarettes in the United States
for 1928 is expected to reach 105,000,000,000. The
American Tobacco Comp.^ny does one-third of the to-
bacco business of the country. One of its brands is
manufactured at the rate of nearly 150,000,000 a day.
The one brand produces more cigarettes than the entire
United States consumed twenty-five years ago. When
the World War began consumption had reached 16,-
869,520,46.3, which was then considered a tremendous
volume. But because of new smokers produced by the
war, consumption for 1919 had risen to 53,151,573,142.
It was believed at the time that this figure marked the
saturation point for cigarettes. Then women began to
smoke and now that total is doubled.

"The growth of its princi]jal product, the 'Lucky
Strike' cigarette, has been remarkable, and it is un-
likely that efforts which enabled the company to
increase its sales substantially in 1927 and to con-
tinue to increase at an apparently much greater rate
this year, will be relaxed. Despite the entry of other
cigarettes into this particular field, it seems probable
that the aggressive efforts of the company with the
natural impetus of the cigarette business generally,
whether as a result of more intensive advertising or a
change in the attitude toward smoking, will continue
to find the company prepared to maintain its prominent
place in the industry."

CIGARETTE SALES TO CHINA CONTINUE TO

INCREASE

In spite of difficult operating conditions, there has
been coiiKiderable expansion in cigarette sales in China
during 1928, according to a radiogram dated Decem-
ber 19 and received in the Tobacco Section of the De-
partment of Commerce. No reliable data are yet avail-
able showing cigarette imports into China, but exports
from the United States to China for the first eleven
months of the year amounted to 7,413,397,000 in num-
lier, valued at $12,846,370, a quantity almost twice as
great as for the full year 1927.

Aggressive campaigns pushed by some of the
larger foreign-owned cigarette companies are said to
have contributed much to the successful year. More-
over, there has been some stabilization of the tax im-
position on account of agreements signed with one
hundred nationalists governments.

Active selling of a large volume of cigarettes at
greatly reduced prices by large foreign operators has
adversely affected the business of small native fac-
tories and served in turn to restrict the leaf sales of-
fered by independent importers.

NEW CHAIN STORE STOCK OFFERED

A pu])lic offering of stock to the amount of 300,000
no par value capital shares of Chain Store Stocks, In-
corporated, was made on Decem])er 15th at $37.50 by
a syndicate composed of Shields & Company, Incor-
porated, E. Naumberg & Company and F. S. Smitli-
ors & Company.

The firms offering this stock, which are also the
organizers of the corporation, announced that they
had purcliased $2,000,000 of the above offering for
their o\\ii respective permanent investment accounts.

ap^fter all
« ^lothmg satisfies like*
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January 15, 1929

Say You Satv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

CENSUS OF TOBACCO PIPE MANFAC-

TURES, 1927

IIl^j Department of Commerce announces that,
according to data collected at the biennial
census of manufactures taken in 1928, the es-
tablishments engaged primarily in the manu-
facture of tobacco pipes and pipestems in 1927 reported
products valued at $7,273,80(). Of course amount, $6,-
946,576 was contributed by pipes, $247,484 by parts,
and $79,746 by miscellaneous products. The total value
of products shows a decrease of three-tenths of 1 per
cent, as compared with $7,298,595 for 1925, the last pre-
ceding census year.

Of the 23 establishments reporting for 1927, 11
were located in New York, 7 in Missouri, 2 in Massa-
chusetts, 1 in Illinois, 1 in New Jersey, and 1 in Vir-
ginia. In 1925 the industry was represented by 28
establishments, the decrease to 23 being the net result
of a loss of 6 and a gain of 1. Of the 6 establishments
lost, 4 went out of business prior to 1927 and 2 reported
products other than pipes as their prhicipal products
and were therefore transferred to the appropriate in-
dustries. The establishment gained reported for the
first time at the present census.

The statistics for 1927 and 1925 are summarized in
the following table. The figures for 1927 are prelimin-
ary and subject to such correction as may be found
necessary after further examination of the returns.

1927

23

Number of establishments . . .

Wage earners (average for the

year)- 1,807

Wages =' $2,278,537

Cost of materials, shop sup-
plies, fuel, and purchased
power, total' 2,722,706

1928
28

1,970
$2,290,769

2,718,135

4
4

Materials and supplies $2,663,066

Fuel and power 59,640

Products, total value =' $7,273,806 $7,298,595

i>ipos $6,946,576 $6,986,166

Pipe parts 247,484 185,500

Other products 79,746 126,929

Value added by manufacture • 4,551,100 4,580,460

* Per cent, not computed where base is less than
100.

- Not inchiding salaried employees.

•^ The amount of manufacturers' profits can not be
calculated from the census figures, for the reason that
no data are collected in regard to a number of items
of expense, such as interest on investment, rent, depre-
ciation, taxes, insurance, and advertising.

* Not reported separately.

' Value of products less cost of materials, shop sup-
plies, fuel, and purchased power.

WAR DECLARED ON LONDON SMOKERS

In London, England, a number of business men
and women have banded together into an anti-smok-
ing league and will make war on any person seen
smoking in a restaurant or tea shop.

They have pledged themselves, whenever they see
a person smoking in a restaurant to lodge a complaint
with the manager. The band already numbers over
one hundred members.

Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

HAVING LOCATED IN DALLAS, TEXAS, WOULD LIKE TO
hear from Cigar Factories making Class C and up, requiring repre-
sentation in this live State with its many growing cities. Must be ex-
ceptionally high class merchandise, because the "Big Boys" are certainly
after the business down here too, and goods must be attractive propositions
to even get a hearing with the better cla^ jobbers.

Would also like Specialties suitable for carrying with cigars as side
line. What have you? Address John H. Baker, 3400 Cole Avenue.
Dallas, Texas.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

POSITION WAXTED AS FOREMAN OR SUPERINTEN-
DENT— Experienced man in general Cigar Manufacturing.
Thoroughly familiar with all phases of Manufacture, hand work or
automatic machinery. Willing to go to any part of Country. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527, "The Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

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NINTH JAVA TOBACCO SALE

III general, the Java tobacco sales held on Octo-
ber 18 and 19, were not favorable, states American
Vice-Consul Pattie H. Field in a report released by
the Tobacco Section of the Department of Commerce.
The prices, however, were high enongh to ])e profit-
able. A])out 12,000 parcels of Vorstenlr.nden were
sold. Owing to the fact that Loemadjang tobacco is
not now on the market, the Vorstenlanden takes the
place of a good filler tobacco. In the auctions of Oc-
tober, no wrapper Vorstenlanden was offered, al-
though in the sale on November 9, a parcel of this sort
was to be sold. Several parcels of Besoeki, suitable
for filler, were taken by German buyers at prices fif-
teen to thirty-five per cent, more than taxjition (mini-
mum price fixed by seller). The sale of Loemadjang
was very slow; however, the Kedoe tobacco sold at
excellent prices.

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49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

January 15, 1929

lobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, ',t^w''Yoi^\uTy

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services,
Effective April 1, 1916.

Kegistration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A-An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B-lf a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting ot more
than ten (loj titles, but less than twenty one (21). an additional «=1^^8^ oi,^^"'
DoUar "$100> will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of ^or^ J^^^ ^''P^^
S titles, but less than thirty-one (31). an additional charge of T^^ DoUa«
(S2 00) will be made and so an additional charge of One Dollar {.^l.W) wm oc
made for every ten (10; additional titles necessarily reported.

January 4, 1929.

REGISTRATIONS
TOBATS:— 45,380. For all tobacco products.

Uatt Brothers, New York, N. Y.
HAV-A-POPLIN •.^♦5,381. For all tobacco products. January 4,

1929. Toplin Cigar Lo., Kinston, N. C
BOSTON GARDEN:— 45,376. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.

December ZZ, 1928. 11. J. Alberts, Boston, Mass.
BEACON HILL:— 45,379. For cigars only. December 7, 1928. Ruy

Suarez & Co., New York, N. Y.

TRANSFERS

ATABOY:— 39.649 (T. M. A.). For cigars. Registered April 6,

I9I" by Hilso^Schloss. Inc.. New York NY. Through mesne

ransfers acquired by Earl Cigar Co., York, Pa., and re-transferred

lo Jerry W. Bender; Hellam, R. D. No. 1, Hellam, Pa.. December

20. 1928.
LA PALO-- 31242 (U. S. T. J.). For cigars, cigarettes, cheroots
trtoblcco Registered January 23. 1906, by Wm. Sterner Sons
& Co.. New York, N. Y. Through mesne transfers acqu^ed by
Earl Cigar Co.. York. Pa., and re-transferred to Jerry W. Bender.
Hellam. R. D. No. 1, Hellam. Pa.. December 20. 1928.

LIFE SAVERS STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE
MERGER WITH DRUG, INC.

Stockliolders of Life Savers, Incorporated, of
Portchester, N. Y., manufacturers of package contec-
tions, recently approved the proposal to merge with
Drug, Incorporated, a holding company for the United
Cigar Stores Company and allied interests.

The plan provides that 146,521 shares of Drug,
Incorporated, will be distributed to holders of 550,000
shares of Life Savers, Incorporated, and m addition
55,000 shares of new corporation formed in Delaware
to take over Life Savers' Canadian business, will be
distributed on the basis of one new share for each ten

now held. ^ , , ^ _,^ , . ^

A dividend of one share of stock of Standard In-
dustries, Inc., of Delaware, organized as an invest-
ment trust, for each ten shares of Life Savers, In-
corporated, held has been declared. . , , -,
Life Savers, Incorporated, will be dissolved and
stock distributed on the basis of one share of Drug,
Incorporated, for each 3.77 shares of Life Savers,
Incorporated. It is estimated that at current prices
Life Savers stockholders will realize slightly more
than $40 per share by the exchange.

CUBA MAY TAX CIGAR MACHINERY

Under the terms of a measure which has received
the indorsement of the Cuban Interior Department, an
annual tax of $1,000 would be imposed on all Cuban
cigar manufacturers using cigar making machines.

The measure seeking to protect workmen against
the introduction of machines, will be sent to President
Machado for his consideration.

CIGARETTES COSTLY IN ARGENTINE

CCORDING to a recent dispatch from Buenos
Ayres, Americans who expect to find ciga-
rettes, cigars and tobacco as cheap in Argen-
tina as in this country are due for an uncom-
fortable surprise.

A fifteen-cent package of the popular American
brands of cigarettes cost ninety centavos there, or
about forty cents in United States money. One ex-
l)lanation of this high price is the tax of thirty-five
centavos which the government collects on each pack-
age of cigarettes. A ten-cent or fifteen-cent American
cigar costs from twenty-five to sixty centavos, but very
few American cigars are imported.

American pipe tobacco is very high also ; a fifteen-
cent tin of the popular American brands costing from
L30 pesos to 1.50 pesos, or fifty-five to sixty-five cents,
mainly due to the heavy import duty.

The home-grown Argentine tobacco is also very
costly and twelve cigarettes of the cheapest grade of
native tobacco cost about eighteen cents in United
States money.

"OLD GOLD" SERIES ON COLUMBIA SYSTEM

(Contimied from Page 15)

Little need be said of Paul Whiteman by way of
introduction to the American public. Since the war
he has ranked as the outstanding exponent of modern
dance music and his orchestra has through tours in all
quarters of the globe, spread the popularity of modern
music into every land. While Whiteman has never
before been a regular radio entertainer, his records
and personal appearances have made him a major hero
among the lovers of popular music. This series will
present, for the first time in radio history, an oppor-
tunity for Paul Whiteman 's Orchestra to be a regular
weekly guest in every home in the land.

Columbia and P. Lorillard Company are cooper-
ating in an effort to make the new "Old Gold" Hour
a thing of nationwide interest and pleasure through-
out its term, and interesting announcements of the fur-
ther programs are expected.

The decision of "Old Golds" to go on the air is
quite in accord with the intensively progressive man-
ner in which this cigarette has been put before the pub-
lic from the start. Less than two years old, it already
is the sensation of the cigarette world, having chalked
up a sales increase of $22,000,000 in the year just past,
and having maintained an aggressive newspaper ad-
vertising campaign which has kept the brand and its
famous slogan "Not a cough in a carload" continually
l)efore the public. The broadcasting venture is simply
another step in publicizing "Old Golds" and will not
i)e marked by any diminution in its advertising activi-
ties. "Old Gold" announcements will continue to ap-
pear in 1215 newspapers with a combined circulation
of 33,657,000. Particular attention has been drawn
to this advertising in recent weeks because P. Lorillard
Company has seen fit to incorporate in its copy an ap-
peal for sweets as well as for cigarettes, thus volun-
tarily booming another industry in which it has no
financial interest whatever. Its reason for this un-
usual advertising step wels a belief that people are not
being haimed by either sweets or cigarettes, and that
when they are told "eat a chocolate, light an *01d Gold'
and enjoy both" they react pleasantly to the thought
that what they like to do and are going to continue to
do anyway, is not going to hurt them.

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PORTO RICAN
TOBACCO

Year bv vear the public demand for I^orta Rican t(^baccc) has grown
steadily, until now it is one of the most important sources of the
world's supply. No other tobacco can ^ive just the blend obtain-
able from Porto Rican tobacco.

The growers in Porto Rico are anxious to serve the trade in the
States to their utmt)St capacity. They have instituted strictly modern
methods of seed selection, planting, cultivation and curing. Watcliing
over the entire industry, ever ready with advice and supervision, are
the Departments of Agriculture of both Porto Rico and the United
States (Joverment.

DUTY FREE!

As I'orto Rico is an American possession, its tobacco is admitted
duty free, enabling the manufacturer to produce a better cigar at a
lower price.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

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Cigar Smokers Are
Careful Buyers

The color, finish, size and shape of the cigars
they select are subjected to close scrutiny,
before the purchase is made.

Cigars in Wooden Boxes can be seen at a
glance — the whole cigar, not just one end.
They invite purchase. Wooden Boxes dis-
play best. 'J'hey do most to enhance the
cigars' fragrance and richness of flavor and
preserve them in fine condition. It is good
business to pack your cigars in Wooden Boxes.

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jiothing satisfies lik^
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The best cigars
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Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 3

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

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SCHULTE ABANDONS GROCERY PLAN

LANS for the organization of a chain of retail
grocery stores by the Scliiilte Retail Stores
Corporation and of Pai-k and Tilt'ord, Incor-
porated, a subsidiary, were abandoned after
a survey of the retail grocery business, it was revealed
last week. The companies have withdrawn stock pre-
viously listed on the New York Stock Exchange in
connection with the plan.

Park and Tilford, Incorporated, directors stated
that the corporation had consented to an indefinite
postponement of the exchange of 38,333 shares of stock
for 100,000 shares of Park and Tilford Retail Stores,
Incorporated, due to the ujifavorable result of the sur-
vey. It is understood that the directors intend to add
to the company's chain of luncheonettes.

Directors of Schulte Retail Stores Corporation
met on December 24th and canceled the authority to
issue 100,000 shares of common in exchange for 200,-
000 shares of common of Park and Tilford, Incorpo-
rated. The Exchange Committee on Listings has ap-
proved the withdrawal of the listings.

REFUND FOR LIGHTER THAT WOULDN'T

A short time ago a dissatisfied customer in ^lin-
neapolis, sued to recover the price of a cigarette
lighter that refused to light.

William Opsahi brought suit in conciliation court
there seeking to learn what the law had to say in con-
nection wdth his paying good coin of the realm for a
non-lighting lighter.

Opsahi testified that the lighter worked wonder-
fully in the store, but when he boastfully displayed it
to his friends it refused to give even a flicker. *' Re-
fund plaintiff his money," the Court ordered.

TOBACCO AND ALLIED STOCKS ISSUE

A new issue of r)4,000 shares of no par value cap-
ital stock of Tobacco and Allied Stocks, Incorporated,
was offered to the public on January 17th, through
Colvin and Company, priced at $54.50 a share, and
tlie offering was over-subscribed on the first day.

The company was organized very recently under
the laws of the State of Delaware, to buy, sell, trade
and deal in stocks and other securities of companies
engaged in the tobacco and allied industries, but its
charter does not limit it to such securities.

* 'Raleigh" cigarettes, manufactured by the Brown
and Williamson Tobacco Company, of Winston-Salem,
N. C, have made their appearance in the local mar-
ket and are meeting with a gratifjdng demand.

ROTHSCHILD HEADS STERN-MENDELSOHN

ARRY ROTHSCHILD, who has been associ-
ated with the leaf tobacco firm of Cullman
Brothers, of New York City, in an executive
capacity for a number of years, was recently
elected the official head of the Stern-Mendelsohn Com-
pany, also leaf tobacco dealers of New York <^ity.

Mr. Rothschild succeeds Josei)h F. Cullman, Jr.,
he and his associate having bought control of the
Stern-Mendelsohn Company, a short time ago.

Mr. Rothschild is thoroughly experienced in the
leaf tobacco business and has been associated with the
tobacco industry for forty years, having began his
career in that industry with his fathei, Sigmund
Rothschild, of Rothschild and Brothers, in Detroit, in
1889.

( (

IS ABEL A" FACTORY HEAD A VISITOR

Carlos A. Farrandiz, head of the Ca. (iral de To-
bocas de Filipinas, arrived from Spain recently for a
short, visit in New York. This company owns the Isa-
bela factory and three large plantations in the ])rov-
inces of Isabela and Cagayan. For many years he
has been closely identified with this business. J. B.
Havre, of J. B. Havre & Co., representing the company
in the western territory, is also a visitor in New York.
Mr. Ferrandiz is highly gratified with the expansion
of the Isabela Cigar l)rands in the United States, and
he expresses the thought that the trade will grow and
develop to large proportions during the year.

SCHULTE-UNITED IN CAMDEN

One of the first of the recently organized Schulte-
United Five-Cent-to-a-Dollar Stores will l)e o])ened in
Camden, N. J., in a very short time, alteration work
costing more than $20,000 now being in progress on
the site at 21-25 Broadway.

Alterations include a new front, new roof, excav-
ation, shoring, cement work, concrete floors, bronze
grills, marble and tile work, copper skylights and metal
ceilings.

The contract has been let to the ^linton-Scobell
Company, of Cleveland, Ohio.

GENERAL CIGAR EARNINGS

The General Cigar Company, Incorpoiated, re-
ports net income, after taxes, for the year 1928 ol"
if;3,140,459, which is a decrease of $225,677 when com-
pared with earnings for the year 1027.

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

VARIOUS OPINIONS EXPRESSED AT CONFER-
ENCE ON SUMATRA DUTY

X IMI^OSING array of cigar manufacturers,
)>acked up by representatives of a number of
j^nowers' organizations, on January 23 asked
tlie House Committee on Ways and Means to
reduce tlie rate of duty on imported Sumatra wrapper
to])acco from $2.10 to $1.50 per pound. A reduction
in the duty will permit the manufacturer to pay a Ut-
ile more for the tiller and binder tobacco he purchases
in this country and possibly clear a little better profit
for himself, it was declared by the manufacturers; the
growers' representatives told the committee that any
fncrease in the price they received for their tobacco
would be greatly appreciated, as they, like the manu-
facturers, are just about breaking even, while repre-
sentatives of the cigarmakers' union told the commit-
tee that their livelihood depended upon the ability of
the manufacturers to continue in business and they
were favoring the reduction because if the manufac-
turer remained in business they remained at work.

Conditions in the five-cent cigar industry are very
precarious at best, the committee was told, but the
manufacturers are fighting along, hoping that their
])roduct may meet with increasing favor. The im-
jiroved (luaUty of cigars made possible by the carving
of the revenue tax, the perfection of cigarmaking ma-
chinery and other economies has tended to increase
I he deinand for the five-cent cigar and it is steadily
regaining the position it held prior to the war, it was
declared by Harvey L. Hirst, representing Bayuk Ci-
gars, Incorporated. The Florida wrapper, Mr. Hirst
said, cannot be used, because the smoker doesn't like
it. Therefore, it is necessary to continue to use Sum-
atra tobacco and even if the duty were higher the man-
ufacturers would still have to use it.

The man who lays down his nickel is the l>os8, it
was declared by Jacob Mazer, representing the De-
tioit cigar manufacturers, and the industry must pro-
duce what he demands. He will not smoke a cigar
with a Florida wrapper, which would be cheaper, and
therefore the Sumatra is retained in lieu of something
better.

The Pennsylvania farmers and those in Ohio are
making more money than they have for years as a re-
sult of the growing popularity of the five-cent cigar,
it was asserted by Charles Bobrow, of Bobrow Broth-
ers, Philadelphia. The only effect of the removal of
the present restriction on Cuban cigars, he told the
cfjmmittee, would be that people very likely would buy
them on the ground that being imported they must
necessarily be better than the domestic cigar but it
is not estimated that there wouhl be many five-cent
cigars brought in.

A full discussion of the situation was submitted
to the committee in a brief filed by Charles Dushkiiid,
general counsel of the Tobacco Merchants' Associa-
tion, in which it was pointed out that the nickel cigar
comprises approximately half of the total business and
is the most important market for the filler and binder
lobacco grown here. Eighty per cent, of the wrappers
imported are used for nickel cigars, and the Sumatra
lype is by far the most popular. It requires two
pounds of Sumatra wrapper to cover 1,000 cigars, in
v;hich there are used thirty-five pounds of American
filler and binder. *'It is the Sumatra wrapper which
has made the nickel cigar so j^opular," it was declared.
*'The nickel cigar is the backbone of the cigar indus-
try business, and to preserve the very life of the in-

{Continued on Page 12)

MANILA NEWS NOTES

S A result of experimental work conducted by
the Bureau of Agriculture in the Philippines,
. tobacco has been produced the past year far

superior to anything formerly raised on the same plan-
tations. Co-operators, members of the Tuguegarao
Tobacco Growers' Association, Inc., wrote a letter of
appreciation which follows in part :

*'I wish to take this opportunity to inform you
that the co-operators here who are also members of
the Association have received the highest price for
their tobaccos in this town this year, ranging from
$3.75 to $5.00 per 100 sticks, whereas the average is
only $2.50 to $3.00. The tobaccos of co-operators San-
tiago Bancud and Leon Dulin were bought at $5.00 per
100 sticks. This is a special price. Finally, I reiterate
my thanks for the invaluable co-operation of your
office and your force with our members. From now
on you may consider the entire Tuguegarao Tobacco
Growers' Association as your co-operators. If we can
be of any service to you, please do not hesitate to
ask us."

Several members of the Manila Cigar Importers'
Association attended the banquet at Washington, Jan-
uary 19, in honor of Maj. General Frank Mclntyre, for-
merly, Chief of the Bureau of Insular Affairs. Gen-
eral Mclntyre has been made Trade Commissioner of
the Philippines, and has opened offices in the Bar
Building at Washington. For many years as Chief
of the Bureau of Insular Affairs he had much to do
as an administrator and came closely in contact with
business and trade between the U. S. and the Islands.
His work as a colonial administrator was extolled by
Chief Justice Taft, of the Supreme Court, Newton D.
Baker, formerly Secretary of War, and by Nicholas
Roosevelt, editorial writer of the New York Times and
author of several books on the Philippines and the
Far East. It will be recalled General Mclntyre ob-
tained a passage of the bill to equalize tariffs on to-
bacco in the Philippines and the United States.

David F. Morris, Tobacco Agent for the Philip-
pine Government, is calling on the cigar jobbers and
retailers in the South. He expects to go as far as
Miami, Fla., and later proceed West to other southern
territories. Mr. Morris reports that trade conditions
are favorable and that there is keen interest in stand-
ard Manila cigars.

Heavy floods in the latter part of November de-
stroyed seed beds and tobacco fields in the Cagayan
Valley, P. I. The damage was considerable and farm-
ers suffered severe losses as a result of the storm.
It is expected, however, that the liberal fertiliziation
from the flood will offset some of the losses and that
the crop to be harvested in May and June will be a
good one.

BOND MADE TRUSTEE OF PRESS CLUB

Charles A. Bond, tobacco agent for the Philippine
Government, with headquarters at 15 Williams Street,
New York City, has recently been elected to the Board
of Trustees of the Press Club of New York, of which
he has been a member for many years.

February 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

A TRIUMPH IN SCRAP BUNCH MACHINES

Imp

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ved f

With Two Important Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches
equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and production
costs.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep co§ts.

MODEL L
UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch
Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small faaory, if you
make scrap cigars, you can not afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your produaion costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direct-connected, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly rolled bunches.
It also effeas a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfea scrap bunches a day, is equipped with
the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machme
run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coft; also an Emer-
gency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the
machine at any point in its operation.

The price of the Model L Universal Scrap Bunch Machine equipped
with Folding Chair, Drive Equipment and 1/6 H. P. motor is

$950

Convenient Time Payment Termt
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table— $50. extra (when ordered with machine).

With individual, direct-connected, motor-driven Suction Fan, $75. extra.

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49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

CONGRESS COMPANY HAS BRIGHT OUTLOOK

OLLOWING report of the Congress Cigar
(V)mpany tliat earnings for the year 1928 sur-
passed all previous records, being equal to
$8.2G a share after estimating December
i)rolits at fifty cents a share, the Wall Street Neiv.s
says the outlook for 1929 is for still larger profits.
Conservative estimates by the management for the
current year place net income between $9 and $10 a
common share, based on the concentration of produc-
tion in only three plants instead of seven, and the final
installation of labor-saving machinery during the year
1928, from which the company will enjoy the full ben-
efit during the present year.

Since 1910 the management has concentrated en-
tirely on one brand by the elimination of all other
brands except **La Palina." More cigars of this brand
}»re sold in the United States than any other brand in
its price class. It is believed that, except for a few
southern states, ''La Palina" cigars are sold in more
than 8."3 per cent, of the existing retail tobacco out-
lets in the country.

During the past few years the company has spent
approximately $5,000,000'in advertising *'La Palina''
cigars. However, none of these advertising expendi-
tures have been capitalized, despite the fact that a
substantial proportion thereof represents painted and
electric signs at important locations, which will con-
tinue to function for a long time to come. The com-
pany's advertising has the advantage of being directed
entirely for the benefit of one brand, Avnth a conse-
(juent effectiveness of the dollar spent.

Congress Cigar is in excellent financial condition,
as consolidated balance sheet as of Novem})er 30, 1928,
shows total assets of $12,338,091 compared with $13,-
186,824 as of December 31, 1927, the decrease being
shown in inventory of over $1,500,000. Total current
assets November 30 amounted to $10,077,757 against
current liabilities of $3,607,403, leaving net working
capital of $6,470,354 against net working capital at end
of 1927 of $5,594,588.

There has been a notable tendency in the cigar in-
dustry for the business to concentrate in the hands of
a few large manufacturers who have the capital and
organization necessary to produce cigars on an effi-
cient basis. The necessity of a protective purchasing
policy, the growing use of labor-saving machinery, the
iequirements of nation-wide selling and distributing
organization, and the necessity of large expenditures
for advertising, all combine to give considerable ad-
vantage to large and well financed companies.

PENNSYLVANIA LEADS IN CIGAR MANUFAC-
TURING

CCORDING to statistics, the State of Penn-
sylvania leads in the manufacturing of cigars
with a percentage of 33.83 of the total, fol-
lowed by New Jersey, Florida, New York,
Ohio, Virginia and Michigan in the order named, and
with percentages ranging from 10.06 for New Jersey
to 4.41 for Michigan. The total number of cigars of
all classes manufactured in the State of Pennsylvania
during the year 1927 was 2,205,356,761.

In the manufacture of small cigars, Virginia re-
places Maryland as the premier state with a percent-
age of 43.45 of the total, followed by Maryland, Penn-
sylvania and North Carolina.

North Carolina with a percentage of 59.02 of the
total production leads in the manufacture of ciga-
rettes, followed by Virginia, New York, California,
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, in the order named.

New York State leads in the production of large
cigarettes, producing 92.46 per cent, of the total.

The States of North Carolina and Missouri pro-
produced practically all of the plug tobacco manufac-
tured.

ZIFFERBLATT ON WESTERN TRIP

George Zifferblatt, of G. Zifferblatt & Company,
manufacturers of the '*Habanello" cigar, has returned
from a trip to Cleveland and Detroit, where plans for
the promotion of his brand during 1929 were dis-
cussed with distributors for that territory.

The "Habanello" has immediately jumped into
a ready sale wherever it has been placed.

STEIN COMPANY TO OPEN FACTORY

The recently organized Stein Cigar Manufactur-
ing Company, has leased the building at 46 North
Fourth Street, and expects to begin producing cigars
there about February 15th.

Their brands are: **Mitzi," **La Morena," **In-
gersoll," and **E1 Trebow."

GRABOSKY'S IN CUBA

Ben and Samuel Grabosky, of the G. H. P. Cigar
Company, are at present in Cuba inspecting the Ha-
vana leaf and making purchases for their firm.

The G. H. P. Cigar Company expects to open an
additional factory in Camden, N. J., in a short time to
sssist in meeting the demand on their brand, **E1 Pro-
ducto. * '

February 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

an4yoi:dl]]£veirimss sweets
^lat make yott &€

(^j^-^

INSTEAD of eating between meals . . .
instead of fattening sweets ... beautiful
women keep youthful slendemess these
days by smoking Luckies. The smartest
and loveliest women of the modem stage
take this means of keeping slender . . .
when others nibble fattening sweets,
they light a Lucky!

Lucky Strike is a delightful blend of the
world's finest tobaccos. These tobaccos
are toasted — a costly extra process which
develops and improves the flavor. That's
why Luckies are a delightful alternative
for fattening sweets. That's why there's
real health in Lucky Strike. That's why
folks say: "It's good to smoke Luckies."

For years this has been no secret to
those men who keep fit and trim. They
know that Luckies steady their nerves and
do not harm their physical condition.
They know that Lucky Strike is the fav-
orite cigarette of many prominent ath-
letes, who must keep in good shape.
They respect the opinions of 20,679 phy-
sicians who maintain that Luckies are
less irritating to the throat than other
cigarettes.

A reasonable proportion of sugar in the
diet is recommended, but the authori-
ties are overwhelming that too many
fattening sweets are harmful and that
too many such are eaten by the Ameri-
can people. So, for moderation's sake
we say; —

"REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET,"

Constance Talmadge,

Charming Motion
Pictuie Star

44

It's toasted

No Throat irritation -No Cough.

Coast to coast radio Kook-up every Saturday nightthrough
the l^ational Broadcasting Company's network. ThcLuckv
Strike Dance Orchestra in "The Tunc5 that made Broad'
way, Broadway.'*

© 1929. The American Tobacco Co., Manufacturers

Constance

Talmadge,

Charming Motion

Picture Star

8

49tli year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

News From Congress

_ -AND

F E D E R A L

Departments

From our (Washington Bureau 622Albee Building

NACTMENT of bills now pending in Con-
gress, removing the present restrictions on the
importation of cigars, thus paving the way
for the adoption of a parcel post treaty with
C^uha as recommended by President Coolidge in his
annual message at the opening of Congress, was urged
January 17 in the House by Representative Watson ot
Pennsylvania.

In view of the fact that the appropriation bill tor
the Department of Commerce, recently passed, carries
a fund of $490,000 to promote commerce with Latin
America, Mr. Watson declared in a speech on the
floor, it was a ''commercial absurdity" to force Cuba
to abrogate the temporary parcel post convention
which had been in force until last March.

Removal of the present restrictions on the entry
of cigars would not endanger the domestic cigar in-
dustry, he asserted, pointing out that approximately
90 per cent, of all dutiable imports of cigars, cheroots
and cigarettes come from Cuba. Elimination of the
present requirement that cigars be imported only m
lots of 3000 or more would not increase importations,
Watson claimed, since cheap cigars would not be im-
ported in small quantities and there would not be a
large demand for the more expensive grades.

Future Tobacco Statistics to Be Issued by Depart-
ment of Agriculture

Quarterly reports of tobacco stocks, by classifi-
cations and standards which are to be established by
the Department of Agriculture, will be issued by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics, it has been an-
nounced.

Under a bill signed by the President January 14
the collection of tobacco statistics was transferred
from the Census Bureau to the Department of Agri-
culture, and the latter was directed to collect and pub-
lish information not only as to stocks of tobacco by
types, as previously reported by the Census Bureau,
but also by groups of grades as well.

Under the terms of the new legislation, dealers,
manufacturers, growers, cooperative associations,
warehouses, brokers, holders or owners other than
original owners, are required to furnish the Depart-
ment of Agriculture with information quarterly as of
January 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1 of each year.

The reports will separate stocks of tobacco for the
last four crop years, including the year of the report
from stocks held more than four years. Nils A. 01-
sen, chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics,
discusing the bill, declared that he ''believes the seg-
regation of stocks as to the years of production should
prove desirable as it is considered that tobacco of the

last four crops will be in direct competition with the
crops to be produced. Such segregation in the reports
should assist farmers in marketing their tobacco and
making their plans for future crops."

No funds are available under the Gilbert Act, but
an estimate for the necessary appropriation has been
submitted to the Bureau of the Budget, and it is ex-
pected that funds will be provided in the second defi-
ciency bill. As soon as funds are provided, further
announcement will be made by the Bureau of Agricul-
tural Economics as to the organization for carrying
on this work.

Many Agencies Working to Solve Marketing Problems
More than 600 private and public agencies are
working to solve the marketing problems of American
business men, it was discovered by the Department
of Commerce in making an investigation of market
research activities in the United States.

The greatest interest is evidenced in the study of
letailing, as shown by the fact that 165 different agen-
cies are listed as making studies on this subject alone.
Advertising, wholesaling, warehousing, credit, ac-
counting and every other phase of marketing have
been studied during the past year and are now under
the scientific scrutiny of marketing experts. Chain
store merchandising, co-operative marketing, group
buying and the mail order business have received in-
creased attention.

Future Trade Practice Conferences Endangered
Future success of the trade practice conference
plan built up by the Federal Trade Commission, under
which the various industries, by adoption of so-called
codes of ethics, themselves eliminate abuses in their
trades without Government action, is imperiled by
charges just made by the grocery industry that the
commission exceeded its power in adopting and at-
tempting to impose upon the trade conference new
rules and modifications of resolutions not agreed upon
by the conference itself. It is charged that in one in-
stance the commission rejected the conference resolu-
tion and adopted a new rule of its own and in other
instances changed or modified resolutions.

Charging that the commission has exceeded its
powers in adopting and attempting to impose upon
the conference new rules of its own and modifications
of resolutions adopted by the industry, the American
Wholesale Grocers Association, in a bulletin to its
membership, declares that "undoubtedly the commis-
sion can declare that specific instances of the use of
certain methods of business are unfair competition

{Continued on Page 16)

February 1, 1929

Say Ton Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

P. A.?

You bet

it is !

I*VE been a P. A. fan from the first.
When I took up pipe-smoking some
years ago, I asked for Prince Albert,
right off the reel. That's the brand I
noticed most men smoking. And they
looked the picture of contentment. I
soon knew why. Get some P. A. and
you'll know, too.

Open the package and treat yourself
to a fragrance that only a wonderful
tobacco can have. Put a load in your

pipe and light up. Cool as a notice that
your insurance is about to lapse. Sweet
as paying your premium in time. Mellow
and mild and long-burning . . . that's
Prince Albert.

It isn't any single quality that makes
P. A. the largest-selling brand in the
world, but a combination of qualities that
gives you everything. I don't know what
brand you're smoking now. I do know
you can't beat P. A. on any count.

Fringe Albert

— no other tobacco is like it!

There are TWO full
ounces of sure-fire
pipe-joy in every tin.

C 192§, R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, Wintton-Salam, N. C.

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

REYNOLDS TOBACCO MAKES NEW RECORD

If AT the R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company is
still the outstanding: figure of the tobacco in-
dustry is testified to by its earnings report
for 1928, showing record earnings for the
eighth consecutive year and larger profits than ever
l)efore reported by any American tobacco company
for the seventh year in succession. Its balance sheet,
disclosing splendid liquid condition, is one of the
.strongest ever submitted to stockholders.

Despite a year of the most strenuous competition
ever existing in the cigarette business, the manufac-
turer of ** Camel" cigarettes reported net earnings
of $30,172,563, equivalent to $7.54 a share on its 4,000,-
000 combined shares of $25 par common and Class B
common stocks. This represented an inci'ease of ap-
proximately 3%% in net over the $29,080,665 reported
for 1927, when $7.27 a share was shown on the com-
bined common shares.

In addition to intense competition, K. J. Reynolds
Tobacco, in common with the other important ciga-
rette makers, received lower prices for its principal
])roduct. In the last week of April, 1928, prices of the
popular blended cigarettes were reduced about 11.7
per cent., base price before trade discounts being cut
to $6 a thousand from $6.40. In view of this situation,
the record earnings reported are all tlie more note-
worthy.

R. J. Reynolds is in remarkably liquid shape, hold-
ings of cash and U. S. Treasury certificates amount-
ing to $26,958,877, or almost three times total current
liabilities of $9,539,823. Cash and Treasury certifi-
cate holdings at the end of 1928 compare witli a total
of $15,799,225 as of December 31, 1927.

Comparative table following shows net earnings,
net w^orking capital, inventories, cash and U. S. Treas-
ury certificates, and profit and loss surplus at the end
of each of the past four years :

1928

1927

1926

1925

Net earn.

$ 30.172,563

1 29,080,664

$ 26,249,403

$ 25,221,579

Net wk. cap.

126,236,230

124.467,286

115,915,593

105,999,434

Inventories .

97,595.012

108.773,089

99,154,109

97,168,844

Cash & ctfs.

26,958,877

15,799,225

16,930.893

8,024.8^)6

P. & L. sur.

44,869.338

40,696,744

50,203.797

39,154.393

—Wall

Street Jo

urnaf.

MISS EISENLOHR LEAVES $15,000 TO CHARITY

The will of Miss Marie Eisenlohr, who died on
January 12th, following an illness of several weeks,
was entered to probate on Januar>^ 19th and place the
value of her estate at $300,000.

Miss Eisenlohr was the only sister of Charles J.
Eisenlohr, former president of Otto Eisenlohr & Bros.,
Incorporated.

The will bequeaths $10,000 to the First Reformed
Church Fiftieth and Locust Streets, and $5000 to the
German Protestant Home for the Aged. The will also
creates two trust funds of $100,000 each, the income
of which goes to a grandniece, Marie Eisenlohr, and
a grandnephew. Otto K. Eisenlohr. When they be-
come twenty-one years old each will receive the prin-
cipal of the trusts.

WEBSTER EISENLOHR STOCK ON EXCHANGE

Last week the new stock of Webster-Eisenlohr,
Inc., was admitted to listing on the New York City
Stock Exchange to the amount of $2,910,000 7 per cent,
cumulative preferred and $12,335,150 common stock
of $25 par value, thus completing the change in name
of Otto Eisenlohr and Brothers, Incorporated, to Web-
ster-Eisenlohr, Incorporated.

LORILLARD ANNOUNCES "OLD GOLD" SERIES

HE P. Lorillard Company has forwarded the
following announcement to the trade in refer
ence to the coming radio broadcasting series
by Paul Whiteman and his orchestra broad-
casting for **01d Gold":

**01d Gold is going on the air in company with
America's most distinguished popular musician. On
Tuesday, February 5th, at 9 P. M. Eastern standard
time, homes throughout the land can tune in on any
of a nation-wide network of forty-two stations and
iiear Paul Whiteman and the best-liked orchestra on
earth. There will be dance music, plenty of jazz, and
music of more serious beauty, too.

"P. Lorillard Company is at last able to. offer the
noted American conductor who hitherto has refused
every inducement to enter upon a series of broadcasts.
The announcement of Paul Whiteman every Tuesday
jiight is the biggest free musical treat ever offered to
the uncounted millions of American music-lovers. 'Old
Gold' is going to have another sensational send-off,
and the 'Old Gold' is going to keep right on being the
radio sensation of the vear. ' '

T. M. A. FORMS NEW TRAFFIC COMMITTEE

Realizing that the recent activities of railroads
and other transportation agencies may lead to read-
justments of rates, classifications or regulations which
should be closely watched and promptly looked after
on behalf of the tobacco industry, Mr. George C. Lucas,
Manager of the T. M. A. Traffic Bureau, has organized
a General Traffic Committee consisting of the heads
of the Traffic Departments of The American Tobacco
Company, Bloch Bros. Tobacco Co., Larus & Bro. Co.,
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co., P. Lorillard Co., R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Co., The American Snuif Co., Geo.
W. Helme Co., United States Tobacco Co., Bayuk Ci-
gars, Inc., Congress Cigar Co., Consolidated Cigar
Corp., General Cigar Co., United Cigar Stores Co.

The trade is respectfully invited to submit sug-
gestions relative to transportation problems, address-
ing all communications to Mr. Geo. C. Lucas, Manager,
Traffic Department, Tobacco Merchants' Association
of the United States, 341 Madison Avenue, New York
City.

BROWN & WILLIAMSON MOVE OFFICES

The Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company has
moved the entire personnel of their head sales office
formerly located at Winston-Salem, N. C, to Louis-
ville, Ky. The personnel consists of approximately
fifty persons and it required two special trains to make
the transfer of the force between the two points.

Decision to move the general offices of the Com-
pany to Louisville is in line with the proposal of the
firm to establish here one of the largest tobacco plants
in the world, officials of the organization explained.

AMERICAN CIGARETTES GAIN IN POPULARITY

IN THE PHILIPPINES

According to report of George C. Howard, Trade
Commissioner of the Department of Commerce, located
at Manila, P. L, American cigarettes improved in popu-
larity in 1928 in the Philippines, imports amounting
to 760,000,000, or an increase of about 33 1-3 per cent.

Approximately 4,800,000 cigarettes were manufac-
tured locally there during the year.

February 1, 1929

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

February 1, 1929

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49th year

13

SUMATRA TARIFF CONFERENCE

(Continued from page 4)

clustry it must be developed to the largest possible ex-
tent.

"On a basis of the present annual imports of
wrappers amounting to approximately 6,000,000
pounds," Mr. Dushkind said in his brief, **a reduction
of sixty cents per pound in the duty would mean a loss
of revenue to the Government of about $3,600,000 a
year. But to offset this apparent loss," he continued,
*'*we feel that \\4th a reduction of sixty cents a pound,
which would amount to about $1.20 on a thousand
nickel cigars, thus making it possible to increase the
popularity of the nickel cigar, it is more than likely
that there will be added at least another 500,000,000
to the output of nickel cigars, and this would mean an
additional requirement of 1,000,000 pounds of Suma-
tra, on which the import duties would amount to
$1,500,000, and adding thereto an additional million
dollars in internal revenue tax, the Government would
receive about $2,500,000 from the increased business
10 otYset the estimated loss of $3,500,000, while the
American tobacco farmers would at tlie same time
sell 17,500,000 pounds of additional binders and fillers.

** However, we assume that the main purpose of
a tariff is not revenue, but to protect or stimulate
home industries. The revenue is but a secondary con-
sideration. In this particular case, it must be noted
that the tobacco industry is now contributing $435,-
000,000 a year in internal revenue taxes, and import
duties upon raw material, so that a loss to the Gov-
ernment of about $3,000,000 for the purpose of afford-
ing relief to an industry that pays such huge sums
in taxes and duties must be regarded as insignificant."

The growers are dependent upon the manufactur-
ers, and want anything that will help to increase the
market for their tobacco and help to make it possible
to maintain the present standard of prices, or possibly
increase them slightly, it was declared by Emerson
Ela of Madison, Wis., representing the Wisconsin To-
bacco Growers' Association. For this reason, he said,
his organization is behind the manufacturers in their
plea for a duty of $1.50 per pound. Similar expres-
sions were voiced by Leslie W. Newberry, of South
Windsor, Conn., representing the Independent To-
bacco Farmers of Connecticut and Massachusetts.
*'The manufacturer has spent millions in promoting
a demand for the particular article he offers, and that
the smoker calls for," it was declared in a brief filed
for the organization. **Now the manufacturer main-
tains as a fact and we offer it as a fact because we
])elieve it to be a fact, that these brands cannot be al-
tered by a change in binder and wrapper contents,
change in color, appearance and taste, without prob-
able collapse of the public demand for them. Lower
duties will tend to stimulate the cigar industry with-
out injury to shade producers and with benefit to farm-
ers and all other interests. We believe our conclusions
against higher duties are so sound that we are justi-
fied in declaring: Stimulation of the shade industry
by increase of duties will so depress the stalk indus-
try in the Connecticut Valley that unless the farmers
survive in other lines of agriculture, they will become
tenants, foremen and hired men of the shade interests,
and be detrimental to all business interests."

On the other hand, J. B. Stewart, of Windsor,
Conn., representing the New England Tobacco Grow-
ers Association, asked for a rate of $4.62 per pound,
declaring that the Connecticut Valley tobacco, while

maybe not quite as good looking as Sumatra, makes
a better quality cigar. The shade wrapper, he ex-
plained, goes on the high-priced cigars, and does not
come in competition with the Sumatra wrapper or with
the Cuban tobacco. However, it was declared in a
brief filed with the committee, the $2.10 duty is not
sutficient to protect against the importation of cigar
wrapper tobacco from Sumatra and Java and a rate
of $4.62 per pound unstemmed and $5.25 per pound
stemmed was asked to give the Connecticut shade grow-
ers the same protection they had previous to 1914. A.
T. Pattison, of Simsbury, Conn., also opposed a lower
duty, as did Fred B. Griffin, of Hartford, Conn. ** When
we first started in the cigar business in the industry,
it was started, of course, with New England tobaccos,"
Mr. Griffin declared. **New England, of course, was
where we first grew tobacco, and they had cigar fac-
tories in every little town and hamlet when I was a
boy. Later the imported tobacco came in and the great
hue and cry has been that the cigar business has not
increased. If that is true, if the Sumatra is of such
value for wrapper, why didn't we have a great increase
in the business, rather than to have it stand still as it
nasi We get better quality from our tobacco than the
Sumatra tobacco." Ninety per cent, of the customers
wouldn't know the difference between Sumatra, Flor-
ida and Connecticut Valley wrappers, he declared.

The York County Cigar Manufactureis' Associa-
tion also asked for an increase in duty, to be not less
than $4 per pound. T. E. Brooks, of York, Pa., rep-
resenting the organization, told the committee that in
1928 600,000,000 of the total of 670,000,000 cigars man-
ufactured by the members of his organization were
five-cent cigars, this being about one-tenth of all the
cigars made in the country and 20 per cent, of the
five-cent cigars. Between 75 and 80 per cent, of the
cigars are wrapped with Florida wrappers, he said,
and from 5 to 10 per cent, are wrapped with Connecti-
cut shade wrappers.

'*We favor an advance in the tariff duty on im-
ported tobacco to about $4 per pound," he told the
committee. **This change in the tariff regulations
which we recommend we believe to be in keeping with
the American principle of a protective tariff, so over-
whelmingly expressed by popular vote in recent
months, with the desire of the American people to ex-
tend much needed help to our struggling agriculture,
to encourage individual initiative and private inde-
pendent enterprise, to uphold and protect the Amer-
ican standards of living, and in particular, with the
means and efforts of the growers of domestic cigar
wrapper leaf tobacco and a large percentage of inde-
pendent cigar manufacturers, to save their respective
private industries from gradual ruin and extinction.

"The growing importation of Sumatra and Java
tobacvcos, from the East Indian Islands, are steadily
endangering the very existence of the cigar wrapper
tobacco growing industry in this country. Indeed, if
this foreign competition is permitted to continue un-
checked our domestic growers will eventually be forced
out of a business which has been their pride and main-
stay of support for many years, and foreign syndi-
cates and merchants again control the cigar-wrapper
leaf market in this country at the expense of the
American farmer."

As high a protective tariff for shade-grown to-
bacco, Florida and Georgia wrappers, **as it is pos-

{Coniitmed on Page 17)

NEW WAITT & BOND FACTORY READY MAR. 1

HE new Waitt & Bond factory, at Sherman Ave-
nue and Concord Street, Newark, N. J., is ex-
pected to be inoperation about March 1st, ac-
cording to a recent announcement by the firm.
The building and equipment will be absolutely modem
and up to date in every particular and thoroughly in
keeping with their quality product, *'Blackstone"
cigars.

The new factory is four stories high and covers
a large area. Eighteen new fresh-work machines are
being installed in the building together with a bat-
tery of foiling and banding machines and other neces-
sary equipment so that production will not be inter-
rupted during the process of moving the equipment
from their old building.

A Carrier humidifier system is also being installed
in the new building insuring exactly the right climatic
conditions within the building regardless of the tem-
perature or other conditions on the outside.

A bonded warehouse is also included in the new
plant, and the entire manufacturing and leaf tobacco
handling departments will be under one roof, as the
several other factories and warehouses which are now
in operation will be closed upon the completion of the
new building.

TOBACCO INDUSTRIES OUTLOOK

According to recent bulletin issued by Clias. A.
Dushkind, Managing Director of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association, the tobacco industry as a whole
has enjoyed a fair measure of our country's pros-
perity in the outgoing year.

It is true that disturbing factors due to compe-
tition w^ere in evidence; but in the tobacco industry,
like in every other industry, the rivalry of competitors
only brings forth new ideas, new methods, increased
efficiency, enlarged business and all around improve-
ments.

And so, while the rule of the ** Survival of the
Fittest," must inevitably operate in the tobacco in-
dustry, as it unmistakably operates in every line ol
human endeavor, there is every reason to look for
the fullest measure of continued prosperity for the
tobacco industry as a whole and, let us hope, for each
and every branch of it.

BROOKS & CO. BANQUET

On January 5th the firm of T. E. Brooks & Co., of
Red Lion, Pa., were hosts at a banquet at the Walick
House, of that town, at which their superintendents,
assistants, and all office employees were guests.

The Brooks Company operates five factories in the
vicinity of Red Lion and employs approximately eight
hundred persons.

During the year 1928 the five factories manufac-
tured approximately 65,000,000 cigars, and plans were
outlined for increasing the production for 1929.

The leading brands of the firm are ** Canadian
Club" and ** Havana Sweets," both nickel brands,
which have a very wide distribution throughout the
United States.

SANTAELLA RETURNS TO TAMPA

A. Santaella, of the ** Optimo" factory of Tampa,
has returned to the Tampa factory following a short
visit to New York City. He was accompanied by Mrs.
Santaella.

MURIEL

^^^ CIGARS

^X^^^AX ROTHSCHILDS

Thousands are changing to Muriel ... It
pays to display them. Mild but not too
mild . . . rich but not too rich. Rothschilds
size foil-wrapped to seal in the flavor and
prevent breakage ... P. Lorillard Com-
pany, Inc., 119 West 40th St., N. Y. G.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION <^#SJf]l^N.

OF UNITED STATES ^^Tlfl^^

JESSE A. BLOCK, Wheeling, W. Va i'resident

UlAKLES J. EISENLOHK, Philadelphia, Pa Ex-President

lULlUS LICHTENSTEIN, New York, N. Y Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Committee

MAI. GEORGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New York, N. Y V.ce-Prcsidem

H. H. SHELTON, Washington, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REED, Richmond, Va Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN, New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York, N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio SecreUry

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City President

W. I. LUKASWITZ, Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN, Chicago, III Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAK MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEW .....President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice-President

ARTALR WERNER, 51 Chambers St., New York, City ...SecreUry and Treasurer

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

LIGGETT & MYERS EARNINGS GAIN

FiPORT of Lij^^ett & Myers Tobacco Company

sliows $19,408,644 balance available for divi-

dt'iuls for the year 1928, which is a gain of

$665,249 over 1927.

The surplus for 1928, after provision for common

and preferred dividends, amounted to $4,761,467.

The Board of Directors of the Liggett & Myers
Company has declared a quarterly dividend of $1 on
the common stock of the company, and an extra divi-
dend of $1 each on the Common and Common B.

All tlie above dividends are payable March 1st
to stockholders of record February 15th. A similar
extra dividend was declared a year ago.

UNITED TO HANDLE RONSON LIGHTER

According to an announcement by Louis V. Aron-
son, president of Art IMetal Works, Lie, of Newark,
N. J., a ten-year contract has been negotiated with
the United Cigar Stores Company, whereby the United
will handle tlie Ronson Lighter and several other prod-
ucts (ff the Art Metal Works in their more than three
thousand stores and agencies throughout the United
States.

A. C. Allen, vice ])resident of the United Cigar
Stores Company, has been elected a director of the
Art Metal Works, and also a member of the Execu-
tive Committee.

At a meeting of the Board of Directors and stock-
holders, held recently, an increase in the common stock
from 150,000 to 500,000 was authorized, of which 225,-
000 are soon to be outstanding.

Mr. Aronson also announced that a dividend of
sixty cents a share had been declared on the new com-
mon stock and that, based on present earnings, it
would be the policy of the management to continue divi-
dends at the rate of $2.40 a year.

Last vear the earnings of the Company totaled
$975,000 as compared with $365,885 for the previous

year.

All the outstanding convertible preference stock
lias been called for redemption at $35 a share on ]May
1, 1929.

NICOTINE CONTENT OF ITALIAN TOBACCO

While there is reported to be a considerable vari-
ation in the nicotine content of different kinds of to-
l)acco, depending on the leaf and the process of manu-
facture, the following data submitted by American
Consul William Oscar Jones may be of interest as
showing the percentage of nicotine in the most popular
kinds of Italian manufactured tobac<?o:
Cigars, mild : Nicotine Content

^ Per Cent.

Grimaldi and Brasile brands 1.8

Dame 2.4

Branca 2.5

Cavour 2.1 — 2.4

Cigars, strong:

Virginia ^.1

Sella 3.2

Toscani 3.5 — 3.8

Napoletani 4.5

Cigarettes :

Macodonia 2.

Giubeck 2.4

Marjdand 1-9

Nazionali 3.6

Indigeni 3.3

Snuff 2.

THE GENERAL BUSINESS PROSPECT

i]CCORDING to a bulletin recently issued by
the National Bank of Commerce in New York
there is as least some measure of likeness be-
tween the present position of industry and that
which existed two years ago at the beginning of 1927.
The previous year, 1926, had been notable for an excep-
tionally large and well-sustained volume of productive
activity. The new year opened under generally fav-
oring circumstances, and production picked up rapidly
during the early months, after the usual midwinter
period of quiet. Nor did adverse changes affect the
fundamentally favoring conditions miderlying indus-
try. The best explanation that has been given for
the 1927 recession which followed is simply that pro-
ducers and distributors had pushed their markets a
little too fast and hard.

The current year likewise follows on a period
of sustained high rates of operation in numerous lines
of enterprise. Many new production records in manu-
facture, the improvement in profits, a good year for
agriculture, the high, level of employment and wages —
these have laid the basis of an established condition of
generall well-being and good demand. Soundness on
the supply side, moreover, seems assured by the ab-
sence of inflation either in commodity stocks or in
prices.

It is at such times that the danger arises of push-
ing prosperity too hard. For the first half of 1929,
it is said, industrial operating schedules have been
set at the highest levels ever considered feasible for
an opening half-year. There is not as yet any tan-
gible evidence that they have been put too high. That
is a question that only experience can definitely answer.
Based on the very satisfactory experience of last
year, the automotive industry is looking forward con-
fidently to a greater demand and a large output this
year than ever before. But the competitive situation
within the industry is so patently severe that each
producer must strive to market the greatest possible
number of his units in the shortest possible time —
before his prospective consumer has been won away
by some other producer, or before anything may hap-
pen to alter the present favorable aspect of the market.
With a large number of companies producing auto-
mobiles so uniformly excellent in their respective price
• classes — thus trade' comment goes— the advantage in
the 1929 market must be gained mainly through the
aggressiveness and effectiveness of distributor and
dealer organizations. Automobile producers, in short,
intend to **sell" the volume of cars which is essential
to profitable operations at current narrowed price mar-
gins.

The intensified competition which this j^ortends,
it may be noted in passing, is not simply between one
and another make of automobile. It will also be felt
by all the makers of innumerable other products, each
one of whom hopes to secure his section of the con-
sumer's dollar.

'* LUCKY STRIKES" GAIN 9,000,000,000

Beginning with the February advertising of the
American Tobacco Company, their ** Lucky Strike" ads
will contain the statement : * * during 1928 ' Lucky Strike '
cigarettes showed a greater increase than all other
cigarettes combined." This means sales of "Imcky
Strike" cigarettes increased by nine billion or more.
In 1928 total domestic cigarette production is estimated
at more than one hundred six billions against more
than ninety-seven billions in 1927.

February 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

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CALENDAR YEAR CIGAR WITHDRAWALS
SHOW LOSS OF 117,000,000

Cigars —

Cal. Yr. 1927 Cal. Yr. 1928

Class A — ^U. S. . . .
P. R. ...
P I

3,175,157,870
110,013,525
172,028,190

3,310,354,160
113,663,935
186,322,155

Total .

3,457,199,585

3,610,340,250

Class B U. S. . . .
P. R. . . .
P I

747,484,603
7,060,030
3,113,426

639.722,197
5;987,200
3,397,845

Total .

757,658,059

649,107,242

Class C U. S. . . .
P. R. ...
P I

Total .

2,465,317,040

26,167,742

1,319,947

2,492,804,729

150,321,472
51,000
10,623

2,330,821,600

20,942,740

1,657,922

2,353,422,262

Class D U. S. . . .
P. R. ...
P I

143,140,838
29,400
11,226

Total .

150,383,095

33,091,835
8,500
1,678

33,102,013

6,571,372,820
143,300,797
176,473,864

6,891,147,481

436,180,279
8,050,280

143,181,464

Class E— U. S. . . .
P. R. ...
P I

29,628,879
2,500
8,062

Total .

Total All Classes :

U. S. . . .
P. R. . . .
P I

Grand Total

Little Cigars —

XJ. S. . . .
P. R. ...

Mr m X* • • •

29,639,441

6,453,667,674
140,625,775
191,397,210

6,785,690,659

419,886,040
7,500,000

Total .

444,230,559

427,386,040

Cigarette

U. S. ... 97,176,607,484 105,915,965,014
P. R. . . . 510,090 811,390

P. 1. ... 2,172,435 2,483,876

Large Cigarettes —

Total .

tes —

U. k>. . . .
P. R. . . .

XT • X-m • • •

97,179,290,009 105,919,260,280

11,560,535 10,800,637

4,852,850 5,010,400

7,500 200

Total .

16,420,885

15,811,237

11 U. S. . .

40,154,792

40,655,395

Tobacco Manufactured, lbs. —

U. S. . . . 353,919,878 343,458,596
P. I. ... 697 744

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Total . 353,920,575 343,459,340

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49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 1, 1929

DEISEL-WEMMER-SCHWARTZ MERGER

UPPLEMENTING our announcement in our
last issue of the consolidation of the Deisel-
AVemmer Company, of Lima, Ohio, and the
Bernard Schwartz Cigar Corporation, of De-
troit, Midi., it has been announced that Henry G.
Wemmer, is to be chairman of the board, and Sam T.
Gilbert is to be president, and general manager of
the consolidation.

It is also understood that stockholders in the
Deisel-Wemmer Company and the Bernard Schwartz
Coi-poration will receive one-fifth of the value of their
holdings in cash and the remainder in preferred or
common stock of the consolidated companies.

Mr. Wemmer was one of the organizers of the
Deisel-Wemmer Company in 1891. He is one of the
most active capable executives in the cigar manufac-
turing business.

Mr. Wemmer came to the United States in 1884
from Germany. He became associated with his uncle
in the cigar manufacturing business in Delaware, and
then went to Marion. From Marion he came to Lima
to associate himself with Henry Deisel who had started
ihe manufacture of cigars. The firm of Deisel-Wem-
mer was founded.

The business grew steadily and rapidly until the
success of the company is now considered outstanding
in the industry. The company operates two factories
in Lima and five in neighboring cities.

Norman Schwartz, president of the Detroit com-
pany, and Stanley Rootes, auditor represented the
Schwartz corporation with S. T. Gilbert.

Mr. Gilbert, chairman of the board of the Detroit
corporation, has indicated that there will be no change
in the management of Deisel-Wenamer plants.

The Schwartz corporation is one of the large man-
ufacturers, selling as its principal brand the well
known ^'R. G. Dun."

The combination of these two firms, officials of
both companies say, will result in one of the greatest
cigar manufacturing organizations in the United
States, both from the standpoint of output and busi-
ness, as well as capital stock.

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

but it does not seem that the commission has power
under its constituent act to lay down a general rule
for an industry or trade simply because it has come
into conference with the commission. The effect would
be to subject industry to a new form of regulatory
power. ' '

A large number of trade practice conferences
have been held by various industries under the aus-
pices of the commission, but it is feared that if the com-
mission insists upon the adoption of rules it has sought
to force upon the grocery industry other trades for
which conferences are now being planned will refuse
to co-operate, fearing that if they accept a conference
they will have to subject themselves to whatever rules
the conunission might desire to enforce upon them.
As the plan depends entirely upon the voluntary ac-
tion of the trade, refusal of the commission to modify
its attitude may bring to an abrupt conclusion the
efforts which it is now making to have the various in-
dustries clean house for themselves.

CIGAR PRODUCTION SHOWS INCREASE FOR
DECEMBER OF NINETEEN MILLION

HE following comparative data of tax-paid
products indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of Decem-
ber, 1928, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for
December, 1928, are subject to revision until published
in the annual report) :

Products — December—

Cigars (large) 1927

Class A No. 187,564,050

Class B No. 40,990,507

Class C No. 151,248,614

Class D No. 10,045,681

Class E No. 3,157,680

192S

205,492,390

43,557,033

149,670,042

10,585,257

2,605,712

Total 393,006,532 411,910,434

21,991,813

687,782

Cigars (small) No. 21,516,667

Cigarettes (large) ....No. 650,189

Cigarettes (small) .. .No. 6,870,461,577 7,515,100,813

Snuff, man 'f 'd Lbs. 2,939,687 2,910,765

Tobaco, man'f'd Lbs. 23,745,561 22,458,233

Note: The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine Is-
lands. This information is shown in supplemental
statement.
Supplement to the December Statement of Internal

Revenue Collections

First six months Fiscal Year
Objects of taxation 1928 1929

Tobacco manufactures :

Cigars $12,899,023.32 $12,534,698.11

Cigarettes 150,394,672.33 166,399,662.77

Snuff 3,641,173.68 3,497,810.79

Tobacco, chewdng

and smoking . . . 31,249,995.52 30,303,646.98

Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for the month

of December.

Products — December —

Cigars (large) 1927 1928

Class A No. 10,292,175 6,541,800

Class B No. 232,320 598,150

Class C No. 3,129,472 2,477,250

Class D No. 4,000 1,500

Class E No. 2,500

Total 13,660^67

9,618,700

Cigars (small) No.

Cigarettes (large) ....No.
Cigarettes (small) ...No.

Tax-paid products from
for the month of December.

Products
Cigars (large)

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

Class D No.

Class E No.

1,000,160

175,000

21,740

166*666
2,000

the Philipp

ine Islands

— Decern

her —

1927

1928

16,651,015

235,133

59,266

14,024,320

225,463

126,400

120

100

81

Total 16,945,514

14,376,384

Cigarettes (small) ....No. 9,940 442,970

Tobacx'o, man'f'd. ...Lbs. 45 81

Note: Quantities of tax-paid products shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

February 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

SUMATRA TARIFF CONFERENCE

{Continued from page 12)

sible for you to consistently recommend," was asked
by Representative Tom A. Yon, of Florida. Other
representatives of the southern tobacco growers also
asked for the $4.62 duty. According to J. J. Love,
Quincy, Fla., representing the growers' association of
Florida and Georgia, however, the increased rate is
necessary because the growers in his section can't raise
anything else. **We tried every way in the world to
get oft' shade tobacco," he said. "We have a filler
industry associated with us. A sun-grown filler in-
dustry, but we tried every way in the world to get
away from cigar leaf tobacco, and to get something
else on which we could make money on our farms. We
tried truck. We used our shade to grow shade-grown
snap beans and to grow caggage and lettuce under
shade, which naturally makes a very much more tender
vegetable. We tried pimento peppers for canning. We
tried cigarette tobacco, which is an entirely different
type of tobacco, which you gentlemen probably know.
We tried stock, cattle and hogs, and absolutely we could
not make expenses on any of them. We have to make
our living expenses growing wrapj>er tobacco or we
have to abandon our occupation as farmers."

Return to the pre-war rate of $1.85 per pound w^as
asked by Nathan I. Bijur, of New York, representing
the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association. The
cigar industry is at a standstill, he told the commit-
tee, and he believes that whatever reduction can be
made in the present wrapper duty will enable the man-
ufacturer to pay that additional amount to the pro-
ducer of the domestic filler and binder tobacco. His
plea was backed up by Cyrus H. Good, of Manheim,
Pa., representing the Lancaster County Tobacco Grow-
ers' Association, who declared that ** unless we co-
operate with the manufacturer, in order that he may
be able to put a fair product on the market, a prod-
uct that is more satisfactory to the consumer, that has
a good aroma and a splendid flavor, it means a de-
crease in his output and a lessening of the price of our
output. * '

Even the National Fertilizer Association had
something to say about the tobacco tax, Henry C.
Butcher, its AVashington representative, urging a high
duty, on the ground that the fertilizer and tobacco
industries are closely allied, the use of fertilizer on
tobacco acreage in 1928 aggregating 649,510 tons. Mr.
Butcher declared himself unable to understand why
American farmers should be asking for a decrease on
wrapper tobacco and that he saw more merit in the
contention of the growers who are asking for an in-
crease.

A reduction of ten cents per pound in the tariff
on filler tobacco was asked by Mark A. Pollack, repre-
senting the American Chamber of Commerce of Cuba
and the Association of Leaf Tobacco Dealers and
Growers of Cuba, who declared that the decrease
would result in better cigars, larger production and
more employment in this country. Answering ques-

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tioiis by the members of tlie committee, Mr. }*ollack
declared that Cuban manufacturers do not seem to
take a great deal of interest in the proposal to re-
move the restrictions on the importation of cigars
but that ''nearly all of them seem to be rather passive
in the matter.*'

A reduction of twenty-five cents per iM)und in the
duty on Sumatra wrappers was urged by I. M. Orn-
burn, Washington representative of the Cigar Makers'
International Union, who pointed out that the employ-
ment of the membership of his organization was de-
pendent upon the prosperity of the manufacturers and
anything which affected the manufacture of cigars ad-
versely affected the workers.

LiNZ.

FEBRUARY 15, 1929

18

49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

February 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, '^^V'^yo^^^^-

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

JJegistration, (see Note A), $5.00
Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of Une
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-one (31). an additional charge of Two OoUM
(<B.0O) will be made and so an additional charge of One Dollar ($100) will oe
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

CLIQUOT CLUB:— 45,393. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
April 30, 1928. Harry Blum, New York, N. Y.

ROOSEVELT HALL:— 45,394. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
January 24, 1929. Sidney J. Freeman & Sons, Inc., New York, N. Y.

MITZI: — 45,402. For all tobacco products. November 5, 1928. Stem
Cigar Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia, Pa.

WILLIAM COLEMAN :-^5,385. For all tobacco products. Janu-
ary 14, 1929. George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y. , ^

GISRIEL'S 2013:— 45,386. For cigars. January 16, 1929. Mrs. Eva
M. Ciisriel, Baltimore, Md.

RED WAY:— 45,387. For all tobacco products. January 9, 1929.
Sherman Cigar Co., York, Pa.

YELLOW WAY:— 45,388. For all tobacco products. January 9,
1927. Sherman Cigar Co., York, Pa.

NATIONAL SHRINERS:— 45,389. For all tobacco products. Jan-
uary 9, 1929. Sherman Cigar Co., York, Pa.

CORRECTED PUBLICATIONS
PITTSBURG BANK: — 45,364. For cigars. Registered December

7, 1928. Hudson Cigar Co., Bealsville, Ohio.
PRUNELLA: — 45,332. For all tobacco products. Registered October
15, 1928, by Prunella Cigar Co., Chicago, 111.

TRANSFERS
LA PLAZA:— 20,969 (Tobacco Leafj. For cigars. Registered April
17, 1901, by Equitable Cigar Co., New York, N. Y. (who had ac-
quired same by a transfer from the Havana American Co., New
York, X. Y.;. Through mesne transfers acquired by D. M. Frank
& Co., New York, N. Y., and re-transferred to E. Kleiner & Co.,
Inc., New York, X. Y., Xovember 6, 1925.
LA PLAZA DE HABANA:— 14,094 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For
cigars. Registered February 1(>, 1892, by E. Steffens Litho. Co.,
New York, X. Y. Through mesne transfers acquired by D. M.
Frank & Co., New York, N. Y., and re-transferred to E. Kleiner
& Co., Inc., New York, N. Y., November 6, 1925.
100% A. E. F. 1007©:— 41,199 (T. M. A.). For cigars, cigarettes and
tobacco. Registered June 13, 1919, by Fred H. MofTatt, Rockford,
111. Transferred to George L. Gaskell, Alhambra, Calif., January
4, 1929.
HONEST GEORGE:— 13,780 (Tobacco World). For cigars. Regis-
tered September 8, 1902, by H. S. Souder, Souderton, Pa. Trans-
ferred to F. M. Meads, Windsor, Pa., and re-transferred to Herbert
L. Smith, Windsor, Pa., April 4, 1928.
MISS HALE:— 22,795 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars, cheroots and
stogies. Registered February 15, 1902, by Harkert & Rhodes,
Davenport, Iowa. Transferred by The Harkert Cigar Co., succes-
sors to the original registrants to Prunella Cigar Co., Chicago, 111.,
January 10, 1929.
FERDINAND MAGELLAN:— 133,255 (Patent Office). For cigars.
Registered July 20, 1920. by The Harkert Cigar Co., Davenport,
Iowa. Transferred to Prunella Cigar Co., Chicago, 111., January
10, 1929.
MONUMENT SQUARE:— 10,827 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars,
cheroots and cigarettes. Registered September 19. 1895, by H. C.
PfafT, Baltimore. Md. Transferred to George Schafer Cigar Co.,
Baltimore, Md., and re-transferred to The George Schafer-H. C.
PfaflF Cigar Co.. Baltimore, Md., January 15, 1929.
UNCLE WILLIE:— 10.861 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots. Registered September 26, 1895, by H. C. PfafT, Balti-
more, Md. Transferred to George Schafer Cigar Co., Baltimore,
Md., and re-transferred to The George Schafer-H. C. PfaflF Cigar
Co.. Baltimore. Md.. January 15, 1929.
CLIFTON PARK:— 10,039 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots. Registered March 29. 1895, by H. C. PfaflF. Balti-
more, Md. Transferred to George Schafer-Cigar Co., Baltimore,
Md., and re-transferred to The George Schafer-H. C. PfaflF Cigar
Co., Baltimore, Md., January 15, 1929.

LOMBARD:— 8,285 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars and cheroots.
Registered March 22, 1894, by H. C. PfatT, Baltimore, Md. Trans-
ferred to George Schafer Cigar Co., Baltimore, Md., and re-trans-
ferred to The George Schafer-H. C. PfaflF Cigar Co., Baltimore,
Md., January 15, 1929.

L. & L.:— 29,995 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars, cigarettes and cheroots.
Registered July 12, 1905, by H. C. PfaflF, Baltimore, Md. Trans-
ferred to George Schafer Cigar Co., Baltimore, Md., and re-trans-
ferred to The George Schafer-H. C. PfaflF Cigar Co., Baltimore,
Md., January 15, 1929. ^ .

H. C. P.:— 8,295 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars and cheroots. Regis-
tered March 26, 1894, by H. C. PfaflF, Baltimore, Md. Transferred
to George Schafer Cigar Co., Baltimore, Md., and re-transferred to
The George Schafer-H. C. Pfafif Cigar Co., Baltimore. Md., Janu-
ary 15, 1929. „ .

MIZZI:— 19,617 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Registered
December 13, 1897, by L. E. Neuinan & Co., New York, N. \.
Transferred to the Consolidated Litho. Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y., and
re-transferred to the Stein Cigar Manufacturing Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., January 19, 1929.

CORNCOB PIPE PIONEER DIES

NTON A. TIBBE, father of the modern corn-
cob pipe, and the man who put Washington,
^[o., on the map as capital of the **]\Iissouri
Meerschaum" industry, died at a sanitorium
in Oakland, Cal., on January 16th.

Mr. Tibbe^s father, Henry Tibbe, a woodworker,
hit on the value of corncob pipes a half century or
more ago while accommodating a neighbor who asked
him to bore out an extra large cob with his lathe and
fashion him a pipe. The elder Tibbe realized the value
of the pipe as a novelty and immediately started man-
ufacturing corncob pipes on a small scale, but it re-
mained for his son to put the business over in a big

way. _, - _

Nearly 20,000 acres of Franklin County, Mo., land
are now devoted to raising the peculiarly large cobs
essential to the industry, and several million cob pipes
are now manufactured annually at Washington, Mo.,
where several factories do a flourishing business.

Mr. Tibbe was seventy years old at the time of his
death.

INDIANA MAY TAX CIGARETTES

The State Budget Committee of Indiana has a plan
submitted by Dr. Lionel D. Edie of the University of
Chicago, whereby cigarettes may be taxed to augment

State revenue.

However, except that the plan resembles similar
tax efforts in other States, the committee has dis-
closed no details.

Dr. Edie was formerly a director of the Bureau
of Business Research of the Indiana University School
of Commerce and Finance, and when placing his plan
before the Budget Committee he was supported by
Prof. George Starr, his successor at the university.

The committee has promised Dr. p]die serious
consideration of his plan.

PINNEY RESIGNS FROM UNION CO.

Henr>' J. Pinney, acting president of the Union
Tobacco Company, has resigned from that firm effective
February 1st, and will return to his own business af-
fairs.

Mr. Pinney was chosen to be acting president of
the Union Tobacx^o Company a short time ago because
of his outstanding ability in organization work, but
as the work for which he was chosen has been com-
pleted satisfactorily, and Mr. Pinney was desirous of
returning to his own distributing business in the New
England States, his resignation was accepted by the
board with sincere regret.

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In all the lands where tobacco is grown, none is so richly endowed
by Nature for this purpose as Porto Rico.

Moisture laden and cooling trade winds sweep over her mountains,
bringing to the interior valleys gentle showers. A rich, wonderfully
fertile soil, free from bitter chlorines, produces a free-burning leaf
which cannot he equalled elsewhere for mildness and smooth
fragrance.

These natural (jualities have been fully developed under scientific
supervision of the Departments of Agriculture of both Porto Rico
and the United States. They have created a demand for Porto Rican
tobacco that has made it one of the Island's leading exports.

More and more manufacturers in the States are using Porto Rican
tobacco either as a straight tiller or as a blend, and are building a
most profitable business.

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TOBACCO

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Cigar Smokers Are
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The color, finish, size and shape of the cigars
they select are subjected to close scrutiny,
before the purchase is made.

Cigars in Wooden Boxes can be seen at a
glance — the whole cigar, not just one end.
They invite purchase. Wooden Boxes dis-
play best. Hiey do most to enhance the
cigars' fragrance and richness of flavor and
preserve them in fine condition. It is good
business to pack your cigars in Wooden Boxes.

The best cigars
are packed in

WOODEN BOXES

Cigars are tobacco in its most social, enjoy-
able form — a slow-burning, cool smoke
no smoldering — no throat irritation.

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 4

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, FEBRUARY 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

FINAL PLANS OF DEISEL-WEMMER GILBERT
CORPORATION WORKED OUT

INAL details of the consolidation of the Deisel-
Wemmer Company and the Bernard Schwartz
Cigar Corporation were worked out on Febru-
ary 4 at a meeting held in Detroit, Mich.
The Board of Directors organized by naming S.
T. Gilbert, president and general manager H. G. Wem-
mer, chairman of the Board; Nonnan Schwartz, first
vice-president; William P. Deisel, second vice-presi-
dent, and Theodore Schwartz, treasurer. The above
named officers and Slieldon Noble, Detroit baidcer,
and Mr. Gross, Detroit business man, form the Board
of Directors.

Stanley H. Rootes, Detroit, was named secretary,
and A. E. Wemmer, assistant secretary.

H. G. Wemmer was also elected to the chairman-
ship of the Board of the Schwartz corporation, and
William P. Deisel was elected a director of the same
corporation.

General offices of the new concern to be known
as the Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation, will be lo-
cated in Detroit, but Mr. Wemmer and the other Lima
officers will remain in Lima.

The deal involves approximately $10,000,000 and
includes the seven factories of the Deisel-Wemmer
Company.

Henry G. Wemmer announced that there will be
no change in the policy of the company and said that
a greater volume of business is anticipated, which will
mean increased employment throughout the chain of
factories, which at present employ approximately .3000
people.

Common stock of the new corporation was listed
on the Detroit exchange at 34. Bankers had fixed
the price at $25.

The new corporation has $2,000,000 in preferred
stock and 275,000 shares of no par common author-
ized. Of this amount, however, only 151,500 shares
have been issued, the rest remaining in the treasury
to be exchanged as desired for common stock of the
Schwartz corporation, which has been selling at about
$29.00.

The Deisel-Wemmer Companv has manufactured
**E1 Verso," "San Felice" and' ** American Stag"
cigars for a number of years. The ''San Felice" and
**E1 Verso" being nationally known brands.

The Schwartz corporation manufactures the '*R.
G. Dun" and has a new five cent cigar ready for the
market to be known as the "Bradstreet."

The combined output of the two organizations
last year was approximately 225,000,000 cigars, of
which the Deisel-Wemmer Company produced approx-
imately 165,000,000.

CO OPERATIVE CIGAR ADVERTISING CAM-
PAIGN GAINING SUPPORT

H. LEBENSBURGER, who is working in con-
junction with the Lawrence Fertig Company,
advertising and sales promotion agency, of
New York City, in an effort to interest the cigar
manufacturers of the country in a co-operative adver-
tising campaign, which it is believed will materially
increase the cigar consumption in this country, was
a recent visitor in Philadelphia and stated tliat sev-
eral prominent manufacturers have signified their in-
tention of supporting such a campaign.

A very complete prospectus has been prepared
and forwarded to twenty of the leading cigar manu-
facturers for their consideration and it is believed that
the plan will be given a trial in a limited territory in
a short time.

The prospectus sets forth the following statistics
and plans:

''Cigar production (including little cigars) today
is actually lower than it was ten years ago.

** Starting in 1914 with a total production of 8,248,-
891,047, the output shows a high point of 8,729,980,895
in 1920, a low point of 6,910,282,278 in 1925— a gradual
increase to 7,007,553,099 in 1927, with a decrease in
1928.

"In eight vears production has dropped approxi-
mately 1,725,000,000.

"The opinion of some tobacco authorities is that
cigar production will continue to taper off until it
strikes around the five billion figure at which, for
some unexplained reason, it is expected to remain sta-
tionary.

"Cigarette production has, during the same period,
shown an increase of approximately 500 per cent.
Need for Immediate Action

"1. Cigarette smoking is increasing by leaps and
bounds, at the expense of the cigar industry.

"2. Prices of tobacco leaf are soaring.

"3. Tobacco crops are becoming smaller.

"4. There are few more small manufacturers
whose volume can be absorbed by the large producer.

"5. Under present conditions, cigar manufacturers
have no source for added profits unless they enter into
cut-throat competition among themselves.

"Increased profits, to the industry as a whole and
to the companies who make up the industry, can only
come from an extended market.

Production of Cigar Leaf

"Current conditions in the pro<luction of cigar
leaf are another disturbing factor. Warehouse stocks
today are lower than at any recent time.

"The 1927 output of all types of cigar leaf amount-
ed to 136,279,000 pounds, to supply an estimated con
sumption of over 200,000,000 pounds. In 1926 consump-

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4. 49th year THE TOBACCO WORLD February 15, 1929

T. M. A. WARNS OF TARIFF RISE LIGGETT & MYERS IN FAVORABLE POSITION

BllK Tobacco Merchants Association has sent |#^| HE recent action of the Board of Directors of

the following bulletin to the trade warning L^J the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in de-

them that it is possible that the duty on Su- ^^9 daring an extra dividend of $1 on the common

matra cigar wrappers may go to $4.62 per stock of the company would seem to indicate

pound, which would no doubt cause a corresponding that the company is in a particularly favorable posi-

advance of prices tor shade-grown wrappeis, and urges tion financially, which is really the case, as shown by

concerted action to avert such a calamitous situation: the following statement of the income account for 1928,

The Ways and Means Committee has been hold- and the 1927 account being given also for comparison,

ing public hearings on a General Tariff Kevision since The Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company manufac-

January Ttli and on January 23d, when the Tobacco tures the ^'Chesterfield" brand of cigarettes which is

{Schedule was on for a hearing, leading cigar manufac- one of the four largest selling brands of popular cigar-

turers appeared and petitioned tor a reduction ot tlie ettes.

taritt on imported Sumatra trom $2.1U per pound to rj^j^^ Income Account is as follows:

$1.0U lor unslemmed and from $2.75 to $2.15 for ^928 1927

stemmed wrappers. The T. M. A. submitted a Mem- ^^^ ^^^ $21,125,560 $20,467,456

orial praying lor a like reduction as a means ol stimu- prem on bonds 30,024

latiiig tiie nickel cigar business which is unmistakably Bomi* j^t 1,686,892 1,724.061

tlie backbone ol the cigar industry. The basis of our

appeal being fully set forth m the excerpts reprinted m ^^^ income $21,095,536 $18,743,395

tlie tollowmg pages. . pf^ ^^^^ 1,575,987 1,575,987

Tobacco growers from Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, ^^^ j^.^,^ 13,071,190 10,041,050

Ohio and aiso a delegation ol stalk growers Irom Con- '

necticui— not connected with tlie i\ew J^ngiand To- Surplus $4,761,467 $7,126,358

bacco Growers' Association— aa well as leaf tobacco p^.^^^ surplus '.'. 49,003,175 47,818,268

packers were present and earnestly pleaded for a re- * ^

duction as a real need lor the preservation and lurther ,p^^.^j surplus $53,764,642 $54,944,626

development ol the bumatra-wrapped nickel cigar gtock divs. 5,941,450

market. .

It was, of course, to be expected that the shade p & L surpl $53,764,642 $49,003,176

growers would oppose, as they always opposed, al- ' r T^ i, 01

inough without real justification, any reduction ol the The general balance sheet as of December 31, 1928,

wrapper taritl. But to our profound amazement, they showed current assets of $128,337,002, compared with

urged an increase of the present duty from $2.10 per $122,808,258 as of December 31, 1927, and current lia-

pound unstemmed and $z.75 per pound stemmed, to bilities $8,185,518 against $15,578,555, leaving net work-

Jti4.62 for the former and $5.25 lor the latter. And in ing capital of $120,151,484 against $107,229,703.

this they were supported by the iork County Cigar -^^28 1927

Manufacturers Association, though with a more modest Assets

request for a raise to only $4 per pound and $4.65 per ^^^^ ^^^ ^ ^j^j^ ^^^ $21,443,757 $21,410,725

pound respectively. •,,,•«. ,, , Tob. & suppls 92,851,710 95,893,891

What such an increase m the tariff on Sumatra brands & goodwill 40,709,711 40,709,711

wrapper would mean to the cigar business 111 general ^^^^^ sub cos 492,584 492,584

and to the nickel cigars 111 particular, need hardly be ^^^^ ^,^^ •^^^. * 10,808,718 11,031,534

emphasized. We know how difficult it is to produce ^f.^^ "' 4 476,164 4,476,164

a desirable long filler and Sumatra-wrapped nickel '^^j^ 19707*827 15^390,249

cigar under the present duty of $2.10 per pound, while ' *

the proposed increase would mean an additional cost Total ..$190 490 471 $189,404,858

of $5 per thousand, making the use of Sumatra prohib- ' '

itive. Liabilities —

Shade growers, or shade users may or may not look Com. stk $21,496,400 $21,496,400

with indifference at the situation— in fact the York Class B stk 43,859,550 43,859,550

County shade users, as already stated, have asked for Pfd. stk 22,514,100 22,514,100

an increase, hence we cannot too strongly emphasize Fund, debt 28,431,200 28,551,200

the seriousness of the situation as affecting even the Accrd. bond int 547,745 549,845

shade users, for no shade user can fail to realize that Pfd. divs. pay 393,996 393,996

an increase in the duty on Sumatra, such as is proposed, Deprecn. res 9,087,689 8,401,878

would be followed by a corresponding increase in the Tax. & spec. res. 3,151,371 3,764,045

prace for shade grown. There can be no mistake Accts. pav 2,243,777 * 10,870,668

about it. Bills pay! 5,000,000

We cannot believe that the demand for an increase P. & L. surpl 53,764,642 49,003,175

in the tariff on wrappers is really sincere. W^e cannot —

believe that even sliade growers, or shade users, can Total $190,490,471 $189,404,858

fail to realize that a change in the make-up or blend of

the popular brands of nickel cigars, which would be * Includes bills payable.

inevitable if their demand sliould be granted, would at

once destroy the great bulk of the nickel cigar business WIX BROTHERS START IN BUSINESS

and reduce the cigar industry to a mere skeleton. ^ ^j^^ ^^ ^j^, formerly of the firm of J. Wix &

We cannot believe that any one can fail to see the ^^^^^^ Limited, London, Eng., have severed their con-
common logic of the thing that the downfall of the nections with that firm and have purchased the busi-
nickel cigar business would pull the Class C Cigars with j^^gg ^^ p^^^j. Jackson, at 161 Rosebery Avenue, Lon-

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make scrap cigars, you can not afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
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The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suaion Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direa-conneaed, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfealy rolled bunches.
It also eflfeas a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfea scrap bunches a day, is equipped with
the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine
run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coft; also an Emer-
gency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the
machine at any point in its operation.

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with Folding Chair, Drive Equipment and 1/6 H. P. motor is

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February 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

PHILA. HAND MADE LEADS BOWLERS

HE Bayuk Philadelphia Hand Made team is
sweeping on to the pennant in the second half
of the Cigar Industry Bowling League, on the
Recreation Alleys, at Tenth and Market
Streets.

The Philadelphia Hand Mades suffered the loss
of one point to the El Producto team during the games
played on January 29th, and this was only the second
point dropped by the league leaders during the sec-
ond half.

Cinco, Havana Ribbon, and Dutch :Master teams
captured all four points from Creamer, Frings' Three
Brothers, and Harvester.

Watson, star of the Dutch Master team, was high
three man with a score of 595. His best single game
was 208, but this was beaten by Dougherty of the
Cinco team with 213, and Montieth of Frings Three
Brothers' team with a score of 212.

Other good scores were: Gregg, 202; Johanson,
206; E. W. Hirst, 202, and Wagner, 200.

KING COMPANY TO MOVE

The Louis King Cigar Company, now located at 9
Bank Street, has taken a long term lease on the old
factorv building at 235 South Third Street, formerly
occupied by the Allen R. Cressman Cigar Company.
After extensive alterations and the installation of thor-
oughly modern equipment the King Cigar Company
will move to their new location. The King Cigar Com-
panv manufactures the ''King Perfecto'* cigar, which
has a very wide sale in the New England states.

CONGRESS CIGAR EARNINGS

Final figures reiwrted for the Congress Cigar
Company show the balance available for dividends
and surplus for 1928 is $2,984,605, a gain of $229,826
over the year 1927.

Estimated figures published last month placed the
net earnings for the year at $2,893,828.

CITY HALL ANNEX CIGAR STAND

Jacob Harris and Harry N. Harris, of 254 N. 16th
Street, have filed certificates of registration, trading
as City Hall Annex Cigar Stand, at Juniper and Fil-
bert Streets.

MANNIE PEREZ A VISITOR

llANUEL PEREZ, better known to the trade as
**Mannie," of Marcelino Perez and Company,
Tampa manufacturers of clear Havana cigars,
was a recent visitor here, calling on the trade
in the interest of his brands: *'Tuval," ** Count Pon-
chartrain," ''Redencion," etc. Mannie's brands en-
jov a splendid sale in the high grade cigar stands
and clubs here, and he departed with a goodly supply
of orders as usual.

ALLELY SELLS ''TAREYTONS"

Tom Allelv, representative of the Union Tobacco
Company for Philadelphia and surrounding territory,
is one of the best known and best liked salesmen in
this part of the country, by both the jobber and the

If you don't believe it, try asking some of them
some time. Last week Tom gathered up his order book
and sauntered out of his office and after visitmg among
the trade a short time he returned to the office with or
ders for more than a million ** Herbert Tareyton" cig-
arettes. Who else could do it at the present time, and
under present conditions!

BRITISH-AMERICAN DIRECTORS ARRIVE

Sir Hugo Cunliffe Owen, chairman of the Board
of Directors of the British-American Tobaco Company,
arrived last week in New York City, accompanied by
M. L. Wishaw, who is also a member of the Board.

The Brown and Williamson Tobacco Company, of
Winston-Salem, N. C, which is controlled by the Brit-
ish-American Company, is putting on a very aggressive
campaign in New York Citv and surrounding territory
on their new **Sir Walter Raleigh" smoking tobacco
and cigarettes.

PALEYS RETURN FROM SOUTH

Sam and Jake Paley, of the Congress Cigar Com-
panv, who, with their families, have been spending
some time at Miami, Fla., have returned to headquar-
ters at Third and Spruce Streets.

BAYUK EARNINGS DECREASE

Bayuk Cigars, Incorporated, report net income,
after provision for Federal income taxes, for the year
1928 of $1,259,886; a decrease of $113,078 from earnings
for 1927.

K^amelsy of course

Tke more you demana of a cigarette,

tke quicker you come to

CAMELS

O 1929. R. J. Reynold* Tobacco
Company. Winston-Salj-m, N. C.

8

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 15, 1929

News From Congress

FE D E R A L

Departments

E(iISLATl()N dealing with tlie maintenance of
resale prices, as contemplated by the so-called
Capper-Kelly bills now pending in (■ongress,
will be held up until the Federal Trade Com-
mission has submitted a full report on its investiga-
tion of the entire subject of price maintenance, un-
dertaken nearly two years ago.

The Trade C-ommission some days ago submitted
to Congress a preliminary statement, outlining some
of the facts which have been disclosed by its studies,
but pointing out that it refrained from drawing any
conclusions until in possession of more comprehensive
data. It is expected that the commission will not ren-
der its tinal report until the next regular session, so
that there is no cliance for enactment of this legisla-
tion prior to tlie adjournment of Congress on March 4.
The commission's report on resale price main-
tenance showed that consumers are large against the
maintenance of resale prices, while retailers, except
chain and department stores, as well as the manufac-
turers, particularly those making trade-marked goods,
and wholesalers, are strongly in favor of it.

''The power to fix resale prices means the power
to control the prices of goods that are no longer
owned," it is pointed out by the commission in its pre-
liminary report. ''Such restriction of trade may have
a specific and well defined purpose and might l)e al-
lowed by appropriate changes in the law if found to be
in the pu])lic interest, as lias been done in some for-
eign countries where the legal conception of public
Interest diifers from that now^ prevailing in the United
States. In this country the control of the price at
which a manufactured ])roduct is sold to the ultimate
consumer can often, however, be completely effected
under present law; (1) through establishing retail out-
lets that are owned and operated as manufacturers'
l)ranch establishments; (2) through placing goods in
the hands of independent retailers for sale on consign-
ment; or, i^]) through some other device utilizing the
agency type of contractual relation. But in many
lines of business these methods are not regarded as
practical.

"Under these methods of price-control just men-
tioned the manufacturer continues to be the owner of
the goods and has the responsibilities of ownership,
which naturally includes the power to fix the ultimate
selling price. There are evident advantages to con-
.sumers where this is the situation, because responsibil-
ity for the condition and quality of the goods, and for
auxiliary service in connection with their use, is defi-
nite and is presumably placed upon a concern which
has generally greater financial means and technical
ability and one to which 'good will' in the literal sense
of the term, is an especially important and ])ei'manent

From our Washington Bureau 622Albe£ Building

asset. There may be disadvantages to consumers if
the manufacturer is unable to secure adequate distri-
bution, assuming the products are of superior quality
or have value in stimulating competition.

"What the indepenednt retailer opposes especially
is persistent price cutting on trade-marked and branded
articles by chain stores and department stores and
other competitors merely for the purpose of attract-
ing customers. In certain respects, this practice is
(piite generally regarded as objectionable.

"But, it is alleged by opponents of resale price
maintenance, the mere taking of less than the usual
gross margin between purchase price and selling price,
ftill less the mere selling of an article at a price lower
tlian that indicated by the manufacturer does not nec-
essarily constitute an evil. To have the manufacturer,
fix the retailer's selling price would, if effective, pre-
sumablv end the evils of reckless or unjustifiable cut-
ting, biit its opponents allege that it would bring other
evils in its train. It is suggested, on the other hand,
that objectionable practices of price cutting can be
dealt with as an unfair method of competition, without
giving to the manufacturer the power to fix the resale
])rices of his products.

"Under resale price maintenance the margin al-
lowed to the retailer would still be a competitive mat-
ter to a large extent, but a matter of competition, obvi-
ously, among manufacturers and not among dealers.
Thus dealer price competition would largely be elim-
inated; that is, tlie dealers would have nothing to say
regarding the margin taken for handling price-naain-
tained goods, but would act in this matter substantially
as agents of the manufacturer. In such a position, it
is alleged, they should be protected, eventually, espe-
cially through the right of returning unsold stocks at
jjurchase cost and in the matter of equal treatment of
dealers as to margins.

"The fixing of resale prices by an individual man-
ufacturer does not amount to concerted and general
])rice fixing by manufacturers, though this is feared
by some, but it necessarily restricts the scope of dealer
competition. It is claimed, therefore, that the inter-
est of the consuming public would also need some safe-
guard with respect to such prices. This general point
of view^ finds frequent expression in answers to the
questionnaires discussed in this report.

"This subject of resale price maintenance can be
viewed in its true light only as a part of a much larger
situation; that is, in relation to efficiency and economy
in the whole scheme of distribution. The cost of dis-
tribution— the margin between producer and consumer
—is, at present, alleged to be unduly wide, especially
on staple articles. This proposition is not exact or

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49th year

^^I light a Lucky and go
light on the sweets

ThaVs how I keep in good
shape and always feel peppy*

Al Jolson,

Famous comedian
and star of song.

Something sensible. "Better to light a
Lucky whenever you crave fattening
sweets." It brings to men the heahh and
vigor that come with avoiding over-
weight. To women it offers a slender,
fashionable figure.

20,679 physicians have stated that
Lucky Strike is less irritating to the
throat than other cigarettes. Very likely
this is due to toasting which removes
impurities. This same process, toasting,
improves and develops the flavor of the
world's finest tobaccos.This means that
there is a flavor in Luckies which is a
delightful alternative for the things that
make you fat. That's wh/ "It's Toasted"
is your assurance that there's real health
in Luckies— they're good for youl

Keep fit— reach for a Lucky instead of
a fattening sweet. That's what many
men have been doing for years. They
know the evidence of prominent ath-
letes whose favorite cigarette is Lucky
Strike and who say Luckies steady their
nerves and do not impair their physi-
cal condition.

A reasonable proportion of sugar in the
diet is recommended, but the authori-
ties are overwhelming that too many
fattening sweets are harmful and that
too many such are eaten by the Amer-
ican people. So, for moderation's sake
we say: —

"REACH FOR A LUCKY

INSTEAD OF A SWEET."

^^

It's toasted

No Throat Imtation-No^ugh.

Coast to coast radio hook'Up every Saturday night through the
National Broadcasting Company's network. The Lucky Strike
Dance Orchestra in "The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway."

1929, The American Tobacco Co . Manufacturers

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 15, 1929

LUNCHEON GIVEN GENERAL McINTYRE

HE Philippine- American Chamber of Commerce
gave a lunclieon Thursday, January 31, at the

I] Bankers' Club, New York, to General Frank
Mclntyre, Trade Commissioner of the Philip-
pine Islands. The representative of the leading bank-
ing and commercial houses engaged in the Philippine
trade were present. Speeches were made by John M.
Switzer, Vicente Villamin, Nicholas Roosevelt, of the
editorial staff of the New York Times, Dr. H. Parker
Willis, editor of the Journal of Commerce, and Gen-
eral Mclntvre. Charles D. Orth, president of the
Philippine-American Chamber of Commerce, presided.

Reference was made to an attempt to restrict the
importation of Philippine products into the United
States. General Mclntyre stated that only reccJitly
President Coolidge had written letters to Porto Rico •
and the Philippines in reference to the veto of Pleb-
iscite Bills, and in these letters he recounted what the
United States had done to keep their solemn pledges
to the people of insular possessions. General Mcln-
tyre added that if the movement to restrict or to dis-
rupt present trade relations was carried through, the
President's letters could be blue penciled until little
of the argument remained. , ^ x i

Expressions of good will and promises ot hearty
co-operation with the new Philippine Trade Commis-
sioner were voiced by all the speakers.

WAITT & BOND EARNINGS INCREASE

Waitt & Bond, Incorporated, manufacturers of
the **Blackstone," report net income for 1928 of $696,-
912 after charges for interest. Federal taxes and em-
ployes' bonuses. This is a gain of $91,138 over 1927,
and is eqivalent, after Class A dividend, to $2.48 a
share on the 200,000 no par class B stock outstanding.

Current rumors in Wall Street are to the effect
that the dividend on the Class B stock will l>e increased
from the present rate of $1.20 a share to $1.60. Offi-
cials of the company, however, refuse to comment on

the rumor.

The balance sheet of the company, as ot December
31, last, shows a ratio of current assets to current lia-
bilities of better than six to one compared with a ratio
at the end of 1927 of 4.4 to 1. Debenture Imnds were
decreased, during the year, from $640,000 to $394,000,
and notes and acceptances payable were reduced from
$450,000 to $175,000. Plans are in contemplation for
the retirement on July 1, 1929, of the $394,000 deben-
tures outstanding, and the issuance in lieu thereof ot
$250,000 five and one-half per cent, notes, maturing
$50,000 annually over the next five years.

MORE CIGARMAKERS FOR GENERAL CIGAR
PLANT IN BETHLEHEM

R. R. Binder, manager of the General Cigar Com-
pany's branch factory at Fillmore and Evans Streets,
Bethlehem, Pa., has announced that the force of em-
l^loyees of the plant will be increased by about one-
third of the present number, or more.

The number of employees at the factory at the
present time is approximately five hundred, but it is
believed probably two hundred fifty new persons may
be added to the payroll.

A. T. COMPANY DIVIDENDS

Directors of the American Tobacco Company have
declared regular quarterly dividends of $2 each on the
common and **B" stocks of the Company, payable
March 1 to stockholders of record February 9.

MONMOUTH, ILL., BANS CIGARETTE MACHINES

ORESTALLING a threatened attempt to handle
cigarettes in Monmouth, 111., through vending
machines, and thus have them available in
every store, the city council has passed an
ordinance declaring that method of merchandising to
be illegal and providing a stiff penalty for violations.
Adopted without comment or discussion, and by a
unanimous vote, the ordinance simply means that cigar-
ette smokers will have to continue to visit their favor-
ite tobacconist to buy a package of cigarettes, which
can only be sold in licensed establishments ; and licenses
are becoming difficult to obtain.

A general feeling seems to prevail among the
members of council that cigarettes should not be
made available so that any school child could buy
them, through a vending machine, and this is be-
lieved to be responsible for their action in banning the
machines.

Some months ago the council denied petitions to
various stores, other than cigar stores, for the right
to sell cigarettes in order to keep their sale and dis-
tribution well in hand. The use of vending machines
for the sale of cigarettes is beings promoted by a new
organization which has been setting up its machines
in many cities and it was recently learned that an at-
tempt was to be made to install them in Monmouth.
The action was taken by the Council in order to fore-
stall the movement.

LANCASTER CROP VALUED AT $6,481,870

According to figures made public by the State De-
partment of Agriculture, Lancaster County's 1928 to-
bacco crop is valued at $6,481,870.

Approximately 93 per cent, of all tobacco grown
in Pennsylvania this year was produced in Lancaster
County. The State produced 3,340,000 pounds of to-
bacco more in 1928 than in 1927, but 3000 additional
acres were required because the yield was twenty
pounds less per acre than for the previous year.

The figures reveal that Lancaster County last year
raised its best paying tobacxjo crop since 1923. In that
year the crop brought $8,000,000. Since that time the
crop has ranged in value between $4,000,000 and
$6,000,000.

The total crop in the State was 49,580,000 pounds,
valued at $6,941,000. York County holds second place
with a production of 1,206,000 pounds valued at $152,-
660. Ten other counties in the State raised a portion
of the total.

LORILLARD EARNINGS DECREASE

Net income of the P. Lorillard Company, available
for dividends for the year 1928, amounted to $1,817,-
428, a decrease of $673,358 from 1927.

Sales of *'01d Gold" cigarettes increased $22,000,-
000 in 1928, or more than 300 per cent. The **01d
Gold" brand of cigarettes is only two years old, and
this increase is said to be the greatest growth in all
cigarette history.

WASSERMAN RETURNS FROM TAMPA

Sam Wasserman and Phil Wit, of B. Wasserman
Company, 83 Chambers Street, New York City, cigar
and tobacco distributors, have returned to New York
from a trip to Tampa, where it is probable they vis-
ited the ** Optimo" factory of A. Santaella & Com-
pany, since they are the distributors of that brand
and it enjoys a healthy sale.

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To the right: One o(
the Chesterfield ads
now appearing in
newspapers.

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 15, 1929

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

even quantitative in its terms, and cannot be made as
a positive and definite statement witliout extensive
analysis of tlie concrete facts in statistical form. With-
out waiting for that, however, the question is raised
l)y some whether encouragement should be given to any
tendency to increase the margin in question. It is
contended by those opposed to the plan tluit resale
price maintenance not subject to authoritative control
i>y governmental, or other impartial, agency, might
easily cause a widening of trade margins, which are
alleged to be, often, too wide already."

American Farm Bureau Federation Asks Increase in

Wrapper Duty

An increase in the rate of duty on unstemmed
wrapper tobacco from $2.10 per pound to $4.62 per
pounds and an advance in the rate on stemmed wrap-
per tobacco from $2.75 to $6.87 per pound has been
asked of the House ways and means committee in a
brief filed by the American Farm Bureau Federation.

The wrapper tobacco producers in the United
States, it is declared in the brief, signed by Chester
H. Gray, Washington representative, are faced with
two conditions, either one of which demands an in-
creased duty on wrapper tobacco.

**The first of these conditions," it is explained, "is
that imports from foreign lands now constitute severe
competition which is unfair to the American producer
on account principally of differences in costs which
must be met by the American farmer who produces
wrapper tobacco and his foreign competitor.

"The second condition which confronts the Amer-
ican producer of wrapper tobacco is that his costs
have mounted tremendously since the World War. Ac-
cording to data which has already been presented
by the growers tliemselves, the labor costs alone have
increased two and one-half times since the World War.
Since there was formerly a duty on unstemmed wrap-
per tobacco of $1.85 per pound and on stemmed to-
bacco of $2.75 per pound, the growers are now asking
that the forthcoming duties be increased at the same
rate which their labor costs have increased."

Legislation Proposed to Give Employee Right to
Recover Damages for Dismissal

Enactment of legislation giving an employee the
legal right of action to recover damages from an ena-
ployer for dismissal during a seasonal decline in busi-
ness was advocated recently by Dr. John R. Com-
mons, of the University of Wisconsin, before the Sen-
ate committee on education and labor. The commit-
tee is engaged in an inquiry into the causes of un-
employment and possible methods of prevention.

A number of methods for dealing with the unem-
ployment question have been submitted to the com-
mittee, it being shown that in some instances manufac-
turers have set aside an unemi)loyment fund for the
benefit of employees who are laid off and to whom un-
employment benefits are paid on the basis of length
of service.

to eliminate present low spots and a thorough tighten-
ing up of the administrative provisions is expected to
be contained in the tariff bill which the House ways
and means committee will probably submit to Con-
gress during the coming special session.

Although nothing definite regarding the views of
Herbert Hoover toward tariff revision has emanated
from Florida it is believed that he does not look with
favor upon a general increase in rates, but would pre-
fer, while providing needed protection for American
industries operating under adverse conditions, to leave
duties at a level where importation is possible on a
basis where American manufacturers can compete, thus
assisting in the rehabilitation of European industry
and making possible the continuation of debt and rep-
aration payments.

The hearings before the ways and means commit-
tee have emphasized the need for revision of the ad-
ministrative provisions and the insertion of new lan-
guage in a number of schedules to prevent evasions and
fraud. A number of industries have complained of
the way in which the intent of the law has been evaded,
and the committee is convinced of the necessity for
revision in such a way as to eliminate the present
loopholes.

Although there will be no general upward revi-
sion of duties, hundreds of rates will be changed in the
bill which will be written by the committee. The ag-
ricultural schedule, it is anticipated, will be practically
entirely rewritten and there will be many changes in all
of the other schedules, but not as they affect every busi-
ness. Some of the industries whose representatives
have appeared before the committee have not, in the
view of committee members, made out a case purport-
ing their requests for increases; others have advised
that if evasions and frauds are eliminated they will
be satisfied with present rates and, in one or two in-
stances, requests have actually been made for reduc-
tions.

The committee is now on the homestretch of the
hearings, wliich will be concluded February 25. The
testimonv on the various schedules then will be turned
over to the subcommittees in charge of those sched-
ules for study and the drafting of such changes as they
may deem necessary. The subcommittees, upon the
conclusion of their work, will make their reports to
the full republican membersliip, where they will be
consolidated and embodied in the bill which is to be
reported. Although the democratic members of the
committee are being permitted to sit in at the hear-
ings and ask such questions of witnesses as they de-
sire, they are barred from participating in the ac-
tual drafting of the bill, but will probably agree among
themselves as to the rates they think advisable and,
when the bill comes before the House, will seek to have
those rates adopted as amendments.

Tariflf Rates Probably to Be Equalized
No general increase in the height of the tariff
wall, but rather a leveling of various individual rates

A. T. COMPANY EXPANDING PLANTS

The American Tobacco Company is enlarging its
plant at Reidsville, N. C, by the addftion of several
storage houses, and in Durham, N. C, the erection of
a new power plant has been announced by P. A. Noell.

The power plant addition will cost approximately
$350,000. The plans have been drawn and approved
and the contract will probably be placed within a short
time.

The additions and enlargement of these plant fa-
cilities have been made necessary through the tremend-
ous growth in the demand for the company's "Lucky
Strike" cigarette.

February 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

CONNECTICUT POOL COMPLETES DISSOLU-
TION

OBACCO growers who were members of the
Connecticut Valley Tobacco Growers' Associa-
tion have just received their last check from
the Association, which was their portion of
their credit of one per cent, sinking fund. The total
sum distributed was approximately $200,000, which
was divided among four thousand members, or about
$50 each. The checks were signed by the treasurer,
Arthur E. Nelson.

The annual valuation of the tobacco under con-
tract to the Association was between $18,000,000 and
$20,000,000.

A final certificate of dissolution will be filed with
the Secretary of State. Arthur E. Nelson, the treas-
urer of the Association, is to be comptroller of the
Daniel Reeves Corporation, one of the largest chain
store organizations in New York City. Even the dis-
satisfied tobacco farmers who were members of the
Association, have nothing but good to say of ]\Ir. Nel-
son.

The Association was formed in 1922 when a de-
pression followed several banner years in the tobacco
industry following the World War. Aaron Sapiro
came from the Middle West, where he had launched
several co-operative marketing organizations to start
the Association.

, Tobacco growers from New Hampshire, Massa-
chusetts, Rhode Island and Connecticut contracted to
sell their entire output for five years to the associa-
tion, and the new institution was organized with con-
trol of 90 per cent, of the tobacco production of the
Connecticut Valley. The first season of the Associa-
tion was a success, but succeeding years brought about
its failure.

In 1926 scores of the association members began
to break away and to market their tobacco individually.
That same year a large number of farmers refused to
renew tlieir contract to turn over their crop' to the
Association for another five-year term, and in 1927 a
petition was filed for the appointment of a receiver
by five hundred members. The petition, however, was
denied.

Later it was voted to dissolve the association and
the preliminary notice was filed in the Secretary of
State's office in September, 1928.

CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS INCREASE

Net earnings of the Consolidated Cigar Corpora-
tion and subsidiaries, for the year ending December
31, 1928, was $3,613,798, according to a preliminary re-
port made public last week. This is equivalent, after
allowing for dividend requirements on subsidiary pre-
ferred stock, 6y2 prior preferred, and 7 per cent, pre-
ferred stock, to $10.60 a share on 250,000 shares of
no par common stock.

This compares with $2,921,637, or $10.07 a share
on the common stock earned for the year 1927.

CANADA'S TOBACCO CROP

According to the latest estimate of the 1928 tobacco
crop in Canada, 41,966,375 pounds of tobacco were
raised, of which Ontario contributed 33,265,850 pounds
from 32,654 acres planted.

p]xports of Canadian tobacco increased from 200.-
000 pounds in 1921 to 6,000,000 pounds in 1927.

An intelligence test
for cigar retailers

"What's the best ten-
cent cigar made ?"

"is there such a thing
as a good nickel cigar?"

"Have you anything
exceptionally fine at about
two-for-a-quarter ?"

When a customer
comes into your store with
an open mind or a blank
stare into your show-case
and fires one of the above
questions at you — is your
answer ready and positive?
Or do you hesitate, study
or appear as uninformed
as he is himself ?

You should know —
instantly. You can know.
You can be so dead sure
that the cigar you recom-
mend is the best in its class
that you can immediately
win your man to your
judgment.

Suggest, confidently,
that he try a Bayuk cigar.
Tell him why you recom-
mend it: " — It's Ripe To-
bacco! No bitter under-
ripe leaves. No flat-tasting
over-ripe leaves. Nothing
but true-tasting, flavor-
laden, nature-mellowed,
fully-ripe leaves from the
middle of choice tobacco
plants !"

Never was there a
more convincing cigar-
selling argument! Never
a reason that closes a sale
so quickly ! And never a
line of cigars that holds a
customer so permanently !
For smoking a Bayuk cigar
will confirm everything
claimed for it.

Five cents to three-for-
fifty — every Bayuk cigar is
made of ripe tobacco.
Every one is a fast seller.

Ript
TbJ^accof

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—Every

Bayuk,
Cigar

BAYUK aGARS^c

PHILADELPHIA

Makers of fine cigars since 1897

CHARLES THOMSON BAYUK HAVANA RIBBON

BAYUK PHILADELPHIA CIGAR
MAPACUBA PRINCE HAMLET

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 15, 1929

ROCKY FORD

CIGARS

LONG FILLER

Imported . . ■ Sumatra
, . . Wrapper.

»'*-.
/,-.**---..

A real five cent cigar is back in town . . . Quick
sellers and sure repeaters ... P. Lorillard
Company. Inc., 119 West 40th St., New York.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION ^r^fftlW^

OF UNITED STATES '*^'^&r]j^>

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. VV. Va President

CHARLES J. EISENLOHR, Philadelphia, Pa Ex-President

JULIUS LICHTENSTEIN, New York, N. Y Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. UEORGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New York. N. Y Vice-President

H. H. SHELTON, Washington, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REED, Richmond, Va Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN, New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York, N. V Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati. Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treastirer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City President

W. J. LUKASWITZ. Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN, Chicago, 111 Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIK President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice-President

ARTHUR WERNER, 51 Chambers St., New York, City ...{ecreUry and Treasurer

T. M. A. WARNING

{Contimted from Page 4)
it, for it would reduce the cigar I'ollowing to suck an
extent that cigar smokiug would become unpopular
and unfashionable and the ten- and fifteen-centers
would soon go down with the nickel cigars.

We cannot believe that anyone interested in the
cigar business can fail to see that this is but a true
picture of the situation that the cigar industry would
encounter if Sumatra should be prohibited, as it would
be under a duty of $4.62 per pound.

We are rather inclined to the belief that their
demand for this increase was but an act of strategy to
counteract the demand for a reduction.
What May Have Been Intended Merely as an Act of
Strategy May Become a Real Calamity

But while under ordinary conditions their demand
would probably be but lightly considered, the present
public sentiment for the farmer is such that one only
Has to say that he is a farmer, even though he may be
representing a wealthy shade growing corporation, and
he gets what he asks tor, and so the snade growers and
the shade users may actually get what they have asked
for, though we doubt very much whether they really
want it, and thus turn a mere act of strategy into a
real calamity to the entire industry. And this may be
true despite the fact that 4U,UU0 or more binder and
filler farmers are heartily supporting a reduction.
How to Avert a Real Calamitous Situation

That the proposed increase, if enacted, would be
a real calamity to the whole cigar industry, to Sumatra
users, as well as to shade users, must be obvious to all.
Such a situation may however, be averted if large
numbers of manufacturers, merchants, leaf packers
and farmers, interested in the cigar industry, should
convey their views to the members of the Ways and
Means Committee and urge that the wrapper duty be
reduced to $1.50 per pound for unstemmed and $2.15
per pound for stemmed.

There is appended hereto a complete list of the
members of the Ways and Means Committee. It would,
of course, be preferable if letters were written to each
and every member of the committee, but if this be
too much of a task, we urgently suggest writing to at
least to the following:

1. To the Hon. Willis C. Hawley, Chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee.

2. To the Hon. Harry A. Estep, Chairman of the
Sub-Committee in Charge of the Tobacco Schedule.

3. To the Hon. Charles C. Kearns, Member of the
Sub-Committee of the Tobacco Schedule.

4. To the Hon. Frank Crowther, Member of the
Sub-Committee of the Tobacco Schedule.

5. To the Hon. John N. Garner, Head of the Min-
ority Members of the Ways and Means Committee.

6. And lastly, to any other member or members of
the Ways and Means Committee representing your
State.

We are often asked to furnish a form letter or to
suggest the outline for such letters But we believe
that it is much wiser and much more effective for the
writers to use their own language and convey their
own thoughts rather than to follow any fixed forms.

If you agree with our views herein expressed,
please write at once as indicated and see that other
parties in your neighborhood interested in the cigar
business do likewise. May we not ask you to send us
copies of your letters as well as any replies that you
may receive?

Respectfully yours.
Tobacco Merchants Association of the U. S.

February 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

A LONDON MAN'S VIEW ON CIGAR SALES

R. JAMES KNUTFORD, of London, Eng., has
realized for sometime that something must be
done in the immediate future to increase the
sale and consumption of cigars, or eventually
there will be very few cigar smokers, and, naturally,
very few cigar manufacturers. A recent letter which
he wrote to the Cigar and Tobacco World, of Tjondon,
and which contains many points applicable to the sit-
uation in this country, is as follows:
The Editor, The Cigar and Tobacco World:

Dear Sir, — In your last month's issue, when re-
viewing trade plans and prospects for 1929, you quote
one of the other cigar importers as saying that the two
great difficulties in bringing cigar smoking before the
notice of possible consumers is first a clever and orig-
inal plan of propaganda, and the second the money to
carry it out.

You will recollect that through your columns I
have appealed in the past to leaders of all sections of
the cigar industry to get together with a view to evolv-
ing a plan for a collective campaign to increase the
number of cigar smokers.

It seems to me that this should not only be the
paramount consideration of everyone trying to sell ci-
gars, but that it is vital to cigar manufacturers,'
whether here or in Havana or elsewhere, as the extent
of their manufacturing depends entirely upon the num-
ber of consumers that there are for their output. It is
a mistake to say, as many are doing, that a general
revival of trade over here will show greater consump-
tion, as the present generation of cigar smokers are
mostly middle aged and older men, who generally
started smoking with the popular 4d. Havana cigar of
olden days; and as the latter has become extinct, so
will they be, in time. Young men are not coming for-
ward to take their places as they die out, and' when
they start smoking they never even try what a cigar
is like. To enlist the army of young middle class men
in the ranks of cigar smokers would place the industry
beyond all danger.

The only remedy is a sustained campaign of col-
lective advertising and ** booming" of cigars, which
need not necessarily be a very expensive one, so long as
it is carried out on practical and novel lines, and is kept
up for at least three years. The point would be to get
every section of the industry showing goodwill, and
either contributing to a common fund or carrying out a
co-ordinated part of a considered scheme, at the same
time. The apparent view that all the industry's com-
ponent branches are always bound to have opposing
interests and therefore cannot work together for the
common good, rests on a complete misreading of the
situation.

I suggest that someone influential should call an
open meeting in London of everyone interested in the
cigar industry, during the month when this year's To-
bacco Exhibition is on, inviting delegates from the
various Associations, but also giving the opportunity
to others who — like myself — are not members, to ex-
press their views and to contribute their share of the
cost of a campaign.

Such a meeting could be made a thoroughly repre-
sentative one, and from it committees could be formed
to go into the question of finance, and consider public-
ity ideas, etc. Several such ideas have reached me that
seem both novel and comparatively inexpensive, and I
would gladly state them to the committee of a definite
campaign association, if formed, as also would many
others of the rank and file, I believe.

WAITT & BOND

Blackstone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

\Q0% Havana Filler

''BEST OF THE BEST''

?^2±f^^^i^ A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Office. 1181 Broulwar, New York City

FACTORIES: Tmmpa and Kty W»H. Fhritim

MEN WHO SMOKE AND GUARD THEIR
HEALTH SMOKE CIGARS

Here's an advertising idea (in newspapers everywhere)
that's boosting La Palina sales several notches nearer
the "two million a day" mark and incidentally boosting
the whole Industry as well.

La Palina excels not only in sales and quality, but in
far-seeing publicity endeavors which are changing the
complexion of the entire business — for the BETTER.

CONGRESS CIGAR CO., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa.

LA PALINA

CIGAR

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

February 15, 1929

February 15, 1929

Say You Satv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

CO OPERATIVE CIGAR ADVERTISING

(Continued from page 3)

tion again exceeded production figures of 144,485,000
pounds.

Pound Price Is Rising

** Average price per pound increased from 18.8 to
22.5 cents in 1927. Growers have curtailed their plant-
ings to raise price per pound and guarantee a greater
farm crop value.

**It is evident that increased cigar production will
bring about larger plantings, lower pound price and
an assured supply.

**A shortage of cigar leaf at this time would serve
to increase the difficulties under which the manufac-
turer is already laboring.

Position of the Cigar Manufacturer

**The large and progressive manufacturer has been
able to show increasing profit in the face of even a
diminished demand. This has been possible because
of machine production and economical distribution
methods.

** Small cigar manufacturers have been practically
forced out of the field and their volumes distributed
among leaders with consequent greater profit.

"This condition is rapidly approaching an end.
The smaller producer has practically disappeared. In-
creased profits must now be realized on an extended
market rather than from redistribution of present vol-
ume.

Advertising

**We propose to use the following forms of adver-
tising:

"1. A strong newspaper campaign.

**2. Representative or standard showing of out-
door advertising.

**3. A special campaign in the leading New York
class magazines to put over the idea of social cor-
rectness of cigar smoking.

**4. Regular use of college magazines to test the
possibilities of influencing youth.

**5. Weekly half -hour broadcasting over a leading
local radio station.

Merchandising and Research

**We propose to establish a special department of
merchandising and reasearch which will co-operate
with indfvidual manufacturers' promotion depart-
ments in an extensive program of field research and
dealer promotion.

Publicity

**We propose to establish a publicity bureau whose
sole activity will be to exploit cigars and cigar smok-
ing in every possible way leading to favorable public-
ity— in newspapers, magazines, theatres, colleges, by
word of mouth, etc.

A Campaign in N. Y. State

**Upon recommendation of several of the leaders
in the cigar industry we submit recommendations for
an immediate introductory campaign in New York
State for one year. This campaign will not require
huge expenditure of money on the part of any one
manufacturer and will enable the manufacturers to
sense the public reaction to such an effort, prior to
the execution of a national campaign.

"There is no large state better suited for the pur-
pose of this campaign than New York. With its popu-
lation of 12,303,296 and its well defined key cities and
markets, it is admirably fitted for the purposes of this
plan.

**Nine trading areas give us a total population of
approximately 14,606,000 and a great majority of New

York State's retail tobacco markets, the exact figure
being 41,828.

Ad Copy

**Our advertising story will be a development of
the slogan 'Calm Yourself — Smoke Cigars.* The copy
suggests itself easily and naturally. We live in a jazz
age — a nervous age. Americans returning from the
Continent tell us that American men don't know how
to live — they drive themselves too hard — don't take
enough time to play and enjoy life.

*'We want to put over one big thought

** *A good cigar is a happy interlude in a busy
man's day and is the best possii3le smoke for genuine
pleasure.'

** Before the full campaign is planned and written,
every possible sales resistance to cigar smoking will
be analyzed and, if deemed ad\dsable, will be made
the subject for a copy attack. This will include *the
social acceptance of cigar smoking' — 'the youth mar
ket ' — * the moderate expense of cigar smoking, ' etc.

Publicity

** We propose to establish a Publicity Bureau whose
sole activity will be to exploit cigars and cigar smok-
ing in every possible manner leading to favorable pub-
licity— in newspapers, magazines, theatres, colleges,
word of mouth, etc.

"Well-directed propaganda of this kind is used
by many of the largest industries of the country. News
releases, syndicated features, free tie-ups with theatre
and movie exploitation departments, mock-serious for-
mation of cigar smoking clubs like Billy DeBeck's
'Goats,' staging a contest among college comics for
the best full-page cartoon published interpreting the
slogan, 'Calm Yourself — Smoke Cigars' — that is the
type of work a good publicity man would initiate and
capable assistants would carry out.

Cost of the Campaign

Newspapers $176,000.00

Outdoor Advertising 76,796.72

Posters 5,400.00

New Yorker 14,460.00

College Publications 1,080.00

Radio Station Time 3,500.00

Programs 5,500.00

Art, plates and mats 18,000.00

Miscellaneous 263.28

Total $300,000.00

"There should be an additional appropriation to
cover the cost of merchandising service and establish-
ment of publicity department.

Expansion of the Plan
"It is understood that proposed advertising has
been recommended with a view toward extending the
campaign nationally when its value has been proved.

Raising Funds

"To raise the amount of money necessary for the
execution of the state campaign the same basis of fig-
uring may be used as that recommended in the na-
tional campaign.

"No figures are available as to the gross sale of
each manufacturer in the state. It is our recommen-
dation that at a meeting of the manufacturers a finance
committee be appointed to decide on the proper method
of taxing each manufacturer in ratio to his sales.

Method of Organization
"We recommend that a meeting be called of the
leading cigar manufacturers to collectively discuss the
co-operative advertising campaign as submitted in this
prospectus.

"We recommend that an executive committee of
three members be chosen to work with this agency in
the execution of this campaign ; to decide on the meth-
od of taxing each manufacturer and associate inter-
ests; to take charge of any other matters pertaining
to the campaign.

Advertising Campaign

"Approximate total gross sale of cigars in the
United States including all classes

$458,674,328.64
"Soliciting from each manufacturer

1% of gross sales $4,586,743

yu% of gross sales 2,293,327

1/4% of gross sales 1,146,664

1/8% of gross sales 573,332

"Another basis of appropriation from cigar man-
ufacturers :

Class A— 25c per M $846,299

B— 30c per M 227,297

C— 35c per M 872,481

D— 40c per M 60,153

E— 45c per M 14,890

$2,044,120

Class A— 10c per M $345,719

B— 15c per AI 113,648

C— 20c per M 498,560

D— 25c per M 37,598

E— 30c per M 9,930

$1,005,455

"Additional revenue from contributing factors in
the cigar industry :

20 Cigar Machinerv Manufacturers $50,000

35 Cigar Box Isabel and Band Parts 20,000

193 Cigar Box Manufacturers 75,000

647 Leaf Tobacco Dealers 90,000

The prospectus then cites what has been accom-
plished in other industries through a co-operative ad-
vertising campaign similar to that which is recom-
mended for the cigar industry.

In view of what has been accomplished in other in-
dustries, and in view of the falling otf in cigar produc-
tion as shown by statistics, it would seem that there
should be very little hesitancy on the part of the cigar
industrj^ as to at least giving the plan a trial in the
limited territory as proposed.

HIGH PRICES FOR SUMATRA EXPECTED

According to report of American Consul, C. O.
Spamer, just released by the Tobacco Section of the
Department of Commerce, American buyers are ex-
pected this year, at last, to buy the cream of the Su-
matra wrapper crop at extravagantly high prices. This
may be all very well as far as it goes, but every normal
tobacco stalk must also have its sand-leaves, and in-
ferior middle leaves growing just above those of Ameri-
can choice. In average normal conditions these lower
qualities constitute from 78 to 86 per cent, of the total
crop. Unless they can be satisfactorily disposed of the
finest top prices for the remaining 14 to 22 per cent, are
of little avail to offset loss. The clearance of these
lesser sorts is giving thinking brokers and dealers
cause for anxiety. The chief purchaser of these grades
is Germany, whose buyers combine their bids with
those of the Americans for the various combined lots
offered for sale by the producers.

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RETAIL TOBACCO TRADE, to sell a side line on commission
basis. Samples furnished. Royal Smoking Stand Corp., 615 Albany
Street, Boston, Mass.

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

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either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

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faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527, "The Tobacco World."

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DEISEL-WEMMER OFFICIAL BUYS ICE
CREAM COMPANY

Mark H. Kolter, former assistant general manager
of the Deisel-Wemmer Company, Lima, Ohio, has sev-
ered his connection with tliat company and purchased
the R. L. Graliam Company, ice cream manufacturers.

Transfer of the real estate and factory buildings
of the Graham Company to Kolter it is claimed repre-
sents approximately $250,000.

The R. L. Graham Company is a closed corpora-
tion chartered under the Ohio laws and has been in
business for several years, during which time the bus-
iness has shown a steady increase, and at the present
time has a capacity of approximately 8000 gallons of
ice cream a day and employs twenty-five people.

Under the terms of tlie deal Mr. Kolter becomes
virtual owner of the business and will be president
and general manager. The business will be continued
without any change in name.

18

49th j^ear

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

February 15, 1920

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, ^eV^york a'lE^*

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A), $5.00

Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B — If a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-one (31), an additional charge of Two Dollars
(12.00) will be made and so an additional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will b«
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

BLUE CAR:— 45,403. For tobacco. January 30, 1929. B. Payn's
Sons Tobacco Co., Albany, N. Y.

STOGIE SPECIAL 2-4-5 :— 45,404. For stogies. January 31, 1929.
iirodie-White Tobacco Co., Owensboro, Ky.

CUBAN BOUQUET:— 45,405. For cigars. February 4, 1929. J. C
Heckert & Co., Dallastown, Pa. (This certificate is issued upon
presentation made to us that the trade-mark or trade-name herein
specified, though apparently not heretofore registered in any of our
Affiliated Bureaus, has been in use by the regfistrant for over forty
years.)

MAYTAG:— 45,406. For all tobacco products. February 5, 1929.
George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y.

OVINGTON:— 45,407. For cigars and cigarettes. February 4, 1929.
Ovington Cigar Co., Inc., New York, N. Y.

BRETTON HALL:— 45,408. For smoking tobacco only. Novem-
ber 30, 1928. Charlie Landau, New York, N. Y. (By consent of
F. W. Sommerfeld, Tampa, Fla.)

TRANSFERS
PLEE-ZING:^44,172 (T. M. A.). For all tobacco products. Regis-
tered April 10, 1925, by Geo. Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y.
Transferred to the Nordacs Cigar Co., Tampa, Fla., February 7,
1929.

T. S. A. HOLDS INTERESTING MEETING

HE 175th meeting of the Tobacco Salesmen's
Association, New York branch, held February
1 at Papae Hall, 100 West 72nd Street, New
York City, proved as interesting and valuable
as any previously held.

Lawrence Kinstler, president, called upon the
members to stand in silent prayer in respect to the
memory of Harry Dallett and Harry MacRae, deceas-
ed members, and Mrs. Charles Landau. The group
insurance committee then reported that 80 per cent,
of the membership have taken out this insurance. The
balance of the membership is expected to fall in line
in the inmiediate future.

A committee was appointed to look about for new
meeting rooms as the present lease on Papae Hall ex-
pires May 1.

Robert M. Flescher was reinstated to membership
by a unanimous vote. Isidore Retsinas, representing
Josephson Brothers, Isidore Isenstadt and Joseph
Freeman, representing Packer Brothers, were elected
to membership. The entire sales staff of Packer Broth-
ers, including the Packer brothers themselves, are now
members of the Association.

The educational committee contributed a talk on
salesmanship, which follows:

Regarding the Future of the Average Salesman

By S. 0.

Considerable discussion has lately been indulged
in at meetings of the various Salesmen's Associations
regarding their future. In all the prominent indus-
tries there seem to be a wide divergence of opinion
regarding this situation. Some speakers maintaining

that the day of the average salesman is drawing to a
quick end, with others claiming that there is a greater
demand than ever for high grade salesmen.

The writer has been more closely interested in
the group of tobacco salesmen, and more particularly
in the future of the men engaged in the sale of cigars.
All indications point to an undisputed fact that radical
changes in the sales departments of the principal cigar
manufacturing houses are taking place, and all point
to a system of reducing sales costs, in which the sales-
man plays a very prominent part. The discharge of
many men engaged on the selling staff for many years,
and the many such men now seeking similar employ-
ment bears out this contention. While the condition
is of course very disheartening to the average sales-
man now employed or disengaged, there is however in
the writer's opinion a very large silver lining, to this
cloud.

The day of the real salesman in the cigar indus-
try is not past. It is simply the survival of the fittest.
Tlie contact man, which is the salesman, is under pres-
ent conditions more necessary than ever, and com
mands a more prominent place, and consequently more
remuneration than ever before. But he must be a real
contact man. Possessed of all the qualities of a real
salesman, and an executive, who has the fullest confi-
dence of both employer and buyer. In the writer's
opinion these qualifications must include not only a
thorough knowledge of the merchandise he offers for
sale, but also a very distinct understanding of the
methods, placements, and general local conditions in
the section in which he is selling or attempting to sell
his wares.

I believe that the average salesman is such by
natural instinct and intuition, but many of the very
best salesman have become educated as such. Un-
fortunately, too many men engaged in selling cigars
have no knowledge whatsoever of the product they
are attempting to sell, and scant ability or any proven
experience as salesmen.

The present and growing amalgamation of many
prominent manufacturers has undoubtedly caused such
corporations to reduce tlie amount of high salaried
salesmen, and the substitution of many so-called mis-
sionary men and order takers. However, there is a
grave doubt in the mind of the writer, which is borne
out by the experience and expression of a number of
prominent salesmanagers in various lines, that this
system of economy has worked out to the advantage
of either the brand, or the reduction of overhead sales
costs. And in many lines of business employers are
again reverting to securing high caliber salesman,
which, I am inclined to believe, will be the result of
the present experience of the cigar manufacturers. As
I previously said there is an unusual demand for big
men amongst salesmen, and the possibilities for some
bigger than ever. There is plenty of room at the top.

To be a Big Salesman you have to be Big, act Big,
think Big, and conduct yourself in a Big Way — morally.
The day of the roustabout as a salesman is gone, and
today the successful salesman must be a real business
man and gentleman in every respect. One of the most
necessary requisites of a big salesman is an intuitive
or acquired study and knowledge of human nature, the
ability of judging the character of the buyer at the first
meeting, so that the very first contact with him is
favorable to the salesman. He must also be careful
and firm in any statement he makes to the buyer, and
have the full knowledge and ability to differ with this
prospective buyer without offending or appearing to be
independent or offensive.

MARCH 1, 1929

V^dLUME 49

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RECEIVED

Mara- 1929

U. S. Deittrtment of AgrlouMlfg

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mnnnn

Inevitable—
a Good, J\Iild Ci^ar!

(irown in the high altitudes of the fertile mountain districts of the
Island, Porto Rican tobacco possesses a flavor peculiarly its own.
No other tobacco in the world can ecjual its ability to produce a
j^ood, ////A/ cigar.

Because of the lack of chlorines in the soil, Porto Rican tobacco has
a decided advantage in burning (jualities over other tobaccos. It
burns more freely and evenly than any other leaf in the world.

Today Porto Rican tobacco has made for itself a most important
place in the American tobacco trade. Its prestige is based solidly
on a growing demand by the public, which is coming to recognize
it as the premier tobacco for making a good, mild cigar, which, as
the leaf is admitted duty-free, you can sell at a most iittnictive price.

The Government of Porto Rico, as a protection for
all buyers of its genuine native tobacco, requires
that a guarantee stamp be affixed to all tobacco or
tobacco products originating in Porto Rico. Look
for these stamps on all i;our purchases.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

IIIIIIIHIIIHIIimilllfT

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILA., PA,

p^ After all
l^othing satisfies li
a good cigar

ke

WHY are humidors made

wood

en-cigar-box s

hape:

3

The best cigars
are packed in
W OODKX BOXKS

Volume 49

Only men of means own humidors — men
who smoke ei^ars eonstantly. Such men buy
cijrars carefully. They are particular about
quality, si/e, shape, color and finish. They
buy by the box— wooden box. They want
the natural uoody fragrance to enhance and
condition the rich aroma of the cigars.

Humidor owners are the most permanent
part of your dealers' ''Box I'rade," — steady
customers, usually staying with one brand.
It is ^ood business to pack your cigars in
wooden boxes.

Cigars are smoked only by men who enjoy smoking—
not as a safety valve to nervousness

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 5

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

"ROBERT BURNS" ON RADIO

AST week a new program of popular musical
successes had its premiere when the Rohert
Burns Panatela Pageant was broadcast over

umbia System.

The first program had for its theme the beautiful
"Flow Gently Sweet Afton," the words of which were
written by the famous Scotch poet, and "CV)min' thro'
the Rye," another gem from Burns' pen and typical
of the sincerity and friendliness of his country.

Love songs of all the ages will furnish the themes
for this series of broadcasts which go on the air each
Monday night at ten o'clock. Eastern Standard Time.

The Robert Burns orchestra in its first api)earance
contributed some excellent selections, and the Robert
Burns tenor, a well known artist whose identity is to
remain a secret, su])plies a note of modernism by his
singing of two numbers from current Broadway suc-
cesses.

TAMPA ASKED TO DEFINE "HAND MADE"

Cigar manufacturers in Tampa received a letter
from the Federal Trade Commission a short time ago
in wiiich thev were asked to deline the terms, "hand
made" and "Machine Made," and to interpret the
meaning of the two terms. The recjuest came from J.
L. Anderson, chief examiner, who stated he had a case
pending before the commission involving the use of

the terms.

Tampa, which is a center of hand made produc-
tion, but which has a considerable output of cigars ]>y
semi-hand manufacturers, is interested in the inter-
pretation which will be given the terms of the com-
mission.

It is felt that tlie clear havana manufacturers in
Tampa, which use the old Spanish hand method of
manufacture, will give the strictest di'finition of the
terms.

CORDERO LAUNCHES NEW BRAND

E. P. Cordero & Company, long famous as the
manufacturers of the "Mi Hogar" clear Havana cigar,
have announced the production of a new^ aiul different
type cigar under the ])rand name of "Cordero."

The new brand is a full Havana filled, Connecticut
shade wrappe<l cigar, made in ten sizes retailing at from
five cents each to three for a half dollar.

The new brand is the outcome of a long period of
serious thought and considerable experimenting until
the Cordero Com])any believed that they had their
product absolutely right, and then the announcement

was made. .

Tlu3 new "Cordero" brand comes packed in a
round cornered varnished box with white edging and
the band is a simple plain gold one with tlie name
"Cordero" on it.

AMERICAN MAY SPLIT STOCK

CCORDING to reports in AVall Street, it is be-
lieved that the Board of Directors of the Amer-
ican Tobacco Company may soon announce a
plan to split up the stock of the Company on
a two for one basis, and reduction in the par value of
the stock from $50 to $25 a share.

It is also l)elieved the new stock, if issued, Avill be
placed on a dividend basis of $5 a year as against a
rate of $8 a year at the present lime.

C. A. SPEAKMAN ASKS HIGHER TARIFF ON
IMPORTED CIGAR LABELS

Charles A. Speakman, vice president of the Amer-
ican Lithographic Company, appeared before the Ways
and Means Committee in Washington on February 14th
and asked for an increase of from twenty to twenty-
five per cent, in the duties ranging from thirty-five to
fiftv cents a pound on the importation of cigar labels
and bands, declaring that the cigar industry has stood
still for the last twenty years whereas it should have
grown in proportion to the increase in population.

Philip Bock, of the Amalgamated Lithographers
of America, asked for increased tariff on lithographic
papers as the means of relieving unemployment and
part time employment in the industry.

Mr. Bock stated the increase in tariff' was neede<l
to enable the workers to compete with cheap labor in
(iennany where wages are only one-lifth of \\\osv. in
this country.

JOHN H. DUYS, JR., VISITS NEW YORK

John H. Days, Jr., vice i>resident of H. Duys and
Companv, Suma'tra and Java tobacco importers, of
New York Citv, is at present visiting headquarters in
New York (^itv. Mr. Duys makes his headtiuarters in
Havana, where he is in* charge of the ILavana leaf
tobacco department of the firm of H. Duys and Com-

T ) '111 V

John H. Duys, Sr., sailed on the Olympic last
Saturday for Amsterdam, where he will atteml the Su-
matra and Java tobacco inscriptions.

EDISON RECEIVES BLACKSTONE CIGARS

Thomas A. Edison, who celebrated ids (MghtT-
second birthdav nt Fort Myers, Fla., on Felniiary 11th,
was the recipient of a box of "Blackstone" pertecto
cigars, ])resented by the Boston newsboys. The cigars
were i)urchased by pennies saved by the newsboys and
accomi)anving them was a message of congratulation.
The message also stated that a picture of Mr. Edison
was the onlv i)icture that adorns the lecture room of
the Burrough's Newsboys' Foundation in Boston.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO AVORLD

March 1, 1029

T. M. A. SUBMITS AMENDMENTS TO WAYS
AND MEANS COMMITTEE.

THE lieariii^^ before tlie AVays and AJeans
Committee, on the administrative provisions
of the tariff act, the T. AI. A. submitted appro-
priiiie amendments intended to permit the sale
of cigars, cigarettes and tobacco to outgoing vessels,
both American and foreign, for use in their ship's
stores n-ithoiif tlie payment of the internal revenue

taxes. 1 -14 1 1

These amendments having first been submittetl by
the T. A[. A. to the Internal Kevenue Department, have
been dulv approved by the Department, so that it is
reasonablv safe to assume that the AVays and Aleans
(^mmittee ^vill give them favorable consideration.

Under the existing statute, ^vhile it is permissible
to export cigars, cigarettes and tobacco without the in-
ternal revenue tax, thev cannot be sold or delivered to
^•essels for ship's stores without the payment of the
internal revenue tax. Tlie proposed amendments are
intended to remedy this situation.

MEXICAN TOBACCO CONSUMPTION INCREASES

According to figures compiled by the Bureau of
National Statistics, tlie Alexican tobacco industry has
shown a remerkable growth during the last twenty-
one vears. . .

In 1898 there were only forty-three cigar, cigarette
and tobacco factories in the country. Last year there
were one hundred fortv-three. During 1898 the fac-
tories used .'),5()0,0()() kilos of tobacco, but last year
10 648,727 kilos were converted. In 1928 Alexican fac-
tories produced ;3,r)48,18:^ packages of smoking tobjicco,
r342,33r),282 packages of cigarettes and 24,966,loU
cigars.

NEW TREATMENT ELIMINATES NICOTINE

According to a report from the American Chemical
Society, chemistry has found a method by which a
smoker mav burii up the nicotine of his own smoke.

The ])rocess was develojieil by AI. Popp, of Olden-
berg, (Jermanv, and the result is obtained by treating
the tobacco w"ith inni salts or with certain acids that
change the nicotine into compounds that burn with-
out ]>roducing fumes.

The report d<»es not state the effect upon the (pial-

itv of the smoke.

CIGAR HOLDS BURGLAR

AA'hen Alark Cash, of Brooklyn, returned to his
home one evening last week after a visit with his wife
to a frieiul's house, he discovered a burglar in pos-
.se.ssion of the house.

Air. Cash ])laved the part of the perfect host and
olTered Air. Burglar a cigar and then entertained liim
with a line of chatter until the arrival of the police,
when the burglar accomi)anied the ofhcer to the sta-
tion and was held under $2r)()0 bail.

YAHN & MCDONNELL DISTRIBUTE AZTEC

MOISTENERS

A'ahn & AIcDonnell, distributors of North Seventh
Street, have taken on the Azicc (May Aloisteners for
distribution in this territory. This moist ener is a really
efficient humidifier for the cigar case, and was given
a thorougli trial in one of the Yahn & AIcDonnell re-
tail stands Ix'fcu'e it was acceptcMl by this high grade
liou.se for distribution.

PENNSYLVANIA FARMER IN EXCELLENT

POSITION

lEXJAAIIN I). HILL, Chief of the Tobacco Di-
vision of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic
C^ommerce at AVashington, speaking before a
conference of the Lancaster County Tobacco
Growers' Association, at Lancaster, Pa., a short time

ago, said: , . ^ i t-

''Theoretically, the Pennsylvania tobacco tarmer
is in a more advantageous position today than ever
before, in spite of the fact that the cigar industry has
had a set-back. During the period 1924-1928, he pro-
duced on a small area nine per cent, more tobacco than
he raised in 1913. He sold his crop at an average price
of 15.6 cents per pound, compared with 7.5 cents in
1913, bringing in to the farmers of the state a total
return of $8,00(),()()0 annually, compared with $3,500,-

000 in 1913.'* ^ ^

*'The State of Pennsylvania manutactures one-
third of all the large cigars made in the United States
and ranks third in importance in the manufacture of
small cigars. The principal type of Pennsylvania to-
bacco is used for fillers in five-cent cigars, and this is
where Pennsvlvania tobacco producers come into their
own. He is in the midst of a wonderful opportunity to
expand his domestic market by improving the quality
of his product and effecting an adjustment between the
laws of supplv and demand. Even now, the only drug
on the market is the lower grades. The outlook is for
a continued growth of the cheap cigar business, and in
Pennsvlvania tvpes, as in other cigar leaf types, the
surplus stocks originating from over-])roductioii prior
to li)2() have been materially reduced.''

QUEEN OF NICOTINE ELECTED IN PARIS
DECLINES CIGARETTE

At the first National Congress of Smokers, held
recently in Paris, Allle. Antoinette Bonpas was elected
(jueen of nicotine and serenaded by a pipe-smoking
orcliestra. It is rumored that she was the only one
])resent at the congress to refuse a cigarette.

There were i)rizes for the fastest cigarette smoker
and the slowest ])ipe smoker, for the slowest cigarette
smoker and the slow motion cigar putTer and for sev-
eral other degrees qJLainoking.

AI. J*aolini, getfrSji: away to a flaming start, led
the entire field in the demolition of standard sized
cigarettes. He reduced one of his favorite brand in
one minute and twenty seconds flat. AI. Prudent Clem-
ent drew thoughtfully and serenely upon his favorite
brier for fifty-three minutes and twenty-eight seconds.

GOLDWATER NOW WITH WENGLER AND

MANDELL

H. G. (iold water, formerly with Alartin, (Joldwater
and Cahen, has become associated with AVengler and
Alandell, Incorporated, manufacturers of *'Tom Pal-
mer" and ''King Bee" brands, and will in the future
put his etTorts behind these two brands in New A'ork
(nty and surrounding territory. Air. (Joldwater is one
of the best known cigar salesmen in this section, but
is better known among his friends as "Jimmie." He
Avas associated with Harry Blum, manufacturer of the
"Natural Bloom" cigar a short time ago.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS EARNINGS INCREASE

(Vmsolidated net profit of the To])acco Products
Corr)oratioii and subsidiaries, after provision for Fed-
eral Taxes, for 1928, was $8,38^,963, a gain of $498,684
over 1927.

March 1, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

zA '^i^-Taying J^ng- Filler Bunch Machine

l^fov^

a

With
Three Features
That—

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and produftion cofts.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep cofts.

Assure perfeft lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

Labor, Stock

and

Money-Saving Features

A-Thc Suction Bmder Tabic «-
^smoother ««;'l,i7„°Kts a s^v.ng m
BcrVbciausrsmallc: b.ndcrs caa

sure *V*",'"u"'.t,on. less wear and

hind work in every respecr
as IS done dv ".'"Airt.ntlv added

i^e MODEL T UNIVERSAL

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

f Blending Type)

For High-Grade Work

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive
stock and labor-saving features which make it a most
profitable investment for makers of high-grade long_filleT
cigars It is made with (or without) Suaion Binder Table
and( with or without) an individual direa-connected motor-
driven Suction Fan. These hold the binder tightly against
the rolling apron by suaion, thereby assurmg smoother and
more perfectly rolled bunches. A saving in binders is also
effefted because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long-Filler Bunch Machine is
built with the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes
the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep
coft- also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instanta-
neous stopping of the machine ;at any point in its opera-
tion.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-
Zerk "pressure- system of lubrication so extensively used
on automobiles. This system, properly used, ^sures perfeft
lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of the machine,
which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

The price of the Model T Universal
equipped with Two Folding Chairs,
Individual-Drive Equipment and 1/4
H. P. Motor is

$

2000

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table $50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With
individual, direct-connected, motor-
driven Suction Fan $75 extra.

Prices F. O. B., Newark, N. J.,
U. S. A.

2 2

TTTVJIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO., 40 East 34th Street, New York

49tli venr

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 1, 1929

DUKE ESTATE WINS SUIT HERE

X TIirKSDAV ol* last week the James B. Duke
estate won its appeal to set aside an $8,000,000
jndtrmeiit that had been obtained against it in
the P\Hleral Court at Newark by Geori?e D.
Haskell, of Springfield, Mass., who claimed that the
tobacco king had broken a partnership agreement and
sold out to the Aluminum Comijany of America for
ji;2r),000,000.

President Judge Buffington of the Circuit Court
wrote the decision concurred in by Judges Woolley
and Davis. The ruling was that Haskell had faded
in the proof reciuired to estalUish an agreement ^vlth
Duke for the development of aluminum enterprises
along the Saguenav River in Canada. The Federal
District Judge at Newark should not have submitted
the case to the jin-y, according to the Circuit Court.

At the argument of the appeal here last fall,
Charles Kvans Hughes appeared as counsel for the
Duke estate.

WAGNER INSTALLS INDIVIDUAL HUMIDORS

John Wagner and Sons, distributors of high grade
imi>orted and domestic cigars, of Dock Street, have
just complete<l the installation of a series of individual
cedar cupboards to be used by their customers for
storing their individual stocks of cigars purchased from
the Wagner concern.

The cupboards are biiill entirely of fine cedar, of
eourse, and each indivi<lual holds his own key. The
(•ui)b(.ards arc cniistructed inside the Wagner splen-
did humi(h>r and thus each customer may purchase as
many cigars of his favorite brand as he wishes and
store them where he may have ready access to them
and at the same time be assured that they will always
l>e ke]»t in excellent condition. This installation is
proving exceedingly jxipular with customers who are
particular about the brand and condition of their
smokes.

C. W. SAUNDERS A VISITOR

C. W. Saunders, of the Cortez C^gar (V)mpany,
visited Yahn and McDonnell, local distributors of the
brand recently and assisted in introducing the new
cartridge pack of the "Cortez" brand.

NEWARK SALES FORCE VISITS BAYUK PLANT

X Friday, February 15th, the sales force and
executives of the cigar department of the
jj Roval (Igar and Candy Company, of New^ark,
N. *J., journeyed to Philadelphia where they
were the guests of Bavuk Cigars, Inc., and taken on a
tour of inspection of the immense factory building at
Ninth Street and Columbia Avenue.

After the inspection of the plant the men were
conducted to a hotel where a splendid dinner \vas
served. After the dinner the guests enjoyed a trip to
the theatre and witnessed a performance of ''Good

^^<?ws." „^, .^ ... ,

On Saturday there was a tour of the city with stops

at the principal historic shrines.

YAHN AND McDONNELL BUSINESS INCREASES

Vahn and McDonnell, <lis(ribulors of cigars, and
operators of a chain of high grade cigar stands, report
tliat Januarv, lJ)2i), was the twenty-third consecutive
month in wiiich their business show^ed a substantial
increase over the same month a year before, and pnjs-
pects are excellent that they will continue to show the
same increase in their gross sales for some time to
come, in spite of the fact that many reports are heard
to the effect tliat the cigar industry is slipping.

Among the high grade cigars distributed by Yahn
and ]\IcDoniie]l the ''Optimo" continues to be the leader
and in spite of the fact that their regular weekly ship-
ment of this brand was increased substantially only a
short time ago, it has been necessary for them to have
five express shipments of this brand, in addition to
their regular weekly shipments, since the first of Jan-
uarv this year.

'Their gross business for January, 1929, showed
api)roximately twenty-five per cent, increase over busi-
ness done in the same month last year.

GRABOSKY'S RETURN

Samuel and Benjamin Grabosky, of the G. H. P.
(^igar Companv, returned last week after a visit to
Havana where* they ])urchased some fine Havana leat
for their "El Producto" brand.

This brand is steadily gaming m ])opularity
throughout the country as shown by the steady in-
crease in orders arriving at headquarters at Third and
Brown Streets.

March 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

lAnann^niian
must keep fit

- readifirahuhi ^
instead rfasweet^

Lieutenant General

Robert

Lee BuUard,

whowasin command
of 2nd Arm V, A. E. F.

on Armi»tice Day,
November 11, 1918.

Lieutenant General
Robert Lee BuUard

"General de Braach one of "Napoleon's
greatest cavalry leaders, said: 'Smoke your'
self and teach your men to smoke. It will
comfort you and them under the greatest
strain,* One hundredyears after de Braack,
one million Americans fighting at the front
in France and smokine LuckyStrikes found
it to he true. Of course, 1 say reach for a
Lucky instead of a sweet. An army man
mustbesideskeepfitandnot he overweight."

Robert Lee Bullard

THE modern common sense way —
reach for a Lucky instead of a fattening
sweet. Everyone is doing it — men keep
healthy andfit,women retain a trim figure.

Lucky Strike, the finest tobaccos, skilfully
blended, then toasted to develop a flavor
which is a delightful alternative for that
craving for fattening sweets.

Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impuri-
ties. 20,679 physicians recognize this
when they say Luckies are less irritating
than other cigarettes. Athletes, who must
keep fit, testify that Luckies steady their
nerves and do not harm their physical
condition. That's why Luckies have al-
ways been the favorite of those men vjho
want to keep in tip-top shape and realize
the danger of overweight. That's why
folks sav:— *Tt's good to smoke Luckies.

A reasonable proportion of sugar in the
diet is recommended, but the authorities
are overwhelming that too many fatten-
ing sweets are harmful and that too many
such are eaten by the American people.
So, for moderation's sake we say:—

"REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET/'

#f

Reach
for a
Lucky
instead
ofasweeL

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

Coast to coast radio hook-up every Saturday night throu^ the
Orchestra in "The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway.

© 19M. The American Tobacco Co.. Manufacturers

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 1, 1929

News From Congress

-^ _ -AND

^ F E D E R A L

Departments

MENDxMENT of the administrative provisions
of the tariff act of 1922 so as to permit the
withdrawal, witliout payment of tax, of
tobacco products for consumption upon ves-
sels engaged in international trade, was urged upon
the House wavs and means committee February 2o by
John E. Walker, attorney for the Tobacco Mcrcliants'
Association of the United States.

In recommending relaxation of the present regu-
lations, Mr. Walker pointed out that under existing
law, in order that vessels engaged in the transporta-
tion of passengers to foreign countries may use Amer-
ican tobacco products without the payment ot internal
revenue taxes, it is necessary for the manufacturers to
go to the expense of exporting such goods to toreign
ports where the ships may make their purchases and
save the internal revenue tax.

*'This," he said, ''results in unnecessary expense
and inconvenience. We are proposing that this situa-
tion shall be corrected by amending the law so that
tobacco products withdrawn for consumption with-
out the United States may be withdrawn without the
payment of internal revenue taxes under proi)er sate-
guards to protect the revenue.

*'In the case of imported tobacco products, such
products can now^ be withdrawn without the pjiymeiit
of duty for sea stores in the case of vessels registered
under "the American Hag. The words added in tlie pro
posed ameiulment will permit the like withdrawal m
the case of all vessels engage<l in transporting pas-
sengers to foreign countries. The regulaticnis relating
to the withdrawal of articles free of duty in the case
of vessels registered under the American flag are found
in article 433 to 437, inclusive, of the 1923 customs reg-
ulations. , . n -i.
"We believe that it is the desire of your commit-
tee to encourage the consumption of American tobacco
products without the United States and to avoid as
much unnecessarv exiKMise and inconvenience in so do-
ing as possible. We believe that the proposed amend-
ment will accomplish this jiurpose and that at the same
time the Federal revenues will be ade(piately pro-
tected."

The text of Mr, Walker's proposed amendment is

as follow^s:

"Sec. 323 (a) Section 1 of the Act ot August 4,
1880, entitled 'An Act to ])rovide for the inspection of
tobacco, cigars, and snulT, and to repeal section three
thousand on hundred and fifty-one of the Revised Stat-
utes,' is amended to read as follows:

"That manufacture<l tobacco, snufT, cigars, and cig-
arettes may be removed from the place of manufacture
for export^ shipment, or <h*livery for consum])tion be-
vond the iurisdiction <»f the internal revenue laws of

the United States, as defined by section 3448 of the
Revised Statutes, without the payment of tax, under
such regulations, and the filing of such bonds, entries,
and bills of lading as the Commissioner of Internal
Kevenue with the approval of the Secretary of the
Treasury shall prescribe.

"Such articles so exported, shipped, or delivered
shall not be sold or disposed of within the jurisdiction
of the internal revenue laws of the United States. Every
])erson who relands, or causes to be relanded or brought
back into the United States, or after relanding or
being brought back, sells or offers to sell, or receives
for sale or consumption, or aids or abets in relanding,
selling or receiving in fraud of the revenue laws of
the liiiited States any manufactured tobacco, snuft,
cigars or cigarettes which have been exported, shipped,
or delivered under the provisions of this section, or
who has in i)ossession any such products except tlie
(luantity permitted to be brought in as personal bag-
gage, shall, on conviction, be fined not exceeding $1000,
or '^imprisoned for not more than one year, or both,
in the discretion of the court. All tobacco, snuff, cigars
or cigarettes seized in violation of this section shall
be forfeited to the United States." . , , . .

"(b) The sixteenth section of the Act entitled An
Act to remove certain burdens on the American mer-
chant marine and eiiccmrage the American foreign car-
rving trade, and for other purpose,' approved June
2i; 1884, as amended bv section 14 of the Act of July
2?', 1897, entitled 'An Act to provide revenue for the
government and to encourage the industries of the
United States,' is amended to read as follows:

"Sec. 16. That all articles of foreign or domestic
])roduction needed and actually withdrawn from
bonded warehouses and bonded manufacturing ware-
houses for supplies (not including equipment) of ves-
sels of the United States engaged in foreign trade, or
in trade between the Atlantic and Pacific ports of tlu*
United States, ami all mamAifadurcd tobacco, snuffy
nqars and cignrcUrs needed and actually withdrawn
from howled warehouses and bonded manufactunng
warehouses for supplies of vessels engaged in foreign
trade may be so withdrawn from said bonded ware-
houses, free of dutv or of internal revenue tax, as the
case may be, under such regulations as the Secretary
of the treasurv mav prescribe; but no such articles
shall be landcirat anv ]»ort of the United States."

Present Congress Enacts Little Beneficial Legislation

With the exception of the bill transferring from
the Census Bureau to the Department of Agriculture

(Continued on Page 16)

March 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

¥ /

Nothing

like a pipe,

I say

•Hi..„.,

WHENEVER I want a real, honcst-
to-John smoke (and that's pretty
often!), I get out my old pipe and
pack it with Prince Albert. I know
in advance what it's going to be like,
but I get a new thrill out of it every
time. A pipe and P. A. are so down-
right dependable.

Just to open the tidy red tin and
drink in that P. A. fragrance is a
treat in itself. No more appetizing
aroma ever greeted a pipe-hungry
man. And when that cool, comfort-
able smoke comes rolling up the
stem, you know that the taste more
than matches the fragrance.

Cool as the old town pump. Rest-
ful as an easy chair after a hard day.
Mellow and mild and long-burning.
So mild, in fact, that you're always
ready for another session, no matter
how much you load up. I've smoked
P. A. for years — I ought to know!

If you don't know the content-
ment and satisfaction of a pipe, I
urge you to go and get one right now.
Fill it with good old Prince Albert
and smoke up. You'll enjoy it as
you never enjoyed a smoke before.
You'll want your pipe for a constant
companion from that time on, or I
miss my guess. Try itl

>RINGE ALBERT

Not only quality, but
quantity, too— TWO
full ounces in every

Un,

— the national joy smoke!

O 192», R.J. Reynoldi Tobacco
CoiBpoaif, wia*ton-S«lcni, N. C

10

49tli year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 1, 1929

THE UNITED STATES EXPORT TRADE IN
TOBACCO PRODUCTS, 1928

UK yoar 1928 was charaetorized l)y a lively for-
oiiTii trade in American cigarettes, according
lifan interpretation of official data by the To-
bacco Section of the Department of Commerce.
\merican cii!:arett(>s are sohl in nearly eyerv conntry
in the world, hnt over 70 ])er cent of the loreign trade
in tiiis connnodity in 1928 was ^vith Clnna ^ales
amonntin,^ to 8,24r,,000,00O, valned at *lf,2' 8,000 or
nearly donble the trade with China in 1927. 0^v ng
to the civil war in China, cigarette exports to that
eonntrv have l)een declining for several years, and
the present revival of trade is dne mainly to the re-
placement of stocks depleted by the war, and to the
nnsettled tax conditi(ms i>revalent in the conntry dnr-

iiiiir 1928. .. ,, T- -i 1

' The total exports of cigarettes trom the I nited
States in 1928 amonnted to 11,70(),()00,000 in nnmber,
(.om])ared with 7,093,0(H),()00 exported in 192/, and an
3g; Innnal exportation of 1U78,0C»
the ten vears following the A\ orld A\ ar (1918-1.)-/ ).

The total tobacco prodncts trade tor the calendar
year 1928 rcHects a material increase i'\^'^^|.!.\^l ?/^?f;;!;.^^
than 47 i)er cent over 1927, amonntmg to if2.j,28/,0UU.
Seven-eighths of the total trade in t^>l>;^;7, l^^;?;^"^^"
was comprised of cigarettes, valned at $22,0ol,000.

The Philippine Islands rank next to China as a
market for American ^•i^^'^^'^ttes, snrpassing Bn^
Alalava in this respect in 1928. ^rore than 808,000,000
;.igarettes were sold to the Islands \^^^^%^}'^ y^'';
an increase of 52 per cent over the trade ot 192/ Othei
important markets showing development are Canada,
France and Siam. Panama is also an importan mar-
ket, bnt exports to that conntry declined m 1928 by

more than 12 per cent. , x. . • ^ i

Cigarette production in registered factories passc^l
the hnndred billion mark for the first time in 1928,
amonnting to 10r),!)27,OOO,OO0. As the production m
registered factories <loes not include the nnmber maii-
nfactnred in lK)nded warehouses, which about Ciiuals
the exports, and as eigarette imports are unimportant,
the registered factory pnuhiclion virtually represents
the domestic consumption. A ])roducti(m ot 10.) billions
came as no suri>rise to the industry, however, as cigar-
ette production in the United States has been an nn-
interrupted upward trend since 1920 witli an average
annual increase of about 7.:J billions

Price reductions made by the leading manutac-
turers earlv in 1928, and intensive advertising are
thought to*be among the contributing tactors in the
increased cigarette consumption of the year. It is
said that the reduction in prices brought the profit
margins to the minimum, but the increased earnings
of most of the large companies substantiate the tact
that any losses thus incurred were olTset by increased

Cigar Industry Concentrates on Cheaper Brands

and Machinery

The cig;>r industry seems to have settled down
nround an annual ])roduction of about 6.9 billions al-
though the average production during the period IJZo-
27 amounted to 7 l)illions. Few American cigars are
exported; the industry is purely a domestic one, but
tiie production in continental United States does not
entirely represent the consumption on account of a))ont
.'^OO 000,000 in number which enter the United States
duty-free from I*orto Rico and the Philippine Islands.
The present consumption of cigars in the United States,
although not as great as before the cigarette became

(Continued on Page 18)

BAYUK CIGARS ANNUAL REPORT

AYUK CIGAItS, INC., reports for the year
ended December 31, 1928, net income of $1,-
i 259 886 after charges and Federal taxes, equal,

■ after preferred dividends, to $9.08 a share on

the 98 842 no par common shares outstanding. This
compares with $1,372,963 or $13.60 a share on the 78,-
106 common shares outstanding m the 1927 year.

The income account for the year ended December
31, 1928, compares: ^^^^ ^^^^

Gross earnings $3,501,584 $3,466,679

General expenses and depr 1 ,950,.j99 \,i^.^,'6^a

$1,550,985 $1,710,797
30,684 67,063

Net earnings

Other income

rp,.fil income $1,581,669 $1,777,860

Iitls^ on>ans 136,334 182,229

Federal taxes 185,4;)0 222,668

Yet income $1,259,886 $1,372,963

^ix'femTdividends 362,986 310,408

( 'ommon dividends -^^^^30 ^

$ 798,065 $1,062,555
3,833,385 2,797,290

Surplus

Previous suri)lus

Total surplus $4,631,450 $3,859,845

Federal tax prior years ^»|B^'^

Amort, expenses - rn-

Prem. 1st pfd. stock retired. . . 216,021 l^^^O;)

!>. & L. suri)lus $4,415,429 $3,833,.385

The balance sheet of Bayuk (^igars Inc., f« of J^e-
eember 31, 1928, shows current assets of $11,104,804,
compared xvith $11,191,042 as of De^™l>^^L;^V ^^?^'
current liabilities $3,354,611 against ^2,C)8;),2j^6 leaving
net working capital of $7,750,193 against $8,505,/66.

Assets:

( ^isii

Ti'ade drs

Inventories

ixevenue stam])S

Dne from offic'ers & emph>yees

Investments and a<lys

* Plant, e(piipment, etc

tCigar machine licenses

Prepayments

Keorganization & finance exp.

1928

$727,683

1 ,989,375

S,.3.3S,637

4(),5!)9

2,511

1,712,666

1,600,343

675,913

185,208

100,772

1927

$569,774

1,899,524

8,676,908

38,924

5,911

760,418

1,414,360

555,210

1.50,046

105,642

. .$15,379,707 $14,176,717

$2,850,000 $2,000,000
135,133 225,729

Total

Liabilities:

Xotes payable

Trade credits

Accounts payable

Accrd. wag

I)ivi<lends payable

Federal tax pro

1st preferred sinking fund .
Purchase money mortgage .

Kes. royalties

Other res

1st i)ief erred stock

6% 2nd preferred stock

77r 2nd preferred stock

Common stock ''^'^^^''^2^

< 'ommon scrip 5(5

Surplus 4,290,642

rp,,t.^| $15,.379,707 $14,176,717

• Less depreciation, t Less amortization, t Less
sinking fund seven per cent, first preferred stock.

15,009

41,726

127,293

185,449

124,786

44,000

100,499
4,449,800

10,026
124,349
102,324
222,668
104,J>76
55,000
27,097

4,664,800

3,500

1,178,300

1,729,159

200

1 3,728,409

March 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

11

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JILV^t|iLii|MI^L^«|tyi|ti^'ity.*|t>yBi5iB

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12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 1, 1929

March 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

INDEPENDENTS TO BENEFIT THROUGH NEW

CHAIN PLAN

IX \ rc-ceiit report to the Wall Street Journal,
^uill.>^lH'emellt is made of another important,
novel and cH'onomic system ^o^ enhancing buy-
iii.r power of the consuming public's dollars, to
have rcsonlees exceeding $10,000,000 and coast-to-coast

auplication. , . , i

This new on^^aiiization now forming to be known
.,s the American National Merchandisers' System will
for the present, be operated under license-grant by,
1 as a division of, The Harvard ^^ess, IncoiTo^^^^^^^^
under state laws of Illinois, as conhrmed ^^^ ^^s Presi
eiit AI M. Alelnicoe. Established since 1919, this
JuTCss ul lusiness publishing concern with selling
Snnarters located at :U) South State Chicago, now
operles plants at C^iicago and Kochelle anc enjoys
a mJional patronage through more than two thousand
selling agencies and large volume annual sales.

With completed plans and financial arrangemonts
made, the first steps are now being taken by that com-
pany for placing of independent retail merchants u
Wis druU shoes and other lines on a sounder and
«er ?Soting and with practical facilities to better
cope with the modern trends of business.

Under the creed -In Unison, there is Power, and
the slogan of -A Nation-wide Chain of Greater Value
Stores-10,000 Strong by 1933," it is said that the new
organization will employ a plan conceived and per-
fected through fourteen years of P^f f f ^.^^^^J^^.^
contact with retailing problems, by John D. Pollard,
business analyst, counsellor and writer, -ho has ^^^^^^^^
identified with a number of successful and nationally
operated marketing activities. . t» ,,

Mr Pollard's earlier eiTorts in interests of Better
Retailing, as one of the founders and Executive Secre-
farv of tiie Local Loyalty League of America, which
inspired a nation-wide alliance of retail merchants,
wholesalers and manufacturers, attracted wide endorse-
ment of merchant groups, associations, chamb^s ot
commerce, pul)lishers, civic and governmental officials
and business leaders throughout the United States

Numerous original and patented features will be
involved in this new system offering benefits tor in-
dependent merchants comparable to those enjoyed by
the largest trust-owned and operated chain of stores
.such as large-scale buying economies, J^^nagement and
clerical efficiency, modern inducement merchandismg,
plus expertly organized and unified selling and adver-
tising-all placed within easy financial reach ot the
smallest qualified store-operator who is really alert
to insure his ow^n prosperity.

Additional advantages olTered to wliolesalers and
manufacturers will also contribute rapid growth and
insure wide acceptance of this timely method for re-
ducing distribution costs through increased sales.

TOBACCO TAX PROPOSED IN VERMONT

Assemblvman Clark A. Corliss, of Wethersfield,
Vt , has introduced a bill in the State legislature which
would reciuire all tobacco dealers in the State to obtain
a sales permit at an annual fee of $r3, and also would
levy the following sales tax on all tobacco products:
one-half cent on each five cigarettes; one-half cent on
each fifty cigarette papers; one-half cent on each five
cents of retail value of chewing and pipe tobacco, and
one-half cent on each five cents value of snuff.

G. W. HELME NET PROFITS INCREASE

HE George W. Helme Company reports net in-
come of $2,301,050 after all charges, including
Federal taxes, etc., for the year ended Decem-
her 31, 1928, equivalent, after allowing tor pre-
forred dividends, to $8.42 per share on the 240,000
shales or^ommon stock outstanding. This compares
with $2,258,849 or $8.24 for the year ended December
31, 1927.

Income account for the year ended December 31,
1928, compares: ^^^^ ^^^^

VM ^,,.omc $2,301,051 $2,258,849

^^fJTTdividends 280,000 280,000

(^ommon dividends 1>^^^^^^^ ^>^^^'^

Surplus ^341,051 $289,849

The balance sheet as of December 31 1928 shows

current assets of $16,285,300 «omP^y^f.,^\^^ 1 1 *«q^;286
as of December 31, 1927; current libihties $89o,286
ju'-ainst $1,030,683, leaving net working capital ot ^ID,-
390,014 as against $14,996,387. ^^^^ ^^^^

K f & mach $3,320,455 $3,254,218

Leaf mfg. stock, etc.......... M^^^^^^ g4,536

Bills and accounts receivable . 731,392 1^288,548

r^rkxroriiTTKMif sGC ctc 5,088,455 4,7»U,Dt5U

(jovernmcni sec, ei^ o qqqV.qi 9 fifiQ Q03

Other investments 3,388,691 2,bbJ,^u.^

rp^^.^! $19,605,755 $19,281,288

]■""% «r «r,

rp^,^.^ $19,605,755 $19,281,288

WISCONSIN WOULD TAX TOBACCO IN

STORAGE

Assemblvman J. C. Hanson, of Deerfield, Wis., has
introduced a'bill in the State legislature prov^idmg for
assessment of taxes against leaf tobacco that is in
storage. At the present time such tobacco escapes

assessment. ,,.,,• . i -^ , *i.r.

The intention of the proposed bill is to clarity the
present tax law insofar as it applies to tobacco.

Mr Hanson said he knew of only one case where
conditions were such that leaf tobacco in storage es-
caped taxation in his county, and in that case the State
Supreme Court unheld the appellant against the assess-
ment.

IMPERIAL TOBACCO DIVIDEND OUTLOOK

Henry Willegunn, presiding at the annual meeting
of the Imperial Tobacco Company of Great Britain and
Ireland, last week, stated he saw no justification for
the assumption that the Company would not be able
to maintain the present dividend rate on the new
capital, which was increased twenty-five per cent.

What's Wrong with

Man comes into your Store . . . says, Gimme
a good ten-cent cigar." You bring out some little
known brand-on which you probably loaded up a
bit heavily because some salesman baited you with a
Small extra-quantity discount.

Who's to blame if your customer gives you a
doubting look and starts for the door? Or, even if he
reluctantly accepts your choice, what happens it the
cigar disappoints? Chances are youve lost what
might have been a steady customer for years.

Change the picture ! Successhil cigar businesses
are built by holding customers
... by selling cigars so thor- „ ^ ^ , , ,,

oughly satisfactory that their en- B A Y U l<w

joyment fixes itself in the pur- BUILD B

chaser's memory.

Bayuk cigars are made with that idea constantly
in mind ... to build successful retaihng businesses.
Every step in the manufacture of Bayuk cigars contrib-
utes toward that end. It begins with the purchasmg
of only choice growings; continues with the discarding
of bitter, un^er-ripe and flat-tasting o«er-ripe eaves;
using only the true-tasting, flavor-laden, fully-npe
middle leaves; curing them by the most painstaking
processes; then making them into honest cigars
that are uniformly good, even-burning, satisfaction-
compelling— and sales-repeating.

Are you building for the

hiture? Bayuk cigars are the

R R A N n S firmest foundation you can lay.

M Q Tn fVs Five cents to three-for-fifty.

U S I N E 5 b vVinners, all!

'Its Ripc7o/>acco/

CHARLES THOMSON

BAYUK HAVANA RIBBON

MAPACUBA

Bayuk never
use* thc*c leavct

RIPE

— tbc only tobacco

leave* good enough

lor B^yuk cig«r»

Ofg/g-RIPE

Bayuk never
iwc* thetc leavca

C 1928

BAYUK PHILADELPHIA
CIGAR

PRINCE HAMLET

— Every Bayuk

BAYUK QGAR

Maktrs of fine cigars since 1897

PHILADELPHIA

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 1, 1929

^Tolks, how can I make
lioopee up here . . . when down in
front the '^coughers' are whooping?"

Wh

*'Maybe ihe audience would be grateful
if I stepped to the footlights some night
and voiced the above prot«*8t about the
coughing chorus' down in front.
"But that wouldn't be kind and it
wouldn't be just. The cougher doesn't
cough in public on purpose. He can't
help iL It embarrasses him as much as
it annoys his neighbors.
"What he needs, to avoid that throat
tickle, is an introduction to old colds."

«<)k^^..i^'

^^X^...;^^

Why

not a cough
^n a carload?

OLD COLD Cigarette* Bre blended
from HEART- LEAF tobacco, the
finest Nature grow*. Selected for
•ilkinesa and ripeneNM from the
heart of the tobacco plant. Aged
and mellowed extra long in a tem-
perature of mid-July aunsbine to
iniiure that boney-like amoothneaa.

EAT A CHOCOLATE

LIGHT AN OLD GOLD

AND ENJOY BOTH

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. W. Va. .•.••.•
iHAKLLS J. EISENLOHK Philadelphia. Pa
lULlUS LICIITENSILIN, New York. N. Y

.President

..Ex-President

_ Vice-President

V*""' V..T.'..... .Chairman Executive Committee

..Vice-President

^VTLLIAM BEST, New York, N vice-rresioent

MAI. GEOK(JE VV. HILL, New York. N.Y Vice- Pre* dent

GEORGE H. HUMMELL. New York. N. Y V cePres dent

H. H. SHELTON. Washington, p. C V cePrel dent

WILLIAM T. REED. K.cUond. Va Vict Prudent

HARVEY L. HIRST. Philadelphia. Pa ::;::::„!? .Treasurer

^SlR^Si^Dl^SH5l!^Dr''N'cw^roi;k.N;-^

^'"'^ Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave.. New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati. Ohio vlci-President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio ?.Trer»mer

GEO. S. ENGEL. Covington, Ky. ......•: Secretary

WM. S. GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati. ^''•« aecrcia y

Ohio

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION^^

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City

W. J. LUKASWITZ, Dayton, Ohio

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford. Conn.
HENRY FISHER. New York City

.Vice-President
...Treasurer
Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

President

.Vice-Preaident

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J.
CHARLES D. COLEMAN, Chicag<
ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St

cHARijEs:b,coLEMAN,^ Chicago, jji. ^^-;^-;^:::::::s;^;;;.T^;i^i

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

AC* T PlLfT VfK iv;""S'^*'?j ***

ASA LEMLE-iiN .Vice-President

i^R^SEk ^E\TE^R^1'J:hambe;sSt:; New vVA;.a Treasurer

U. S. TOBACCO INCOME

United States Tobacco Company of New Jersey re-
ports, for the year ended December 31, 1928, net income
of $2,660,390 after all charges and income taxes equal
after seven per cent, non-cumulative preferred divi-
dends to $5.96 a share on the 381,542 no par common
shares outstanding. This compares with $2,o/6,8<0 or
$5.74 a share on the common in the 1927 year.

Income account for the year compares:

1928 1927

Net income $2,660,390 $2,576,870

Preferred dividends 386,400 386,400

Common dividends 1,444,62() 1,444,626

S,,,.,,i„s $1,129,364 $1,045,844

Previous ;u;pius ".\ 5,593,740 4,907,895

Final surplus $7,083,103 $5,953,739

pared with $517,414, leaving net working capital of

$17,336,474 as against $15,0()6,363.

^ ' ' 1928 1927

Assets:

R. e. mchy $2,779,272 *$7,281,547

Trademarks, goodwill 4,559,252

Leaf supplies, etc ^'^^^'5?-

Sees, other cos 7,723, /oo

Vxx^h 2,924,283

Bills an<l accounts receivable. . . 6,510,931

7,349,723
8,063,005
2,914,849
5,319,205

r];otal $32,972,827 $30,928,328

Liabilities:

Preferred stock $5,520,000

Common stock 11,128,300

Reserves 8,707,34.)

Prov. for dividends 382,756

Accounts j>ayabh' 1;)1,318

Surplus . . .' 7,083,104

$5,520,000

11,128,300

7,808,875

382,756

134,658

5,953,739

n.tal

ri^

* Includes Irademarks and goodwill.

,$32,!)72,827 $30,928,328

TOBACCO TAX PROPOSED IN CONNECTICUT
PROPOSAI^ for a tax of one or two cents a
l)ackage on cigarettes has been placed before

^_ the legislature in Connecticut, by John A.

.Mansfield, of Harwinton, Conn., who said its

purpose was to obtain more money for state highways,
and as at least half the cigarette smokers are youths
less than twenty-one years old, the cigarette tax would
not be a great burden on the community.

Attornev Reuben Taylor, of Hartford, at a hear-
incr on the bill before the finance committee ot the gen-
mx\ assemblv, said it was a discriminatory measure and
made a favored class of cigar smokers, gum chewers
and users of cosmetics and with the present federal
tax of six cents on each fifteen-cent package ot cigar-
ettes would make the total tax fifty per cent.

BAYUK AND HIRST IN AMSTERDAM

Sam Bavuk and Harvey L. Hirst, of Bayuk Cigars,
Inc., sailed on the Olympic from New York City, on
Fridav, February 22d, for Amsterdam, where they will
attend the Sumatra and Java inscriptions.

March 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

JANUARY CIGAR PRODUCTION SHOWS

INCREASE

i)HE following comparative data of tax-paid
products indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of January,
1929, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for Jan-
uary, 1929, are subject to revision until pubhshed m
the annual report) :

Cigars (large) : ^ .<„„„
Products January, 1928 January, 1929

Class A No. 231,431,180 242,188,120

Class B No. 38,137,640

Class C No. 136,992,398

Class D No. 6,159,272

Class E No. 811,185

42,106,600

134,881,928

7,528,475

1,010,684

$13,967,235.33

196,889,687.07

4,167,323.22

35,603,427.15

Total 413,531,675 427,715,807

Cigars (small) . No. 32,581,000 35,168107

Cis-arettes dartre) No. 9ol,32o Hbd,4yy

clare e smfu ... .No. 8,369,087,187 10,160,262,683

Snuff mfd .... lbs. 3,745,530 3,719,514

Tobacco mfd lbs. 29,256,633 . 29,440 476

Note- The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine Is-
lands. This information is shown in supplemental
statement.
Supplement to the January Statement of Internal

Revenue Collections

First Seven Months
Objects of Taxation 1928 Fiscal Year 1929
Tobacco manufactures :

Cigars $14,290,334.48

Cigarettes 175,509,023.73

Snuff 4,315,390.08

Tobacco, chewing

and smoking 36,516,479.68

Supplement to the January Statement of Tax-Paia

Products
Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for the month

of January:

Products January, 1928 January, 1929

"^'^aal'sT^^ No. 8,722,100 6,663,100

Cass B ...No. 131,050 22,000

Class C :::::.... No. 881,900 69,640

Class D No. 3,o00

Total 9,738,550 6,754,740

Cigarettes (small) ....No. 42 000 94,400

Tax-paid products from the Philippine Islands tor

the month of January : r ^non

Products January, 1928 January, 1929

"^^'^ QasiT^ : No. 13,758,190 13,098,805

Class B ..No. 198,853 257,850

cCc :::::::::. No. 87;i86 i59,i64

Class D No. 200 80

Class P: No. ^

Total 14,044,429 13,516,109

79,260
31

673,020
63

Cigarettes (small) ....No.

Tobacco, mfd lbs.

Note : Quantities of tax-paid products shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

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16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 1, 1929

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

the work of taking' the periodic census of tobacco
.tocks, the liual session of the Seventieth Congress
enacted no legishition of importance to the business
men of tlie countrv. As a matter of fact, there was
comparatively little business legislation iKuiding, and
the greater ])art of the session was devoted to the pas-
sage of the annual appropriation bills for the Govern-
ment activities and the consideration ot a tew measures
of majoi- importance to the country as a whole.

Ihnin'^ the session, however, a good start was made
toward the enactment of a new taritf bill, the House
wavs and means committee concluding its hearings,
thu's paving the way for the drafting of new rates
and the framing of 'a bill which may be reported to
the House during the coming extra session. During
these hearings the to])acco industry made a strong
plea for a reduction in the rate on imported wrapper
tobacco, in which it was supiK)rted by some ot the

growing interests. ■, . . ^- „i

^ The anticipated elTort to secure legislation repeal-
ing the restrictions on the entry of cigars, Avhich has
acted as a barrier to the consummation of a parcel post
treaty between the United States and Cuba, failed
to materialize. Repeal of these restrictions was insisted
upon by the Cuban Government as a condition to its
t^crroement to such a treaty, but Congress failed to
enact the necessary legislation and as a result there has
been no agreement covering the interchange of parcel
post matter between the two countries since March,
1928 Removal of the restrictions has been contested
by^tlie domestic cigar manufacturers, who feel that such
action would enable the Cul^an cigar mdustiy to in-
vade this market. Practically every other industry
producing commodities capable of being shipped by
parcel post sought the aid of Congress in securing
the treaty, but their arguments were not sufficient to
outweigh' those of the cigar manufacturers. Consider-
ation of the matter was recommended l)y I resident
Coolidge in his message at the opening of Congress,
but no real attempt was made to bring the matter up.
Another matter of importance in which Congress
failed to act was legislation dealing with the mainte-
nance of resale prices for trademarked articles, a ques-
tion which has been ])efore it for a number of years.
No action will be taken on this matter until the ^ ed-
eral Trade Commission, which is now making a thor-
ough survey of the entire su])3ect, submits its report
to Congress, probably at the beginning of the next
regular session in December. Enactment ot the l)il
has been prevented by fear that its provisions would
serve to increase prices to consumers, although pro-
ponents of the measure declared such would not be
the case but that manufacturers would be protected
against the oi)erations of cut-price merchants.

Revision of the trademark laws so as to consoli-
date them and remove some of the provisions which
have been found unsatisfactory was passed by the
House of Representatives during the long session but
failed of action in the Senate. Another bdl of impor-
tance which died at the end of the session would make
punishable the transportation of stolen property in
interstate commerce. This measure has the backing
of business men generally; it follows the line of the
Dyer Act penalizing the interstate transportation ot
gtolen automobiles, under which the Government has

been successful in recovering a large number of cars.
Amendment of the bankruptcy laws m conformity
with the recommendations of the Department of Jus-
tice, the control of interstate motor passenger and
freight transportation lines and the elimination of
bribery and corrupt practices in business also were
pending in measures which failed of action.

New Classification of Leaf Tobacco

A statement showing the proi>osed classitication
of leaf tobacco for use by the tobacco trade in making
(piarterlv reports of stocks to the United States De-
partment of Agriculture, as provided by legislation
signed by President Coolidge on January 14, is being
distributed to members of the tobacco trade by the
Bureau of Agricultural Economics.

In the ])roposed classification of leaf tol)acco, the
six classes and the twenty important types of tobacco
are designated l)y the same numbers as those used in
the classification* issued by the Department of Agri-
culture in 192(), niider the United States AVarehouse
Act The groups of grades then established were
worked out in line with trade practices and are re-
tained substantially unchanged.

The new legislation provides that cpiarterly re-
ports covering the stocks of leaf tobacco as of Janu-
ary 1, April 1, July 1 and October 1, shall be made
to'the Department of Agriculture by all dealers, man-
ufacturers, growers' co-operative associations, ware-
liousemen, brokers, holders and owners, except (a) the
original growers of tobacco, (b) manufacturers who
in the preceding calendar year, according to the re-
turns of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, manu-
factured less than 50,000 pounds of tobacco, less than
250,000 cigars, or less than 1,000,000 cigarettes, or (c)
dealers who, on the average, had less than 50,000 pounds
of leaf tobacco in stock at the end of each of the
four quarters of the preceding calendar year

In addition to requiring a segregation of leat to-
bacco stocks by types and forms, the law ])rovides for
a segregation bv groups of grades, separately tor new
crop, or tobacco harvested in the last four years, in-
cluding the current crop, if any, and old crop, or the
toliacco harvested in previous years. « . . ,

The act provides that the Secretary of Agricul-
ture shall specify the types and groups of grades of
tobacco to be included in the reports and prepare
forms upon which the reports shall be made, rlie
groups of grades for the various types are clearly and
explicitly defined in the proposed classification. Steps
have already been taken by the deimrtment to print
the new report foniis. Eorms for the April 1 report
may be obtained from the Bureau of Agricultual Eco-
nomics about March 20.

NEW TOBACCO TAX PLAN IN MICHIGAN

Senator Peter B. Lennon, who introduceji a bill
providing for a stamp tax on tobacco in 1927, which
was defeated, has announced that he will introduce
another bill to take the place of the defeated bill but
with the proposed tax cut in half.

The basic provisions of the new bill will be a five
per cent, levy on the gross wholesale value of cigars
and bulk tobacco together, and a levy of '^\ a thousand
on cigarettes sold bv wholesalers.

The new bill provides for collection of the tax from
the wholesalers, and Senator T.ennon estimates the new
measure would bring in an additional revenue to the
State of $5,000,000 a year.

^

March 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

THE POSITION OF BUSINESS

NDUSTRIAL activity is moving along steadily.
Expansion is mainly of a seasonal nature, but,
considering the high basic level from which it
is proceeding, the present position is in gen-
eral very satisfactory. There is some ground, how-
ever, for feeling that the current period of expansion
may reach its culmination in the spring months. This
view is based on the following more or less interre-
lated points:

1. The prolonged continuation of high money rates.

2. The temporary psychological effects which a
sharp reaction in the speculative securities mar-
kets might have on business confidence.

3. The very high rates of i)roduction which the au-
tomotive industry has in view for the next sev-
eral months— with a question whether there may
not have to be a falling off in its activity there-

1 f t e r

4. An apparent moderate slowing down in con-
struction.

5. The tendency of production in some important
industries to overshoot requirements, leading
to an unsatisfactory market condition.

These points summarize the uncertain features
in the present outlook. It is evident that most of
them are uncertainties rather than definitely untav-

orable factors. . , , i .i

The current period has moved closely along the
lines set by earlier months. Activity centers about the
steel industry, which set new records for January per-
formance and is continuing operations with no signs
of let-up at from 85 to above 90 per cent, of capacity
in the several steel-making districts. The demand lor
steel is widely diversified. Requirements ot the auto-
motive producers are of course large. The farm-
(Hiuipment industry is working at capacity rates. iMa-
chine-tool demand continues heavy. The railroads, in
line with the improvement in their traffic, ordered sub-
stantially more freight cars in January than in any
month last year. The railway e.piipment industry is
discussed elsewhere in this issue.

Building contracts awarded in January, accord-
ing to the F. W. Dodge figures, were $410,000,000 hve
per cent ])elow December, and 4 per cent, below .Janu-
•iry 1928 Projects reported as contemplated were
about 10 per cent, below last year's figure It is of
course entirely too soon to draw conclusions from such
figures about the prospective volume of buil<ling. liow-
ever high money rates, declining rents and a gradu-
ally rising percentage of vacancies m some tyi^es ot
building, are factors which point to moderation rather
than further increases in construction activity.

Bituminous coal production of 51,54.),000 tons in
January was well above that of any month of the past
fall or winter-in fact, it ^vas the highest for any
month since before the coal strike of 192;. ihis tig-
ure reflects a temporary .seasonal demand as well as
general industrial activity, and it does not mean that
the coal industry's difficulties have ended. Stocks are
low, however, and i)roduction may be maintained at
better levels than a year ago.

In the textiles, January cotton consumption
amounted to (;()8,00() bales of lint, a figure exceeded only
bv consumption in March, 1927. The reports ot the
Association of (V)tton Textile Merchants indicated an
approximate balance between production and shipments
at around :m million yards; sales were in good vol-
ume, and stocks showed a very slight decline. In silk,
laoad silk manufacturers seem to have been pushing

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WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

POSITION WANTED AS FOREMAN OR SUPERINTEN-
DENT—Experienced man in general Cigar Manufacturing.
Thoroughly familiar with all phases of Manufacture, hand work or
automatic machinery. Willing to go to any part of Country. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527, "The Tobacco World.

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

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inoduetioii a little too hard, with some accumulation
of stocks in producers' and wholesalers' hands, ihe
recent high rate of activity is the more questionable
because of the competition which may be expected trom
other textile fabrics— thus cotton shows detinite signs
of ])opularity for summer wear ; style forecasts have
triven considerable attention to rayons; and the wool
manufacturers are producing styled materials which
have attracted the attention of buyers.

Shoe production has been of good proportions.
Last year's output was apparently somewhat greater
than that of 1927; the midwiner decline was perhaps
a little more than the usual seasonal slackening; but
business is picking up and during the curreiit season
the outlook is for at least a normal volume of demand.
Hide prices, however, have dropped sharply to around
14V. cents for heavy native steers— 8 cent^ below hg-
ures current in the latter part of 1928 and 11/. cents
below the prices of last spring. A small part ot the de-
cline is seasonal, but the major part results trom other
i'.jetors— the curtailments and substitutions m use ot
leather induced by high leather prices, and the flow ot
hides into world markets from all sorts ot out of the
^vav sources, which a high level of hide i>i-ices usually
tends to bring o\\i.— National Bank of Commerce m
Nf'iv York.

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18

49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

March 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, '^'.VTO^^m

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

llegistration, (see Note A), $5.00
Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, ^-00

Note A-An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B-I£ a report on a search of a title necessitates the ^^,P°'^}*'''°L^IZ
than^'ten (10) titles^ but less than twenty one (21). - addu.onal d.arge of^One

r ($1 00) will be made If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) tu£."^buriess than thirty-one (31) an additional cW^^^^^^^ Do "ar,
(S2 00) will be made and so an additional char« of One Dollar (»i.w; wiu uc
made for every ten (10^ additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS
GRAND LODGE:— 45,409. For all tobacco products. December 29,

1928. Consolidated Litho. Corp., Brooklyn, N. Y.
WENHAM:— 45,410. For all tobacco products. February Id, ly^y.

George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y.
WYNWOOD HALL:— 45,411. For all tobacco products, i-ebruary

12, 1929. George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y
SUNSHINE SWEEPERS:— 45,412. For cigars. February 14, 1929.

F. X. Marx, Jacksonville, Fla. ,-

TWIN WINGS:— 45,413. For all tobacco products. February 15,

1929. Anthony Coulapides, New York, N. Y.
WARDLEIGH:— 45,414. For all tobacco products. February 14,

1929. George Schlegel Inc., New York, N. Y.
SCOTWICK:— 45,415. For all tobacco products. February 14, iv^y.
George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y.

TRANSFERS

FARALLON:— 44,699 (T. M. A.). For cigars, cigarettes and tobac-
co. Registered July 20, 1926, by St. Francs Cigar Mfg. Co., Inc.,
San Francico, Cal. Transferred to the Security Cigar Co., Inc.,
Los Angeles Cal. November 15, 1928. „ • . i t.,.,« 1^

SAFEWAY:— 44,679 (T. M. A.). For cigars. Registered June 13,
1926 by G. J. Johnson Cigar Co., Los Angeles, (^al. Transferred
to the Security Cigar Co., Inc., Los Angeles, Cal., November 27.

19^8 D

HIGHWAY:— 20,597 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars Regis-
tered November 19, 1898, by Tisch Bros. Grand Rapids, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by G. J. Johnson Cigar Co., Los
Angeles, Cal., and re-transferred to the Security Cigar Co., inc.,
Los Angeles, Cal., November 27, 1928. ^

M. T. A.:-23,684 (Tobacco World). For cigars, cigarettes, cheroots
chewing and smoking tobacco Registered January 9, 191 A by
HeinenTan Bros., Baltimore, Md. Transferred to H. D. Tichenor,
Teekskill, N. Y., February 13, 1929.

U. S. EXPORT TRADE

(Continued from Page 10)
£0 popular, is greater than in any other country in

the world.

The American cigar industry emerged trom tlie
World War period, handicapped not only by the ris-
ing popularity of the cigarette and the increased prices
of raw materials, but by an expensive system of hand
manufacture which is gradually being replaced by ma-
chinery, in order to meet the price competition ot
the cheaper smoke in the form of the cigarette.

The abolishment of hand manufacture, in turn,
has thrown numbers of people out of employment and
caused great economic distress in certain sections ot
the country. Furthermore, thousands of small man-
ufacturers w^ho have attempted to keep hand labor,
have been forced out of business entirely; the num-
ber of cigar establishments, in fact, decreased from
11,483 in 1919 to 7974 in 1927.

Th best seller on the American cigar market at
present is the one retailing at five cents. Nearly 50
per cent of the consumption in 1928 was of cheap
cigars and manufacturers in general seem to have set-
tled on the policy of making the cheap cigar better.
Generally speaking, the cigar is a leisure smoke, nev-
ertheless, manufacturers have anticipated the wants
of the busy man with a cigar taste by creating the
small cigar.

A decline of a billion and a half in the annual con-
sumption of cigars in the United States since the War
has been a blow to the industry, but from the steadi-
ness of the consumption figures during the past five
years, it is apparent that the potention consumption of
the country has been accurately gauged and that the
cigar industry is passing through its transitional pe-
riod successfully from an economic standpoint.

The following figures show the production of ciga-
rettes and cigars from 1923 to 1928 :

1923
1924
1925
1926
1927
Av. 1923-1927
1928

Cigarettes
66,733,896,288
72,725,043,310
82,264,529,154
92,110,213,691
99,820,463,979
82,730,829,284
105,926,765,651

Cigars
7,455,552,879
7,128,390,867
6,910,282,278
6,910,956,028
6,958,424,350
7,072,721,280
6,873,553,714

Tobacco, Snuff and Nicotine
In the tobacco products export trade, chewing to-
bacco ranks next to cigarettes in importance, exports
in 1928 amounting to 3,832,000 pounds valued at $1,861,-
421 and reflecting a slight gain over 1927. Australia,
Philippine Islands, Canada, United Kingdom, Cuba and
New Zealand, named in the order of their importaiice,
took three-fourths of the total plug exports in 1928;
other substantial markets for this commodity are Pan-
ama, Argentina, Newfoundland and Labrador. The
present export trade in chewing tobacco is but little
more than half of what it was prior to the World War.
A lively export trade also continued throughout the
war and up until 1921 of the post war period; since
that time, however, exports have settled around an
average annual figure of 3.7 million pounds, and pro-
duction averages about 122 million pounds.

The United States produces and consumes much
more smoking tobacco than chewing tobacco, although
the chewing tobacco export market is better. Approx-
imately 250 million pounds of smoking tobacco is pro-
duced in the United States annually, and the annual
exports amount to little more than a million pounds.
The export market enjoyed great stimulation for a
short period following the War, when about six mil-
lion pounds were exported annually, but exports
dropped to less than a million pounds m 1923 and did
not return to normal until 1925.

The gradual and consistent increase m the con-
sumption of snuff in the United States has been one
of the marvels of the trade. Snuff production in 19J8
amounted to 40,665,000 pounds, an increase of about
500,000 pounds over the production in 1927. Inciden-
tally the average annual increase since 1913 has been
about 500,000 pounds. As no snuff of importance is
exported, practically the whole production is consumed
• in the United States.

The following figures show the production ot to-
bacco and snuff in the United States in 1926, 1927

and 1928:

1936 1927 1928

Smok'g tobac'o 246,438,832 237,933,677 343,458,596(1)
Plue 109,766,342 103,918,416 (2)

Twist 9,179,089 7,988,281 (2)

Fine Cut 6,984,728 6,286,483 (2)

Snuff 38,226,725 40,197,123 40,655,395

Total Tobacco — ■

and Snuff 410,595,716 396,323,980 384,113,991

(1) Includes plug, twist and fine cut tobacco.

(2) Included in smoking tobacco.

Source : Reports of the Bureau of Internal Rev-
enue.

MARCH 15, 1929

ffffOCIVCO

MAN 0 0 ]<j2\

Up to the time of the war with Spain the tobacco industryot the
Island of Porto Rico remained in a stairnant condition. Seedinus,
transplantation, cultivation, harvesting were carried on hv the
growers as their fathers had done, and as their fathers before them.

The American occupation hreatlied into the moribund Porto Kican
tobacco trade the livinir spirit of American enterprise. The new
Island Government established a Department of Agriculture. Aided
by the Department of Agriculture of the I'nited States, an experi-
mental station was started. Improvement of the entire industry was
undertaken in a most vigorous fashion.

Remarkable improvements have been effected. Plantin^r. cultivation
and harvestinir are now done under the most modern scientific con-
ditions. All the natural su[>eriority of the Porto Rican leaf has been
brouirht out. l'ni«iue in its mild fragrance, this free burning tobacco
f^ts in perfectly with the [>uhlic demand for a mild ciy:ar at a luod-
erate i)rice.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

New York, N. Y.

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WHY are humidors made

en-cigar-box s

The best cigars
are packed in

WOOOKN HOXKS

Only men of means own humidors — men
who smoke cigars constantly. Such men buy
cigars carefully. They are particular about
quality, size, shape, color and finish. Fhey
buy by the box — wooden box. They want
the natural woody fragrance to enhance and
condition the rich aroma of the cigars.

Humidor owners are the most permanent
part of your dealers* "Box IVade;^— steady
customers, usually staying with one brand.
It is ^ood business to pack your cigars m
wooden boxes.

Cigars are smoked only by men who enjoy smoking—
not as a safety valve to nervousness

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Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 6

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter. December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, MARCH 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

GENERAL PRODUCES 752,000,000 CIGARS

CCORDINCJ to the annual report of the Gen-
eral Cigar (.'ompany the total production of
the company (which is now operating a large
ncAv factory unit at Binghamton, N. Y., com-
pleted last year) was 752,000,000 cigars for the year
1928. This* compares with production of 728,000,000
cigars in 1927, and 700,000,000 cigars produced in

Total domestic production of cigars m the United
States for 1928 was r),r)71,872,82(), which indicates that
the General Cigar (^ompany last year ])roduced ap-
l)roximately one-ninth of the total production of the

country.

January, 1929, sales of the company were twenty-
one per cent, ahead of the same month in 1928, the re-
]'ort states, while the (piarter ending Decemher 31,
1928, was the hest in the company's history. Earnings
for the vear 1928 were not far short of the 1927 earn-
ings, which was the hest the company ever had.

Net profits for 1928 totaled $3,140,459, after de-
ductions, which is equivalent to $6.84 a share on the
405,570 shares of no par common, after dividends on
the 7 per cent, preferred. This compares with $3,366,-
136 for the year 1927, or $7.12 a share on the no par
common. (Jross profits have increased steaddy dur-
ing the past six vears, from $9,88!),129 in 1923, to $11,-
209,660 in 1928.* The 1!)28 statement of the company
shows assets of $22,959,605, while Ihc 1927 statement
listed assets at $21,437,753.

l*roduction at the Binghamton factory is gnid-
ually being increased as more workers are trained for
operation of additional machines as they are installed.
'J'he Binghamton plant now employs more than eight
hundred persons, and this will be increased to about
twelve hundred when full production is reached.

The production of the Binghamton factory will be
approximately 125,000,(K)0 cigars annually, and it is
hoped that this figure will ])e attained by the end of
this year.

SCHULTE-UNITED DEBENTURES OFFERED

Last week a new issue of $6,500,000. Schulte-
United Properties, Inc., thirty year five and one-half
per cent, sinking fund debentures were otTered to the
imblic by Otis and (^»mpany and Harris, Forbes and

Companv.

Each $1()(M) debenture carries an allotment certih-
cate entitling the holder to receive on and after March
1 1931, ten shares of the corporation's common stock.

The cori)oration was recently organized to aciiuire
more than $8,()00,()()0 of real estate to be used as sites
for the Schulte-United chain of five-cent to one dollar
stores.

TOBACCO TAX BILL INTRODUCED IN NEW

YORK STATE

NDER a bill introduced last week in the New
York Legislature l>y Assemblyman, Louis A.
(Hivillier, Democrat, the State would impose
a tax of one cent on each package of cigarettes
sold, three cents a pound on smoking and chewing
tobacco, and ten cents on each l)ox containing twenty-
five or more cigars.

Additional revenue of between $50,000,000 and
$60,01)0,000 a pear would be provided for the State
through the enactment of the measure, according to
Assemblyman (Juvillier.

''Governor Roosevelt and the Republican leaders
are fighting over the tax reduction, and ray bill wouhl
solve their troubles."

"A tax on tobacco and cigarettes is nothing more
than a luxury tax, and I do not believe there would
be any opposi'tion to it on the part of the smokers. More
and more women are smoking every day and this would
atford them an opportunity to contribute toward the
supiK)rt of the State (iovernment,'; said Mr. Cuvillier.

CANADA TO HAVE CUBAN CIGAR EXHIBIT

Word has been received by the State Department
in Cuba from Arturo Sainz de la Pena, (^iban trade
commissioner in (^inada that a vitrine has been ceded
to Cuba at the museum of tlie School of High Com-
merce of the Cniversity of Montreal, so that its prod-
ucts may be exhibited. Sr. Sainz de la Pena will also
give a conference at the university on Cuba's commerce
and industry-

OHIO TOWN BANS CIGARETTE POSTERS SHOW-
ING WOMEN SMOKING

All posters in Arlington, Ohio, showing beautiful
women ''of the higher types" using cigarettes were
taken down recently when the solons denounced the
tol)acco companies for their "efforts to fasten the
cigarette habit on young women through clever post-
ers," and demanded that the posters come down.

OLD NORTH STATE REDUCED

The Brown and Williamson Tobacco C(mi])any has
announced that the trade price of "Ohl North State"
cigarettes has been reduced to $6 a thousand, subject
to the usual jobber's discounts. "Old North State"
cigarettes are popular in certain localities of the coun-
trv and the reduction in price should have a tendency
to increase their sale.

40th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 15, 1929

UNION TOBACCO WARRANTS MAY BE
EXCHANGED AFTER JULY 1ST

F(JL\XI\(i .hilv 1, and up until December 31,
of tills vear, deahM-s and j()hl)ers who have been
aeeuundatiu.ir stock Avarrauts of the Imon
Tol)acco Company Avill have an opiK)rtunity
to redeem tliem in certilicates of common stock ot the
com anv. With this period less than tour months
a^" tiie companv has deemed it timely to advise its
housamls of customers that full advantage should be
lak"not the opportunity to become stockhohlers m the
Tnion Tol)acco (\)mpany.

( eor<^e J. Whelan's stock warrant plan whereby
,t was proposed to distribute :}00,()00 shares ot the com-
mon stock of the Union Tobacco (Nmipany to jobbeis
and retail dealers throu^diout the country, was hrst an- .

nc'ed on June 11, 11)28. The warrants or common
Ic are place<l in each carton of -Melachrino,"
-HVM-bert Tarevton" and "Three Kiui^^s" cigarettes,
and "Herbert Tareyton" smoking mixture. ,

This plan had a two-fold purpose; namely, to in-
crease the profits to jobbers and retailers on all I mon
brands, and to secure the co-operation and support ot
all iobbers and retailers in creating an increased con-
sumer demand for Union products. A tremendous in-
terest has been shown to further this end, and as a
result thereof, the success of the plan has now proven

to be inevitable. . ^- i i

Since its inception, advertising promotional work
of every description has ])een enlisted to aid jobbers
and retailers in their untiring (;ir<»rts to produce results
both f«n- themselves and for the I mon I obaeco ( om-

^'''"^in the latter part of 1928, it was decided to have
the common stock of the Union Tobacco (^ompany listed
on the New York C^irb Market, and dealers were ad-
vised of this fact tiirough inserts which are packed m
the eart(nis of the various brands. .

Also, ill December, 1928, the I mon Tobacco Cotn-
paiiv appointed the J. Walter Thompson Company ad-
veriising agents for -Herbert Tareyton cigarettes.
This resulted in the tremendous campaign which is he-
\u^ run at the ,.resent lime in liftecMi •»! /he leading
cities (»f the rnite<l States, exploiting the Stea(l>
Nerves" feature of "Heil)ert Tareyton" cigarettes, in
eonjunction with which attractive a<lvertisnig material
on this brand, consisting <»f window <lisplays counter
displays, posters, etc., has been ma.le available to job-
bers aiid retail dealers. _ .

A national magazine advertising campaign ot a
far-reaching scoik' has also been in progress since
September, 1928, on -Melachrino" cigarettes and the
increased sales results are most gratifying. It is pos-
sible through the promotion and sale of this trememl-
ouslv popular all-Turkish brand, for all tobacco mer-
chants to considerablv increase their profits, and ad-
vertising material in support of the magazine cam-
])aign is furnished .iobbers and retail dealers to aid
them in their i)romotional work.

It is uiKiuestionablv true that customers through-
out the countrv have realized the importance to them
of supporting the Union Tobacco (\)mpany in its stock
plan Since the plan is only etl'ective until July 1, next,
when the redemi)tion perio<l begins, it is very evident
that little time remains in which to take advantage ot
the m)portunitv which has been atTorded all jobl)ers and
dealers to become stockholders in the I mon Tobacco

Company. , . .

The companv therefore urges tobacco merchants

everywhere to doubh" up on the efforts which have

thus* far been forth to secure as many of the stock

AMERICAN CIGAR COMPANY ANNUAL REPORT

V SP:A]MAN, treasurer of The American Ci-
gar (Company, has made the following report
for the vear ending December 81st, 1928:
During the year 1928 the Company ac-
quired $1,498,400 of its P^'«t'^^-^-^^i.«toS['' ;?^ ''^'t S
it now holds in its treasury, $0,000/ 00 The total

amount of stock now outstanding is $0,000 000 at pai,
of 6 per cent, cumulative preferred stock, and i^..u,-
000,000 at par, of common stock.

The net earnings for the year of American Cigai
(V)mpanv and all companies, all of whose stock is
owned bV American Cigar (^ompany, after deducting
all charges for expenses, management, federal taxes,

etc., were $2,767,078.97. ,. . . , . .y ,,^,,

Deduct : Four quarterly dividends ot 1 V^ pei
cent each on preferred stock outstanding end ot each
quai'ter, aggregating $844,952. Balance applicable to
surplus account, $2,422,126.97.^ ?,^"p1"«^P^^^^^^^^ ^^'
1927, $8,160,825.68. Balance $o,o82,9o2.6o

Dkduct: Four quarterly dividends of 2 per cent,
each on $20,000,000 common stock, aggregating $l,bOU,-
000. Balance $8,982,952.65. , , u ^„^

Adjustments: Premium preferred stock pur-
chases i)K. $164,979.40. Excessive insurance reserves
, K $100,000. Balance $64,979.40. Surplus December
81, 1928 $8,917,978.25. i .i r •

This statement of earnings includes only the divi-
dends received from those companies, a part only ot
whose stock is owned by the company, but it includes
the total net profits of companies, all ot whose stock
is owned bv, or held in trust for, the company.
The balance sheet is herewith submitted.
American Cigar Company Financial Statement
((Consolidated with companies all of whose stock
is owned by this company) December 81, 1928:

Assets
Real estate, machinery and fixtures, etc. (after
deducting reserves for depreciation) $8,04»,o^U.
Brands, trade-marks, patents, goodwill, etc., $1. Leat

to]>acco, manufactured stock, «l>^''';l;^'Sn''Q!]f/-w'''n i*
$1 0,209,51 0.!)8. Bonds and stocks, $b,o90,821. >8 Cash
$8'M4<)8 72. (^ash on call, $(),200,000. Total $^021,-
-l<)8 72 Amounts owing to this company by companies
in which it, directly or indircK-tly owns part ot the
stock, $564,885.62. Bills receivables $o41 ,404.90. Ac-
counts receivable, $8,258,996.74. Prepaid insurance,
intvrest, etc., $69,764.02. Total assets, $81,804,948.60.

Liabilities
Capital stock, preferred, $10,000,000. Less stock
in treasurv, $5,000,000. Total $5,(K)0,000. (Vapital stock
common, $20,000,000. Prov. for ^liyidend, preferred
stock, $75,000. Accounts payable, $l,<88,ool.4o. iax
reserves, $426,149.55. Provisions for depreciation, ac-
tual of contingent, (other than on tangible property),
insurance funds, etc., $147,274.41. Total liabdities,
$27,886,975.41 . Surplus, $8,917,9 < 8.2o.

NEW JOBBER FOR PHILADELPHIA

A new wholesale and retail cigar and tobacco store
will be oi)eiied at 2210 Market Street, by C. Bolen in
the near future.

warrants as is possible before July 1, 1929, tor the
additional profits which are and will l)e availab e
must be apparent to all concerned. The nation-wide
interest which this stock plan has stimulated is tre-
mendous, and it is hoped that jobbers and retail deal-
ers will realize the importance to them of obtaining
their share of the warrants before it is too late.

March 15, 1929

Say You Smv It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

zA "Bi^-Tayin^ J^ng- Filler Bunch ^Machine

Labor, Stock
Money-Saving Features

^_The Suction B^",t"JrfccUy" oiled
^smoother ^^^\^^\%^S\ siv.ng m

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Assure perfeft lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

-me model T universal

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

^Blending Type)

For High-Grade Work

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive
stock and labor-saving features which make it a most
profiTbie investment for makers of high-grade long_filler
S It is made with (or without Suaion Binder Table
anTwith or without) an individual, direa-connected motor-
driven Sua on Fan. These hold the binder tightly against
fhrroUinrapron by suaion, thereby assuring smoother and
more perf^^^^ rolled bunches. A savmg in binders is also
effefted because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long-Filler Bunch Machine is
bum wUh the latest type 'of Fn«ion Cl-^^^^^^^
the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upKeep
colt a'S an Emergency Stop, which permits the instanta-
neous shopping of Ae mach'ine at any point m its opera-
tion.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-

of the mrchine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

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The price of the Model T Universal
equipped with Two Folding Chairs,
Individual-Drive Equipment and 1/4
H. P. Motor is

$

2000

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table $50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With
individual, direct-connected, motor-
driven Suction Fan $75 extra.

Prices F. O. B., Newark, N. J.
U. S. A.

. ,,c., TORArrO MACHINE CO.. 40 East 34.h Street. N.w York

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 15, 1929

CIGAR LEAGUE IN RECORD FORM

UK Cii^^ar liulustrv League bowlers were in rec-
ord form (.11 the alleys last week when three
new hi^^hs for the season were made.

The ''Cinco" team set a season's three-
uame record of 2699 and won two out of three ^ames
From ^a^hiladelphia Hand-Made." \eoman, ot the
-Cineo" team, made a record individual three-game

score for tlie season of 636. , i i •

V N Hirst and E. M. Hirst, of the -l>hiladelphia

Hand-Made" team, set the pace in the opening game

with scores of 201 and 212.

The "Harvester" team made a record scoie toi a

ings
Bros " -Havana Ribbon" won two out ot tnree from
-Dutch Masters," and ''El Producto" won two out
of three from "Cremo."

The standing of the teams is as tollows:

The "Harvester' team maae a recoru st-wii^ x,^^
single game of 992, the best of the tournament 1
-Harvester" team won two out of three trom i^ rm
i:»,.^c " -TT^vmin Ribbon" won two out ot three tr(

IMuIadelphia Hand-Made

( 'inco

Havana Rililxm

El Producto

Frings

Harvester

Dutch Masters

( 'remo

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L.

29

11

23

17

22

18

25

15

20

20

19

21

14

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32

LOUIS KING COMPANY MOVES FACTORY

The Louis King Cigar Company, manufacturers
of the "King Perfecto" cigar, and formerly lo<'ated at
9 Bank Street, have moved their factory e(iuipment to
245 South Tliird Street, and are now located m mucli
larger quarters in the buiUling formerly occupied by
the Cressman (Mgar Corporation.

President (J. M. Kahn, of the King Company, was
a recent visitor to tlie Philadelphia factory and was
accomi)anied l)v his son, Milton, wlio is a student at the
Harvard rniveisitv Law School, and who came down
tn the Philack'lpliia factory to get first-hand intorma-
tion regarding the manufacture of cigars. The King
Company's l)rands enjoy a splendid sale m the New
England States.

CONGRESS RE-ELECTS DIRECTORS

At the recent annual meeting of the stockholders
r)f the (V)ngress Cigar (^)mi)any, all the retiring direc-
tors were re-elected.

NEW NOTE IN CONGRESS ADVERTISING

HE Congress Cigar Company has struck a new^
note in^its advertising featuring the opinions
of eminent medical men throughout the world
who prefer the cigar to other forms of smok-

inu: tobacco. , ,. , . ,, . ,

■ In a newspaper advertisement published this week
the C^ongress (1gar Company gives the opinion ot Doc-
tor C Stanford Read, world-famous English physi-
cian, who states "The cigar is usually looked upon as
a strong form of smoking and yet it contains much less
nicotine than the cigarette. There is however, good
u«ason for ])elieving that other products of tobacco
smoke are more harmful than nicotine. ...

"Smoker's Throat" is a common name tor a seri-
ous ailment— prevalent amongst smokers of forms ot

tobacco other than the cigar. ,, t.. 4. i •„

Its outstanding cause is "FruFURAL." P urtural is
a bv-product of smoking tobaccos which have been
flavored or cured with such substances as glycerine,
sugar, licorice and saltpeter. Furfural is most irritat-
itiir to the mucous membrane of the nose and throat,
and particularlv when inhaled. For it iKjt only sets
„p a condition 'that causes coughing, but, 111 afhlition,
one that is most injurious to the nerves. .

Cigars contain no such irritant. V nv the choice,
lull-flavored cigar tobaccos need no artificial flavoring.
Cured bv wind and sun, they are smoked as nature
made them-mild, smooth, rich in taste and fragrance.
Vor need cigars be inhaled to enjoy their flavor— tor a
ci.rar vields the greatest possible pleasure that can be
obtaiiUMl from tobacco and without inhalation So its
u^e brings none of the consecpiences that usually attend
indulgence in other forms of tobacco—throat irrita-
tion, unsteady nerves, impaired digestion and other
c(mplaints common to smokers.

If vou would feel better, witli no cough or throat
irritation, improved nerves, increased vitality and less
oi' that tired feeling— >/*a/.c this frst for ouc ncek—

MOKK

ClGAKS EXCLISIVELY.

CLIFFORD BAYUK REPRESENTATIVE

E T Clifford, missionary man for Bayuk Cigars,
Incori'.orated, in central New York State, has tempo-
varilv become manufacturer's representative lor that
<(,mpanv, succeeding James Murphy, former repre-
sentative, who died suddenly a short time ago, with
headciuarters in Rochester.

March 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

A social success

*

Camels come to tke aiJ of tke party . . , any party wk

tke main iJea is to ke joyous anJ carefree.

CAMELS

O 1929. R. I. Reynold* ToUcco
Compaay. Winstoo-S*lcm. N. C.

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 15, 1929

News From Congress

_ -AND

Fe D E R A L

ISUSE of the word ''Tampa" in connection
with c'ipirs ma nil fact mod from tohacco grown
in Ponn8vlvania and Porto Kico is to be aban-
doned l)v an nnnamed cigar mannfacturer
unck'r a stipnUit'ion just announced by the federal
Trade C^ommission. Under tlie policy of the commis-
s'on the name of tlie manufacturer concerned is kept
contiiU'iitial, Imt the facts in such proceeding are made
public in order to show the methods ot competition
condemned bv the commission as unfair, for the guid-
ance of the industry and protection of the public.

New Tobacco Section Established in Department of

Agriculture

Establishment of a tobacco section in the Bureau
of Agricultural Ec(.nomics, United States Department
of Agriculture, for the issuance of (piarterly tobacco
stocks reports as provided by the Tobacco Stocks and
Standards Act passed at the last session ot Congress
for the establishment and promotion of standard
grades for tobacco, and for the development of a to-
l)acco grading and certilication service, has l)een an-
nounced bv Nils A. Olsen, chirf the bureau

The new section will be in charge ot Charles h.
(Jage, who for several years has been toljacco statisti-
eian of the Division of'Crop and Livestock Estimates
and chairman of the bureau's outlook committee on
tobacco. Associated with Mr. Gage, there will be t .
B Wilkinson, for several years engaged m the tor-
mulation of grades of tobacco, and J. V. :Nrorrow, also
engaged in tobacco standardization work.

The Tobacco Stocks and Standards Act authorizes
and directs the Secretari: of Agriculture to compile
and publish (luarterlv reports of the stocks of leaf to-
bacco in the United States in the possession of manu-
facturers, warehousemen, l)rokers, and others. The
Act also authorizes the se<-retary to establish the class-
incation to V)e used in reporting leaf tobacco stocks.

The Agricultural Appropriation Bill for the next
fiscal vear also makes available $20,000 for inspection
v^ork on tol)acco similar to that now conducted on
fruits and vegetables, hay, butter, eggs, meat, and
other commodities. Plans for the development of the
t(»bacco inspection service have not yet been made but
in all prol)ability this work will l)e developed so far as
practicable in cV)-o])eration with State agencies.

The first (luarteily stocks report is to bo issued as
of April 1, 1929. Arrangements are being made to
have Mr. Wilkinson and Mr. Morrow visit a largo num-
ber of tobacco manufacturers in the next few weeks
to explain the classification to be followed in report-
ing tobacco stocks.

New Tariff Bill Ready for New Congress
A complete tarilf bill will be ready for Congress
when the special session convenes April 15, according
to Representative Hawley of Oregon, chairman ot the
House Committee on Ways and Means.

A proclamation issued by President Hoover called
upon Congress to meet to deal with agricultural relief
and ''legislation for limited changes of the tariff,
'i^ie President's reference to the tariff, however, is not
interpreted as meaning that ho desires the legislation
to be considered by the special session to be confined
to agricultural products but, rather, that he does not
desire a general revision of all tariff rates.

The various sulvcommittees into which the Repub-
lican membership of the Ways and Means Committee
has been split are now engaged in considermg the tes-
timony taken at the recent hearings, following which
they will write new schedules in which changes will be
made in rates where industries submitted convincing
tostimonv of their needs for increases.

It is' indicated bv Representative llawley that he
will make every effort to have the tariff bill put
through the House with a minimum of delay and he
has e\])ressed the hope that it may be passed by the
House bv Mav 1, although this would give but little
time for consideration. The measure will not make
similar speed in the Senate, however, as that body is
far more deliberate in its movements and the finance
committee undoubtedly will desire to hold hearings at
which to secure additional testimony with respect to
st)me of the rates adojitotl by the House.

Agricultural relief and tariff are tied together by
the President because of his view that the farmers of
theVountry can look to higher duties on agricultural
imports for some measure of relief. It is not Mr.
Hoover's desire to have legislation like the McNary-
Haugon Bill, but rather to provide some means of
helping the farmer to help himself without passing a
greatlv increased cost of living on to the consumers.

Employn^ent Declines in January

Emplovtnent in the cigar and cigarette industry
in January declined sharply while in the chewing and
smoking tobacco and snuff industry an increase was
shown, according to figures just compiled by the Bu-
reau of La])or Statistics of the Department of Labor.

Returns to the department from 231 cigar and
cigarette manufacturing concerns showed only 49,964
persons emplovoil during the month, compared with
;)7,7:U in December, with an aggregate weekly payroll
total of $794,.T2:], against $l,00(),r)08, a decline of 13.o

(Cdntinued on page 18)

March 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco AVoitLP

49th year

"1 light a Lucky and go
light on the sweets

That's h,ow I Veep in good
shape and always feel peppy"

Al Jolson,

Famous comedian
and star of song.

11-*

Something sensible. "Better to light a
Lucky whenever you crave fattening
sweets." It brings to men the heaUh and
vigor that come with avoiding over-
weight. To women it oflFers a slender,
fashionable figure.

20 679 physicians have stated that
Lucky Strike is less irritating to the
throat than other cigarettes. Very likely
this is due to toasting which removes
impurities. This same process, toasting,
improves and develops the flavor of the
world's finest tobaccos.This means that
there is a flavor in Luckies which is a
delightful alternative for the things that
make you fat.Thaf s wh / "If s Toasted"
is your assurance that there's real health
in Luckies— theyVc good jot youl

Keep fit-reach for a Lucky instead of
a fattening sweet. Thaf s what many
men have been doing for years. They
know the evidence of prominent ath-
letes whose favorite cigarette is Lu£kY
Strike and who say Luckies steady their
^^^^s and do not impair their physi-
cal condition.

A reasonable proportion of sugar in the
diet is recommended, but the authori-
ties are overwhelming that too many
fattening sweets are harmful and that
too many such are eaten by the Amer-
ican people. So, for moderation s sake
we say: —

"REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET."

It's toasted"

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

Coast to coast radio hook-up et^ery Saturday "j^'^Vuc'kTstrlk^

© 1929. The American Tobacco Co , Manufacturers

Al Jolson,

as he appears in
Warner Bros.
Vitaphone suc-
cess, "The Sing-
ing Fool."

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 15, 1929

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINES HAVE WIDE

DISTRIBUTION

C SHERMAN, president of the Universal To-
bacco Machine Company, of 40 East Thirty-
fourth Street, New York City, announces that
there are now several thousand model M Uni-
versal stripping and l>ooking machines used m large
and small cigar factories throughout the country

The companv, formed fifteen years ago, maintains
a large factorv 'in Newark, N. J., where, in addition
to the model M, the Universal concern manufactures
the Model L scrap bunching machine; the Model fe,
non-blending type, long-filler machine ; Model T, blend-
ing t\Te, long-filler bunch machine ; Model C-3, three-
plate wrapper register; Model J, leaf -counting device
and the Model W, butt-cutting device.

Mr Sherman states these machines have thorougn
distribution throughout the United States, some dis-
tribution in Central and South America and in tiurope.
A European salesmanager was engaged last year and
he is doing excellentlv. This agent is making his head-
quarters in Germany for the present but is kept con-
stantly on the move. .

The popular Model M tobacco stripping and book-
ing machine is being used by hundreds of small cigar
manufacturing firms employing as few as three cigar-
makers as well as those large firms producing milhons
of cigars monthly in the United States, Canada, K.ng-
land, France, Spain, Germany, Holland, Norway,
Switzerland, Sweden, Philippine Islands and all other
cigar-making companies throughout the world, it is
simple in construction and is practically indestructible.
It increases the cigarmaker's output from 35 to oO ci-
gars daily and prevents waste which is usually the re^
suit of liand-stripping. Torn leaves are stripped and
booked satisfactorily without being scrapped.

This model machine with folding chair sells tor
$525. Individual motor drive equipment, including
1 1 H. P. motor, is $100 extra. .

The Model L Universal scrap-bunch machine is
used by the manufacturer scrap cigars. It produces
uniform good-conditioned scrap bunches at a mini-
mum cost. It can be used in conjunction with auto-
matic rolling machines and handles damp or dry to-
bacco with equally good results. It removes foreign
substances from the tobacco such as thread, feathers,
etc The price is $950, complete with folding chair.

The Model S Universal long-filler bunch machine
has been perfected and improved by the addition of a
suction binder table and a direct-connected motor-
driven suction fan. The machine is quickly and accu-
rately adjusted to different sizes and conditions ot
filler. All parts are accessible and interchangeable and
the machine does not require the services of an expert.
The price is $1650. This machine is the non-blending

type.

The Model T is of the blending type and blends
or bunches one or more separate types of long filler,
with the utmost speed and efficiency at a minimum of
cost. According to ^Ir. Sherman, this machine pro-
duces well-conditioned, free-smoking bunches the equal
of hand work. The cost of this machine, with individ-
ual motor, drive equipment and two chairs is $2000.

STROTHER ELECTED LORILLARD DIRECTOR

J. Strother Freeman, has just been elected to the
Board of Directors of the P. Lorillard Company to suc-
ceed William B. Leonard, deceased.

FATHER'S DAY POSTERS READY

flANNIE FREEMAN, director of the Father's
Dav Committee, under the auspices of the Na-
tional Board of Tobacco Salesmen's Associa-
tions, who has spent so much time and eftort
during the past four years in an endeavor to have the
cigar and tobacco industry increase their profits by in-
creasing the sale of cigars and tobacco products to be
used as gifts for Father's Day, has sent the following
letter to the trade urging them to place their orders
for window posters as early as posible ;

**Four vears ago. Father's Day was evolved as a
scheme to stimulate trade— among others, YOUR trade
Since then it has been observed every spring, ihe tact
that it has continued proves that it has succeeded m

*' Father's Day this year falls on June 16th. The
week previous thereto holds great posibilities for in-
creased sales of cigars and tobacco products. Have you
stopped to consider, that by supporting the movement
this spring, you will be banking on the stored-up pres-
tige of four successive years! The public has been edu-
cated to know and look for this event. . ^ ,, ,
''The onlv wav the public can know of leather s
Day is bv YOUR advertising the fact and the official
means of doing this is by using the posters provided
bv the Father's Day Committee.
* ''Last year, although the day was a success, sub-
scription to the official advertising matter was not what
it should have been. By ordering posters you will, in
addition to helping your business, help the Committee
to cancel its indebtedness.

''Remember: Kach succeeding Father's Day has
been bigger than the last. Let's make this one the
biggest vet ! You have often said the trouble with our
industry is lack of co-operation. Now is your chance
to kick in and show that you mean business. ^

"Send us your order at once for as many J^ ather s
Dav posters as you can use and enclose your check at
the rate of $35.00 per M. posters. Please make check
payable to Father's Day Committee, E. M. Freeman,
Director, and mail same with order to 73 Warren
Street, New York City."
"Thank you.

"DO IT NOW!
"Father's Day Committee."

ANOTHER STEP IN DEISEL-WEBDOiR-GILBERT

PLAN
According to Samuel Gilbert, of the Bernard
Schwartz Cigar Corporation, and of the Deisel-Wem-
mer-Gilbert Company, stockholders of the Bernard
Schwartz Cigar Corporation will be offered to ex-
change their stock for stock in the Deisel-Wemmer-
Gilbert Corporation on or about April 11th. The ba-
sis for the exchange will be determined at a directors
meeting to be held on or about March 25th.

U. S. TOBACCO EARNINGS

The United States Tobacco Company reports
profit for the year 1928 of $2,660,390 after all charges
and Federal taxes, which is equivalent, after preferred
dividends, to $5.96 a share earned on 381,542 shares
of common outstanding. This compares with $2,576,-
870, or $5.74 a share earned in 1927.

c^illions of smokers are reading the
current Chesterfield ads which are
appearing in the newspapers. The
above is typical of the entire series.

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WOBLD

March 15, 1929

CAPPER-KELLY BILL FAVORABLY REPORTED

T

IIK Committee on Interstate ami Foreign Com-
meree of the House of Representatives has

u ... ^ 1 he execpOon of two minority Representa-
;l';:!;;Vhe memSip of the committee .-.11 he nn-

'•'""Kmtemporaneously, Senator Capper Pvo.x^s to
press the hill, in the Senate, at the coming spring ses

^'''"l,':thfmlm:HC!-.he complete report of^^^

eral Trade Commission's fact *i"''V'^';'"'"?' visit
suhiect \vill be available aiul shonkl turnish a basis
and reason for expeditious action.

"CINCO" ENTERS RADIO FIELD AGAIN

Beginning Sunday. March 3d, Otto.Eis^enlol.r &
Brothefs, Incorporated, bej..u^ ^%^\l^^Jf^-
Iiroadcasts over station ^M <,»• il>e ^m i
nram is on the air from O.-W to P. -M-, eacli »»''^^>
e ve.^ng and the increase in orders for «• PoP"';'
brand touhl seem to he ample proof that the advei

'"'"fimulrrlales of "Cineo" showed an increase of
39 per cent." over the same month last year.

J. R. BRADY IMPROVING

The manv friends of J. B. Brady, better known as
Tim wUl^e glad to learn that he is again showing im-
S-^Jment'fXwing an operation performe.1 ,n the
Presbyterian Hospital some time ago.

romnlications arose a short time ago, bu .Tim
U lo-ah"^ owi,^' improvement, although he is still con-
fined to his i^d,'at llis home, 38.T2 North Park Avenue.

AWIERICAN CIGAR BRANCH MOVES

The Philadelphia branch of the A-nemau Cigar
Company, formerly located at 243 South Thu-d S reet,
l.as heeii moved to a new location at 1(18 Vine btreei,
'dfich is more centrally located than their former ad-

''■■%,« sales campaign on "Roi Tan" and "Cremo"
iM'ands is being pushed with good results.

SAM'S SMOKE SHOP OPENS

A new cigar an<l tobacco store opened for busi-
ness thsweek^at Southwest corner of Third and Mar-
ket Sreets with a complete line of popular brands
of cigars at nit prices. ' There are now three cigar
s ores on the corner of this street ">tersect,on--
TJnit^ Cigar store, a Post cigar store and the recently
opened Sam's Smoke Shop.

AHRENHOERSTER HERE

Frank Ahrenhoerster, sales «-epresentativ;^e of the
American Box Supply Company, of Detroit, Mich., is
a visitor in this territory and reports business sat.s-

^^''^ Frank is still one of the high officials in the Sepa-
rators Club.

NEW YORK STATE NEVER WILL STAND FOR

CIGARETTE TAX

HE New York Amcricmi printed the following
oditorial on last Wednesday in ^ounecUon with
the proposed tobacco tax ^'"/^^^^'ly^^^L"
duccd in the State Legislature by Assemwy

'""""Tlm-eTs now pending in the State I'^si^lature at
Albany a bili which should be Killed promptly and
Ekfbct.vei V -nuisance tax.' The public

..eseiitf tK- ;^.:a ..i.sanc.; tax., ai^ -^-t^ ^o

Xr^t-J r^ m^\.fniTsing money for gov-
ernmental agencies must.be ompkiyed

"On the ;''">«""-^'«^;;.^;„'Ssvil compare it
,,in deserves defeat. lt;J\''P°"S comparison. The

'" l'"-^;''^ o mvs '•. tw^cei Aax vhen he buys a gallon
motorist who pa>s a two ceiu ^^^ ^^^

of aasoliiie is Diui.ciia jjKNti' m.i ■ j oj„,» Tronsurv

""^^Thrmonev raised by the cigarette tax on the
other hand woull in No Way directly benefit the tax-

''"■'*'''Ju<lged solelv on its merits and D-:m-^"'t^s the

'™*'''For the cigarette tax would he simply an En-

,vr Wf OF for a host of similar 'nuisance' taxes.

It woulSbelo.,g until legislators would be propos-

!:.;rna -<-tii *-- - tof'Togf "Jd"^^ tve
lolly-pops, ice cream cones, hot dogs ana wnai

■""'"V cigaretl.' tax enacted into law in this State

"•'T^'';;";.:ui7i;e'^;roi:ibi;fon'^^^^^^^^^^^^^

tlgatn Ce nil the'Empire State does not want that.
''A tax on cigarettes in New York would also
V;,.;t the State would be flooded with advertise-
ments of mafl o der ho ses otTering cigarettes del.v-
,TedLv<mr postman at prices below the prices your
„Vighbo,0,ood^.lealer would, of necessity, have to
charge."

GENERAL OPENS OHIO LEAF PLANT

The leaf tobacco phmt of the Genenil Cigar Com-
nnnv at P^ft on Ohio, has been re-opened following the
^^>nll'iuk an<l approximately ^^ty. persons wU
1)0 employed in re-handhng and table-sizing tue
ill i\ vorv short time.

In 4out tlnee months' time the work of stemming

will be strte 1 at which time, approximately one hun-

• d^ed hands will be employed for the balance of the

^^*'a new sweat room has been constructed at the
nlant during the lull in operations and new heating
Sment has been installed, thus insuring comfort^
al^reCrking conditions and a proper condit.onmg of
the leaf.

March 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year 13

ANDRUSS RETURNS FROM TRIP

f^Trl ILLIS ANDRUSS, sales manager of the Con-
iWI gress Cigar Company, returned this week
mgm from a trip through the Southern States, which
^^ took him to the tip end of Florida, visitmg
distributors of the ''La Palina" cigar enroute. Mr
Andruss took 'Hime out" at Miami Beach for a short
rest before his return.

ANOTHER WHELAN DRUG FOR PHILLY

Extensive alterations are under way in the build-
ing at Southeast corner of Eleventh and Chestnut
Streets, and when they are completed the store will
be occupied by another AVhelan Drug Store.

Included in the store, of course, will be a United
Cigar and Happiness Candy departments.

BARTH CIGAR COMPANY, INCORPORATED

The C. J. Barth Cigar Company has been incor-
porated in Illinois with a capital of $3000, to distribute
and deal in cigars and other merchandise. The incor-
porators are Ann and C. J. Barth ; and Harry D. Koe-
iiig. Correspondent, Koenig and Glick.

Headquarters of the corporation will be at 7ol
North Ogden Avenue, Chicago.

CUBA'S TOBACCO EXPORTS

An official report of the Cuban National Tol)acco
(.Commission puts the value of tobacco exports for the
month of February at $3,177,748. The Umted States
bought $1,736,687 of this total. Argentina, spain, and
the United Kingdom were the next largest purchasers
of Cuban tobacco.

GENERAL CIGAR DIVIDEND

Directors of the General Cigar (Vmpany, In-
corporated, have declared regular <iuarterly dividends
of $1 on the common stock of the company, l>ay^»>ji'
Mav 1st to stockholders of reconl April 16th, and $1.<.3
a share on the preferred stock, payable June 1st to
stockholders of record May 21st.

UNITED PROFIT SHARING CORPORATION

A semi-annual dividend of fifty cents a share has
been declared bv the board of directors of the United
Profit Sharing Corporation on the preferred stock ot
the company, payable April 30th to stockholders ot
record March 30th.

BRITISH-AMERICAN NEGOTIATIONS OFF

Advices from Oslo, Norway, state that the pro-
longed negotations between the British- American io-
bac^o Company, and Norwegian tobacco interests have
broken down and competition between the two groups
has been resumed.

COCHRAN IN YORK COUNTY

H B Cochran, representing the Petre Litho-
irraphing Companv, is calling on his many customers
in York County this week, and obtaining some very
satisfactory orders.

The C E. Bair, cigar factory at Wrightsville, Pa.,
which has been closed for a short time due to the sea-
son lull has resumed operations on full time.

pOSTMASTtij

CIGAR

For a rapid fire sale and big turnover
it pays to keep this popular 2 for 5^
cigar on the counter. P. Lorillard Co. ,
Inc., 119 West 40th St., New York

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION ^^fSjfj^
OF UNITED STATES ^^U^ip^

JESSE A. BLOCK, Wheeling, VV. Va i-"u'^'*'!}^"!

CHARLES J. EISENLUHK, Philadelphia, Pa ..tx-President

lULiuS LlLHTENSTEiN, New York, N. Y • Vice-President

(VILLIAM BEST. New York. N. Y Chairman Executive Commmee

MAJ GEORGE VV. HILL. New York. N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL. New York, N. Y vJcePreslden

H. H. SHELTON. Washington. UC V « Pres dent

WILLIAM T. REED. l<'c1.mo"d. Va V c^Kes dent

HARVEY L. HIRST. Ph.ladelDhia. Pa Treasurer

^" Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati. Ohio vici'-Prelident

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio .Trelst^er

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky. •.••••••: Secretary

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BITUR. New York City vici'-Pre'sidcm

W. J. LUKASVVITZ, Dayton, Ohio Treasurer

MAlRlCE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Sec"ur^

HENRY FISHER. New York City secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J. ..•• Vice-President

fcHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, III. ..........■.-•••• V^-iyarlTreasurer

ABRAHAM SILETT, IISJ Herkimer St.. Brooklyn. N. Y Secretary treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAK MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

,. ^,„ President

ASA LEMLEIN ; • Vice-President

^R^SlR ^^ISlR^I'^Ch.mbe^sSt:; New Yo\ii:a .V.J ecretary and Tr^sure,

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

March 15, 1929

CIGAR OPPORTUNITIES

rOOD ciirar salesman finds many opportuni-

is running-how f««\'\. 'I'S here and a little

pleasing customers A ''"1^,^^°^' "^rk— real sales-
boost there-helpful constiuctive work ^ ^.^^

manship-f ollowed /teadily day m ana a ^ ;'^^ -^

have a very powerfu .'"""""'"''^.Xmers and cement-
effect-^onstantly making new ^««t°me'-s a

i„g old ones heca^se a smoke'- ^uy^^^'f^^^endation
a cigar largely on the ft^engui oi i _

T*°^^''''^Lfhe"taraTdS?h':;ts is usually ^
chandise. Wliat he wears anu«. . ,; jio„ at the

matter of his own P«'-tr/wihoLars he responds to
moment of P"^ol'ase but with cigars i^e re P ^^^^

suggestion more readily and goes a good de .^^^^^^^^

lVwhat'he"La;.1.bou?Ure cigar, and if it is the type
by ^"aj "f ,"'" J -f f}^ Qtiaiiiy me-asures up to what
t:Z'h:eM% ietJes a ^ern^anent customer.-
Utdted Shield.

HERE'S A GOOeTsUGGESTION
Trinidad washwomen in Havana laundries are to

),. 1. gZg tS .lop .mklng cigareli™ Wu.. .t .< get-

ting too effeminate.

CANADA EXPORTS DECLpE

The exports of tobacco from Canada fell off over
-,n nor cent .luring the fiscal year ended March 31,
■iq->8 thus ndicating that the exports during the pre-
vA; fi.J vear which were nearly double the value
nMhf vear before? m^^^^^ an Abnormal increase

h stead'of auincrease justified by the growth of tiie
tobacco industry in Canada. (American Consul, Eo-
meyn Wormuth.)

SPIC & SPAN CIGAB AND CANDY COMPANY

The Spic and Span Candy and Cigar Company has
been iSora ed in New York City by I .Lo^yenb^aun,
of 225 West Thirty-fourth Street, to deal m cigars, etc.

Capital is $5000.

SCHULTE UNITED DIVIDEND

Directors of the Schulte-United Stores < W"y
have declared an initial quarterly dividend of $1.7o a
share on the preferred stick of the Company payable
Apri^ 1st to stockholders onrccord March 20th.

CENTA-SMOKE COEPORATION ORGANIZED

The Cent-A-Smoke Vending Corporation has been
organized in New York City, with a capital of $50,000,
by J. P. Sullivan, 52 Vanderbilt Avenue.

AMERICAN cTgAR EARNINGS

Net profit of the American Cigar Company, after
charges and Federal taxes for 1928, amounted to $2,-
767.079.

N. C. MAY TAX NEWSPAPER ADS

HHE ioint Senate and House Finance Commit-
tees of North Carolina has voted to levy a spe-
cial tax on newspaper ad^'^rtising as a means
for a new source of revenue for the State.
The motion to this effect was made by Assembly-

rSro^iir.o^=»?sFS

h^n it will report to the House and Senate Mr Hart,
"" NrSu.'dSl.T.'lk". lorn lb. ta A.;U 1«

ham.

ALLENTOWN DEALER PASSES AWAY

Harrv Reinsmith, who for many years conducted

^^±;^^^^^^^^^^^

--t^'esmS^rdS mtr^ore than a y^^^^
and had been confined to his home for more than six

™«tIr"K:insmi^^':fborn in AUentown and had

--nvrs^ived^^'hy^^-^^^^^

Arthur, andTwo daughters, who all reside in Allen-
town.

CLOSE RACE IN CIGAR COMPANY LEAGUE

A verv close race is being staged in the El Pro-

^j£,SrcCe:^rdF^iLr^^^^^^^

•^•^'"■^rown 'oTf/cW Office, last week had h^i tliree
games with 559 also hgh --f^-^:;^'^,^^,^^''^

t!i^l"Z'\^"M Facto»2j7, and hUam-
mate, Augatis, had 209. Jurgatis, of Freight, had 206.

NEW SAN FRANCISCO FACTORY

Charlie Applefieldformeri^^^
SrtfsrverldWs conneXn w^hlhat firm upon

Tas an excSlent reputation among the retail trade in
San Frandsco as a cigannaker, and prospects are
bright for his success.

A new cigar stand to be known as the .Sylvania
(Mgar Stand is^o be located at 2401 North Thirty-third
Street, this city.

The cigar business of H. Dachert, 5200 Warren
Street, has been sold to F. Bottorf.

ThP Bala-Cvnwyd Drug Company has been incor-
poraTed with aTpital of $20,000, by Paul Engelsberg,
K aty Line Avenue, to sell cigars, etc.

^[arch 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

MANILA NOTES

The Philippine Tobacco Company, 327 North
Avenue, 61 Los Angeles, Cal., with New York offices
at 253 Broadway, reports sales away ahead ot tlie same
period of last ye^r on the "Vamp" and -La Frances'
brands of Manila cigars, owned by that firm. Ihe per-
fecto size in each brand has been in greatest demand,
according to the New York offices.

^'Eeynaldo,'' ^Tiona" and ''Kiiowledgo " the
well-known Manila brands owned by S. Fricder & Sons
Cincinnati, Ohio, with eastern warehouse at 413 t.ast
34th Street, New York City, are well satisfied with the
start made this year on the three brands. The demand
is especially keen in the middle west where the firm
maintains a large staff for promotion ot these mild
smokes. .

Henry Mueller, Henry W. Peabody representative,
at 17 State Street, says he just has time to say iullo
to New York City and then he's off on a trip. Atter
returning from an upstate trip recently he was in-
formed that it was time for him to make his annual
iunket through the middle west. He left last week,
stopping in Pittsburgh enroute to Ohio and Indiana
where he expects to renew acquaintance with many old
friends in the jobbing trade. He will be away abou
three weeks. In his absence Irvmg Waterman will
''hold the fort" at 17 State Street.

G A. Gumbrecht, manager of the San Francisco
office of Henry W. Peabody & Company, was a recent
New York visitor. Mr. Gumbrecht is making a tour
of the eastern states and has recently covered the terri-
torv in the middle west. He declares that tobacco has
been so unifonnly high that there are possibilities tor
the use of Manila in filler for many brands of five cent
cigars. Business has been fair in all branches of the
trade in the west, according to Mr. Gumbrecht.

K F Pipe, manager of the New York office for
Ca Gml de Tabacos de Filipinas, 80 Wall Street says
that his company's brand, the -Isabela," distributed
through several large job])ers in the west, is doing
very well. The United Cigar Stores Company of
America, has more than doubled its sales on the
''Isabela" as compared with the same perioa ot year
ago, states Mr. Pipe. The United officials are very en-
thusiastic over the -Isabela," he says, and have given
it big promotion with a consequent jump in sales.

C A Bond, manager of the Manila Ad Agency, 15
William 'street. New York City, made a short trip re-
cently to Washington.

GET POTTSTOWN TOBACCO ROBBER

On Wednesday night, last week, Peter Brandon,
twenty, of Reading, Pa., was arrested by State po ice
and is said to have confessed to robbing the wa^;^^^^"^^
of the .M L. Mover Tobacco Company, of I ottsto\Mi,
on Septem])er 7,* 1928. He is also said to have impli-
cated Thomas C^onroy, of Reading, who was arrested
as receiving the stolen goods.

MENGEL COMPANY EARNINGS

Profit of the Meiigel Company for the fourth quar-
ter of 1!)28, after deductions for expenses, depreciation
and interest, but not Federal taxes, amounted to
$212,650.

WAITT & BOND

Black

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

tt

BEST OF THE BEST

*f

M.nuf,c»ur.d b, ^ SANTAELLA & CO.

Office, 1181 Broadway, New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Key WeU, Florida

CIGARS ARE THE MOST EN-
JOYABLE AND LEAST IRRI-
TATING FORM IN WHICH
TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED

in tHe expert medical opinion of

DOCTOR LEON BIZARD

Laureate of the French Academy of
Medicine

TlK- worl.r. leading ^^'^^.^''^I'^J^^ ^'^:^Z^^

lA PALINA

16

49th vear

THTO TOBACCO WORLD

Alaix'h 15, 1929

CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES, 1927.
Tobacco and Snuff
Washington, D. C. March 14, 1929.
UK D.partm.Mit of (Vmimorce announces that,
,,,,,ain^- to data coHcctcd at the hiennial cen-
sA of manntactnres taken in 1928, the estab-
n:in;:!M"en,a,ea|nimarilyintl.em^^^^
,,,, of chewin..- and smokin.^- tobacco and ^'^ «J^^^^^^^^^^^^

• Dorted sncli pnxhicts to the vahie ot ^l-'-'^-'f'^.^;'

1 «;fli 4;'^()') 186 249 reported tor 19J.), tnt lasi

;';;";.':::ii;;' :o:.s.*i e.'.. iThosi vamos inehuu. iutomM

• i 4,.x- Thn vdne of such products thus macu om
industr\. inexiiiui *'» - ^'^ i — .^-, f^nmbininiT

min nfaotuvo<l in the Unitoa States, as reported to the
liureaii of the Census. f .. 1007 9R

Of the 159 establishments repor n.R f"' ^'^^'tt ;*^
were looatetl in Pennsylvania, 2.) m Oluo 10 m We .
m'kv 18 in Xew York, 10 in T^'"^}?'>^'k^ "\lTvth
8 nln.liana, 7 in Virginia, fi .'" > ."*«";;^;, V ' To^"
<'.,v,.li,ri 4 in Massachiisets, 4 m \\ iscons n, .1 in 'o\\<i,
!ri:;i\'«'\lt;4y,2in>Iiehi.an,.anai.^ch,^^^^^^^^^
n.^nnoMiput Dclawarc, Louisiana, Minnesota, ±txa.->,
and West Virginia. In 1925 the industr>- was repre-
sente hi 178 establishments, the decrease to 1..9 m
19"7 lei - the net result of a loss of 34 and a Ra n of
K, Of t R. 34 establishments lost, 20 went out ot busi-
J^ss pri • to 1927, 3 were idle throushout the year, I
J:;,, .'.a '....mmodities other i^'-" ^-'Tf}^';^:^
ilJ nrineipal prodnels and was therefore t'<""''\" "
ot appropriate in.lustry, and 10 reported prodmt.
V ,1, ,1 1 less than *500(). (N" data are abulatea .1
Wli'nia censuses for establishments vvdh pro.lucts
,, .H^:l(«)() in value.) The 15 est«blis m^ents Kan.ed,
r,.p,.rted for the first time at the present eensus.

The statisties for 1927 and l!>'-i-V-^'-'',,^r"e'nre
iu the following table. The iisnres tor 192. are pre
m narv and Subject to such correefou as may bo
tVmn.l necessary after further examination of the re-

turns. ^ ,

Per cent,

1927 i-*^^ ^*f^^*''

crease

Xuml)er of establish-
ments

Wa^e earners (aver- 150^4— 12.6

.Va^cl"/"^.":^ ^■^".^ ^10,6^6^120 fl2,l£?i^ -125
(^ o H t of materials,

f a c t o r >' s u p-

])lies, fuel, and

purchased power, ^,,^^^^^^,^^ ^^^^j^^^^_^„ _^

159

178 —10.7

NEW YORK CIGAR BOX FIRMS MERGE

IIK Charles Stul/. Company one of the oklest
..igar box manufaeturinK firms m New York
Citv is li.iui.latinf,' its assets, aii.l the business
vile combine,! with that of the Brooklyn
,.„.„. B,^^ Company, Incorporated, at 692 .Metropolitan

^''"I'l^bllau'x, president of the Charles Stutz Corn-
pa^; 'Iwil lK:come^.ssociatea with the Br^^^^^^^^
'box 'company, '«« treasurer aiu.T|j> J. Laux, In .o ,
«;il hof-nme secretarv ot the JiiooKi>n mm. i

ui^li is".re«laeiit of the Brooklyn Company ai.a will

superinteiKl 7»'''>t»;Vr^'^,.:''fivm 'are' well known in
The members ot the two t"™" a™.?* '■'''; tt,,„„-
Uie iiKlustry in an.l about >-'7 /ork Cd , Mr JJugar
l,.,,iiii' been former v connected with W ni. t^ acK aiiu
liaxiiiK' ntcn on ., , • , ,( ,„n. time con-

( ()nii>anv and .Mr. I^aux na\ iiif, "k^"
nected with the Wicke Box Company.

PORTO RICAN CROP SATISFACTORY

AcconliuK to a radioK'.an. f rom Assistant Trade

^'^'^iL'rSi'rt^-.^p'^-^i:^'^^^^

as M proa ction ,K.r acre and hisMy satisfactory as to
an ,1 tilv The ,1 "velopment of later plantings is liam-
ere bV the «ck of riinfall, an.l the final result of t e
Irnn s St lar-elv dependent on the wea her and a.le-
, n "shel for c^ninl. I'-sent in,.ic..tions point o
. Pvnn some 20 per cent, smaller than that ot »^^i M' ^
; u Jf «rend «'ood cpiality.. As v-y 1 tl o -.r^e'abh.
tobacco of the oUl crop remains ins Id tl« tobacco out
look is reganled as satisfactory at this time.

Materials and sup-

plies $84,667 ,ylO

Fuel and power . . 642,928

''"■"^ah,:''''.*".*"' 198,244,677 216,186.417

(4)
(4)

— 8..»

Per cent.

If, 07 1925 of (!''-

crease

(Miewinj; and smok-

in^ tobacc<, and , ^,05,186,249 -6.3

(Mhenmxlucts':::' ;3;946,664 11,000,168-40.9

Value added by man- ^ ^ ^^^^^ m 767,777 -7.3

^^^^-^^^-'' ^^^'ilTri 17 -HI -5.6

Horsepower 1^'^^*^

• Not includinjj: salaried employees.

2 The amount of manufacturers' profits can not be
calculat.Ml tVom the census figures, for the reason tha
no au! aie collecte<l hi regard to a --f;;-/^^^.
expense, such as interest on investment, lent, dcpitcia
tion, insurance, and advertising. . , . i

■■■■ Internal revenue taxes inchided m value ot prod-
ucts, but not iu cost of materials.

' Not reported separately.

• In a(hlition, tobacco and snuff to the value ot $/o,-
'WA 417 for 927 and $73,.V29,7:U for 1925 were reported

nrim-irilv in the manufacture of cigars and cigarettes.
Tire ml) a ion of these amounts with those showri
.dK>v /Lh\ e t>67,659,4:?() and $278,715,980 respec ively
' J flood values of chewing and smoking tobacco
^d'm ff manui^lctured in 1927 and 1925. The annvud
renorts of the Bureau of Internal Reyemie, Treasuo
DeSm-t, sh<,w the quantities of tobacco, and snuff

manufactured. ^ • i„ far»tr»rv

« Value of products less cost of materials, factor>

supplies, fuel, ami purchased power.

March 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

INDIANA PAPER HELPS DEFEAT TOBACCO

TAX LEGISLATION
NDIANA has been the field of some strange
and pernicious influences. The Volstead vic-
heartened certain elements, who have mdi-
and pernicious influences. The Volstead victory
The Terre Haute Tribune deemed it time for some-
one in the state to take a position in this crisis, even
if alone and confronted with some strange and omi-
nous opposition. ,

The campaign had set in. Newspapers were be-
ing furnished with ''health" articles on tlie use ot to-
bacco. Lecturers were appearing here and there in
schools who under the guise of "health," "physical
culture" and "backward students" discussion, were
putting over anti-tobacco lectures. .

The death of the tobacco tax in the Indiana Legis-
lature has been accomplished, and it looks like there
is a return to sober thinking and direction ot Indiana
affairs with more regard for fundamental lil>erty.

The Indiana House of Representatives indefamtely
postponed further consideration of the bill providing
for a tax on tobacco. The vote was 36 to 34, and it is
<'enerally accepted that this kills the measure. It was
predicted that any final vote on the bill would have
been much more decisive against it. The discussions
on the measure made it plain that Indiana is heade^ m
the opposite direction from such nuisance tax I his
piece of legislation was especially pernicious tor the
reason that it proposed an organization of tax collec-
tors for this special tax. While this class ot taxation
is less and less tolerated, it was realized that the state
could have no control over interstate shipments ot to-
bacco and that while Indiana would have the statute
on her books, concerns outside of the state would have
the tobacco business. The Tribune in previous consid-
eration of this matter showed where a tobacco tax has
been reiected by thirty-one states. Such picayunish
tax policies are not reconcilable to modern business,
and the Indiana Legislature does itself credit by going
on record against them. Special taxes are only justi-
fied bv actual emergencies. When applied to commoc i-
ties aiid necessities of everyday life, they are not only
irksome, but thev are out of spirit with conception ot
this government and the comfort an<l content ot the
citizenship.

TAMPA PRODUCTION INCREASES

According to figures of the Internal Revenue De-
])artment, total production of cigars in Tampa, Fla.,
for the month of February was 31,029,970, an increase
of approximately 4,000,000 cigars over the production
for the month of January.

Production bv classes was as follows: Class A 9,-
306,490; (Uass B 540,220; (lass C 15,012,440; Class D
5,968,880, and Class E 200,940.

HELME DIVISION MANAGER KILLED

Charles I Middlebrooks, of Macon, Ga., division
manager of the (Jeorge W. Hehne Company, was killed
in an automobile accident on February 22d, near his
home. Mr. Middlebrooks had been associated with the
George W. Helme Company for a long time and was
highlv regarded by the (V)mpany. He supervised sales
in the Florida and southern (Jeorgia territories and had
worked his way up from a retail clerk.

Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

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or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA-CAN HAVE
either private brands or the farm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

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Thoroughly familiar with all phases of Manufacture, hand work or
automatic machinery. Willing to go to any part of Country. .Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527. "The Tobacco World.

FOR SALE

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BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods, wm
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. U6,
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PHILIPPINE OUTLOOK SATISFACTORY

Based on nulio^'ram from AHsistant Trade (\)ra-
missioner, Harvov Kohrer, Manila, P. I., January ex-
ports of leaf tobacco totaled 4,718,000 pounds, as
iL^ainst 1,084,000 in the corresponding,' month last year
Spain was the heavist buyer, taking 60 per cent and
the United States second, with 10 per cent, of the total.
Exports of cigars to the United States amoui^ed to
i:],178,000, approximately one-tourth less than the De-
cember figure.

INITIAL DIVIDEND ON TOBACCO SHARES

The Board of Directors of the Tobacco Products
(Corporation has declared an initial dividend ot thirty-
tive cents a share on the new common s ock 0^-^^ P'^^
value). This is eciual to $7 a year on the old stock,
which was split five for one a short time ago, and which
paid $8 annually at that time. The pix^sent dividend
is pavable April 15th to stockholders ot record March
2r)th.*

G. W. HILL ON VACATION

G W Hill president of the American Tobacco
Company is spending some time on vacation in Kuro])e
n< expects tx) visit several i>oints on the (\)ntinent
before his return.

18

49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

March 15, 1929

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Tobacco Merchants' Association

^ . • O ^^,, 341 Madison Ave.

Registration oureau, new york city

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 191o.

llegistration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certiiicate,

Note A-An allowance of $2 wiH be n,ade to member, of the Tobacco M
chants- Assoc.at.on on each ''^^'^''l^'^J' necessitates the reporting of more

REGISTRATIONS

INDUSTRIAL BANK:--45 4n,Korc^ar.c^^^^^^^^

and chiving ami smoking toba. to. J. ^
PACK:b-FIVE:-4^Jl8:''For-agars. Nic. J. liar.elsman, Eas, Ded-

lian., ^lass;- lij:;'^';j''^i'iJoN GARDENS:-45.421. For cigars,
'^^^aTe" e!Ind^Tcfo°'T.TAfbtr., Boston. Mass., February 23,

U'S^OLN'S INN:-4^422 For dgar..,es and .obaeco only, l-aber.
Coe & Gregg, Inc., New \ ork, N. ^ ., -Marci

News from Congress

TRANSFERS .

MISSION BELLS:-27.922 (U. ^- J-^^"?9j3TrHen s"jar?e'tt.
and cheroots. ^^^^}'''^ ,^ ''''''''}'' '^^^^ by Sol Eisen-

cigars and cheroots^ ^^^'^If^^^^^," ,7;,',','/,ra;,sfers acquired by
Jarrett. Los Angelis. l al. "■[""« rc-transfcrred to Golden

Sol Eisenberg. 1-OS A"8'='"v '-^'.^»7,.u',," n 1929.

cigarettes and tobacco ^l^'^'^'^'^Jt^lZ' ^ly Cottsolidied Litho.
Sr•p^:u"cce\:o^o^b^;e|,la'm,T^a S^nyder Cigar Co., Voe,
Pa., February 20, 1929.

FRENCH PROFIT FROM TOBACCO IS ABOVE

DEBT

Franco's profit on hor tobacco monopoly is "[lore
than elligh t.l pay her war <lcbt to the I i.i^^ SUit^
(^igarette and pipe smokers lun ot the uovcrn
ment $160,0(K),(M)() worth of .^^oocls and the Government
makes a profi of fonr-lifth of the total receipts.

Fraiice's war debt to American "^^<1^';' ^he luii-ati-
f.ed BereiiLrer a^n-eement is a little more than ti^4,UUU,-
oScKH) and the' interest over the -xt^^t^^^rs -
which she was to pay rniis it up close to ^7,(K)0,OOU,UUU,
or a average of $110,000,()0() a year, decidedly less
than the Go^^n.nmellt^s yearly profit on tobacco smoke.
Not manv vears a^'o there was much talk ot turn-
ing over the 'tobacco monopoly to private industry,
T.articularlv to an American group, in order to mod-
ernize it and to get greater profit Spurred by criti-
cism, the Government appointed a business men s com-
mittee, presided by Andre (/itroeii.

(Continued from page 8)

1 19ft emDlo^ent dropped 4.8 per cent, and payroll
1928, ejni !o>mtm u 1 earnings of

':^^T^^o't^y^^^ S.8 po/eo„t. below De-
«>mlK. • 1 1 6 2 DC- cent, under .lanuary a year ago
• ""'ho, or s 7rU twenty-nine chewing and «mok.„g
lobaeco and snuff establishments f "-.J;^ '^^^^m^
.,t work (hiring the month, against 8922 in i'o''"^"^'^'
; gah o 1.2 per cent. Aggregate ^veekly payroll to-
.•>k t 4;14') 14C increased 3.9 per cent, over the it-U^,-
^0 for December. As compared with January las
;^ar ho^^vc.^ employment dropped 7.2 per cent, and
^ ' 1 t,,..>u a 7 oei- cent., per capita earnings ot
^^:^^i^^^^ 2-7 P^ -t. above De-
cember and :^ per cent, over January, l.)-8.

Possibility of Further Tax Reduction

Possibilities of a further reduction in taxes at the

in Im. made bv the special session ot Congicss, ini.
Treasu" wil have no .lefinite plans for the future.

The da. ger of heavy appropriations at the coming
.nocial session of Congress, however, leads some ofh-
: al" to bdLve that a tax cut next ."eoember will be
hn ossible If a $.)00,000,0()0 revolving tund lor agri-
tdture is sot up, it woul.l increase (Jovornmental ex-
,0 itures mateVially. While the funds no .l«;"''t ^y<nd.l
obtaino.1 throtigh a long term bond '.««J. * 'V^.A ^"J "
Iny of the is.sue, ncluding interest and letiuimni,
v^ld alld from i40,(..)0,000 to *-^0.."<'!'.'« J '--^ >;,r.
nublic tlebts costs for a long i>eriod. l"'''*^"^"- .' .f' ,
ropriations for the naval program, flootl rebel and
1 Utio al funds for buildings also are matters that
•^ust'rc.,iisiderod, especiany in the rog^^^^^^^^

whidi next December. IJeeause of ''^;P°'';'''''^y|J^^
hoavv aDPronriatioiis by Congress, Tioasury omc ais
arc relirtant at this time to fourecast deftm ely
whether any stops will be taken toward tax rcluction
next year.

TWO NEW DIRECTORS FOR AMERICAN CIGAR

COMPANY

mittee presided bv Aiicire v luut-n, the principal auto-
mobile' maker of * France, which suggested reforms
some of which have been adapted to the great advaii-
tatre of the Government's pocketbook.

Great increase in smoking, aided by the active co-
operation of women, has helped the receipts, which
have been growing rapidly each year while lietter meth-
ods have continued to reduce expenses.

Probablv a big factor in the immense profit is the
fact the Government owns warehouses, plants and
equipment on which there are no charges and the Gov-
ernment pays no taxes.

At the meeting of the stockholders of the American
(U^ir rompanv, held last week, V. A. l>enn, vice presi-
d^t of the American (^igar Company, and David
Weiss assistant to Xathan Weiss, also a vice presi-
cu'ir;>f the Company, were elected to the Board ot
Directors to serve for three years. ^^l,„,.iaor

Nathan Weiss, vice president, and O. ( . ^^''"'^^^^^
head of the ch-ar Havana department o the ( ompan>,
v^^re a so re-elected to the Boanl tor tiiree years.

Tlie two new members of the Board were elec ed
to fill existing vacancies. There was no change in the
officers of the Company.

APRIL 1, 1929

VOLUME 49

^ '

mi

i

Soon To Be Harvested

'i1ie Porto Kicun tobacco crop is nearinu matiirity. Replanted after
the hurricane of hist September, favored hv unusually ^ood weather,
the hills and valleys of the tobacco plantations now exhibit what is
said to he the hi-hest (piality crop the Island lias ever ^rown.

Porto Rican tobacco is indispensable to a jrood, mild cioar. (^rown
in a soil free from the chlorines that impregnate many other tobacco
jrrmvinu lands, the Porto Rican leaf is exceptionally mild and free
hurnin-. More and more manufacturers, jobbers and dealers in the
States -^re usini^r it either as a complete teller or as a blend, until to-
day it is one of the Island's leadini: exports.

The growers of Porto Rico have worked wonders in meetint^ the
emerirencv created hv the hurricane. The lon^ succession of clear
sunlit davs with which Nature has since favored the Island has
largely aided the etforts of the growers. Yet due to the increasingly
helvy demand the crop is likely to he short.

Cover Your Needs Now

Place vour orders now while
Do not delay.

thev are sure of bein^ accepted.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway M. T. SALDANA. Chief Agent

LIBRARY

RECEIVED

\PR 5- 1929

New York, N. Y

^HiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiliiiiiHliOMk

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AN

D 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST . PHILA.. PA.

Vilt!grBgmmiiiii;j|img:i'^^^^^

After all

l^othing satisfies like^

a good cigar^^

Most men choose cigars
like sweethearts and wives-

ON LOOKS

1 11

C^OOD-APPHAKINCj ci|Tarsarc tlicir own
^ best salesmen. Packed in wood, they
show to best advantage.

It is scarcely good business to hide the
product's most appealing points— color,
workmanship, size and shape; to prevent the
customer from being persuaded by the thmgs
that would make him buy; to add to his
difficulty in selecting.

Wooden boxes display cigars so the whole
cigar can be seen not just the end that isn't
going to be smoked, it is good business to
pack your cigars in wooden boxes.

Oh, 'tis well enough
A whiff or a puff

And the heart of a pipe to get:
And a dainty maid
Or a budding blade

May toy with a cigarette:
But a man, when the time
Of a glorious prime

Dawns forth Uke a morning star.
Wants the dark-brown bloom
And the sweet perfume

That go with a good cigar.

— Norris Bull

The best cigars

a rep a eked in
WOODl.N iU)Xi:S

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 7

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

ODIN" TO BE MADE BY GILBERT CORPORA-
TION

AMUEL T. GILBERT, president of the Deisel-
Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation, recently an-
nounced that his company had contracted with
the Odin Cigar Company to manufacture tlie
entire output of the Odin Company, which produces
tlie "Odin" five-cent cigar.

The contract calls for a minimum production of
30,000,000 cigars a year, and is the largest contract in
the history of the cigar industry, according to ^[r. Gd-

hert. .

By accepting this contract, it wdl necessitate the
operation of the north and south side factories of the
Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation plants in Lima,
Ohio, on day and night shifts at full capacity.

At a conference in Detroit, participated in by Mr.
Gilbert, K. O. Brandenburg, president of the Odin (^i-
gar Company, and other officials of both companies, it
was agreed that the entire production of ''Odin" ci-
gars would be made in the Lima factories.

The plant of the Odin Company will remain idle
for the present.

ANOTHER UNIT FOR BROWN & WILLIAMSON

The Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, of
Louisville, Ky., announces that ground will be broken
immediately for the erection of a large addition to their
l)lant at Sixteenth and llill Streets. This addition will
be the third unit at tliis location. The second unit, a
live-story building, is rapidly nearing completion, ami
another story is to be added to the four-story first unit.

The new unit will be three hundred feet long, and
a cafeteria for employees will be included in the base-
ment.

The steady demand for "Raleigh" cigarettes is
given as the reason for the addition of the third unit
to this already large plant.

SCHULTE STORE BURNS IN SCRANTON

Damage estimated at $100,000 was caused early on
March 'Joth by a fire originating in the Schulte Cigar
Store at Lackawanna and Wyoming Avenues, Scran-
ton, Pa., and spreading to four other stores in the
building.

Several firemen were slightly burned by flames
from a l)ack -draft.

NEW FACTORY FOR TRENTON

The Madler Cigar Company, has received bids for
tlie construction of a new cigar factory building on
South Clinton Avenue, Trenton, N. J., and construc-
tion will be started in the very near future. The build-
ing will be twenty-five by one hundred feet, and three
stories in height.

AMERICAN TOBACCO SETS NEW RECORD

New York, ^larch 14.
MERICAN Tobacco Company made public to-
day its earnings for 1928, setting a new high
mark both in sales and profits.

Record net earnings of $2r),0()r),299 an in-
crease of $1,756,610 over 1927, were largely the result
of the great increase in the sales of "Lucky Strike"
cigarettes, coincident with the most extensive news-
paper advertising campaign ever undertaken in behalf
of an American i)roduct.

The cut in cigarette prices in the spring of 1928
would have reduced earnings by millions of dollars
if sales had not been largely increased. But public
appreciation of the improvement in the process of
maimfacture bv the application of heat known as
"Toasting" so increased sales that all of this loss and
more was made ui).

George W. Hill, president of the American lobacco
Companv, states that the great gains in the sale of
"Lucky 'strike" cigarettes, which were recorded all
through 1927 and 1928, are continuing in the first
months of 1929.

Earnings for the year on American Tobacco com-
mon stock were $11.19 per share, as compared with
$10.29 in 1927. After the payment of dividends of
$6 per share on the preferred stock and $8 per share
on the common stock to more than ;U),()00 stockhohhM-s,
there was carried to surplus $(1,229,279, bringing the
surplus u}) to $4r),()50,.'321.

The company's balance sheet shows a very strong
I)osition. In order to meet the enlarged demand for
"Lucky Strike" cigarettes, plant investment was in-
creased bv $1,982,256 to $11,443,116; and tobacco, man-
ufactured stock and supi)lies to $91,385,292, an increase
(»f $5,564,962. Cash on hand was increased l)y $2,273,-
63(; to $17,033,608.
The Treasurer's Report to the Stockholders of The
American Tobacco Company of New Jersey.
The treasurer respectfully submits the following
financial report of vour company, for the year ended
December 31, 1928.*

As recpiired bv the trust indenture of October 20,
1904, the Guaranty Trust Company, trustee, purchased
and cancelled 6 per cent, gold bonds of this company
of the par value of $13,000, the cost of same being $15,-
.365. The ditYerence between par value and cost of the
l)onds so ])urchased has been written off as an expense.
Common stock B of the par value of $1650 was is-
sued during the year in retirement of scri)) and divi-
dend certificates' which had previously matured, but
had not been presented for retirement.

The statement of earnings includes only the divi-
dends received from those com])anies a part only of

{Continued on Page 17)

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1929

April 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

CHARLES G. BONDY DEAD

IT \KLb:S G. BONDY, sou of Kiehard C. Bondy,
' vet n-osidont of the General Ci^ar Company
. wi ..w'lv in Amsterdam, on March 1 th
S^ng m> auack of influenza of only a tow

„r tlie General Cigar <-on?P'\">/,Py ° Y„le University,
U,ving recently bee" S}-;^^} f^'ji"™ .^^^^ the
and for the purpose ot *-^_™'.''» '^'' "^"^led to Amster-
.igar business in every il«"''i^^.^j,foV," president of

'"'""Mr nSeCn -returned immediately to New York

"''*Vt Totl'wo'^Mloins the many friends of Mr.
Bondv tn eS"^ to him and his family onr sincere
sympathy in this great loss.

CHAELES BOCK DIES IN PITTSBURGH

Charles Boek. retired president of tljo Bo;'^- f taut-
i'.r^ PnmivHiv ci^nu- distributors ot i ittsiHirt,n, y^-»

ia:!x'ma\\frraTi^^^^^^^^

^'''\r BoTk'iXd'fr^^^^^^ Sess only a short

""•'^I^'lSiiTrilis widow; two sons and two
daught*.rs. lie was tifty-eight years old.

MENGEL BOX COMPANY REPORT

I'leliminarv rei.ort of the Mengel Bo.x ^'"mp'my,
" . • K-,. tnr the year 1928, shows profits ot

"iUaXt^elie-s'U-

utt-ore Xleral taxes. This compares with profit of
he "novious year of *r.(;T,184 on the ^^^e basis

Profit for the fourth <,uarter « , '^^ ^"J'^-^f't g
before Federal taxes, compared w |lo9,87| n t e
third <iuarter of the same year, and $2<2,b.il m tiie
secoiid quarter ^^^^^^ »» V'^^J'^m^l

.33,6(^3 shares of seven'per cent. P-f«rred «toek o^ $ 00

r ^'"""'1 oVo'i\f sh:;:'of'r7 — : TfiC

compared with *2,724,.K)0 on the same dat« in the
previous year.

MENDELSOHN IN PORTO RICO

ToseDh Mendelsohn, vice president of the Stern-
MendeSn (V>mpany, U-af tobacco !^^-^?^JZ
York City, is in l^rto Kico wliere lie is inspecting tne
crop and the properties of his company.

MANNIE PEREZ IN NEW YORK

Mannie Perez, of Marcelino Perez & Company,
M^.mr.a raanufactur(.rs of ck'ar Havana made-in-bond
ci';^r^B?i?tn Nc^v York (-.ty visiting tlic trade in the
interest of his brands.

CANCELLATION OF TOBACCO STAMPS
DISPENSED WITH

mv following bulletin has been received from
tL TobaccS Merchants Association in reft^-

more than tour onnc^e^j^ that following the Treasury
"It will be recaiieu j j^j, y,e necessity

Department's r«g"\f ''".^'i^Xwlier^- they are so affixed
of cancelling '•'g^rette stamps wncrtiy ^^^^_

that the stamp must be brokmi m r^m = titi„„
tents from the Packages the T M- A- ni i•^.^.^^^

with the Revenue Department, asKuio i"

^fj^ti^^ Jo fl^^t^^^t UsTrpromui:
g^ed, of wl.i?l' the following is a copy.

(T. 1). 4263)
CAWKLLATION OF TOBACCO AND SNUFF

STAMPS

cordiiigly

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,

Office of Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Washington, D. C.
To Collectors of Internal Revenue and Others Con-
cerned: .^^ ... q

M^],P first sentence of article iM ot Regulation 8,
ihe hrsi ^^"^V* amended to read as follows:

revised April 24, liii», ^^*" ." „t ^v. .j^i^n (d) of th s
('^\ KxceDt as provided in subdiMsion V(i; oi in

tobacco and snuff «*■ "'^^^S'lur^^^ tobacco or snuff
f.ftirmiui.rct?:r1l=SV'e cancelled in the

'■""lui":^:Y':t-article 54 a new subdivision is added
"^ ^"bTstamps of ^^^^ro^^^tl^^Z:::^ S

::SingU ^^^^^z^TX:^

^it^irSCf bre^n; ^T^^ "oed not be
canceled as provide.1 in suh.livision (a).

D. H. Blaiii,
Cowmissioncr of hitrnial licveiiiie,

Ajiproved March 8, 1!>29:

A. W. M ELI/IN, , , „

Secretary of the Treasury.

DAUGHTER OF JUNIUS PARKER TO WED

Announcement has been made by Mr. and Mrs.
luniu" ParkerT of Rve, N. Y., of the engagement of
tll^ir daughter, Miss Frances I'arker, to Alexander C.

^^'-'" Misf S™ g^Lduated from the Ethel Walker
School hi Simsbury, Conn., and later attended Smith

^""flr Parker is president of the American Cigar
Companv and chairman of the Board of Directors of
the American Tobacco Company. <• t^- i,

lllr Neave is associated with the law firm of Fish,

Ricliardson and Neave.

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equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and produftion cofts.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep coSls.

Assure perfeft lubrication, resulting in
less wear and longer life.

T^. MODEL S UNIVERSAL
Long -Filler Bunch Machine

'THE Model S Universal Long-Fillet Machine is now be.ng made w h
Tfor w^rtiou.) Suction Bindef Table, and with (or without) .ndmdua
dir«^ clt^neaed motor-driven blower. This new suction feature holds
fn^nde" flatagainst the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother and
;l;:re perfealy rolled bunches. It also effects a saving of bmders because
smaller binders can be used.

This High-Grade Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the lat«t type
nfFrictSn Clutch which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
dLe Tupk ep coa; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the inaan-
fan»us Jpping of the machine at any point m its operation.

^^^ni\ri:nT?«i::"yte^^^^^

;!::;:r,;us!rdrr« ^rriibr J.ion of aU l-e^n^-"^ -Sb^i!
Li oT^m^ht^ = i- kTan-^eiTi^f tba':^. a^o- oiling
method.

(Non-Blending Type}

For High-Grade Work

The Price of the Model S Universal Lonft-Fnier Bunch
Machine (non-blending type) equipped w.th 1/ 6 H. P.
motor, individual-drive equipment and two chairs is

*1650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table-JSO extra (when ordered
with machine). With individual direct-connected, motor-
driven Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. J., U. S. A,

Street, New York

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO ^ACHlNl^ CO.^ 4C^ East 34.h Street. New YorK

_ ■ I ■ I » > T '^ «^*^*^^J-^t* J _„„1J _,r.rlf nr bunch

A-The Suction Binder Table •««ch"'««
asjufcs smoother »nd more perfeflly roll-
ed bunches. It also effefts a Mvinpin bin-
ders because smaller bmders can be used.

B— ThelatesttypeofFrictionClutch.which
makes the machine run more smoothly
and reduces its upkeep coft; also an

Emergency Stop, r^"^^ t^""'" u!lf,'°:
ftantaneous ftopping of the machine at
any point in its operation.
C—The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication assures thorough
lubrication, less wear and longer life of
all bearings and moving parts. It also

Labor, Stock and Monei- Saving Features.^

makes lubrication of the machine easier
and quicker.
n-Produccs well-conditioned. spo"/Ji
'^free-smoking bunches-thc equal of hand

work in every respect.

p«_Good-conditioned bunches are assured

^hv ''laying UP" the filler methan.cally in

• ^aly the Tame way as this is done by

ffl . few sprigs of filler being inter-

Sent'ly addend 'until the bunch 'S built

up to the proper size and condition.

F - Improved method . f ft'.l' r f"*'''''?'"-
*^sur«^un.form results even wuh luexper-
icnced operators.

r-Any si« or shape of bunch, and both
^ri£h"and left hand bunches can be made
Ln the same machine with slight mech-
anical changes

M— With two operators it produces 450
to 500 uniform bunches an hour.

I— Can be used on mould work or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direct from
the machine.

1— Adapted for use in conjunction with

■^automatic rolling machines.
K— Quickly and accurately adjusted to dif-
ferent sizes and conditions ot nller.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at all
times in both size and height.

M-Snirdy and simple in con'"""'"""
easy to operate and handle. Requires
no expert mechanical attention.

6

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1929

April 1, 1929

Say You Satv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

P. R..AMERICAN BUYS CONGRESS STOCK

IKECTOKS of the Porto Kican-American To-
bacco Company have accepted an offer by
Field, Glore & Company, to ^^eqnire 30,001)
' shares of the capital stock of the Congress
CUr.Y Company, Inc., in consideration for an original
Issue of 6^!560- ;hare; of Porto Kican class B common
^fopk and 5^^303,700 in cash. . , xi ^ n

\s of December 31, 1928, it was reported that he
Porto Kican-American Tobacco Company mvned JH),-
755 shares of (^ongress Cigar Company stock.

Under the conversion privileges attaching to bonds
of the Congress C^gar ( ^ompany , $830,500 m bonds have
been turned in and cancelled in exchange tor 8,o68
shares of Congress Cigar stock, making tl- amcnmt o
bonds outstanding as of Fehruary ^f '/^^'f^^^'^^ ^^^
face principal amount and reducing to 192,48 JJie mim
btr of shares of (\>ngress (^gar stock owned hy M
Kican-American Tobacco Company on the same date.

CELLOPHANE SALES OFFICE OPENS HERE

A branch sales office has been opened here in the
Li))ertv Title and Trust Building, at Broad and Arcli
Streets, bv the DuPont (^ellophane Company in order
to give users in this vicinity better service.

DuPont Cellophane has become (piite popu ai ^^}\h
the ci^ar and tobacco industry as a means ot keeping
cigarlTand tobacco in condition until it reaches the

consumer. ^^^^^ is the Philadelphia representative for

this pmduct, and T. W. Holland jif^/^f " /r'">;.^':yr^;f
from the Xew York district to the Philadelphia distiict.

HIRST RETURNS FROM ROCHESTER TRIP

A N Hirst, of Bavuk Cigars, Inc., returned last
week from Kochester, where he had been spending some
time arranging for the removal of their distributing
branch from 92 South Avenue to larger and more suit-
able quarters at 211 Central Avenue. The branch is
under the management of G. Clifford.

BOSTON SHOWS FINE PIPES

Harrv Boston was here for a time last w^eek with
a tine display of Demutli & Company pipes, featuring
the latest creations in his line.

CUNNINGHAM TO DISTRIBUTE "JOHN

RUSKIN"

B (TTNNINGHA:^! & COMPANY, tobacco
distributors, of 37 North Second Street an-
nounce that they have taken on for distribu-
tion in this territory, the "John Ruskm" five-
cent cigar, manufactured by the I. Lewis Cigar Manu-
facturing Company, of Newark, N. J.

Mr Cunningham said that he had selected the
'Mohn kuskin" for his firm, after -^^-^^F/^J^^^^^^^^^^^^
analysis of the five-cent cigar situation in this teiri

tory.

ISIDORE COHEN TO BE CONGRESS BUYER

Isidore Cohen, who has been conducting a Porto

Kican leaf tobacco business in New York C^ty for a

mm er of vears, will close up his business there on

ZhI 1st, and sail for Porto Rico a few days later

w ere he will act in the capacity of a lea tobacco

uver for the Congress (Mgar Company. Mr Cohen

as been connected%'ith the Porto «-«" ^-f .^\«^^^^^^^^^^

industrv for almost fifteen years and will .loin the Con-

ress Compaiiv with a wide knowledge and experience.

FISCHMAN TO ERECT PLANT HERE

A plot of ground on the south side ofKric Avenue
extend ng from F to G Streets, comprising 186,000
square feet has been purchased from the Philadelphia
GeaTworks bv L Fischman and Sons, who will begin
immediatelv the construction on this site of a modem

plant for the manufacture of «5>^^^ ^V' Il^!n0 000 The
The plant will cost approximately $1,500,000. ilit

ground was held for sale at $175,000.

SCHULTE TO INSTALL SODA FOUNTAINS

The Schulte Cigar Stores are to install soda foun-
tains in their stores throughout the conn ry if he plan
proves successful, and the first fountain wil be in-
stalled in their store at 13th and Market Streets, to be
ready for operation by May 1st.

BAYUK. DIVIDEND

Directors of Bavuk Cigars, Inc., have declared the
regular quarterly dividend of fifty cents on the common
stock and $1.75 a share on the first preferred ;;tock^ bo
pavable April 15tli to stockholders of record March

3l8t

l^n^Mfn-sweets are noi

for me -I smoke aluchj
toh^ petite

\^' Irene Bordoni, [I

Fascinating Star of
Musical Comedy

"Non, non-5«;eets axe not far me-1 smoke a Lucky to Ueep
petite, I cannot afford to eat the French pastries that my
countrymen Icnou; so ^ell hmv to make. What would my
public think if La Bordoni were no longer slim and peUtel So»
I smoke my favorite Lucky Strike, u'ith its delight^*! /lavor.
It rests my tired nerves after the play-it ne^ irritates my
throat— and, it always makes me so happy.**

Irene Bordoni

THE modern common sense way— reach for a
Lucky instead of a fattening sweet. Everyone is
doiiiilJ-men keep healthy and fit, women retain
a trim figure. Lucky Strike, the finest tobaccos,
skilfully blended, then toasted to develop a flavor
which is a delightful alternative for that craving
for fattening sweets.

Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impurities. 20,679
physicians recognize this when they «ay Uicki£^
are less irritating than other cigarettes. That s why
folks say: "If s pood to smoke Luckies.

%^

Authorities attribute the enormous
-_- - increase in Cigarette smoking to the
improvement in the process of Cigarette manufac-
ture by the application of heat. It is true that during
the year 1928 Luckv Strike Cigarettes showed a
greater increase than all other Cigarettes combined.
This confirms in no uncertain terms the public s
confidence in the superiority of Lucky Sttike,

"It's toasted

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

Coast to coast radio hook-u, e^y Saturday ^1^^ ^^^^^^
National Broadcasting Company's network. The L«cky I^tr.ke
DancTSrchestra in "The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway.

♦'Reach

for a

Lucky

irifitead

of a

sweet.

ft

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1929

News From Congress

,r<"ffwSt-.,-

III. I

iiiirri^ I III'-

_ -AND

F E D E R A L

Departments

.UuLi

ES VLE price maintenance will be the first mat-
ter to be taken up by the House Committee on
Interstate and Foreign Commerce at the next
loKular session in December, and there is every
reason to believe that the legislation wdl be passed
without delav, according to Representative Kelly ot
Pel rvlvania; author of the bill introduced in the
HoIL; similar to that introduced in the Senate by Sen-
ntor Ca])per of Kansas. ,

But for the fact tlu.t the report of the Federal
Trade Commission on resale price mamtenam-e was
received so late in the session, it is disclosed hy Kepre-
sentatTve Kellv, the bill would probal.ly have been
adouted bv the" Seventieth Congress. . ^ ^, .

'"1 have repeatedly called attention to the im-
norti.nce of the problem of destructive competition,
e sa 1 "one of the most outstanding instances being
t p m-tice of selling trademarked, identified, standard
lerc laiwlise at ruinously low prices in order to broad-
en 'belief that all goods are soUl at the same low
prices. Sucli practices deceive the public and .lestroj

'""""There is a verv live interest in this subject
through the United States. Legislation alone can rem-
edV^these evils. We in Congress are responsible for

legislanon.^^^^^ ..olemiilv declare.1 unfair competition
to be unlawful. Let us iiow, in all conscience ami good
laith, 'leelare predatory price cutting on standard
trnods to be unfair competition.

^ -Those of us who believe and advocate and press
for legislation along these lines propose to permit the
manut-acturer of identified goods to enter into a con-
^r^cf with his distributors as to the fair and un.foi-m
nrice at which products shall ])e sold. \\ e ,)ropose o
m^ent Ihe formation of merchandising monopoly
through deception and unfair competition.

Tariff Commission Procedure May Be Changed.
AVith the thought of limiting actual tariff revision
to a minimum in conformity with tlie view ot I resnkMit
HooN^'r the House Ways and Means Committee may
i V the omlse of additional taritT relief thnnigh he
medium of a workable flexibk^ tarill provision. Ihe
de x^^or an improvement of tlie present provision of
w was voiced during the recent public hearings of
he House Wavs and Means (^ommittee and it has been
di .1 ed bv 'Congressmen Treadway (Mass.) and
m^V-vi (N. V.) that steps in that direction would

^'"^ ^""This program is not in consonance with the con-
temp ated action of members of the Senate Finance
Committee who sav that limited hearings and lim ted
aZ e hardly -likely. In the Senate it is antici-

From our Washington Bureau geZAiBEE BuiiDi>jG_

pated that there will be instituted a fight against the
retention of the flexible provision and even tor the
continuance of the Tariff C^ommission as an independ-
ent agency of the Government.

It has been learned that the TaritT Commission
itself has been called upon by the Ways and Means
Committee Republicans to present their views on he
form the flexible provision should take. AH interested
in the matter seem to want the present mathematical
formula laid down in the law eliminated and greater
leewav given the commission. In fact there is a de-
sire to have the commission constituted atter the tash-
ion of a court for the taking of testimony.

To it could come applicants for increases and de-
creases, while the public also might have an oppor-
tunitv to intervene in any case, with the ike ihood o
some* action being taken within a reasonable length ot
time, upon a proper presentation ot tact. H the ^ W
gestions in that direction are accep ed, instead ot being
limited to a tarifl^ basis contemplating the diftereiice in
the cost of production at home and alu'oad the coni-
mission would l>e enabled to give eonsKleration to a 1
lactors atfecting the competitive situation Ui^ dt-
sire is to give the commission more authority, en aig-
ing its powers, and ixn-mitting the basing ot its findings
on the actual facts of competition with respect to given

commodities. ,1x^1 ^«,;ffno hx-

It is further recommended to the committee l)>

various interests that the present limitation ot .)0 per
cent the extent to which existing rates may be changed
bv presidential proclamation, be removed and provi-
sion made for changing from the free to the dutiable
li^t, and vice versa, commodities with respect to which
there is evidence warranting such a move.

It has been pointed out that there is no express
authoritv of law for the consideration by the iaiitt
Commission of data secured from invoices eovering
imports as a basis for rate changes. This mf »?;l » ^s
]>een resorted to where it has not been possible toi the
commission to secure actual costs of production abroad.

Income Tax Returns Exceed Expectations.

Prosperitv of the United States in li)28 was at
an unprecedented level, it is indicated by the income
tax returns filed with the Treasury Depar ment ear >
in March which show that collections in that month,
which include the first deposits of taxes i)aid on the
installment plan, will exceed those ot the same nnrnth

ye^ bv from $75,000,000 to $80,000,000.

It is estimated that the March collections will be
close to $r)00,000,0(K) and the increase ^^PP^j^i^f f,.J,^. , !f
current fiscal yJar will be su])stantially $1.)0,000,000.

{Continued on Page 16)

April 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

"All

the day
through"

YOU'LL always find P. A. and me together,
following the sun around. But we differ from
the fellow in the song. We're never blue! No,
Sir! P. A. and I joined hands when Imen
dusters were standard equipment for the
Sunday drive. I'm still broadcasting my pre-
scription for pipe- joy.

I like to Uft the hatch on a tidy red tin and
treat my detector to that Prince Albert aroma.
Then I Ught up Cool as die cUck of a

taxi-meter. Sweet as the words: "This ride's
on me." Mild and long-burning, with a rich,
full-bodied flavor that's just great!

From the first pull after the bacon-and-
coffee till the house-sUpper kick-off at the end
of the day, P. A. hands me plenty of silver-
lined smoke-clouds. No matter what your
present program, pour some of the National
Joy Smoke into your pipe. Then you'll know
I'm not just talking words.

1>R1 NGE ALBERT

no other tobacco is like it!

This tin contains
TWO full ounces
of jimmy-pipe joy.

© 1928. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, Winston-Salem, N. C.

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1929

"CHANCELLOR" ON RADIO IN WEST

KGINNING on Wcilncsday night, March loth,
The American Cigar Company is now featur-
ifl ins the -Chancellor" cigar in a series ot mu-
sical programs broadcast over a chain of sta-
tions in l^e Middle West, where the ''Chancellor" is
extremely popular. ^ ., ,f in P M central

The program i^^^l^i;?'^d^^Y''^n St I onis WDAF
dard time- over Stations l^^D St Louis, VVUi^r,

standard time over ouiti^i.^ ..-.., ^^wnw ' Omaha •
Kansas Citv; WOC, Davenport; WOW, Omaha,
TCPRC Houston ; WOAI, San Antonio ; KOA, Den-

T^'sT Snlt Lake Citv WKY, Oklalioma City;
ver; KSL, halt i^aKG ^ii.> » ** ^ ' ,ttt7.a,\ Dniiac
KSTP Minneapolis-St. Paul, and v\ ^ AA, Dallas.
Vincent I.opez and his orc^tra will furnish the music.

CIGARETTE INDUSTRY HAS SILENT FRIEND

'at mav not be generally known by the average
cigarette smoker, but it is true just the same, tha every
time he purchases a LVcent package ot cigaret es he
Cates exactly six cents to Uncle Sam's Pocketbook
t^r that is the tax the manufacturer lias paid and he, in
turn, collect.s it back from tlie smoker.

"Should the smoker purchase an average of one

Dack of cigarettes each day he will, at the end of the

ear, hav^^^ Uncle Sam the sum of $21.90, and it

•ho has been enjoying the habit for ten years he has

contrilnited $219 to the Government. .

*'The cigarette industry is a tremendous business
proposition. ^ Last year one hundred and five billion
nine hundred and fifteen million cigarettes were turned
o bv the manufacturers in the 1 '"ted S ates alone,
and ti.is means a fraction of more than 201,^04 cigar
ettes were lighted for each minute of the entire year.
The average number of cigarettes per capita last year

** Uncle Sam's Treasury was enriched to the extent

of $317,633,335.06 from the cigarette tax last year, and

' Winston-Salem manufacturers paid a large proportion

of this huge total. , , i -i^^i

** The cigarette manufacturer has also iiad a silent,
friend working for it for the past decade or more, and
this factor has played no little part m the tremendous
growth of the industry in late years. A\ e refer to the
free-burning tobaccos that are now used in the manu-
facture of cigarettes. No longer can the smoker light
his 'fag,' take a 'draw' or so and lay it on his ash tray
for a moment or so and then pick it up again and light
it No, that little smouldering bit of fire at the other
end of the cigarette has done its work and there is
nothing left of the 'fag' but ashes. Light a cigarette
now and unless the smoker keeps st^^adily at it he is
cheated out of about one-half of his cigarette. But the
tx)bacco grower, the tobacco worker, the manufacturer,
the Government and the retailer all profit because the

fire has been doing its work." r. , t j

—Winston-SaU-m Journal.

CULLMAN A DIRECTOR OF P. R.-AMERICAN

Joseph F. Cullman, president of Cullman Brothers,
Inc., leaf tobacco dealers of New York City, and also
of Tobacco and Allied Stocks, Inc., has been elected
a director of the Porto Rican- American Tobacco ( om-
pany.

AMERICAN SUMATRA DIVIDEND

At a meeting of the Board of Directors of the
American Sumatra Tobacco Company, held last week,
the regular quarterlv dividend of seventy-five cents a
share was declared on the stock of the Company, pay-
able April 15th to stockholders of record April 1st.

MARTIN COMPANY OPENS No. 22.
PENING of the remodeled Martin Cigar Store
No 22 in the LeClaire Theatre Building, Mo-
line 111., was announced by George Martin,
head of the company, which now operates
twenty-two stores in Moline, Davenport, and Rock

^'^'""Seventeen years ago this conipany ^aw the h^^^^^^^
possibilities of Moline and opened Store ^o. 3 at 1^^^^^^
&ifth Avenue, and during the years which follo^^^^^
the Martin Cigar Company kept Pace with «^^ ^ex el^p
ment and progress of Molme, tmtil today tour ^lartm
Stores are bringing to the people of Moline a complete
fine of Kuality nationally advertised cigars, cigar-
pttes smokers' supplies and candies. ^^ -,•

inThree of these stores, Martin Luncheonet o^ d.s-
nense a pleasing varietv of excellent foods with the
Tromptness and skill which hasmade Martin Luncheon-
ettes the standard of the Tri-Cities.

The ve^ latest Martin contribution to prosperous
Moline is the enlarged and magnificent luncheonette
S opened in the LeClaire Theatre Building. For
sheerTeaut^ and modem equipment there is no su-
perior in that part of the country. Here indeed, is the
new Moline headquarters for steaming savory food.,
refreshing and noirishing beverages, pleasant associa-
tions and delightful, congenial ^^^rpundings^

Cane chairs of the latest type "i^u^^^^.c^^f/^^- ..^
Hkilled personnel supported by the Martm Chef, the
complete Martin daylight kitchens and the choicest
food of the season's market, effect a measure of satis^
faction in keeping with the unusual attractiveness of
this latest addition Martin facilities. ^

'*We are demonstrating our faith in the futuie
prosperity and expansion of Moline in enlarging our
Fnvestment," Mr. Martin said in commenting on the
ew store -We feel that Moline is developing in o a
splTnd^^^^^^ we wish to give its citizens the best

in the way of cigar stores."

CUBA WANTS MORE FOREIGN TRADE

While tobacco consumption is increasing steadily
in Europe, Cuban cigar and cigarette imports are be^
coming less every day on the old continent, according
to the annual reports .iu^t rendered by SPf ^al C^^^^^
missioner Manual Rodriguez Lopez to the >;atioi al
Tobacco Defense and Propaganda Commission, who
claims that the main reason for this situation is to be
found in high tariffs and lack of favorable trade treat-

'"' With^^he exception of Spain, which has bought
larger quantities of Cuban tobacco, following the en-
actment of the commercial agreement negotiated, wi h
that country two years ago, France and Great Britain

register a notable slump. r^^\^^r^

Rodriguez Lopez recommends the sale of Cuban
tobacco and principally Havana cigars at reasonable
pri^s abroad! the establishment of a special guarantee
stamp to stop imitations, active propaganda through
members of the Cuban foreign service, and diplomas
for cigar dealers who only trade in genuine Havana
cigars, in order to regain the European market for
Cuba's second leading industry.

The commissioner would also have every impor-
tant cigar store in Europe furnished with a metal re-
production of the Cuban guarantee stamp, to be hung
Fn a visible place at their premises, so the fastidious
smoker will learn to demand genuine Havana cigars,
and know them when he is actually getting them.

April 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

11

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12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1929

SOHULTE-UNITED OPENS IN CAMDEN

X March 22(1, the Schulte-Uiiited Junior Depart-
ment Store, five cents to a dollar, and Miller's,
Inc., which is also a Schulte-United enterprise
specializing in women's apparel formally
opened tlleir Camden, N. J., store at 21-2o Broadway .
The opening of these two stores was announced m
three full-page ads in the local newspaper whidi con-
tained the following statement by Mr. Schulte: A
unique selling service has come into existence. Schultt-
Fnited Junior Department Stores are now a reality.

Under one roof we have assembled for your sjiop-
ping convenience thousands of items, specializing from
five cents to one dollar in general merchandise, am
popular priced AVomen's and Misses' wearing apparel

''"* K%x'rvT)usiness we have built has been founded on
the principle of giving more than the public expects.
With the combined financial and merchandising re-
sources of Schulte-rnited, Tnc, we have committed our-
selves to the policv of giving you more value for every
dollar Years of experience with many enterprises we
control convinces us that people respond to genuine
savings, better ser\^ice, finer surroundings.

I extend vou mv personal invitation to see tor your-
self this new type 'of store, and to participate m the
savings that have been created for you."

The first report of Schulte-Fnited Stores was made
public last week, and sales for the month of February
were $630,490 in the forty-six stores then m operation
throughout the country. In November, last year, the
companv had onlv eleven stores in operation.

Present plans of the company call for the opemng
of fortv to fiftv additional stores during 1928. The
companv at the present time holds leases on one hun-
dred fifty locations throughout the country, including
the stores already in operation.

CANADIAN TOBACCO CO OPERATIVE IN HANDS
OF OFFICIAL RECEIVER

The Canadian Tobacco Growers' Co-operative
Companv, Limited, with main offices at Kingsville, Es-
sex Countv, is now in the hands of the Ontario Govern-
ment Official Receiver at Sandwich, reports Assistant
Trade Commissioner F. M. Rayburn to the Tobacco
Section of the Department of Commerce.

According to the statement filed, the company has
unpaid accounts amounting to $1,200,000 with assets
estimated at $720,000. The assets include the factory
and offices at Kingsville and stocks of tobacco in (^an-
ada and Great Britain. The company was organized
ten vears ago to assist Essex County tobacco ^rowt^s
in Marketing their crops, and has experienced diffi-
culties throughout an existence which finally culminated
iu bankruptcv. In recent years the company became
heavilv in debt and when the Ontario tobacco pool proj-
ect was launched, it figured largely in the proceedings.
In 1927 a reorganization took place, the tormer
president becoming Vice-President, and a new Pres-
ident was elected. It was thought that the reorgan-
ization wouhl overcome the difficulties faced by the
companv at that time, Init during the past year it has
been found impossible to overcome eariier handicaps
and a receivership was the result.

Manv farmers and tobacco growers are sharehold-
ers in the companv and their losses will be consider-
able ; in some cases serious, since the Buriey growers
particulariy are this year having a difficult time to
market their crop.

NATIONAL WHOLESALE CONFERENCE.

Washington, March 25.
RRANGEMENTS were completed today for a
final meeting of the National Wholesale Con-
ference to be held at the Chamber of Com-
merce of the United States, April 26 and 27,
immediately preceding the Seventeenth Annual Meet-

iiiir of the Chamber. ^ ^

The conference, which held its first nieeting more
than a vear ago, has during the intervening time de-
voted it; attentiin to a complete «tndy of who esaling
in the changing mechanism ot distribution and the
;;-oMems it i's encountering. This work has be- <^«-
through four standing committees, with a total mem-
bership of sixty-four business men engaged in whole-
saling in many lines of trade in various parts of the
country, which will submit their reports at the final

^^^^ The general chairman of the conference is W. M.
G. Howse, president of the Johnston and I^anmer Do^
Goods Company, Wichita, Kansas. Arthur 1 . Wd-
Hams! president of R. C. Williams & Company New
York Citv, is chairman of the committee which has
made a stu Iv of the wholesaler's functions and services.
SM Bond, president of the Root and McBride Com-
panv Cleveland, heads the committee which wil re-
3^r 'on the economic factors affecting wholesaling,
inch as trroup buving, chain stores and mail order
h^lr f!rCaswell%ice-president of the Cli^mpioii
Spark Plug (Company, Toledo, is chairman of the coni-
mittee which will report on business analyses-costs
of distribution from the viewpoint of custi^mers, tiad-
h g areas, profitable sizes of orders and shipments
The fourth committee, of which Frank A. Fall, Director
of Education and Research of the National Association
of Credit Men, is chairman, will report on credits, sales
terms and collections. _. ., ,. r. ii

The Department of Domestic D stnbution of the
Chamber of Commerce of the United States, ot which
E D Borden has recently been made manager, has
been co-oiK^rating with the committees in the prepara-
tion of reports. Several hundred wholesalers are ex-
pected to attend the meeting.

WHY CUSTOMERS TRANSFER TRADE TO

OTHER STORES

According to Dorrance, Sullivan & (^o.. Inc., Ad-
vertising Agents, New York, a study to determine win
u ome?s ftop trading in particular stores was re^
ceiitlv conducted and shows that thirty per cent of
these customers were lost because of inefficient sales-
manshin thirty-three per cent, because ot poor serv-
er and \hrremaining thirty-seven per cent, because
of iiigh prices, slipshod store methods and poor quality

merchandise. , , . .

The University of Oregon reports that sixt> per
cent of the lost customers left within their first year
of trading with the store; thiriy-one per cent during
the second, third, fourth and fifth year, and only eight
per cJid. were lost after trading with a store for five
years or longer.

SALDANA IN PORTO RICO

Marcos T. Saldana, chief agent of the Government
of Porto Rico Tol)acco Guarantee Agency, with offices
1457 Broadway, New York City is at present m
Porto Rico on important business in connection \n itli
U^e Government Agency. He will probably retuni to
New York City early in Aprd.

April 1, 1929

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TOBACCO CONDITIONS IN CUBA IN 1928
HE reports coming from the tobacco centers in
Pinar del Rio and Camaguey seem to indicate
that the present crop is doing very well, accord-
ing to a January report from American Con-
sul H B Quarton, released by the Tobacco Section ot
the Department of Commerce. In fact, from one or
two regions estimates of a bumper crop have come in.
The best reports come from the Province ot Pmar

del Rio. .. 1 1 1 • „

The sales of tobacco were very favorable during
the year 1928, as the trade statistics show. Shipments
to Spain increased and tobacco interests claim that the
commercial treaty which was signed between the two
countries was justified by this trade.

Although the majority of the factories have taken
action against the installation of cigar making ma-
chines, the Por Larranaga factory has installed the
machines and has kept them in operation. At the close
of the year 1928 Por Larranaga had made some new
tvpes of cigars, especially a small casino size which this
company expects to market extensively in the Lnited

States. , - , . i

The following table shows the tobacco shipments

from Cuba during the past two years:

1927

pounds
394,900
1,627,338
9,121,083
11,135,857

1928
pounds

391,288

2,252,278

14,933,387

6,916,727

Cigars

Scrap Tobacco

Stemmed "

Unstemmed *' --, , . r^ .•

The total value of all tobacco exported to the
United States in 1928 was very little more than in l.)2/.
While the shipments of cigars slightly decreased, the
exports of stemmed tobacco were greatly on the in-
crease. A decrease was shown in the shipments ot the
unstemmed product which approximately eiiualized the
increase in the stemmed variety. Shipments ot scrap
tobacco increased approximately 50 per cent. Although
the sliipments of tobacco to Spain increased greatly in
1928, this does not seem to have had an adverse etTect
on the American trade.

WOMAN LAYS LONG LIFE TO PIPE

Mrs. Eliza Jane Gouhl, of Hillsboro, N. H., who
celebrated lier ninety-fifth birthday last week, attrib-
utes her long life to the fact that she has smoked a
pipe of tobacco each day since she was twelve years
old. Mrs. Gould enjoys her pipe immediately atter
breakfast each day. Her late husband never smoked,
she said, and opposed her doing so. He used to hide
her tobacco and break uj) her pipes, but tina y decided
he couldn't break her of the habit and finally gave it
up. Mrs. Gould says "There's pleasure m a pipe.

*'ROI TAN" A MAN'S SMOKE

A new note has been struck in the advertising of
the "Roi Tan" cigar bv the American Cigar Company,
and that advertising now bears the slogan "Cigarettes
for the Ladies, Cigars for the Men."

This copv is appearing throughout the country
and no doubt\vill have a favorable effect on the sales
of "Roi Tan" cigars.

GRIFFIN HEADS HARTFORD LEAF DEALERS

Fred B. Griffin, one of the l)est known tobacco men
in the Connecticut territory, and a vici-president ot
(^ullman Brothers, Incorporated, was elected president
(.f the Hartford Leaf Tobacco Dealers' Association, at
their recent meeting held in Hartford, Conn.

MURIEL

CIGARS

ROTHSCHILDS

Thousands are changing to Muriel ... It
pays to display them. Mild but not too
mild . . . rich but not too rich. Rothschilds
size foil-wrapped to seal in the flavor and
prevent breakage ... P. Lorillard Com-
pany, Inc., 119 West 40th St.. N. Y. G.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCII, Wheeling, W. Va

CliAKLtS J. ElSENLUllK, Philadelphia, Pa. ..
JULIUS LlCHTENSTElN, New York, N. Y. ...

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N.Y.

MAJ. GEORGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New ^ork, N. Y

H. H. SHELTON, Washington, D. C

WILLIAM T. KEED, Richmond, Va

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa

ASA LEMLEIN, New York. N. Y.

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York. N. Y.

Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave.,

<^^>

..President

Ex- Pres ident

Vice-President

.L'hairiiian Executive Committee

, Vice-President

, Vice-President

, Vice-President

Vice-President

/... Vice-President

'.".' Treasurer

.Counsel and Managing Director
New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati. Ohio vj;;' President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati, Ohio ^ Tr«,urer

GEO. S. ENGEL. Covington, Ky. .;....•: Secretary

WM S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City Vici-Pre'ldenl

W. J. LUKASWITZ. Dayton, Ohio Trelaurer

MAURICE HARTMAN. Hartford. Conn Secr'uTI

HENRY FISHER, New York City secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark N. J. vi«-Pr"ident

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, 111. ••••/••• viv" ■s;;;;yar^TrM.urer

ABRAHAM SILETT. 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. V Secretary ireasurer

NEW YORK CIGAK MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN vici-PrMident

ARTHLR WeSeR^SI Ch.mbeMSt:; New YoVk:CiiyV.Vj e and Tre..ur«r

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1929

CENSUS OF MANUFACTURES, 1927

Cigars and Cigarettes

HE Department of Commerce ^^}^^'^ ^^
•vecordiiig to data collected at the bieimuil ce i-

census year, f »^^;l^ .^^^^^^^j^^^ 'I,, i,,e,ease of 1.1 per

follows: Cigars, f'^^'^'^^V'!^^ reported for 1925;

^ent. as compared with $332,0/ J,^-^ 'v ?7 7 ^Vor cent as

• 44 .c, vt^'W^Hl 070 an increase 01 1/./ P^'i ccn*^- ^"^

3igarettes,t^oo-,-Oi,\';;j,;» products,

ce
ci

cigarettes, ^00.,^;^-. ^...^.^^^^ ^^^ ^^^^^^^^^

compared with ^^^^'-■^^'•;|.^A^\.^,^ ^^,,^ ^s compared
4;77 (V2G473, an increase ol 0.0 per clul. a^ ^ 1
tith $f3,524,9-23 for W25. (These values mehule m-
tcrnal revenue taxes.) «

Tu addition, cigars and cigarettes are mam.fac-
tured to some extJr.t by establishments class.fied n.
t^L '"rob-iceo chewing anil smoking, and snuit in-
dustr^ The 'value of the cigars and c.garrtes thus

tdc'outside the industry ^^l^l;;^'^'^^^
l)inin>' this amount with !i-b8(,bJ(,— J, '^"^. , "Vj,,,..

Mrs ad ciiiarettes made in the industry, gives iSJor
7 r; ',G- as the' total value of all cigars and cigarettes
™u'u.tVtu "d in the UniU-d States, as reported to the

Bureau of the Census. f .. inoT ifiO

Of the 1997 establishments reporting foi !.)-<, 4b J

were located in Pennsylvania ,^.9« "',f ^^J ^jtVid^
i^> Illinois 119 in Wisconsin, 112 in Oh o, 8( in Houua,
67 i New Jersey, 55 iu Michigan, 53 m Miussachusets

r^% i.>^(ieorgia 19 in Kcntn^ky,^!. ni

•^""xIh- i ' Jnol a 3f in' West Virginia, 12 in
^J::X and thelWaining BT i" 19 oUier States a
l«)-K, tlie industrv was represented by --""^ ,f'''? *"*'''
mcids the decrei^se to 1997 being the net result ot losses
^n.l ^L ns^ Of the establishments lost, some were idle
H ron^hout tl e vear, some went out of business prior
IW some rci)orted commodities other than cigars
uid dgarXs a's their principal products and were
t^reVore transferred to the appropriate industries, and
others reported products valued at less than $o(X)0. (1.0
?H a are tabula ed at the biennial censuses tor estab-
Us liments wi 1 products under $5(K)0 in value.) Ot the

e^tSimeiits 'gained, part had "'X" as^fefr prU."-
mndities other than cigars and crgarettes as their pi in
Xal produTs in 1925 and the remainder reported tor
tlie first time at tlie present census.

The statistics for 1927 and 1925 are summarized in

NO PRESENT DEMAND IN KWANGSI FOR
AMERICAN CIGARETTES

There is practically no market for American ciga-

vottPS ill K>^niLt Provinc at present, states American

V t' FrpS^^^ W Hinke in a report received by

hTTbfcco Section of the Department of Commerce.

r pfvii^ce is supplied almost exclusively by Chinese

0 "o^^-^n v^^^^^^^^^^^ in Shanghai or Hongkong

01 loi^^^ otraiffht V rginia cigarette. As m
Ha« P'ovliicef tie bufiness is divided among

lirRHtish American Tobacco Company, Limited, The
( 'miu. MercCts Tobacco Company, Nanyang Broth-
ers, and several smaller concerns

The interest which Kwangsi holds for the Amer-
ican tobacco industry arises f'-"-" *.''«, ^^""t'trTtte^
fu;^^ nf Amprican tobacco used m the cigareiies
Tstr buted tht>^ghout the Province. The percentage
vaHes from time to time. Several years «go when a
l,Url> m -ilitv of cigarette could be sold in South China
? k ts a^n^ucJii 80 per cent. American tobacco was
seJi 1 thci^ manufacture. However under present
oudi 01 s of heavy taxation of cigaretes, the percent-
age of AmcM-ica tobacco used has been reduced to about
.Vo per cent, or less.

the

following

table.

1927

Number of establish-
ments

Wage earners (aver-
age for the year)'

Wages '

Cost of materials,
s h o p supplies,
fuel, and pur-
cliased p o w e r,
total " '

1,997

Per cent
of in-
1925 crease
or de-
crease

2,445 —18.3

116,174 117,108
$94,589,211 $99,373,421

CUBAN OFFICIAL VETOES CIGAR
MACHINE TAX

Secretarv of the Interior, Delgado, of Cuba, has
vetoed a moUon of the Bayamo, Oriente, city council
o estaWis^. an annual tax of $15,000 on every cigar-
makhi- machine installed in that municipa hty, and also
S-eaKn annual tax of $1,000 on each dealer selling
cigars made by machinery.

1927

1925

Per cent
of in-
crease
or de-
crease

(4)
(4)

10.4
1.1

17.7
5.6

16.0
46.0

—0.8
.8

3:]5,356,()75 331,350,026 1.2

Materials and sup-

plies $333,/^jM5o

Fuel and power . . 1,599,720
P r o d u c t s, t o t a 1

value - '-' 96o,;)23,/02 «<4,»i4,oot

rilars « ... $335,636,159 $332,079,325

?i|arettes^- ::.... 5^2,261,070 469,m316
( )tlier products ... a ,626,4^ 3 i 3,oi4,J-^

Value added ))y man-

ufacture" 630a6^62( ^^-^'M^^'V'^^

Horsepower ^^^819 24,534

» Not including salaried employees.

2 The amount of manufacturers' profits can not be
calculate l^^om the census figures, for the reason tliat
'm cbita are collected in regard to a number of iten^
of expense, such an interest on investment, rent, depre-
ciation, insurance, and advertising.

3 Internal revenue taxes included in value of prod-
ucts, but not in cost of materials.

^ Not rewrted separately.

^ The annual reports of the Bureau of Intemal
Revenue^T^easury Department, show the quantities of
cigars and cigarettes manufactured.

« Value of products less cost of materials, shop
supplies, fuel, and purchased power.

April 1, 1929

FEBRUARY CIGAR PRODUCTION DECLINES

HE following comparative data of tax-paid
products indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of Febru-
ary, 1929, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for
February, 1929, are subject to revision untd published
in the annual report) :

Products
Cigars (large)

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

Class D No.

Class E No.

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco Wori.d

49th year

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Feb mar If

1928

240,653,340

46,831,680

155,439,732

9,500,601

1,179,744

1929

241,663,120
41,302,870

144,324,828
9,031,108
1,154,281

Total 453,605,097 437,476,207

C:igars (small) No. 28,724,000 36,014,400

Cigarettes (large) ....No. 699,850 l,093,56o

Cigarettes (small) ...No. 7,531,913,840 8,062,499,320

sIfuiT mf d Lbs. 3,873,848 3,268,361

Tobacco, mfd Lbs. 28,436,420 25,814,698

Note: The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine Is-
lands. This information is shown in supplemental

statement. _. ^ ^, ^,

Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for the month

of February:

Products
Cigars (large)

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

Class D No.

Class E No.

Feb mar y

1928

7,256,725

209,550

1,272,400

3,700

1929

7,320,845

221,000

912,972

2,000

5,000

Total

8,742,375 8,461,817

Cigars (small) No.

Cigarettes (large) ...No.
Cigarettes (small) . . . .No.

500,000

350,000

56,250

500,000

495,000

34,000

Tax-paid products from the Philippine Islands

for the month of February:

Products February

CMgars (large) 1928 1929

(nass A No. 13,285,075 12,930,450

(^lass B No. 265,057 196,980

dass C No. 192,188 121,656

Class D No. 26 500

Class E No. 505 640

Total 13,742,851 13,250,226

74,940
40

Cigarettes (small) ....No. 133,057

Tobacco, mfd Lbs. 34

Note: Quantities of tax-paid products shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

Supplement to the February Statement of Internal

Revenue Collections

First Eight Mouths
Objects of Taxation Fiscal Year

Tobacco manufactures: 1928 1929

Cigars $15,855,048.76 $15,462,038.46

Cigarettes 198,110,233.34 221,085,308.15

Snuif 5,012,682.65 4,755,628.26

Tobacco, chewing
and smoking . . . 41,635,500.26 40,250,263.10

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49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 1, 1029

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

Banin,^ unusual appropriations by ^^J^'"^^^
A' (^nn^rross exDoncUblo before June 30, the ^"JP^^^
;WllS??;o^:^to'&0.000, .here but $-28^^^^^^
o.timatca by the Treasury Departraont a few montl.b

"*''"■ The remarkable feature of the H'"ea«e is the fact
th-,t before last year's total was enualled the Go%e u-
ment ha to offset the $135,000,000 loss m revomio dm
Tthe redlK'tiou of 1.5 ,>er cent. i„ « ><;;3- '»>', o-
■uul the inoreasod tax exemption to the smallei eoipo
ra oiis Thus the actual gain in revenue wouUl be
$38^000,060, providing the present ratios are mau-
tainod throughout the year. , . , , ,, „„ .,,„ :,,
Tt has not yet been ascertained ^vl>otl>ei « ,n-
r-re-isps are due to higher corporation or mdudual
fix navments but it apparently has been a combma-
liono?b"lh factors, poL'bly with the greater increase
ill the individual payments.

RaUway Express Agen^akes Over Business of
American Railway Express

All express shipments in the United States are now

beiuK^haXd by t'he railroads ^^^Z^c^,
cornoration known as the Railway ]!iXpressAgenc>,
T?.,.nrnorated which on March 1 takes over the busi-
ness of the Amer can Kailway Kxpress Company the
orLAi^zaion which in 1920 absorbed the majority of
^xpreroompanios. Approval tor the change was given
by the Interstate Commerce Commission.

Protits from the express service w'lU be di^«ed
amonJthe railroads in proportion to the busmess which
Cv contribute and the capital stock of the company

wn be Sed among the -f ^".f 1'"^ .Y^'^;,"^
members of the Association ot Railway l!ixccuti\es.

The railways have had an acquisitive eye upon
,he express bus ness for several years, but were tied
'rthe American Railway Expi^ss Company by a co..
trad which did not expire uiitd the end of l-ebruar).
SomeTime ago the railroads informed the express com-
naiTv that itf contract would not be renewed and made
ariaiiLements for the formation of their own agency
Xht^ Interstate Commerce Commission was asked

to approve.

CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION INCREASES IN

SWEDEN

The consumption of cigarettes in Sweden as ii.
many other countries of the world, is 'n«ea-?^ng, ac-
cording to American Consul General, John Ball Os^
borne Cigarette consumption in Sweden dunng 1928
amounted to 1,446,000,000 in number, an increase oi
?";:" cent* ov^r the p'revious.year. Tl>e consumptK...
of cheroots also registered an increase "il;'28 amount
iiig to 146,000,000, while cigar consumption declined b>
about a million.

NEW LIGHTER FUEL PERFECTED.

NEW non-liquid and non-explosive lighter fuel
in tube, Lyterlife, has been perfected by the
Art Metal Works, Incorporatecl, of Newark
N T makers of the d stinctive Ronson Lighter
already on tC market and is now being introduced.
Tto fuercai. be used in any make of pocket or table
lisrhter and also in alcohol lamps.

Lyterlife, in addition to being nonliquid and there-
fore lonleakable, is distinguished by other points o
«nnorioritv according to the company officials. It is
uot affected by heat or cold, but retains a jelly-l.ke
Ponsfstencv which eliminates spilling cr waste and re-
fill ng is eLy and clean, simply by squeezing the tube
U n?rns wit^i a clean, White flame, -•*!;«"*. ^mokeo.
^Mrbon residue, and when the lighter is not in use, tnc
fue Generates additional fuel combustion power A
Si? fiS the makers claim, lasts six times as long

- '''S.:*]i^is!,f Se which was i"tr.luef to the

^^ ^j^t:^ -Sir er^3
^Et:]i^:i Si^ m^JtrdTn^trs

Wher combinXns with non-tarnishable chromium or

Tuxe models at retail prices ranging trom $o up to
$3000.

TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN THE PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS, 1928.
V<;fiTn'ites of the Philippine tobacco crop during

Commissioner G. ^ • ^?^^ ^ %^^„. r^ nno 000 Dounds
normal crop, this production is about 5,0U0,UUU pouna

'^"""^Production estimates by provinces are as follows:

Estimates 1928
-, . {pounds)

f"'"'," ... 18,722,000

^^^''''•'•'■' . 16,192,000

Ca^av''" ^^^^gp^

""f" .. 14,168,000

^""'" 9,108,000

r,!'"^'''^'""" : : is i8o,ooo

Visayas __J

Total

74,888,000

ANDRUSS ON WESTERN TRIP

AVillis Andruss, sales manager of the Congress
Cigar (Company is planning to leave on a trip through
the middle western territor>^ this week, where he will
visit the distributors of the ''La Palina.'

T o-if stocks on hand in the Philippines at the bc-
./.nn ng o 1028 amounted to 118,404,000 pounds of
X'l 45 540,000 pounds were in the possession of to-

noon fie or es and 72,8r,4,000 pounds were available
fT^xport Much of the export surplus, however, was
unsaTaHe due to poor quality, and many of the dealers

ost heavilv Slow sales and low prices characterized
the market' throughout the year for most varieties.
Owing to lowered stocks. Union and Pangasinan to-
baccos moved at fairly good prices.

April 1, 1929

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49th year

17

AMERICAN TOBACCO CO.

(Continued from Page 3)
whose stock is owned by this company; but it includes

''""^The net earnings, after deducting all

charges and expenses, for managemen ,

taxes, including provision fo, ^^1" "'^25,066,299.20

income tax, etc., were f

rSm on 6% Gold Bonds, purchased ^ _^^^^

and cancelled [

$25,003,934.20

fnferesi on 6% Gold Bonds $ 14,410 35

Interest on 4% Gold Bonds 3o,090.00

4 Quarterly Dividends of
$1.50 each on 6% Cumu-
lative Preferred S^«^**' „ ,^. oo« no *? 211 482 35
($100 par value) 3,161,982.00 S^Zil^^^.'^o

Net, applicable to Surplus Acx^ount '^21,852,451.85
Surplus as per statement Dec. 31, 1927. . .U,4Zi,^'ti.^<

$61,273,693.12

Deduct :

Cash Dividends on Common

Stock and Common Stock

B ($50 par value) as fol-

MaT^i, $2.00 a share.... ^3,9^5,772.00

June 1, $2.00 a share. . . . 3,90;3,^90.00

<L!««f 1 <kO no n share ... o,9Uo,/VJo.i)U

Dec i' $2.00 I ^ilare. . . . _Wi^ l^S2SA12m

Surplus Dec. 31, 1928 $45,650,521.12

The balance sheet is herewith submitted.

James B. Hauvie,

Treasurer.

FINANCIAL STATEMENT

December 31, 1928.

Assets

Real Estate, Machinery, Fixtures, etc.,
at cost, less reserves for depreciation
and obsolescence .••••• $11,443,110.-8

Leaf Tobacco, Manufactured ^^o^**' q, ^o. oqo cu
Operating Supplies, etc., at cost . . . 91.385.^^.b»

.su>cksand Bonds •;::;::::::::; 17:033/^:33

Accounts' i^'eceivable ^^'^07 S27S

I'.ills Receivable ^42 1964^

Prepaid Insurance, etc. •• OH^.iw.t-

Aniounts owing to this Company by . , , .

Affiliated Companies • • •• • .M^o.^^JJo^

Brands, Trademarks. Patents. Good ^^^^

Will, etc 54,Uvy,4.>u.Hu

^ , . , $221,205,693.80

Total Assets ^

Liabilities

Capital Stock, issued and «"ts;andinR : .qo 7nn nn

Common B ( " ^^'T 'TlSl '"'nl'mZ

6% Gold Bonds maturing October 1, 1944 234.100.00

4% Gold Bonds maturing August 1. '^^l,
and remaining 47* Gold Bonds ot
Consolidated Tobacco Company not q--.,.^^
yet exchanged • •• • • 877,250.00

Scrip matured March 1, 1921. and not .yo)nn

yet presented for redemptJon ...... 4./Vi.w

Dividend Certificates convertible into
Common B Stock M:»rch 1. 1923. and
not yet presented for conversion . . . o.^JJ.uu

giyjiiuiityjitL^itjitlt^^-tituiityiiLujiiMii^^^

Classified Column

The rate for this coltunn is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA-CAN HAVE

either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address liox

524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

POSITION WANTED AS FOREMAN OR SUPERINTEN-
DENT-Experienced man in general Cigar Manufacturing.
Thoroughly familiar with all phases of Manufacture hand work or
automatic machinery. Willing to go to any part of Country ^aus-
faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527. "The Tobacco World.

FOR SALE

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BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods wiu

sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 1^3.

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C^G^*^ ^l^y.?^L .eUow .od .-.00th .- ch...c.«
■nil Imparl ■ nio»« palatable llavor

FUYORS FOR SMOKING wd CHEWIHC TOBACCO

FRIES A BRO., 92 Reade Street. Ne%y York

AMERICAN MACHINE & FOUNDRY PURCHASES

OVEN COMPANY

The American Machine and Foundry Company,
whicli for many years has been producing lal>or-saving
Siiery for the cigar industry, has purchased con-
Tol o the American Oven and Machinery Company.

The purchase was made for cash froni surplus and
the deal will involve no new financing, officials ot the
company announced.

Provision for Dividend on Pre-
ferred Stock, for quarter
ended Dec. 31. 1928, PaV" _ ._. ,^

able Jan. 2, 1929 $790,495.50

Accrued Interest:

Payable April 1, 1929, on

6% Bonds 3,d11.50

Payable Feb. 1, 1929, on
4% Bonds 14,620.83

808,627.83

Accounts Payable rooo'oOOOO

Hills Payable ••.•••• • • 8-000,000.00

Amounts owing by this Company to -.7

Affiliated Companies -. • • 6,1/U,»43.3/

Provisions for Advertising, C ontmgencies.

Taxes, etc

7,442,003.31

Total Liabilities
Surplus

175,555.172.68
$ 45.650,521.12

APRIL 15, 1929

18

49th year

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

April 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

i-fc • .• "D ^^^,^ 341 Madison Ave.

Registration rSureau, j^ew york cm

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Efifective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note 15),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note Z-TlZZ.::^ ^ win be .ade to .e.be.s of the Tobacco Me.
than'^un (10) titles%ut less than twe„J.yone .^^'i^VeponiJ^ of morUin twenty
'S\o^%^'y ;^!l^"^d^Uionar1^s'^c^ly reported.

1'. Cordero & Co., Xew

r. Cordero & Co., Xew

E. P. Cordero & Co.,

Joseph

New York. X. \ .
EL SAVE:— 45,431.
Xew York, X. Y.

REGISTRATIONS
ACTON CASTLE :-45.424. For cigars. E. P. Cordero & Co., New

York, X. Y. March 8, 1929.
APLEY CASTLE:— 45,425. For cigars. L.

York, X. Y. March 8. 1929.
ASTON CROSS:— 45,426. For ogars. F.

York, X. Y. March 8. 1929.
BOLTON ABBEY:— 45,427. lor cigars.

xtwYork, X. Y. March 8. 1929.
TOE WELLS:— 45,428. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.

L Wells, Miami, Fla. March 8, 1929.
D B M— DARK BUT MILD .-45,429. For cigars. Abraham Haas.

Xew York, X. Y. March 5, 1929.
OLBERS— 45 430. For all tobacco products. George Schlegcl, Inc.,
^ "■ •■ •■ March 9, 1929.

For all tobacco products. George Schlegel, Inc.,
March 9, 1929.
BROMLEY :-45.432. For all forms of cigarettes and tobaccos. J.

11 Mahkr, Xew York, X. Y. March 1, 1929.
HlGHTOWER:^5,433. For all forms of cigarettes and tobaccos.

J. 11. Mahler, Xew York, X. \. March 1, 1929.
MAC RAE'S HIGHLAND BLEND :-45.434. I or all forms of
^dgarrtufand tibaccos. J. li. Mahler, Xew York, X. \. March 1.

LORD BROMLEY :-45,435. 1-or all forms of cigarettes and tobac-
cos J H. Mahkr, New York, X. \. March 11. 1929.

PEIRCE MIXTURE :-45.436. For smoking and cjiewing tobacco.
\Vm W. Muehlhauser, (Juakertown. Pa. March 11. 1929.

LA FLOR DE RYAN & RAPHAEL :-45,437, For cigars Jose
Ferlha Ciga7 Co., Chicago, 111. (This certihcate is issued upon
uresentation made to us That the trade-mark or trade name herein
specified though apparently not herc-tofore registered '" ^'^ ."» ""^^
affiliated bureaus has been acquired by a tran.ter from Charles
Slater, Chicago, 111., January 9, 1928.)

WAKECROFT:— 45,438. For all tobacco products. J. H. Mahler,
Xew York, X. Y. March 14. 1929.

AMERICAN EXPORT :-45,440. For cigars. Harvey D. Rush,
Kansas City, Mo. January 7, 1929.

GREATER READING:— 45,441. For chewing and smoking to-
bacco. George H. Getz, Reading. Pa. March lo. 1929.

TRANSFERS

FLOR DE MENTHOL:— 45,043 d. M. A.). For all tobacco prod-
ucts. Registered by The Moehle Litho. Co.. Inc ^ ro^klyn. X. Y.,
August 18. 1927. Transferred to Fred A. HonorofT. Indiana Harbor,
hid.. August 26, 1927.

YALE BLUE •— 9092 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars. Registered Octo-
ber 22 1894 by J. O'(iorman. Xew York. X. Y. Through mesne
transfers acquired bv Chas. H. Althaus. Xew \ ork. X. \., and re-
transferred to Etta'C. Melamed, Xew Haven, Conn., March 1.,
1929.

EXPORTS OF LICORICE ROOT FROM SPAIN

The usual annual shipment of licorice root to the
United States from Seville, occurred durinj? the De^
cemher (jnarter of 1928 and amounted to 009,295
pounds, valued at $:U,924, states American Consul
Hichard Ford in a report released l)y the Tol)acco Sec-
tion of the T)e])artment of Commerce. The shipment
went forward in the form of baled root. This is a sea-
sonal eroi), and last year's was one of the .smallest that
local exporters have handled in .some years.

CIGAR AND TOBACCO IMPORT RESTRICTIONS
OF VARIOUS COUNTRIES

Numerous travelers are now arrangin^^ for their
usual summer tours, and those contemplating gomg
abroad, or returning to America with tobacco, cigars^
and cigarettes, should consider the customs rules and
regulations of various countries, which are as follows:

Great Britain allows free of duty one-lialf pound

of cigars or tobacco. .

France permits less than twenty cigars or twenty
cigarettes to enter free, provided they are declared.
Plaviug cards and matches are prohibited.

Belgian travelers will find Belgian authorities len-
ient with tourists who do not carry an excessive
amount of tobacco (twenty-five cigars in opened box
allowed) or cigarettes. Matches and playing caids
are subject to duty. ,

Holland— similar to Belgium. , r»i • ^

Italy— All tobacco must be declared. 1 laymg
cards and matches are dutiable, but the exammatiou is

1 • i

'"^'Germany— Tobacco in any form is liable to duty.

Switzerland— Officials are exceedingly kind io
tourists and permit the free entry ot practically all
personal belongings. One should declare, however,
anv excessive amount of tobacco. . ^ ^^

* Spain allows all personal belongings to enter tree.
The women inspectors at the French-Spanish trontier
are renowned for their thoroughness in examinations.
Tobacco and matches should be declared.

Xorwav and Sweden permit free entry ot ail per-
sonal belongings. Tobacco in (luantities i« taxable.

Passengers westbound receive trom their ste\s-
ards or the purser a declaration form fo^:/'7«J';i\^/^
dutiable goods being brought into the Lnited States
or Canada. The head or senior member of the am-
ilv can fill out one form for the family, which will be
checked by the customs inspectors when baggage is
examined at the pier.

A free allowance of $100 is granted. Adult pas-
sengers may bring in fifty cigars, or three hundred
cigarettes, or three pounds of tobacco.

BRITISH TOBACCO CONSUMPTION

According to the Monthly (V)lonial Tobacco Re-
port of Frank Watson & Company, Limited, as re-
viewed bv the Tobacco Section, Bureau ot P oreign and
Domestic Commerce, clearances «";|^ I>^'^'^'^^'t:}^'%.f
same to all tobaccos cleared during 1928 were 26,633-
496 pounds and 10.62 i)er cent, comparec with 22, (.JJ,-
081 pounds and 14.71 per cent. ^"\-»^»f li^-J- .P"/[]i^
1919 the percentage was 1.01; 1921, 4.2^; 1923, 6.9o;

and 1925, 9.82. ^ . , ^ , 4*

Imports from British Colonies amounted to 44,-
230,817 pounds during 1928; 40,942,102 pounds during
i9'?7 and 29,994,292 ])ounds during 1926, and the accu-
mulation of stocks since 1919, comparing clearances
with receipts, amounts to 59,5(K),0()0 pounds. Ihis
amount checks with detailed stock on hand tigure^s.

Eight Colonial tobaccos enter into British con-
sumption, and six registered increases during l.)-H
over 1927.

WALGREEN BUYS MORE STORES

The Walgreen Company has announced the recent
purchase of tlie Linck Drug (^)mpany, of Kansas (^ity,
Mo and the West Drug (V)mpany, of Grand Kapids,
Micii. The total sales of these two chains are approxi-
mateiv $2,500,000 annually.

VOLUME 49

Shortage Is Threatened

Last September, the luirricane swept over the Island of Porto Rico and
left destruction and desolation in its path. Since then. ni kindlier mood.
Nature has o-enerouslv prcA ided a lonij period of the hnest tobacco yrow-
ing weather Under the beneficent influence of bright, sunlit days, tlie
replanted crop has grown and flourished until today tlie tobacco planta-
tions present to the eye a crop of a <iuality uithout parallel in the
Island's history.

And vet, in spite of all the efforts of man and Nature, the crop may prove
to be' short. This is lar^elv due to the heavy increase in demand from
the States, as more and more manufacturers reali/.e the outstanding <iual-
ities of Porto Rican tobacco. With its uni.|ue natural advantage ot being
grown in a soil free from chlorines, combined with the most modern
methods of seed selection, cultivation and harvesting, Porto Rican to-
bacco is unequalled by any other tohacc. in the world for producing a
mild, fragrant, free burning cigar.

PLACE YOUR ORDERS NOW

All over the States, manufacturers, jobbers and dealers are covering their
needs for Porto Rican tobacco NOW, to guard against a possible short-
age in the crop. Kstimate your needs and place your orders at once-
do not delay.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AN

D 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST . PHILA.. PA.

Most men choose cigars
like sweethearts and wives^

ON LOOKS

GOOD-APPKARING cigars are their own
best salesmen. Packed in wood, they
show to best advantage.

It is scarcely good business to hide the
product's most appealing points-color,
workmanship, si/e and shape; to prevent the
customer from being persuaded by the thmgs
that would make him buy; to add to his
difficulty in selecting.

Wooden boxes display cigars so the whole
cicrar ran be seen -not just the end that isn^t
go'ing to be smoked. It is good busmess to
pack your cigars in wooden boxes.

Oh, 'tis well enough
A whiff or a puff

And the heart of a pipe to get:

And a dainty maid
Or a budding blade

May toy with a cigarette:
But a man. when the time
Of a glorious prime

Dawns forth like a morning star.
Wants the dark- brown bloom
And the sweet perfume

That go with a good cigar.

— ^N orris Bull

The best cioars
are packed in
WOODHN HOXHS

nivjitLaitvjiii^jiwvi^-ytioitLM^^ii^^^^

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 8

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, APRIL 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

T. M. A. WARNS AGAINST HIGHER TARIFF

Hl^ Tobacco ^rercliaiits Association lias sont
oat tlie following bulletin to the trade under
aate of April 5th again calling attention to the
faet that an increase in the duty on imi)orted
Sumatra wrappers seems highly i)rol)al)le unless there
is united action on the part of the industry against suca
a move by C^ongress at the special session which con-
venes at AVashington today:

The date for the convening of the special session
of Congress, when the Wavs and Means (Vmimittee is
to introduce the Tariff Kevision Bill, is rapidly ap-
proaching. .

Hence, we are once more calling ui)on tlie cigai
trade for eooperation in the movement that has l)eeu
inaugurated on behalf of the cigar industry, to secure
a reduction of the tariff on Sumatra wrjippers, trom
$2.10 to $1.50 per pound unstemmed, and from $2.<5 to
$2.15 per pound stemmed wrappers, so as to secure .i
much needed stimulus for the preservation and further
(U'velopment of the nickel cigar business, which is the
l»ackbone and mainstay of the cigar industry.

And again we must refer to the etforts being madi'
on l)ehalf of shade-wrapper growers, to raise the duty
on Sumatra wrapper to $4.62 i)er pound unstemmed
and $5.25 per pound stemmed. That such duty would
not onlv render the use of Sumatra a])solutely i)ro-
hibitive', but would also shoot uj) the prices for shad*-
grown wrai)pers to a corresponding degree, there can
hardlv l)e any (luestion.

Thus, the Ways and Means (Nmimittee has betore
it for consideration the cigar industry's demand for a
reduction of the tariff on Sumatra to the extent of sixty
cents i)er pound on the one iiand, and on the other, the
demand of tiie few shade growing concerns to more
than double the existing duty on Sumatra, rendering
the us(> thereol' absolutely prohibit i>-e, not only for
iiiekel cigars, but for higher prieed eigars as well.

AVeighing the interests of the vast cigar inclustry,
with its Thousands of manufacturers and tens of thou-
sands of jobbers and retailers, together with the great
armv of workmen engaged in producing the cigars,
and" the forty or fifty thousand farmers growing the
binders and fillers used therein on the one scale, and
the interests of the iiandful of concerns or corporations
engaged in growing shade wrappers on the other scale,
it would seem as a foregone conclusion tluit the verdict
would be rendered in favor of the cigar industry.

But these are times of "Farm Belief" agitation,
and the shade growers, although constituting, as most
(jf them <lo, large corporations, call themselves "farm-
ers," and this is what makes the situation so serious.
And it is for this reason that it is so essential that the
cigar trade communicate their views to the members

{Continued on Page 17)

ISIDORE STEINER DEAD

SIDOBK STEIXEB, well known throughout
the cigar industry as })resident of the Interna-
tional Banding Machine Company, and also
vicc'-president of the Consolidated Lithograph-
ing Corporation, died suddenly on Sunday evening,
March .'Hst, at his home, 128 West Fifty-ninth Street,
Xew York City.

Mr. Steiner was returning from a visit to Atlantic
City when he was suddenly taken seriously ill on the
train and jiassed away soon after reaching his home.

He was born in Bohemia, but came to this country
with his ])arents when he was a young ])oy. His father
engaged in the lithographing business and Isidore was
soon jjlaced at work in the plant. Later he and his
brothers were made i)artners in the business of \Vm.
Steiner & Sons Com])any.

He is survived l)y his widow, three brothers and
four sisters.

He was sixtv vears old.

COLORADO TOBACCO TAX BILL KILLED

Altlunigh the tobacco tax bill in (^olorado was
passed bv the House of Assembly in the State Legisla-
ture after a l)itter fight, it was defeated in the Senate,
and that state is thus freed of fear of legislation of
this sort for another two years.

The bill ])rovided a tax of 121- per cent, on cigar-
ettes; 20 ])er cent, on bulk smoking, chewing tobacco
and snuff, and 5 iK^r cent, on cigars. The retail dealer
was also to ))e licensed at $10 a year and ])Ost a bond
of $500 as a guarantee of the payment of the sales tax.

It was estimated that the bill would produce be-
tween $!)(M),000 and $1,200,000 a year in revenues, part
of which was to be used for building purposes by edu-
calioiial institutions.

I (

WM. PENN" SALES INCREASE

Sales figures of the (Jeneral Cigar Company for
the year 1!>2S show that more than 100,000,000 "Wm.
IVnii" cigars were sold during that year than during
the year B)25, which definitely established the fact that
more "Wm. Benn" cigars are being smoked annually
than of anv other single tive-cent brand.

In 1!>28, while Class A as a whole gained only
a little more than 4 per cent., "Wm. Penn" increased
its volume l)y 21 per cent. During the second half
of the vear with its advertising em])hasis ])laced on
the long filler feature of the brand its sales rose
sharply, showing an increase of 47,OOU,UOO cigars for
the vear.

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 15, 1929

April 15, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

MICHIGAN SENATOR DROPS TOBACCO TAX

iaxin the State of -y."''''*:"''; j,,^ ^„],.,,,,o tax ,.iac-
passo.1 i.jthat «tate at tins sessu,,. ^^ ^ ^

,.„ z i-r; p\io;^:U tax to,... ..w

wouUl work day ^n^ night toiii. ^^^^.^^^.^

^^But Alahama 1 heai ^ aiit^to ci ^^^^^

tax law, because ot tl^^f^^;^YJ^^^"^\\,^ j^, cigarettes
ana th. t-nu.aous^m^ --^ ^IdX sarr^ coudi-
aiid cigars ()thei ^ f^^ "^'^^^,^ ^^,. other states, and
•^rM?W.u/eal!^r;r Lrt;''P;i.>itin« a n,aa-ov.ev

i.usinoss from some ""*-;''";; 'f;.„,\vii.cc.l. voi.W o.ily
.'A toliac-co tax I '»"' "" '". ,\ ,evs Instca.l of
vain many of our ''«V;> j 1 1 ,," it ^vouUl K'o to
Mi^hiKan .Icalers f;"|^','',^^"7lu. state line, sell-
some tobacco merchant jus acios.
i„p tax-fn-e tolmcco lv>- mail. fi„„„eins of state

Mr. lA-nnou is 'V''\,''',!'^^", r,ti,,ns hx .livcrtinft
insane hospitals and other institution. .

funds from hiftlnvay revenues.

ALL CONGRESS DI^TORS RE-ELECTED

were re-elected. ^^otiiiLr of the Board of Di-

rectors immediatel> \«'^^V follows • Samuel Paley, re-
in^, officers were elected as ^^o^^^^^^^ ^^.^^ ^•

elected president ; Jacob » 9 ^^^ Schwartz, elected
president, and t|;-;:;;;-^;^^^^;^^\^iHam F. Pal^y,
second vice-presiden , ^"^^^^^ J^ . ^^^^^^er the radio
who resigned sevend mo ths ^-Jl^\^.^,,,,a as-
broa<lcasting held; V'1 'i /MtMAecretarv of the com-

STEPHANO BROS. ToITaRKET OWN BRANDS

S,e„l,ano Hrot.iers cigarette —^^^ ;;|.

1014 Walnut Street, -J Apj 1^< X. 'jailers and
„,(.ir l,ran<ls "' '-'f^'t''^^ , , , , "i i ea.l of Huouu'h
jobbers east of tliel ock> •^'<'"" ^' ;• ' r;.,,!,.!, comi-any
I'hilip Monis an. V":"''r;-.i/' I" 'x 'ales a.'ents
,„„1 fornierly "<-'^"'' ,„,'.„. a some time ap..

i:';;?:;onsi,l "a.*;;;: sn^cess^i this market.

TAMPA PRODUCTION^SHOWS INCREASE

v-t■^l'•'^''l:^^■u;;H^;^T;n'^r•a:ril;;•ea:■

the month of February, and (),(U-,J-ii

produced ill March last yeai'. follows: Class

' The i-rodnclion by '•'^,^'-,'?;,; '':,'';, \. o,,, 7, 17,390-,

\ i:!,(iH8,fi(10 : Class 15, «-•>•'''•,,., 'iru, '
n'a si), 7,500,710, and Class h, 1(4,400.

CIGAR MEN SPEAK OUT LOUD AT LAST

New York, April 10, li>-»-
1\ „nsual advertising campaign that has ,inst
''.;;;;; in middU. Westem. «";-»'-- ^^li
,„•,, newspapers is '-S'-'^^,, r^^'oT tl e f/ut
-=- of comment ... >^'^\^^»!^''^.X publications,
that it does not m.l)ea|; "> '" > ^ « ;^^^;';J,,,ti,i,,g, „.
It is the man to m»'\f*'''fii:y\i '| "omii.g right out
which "g«>;,'"-V\'hi:^4hev'v4Cu saving ardirec-
trt:S« and ^^mlflnn tables for these

many months. ,M,iMi caused this sensation

The advertisements ^vlucW^^^^^^^

7^.^^Z YordelCrcpavt of a Koi-Tan series

cim-yiug «»«»'/>-a"kly spotoi^ex a^^ ^,^^ ^^,,_

"Cigarettes tor tl'«.l««"^'„ '^ ei-arettes for the

C:^^^/^^ ^- S: KSi-Tans for the

■"^•"-.'.'Xo Directors- Meeti..g '^-^'^t.;;'* mat'ttr'of
At important '"'^"--...^^f ^ If thl av^rUe form ot
moment are 'l«''f'l-"7; .'",.,.," oo.icentration."
smoking. A good cigar ^■" '«" V'^-od whe.i he smoke.l
"He was more eveu-tempeiecl w.hu ■

cigars' y^^^^y^'^^^^^r^^lJ^^^^

^:: ^^a^s'/- .^rwtVa'lot more even-tempered
,vhe.. you smokea Uieo. ^ ^^^^^,^^ Advertising

A..e,tV-l.o.e tt; i^i-Tan advertising was prepare.!,

"""' "The'C' i.Vwhich the public buys tobacco reallv
, „ .liffovence to the tobacco industry at laig<.
makes no "'p"^."',^, ',?, "^ .. ^okino- for some types
Cigars arc the "S 'V^'^^^/jJ^^'^The only thiug of
of people; ^.'^-'f'^'V''" ifL^^hnser shall ge his maxi-
importance is «•>»* f <•'' ^ "[^tu'mo,? seem to regard
mum money's ^^'Of.*''- , ^^^„L;_t," delightful luxury
?isaVS f,{ i:.'V;/™, leu"' ears later, whe,. they've
111 wh.ch the.\ will inaui^c i<^^ would un-

made a lot of money! Bu ^"^''^ -^'T ^on\ bv the

tha.. a sweet <le«f * ."" , '..^t a. a slice of pie!"

f : purff. w .a in U^is country. ^^^^"^J^;^!,

an.! Mavch consumption ;;;:;;;^^-;Z^':;:^^:^l t'eml"-
,,„artcroi last yea.-. ,^" 1"? '"',.'.„,,„,.( it has been

b:S irsr siEi; »;3 - - - ^^^

cigars.

TAMPA BARGAIN STORE ADDS ANOTHER

T,,e Tampa Bargain St.n.eJ,asa.Ul.^

vecent ad.lition l.ei..g the location at j"' ^' "ll\'^^'^' ^,,-
l;t,• .< t which was fo.'merly occnpie.l b\ .i ^''l.ii^v ..

^ ;. :,!:ir,''raii stand Ti.e oiwr '- ,^ ':;x;-:\ It ;:

Kir,e..i,tb S,re..t, '-'-Y,'-;C^is managing the
I!;;;;;!:::;! tbei; «des-al: il'misiug St my under h.

able direction.

The greateii JCong-Filkr Machine ever Built

Impr6t>ed f

PATENT
PENDING

fVith Three Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches
equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and production coSts.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep cofts.

Assure perfeft lubrication, resulting in
less w ear and longer life.

i^a MODEL S UNIVERSAL
Long -Filler Bunch Machine

smaller binders can be used.

tels Jpping of .he machine at any poinc .n ns operanon.

method.

(Non-Blending Type)

For High-Grade Work

The Price of the Model S Universal J on^i.P'""^ «h""5?
Machine (non-blending type) equipped with 1/ 6 H. V.
motor Uividual-drive equipment and two cha.rs ..

1650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder TabIe-$50 extra (when ordered
with machine). With individual direct-connected, motor-
driven Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACmNECO^^s. 34.h Stree., NewYork

« » ■ ^ ■ ^r ^^^»^^*-^i>«^"^*'^*'^*^'"^'^"^*^'*'^^ ^ f_an be used on mould work or bunch

^^*^^*^^A^^J-^SJ.^^U^ _, . _ T?- _.*^.*.yir * L -.11-1 C.„,U k» Kin. 1 HiriTt from

A-Thc Suction Binder Table «««^h'"^"
assures smoother »nd more perfe«ly roll-
ed bunches. It also effe«s a sav.nK m bin-
ders because smaller binders can be used.
B-The latest type of FrictionClutch.which
makes the machine run more smoothly
and reduces its upkeep coft; also an
Emergency Stop, wliich r"m'« »"«'";
ftantaneous Sopping of the machine at
any point in its operation,
r— The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"*
system of lubrication assures thorough
lubrication, less wear and longer lite ot
all bearinss and moving parts, it also

Labor, Stock and Money Saving Features.

makes lubrication of the machine easier
and quicker.
n-Produccs well-conditioned. 'PonKJ'i
^free smoking bunches-the equal of hand

work in every respect.
F— Good-conditioned bunches are assured
bv "laying up" the filler mechanically in
^«c Iv the same way as this is done by
h.nd a few sprigs of filler being inter-
^."rrtn'y adde'd 'until •»><. bunch 'sbu.lt
up to the proper size and condition.

K- Improved method of filler feeding m-
•^surw umform results even with inexper-
ienced operators.

I-— Anv size or shape of bunch, and both
^riatrand left hand bunches can be made
on the same machine with slight mech-
anical changts

u— With two operators it produces 450
to 500 uniform bunches an hour.

I— Can be used on mould work, or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direct from
the machine.

1— Adapted for use in conjunction with
automatic rolling n»achines.

K— Quickly and accurately «di«"f'^ '» '^'^'
fcrent sizes and conditions of filler.

j^_ Assures uniformity of bunches at all
times in both size and height.

M— Sturdy and simple in construction-
easy to operate and handle. Requires
no expert mechanical attention.

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 15, 1929

HERMAN VETTERLEIN PASSES AWAY

EHMAX (;. VKTTKin.KIX, wc'll-known leaf

to)>acTo dealer, with ollicos at Sixth and Arch

Streets, i)assed awav at his home, V)M) Locust

Street, on Satunhiy, Marcli iUUli, folh.wmu: a

l»riet' ilhiess. .

Mv Vetterk'lii liad )»een assoeiate<l with tlie h-at to-
l)aeco iii.histrv for a trreat iiuniln'r of years and was
m'll kn.»wn as an active worker toward l)etter con.li-
tions in that inchistry. ,., ,

Funeral services were held on 1 ues<lay mormiiK
from the Church of St. d(»hn the Kvan^^'list, on Thir-
teenth Street south of Market, and interment was made
in Holv Cross Cemetery.

Mr Vetterlein was athliated for many years with
St fSancis Countrv House at Daihy, Pa., a non-secta-
rian institution for the care of convalescing: patients
from local hospitals; the Philadelphia C(»uncil K. ol ( .,
American C^atholic Historical Society, Pennsylvania
Historical Societv, and the Philadeli»hia Bourse.

He i«^ survived bv his wid(>w. Bertha A., one sister,

one brother, and a nephew, Dudley A. X'etterlein, who

is in the cipir manufacturing business, and who is a

son-in-law (»f Charles B. Hall, a Councilman ot this city.

.Mr. Vetterlein was eighty-three years ohl.

MISS MARIE EISENLOHR LEAVES $2,000,000

The personal estate of Miss Marie Eisenlohr, sis-
ter of the late diaries ,). Eisenlohr and Charles J. Lis-
enlohr, former members of the firai of ^^^Jo Eisenlohr
and Brothers, has been appraised at J^rSl L »'*;'{ p^'
cording to an inventory tiled with the Register ot A\ ills

last week. , ^ ^ ^nin i

Miss Eisenlohr died on January 1*2, 1929, and wa>
one of the principal heirs of her brother, Louis, who

died in 1922. ^ • , ,• d:i

The bulk of Miss Eisenlohr's estate consists ot i^l,-
860 9+4 in bonds, including municipal and public iitil-
itv'l)onds of southern and western cities and toreigii

countries. . . ,

Amonjr the stocks listed are htty-nine shares ot the
Peiinsvlvania (\)mpany for Lisurance on Lives and
({ranting Annuities, par value $1(M), and valued now
at $14(H) each. ,,. , ,

Other stocks include 2."3() shares of Otto Eisenlohr
and Bros., Inc., valued at 5t^24,r)()0.

The bulk of Miss Eisenlohr's estate is inherited by
her brother, (Miarles. She placed $1()IM)00 in trust each
for Marie and Otto William Eisenlohr, children ol a
deceased nephew, ami made a total of tifty-two al)sohue
iMMjuests totaling $309,00(1.

YAHN & McDonnell take over g. s. mahn

BUSINESS

HE OLD ESTABLISHED business of Godfrey
S. .Mahn, which has been in Philadelphia tor a
number of vears, was discontinued on March
2r)th, due to'the fact that the buihliiig where the
store is located is to be torn down and the linn could
not find other suital)le (juarters in the neighborhood

Yahn & .McDonnell, which conducts the stand m
the Whlener Building, only a few doors aNv^iy, have
taken over the business, and the brand "As lou Like
It" will in the future be ot\ sale in their stands located
at convenient points in the center of the city.

The ''Mahn" stocks of high grade cigars, tobaccos
and accessories, were placed on special sale at tlie \ahn
& McDonnell Widener Building store from April 1st
to April 13th, inclusive, at savings averaging trom ten
to fiftv per cent, below their usual sale price.

WEBSTER-EISENLOHR DIRECTORS RE-
ELECTED. EARNINGS INCREASE

On the basis of present oi)erations and volume of
business, in prospect, Webster-Eisenlohr, Incorporated,
earnings for the current year may exceed $o a share
on the outstanding stock, according to a statement is-
sued bv Anthonv Schneider, vice-president and general
manager, immediatelv following the annual meeting ot
the stockholders held here on Wednesday, and at which
time all directors were re-elected. .

"Gross sales and net earnings thus tar m !.>-.'
nre running about 4(5 per cent, ahead of the corre-
spon.ling period of 1928. Present product ot the com-
panv and of wholly-owned subsidiaries is running in
excess of 1,000,000 cigars a day."

The coriiurate offices of the company were removed
fr(mi this citv to 511 Fifth Avenue, New York C ity, at
the end of hist week. There it will be (piartered with
the offices of the Union Uigar Company, principal
owners of Webster-Eisenlohr stock.

A new companv. Otto Eisenlohr, Incorporated,
.listributors, is being incorporated to handle the distri-
bution of the company's product m the Philadelphia
territorv.

Frank P Will, sales manager of the (L H. P. ( igar
(^ompanv, is in Milwaukee this week conferring with
the officials of their branch distributmu: house there.

April 15, 1929

Say Yoii Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

tt

Don't be
selfish"

CAMELS

Pleasure for all

f* 1929, R. J. Reynold* Tobacco
Company, Wlndon -Salem, N. C

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 15, 1929

April 15, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

V

News From Congress

' -AND

F E D E R A L

•-•'Sai

'•lilFitl* lllj

M'lMI

Departments

■n.1

i;nH.l<ni<.alU.cn,y President Hoovor^t^^^

^{' r.mwuloniiil laini hull

sido.alile U.irishU.oM o .'"* ''^r\\'V Houso au.l Senate

„„,,,. .1,0 ^l--;\ ;-: „ ! I'io,. p.-o.vam is fol-
io altl.ouf;!., . tl.c -3 " ^^ii, ,„. ,„ko.. up iov

!:::;:i.;^uou';..:ur^.""o:;;;:.- -.0.. i.o.i..s i„ do.

ni..m. so that the sptc • ^^^^^ ai.poiiit

,„„ tb.o..fr. ti.o ^"™ \',;. \,, ,"e ,o<,.>i'i'<' *" ""■''>■

■:;- ,;;rrr,;;f f .'X =?Ti iVrsS"

fm miffht be necessary. , irr^icp

^1 tariff bill will be introduced in the House
J , t \;i ' but will not be taken up immedi-
probably April 3) Inn \mii hi .

!„oly as a., effort - '? '.- 'J'^''" K.efam relief bill
relief logislatio.. out ot <1'',\^, ">•'''"„,. take up tarilT
.-ets iuto a iam, l.owover, the House i?''/ y""-. J, ,in.
t'hile its aimcultios are '-"'^.^-'^t; , Ho. s au' •
farm bill a...l tariff '"'^ ,V"S\onse lans o take tl..e..-

a moasmo ot " ^ /•°' ^^^^ .^ .^ ,,etio„ i.. tbe Souato.
which will be introduced.

FpomourJ^ash^^

Chain Stores Asked to ^r'^^^J'^X^Vm^^^^
rii.iin v:fore systems throuKiioiit ^''^ '^ "^^v . ' .

are bel" \Xl b V .be ^'f >'''';!:!;l,,!;''{;™r::H "

[;-'':^;^rof^,;tx;io.:wi;;:i;isii^i..,<-arrioa

nb t he eommissi,,., u.i.lor a Souate resoluUou.

\ «,u<i-Vlv propa,o.l ,i,.osti<..mairo, xvh.ch is do-

• . ^ s, , n-o s • oMtitioal V aoourate data regardn.g

fhf m, CM .« a..d itrib..tio.. of ehaii. store mev-

a„dise has^Leo.. prepared by ''';-"'~'" .^^^

.listribuli.u. among the yanons -,>^".n;;_ , ' ^l^..

^f-oot.;nrei;;l:t;;:.d:;^io::p^^^

-''■Siali^U-td'^c^londblJor^^^^^^

r,m'mi:"o.., and .1.'' nff"'™'"'"" r^t's^^.r^rS-
ossential for ai. adequate answer to '^"^ ' <^ « ~
,i„n which initiated the ..,.|n..y ' ' '^;'';"^^ J, "f.

-:;^n"-^:^ :!^i="f"n;:si;:;i !!;• :;;^.:;^u.4

S a niUer of large chain_st<.re organi^-ations.

No Tax Cut Probable at This Session

\ Treasury surplus of !|;l(tO,0(>t',IH)0, anlieipated at
,ln. :M,d o t.J p.ese.,t fiseal yoar, .h.es not provide
ffioi M.t margin's ... po.mit a tax .-..t a. ''<;;y--;,;--
sh.n of Congress, i.. .ho v.ew (it Pros.dei.t lloo\t..
"""Tl'aS'iiside;,. is ,op.osontod.as •-■••«,. -i;-"
ont is not p.-..pi.i..us for a <lise..ssion ol lax .ed..(t o ,
s iuec'.l.e (iover..ment is oommitto<M<. heavy expo.,!
t OS .uler legishition e..aoted .luring ll.e past o.gh -
.'rmo.itl.s, xvith possibilities of further expc.^^^^^^

for farm relief, if the measure which .•om«'s bolou llu
spoc-ial session ro,,..iros some sort .d Federal l.i.an-

'•'"• Ti'ifr^duetlo.. in .axe. which may be .lote.mi.j..d

„p,.n at the next regular session, l.e I'resulo. t ho-

: OS, shonl.l be .levoted largely, if not ontm. y, .

frntln^^r extcsion of the oarn<Ml-incomo provisions lo

s represented as hohlii.g .h.' vi.'W Ihal h...c is not s..l-

Ho out distinct io.. at the p.osent time hotw(;on eari.o.l

a 1 ui.ea,-,.o.l i.,come. Earned -'.•""-'•,'•'!'';';!;."::;;:'
of Mr Hoover, must contain provision or lutu.o s,.\
i, irs which <loes not pertain to unearned ...come, wh.ch
mav rem. .. constant r..gar.lless of the .....i.nig abdi.y
m' the recipient, and as long ..s .bee .s .u.sun,ciont

(Continued nn Pane 13)

U

Light

a

wien you cnmjhm^ tvkich make you fat

"Mi

uc*'';

lv*.tU

vi

Damon
Runyon,
Popular
Sporting
Writer

Damon Runyon,
Noted Sports Authority

"In the athletic world, men study every
method of maintaining physical fitness.
One simple rule to maintain proper
weight seems universal: Light a Lucky
when you crave things which make you
fat. Business men, too, who tvant to keep
their efficiency, have adopted this plea-
sant protection— the marvelous toasted
flavor of Luckies encourages a normal,
healthful diet."

DAMON RUNYON

Themodemcommon sense way— reach
for a Lucky instead of a fattening sweet.
Everyoneisdoingit— menkeephealthy

and fit, women retain a trim ng^re.
Lucky Strike, the finest tobaccos, skil-
fully blended, then toasted to develop a
flavor which is a delightful alternative
for that craving for fattening sweets.

Toasting frees Lucky Strike from im-
purities. 20,679 physicians recognize
this when they say Luckies are less irri-
tating than other cigarettes. That's why
folks say: "Its good to smoke Luckies.

(\ ^t- Authorities attribute the enor-
^^^.i mous increase in Cigarette
smoking to the improvement in the
process of Cigarette manufacture by the
application of heat. It is true that dur-
ing the year 1928, Lucky Strike Ciga-
rettes showed a greater increase th^n
all other Cigarettes combined. This
surely confirms the public's confidence
in the superiority of Lucky Strike.

Reach
for a
Lucky
instead
of a
sweeU

-^o^^

"irs toasted

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

Coast to coast radio hook-up every Saturday "'^J'* *'V7> f^ike

©1929, The American Tobacco Co., Manufacturers

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 15, 1929

TOBACCO COMPANY PROFITS HIGHER IN 1928

ILTllOUCill aj^Kicgate net earnings of ten rep-
resentative tolmcco manut'ac'tnrinK companies
showed an increase of 3.94 per cent, in 1928
over 1927, for a new hi.ii:h record. 1928 was not
as generally prosperons for the gronp as the preceding
veiu-, according to the Wall Street News.

New high earnings records were attained by six
companies, compared with eight in 1927 and seven in
19'^0 In three cases earnings were below those ol
1927* while in the earlier year only one company re-
ported a falling oft". . , , , . ^f o q i ,,,.,•
Gain in aggregate earnings last year of ;>-;t l''^^
cent compares with gain of .J.9.-) per cent, m 19-<, an
increase of 4.43 per cent, in 1920 and 10.1 per cent, i.i
19*^.-) The 1928 earnings total was, however, l''.l l>^i'
cent.' over 1920, an increase of l.l.l per cent, over 191 >
and one of 26.() per cent, over 1924.

\o<.re"ate net profits of ten oi the leading com-
nMHie^^'^after interest and depreciation charges and

ax .; 'reached the record volnme of ^^^i^;^]"^;;^-^' io?''
pan.; with $89,548,001 in 1927, with m^^^^n 192t>,
with $80,923,999 in 1925 and $73,4^0,8/2 m 1924

Ontlook for this vear is goo.l, based npon the con-
tinuing upward trend in demand for cigarettes, a steady
<;ale of snntf, and the increasing mechanization ot cigar
manufactories, permitting larger operating prohts and
o-rcater expenditures for advertising. Aggregate net
working capital of the group increased approximately
2 8 percent, over the end of 1927, for which a 33, .i per
cent, increase in cash holdings of the companies was
responsible. Inventories, consisting mainly ot leat to-
bacco, showed a decline of about 1.7 per cent.

1929 Outlook Favorable
Cigarette manufacturers will operate in 1929 at re-
duced wholesale prices for the full 12 months, unless
some change is made, compared with only about niiie
months under reduced prices in 1928. In view ot the
showing of record earnings by three ot the tour cigar-
ette companies last vear, it seems probable the general
i)rotit.s should be creditable this year, provided the
usual 8 per cent, or 9 per cent, increase in consumption
materializes. .

K. J. Kevnolds Tobacco Comi)any was again the
outstanding ligure of the tobacco industry. It not only
])roke its own earning records for the eighth consecu-
tive vear, but showed for the sixth time the largest
profits ever reported bv a tobacco company in the
I'nited States. Net income after taxes and charges was
$30,172,563, equivalent to $7.54 a share on its combined
shares of $25 par common and (Mass B common sjocks.
This represented an increase of a]>proximately 3.75 per
cent, in net over the $29,()80,r)05 reported for 1927, when
$7.27 a share was shown on the combined c(mimon

shares. . -^i .i

Consolidated (Mgar led the cigar makers with the
record net of $3,01:5,798. eipiivalent after dividend re-
(|uirements on Subsidiary i)referred stock and Ot- per
cent, prior i)referred and 7 per cent, preferred stocks to
$10.01 a share on 250,000 no-]mr common shares. This
compared with $2,f>21,037, or $10.07 a common share m

1927.

Among the snuff manufacturers, the United States
Tobacco Comi)aiiv led the field for the ftnirth consecu-
tive vear. Its earnings of $2,000,39(1, e(|uivalent after
preferred divideiuls to $5.90 a share on 381,542 no-par
common shares, were the largest ever reported by ;i
siuiff company, and were followed by those of (J. W .
llelme with net of $2,:!Ol,ii51.

(Continued on Page 14)

"OLD GOLD" WINS AT THE BELLE VUE

N A KECENT test to ascertain the most popu-
lar cigarette among a group of diners at the
Bellevue-Stratford Hotel here, ''Old Gold"
cigarettes was the tirst choice of twx'iity-six
persons out of fortv-six ])ersons in the group.

The test was conducted under the personal super-
vision of the Maitre d'hotel, and he states that it w^as
a perfectly impartial test and that no person kncnv the
mimes of any of the four brands he smoked. _

The three other brands used received eight, six
and six first choices out of the forty-six.

ANOTHER FACTORY FOR D. E. KLEIN

The D. Kmil Klein C^ompany, of East 92iid Street,
New York Citv, has recently taken over the factory
building formerly occupied by Bayuk (^igars, Incor-
porated, in New Brmiswick, N. J., and the lactory
formerlv occupied bv the Klein Company there will
be consolidated with this newly acquired building, thus
making it possible for the employment ot additional
cigarmakers and alsc. ])rovhling additional storage

The production of the Klein (V)mpany has shown
a steady increase since the first of 1929, and it is ex-
pected 'that the company will pass the fifty million
mark bv the end of the year on their brands, "Uaddoii
Hall," '"Nottingham" and "Emanelo."

McGUERTY NOW ROMEO REPRESENTATIVE

John L. McGuertv, who has been associated with
AVilliam T. Tavlor, U. S. and Canadian representative ot
the Komeo v Julieta factory, for the past six years, has
been appointed bv the factory as their represented ive
to succeed Mr. Taylor, who has been iii ill health tor

some time. . , .^, ii

Mr. McGuerty has been associated with the cigar
industrv for twentv-five years and has had a wide ex-
perienc'e in the field during that time which will prove
valuable both to him and the Komeo y Julieta factory
in his new position.

TALK OF TOBACCO COMPANY MERGER

According to the New York American, leading to-
bacco companies will take an important part in merger
plans, according to rumors in banking circles last week.
A group of bankers intereste<l in the tobacco industry,
it is stated, have been discussing amalgamation plans

for several weeks. , t- •. i

The United Cigar Stores and Liuon and Lniteil
Tobacco, it is expecte<l will ])lay an important part m
the eonsolidation, and other AVhalen ])r<.perties may be
involved.

FENDRICH TO STAGE DENBY CONTEST

11. Fendrich, Incorporated, of Evaiisville, Ind., has
announced that a contest open to the i)ublic will be
opened some time during the week of April 29th, in
wiiich prizes will be awarded in smokers of "Charles
Deiibv" cigars for the best letters describing why they
smoki' '^Charles Denby."

The ])rizes will be in cash and wdl total $J.)On.

Final conditions of the contest will be announced
later.

SCHULTE PROFIT LESS

According to a recent rejiort of the Schulte Retail
Stores CoriK)ration, profit for the year 1928 was
$5,243,711, a decrease of $1,070,109 before allowance
f(»r Federal taxes.

Five products of outstanding merit —

Five products sold in every nook

and corner of this country —
Five leading brands manufactured

CHE STEH FIELD

FATIMA • CRANGEU • PIEDMONT

VELVET

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April !•"), 19--29

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)
.li.tinetion botwoon tlie two tax Imscs, the former is

'"'""■'Kilion of taxes, however, depen.ls entirely on
Ihe n e of m uetion of public expenditures, aeeord.n,
io the views of the President. Approprmt.ons dnung
ho ms ,.i-hteen months for naval expansion, «oo.
^,^! ier:!,d other purposes l^-o ™aterhd y .ner.^d
till, burden of expenses upon the Lieasuiy. homL

eonI;mies. the I'r'.sident }'-V'^!'' .^y ^ jfl^^^^
reorganization of Federal activities so as to iciluce

lipli lion an.l overlappiuK' "V^^''';"'";^-'l omo's •

. „d their conseiiuent increased cost, while '^"m^'/''^

i \ I ,e secured through reduction o[ the debt ad

: attei.lant interest charges. A steadily >'K. as.ng

losperitv, as indicated by the heavy March tax le-

•eiDts will be the iiiial factor in the situation.

'Because of the fact that the spwial session may
l„in.' out farm relief legislation which, while tuUy ac-
•c able to the President, may involve some expeudi-
ure o 1 the part of the Uovernmeut, little considera-
0, U being' given to the tax ..nestion at this time
I'urther, the Administration has. pomted out, un i
the incident of these increased expen.litures upmi the
budget has been more .lefinitely .letermnied ofhcials
v"ll not be in a position to discuss tax reduction with
any positiveness.

REYNOLDS BUSINESsTsHOWS NICE GAIN

Bowman Grav, president of the K. J. Keynolds
Tobacco Company, wlio has just returned \^'^^^ J^^l
oral months spent abroad, when asked toda> about
the cigarette and tobacco industry, expressed satis-
faction over the continued expansion ot tlie cigarette
business both in this country and over the world gen-

''^^ lie stated that the outlook for the year 1929 is
exceptionally bright and that his company s eadmg
brands, ^^Camel" cigarettes and ^'Prince Alta't
smoking tobacco, along with many other important
brands of the company, have shown nice gams ih «a»e*^
for the first quarter of 1929 as compared witli the
first (piarter of 1928, and that while tlie ^'•^arette price
was $6.40 per tliousand in the first ipiarter ot 19J« as
compared with $6 per thousand in the first quarter
(»f 1929, companv profits for the 1929 are, "^'Vf'J'the-
less well in excess of those for the same period ot !.)-».

STEIN CIGAR COMPANY HAS FIRE

The cigar manufacturing ])lant of the Stein ('ignr
(^ompaiiv, located in York, Pa., sutfered considerable
damage as the result of a fire of uiuletermined origm
on AVednesday, March 27th.

The fire was discovered about l()..i() I . Al. aim
three companies resimnded to the alarm. The fire was
(luicklv extinguished but the cigars an<l tobacco in the
buildiiig were practically a total loss due to the smoke
and water.

PENNSYLVANIA TO PLANT MORE TOBACCO

i\CCC)Rl)IN(J to the reports of Pennsylvania
farmers to the Federal-State Crop Reporting
Service, Harrisburg, Pa., if weather and other
conditions permit, they intend to plant a
..reater acreage of tobacco this year than was harvested
hi 1928, and to decrease their potato and hay acreage.

It is indicated that the 1929 acreage will be .) per
eeiit more than the 1928 acreage for Pennsylvania, and
llVe a!?J'eage over the entire United Sta ^will be ap-
uroximatelv 3.() per cent, more than in l.)-».
^Ti is pointed out that these figures are not to le
construed as indicating the acreage that will a c^^^^^^^^^^^^^
be planted, since conditions between now and planting
\lr^m^ c^usc farmers to materially change their
lirescnt acreage plans.

The average experienced cigar maker in Havana,
Cuba, makes about 100 cigars a day for which ho is
pai.l from three to six cents each. It lakes an exix'rt
cigarmaker twentv minutes to make the six-inch bavaiia
which is made for J. P. Morgan, and they retail at
!fl..")() each.

GEM CITY WEBSTER COMPANY ORGANIZED

The (iem Citv Webster Oigar Company, of Pay-
ton Ohio, has been recently organized to succeed the
U.m C itv figar Company of that city, to deal in cigars,
U,l™ CO and similar supplies. Authority was given the
I-oXUv to issue two hundred «"'' «».>- J'";^- "' stock
and to begin business with a capital ot *1"'J"-

The hicorporators are Fred Mans, Joe \\ illmmsoi

and Fred (iagel- ^>'-- <^«K''l '« »««<»•'«'« ;^"'; ''"
N Gagel Farm Implement Company, and he staled

ha tlu. company would engage in a ^vl"-l^«"''^^«;^'^:
liness and will probably have the «""^' "^l^^f ««..^\«
old (iem City ("igar Company, at 20G Kast Ihud bticet.

TAMPA FIRM TO MAKE "KING COLE"

The C)1<1 King Cole Cigar Company, of Tampa,
Fla has recently been organized to manntacture the
''Old King Cole"" cigar and this title has been lease.l
from the B. Wasserman Company. „.,,,„ „,„

The Wasserman Company retains al rights to the
"Ohl King Cole" label for the manntacture ot smok-
ing obacro. This title was secured by \V asserman
last year from A. U. Calling, who previoush manu-
tVictuml the "01.1 King CW' cigars and cigarettes.

GIRL SMOKERS JOIN EASTER PARADE

\ group of ten voung ladies .joined the fasliionable
Faster panide on Fifth Avenue, New York City, ami
p^de. the avenue lighting one cigarette a/ter ano her
in what was evidently intended to be another etfoit to
eslaldish eiiualitv of the sexes.

However, they were allowed to enjoy their ciga-
n.ttes nmoVeste.1 and finally . retire.l much disap-
pointeil in the fact that they gaine.l no attention tiom
the passers-by or the officers ot the law.

INCREASE IN FISCHMAN INCOME

Report I. Fi.schmaii & Sons for li)28, showed net
sales of *2,:!8(>,287 for the twelve months en(led Decem-
ber 31, iVJs. Net income was $42:!,784, an increase of

1 Fischman & Sons are manutacturers ot soda
watei- fountains, and have rc^entlv P^^'^'^^^^! / V^^j;^
ground and will erect a factory here at hue Amiiul
and (J Street.

JESSE TAYLOR NOW PRESIDENT OF UNION
TOBACCO COMPANY

Jesse K. Taylor, foiiner treasurer «f tl'^/^^^^V);:;;;;
Tobacco (Vmipany, was electe.l president ot the I nnui
Tobacco (Nmipany last week.

April 15, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco Woht.d

49th vear

13

TURKISH COMPANY TO MANUFACTURE
CIGARETTES IN UNITED STATES

The Turkish T()l)acco MonoT)oly, Ltd., has been in-
eon^orated with capital of $1,0(K),(K)0 to act as Ameri-
eali representative of the Turkish Tobacco ^ onopoh%
(,f Turkey, which controls production ot iurkisli leat

^^' '*^The American branch plans to manufacture ciga-
rettes in this country.

CIGAR EIGHT FEET LONG

Last week the world's largest cigar was on exhil)i^
lion at Havana, (^uba. The big smoke, product ot
Francisco F. Fonseca, weighs two hundred pounds, is
oi^rbt feet six inches long and seventeen inches m diam-

''^'''The cigar is made of Cuba's tinst tobacco from the
Vuelta Aba jo, and was produced for exhibitn.n at the
Ihero-Amer'ican Fair to be held in Seville, Spam.

AMERICAN SUMATRA OFFERS RIGHTS

(V»mmon stockholders of the American ^^^^^;'
Tobacco (\)rporati(.n of record Aprd 2d, have been
offered rights to subscribe to additional common stock
at *45 a share, in the ratio of one share ot new stock tor
each live held. The procee.ls of the sale of the i^nx
"lock will be used to retire at $110 the litteen thousand
shares of outstanding seven per cent, stock.

CUBAN TOBACCO

\ good tobacco crop in the Pinar del Kio section is
r<M)ortJ;i, while the Santa (Mara section has suffered
from a drought, according to information received m
the Tobacco Section of the Department ot( ommerce
from Assistant Tirade (\)mmissioner O. K Strackbem.
Kuvers are holding off, awaiting more definite mdica-
tioiis of price tendencies.

CIGARS MAY BE VOGUE IN TURKEY

It is reported that the Turks are planning to take
tn cigars, so that the Occidental ward politician and
man-about -town may have nothing on his Anatolian

l)rother. ,, , • . ., p^..

The Turkish Tobacco ^lonopoly is to engage a toi-

eign expert, who will teach the nation how to make ci-
gars and how to smoke them.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS DIVIDEND

The Tobacco Products (V)rporation has recently de-
c-lared an initial (luarterly dividend of tl^nity-five cents
on the new (Mass A stock, payable May lotli to stock-
holders of reconl A])ril 2r,th. This payment is equal to
$1.75 a share (,uarterly on the old stock which ^^a« fP
lip on the basis of five new shares tor each one oi the
old hehl.

PORTO RICO CONDITIONS

Tobacco planted from November 15 to December
20 is reported excellent as to (,uantity and q"«di V;
K,,,lier illantings suffered from too much ra.n and late
ones from too little rain, resulting m reduced piod -
tion ])er acre, but fairly good Muality. (Assistant I lade
Commissioner J. K. McKey.)

At a recent meeting of the lndei)endenl Hetail
Tobacconists Association of America, held m the llote
Pennsvlvania, New York (Mty, the members presen
voted to exclude from their displays all cigarettes not
sanctioned bv the association.

ROCRY FORD

CIGARS

LONG FILLER
Imported . . ■ Sumatra
, . . Wrapper.

r*"--^.

A real five cent cigar is back in town . . . Quick

sellers and sure repeaters

P. Lorillard

Company, Inc., 1 19 West 40th St. . New York.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCK, Wheeling. W. Y*- •.•••••^••••
CHAKLES J. EISENLOHR. Phi lade phi a. Pa. .
JuiLlUS LlCHTENSTElN. New York. N. Y. ...

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N.Y.

MAI. CEOKGE W. HILL. New >ork,N.Y

GEORGE H. HUMMELL. New \ork. N. Y

II. H. SHELTON, Washington, p. C

WILLIAM T. REED, K'^nT."!' p.

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelohia. Pa

ASA LEMLElN. New York, NY

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York. N. Y. .....

*^" Headtiuarters. 341 Madison Ave.,

, President

Ex- President

Vice-President

..Chairman Executive Committee

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

■.■■'. Vice-President

Treasurer

.Counsel and Managing Director

New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

o.,„ President

^^'° •• ■.::...... Vice-President

\V. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati.

CHAS B. WlTTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington. Ky. •.••••••••

\VM S GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati, Ohio

..Treasurer
.Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION^^

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City ■.:;■. ■.■.■." Vice- President

VV. I. LUKASWITZ. Dayton, Ohio Treasurer

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford. Conn Secretary

HENRY FISHER, New York City

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S

TACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J.

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, 111. ........••••.• ••

ABRAHAM SI LETT. 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn. N. Y.

President

.V. Vice-President

. . . .Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

1 IvAUe.

ASA LEMLEIN ••

^R^^Lk WEl&II^^^Chambe^sS^^^^^^

President

Vice-President

"f ecretary and Treasurer

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 15, 1929

TOBACCO COMPANY PROFITS

(Continued from Page 10)
Record Cigarette Output

Domestic })rodiu'tioii of cigarettes in the United
States in 1928 establislied a new hijifh record for the
seventli consecutive year. A total of J 05,915,965,014
cigarettes was produced, representing an increase of
9 per cent, over the 1927 output of 97,176,607,484. Per-
centage of increase was larger than the 8.6 per cent,
gain recorded in 1927 over the preceding year, although
not as large as in 1926, when an increase of 11.8 ])"r
cent, was shown over the 7I>,957,()12 cigarettes j)ro(lneed
in 1925.

The 1928 record domestic output was, howevei-, al-
most double the country's output in 1919, when it
totaled ouly 5.'?,1 19,784,232 cigarettes. It was nioie
than double the 1920 output of 47,430,105,055, and more
than six times the 1914 output of 16,855,62(5,104 cigar-
ettes.

Cigar i)i-odu('tion in 1928 declined 1.8 per cent, from
1927, compared with a decline of only one-(juarter ])<'i"
cent, in 1927 from the preceding yeai'. Total output
was 6,453,(567,674 cigars, eomjiared with (5,571,372,820
in 1927 and (5,588,928,472 in 192(5. Peak productiou oi'
cigars was reached at 8,09(5,758,(5(53 in 1920.

I'roduction of siuilT exceedetl the i)re\ious reconi
by a small margin, totaling 40,655,3!)5 pounds, against
40,154,792 in 1927. Increase Avas apj)roximately 1.25
per cent over 1927, comjiared with an increase of 5.4
jjer cent, in 1927 over the preceding year. Mainifac-
tured tobacco fell off al)out 3 per cent from 1!)27, total-
ing 343,458,596 i)ounds, against 353,919,878.

Net Earnings Compared

Following shows net income aftei- interest and de-
preciation charges and taxes of ten of the leading to-
bacco manufacturing ccmipanies in 1928, compared with
the three jireceding vears:

K. J. lievnolds— 1928, .$30,172,563; 1927, $29,080,
15(J4; 1926, $2(j,249,403 : 1{>25, $25,221,579.

American Tobacco— 1928, $25,014,434; 1!)27, $23,-
257,803; 1926, $22,499,(548; 1<)25, $22,238,59(5.

Liggett k Myer.s— 1928, $19,408,(544; 1927, $18,743,-
395; 1926, $17,63(5,946; 1925, $15,289,(552.

P. Lorillard— 1928, $1,817,428; 1927, $2,490,786;
1926, $4,117,197; 1925, $5,(541,431.

American Cigar— 1928, $2,767,079; lf)27, $2,877,-
943; ]92(), $2,()(5(5,(i81 ; 1925, $2,209,!>21.

(Jeneral Cigar— 1928, $3,140,459; 1927, $3,:',(5(5,136;
1926, $2,5(52,812; 1925, $2,(557,490.

Con.solidated Cigar— 1928, $3,613,798; 1<)27, $2,-
921,637; 1926, $2,48(5,357; 1925, $1.523,J(52.

U. S. Tobacco— 1928, $2,6(50,:}90; 1927, $2,57(5,870;
1926, $2,394,837; 1!>25, $2,29S,:i()7.

G. W. Helme— 1928, $2,301,051; 1927 $2,258,850;
1926, $2,223,919; 1925, $2,203,704.

American Snuff— 1928, $2,178,535; 1927, $1,973,917:
1926, $1,673,449; 1925, $1,(540,157.

Total— 1928, $93,074,381; 1927, $89,548,001; 11)2(5,
$84,511,249; 1925, $80,923.!»99.

The greatest gain in earnings was made bv Ameri-
can Tobacco. R. J. Jiad this distinction in 1927, and
Liggett & :\Iyers in tlie two preceding vears. Lower
earnings were shown by P. Lorillard, American (Mgar
and (Jeneral Cigar. Lorillard is in the midst of a cara-
])aign to popularize its popular-i)riced cigarette, and
suffered the most from the price reduction last year.
It has a good chance of showing ])etter jirofits this year]
providing there are no further downward revisioiis in
price.

American Cigar reflected the downward trend in
cigar consumi)tion, l)ut may soon decide to increase the
l)roportion of machine-made product, which is now only
about 20 per cent, of its total output. General Cigar
got away to a poor start early in 1928, and did not get
its new Binghamton plant into operation until well into
the year, but showed vastly improved earnings power
in tile final (piarter, when profits reached a new high
lecord for any (piarterly period.

Cigarette Makers Well Off

Htdance sheets of K. J. Reynolds, American To-
bacco and Liggett & Myers all showed excellent finan-
cial condition at the end of 1928. R. J. Reynolds de-
clared an extra dividend of $1.50 in addition to the
i-egular annual dividend of $5. Its $25 par shares have
been changed to $10 par and split uj) 2Vii foi: 1, and the
new shares are now paying $2.40 annually, or the
equivalent to $6 on the old shares.

Liggett & Myers placed its common stocks on a
legular $4 annual basis, compared with former $3, and
declared an extra of $1 early in 1928. American To-
bacco maintained its regular rate of $8 annually on the
common and Class B common shares, but before the
end of 1929 may act on a 2-for-l split-u]) and pay $5 on
the new shares annually.

Liggett ^' Myers' earnings were ecpiivalent after
preferred dividends to $6.82 a share on 2,614,238 shares
of common and Class B common of $25 j)ar, compared
with $6.5(5 a share on combined common in 1}>27. Amer-
ican Tobacco earned $11.19 a share on its 1,925,917
shares of combined common stocks of $50 j)ar, against
$10.29 a share on 1,952,884 shares of coml)ined common
in 1!>27.

Working Capital Up $14,000,000

Aggregate net working capital of the ten com-
l)anies amounted to $506,698,814 at the clo.se of 1928,
comi)ared with $4!)2,221,323 in 1927, $452,835,116 in 1926
and $422,922,327 in 1925. This means an increase of
about $14,000,000 over 1927, against an increase in the
earlier year of about $40,000,000 over 192(5, and a gain
of about $30,000,000 in 1926 over 1!»25.

The largest increa.se in net working capital was
made by American Tobacco, with a gain of about $6,-
500,01)0. Liggett & Myers made the next largest gain.

Tlie following shows net working capital of ten
of the leading tobacco manufacturing companies at the
close of the past four vears:

R. J. Revnolds— 1928, $12(5,23(5.230; 1927, $121,-
4(57,28(5; 192(5, $115,915,593; 1925, $105,999,434.

American Tobacco— 1928, $101,954,849; 1927, $95,-
403,(528; 1!)2(5, $89,512,7(58; 1925, $87,531,(554.

Liggett <ic Myers— 1928, $11(5,507,529; 1927, $111,-
213,283; 192(5, $104,100,744; 1925, $98,545,14(i.

P. Lorillard— 1928, $.')5,505,954 ; 1927, $55,893,128;
192(5, $43,77(5,214; 1925, $44,807,55!^

American Cigar— 1928, $18,791,704; 1927, $19,488,-
439; 192(5, $17,8!)8,;>,(54; 1925, $17,3(54,254.

(Jeneral Cigar— 1928, $18,879,842; 1<»27, $19,696,-
115; 192(5, $20,110,707; 1925, $20,940,921.

Cons. Cigar.— 1928, $17,803,9(58; 1927, $17,943,097;
1!>26, $17,434,173; 1925, $(5,39(5,45!).

r. S. 'l\)bacco— 1928, $25,0(50,230; 1927, $23,129,-
3(58; 192(5, $20,7(54,151 ; 1925, $18,790,4(54.

(J. W. Helme— 1928, $15,390,006; 1927, $14,93(5,387;
192(5, $13,825,745; 1925, $13,327,(550.

American Snuff— 1928, $10,5(58,502; 1927, $10,050,-
592; 1926, $9,49(5,(557; 1925, .$f),2 18,78(5.

Tot4il— 1928, $50(5,(598,814; 1!)27, $492,221,323; 1926,
$452,835,116; 1925, $422,922,327.

(Continued on page 18) •

April 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

FRANCE LEADS EUROPE IN PURCHASE OF
AMERICAN CIGARETTES

RAN(>E is by far the leadingj)urchaser of Amer-
ican cigarettes in Europe, exceeding all other
Kuropean countries combined. Shipments of
American cigarettes to France increased 56
per cent, last year wlien 13,(K)(),()()0,(X)0 cigarettes were
smoked, an increase of approximately 30 per cent, over
the previous vear. The sales of American cigarettes
jumped from only 15(),(KK),(M)0 in 1927 to 258,(M)0,()00 in
1928.

The French tobacco monopoly operated by the
(lovernment, netted at least $l(50,of)0,(K)0 last year, an
amount amr)lv sufficient to i)av France's vearlv debt to
America with $50,000,(HK) left over. The increase is
largely due to the new habit among the French people
of smoking manufacture<l cigarettes instead of rolling
their own, which also accounts for the increased jk)|)u-
larity of the American short smoke. Moreover the
French have been complaining that the tobacco monop-
oly uses fast-burning paper to make each cigarette last
a shorter time and so sj)eed up sales.

TOBACCO PRODUCTION IN JAVA

Tobacco was one of the few important Ja\a crops
that showed a smaller production in 1928 than in the
jjreceding year, states American Vice Consul Dale W.
Maher in a report release<l by the Tobacco Section of the
Department of Commerce. Weather conditions were
unfavorable and low prevailing prices aggravated tlie
situation for the planters. In some districts, pai'ticu-
larly in FiUst Central Java, the crop was reported a fail-
ure. Many [ilanters harvested their crops early l)e-
cause of the fact that the leaves were falling off, and
the quality was naturally inferior. Crop estimates
were about 50 to 60 j)er cent of those for 1927, when the
crop was estimated at 174,000,000 pounds. Prices dur-
ing 1927 averaged about Florin 1.00 to 1.25 per catty
(1.35(5) pounds), but in 1928 the .season's highest was
80 Dutch cents.

Exports of leaf and manufactured tobacco from
Java and Madura during 1927 and 1928 were as fol-
lows:

192S 1927

Pounds Pounds

Wrapper 84,068,012 92,496.198

Fancy Leaf 23,335,691 22,689,743

\ot Specified 10,163,206 9,455,529

(Mit Tobacco 244,711 271,166

( "igarettes 220,460 518,081

Total 118,032,080 125,430,717

CIGARETTES 15 CENTS IN SAN FRANCISCO

The San Franci.sco Ketail Cigar Dealers' A.s.socia-
tion has furnished all of its members a card with the
following notice printed thereon: "The retail price
of Camehs, Chesterfiehls, Lucky Strikes, Old (Johls and
Three Castles is fifteen cents straight. San Francisco
Hetail Cigar Dealers' Association."

The dealers are displaying these cards prominentlv
in their stores announcing their intention of sticking
to the established price in spite of the cutting on the
part of some of the chain stores.

CRIME TO THROW CIGARETTE FROM CAR

Out in the State of Idaho, where men are men and
women are women, a new law has just been signed by
the (Jovernor making it a misdemeaiior to throw liglited
cigarettes from an automobile.

WAITT & BOND

BlacJ^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

^^^^±±, A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Offic«, 1181 Broadway, New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Kty WtH. FkriJa

SMOKE CIGARS IF YOU WISH
TO ENJOY TOBACCO WITH-
OUT SHOCK TO YOUR
NERVOUS SYSTEM—

is advice of world-renowned surgeon

DOCTOR HENRI BRODIER

Chief (if the Siirt/ical Clinic of Ihc
Paris }• acuity

Hy fpatiirinff the fcstiinonials of the world's greatest Doctors!,
La Palitia's Spring 1?29 AdvertisiiiR CampaiRn is doitix more to
lonvcrt new an<i oM smoker- tn ilie cigar than any oth<-r cam-
paign ever puhlisheH.

liA PALINA

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

April 15, li)2y

UNITED STATES BUREAU OF STANDARDS
FIREPROOFING CIGARETTE STUMPS

ISCAK 1)101) cigarettes and iiiatehes will cause
fewer lires if maiiufaeturers adopt the methods
of lireproofing suggested hy tests recently con-
ducted at the United States Bureau of Stand-
ards. , V- • 1 T> A

Fii-e loss statistics collected hy the National Board
of Fire I'nderwiiters attribute ai)out one-sixth of the
proi>ertv loss from known causes to matches and smok-
ing. If'the same ratio holds for the loss from unknown
causes, for the unrei)orte(l loss and for the original
cause of connnunicated tires, matches and smoking are
responsihle for a i)roperty loss near jj^lH ),()(►(),( 100 a year.
If some of the methods of making the cigarettes and
matches iio out sooner after they are thrown away are
adoiMed, r. D. Sale, who conducted the ex]»eriments at
the hureau, believes that this loss might be reduced c<ni-

!si<leral>ly. , . i

Hundreds of cigarette butts were collected to de-
termine what length usually is discarded unused. It
was found that the average smoker throws his cigarette
awav with an inch and a (juarter nnburned, while less
than two ])er cent, of the butts are smoked down to the
last (iuarter inch.

Api)roximately 170,000 cigarette stubs are dis-
carded everv minute, and laboratory tests, duplicating
as nearlv as possible an actual condition that might oc-
cur, indicated that from oO to i)0 per cent, of the butts
falling on readily combustible materials, such as the
dry or nearly dry grass pad used in the tests, would
with a slight wind blowing, cause tires.

Under actual conditions most cigarettes do not tall
lighted on intlammable materials, but the 2:)0,U00,(HK)
discarded every day constitute an enormous tire hazard.
The Government is particularly interested in the prob-
lem of the vast losses caused in ])ublic parks, national
and privately owned forests, and public buildings, by
careless smokers.

Over a0,0(K) tires are believed to have been caused
bv smokers in the pul)lic and private forests of the
country in 1927, causing the burning of over 7,(M)0,(HM)
acres or more of land with a loss of more than
$6,0(K),(>0().

The pn.blem was attacked by the Bureau ot
Standards, and in tests made to simulate the tire hazard
incident to discarded smoking materials it was shown
that cigarette tips can be applied that will smother the
tire soon after they are discarded.

H was found by using a cork tip an inch long, either
plain or coated on the inside with water glass, a sodium
silicate substance, that the glow in the average butt
would go out soon enough greatly to decrease the
danger of fire. Laboratory tests with this type of
cigarette compared with the untipped and unc<>ated
variety showed that the number of fires caused when
falling on dry grass was reduced some 90 per cent.

p]ven the onlinary untipped cigarette ])artly coatetl
with water glass cut down the fire hazard by oO i)er

cent.

Other treatments found to have varying degrees
of success w^ere the use of asbestos paper, a double
thickness of cigarette paper and boric acid solution.
These methods are not all believed to be commercially
practical, however. Various length tips were a])plied
to the average 1'4 inches usually discarded.

Although the tipping smothers the fire only in
the last inch or less of the cigarette, it was found l)y
observation that the longer butts usually are discarded
at car stops and entrances to buildings, where there is
little danger of their causing fires.

AMERICAN TOBACCO SUITS IRISH FREE STATE

HE Irish Free State is a fairly heavy importer
of tobacco and the largest percentage of the
country's requirements consists of the Ameri-
can-grown i)roduct, states American (V)nsul J.
F Harrington in a rei)ort released by the Tobacco Sec-
tion of the Department of (V)mmerce. American leaf
is widelv used, its principal foreign competitors being
Xear Fastern tobacco, used for blending, and West
Indian fillers and wrapi)ers. Bright Virginia and North
( 'arolina fine-cured are used by cigarette manulacturers
who provide the heaviest demand on this markei.
Total imiK)rts ot* unmanufactured tobacco from all
sources fell otf from 10,184,470 ])ounds in 1927 to S,-
•J77,-J7.S i)ounds in 19l28, while arrivals of manulactured
tobacco in those years aggregated 70,7;)9 pounds and
()7,'?.*U jmunds, resi)ectively.

Direct shipments of unmanufactured tobacco trom
the United States to the Irish Fw^e State, most of which
is unstemmed and uiistrii)ped, rose from 2,121, OOl
])ounds in 1927 to 2,331,890 i)ounds in 1928. Arrivals
of manufactured tobacco of American origin, however,
fell oft" from 2,328 pounds in 1927 to 2,290 pounds in
1928. While the volume of direct shipments of Ameri-
can tol)acco to this market is increasing each year, it
is estimated that fully 75 per cent, of the trade is still
conducted through the medium of British houses.

In 1!)2(), according to the census of production
taken during that year, there were 16 establishments
manufacturing tobacco products in Ireland. There is
little demand for chewing tobacco, the heaviest sale
being for cigarettes and i)ipe tobacco. Uigars are re-
garded as luxury articles and enjoy a relatively small
demand; There is also only a small demand for snuff.
American leaf appears admirably to suit the tastes of
Irish smokers and its position on this market is secure.

THE FIRST SUMATRA SALE OF 1929.

Owing to contradictory reports prevailing in the
Xetherlands concerning the new tobacco crop in the
Fast Indies, as well as adverse conditions in the Furo-
])ean cigar industry, more than the usual amount of in-
terest attend the first Sumatra sale in Am.sterdam, ac-
cording to a report received from one of the leading
brokers of that city and released by the Tobacco Sec-
tion of the Department of Commerce.

When the first samples were shown, every one con-
cerned was disappointed, as the new tobacco showed
many serious faults, according to the report. There
was also some very good tobacco displayed, but quit^?
a large percentage was either dark or stained. Here
and there the tobacco had a raw, uncured character,
whereas the taste of many parcels was bitter. The yield
of first sizes is good, but the second sizes are in many
instances very small and narrow and generally unsatis-
factory.

If the entire Sumatra cro]) may be judged by the
offerings of one sale, it may be expected that this crop
will deliver a very small (piantity of high-grade goods,
whereas medium to lower grades will be abundantly
represented.

In the course of the week it was announced that the
i'utire groundleaf crop of the Senembah My (about
7,000 bales) had been sold unseen to a combination of
Xetherland dealers. The Furopean industry has spe-
cialized itself to groundleaf and any competition for
so-called American goods is not to be expected from this
side.

The American market oi)ened on a firm basis for
the few bett^er lots, whereas prices for medium-class
goods were more reasonable.

April 17), 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

T. M. a. HIGHER TARIFF

(Continued from Page 3)
of the Ways and iMeans Committee in large numbers,
so that tlie committee members might have before
them an overwhelming preponderance of evidence,
with respect to the real situation in the cigar industry.

Thus, we must again urge the trade to write to the
members of the Ways and Means Committee, express-
ing their views on this all-important question, which
virtually involves the very life of the cigar industry.

And let us against emphasize that the date for
the convening of the special session, when the Ways
and Means Committee is to introduce the new^ tariff
bill, is so rapidly approaching, that no time must be

lost. . . .

Hence, if you wish to see the conditions in the
cigar industry improved by the further development
of the nickelcigar business, which can only be made
possible by a reduction of the tariff on Sumatra to $1.50
per pound unstemmed, and $2.15 per pound stemmed,
as prayed for on behalf of the cigar industiy, we must
again urge you to immediately write to the members
of the Ways and Means (V>mmittee, conveying your
own views on this serious (juestion.

There is api)eiided hereto a complete list of the
members of the Ways and Means Committee. It would,
of course, be ])referable if letters were written to eacii
and every member of the committee, but if this be
too much of a task, we urgently suggest writing at least
to the following:

1. To the Hon. Willis C. Hawley, chairman of the Ways
and Means Committee.

2. To the Hon. Harry A. Estep, chairman of the
Sub-Committee in Charge of the Tobacco Schedule.

:}. To the Hon. Charles C. Ivearns, member of the
Sub-Committee of the Tobacco Schedule.

4. To the Hon. P^'rank Crowther, member of the
Sub-Committee of the Tobacco Schedule.

5. To the lion. John X. (Jarner, Head of the Min-
ority members of the Ways and Means Committee.

(). And lastly, to any other member or members of
the Ways and Means Committee representing your

state.

And finally, while our mailing list is (piite ex-
tensive, yet we, of course cannot reach everybody that
ought to be reached, hence, please show this to others
interested in the cigar business in order that they too
might write their vii'ws to members of the Ways and
Means Committei'.

Tobacco Mkciiaxts Association or thk V. S.

Committee on Ways and Means
House of Hrpresentatives

Willis {\ Hawley, ()reg(»n. Chairman: Allen T.
Treadway, Massaclmsetts; Isaac Hacliaracii, .\ew Jer-
sey; Lindley H. Hadley, Wasliiiigton; Charl<'s H. Tim-
berlake, Colorado: Henry \V. Watson, Pennsylvania:
dames C. M(d.aughlin, Michigan: Charles C. Kearns,
Ohio: Carl H. ciiindblom, Illinois; Frank Crowther,
Xew York; Richard S. Ahlrich, Kliodr Island: Harry
A. Fstep, Feiinsylvania; C. William Ifaniseyer, Iowa;
Frederick M. Davenport, Xew York: James A. Frear,
Wisconsin: Jolm X. (iarner, Texas; James W. Collier,
Mississippi; Charles H. Crisp, (Jeort-ia: John F. Carew,
Xew York: Whitmell P. Martin, L(niisiana: Henry T.
Hainey, Illinois; Cordell Hull, Tennessee; C. C. Dickin-
son, Missouri; H(>l)ert L. Doughton, Xorth Carolina:
Heart si II Hagon, Arkansas.

P. S. — Please addn'ss all Congressmen or nu'mbers
of the Ways and Means Committee at House Office
Building, Washington, I). V.

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WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

POSITION WANTED AS FOREMAN OR SUPERINTEN-
DENT—Experienced man in general Cigar Manufacturing.
Thoroughly familiar with all phases of Manufacture, hand work or
automatic machinery. Willing to go to any part of Country. Satis-
faction guaranteed. Address Box No. 527, "The Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATINO

CIGAR FLAVORS

Make tobacco mellow and smooth in character
and Impart a most palatable flavor

HAYORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for List of Flavors for Special Brands
BBTIJN. AKOMATIZEI. BOX FLAVOIS. PASTE SWEETEMEKS

FRIES 8k BRO.. 92 Reade Street, New York

NATHAN WEISS RETURNS

Xatliaii Weiss, vieo-presidoiit of the American
Ciirar ('nni])any, \v1m» lias been in Amsterdam attend-
intr tlie Snniatra inscriptions, lias retnrned to Xew York
City at'lcr makini,^ s(mie ])nr('hases of excellent tobacco
for liis tirm.

HIPOLITO RODRIGUEZ WEDS TODAY

HiiM»iitn (}. Hodriiruez, <»|" the ''Kom.-o y Juli< M"
factorv of Havana, Cuba, will be married in thai city
todav'to Miss Helen Marie Palicio. The conple wdl
sju'iid a few days in Xew Vcn-k City before saihnp: tor
Spain, where tliey will spend their honeymoon.

WALGREEN EARNINGS INCREASE

The Wali^n-eeii Company, which operates a chain
of drni? stores, reports sales for the month of March
of $:?,(ilM,2()8, an increase of $1,122,7;'.7. Sales for the
first M»i»^'ter of 1!>21) were $i),81(5,r)72, an increase ot
$l!,!)94,;iHr) over the same period of 1928.

MAY 1, 1929

18 49th year Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World April 15, 1929

rr, 1 IV yr 1 . 9 A •4.* Total Inventories Lower

1 ObaCCO Merchants Association Aggregate inventories declined $6,963,587 to $396,-

. . Qzti M rl- A 591,670 from $403,555,257 at the end of 1927. The

RpP'istratlOn Bureau. itL v-^l^S" ri^* largest decrease was in inventories of R. J. Reynolds,

UCgl&UdUUll UUlcau, r^Ew yORK city ^^^j?^j^ ^^^^^^ ^^ ,^^^^^^ $11,200,000. Liggett & Myers'

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services inventories declined about $3,000,000, while American

Effective April 1, 1916. Tobacco's showed a gain of about $5,500,000 and those

Registration, (see Note A), $5.00 of P. Loril lard were up about $2,300,000. The cigarette

Search (see Note B), LOO branch of the industrv thus accounted for a net decline

Transfer, 2.00 of about $5,40(),0()().

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00 The following shows cash positions of ten of the

Note A-An .llowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer- Icilding tol)aCCO maiUlfacturiug COmpaulcS at tllC CUd

chants' Association on each registration. ,. -. ().)ji .

Note B-If a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more Ol i.'-O.

than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21). an additional charge of One Cosk
Dollar f$100) will be made. If it necess tates the reporting of more than twenty

S) 'titirs. iuT'les, than thirty-or. (31). an additional cW of Two Do Uar. jf^^^ i,^27

($2.00) will be made and so an aoditional charge of One Dollar (Jl.ou) win oe ,,...,j,i . 4:'>r^ Q-\G CTT ^^•\ TOO 09";

made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported. J\. .] , he\ nOKlS JfjD,lMO,0/ / 7^\,),l\ni^ll,)

.«-^— — — — — ^— — Anu'iican Tobacco 17,033,608 14,759,972

REGISTRATIONS Liggett k Myers 19,707,827 15,390,249

THE INNS OF COURT:— 45,453. lor cigarettes and tobacco. J> j^oriHard :),183,575 3,030,392

DriicqiK-r i^t Sons, I'.crkclcy, Lai. April (., 19^:9. V nipri/'Mii ( 'iK-n- 7(W14<)4. 4 4W812

MONOSOLO:-45.442. For cigars. Jos. Solomon, 1 larr,sl,urg, Pa. ^^HK 1 uail I Igai i -nVoot O 9«0 oi^^

.M'lrch 18 19^9 (iciici-al ( igar 1,H)0,J),U 2,289,j)8b

CLIVEDEN HALL:— 45,443. 1 v.r all tobacco products. Uobrow (.^„,j, ( <io-.ir 1,349,787 1,431,444

P.ro.s.. Inc.. l'hiladcli)liia, I'a. .\larcl) iJ, 1M_'9. r <: 'l\.l»-w./.r» *> '|->J. •>m '> Q1J. KJ.<)

DUTCH SMOKERS 3 for 5c STOGIES :-45,444. 1 or ^tog,c>. \ au^ I • ^. 1 oDai ( O -,. 4 -J^4 r'! A:;'?3:

iS: r.akcr L igar ( o.. Newark, (Jlnu. lannarv IJ. 1929. (i. W . liclmc 1 ,!)(>(),()/ () 1,993,.)03

LA FORET:-45,445. For all tobacco i.r.ulucts. Charles (Jdence Amciicail Snnif 3,()38,()39 1,531,021

.s.ni^ lo. llo>t..n. -Mass. .March _\->. 19_'9. ' ' ' '

LAME DUCK:— 45,447. I'.-r cigars. Je>>e 1-. .spnik, IMiiladelphia,

I'a. .March 19. i>>j9. Total ji;84,885,7()1 $63,041,043

LIBERTY CENTER:-45,449. l-.r all tobacco products, (.corgc rj,,^^, (Moaivttc companies wcrc iv,si,onsiI)]e for the

bchk'gcl. Inc., .New \ork. .\. ^ . April 1. 1929. 7 *• .n • • i i i i- u t t>

lai'iicst part ot tlic increase in casii liokliiii^s, K. J. Key-
nobis. American Tobacco and Li^oett & Mvers account-

TRANSFERS in<»- tor OVei" $17,0(H),()(M) gain.
KEY WEST STRAIGHTS:— 45,448 (T. M. A.). For all tobacco
products. Regi>tcred by Bculah Mae /Mbury, Miami, I'la., March
8, 1929. (This certiticate is is>ued upon presentation made to us

that the trade-mark or trade name herein >pecitied, though appar- _^

cntly not heretofore registered in any of our Affiliated Bureaus has ~~~~
bccii in use by the Watkins & Kemp Cigar Co., Tampa, Fla., since
December 3, 1925, and transferred to the within named registrant.)
VALENCIA: — 520 ( L'. S. Tobacco Journal), lor cigars. Registered

Julv 26, 1883, by Ghio & Rovira, New York, N. Y. Transferred by STATE.ME.N'T OF THE OWNERSHIP, MAXAGEMEXT, CIR-

itenito Rovira Co.. Inc.. Xorristown. Pa., >uccessors to the original CULATIOX, ETC.. REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF COX-

registrants, to A. S. Valentine & .Sun, Inc., Womelsdorf, Pa., March GRESS OF AUGUST 24 1912

BEAU "bRUMMELL:— 6,922 (Trade-Mark Record). For cigars. <>f TIIK T«)H.\r(n world. i'„i,iished .Semi-Momhly at Pliiladelphia, Penna.,

Registered May 21, 1890, by Geurge S. Harris & Sons. .\ew York, for April 1, I'^jv.

X. Y. Through mesne transfers acquired bv \\ illiam (ilaccum &

Sons. Inc., Xevvark. X. J., and re-transferred to Cieorge Schlegel. Coumv^fpZladcTDhfa ! "•

Inc., Xew York. X. Y.. March 6. 1929. ^°""'^ °* Ph.iadciph.a. j

BEAU BRUMMEL:— 12,466 j United State?, Tobacco Journal). For jjefore mc. a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, per-

cigars. Registered June 17, 1890, bv \ ictor V'allette Co.. Xew sonally appeared Gerald B. Hankins, who, having been duly sworn according

York, X. Y. Through mesne transfers acquired by William Glac- Ivn'pT'n **TA, T.! "/m *^*' ^' *' *Hf business rnanagcr of THE TOBACCO

'., c I \ 1 V I J . f I . /• WORLD, and that the following is, to the best of his knowledge and belief, a

cum &: Sons. Inc., .Newark, X. J., and re-transferred to George true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper the circula-

Schlegel, Inc., .\ew \ ork. X. Y., .March 0, 1929. ti<in), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption.

BIT-O-HONEY:— 44,711 (Tobacco Merchants' Association). l-or Kc"ulf?ion^s *''* ^"^ °* August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 411. Postal Laws and

all tobacco products. Registered August 10. 192f), by George Schle- ^'*"

gel. Inc., -New York, .\. Y. Transferred to \\ elty Young & Co., '• That the names and address of the publisher, editor, managing editor and

Red Lion, Pa.. April 5. 1929. business manager are:

LOUIS 1890:— 38,647 (United Registration P.urcau). For cigars, lit- Publisher-The Tobacco World Corporation, 236 Chestnut Street, Philadel-

tie cigars and cheroots. Registered .April 14. 1914, by .Schwarz- phia. Pa.

kopf & Ruckert. .New ^'ork, .\. ^^ ^ran'^ferred to A. I.tntis & Sons, Editor— Hobart B. Hankins, 236 Chestnut Sueet, Philadelphia, Pa.

Ma., April. 1929. Managing Editor— None.

Business Manager— Gerald B. Hankins, 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

2. That the owner is: The Tobacco World Corporation, 236 Chestnut Street.

Philadelphia, Pa.— Hobart B. Hankins, 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

TOBACCO COMPANY PROFITS . ^ That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holders own-
ing or holding one per cent, or more of the total amount of bonds, mortgages or

/J-, ,- , /. r^ ^ . \ other securities are: None.

(Continued from Paqe 14)

*■ That the two paragraphs next above, giving the names of the owners,

\ •.•n-i'ori-oto rtci.li Iw.M;...,... ,A' ♦!.. 4^... ^.^,^. ..,,.;, . stockholders and security holders, if any, contain not only the list of stockhold-

.\i;gieSi:ale ea.SIl llOl(lin«,^s ot the ton companies, ers and security holders as they appear upon the books of^the company but also,

ilicludillir call loan.S and V S n'rensm-V r-Pl-t ificifiw >n cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the

iiiviiniiii^ vein luuii.^ rtiui K . <r>. J ll,J.sin\ (I I IlIKaiCS, company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or

sllOWt'd tllO Sllh.stailtial increa.SO of l^'M '^44 (mS or an- corporation for whom such trustee is acting is given; also that the said two para-

, .,.>, ,. (-i,-T^-r, w , yji ci|/ graphs contain statements embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to

})rOXinial(*IV .».>'.( per cent., totalini; $S4,H8.),7ni a<*'ainst '^5 circumstances and conditions under which stockholders and security holders

d'CO rt-i iM't 4 ♦! 1 c -I no- i> I T> 1 i' i'"" 1 1 * ° *^° ""* appear upon the books of the company as trustees, hold stock and

.7»r)o,l)41,n4.> at tllO end OI r,f^(. it. .1. KcN llOlds had l>V securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this affiant has

Vt»f tli/i l.>i..^/ii..t <...,;,. ;.w.... . .;..... I l i- c rn " P" reason to believe that any other person, association or corporation has any

lar tllC lai<^('St gam, increasing (.jj.sll and I . S. 1 rea.S- interest direct or indirect in the said stocks, bonds or other securities than as so

nry crrtiticates by sf^lUloJMi.VJ. Liggett (fc .Mver.s in- "-'-^ by h.m.

crea.sed its cash holdings almost $4,4()0,(H)()." Tt \- i.KHM.u b. ha.nkins.

,,,^4* , 1*1a*1 i- -111 • . Business Manager.

noticed that these two c()m])anies had lower inventories

/vt> Ixi'.wl .r.4 4^1.^ . 1 i.' 1 f Ho ii .. . I 1 .'1 Sworn to and subscrilied liefore me this

on hand at the end ot 1928 than at the close ot the i)re- mh day of March. 1929.

ceding year, while American Tobacco and Lorillard ^^ ^^^^- ali'en.

sliowed increases. Notary Puhiic.

.Vfy commission expires January 22, 19.?3.

The Finest Crop the Island Has Ever Grown

is nearin^ maturity

Last .^Liitc-mlitT the hurricane .k->««latr.l the I'nrin Uican tniiaccu plantations,
.^incc then, as if Im aid liie i;r<»\v('r-« t<> make gno.l their Uisses. tliere has pre-
vailed a period ..f the finest tt'Kaic.. i,M-<»uin<; weat'.ier tlie Island has ever exjie-
riencrd. W eek alter week . .f warm, sunlit day-, witli just the neede<l amount
of rainfall. lia\ e produced a cr->p of a nuality never ecpialed before.

PORTO RICAN TOBACCO

is '"-rown on »>\\ free from the chl.uine- found in nio-«t other tohacco .Lrr<»win.y;
land>. I lence it i- free burning,'- to a deirrce -.greater than any (.ther cigar leat in
tlie w<prld. i'erfect burning make- tiic tobacco '/nv up it> boucpiel freely and
agreeablv. a prime consideration with a le.if tiiat apjieals to >moker> who hkc a
mild cii^ar.

THE CROP MAY BE SHORT

In sjiite of the ettorls of the growers to repair the lo»es i»f the storm, ami in
spite of the tine weather which ha- -imr prevailed, the crop may jin-ve to be
-h'.rt. Therefore estimate your need.- an<l placi- \i.ur order- now. Delay may
prevent your orders beinj,^ nlled.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

New York, N. Y.

iniiinmiiiiiiiin

miimiinnniimiifn

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA., PA.

^^^n^fr^TiprTiiinr^Tiiigpn^^

Men will gamble in stocks and bonds-
their cigars they must KNOW

"To lazily float
In a painted boat.

On a shimmering morning sea.
Or to flirt with a maid
In the afternoon shade.

Seems good enough sport to be:
But the evening hour.
With its subtle power.

Is sweeter and better far.
If joined to the joy.
Devoid of alloys

That links in a good cigar. '

— Norris Bull

A ciljar store is a place of business— not
'^^ a gambling resort. Its customers
don't come to compete in a guessing
contest. ''Is it long— is it short?'' 'Ms it
blonde or brunette'" '*ls it mild— is it
heavy ?^'' ''Is it fat or lean?"

When a man has to pick his cigar by
shutting his eyes and taking a chance, the
suspense is apt to be terrible. The best
customers insist on knowing their cigars
—color, shape and size. They select them
from wooden boxes. It is good business
to pack your cigars in wooden boxes.

The best cigars

are packed in
WOODKN nOXES

i

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 9

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, MAY 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

RADIO LICENSES RENEWED DESPITE
COMPLAINTS

DKCISIOX wliich had been awaited with a
^roat (U>al of iiitoroHt was made public hist
Moiuhiy by tho Hadio Commission at AVashin^-
toii when they aiiiioiinced that all licenses of
the National liroadcastin^ Company would be renewed
on Ai)ril .">() for a period of three months, or until July

TJic decision was made after consideration of the
National Food Products Protective Committee (which
was formed after the ''Keach-for-a-ljucky-instead-of-
a-Sweet" campai^ni was launched) petition complain-
iuir of cii^^arette advertisements sent out from thirty-
ei«rht of the company's stations, and an opinion by
l>ethut'l M. \Vel>ster, Jr., j^eneral counsel of the Com-
mission, was ^iven as follows:

"Without i>assin^' upon the merits of the com-
plaints, and in view of the excellent performances gen-
eially rendered by these stations, the Commission for
the present has decided to renew the licenses in (pies-
tion for the license period beginning April 'M) and end-
ing July .Ml, I!>l2!).

The petition and aflidavits now on file will receive
further serious consideration, additional })roof will be
obtained and, if warranted by the available pioof, the
Commission will, pursuant to Section U of the K*adio
Act, deny application for renewal as of July iU, 1!>1M»,
and hold a |)ublic liearini; at whieh proof on this su)>.ject
can be otTeri'd and considered.

Mr. Webster's opinion seta forth the following
conclusions:

"1. That tile Commission has no power to re(iuire
announcement of the fact that the program bought or
furnishe<l by the American Tobacco Company include
})aid testimonials.

*"J. The jx'tition must be denied in so far as it
demands an immediate hearing upon a review of the
action of the commission granting licenses to the broad-
casters mentioneil herein.

**3. The petition must be doniod in so far as it
pmys revocation of licenses now in etfect ; but

"4. The Connnission may lind in view of this
showing the public interest, convenience and necessity
will not l)e served ]>y a further renewal of the licenses
in (juestion, in which case the matter will be set for
hearing pursuant to Section 11, and the petitioners'
prayer for general relief will be granted.

*M )n the other hand, the general counsel held: 'The
interests of the bioadcasters, as well as the interests
of any portion of the public favoring the form and
character of these programs, will bu reusouabiy jiio-
tecteil, for thev mav be able to show:

" '1. That such advertising serves public interest,
convenience, or necessity, or

HUGHES TO RE ENTER CIGARETTE FIELD

K. Iir(;ilKS, of Bellaire, Ohio, who has re-
centlv returned from Florida, where he has
been si)ending the winter months, has an-
nounced that he has purchased a cigjirotte
plant at Valdosta, Ga., and will begin manufacturing
cigarettes there as soon as he can arrange his affairs
in Ohio.

]Mr. Iluglies began the manufacture of the "Spud"
cigarette in Wheeling, \V. Va., several years ago, and
later dis])osed of the brand and factory.

Mr. Hughes hopes to have the new plant ready for
operation by September 1st and will at that time place
on the market an innovation in cigarettes.

FRED ESTABROOK DEAD

Frederick Estabrook, head of the old established
firm of FiStal)rook an<l Katon, of Boston, Mass., passed
awav at his home then' last week, at the age of sev-
enty-two years.

Mr. Kstabrook had ]>een associated with the liim
of Kstabrook and Katon for lifty years, and succeeded
llenrv-AV. Estal)rook as head <»f the tirm four years
ago.

He was a Mason, a membei' of the Algon<juin Club,
The Corinthian Yacht Club, New York Athletic Club,
Woodland iiuW Club and tlu' l>ost(»iiian So<'iety.

lie is survived bv his widow, Kmma J.; one son
and a sister.

GENERAL INCREASES WILMINGTON FORCE

The Wilmington Chaml)er of (Vmnnerce, of AVil-
mington, Del., has made the announcement that the
(Jeneral Cigar Company plant at Fifteenth and Walnut
Streets has added 'JtHl more cigarmakers, making a
total of 450 cigarnnikers employed there at the present

time.

In a<ldition the c(unpany employs seventy-five
girls in the tobacco-stripping plant which was installe<l
last January. The o])eiation of the plant has ])roved
hiirhlv successful since its opening in June of last year.

AMERICAN TOBACCO COMPANY DIVIDENDS

The Board of Directors of the Americjin Tobacco
C(mipany have <leclared regular <|uarterly dividends of
$2 on the conunon and B stocks of the com])any, both
payable June 1st to stockholders of record Alay 10.

" *2. That in view of the limite<l time employed
bv the American Tobacco Company in this form of
advertising, and in view of the high stan«lard perform-
ance generally maintaine<l at the stations, denials of
the applications for renewals would be palpaldy unfair
and against public interest."

4nth vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Mav 1, 1029

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"CINCO" ON FIFTEEN STATIONS

KliSTKK KISKXLOIIIJ, IXC, liavo aiiJiounccHl
that startiii^^ ^May 2(1, "I'iueo" advi'itisiii",'
];ro,i,nams will lu' lnoadcast over iiftivn sta-
tions (»l* till' ('olunil>ia Broadcast iii^c system in
order to irive retailers stronger support than ever be-
fore.

(Maude Turner, who has charge of "(Mnco" sales
promotion, says that "(Mneo" has been hittinir on all
six for the i)ast three mnnths, and advises retailers to
stock up on anticipation of the increased call which is
sure to i-esnit from the exi)ansioii of their radio adver-
tising.

NEW BAYUK MANAGER FOR ROCHESTER

Following the removal of the Hayuk Cigars, In-
corporated, branch distributing house in Kochester,
N. Y., from South Avenue to the Shantz Building,
on Central Avenue, west of Paul Street, it is an-
nounced that M. F. M. Westfall has been appointed
manager of that branch.

Mr. Westfall is w<'ll known in the Kochester ter-
litorv where ln' has been c<innected with the <'igar in-
dustrv for manv vears.

HENRY BLUM A VISITOR

Henry Blum, sales manager tor Harry Blum, man-
ufacturer of the "Natural Bloom" cigar was a recent
visitor in J^hiiadelphia assisting the JMiiladelphia re])-
resentative in making a survey of conditions in the
Philadelphia market with a view of putting oii an inten-
sive drive in the near future for wider distribution of
their brand in this territorv.

STEIF JOINS ZIFFERBLATT

Edward Steif, formerly with Julius Fernbach &
Comi)any, has joined the sales force of (i. ZitTer])latt
& Company, manufacturers of the "Ilabanello," and
will succeed the late B. Frank I\vle in covering the
territory i'vom liulTalo to Chicago, making his head-
(|Uai'ters in ( 'hicago.

ANDRUSS RETURNS FROM TRIP

Willis Andiuss, sales manager of the Congress
Cigar Company, has returned to head(piarters after a
trip through the Middle West visiting the distributors
of "La Palina." Mr. Andruss tiaveled as far West
as Detroit and rotuined thrcuigh Buffalo.

HIRST RETURNS FROM INSCRIPTIONS
AKVF.Y L. IIIKS'P, vice-preshlent of Bayuk
Cigars, Incorporated, returned to his desk last
week after several weeks spent at the Sumatra
inscri])tions at Anister<lam, where he, together
with President Samuel Bayuk, secured some excellent
leaf f<tr their brands.

Mr. Bayuk, who was also accompanied by his
daughtei', Anna, will remain in Kurope foi- a time.

t (

CINCO" WINS BOWLING CONTEST

The linal games in the Cigar Manufacturers Bowl-
ing League staged a few days ago ended }vith the
"Cinco" team again winning the cliampionship of the
league. The "Cinco" team was also the championship
team last vear.

The plav-otT was between the "Cinco" and the
"Philadeli)hia Hand Made" teams, and the scores
were 27Bi and 27nb lespectivr'ly.

Credit for winning the championship was given to
Dougherty of the "Cinco" team.

The 'annual ban<piet of the Pxjwling TiCague was
held at the Philadi'lphia Hille Club on Saturday night,
A])ril 2(lth, and the "('inco" team was declaiu-d the
v.inner for the secon<l consecutive year of the Leschey-
>ryers Cigar Box Company i)rize, which is to become
tlil' i>ermanent property of the team winning it for
three consecutive years. The "Cinco" team was also
winner of the tiophy donated by the Keyiudds Metals
Company, Incorporated, and the " l?hiladeli)hia Hand-
Made" team won a silver cup donated by the same
comi)anv for second high team score lor the season.

K. *M. Hirst, of the 'M*hiladelphia lland-Made'»
team, won the trophy for the highest single score; Yeo-
mans, of the *'Cinco" team won the trojdiy for the
three-game play-off; Fawley, of "Frings Three Broth-
ci's" team won the tro])hy for high single game score.

LOUIS GRAY FILES PETITION

An involuntary jietition in bankrujjtcy has been
filed against Louis Cray, ()f 37 Xorth Ninth Street, with
the following creditors liste<l: (i. H. P. Cigar Com-
pany, $r)4(IJ); Bayuk Cigars, Incorporated, $210; Forty-
Four (Jigar Sales Corporation, $175.

MORRIS KRAUS A VISITOR

Morris Kraus, of the Kraus Cigar Company, In-
corporated, .'>l)4 Fast Twenty-third Street, New York
City, was a visitor in Philadelphia last week.

Mav 1, 11)29

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

A TRIUMPH IN SCRAP 1 BUNCH MACHINES

Imp

ro

ved f

With Two Important Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches
equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and production
costs.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep cofts.

MODEL L
UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch
Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small faaory, if you
make scrap cigars, you can not afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your production costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direct-connected, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly rolled bunches.
It also effeas a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfect scrap bunches a day, is equipped with
the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine
run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep co§t; also an Emer-
gency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the
machine at any point in its operation.

The price of the Model L Universal Scrap Bunch Machine equipped
with Folding Chair, Drive Equipment and 1/6 H. P. motor is

$

950

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $50. extra when ordered with machine).

With individual, direct-connected, motor-driven Suction Fan, $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

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Write for
Illustrated
Price Folder
and complete
Model L
information

UNIVERSAL . TOBACCO MACHINE CO., 40 East 34th Street, New York

fi

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THP] TOBACCO WORLD

May 1, li)*21)

Universal Co. Offers Trade New Cigar Rolling Machine

HE riiivt'isal Tobacco Machine (\)mi)aiiy, of
Xcw York, one of the foremost or«,^anizatioiis
in the country in tlie (leveh>i)ment of mecliani-
cal facilitating:: devices for the cigar maniifae-
tiii-inu' iiKhistry, announces tliat it is now al)le to oti'er
lo tlie trach' a* new cigai' rolling machine. For more
tlian four years this macliine has been undergoing
i-igid tests by cigar manufactuiers in their own tac-
tories and is iirononnced by them to be highly satis-
factory in every res])ect.

L scrap ])unch macliine which also recjuires an oi)er-
ator. This hook-up will then recpiire a total of two
operators. If the Model S or Model T Universal long
filler bunch machine is used, in place of the Model L,
a total of three operators will be reciuired as the long
filler machines recpiire two operators.

lender ordinary factory working conditions this
Model K rolling machine will place the wrai)pers on
from 3500 to 4000 bunches a day. This machine will
satisfactorily and economically handle? hand-mado

The Universal Model R Automatic Cigar Rolling Machine

An interesting fact in connection with this new
cigar rolling machine is that it will be sold outright.
Tlie price has been established at 5^4500 which will in-
clude the chair and a one-quarter horse j)ower motor
designed for use in connection with the manufactui'-
er's own suction plant. Additional e<iuipment in the
form of a three-«|uaiter horse power m<»tor with indi-
vidual suction fan can be addecl at a cost of onlv $JK).

Only one operator is recpiired for the Model R
rolling machine which can be hooked up with the Model

bunches, scrap bunches made on the Universal Model
L, or long filler bunches made on either the Universal
Model S (non-blen<ling type) or tlie I'niversal Model
T (blending type)-

Tlie bunch machines of the Universal Tobacco
Machine Company are well establishe(l in the cigar
manufacturing industry, and are known to ])roduce
higlilv satisfactorv bunches at the rate of from .']50()

(Continued on Page 17)

Mav 1, 1029

Say Yon Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

"^each far a Ludy

a^^f not Jbr a ^ sweet'

l/^ Fannie Ward

vuct^'',!

te

Famous for her Ever- Youthful Appearance

Reach
jor a
Lucfcy
instead
of a
sweet*

Fannie Ward

Famous for her

Ever - Youthful

Appearance.

-.::i

*' 'Reach for a Lucky and not for a sweet,*
That*s been my policy ever since Luckies
started — my way of retaining the figure
I need to be knotun as the ever'youthftd
Fannie Ward. So I say to you women
who want to cheat time as I have done,
^Reach for a Lucky and not for a sweet,* **

Fannie Ward

T^HE modern common sense way —
■*- reach for a Lucky instead of a fatten-
ing sweet. Everyone is doing it — men
keep healthy and fit, women retain a
trim figure. Lucky Strike, the finest
tobaccos, skilfully blended, then toasted
to develop a flavor which is a delightful
alternative for that craving for fattening
sweets.

Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impuri-
ties. 20,679 physicians recognize this
when they say Luckies are less irritating
than other cigarettes. That's why folks
say: "It's good to smoke Luckies.**

%^

Authorities attribute the
m* enormous increase in Ciga-
rette smoking to the improvement in
the process of Cigarette manufacture by
the application of heat. It is true that
during 1928, Lucky Strike Cigarettes
showed a greater increase than all other
Cigarettes combined. This confirms in
no uncertain terms the public's confi-
dence in the superiority of Lucky Strike,

«ft

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

Coast to coast radiohook-up every Saturday night
throMgh the Klational Broadcasting Con\pany*s
network. The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra in
"The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway.'*

#f

@ 1929, ThB American Tobacco Co.. Manufacturert

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 1, 1929

News From Congress

_ -AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

From our Washington Bureau 62ZAlbei Building

UK placing" ol' Anu'iican industry on a parity
with that abroad, tlie protcctiun of new indus-
tries wliicli liavi' conn' into being since 1922 and
sucli revision as is necessary to care for eco-
nomic cliangcs which have taken ])hu'e in the past seven
years, are the main objects of tarilT legislation, it is
declared in the message sent to Congress at the open-
ing of the si)ecial session by President Hoover.

Kconomic shifts necessitating a readjustment of
some of the tariff schedules have come about since 1922,
it is i)oiiited out. The present tariiV law, however, has
fully justified its enactment. ''On the whole," the
J*resident commented, "it has worked well. In the
main our wages have been maintained at high levels;
our exports and imports have steadily increased; with
some excei)tions our nninufacturing industries have
been j)rosperous. Nevertheless, economic changes have
taken place during that time, whicli have placed cer-
tain domestic products at a disadvantage and new in-
dustries have come into being, all of whicli ci'eates the
necessity for some limited changes in the schedules and
in the a<lministrative clauses of the laws as written in
1922.

**No <licrimination against any foreign inihistry is
involved in equalizing the ditTerence in costs of pro-
duction at home and abroad and thus taking from for-
eign jtioducers the a<lvantages they derive from paying
lower wages to labor," the Piesident asserted. "Inclee^l,
such equalization is not (Uily a measure of social justice
at home, but by the lift it gives to our standards of
living we increase the demand for tliose goods from
abioad that we do not ourselves produce. In a hirge
sense we have learned tliat the cheapening of the toiler
decreases rather than ])romotes i)ermanent prosperity
because it reduces the consuming power of the people.

*'In determining changes in our tariff we must not
fail to take into account the broad interests of the coun-
trv as a whole, and such interests include oui" trade re-
lations with other countries. It is ol)viously unwise
protection which sacrifices a greater amount of employ-
ment in exports to gain a less amount of employment
from imports.

"I am impressed with tlie fact that we also ncK^d
impoitant revision of some of the administrative
jihases of the tariff. The Tariff Commission should be
i'eorganize(l and placed upon a basis of higher salaries
in Older that we mav at all time^s command men of the
broadest attainments. Seven yeai's of experience have
prove*! the principle of flexible tariff to be practical,
and in the long view a most important principle to
maintain. However, the basis upon which the Tariif
Commission makes its recommendations to the Presi-
dent for administi'ative changes in the rates of duty
should be made moie automatic and more compre-

hensive, to the end that the time reipiired for deter-
minations l)v the Tariff Connnission shall be gieatlv
shortened. The formula ui)on which the connnission
must now act often reipiiri's that years ])e consumed
in reaching conclusions where it should reipiire only
months. Its very purpose is defeated by delays. I
believe a formula can be found that will insure raj)i(l
aiul accurate determination of needed changes in I'ates.
With such strengthening of the Tariff Connnission and
of its basis for action many secondary changes in tariff
can well be left to action by the commission, which at
the same time will give comi)lete security to industry
for the future.

"Furthermore, considerable weaknesses on the ad-
ministrative side of the tariif have develope<l, e^specially
in the valuations for assessments of duty. There are
cases of undervaluations that are diflicult to discover
without access to the books of foreign manufacturers,
which they are reluctant to offer. This has be-
come also a great source of friction abroad. There is
increasing shipment of goods on consignment, par-
ticularly by foreign shippers to concei-ns that they con-
trol in the United States, and this practice makes valua-
tions diflicult to determine. I believe it is desirable to
furnish to the Ti'easury a sounder basis for valuation
in these and other cases."

Theft of Freight in Transit Being Rapily Reduced

Stea<ly reduction in thi' theft and roberry of freight
in transit over the railroads of the country is being ac-
complished by the railways, it is disclosed by figures
just made j)ublic by K. H. Aishton, presitleiit of the
.American Railway Association.

Claims growing out of re])orted thefts and rob-
beries paid in ]!)28 totale(l $928,r)(;:}, the lowest amount
for any year since 1914, it is disclosed, and a reduc-
tion of $222,573, or 19 per cent, compared with 1927.

"The increased efficiency and vigilance of the po-
lice forces of the various railioads," it is declared, "as
indicated by the continued leduction that has taken
l)lace each year in the amount of losses resulting from
robbery has virtually driven off the lines of the va-
rious carriers the gentrv that formerlv lurkc^l around
lailroad yards and subsisted on what they coul(l steal
from trains and freight houses."

The scoj)e of the work of piotecting the nation's
commerce from thieves is enormous, tlu^ raiIi-oa<ls last
year handling 51,r>7f),00() cars of revenue freight, of
which ai)proximately one-third consisted of valuable
merchandise. Despite the he-avy movement of freight
and the increased prevalence of armed gangs which

(Continued on Page 16)

Mav 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

With a cigarette

as

good

as

c

ameis

1

the simple truth

IS eno

ugh

Camel

CIGARETTES

WHY CAMELS ARE THE BETTER CIGARETTE

Camels are made of the choicest tobaccos
grown — cured and Mended with expert care.

Camels are mild and mellow.

The taste of Camels is smooth and satisfying.

Camels are cool and refreshing.

The fragrance of Camels is always pleasant^
indoors or out.

They do not tire the taste nor leave any
cigaretty after-taste.

((*) 1929. R. J. Reynoldi Tobacco
Company, Win<ion-Saletn, N. C.

10

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

l\Tav 1, 1929

A. T. CO. APPEALS FROM P. R. INJUNCTION

PKTITIOX lias ])ooii fikMl witli tlie United
States Su])ieme Court in Wasli'mi^toii, by the
Anierica!i Toltacco Company, ai)i)ealiii^^ from
tlie V('i-(liet eiijoiiiiiiir the Amerieaii To])aeeu
Company from sellinir "Lueky Strike" eiirarettes in
Porto Kieo at a less ])riee tlian wlien sold within the
Llnited States.

The ])etitioiiei- slates that the internal revenue hiw
of Porto Kieo was amended on June o, 1927 so that
if the same wholesale i)iiee, less tax, was thereafter
maintained in Porto Pieo, as had heretofore prevailed
in that island, the tax on ]>et itioncr's eit^arettes would
he increased fiom $.'> to $4 a thousand.

Pctitionei- ke))t the eiufarettes in the ^'^ braeket in
Porto Kioo by redueini^^ the ])riee in that eonntry. To
keep within the Jf.'l braeket the wholesale jjriee eould
not exeeed ^'2 less tax. I'etitioner reduced the ])rice to
the im])orter from $2.1.') f. o. 1). New York, less tax,
to $l,()r) c. i. f. San .Juan, and the im])orter sohl to the
I'etail trade at $5 includinir a ^l) tax, or $2 less tax.

The law as amended, the biief ])oints out, im])osed
a tax of $.'i ]>er thousan<l if the wholesale market ])riee
was $2 or les.«!, less tax, and a tax of $4 a thousainl
if the ])riee was more than $2 and not more than $.'1
less tax.

Both l<»wer courts fjranted the injunction to pre-
vent ])etitioner fi'om lowerinir its ])rice in Porto Bico
on 11h' jrround that ('on^i'ess has ])ower to and did by
tlic Clayton Act forl)id discrimination between the
price at which an article is sold in a state of the United
States, and the ])iice at which the same article is sokl
in Porto Rico, as thouu:h trade l)etween a state and
Porto Rico is interstate commerce.

It is the contention of the petitioner tliat since
TV)rto b*ico has never been incorporated into the
United States, tin- Clayton Act does not apply to com-
merce between it and the United States, or vice versa.

♦CREMO" DRIVE ON

With the airival of May Ist, the American Ci^Mr
('omi»any will inaugurate an intensive campaii^n on
"Cremo" ci^'ars in this territcny thus tyin^ up with
the national campaitcn on this brand, which is featur-
iuir the endorsement of the famous imre food expert,
Alfred W. Mc(^ann.

Speaking' of *'C'remo" cijrars, Dr. McCann says:
"If you ai-e i)articular about the cleanliness of every-
Ihinj^' that <'nters your mouth — you will appreciate the
way 'Cremo' cigars are made. . . .

"This sanitary method of manufacture ^nves
'Cremo' the same de,i,n-ee of health protection that goes
with i'crtilied milk and certified canned i^^khIs.

''And because Crem(» purity is (piickly sealed in
separate sanitary wrapjx-rs, *Cremo' reaches your lips
with a clean taste and a clean, fresh aroma.'*

SCHULTE BUYS WOOLWORTH LEASEHOLD

The Schuite Ifeal Kstate <'onipany, represented by
Jerome Klsner, attoiiiey, Jias purchased the property
at 41(;-41H Knickcrb(.cker Avenue, P»rooklvn, X. Y*.,
50 by 1(10, with an U 2:) by KHi to Harmon Street, and
located between Himiod and llarnioii Streets, a new
one-story buildin;;, and is occupied by the F. \V. Wool-
worth Conipjuiy, on a long-term leas*'. Tlie propertv
was held at .^225,000.

INDEPENDENT RETAILERS TO MERGE

X KKEPIXG with the trend of the times and
in an etfort to enal)le retail cigar dealers to
meet the competition of the chain stores on
an equal footing, a plan is being formulated
to merge independent cigar stores throughout the
countrv.

William K. ]\Iathias, president of the Snyder Re-
tail Stores, Incorporated, with headquarters at 331
Main Street, Buffalo, N. Y.y is in charge of the prelimi-
nary work, and circulars describing the object of the
merger have been mailed to prominent retailers
throughout the country.

The purpose back of the plan is a determination
to give independent retail tobacconists throughout the
country an opportunity to compete with chain grocery
and drug stores on an e(pnd footing through co-opera-
tive buying.

The merger will ])e backed bv Buffalo and New^
Vork banking houses, with between>30,0()0,000 to $50,-
000,000, and it is anticipated that 2000 stores will be
enlisted in the mei'ger, with a minimum of 1000 stores
on which to begin operations.

The plan contemi)lates the j)urchase of the stock
of retailers throughout the country at inventory, plus
an allowance for good-will based on the profits of the
store for a period of years.

It is also planned to have the present ]iroprietors
of the stores joining the merger remain as managers
of the stores so as to preserve the individuality of the
store, and it is also planned to work out a bonus system
on sales over a certain stipulated amount, similar to
that now being used in chain stores.

PENNSYLVANIA CIGAR CORPORATION TO
OPEN ADDITIONAL BRANCHES

The Pennsylvania Cigar Corporation, with liea«l-
({uarters in Xew York City, announces that they are
going to open distributing branches throughout many
cities of the United States where they are unable to get
active co-o|)eration fiom reputable dist libutors.

The corporation has alicady tiied this jihin out in
seveial cities and has a system and oi-ganizati<»n ])lan
that has proved to be very satisfactory. The "U. S.
Club House" cigar lias become well known in many
l»arts of the United States through a loyal chain of
distributors, including some of the best names in the
distributing field.

They state tliat cigar experience is not a])solutely
essential as the ''U. S. Club House'' cigar is such "a
ready seller that it merely requires good service more
than it does anv selling abilitv.

EISENLOHR PROFITS LESS

Otto Eisenlohr and Brothers, Incorjiorated, and
subsidairies, now Webster Kiseidohr, Incorporated, re-
lK»rt for 1!)2.S consolidated net profit f)f $2:>1,(;90, equal
after charges. Federal taxes and jireferred dividends,
to 37 cents a share on the 240,000 common shares of
$25 par value. In 1!)27 net totaled $313,002, or 68 cents
a cfjmmon share.

LORILLARD GETS TAX REFUND

It was announced in Washington last week tliat a
tax refund amounting to $23r),r)r)l) for the P. Lorillard
Company has been granted by the Treasury Depart-
ment. The department explained that the over-
assessment was caused by an increase in the inventory
value as of January 1, 11)20.

Mav 1, 1929

Sa/i/ You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

11

jgn»j^'iiyjiiyiyjiiyjiu^|ti^mg'^'iiy<i*>^i^ig^'^

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

^[av 1, 1929

SCHULTE MAY FIGHT PRICE-CUTTERS

'1^ TIIK IJKCKXT stoc'kliolders' moeting of Uio
Sclinllc Ci.irar Stores Com])aiiy, at wliich time
Mr. Sclnilte and tlie l^>()ar(l of Directors were
llu' (>l»jt'('ts of criticism from some of the stock-
holders present because of tlie fact tliat the earnings
re])orl of the (•(»m])any for tlie year 1928 was not as
U'ood as till' report for tlie year 1927, .Mr. Sclinlte stated
that lie was, ])ersonally, not in favor of paying any
nioie di\idends on the common stock of tlie com])any
until such time as there was a leadjustment of prices
on the poituhir lirands of cigarettes.

Defending tlie l^oard of J)irectors, :Mr. Schulte

said:

t k

Our troubles did not start until the Great Atlantic
and Pacific Tea (Vmipany started selling cigarettes at
cut ])rices. These directors can't help the fact that
many of our leases on stores made ten or lU'teen years
ago are now renewing at much higher i)rices.

"Our business is to reorganize the merchandising
policy of the company which Ave are now doing. We
are enlarging our stores and jmtting in lunch counters.
The people in the United States are s])ending consider-
ably more money than ever before on motor cars and
such aiticles bui they are buying chea])er cigars and
cigarettes. Kven millionaires are smoking twenty cig-
arettes for 12 V-! cents.

"We liave been in ]io[)es that we could straighten
(Uit this cut rate situation, but if we were to cut our
prices to the level of the A. & P. and other grocery
chains ami certain drug stores, the Ignited Stores would
probably follow, which would have tlie effect of estab-
lishing the low level of ])rices.

"The ])opular cigaiettes, formerly selling at 15
cents a jiackage of twenty, are being sohl elsewhere at
two for a <]uarter, and as low as $1.1.') a carton."

The Schulte Stores have delivered an ultinmtum to
the tobacco trade, and especially to the cigarette manu-
i*acturers, Mr. Schulte stated. In Boston, where he
said the cut rate situation was ^'dei)lorable" the
Sehult*' units have undercut comi)etitors and are sell-
ing "Luckv Strike" cigarettes for 11 cents a peckage.

Ml-. Sehulte said that this was a notice to the trade
that unless the "con<lition is straightened out in sixty
davs tiiev can ex])ect this i)rice all over the country."
He further stated that "retailers are going to make a
legitimate profit or no juofit at all."

JAMES A. POWELL DEAD

James A. Powell, Pichmond manager of Tlie
American Tobacco ('omi»any, died at his licmu^ in Rich-
mond on Ai)ril 20, at the age of fifty-nine years. Mr.
P(»well had been connected with the tobacco industrv
for more than forty years, and was made manager of
the Richmond i)lant of the American Tobacco Com-
pany in 1911.

DAVIS VISITS HARTFORD

A. X. Davis, of the Louis King Cigar (yompany,
which has recently moved into larger (juarters on
South Thiid Street, was a visitor at the headquarters
of his firm in Hartford, Conn., last week.

GEO. W. HILL RETURNS

George W. Hill, i)i'<'sident of the American Tobacco
Comi)any, retui'iied to New York last week after spend-
ing several weeks visiting in Kngland jind other coun-
tries on the continent.

I. R. T. A. TO ABANDON PRICE CUTTING

HK Independent Retail Tobacconist Associa-
tion of American last week announced that the
three hundred fifty stores in the association
would no longer participate in any price-cut-
ting war in the popular brands of cigarettes and here-
after would not sell cigarettes at less than fifteen cents
a package.

Acting independently of D. A. Schulte, and with-
out knowledge of his plans against price cutting, Ben-
jamin Gorlitzer, of 165 Broadway, New York City,
president of the independent retailers association,
declared that his organization welcomed such simul-
taneous action and was much in sympathy with Mr.
Schulte in op})osing price cutting.

Mr. Gorlitzer further stated that tlie independent
retailers considered the sale of cigars and cigarettes
at low costs was unethical and harmful to the industry
at large. Those stores which sell tobacco i)roducts at
a loss must make up the profit on other commodities,
he declared, and thus oifer "unfair and unreasonable"
competition.

In reference to Mr. Schulte 's ultmiatum to the in-
dustry to stop price cutting within the next sixty days
or take the consequences. Mr. Gorlitzer declared that
his organization could not concur. Their stores sell
almost exclusively tobacco products and associated
merchandise so that they will lose completely in a price
war with no side sales to carry the business. Chain
grocery stores and drug stores leading in the price-
cutting are acting in i-estraint of trade and subject
to Federal action, it was hinted.

$1,000,000 CHAIN IN ALABAMA

A new $1,000,000 chain store system has recently
been formed in Alabama to operate retail units deal-
ing in drug sundries, cigars, cigarettes, tobacco and
luncheonettes, in Birmingham, and other large cities
in Alabama, under the name of W. G. Patterson, Incor-
porated.

W. G. Patterson has been connected with retailing
in Binningham for more than fifteen years and owns
and operates a chain of cigar stores and drug stores,
and states that tlie new corporation will take in all of
his retail interests in the State of Alabama and also
has options on other chain store systems in the state
as well as a numlier of profitable independent retail
stores.

The newly-formed corporation will control ap-
I)roximately one hundred retail stores.

ENGLISH CIGARETTE USING BLINDFOLD

TEST

"Sarony" cigarettes, a product of tlie United
Kingdom Toliacco Company, England, are being ad-
vertised extensively in Fiiigland by a blindfold test,
similar to that being conducted bv the manufacturers
of "Old Gold" in this count rv.

VUELTA ABAJO CROP LARGER

According to opinions of those who have recently
visited Havana and the Cuban tobacco district, it is
estimated that the croj) of Vuelta Abajo leaf that is at
the ju'esent time being harvested will exceed last year's
crop in (piantity by about 300,000 bales.

There will also be a larger (piantity of good quality
leaf in this crop.

^h^y 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco Would

49th vear

13

R. E. TRAISER completes FIFTY YEARS OF

SERVICE

ICHARD E. TRAISKR, treasurer and general
manager of H. Traiser & Company, Incorpo-
rated, one of the oldest cigar manufacturing
concerns in the United States, recently com-
l)leted fifty years of servicer with that firm, and upon
returning from a trip to (yu])a found that his associates
in the firm by way of celel)rating this momentous oc-
casion had had his office re-decorated during his ab-
sence and completely refurnishsd with a handsome
mahogany desk and chairs to match upholstered in
Spanish leather.

The firm of H. Traiser & Company manufactures
the well-known brands, "Harvards" and "Pippins."
The firm was founded in 1852 and has been operated
continuouslv bv members of the family ever since that
year. Mr. Traiser entered the emj)loy of the firm as
a boy and won his way to the position of treasurer and
general manager of the firm through al)ility and merit.

During recent years Mr. Traiser has devoted con-
siderable time to civic and welfare movements in his
community.

UNITED ANTICIPATED REDUCED PROFITS

Commenting on conditions in the retail cigarette
field, C. A. Whelan, president of the United Cigar
Stores Company of America, stated that the conii)any
had for some time past anticij)ated some reduction in
profits from cut i)rices on cigarettes and had changed
the company's j)olicies of oj)erating its retail stores by
introducing for sale various articles of merchandise not
connected with the cigar or cigarette liusiness.

With the Hapijiness Candy Company, United
Cigai' Stores operates more than 219 fountain and com-
l)inati()n cigar and lunch stores. The comi)any also
has in operation more than 2(K) drug stores. Plans for
increasing this chain of drug stores and combination
stores are going forward rapidly.

Another factor in the business is the ownership by
the company of stocks in other companies whose prod-
ucts are sold by United Cigar Stores, including I^eech-
nut Packing, (Jillette Safety Razor, Bastian-Blessing
Consolidated Dairv and American Safety Razor. The
market value of these and other investments as of l)e-
cemlier 31, 1!)28, exceeded book value by approximately
i{^P),0(K),0(M). United Cigar Stores receives a regular
dividend on these investments and in addition shares
in their appreciation.

CIGARETTE SERVICE COMPANY

The Cigarette Service Company, of Cleveland,
Ohio, has received a charter of incorporation with SoO
shares of no ])ar common stock as capital. The incor-
l)orators are Max Feitel, P. F. Price and A. B. Cur-

tiss.

BAYUK EARNINGS

Statement of earnings of Bayuk Cigars, Incorpo-
rated, for the three months ended March iU, 1929,
shows total net inccmie of $207,00.'), as com|)ared witli
net income of $271,H1.". in the corresjH)n(ling period of
1928.

^Tolks, how can I make

Whoopee up here • . . when down in

front the ^coughers' are whooping?"

"Maybe the audience would be grateful
if I stepped to the footlights some night
and voiced the above protest about the
'coughing chorus' down in front.
"But that wouldn't be kind and it
wouldn't be just. The cougher doesn't
cough in public on purpose. He can't
help it. It embarrasses him as much as
it annoys his neighbors.

What he needs, to avoid that throat
tickle, is an introduction to OLD golds."

(SIOEU) . ^-x^

/ Why

not a cough

^n a carload?

OLD COLD (liiiarrtlrH art- lilenfied
from IIKART-LEAF tobacco, the
finrst >'ature grows. Selected for
eilkineMH and ripenexs Trom the
heart of the tobacco plant. Aged
and mellowed extra loiif; in a lem-
peralurr of mid-July Bumihine to
intiure that honey-like Nmf>othnes8.

EAT A CHOCOLATE . . . LIGHT AN OLD COLD . . . AND ENJOY BOTH

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. ULOCH, Wheeling. W . Va I'lCbidci.t

CHAKLES J. ElSENLOlIk, I'luladclplua, I'a Ex-1'resideiit

lULlUS LICHTENSTEIN, New York, N. V Vice-1'reMdeiit

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Coiumittee

MAJ. CEOKGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New York. N. Y Vice President

H. H. SHELTON, WashiiiKion, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REEU, Richmond, Va Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN, New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York. N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

VV. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. VVITTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

VVM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City President

W. I. LUKASWTTZ. Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, 111 Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEM LEI N Presidenf

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice-President

ARTHLR WERNER, 51 Chambers St., New York, City ...J ecretary and Treasurer

14

4!Hli roar

THP^ TOBACCO WORLD

Mav 1, 1929

FISHER HEAD OF N. Y. LEAF BOARD

IT tlio iweiit aimiial meeting of tlie New York
T.-nl" T(.l)aeeo Board of Trade Henry Fislier
was elected president, to snceeed Howard
(Tillman wlio declined the nomination for re-
election. (J. W. Spitzner was elected vice-president,
and Jolm A. Kciran, secretary and treasurer.

Mr. Cullman read the following report at the meet-

in"" i

^ '^Tn April, 1!>27, due to concentration in the leaf
tobacco industry, it was deemed advisal)le to reorgan-
ize the Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade of the City of
New York. At the annual meeting of this organiza-
tion that year an executive ccmmiittee of nine meinbers
was created to carrv on the policies of the Leaf To-
bacco Jk)ard of Trade. The primary function of this
committee, if my understanding was correct, was to
foster the leaf industry and to l)e a body ready to act
in the event that legislation might be i)rojected that
might directly or indirectly atfect the cigar or leaf
industrv.

"The forepart of this year the Ways and Means
Committee in Washington held hearings on a proposed
agricultural tariff revision. Tobacco was naturally
included in this i)rogram, and many diversitied opin-
ions were laid before the Ways and Means Committee
in Januaiy regarding the advisability of raising or
lowering the import duty on tobaccos into the United

States. '

*'My personal o])inion is and has l)een that there
is a strong line of (l(»mar<'ation between a ])rotective
tariff and a ])rohil)itive tariff. I have felt and still feel
very strongly that the five-cent cigar is the backbone
of the cigar* industry in this country and as long as
(50 per cent, of tlie cigars consumed in the United
States comes under this category, any legislation that
will directly or indirectly alTect the consumi)tion of
this class of cigars ])asically atVects the leaf industry.
The mere fact that the majority of the five-cent cigars
are wra]»i)ed with Sumatra tobacco is not an academic
question but a question of public taste. Certainly man-
ufacturers luive chosen this wra])])er as a medium in
Class A cigars not of their own vojiticui but through
the salability of their product based on public demand.

''In January, 1929, just i)rior to the hearing of
the Ways and Means Committee in Washington, I (piite
frankly asked for an exjiression of ()])inion from the
various members comprising the executive committee
of the Leaf Tol)acco Board of Trade of the City of New
York, as well as the member Imdy, and to date, with
one rare exceptifui, there has not been the slightest in-
dication of interest in a situation that may vitally and
critically affect our entire industi'y.

"Tliere is eitlnu' something fundamentally wrong
with the leadershi]) of the Leaf Tobacc<> Boaid of
Trade of the City of New Yoik or in the Ixxly itself
when a ])aramount (juestion arises, tlie importance of
which certainly cannot be misund<*rslood or mini-
mized, and a distinteiested attitude is evidenced.

** Leadership can only be the crystallization of th©
best thoughts and the best minds of anv Itodv, but cer-
tainly, whether it is commeicial, social or political
leadershi)), it requires at least an expression of the
constituents' opinions on vital issues as from time to
time may develo]). in view of this situation, I am
.sure you will not misundei-stand my disinclination to
serve another term as your ])resident. I am willing at
all times to carry out such policies as may ])e for th©
benefit of the organization lait caiuujt assume ])olicies
for an organization who will not give the all necessary

MacANDREWS AND FORBES EARNINGS

KIM)HT of MacAndrews & Forbes (^)mpany,
manufacturers of licorice pastes, etc., for the
vear ended December 'M, 1928, shows net profit
()f $1,224,180 after deductions, eciuivalent after
C) ))er cent, jneferred dividends to $2.90 a^ share on
;)7eS,r)()() no-jiar shares of common stock. Net income
for the year 1927 was $1,:]78,417.

Income account of the company for year is as fol-
h»ws: Sales, $7,2.S!I,483; cost of goods sold, $5,r)r)8,389 ;
gross jn-otit, $1,(;81,()94 ; other income, $302,675; total
mcome, $l,i)83,7(i9; selling, administration and general
expenses, $50,'3,r)87; balance, $1,418,172; Federal taxes,
$l()r),.3;)0; subsidiary ccmipanies' net loss from opera-
tions for 1928 applical)le to holdings therein, $ir)0,914,
less interest received from subsidiaries on loans, ad-
vances, etc., $()2,4.j8, making net deduction $88,450; net
profit, $1,224,180; preferred dividends, $120,(M)0; com-
mon dividends, $1,078,725; surplus, $19,401.

WAGNER TO DISTRIBUTE ''HADDON HALL"

The well-known cigar distril)uting firm of John
Waiiuer Sons, 2:].3 Dock Street, has taken on the "Had-
doH Hall" cigar brand f<u- distribution in this territory,
and it is alreadv tinding a ready sale.

The '*Ilad(lon Hall" l)rand is a product of the D.
Emit Klein Company, and has been (piite pojmlar in
this territory for sonic time. It is a strictly high-grade
cigar, all Havana filler and Sumatra wrapper and is
made in a number of sizes j-etailing at from ten cents
each to three for fifty cents. Tiie Longfellow size seems
to be particularly po'ijular here, retailing at fifteen cents
each.

HOUSELEY-MAYER CHANGES NAME

Tlie Houseley-Mayer Cigar Company, of Knox-
ville, Tenn., has changed its name to the John Houseley
Ciffar Comi^anv. Mr. Maver withdrew fi(mi the finn
some time ago.

FALLS CITY TOBACCO COMPANY

The Falls City Tobacco Company has iweived
articles of incorporation in Louisville, Ky., with caj)-
italization of $75,000. Licorporators are Hymau
Friedl)erg, J. K. Burns and W. IL Branch.

PALEY ON VACATION

Sam Paley, of the Congress Cigar Company, ac-
comi)anied by Mrs. Paley, is on a short vacation trip
to Hot Springs, Ark.

co-opeiation, advice and assistance which are all im-
portant and have been lacking.

"I wish you all success and pledge you all pos-
sible assistance and co-operation so that the l)est in-
terests and traditions of the liCaf To])acco Board of
Tiade of the City of New Yoik may be preserve<l.'*

The following were elected members of the execu-
tive committee: Howanl (Tillman, of Cullman Brotli-
ers, Inco!'])orated ; Henry Fisher, of H. Duys & Com-
pany; 0. W. Sj)itzner, of C. H. Spitzner & So7i ; T^ee
Samuels, of Stern-Mendelsohn Company; N. L Bijur
of E. Kosenwjdd & Brother; William Singer f)f S. Kos-
sin and Sons, Milton Durlach of Durlacji l^rothers;
Louis Leopold of the American Sumatrr. '^robacco Cor-
]M»iation, and John A. I^egan, of (Hdlmann Brothers,
Incorporated.

Mav 1, 1929

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

CIGAR PRODUCTION SHOWS SLIGHT
DECREASE FOR MARCH

IIF following comparative data of tax-i)aid
])i'oducts indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are o])tained from tiie statement of Internal
Kevenue collections for the month of Maich,
1929, and are issued ])y the Bureau. (Figures for
]\larch, 1929, are subject to revision until })ublishe(l in
the annual report) :

Products March

Cigars (large) 1928 in2't

Class A No. 262,19:^,185 272,()5(;,55(i

Class B No. 52,75:^40:] 48,1 (;8,2:]7

Class C No. 1(;9,9;}(;,:]2() 157,9.S9,:n4

Class D No. 11,0(18,084 11,()84,:U(;

Class E No. l,952.r)90 l,45(i,:r)l

Total 497,904,282 491,1^04,798

Cigars (small) Na 35,25f),107 30,409,000

(Mgarettes (large) ..No. 770,550 8:^7,111

(Mgarettes (small) ..No. 8,470,4r)0,;^7:j 8,689,510,41 :'»

SnutT, maiHifactured lbs. :>,765,245 :),475,5:)2

Tobacco, mfctd lbs. 29,817.238 28,187,757

Note: The a])ove statement does not include tax-
])aid products from Porto Hico and the Phili))pine
Islands. This infonnation' is shown in sui)plemental
statement.
Supplement to the March Statement of Tax-Paid

Products
Tax-paid products from Porto Kico for the month
of March:

Products March

Cigars (large) 192S VJ29

' (Mass A No. 10,5;r),250 10,826,550

( Mass B N(». ]:r,,200 428,000

Class C No. 1,078,:J(K) 1,026,700

Class D No. 2,500

Total_. .^^. . . . . 11,746,750 12,283,750

("igars (small) . . . .7n^). 96(K000 500,000

Cigarettes (large) ..No. 628.000 176,250

Cigarettes. (small) ..X<». 80J40 1 24,000

Tax-paid products from the Philippine islands for

the month of March:

Products March

Cigars (large) 1928 1929

(Mass A No. 15,856,690 10,889,885

( Mass B No. 2!^4,92:{ 188,350

( Mass C No. 267,648 45,440

(Mass 1) No. 1,011 177

(Mass E No. 30 500

Total 16,420,302 11,124,352

(Mgardtes (small) ..No. 2'2J)00 :!54,450
M'obacco, mfctd lbs. 34 44

Note: Qu.intities of tax-paid products shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

Supplement to the March Statement of Internal
Revenue Collections
Oltjccts (tf taration First uiuc unnifhs

Fiscal If car
M''o})acco manufactures: 1928 1929

( Mgars $17,5!M),!)45.23 $17,123,435.20

( Mgarettes 223,527,248.i>6 247,160,930.48

SnulT 5,690,426.78 5,381,224.08

M'obacco, chewing

and smoking.. 47,003,271.20 45,324,221.28

WAITT & BOND

BlacJ^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

•i^^^^^^i^ A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Office, 1181 Broadway. New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Key VVfU. Florida

A CIGAR AIDS DIGESTION

is the opinion of

DOCTOR DELAUNAY

Jonncr President of the Paris Society
of Sunjeons

Such ciiiloiMHunts of the cigar, liroadcast by La I'alina via trie
air and larRo circulation ncwspaficrs throughuul the cduntry, arc
lifting sales records to new and higher levels— for all good
hiainN.

lA PALINA

]6

40th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 1, 1929

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

doiul tlioir movements by the use of automobiles, losses
due to llicl'l and i-ol)bery Avere tlie smallest in tifteeu
years. More than D.l.OOO arrests for felonies and mis-
demeanors were made by railroad police during the
vear.

Many Bills Introduced at Special Session

])esi)ite tlie fact that President Hoover, iu calling
ni)on the s})ecial session of Congress to meet, and again
in his message at the o])ening of the sesion, urged that
legislation ])e restricted to matters of such importance
jis necessitated immediate consick'ration, approximately
2,(H)() geneial measures were intnxhiced in the Senate
and 1 louse of Representatives during the tirst week.

As was anticii»ated, a large number of the measures
whicli failed of action at the last Congress were re-
introduced, among tiiem being the Kelly-Capper fair
trade bill, wliieh would legalize the maintenance of
resale ])rices on trade-marked goods; bills to ''stabil-
ize" the dollar, Ke])resentative La Cuardia's l)ill to
l)rohibit the interstate transportation of stolen prop-
eity, the bill ])rohibiting the transmission through the
mails of unsolicited merchandise, and a measure au-
thorizing the I^ostmaster General to establish rates of
demurrage to be charged upon parcel post packages
not I'emoved from the post ofTice of delivery within a
specitied time.

Tlie l\elly-Ca])iier fair trade bill provides that no
contract ivlating to the sale or resale of a commodity
bearing the trade-mark, brand or name of the producer
or ownei", which is in fair and oi)en competition with
connnodities of the same general class l)y others, shall
be <leenied to be uidawful by reason of any provisi(m
that th<' \-endee will not resell such commodity excei)t
at the ])rice stii)ulate^l l\v the vendor. It is recpiired,
howevei", that this agreement will be understood to
|H'i-mit the cutting of pi'ices in closing out stocks for
the ])ui*])ose of discontinuing the sale of such commod-
ity, the dis]»osition of damaged or detei'iorated stock,
or in sales by a receiver, trustee or other officer acting
under the orders of a court.

It is expressly stipulated in the measure, however,
that nothing in the act shall be construed as legalizing
any contract or agreement between producers, between
wholesalers or between retailers as to sale or resale
prices.

The term ''producer" is interjjreted as including
growers, i)ackers, makers, manufacturers, or publish-
ers.

Under the bills to stabilize the buyer power of
money, every person and firm engaged in the wholesale
business in the United States w4iose total yearly sales
exceed $20,000 is to be required to render to the Treas-
ury Department a rejjort of sales each quarter, and the
department is recpiired to construct a schedule in which
shall be listed all the commodities marketed at whole-
sale in the L'nited States, showing price changes occur-
7'ing during the (|uarter. On the basis of these figures
the department would be re(piired to issue daily a so-
called "market gauge" of the gold dollar, on which is
to be compute*! the mint rate, and gold coins and silver
dollars are to be discontinued. The net effect of the
legislation would be, so far as anyone in Washington
is able to interpret it, that the gold dollar would pur-

TOBACCO AND GROCERY STORES ABOUT
EQUALLY DIVIDED IN MANHATTAN

OINCIDENT with the attempt of Mr. Schnlte to
end price cutting, the Merchants' Association
of New^ York disclosed that in a survey of re-
tail outlets in Manhattan which it has made,
the tobacco stores and grocery stores are running a
close race for supremacy on the island.

This survey shows that 1820, or 18.4 per cent, of
the retail stores in the eleven fields included in the
inquiry are grocery shops. Both neighborhood grocery
and the chain stores are included in this total. The
borough has 1775 retail cigar stores, this figiire being
18 per cent, of the 9849 retail shops listed in the in-
quiry.

Retail druggists come third with a total of 1376
stores. Seemingly, candy and jewelry are almost
equally popular among the luxuries, for the borough
is supporting 1020 retail confectionery stores and 1007
retail jewelry stores. Furniture stores and bake shops
are likewise running a close race, there l)eing 504 of
the former and 535 of the latter.

UNITED ACQUIRES REISS-PREMIER STOCK

The Board of Directors of the United Cigar Stores
Company of America have agreed to exchange 35,000
shares of the $10 par value common stock for 1470
shares of Reiss-Premier Pipe (^ompany stock. The
Reiss-Premier Pipe Company is an Illinois corporation
operating cheifly through su])sidiaries. The exchange
will give the United (^igar Stores Company 49 per cent,
of the Reiss-Premier capital stock.

BANDIT ROBS CIGAR STORE

Detectives of the AVest 152d Street Station, New
York ('ity, are seeking the lone bandit who last week
held up the Schult(» cigar store at 3778 Broadway, took
more than $300 from the cash register and the safe,
and escaped, leaving Frank Pink, the clerk, locked in a
small closet.

chase the same amount of goods repardless of price
changes.

The bill prohibiting the sending and receipt of
stolen property through interstate and foreign com-
merce is of great interest to all business men. Based
largely upon the provision of the Dyer Act [)rohibiting
the interstate transportation of stolen automobiles,
which has been foun<l verv successful, the LaGuardia
measure provides a fine of not exceeding $10,000 or im-
prisonment for not more than ten years, or ])oth, for
the interest or foreign transportation of any property
stolen or kiK)wn to have l)een stolen. The bill would
cover not only the transportation but also would reach
anyone buying, receiving, possessing, concealing, sell-
ing or disposing of any stolen property.

The sending of unsolicited merchandise through
the mails, to be piohibited under the bill introduced by
Pepresentative Watson of Pennsylvania, does not
make it an otTeusc but prohibits the delivery of such
unsolicited merchandise, if deposited in the mails by
other than authorized ])ersf>ns, who ar<' to be confined
to religious, charitable or eleemosynary societies, or
institutions. Any such merchandise discovered in the
mails is to be returned to the sender charged with post-
age due at double the regular rate and uj)on his failure
to pay such return ])ostage the matter is to l)e disposed
of as other dead matter.

May 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

NEW CIGAR ROLLING MACHINE

(Continued from page 6)

to 5500 per day. It is understood that the new Uni-
versal Model R rolling machine is capable of being
limed to meet the production recpiirements of the
Universal bunch machines.

Since the Model R rolling machine is a separate
unit any damage to the rolling machine w^ould not in-
terfere with i^roduction on tlie bunch machine. The
mechanical production of bunches would continue and
hand rollers could complete the cigars temporarily.

In conjunction with the operation of the Model
R rolling machine it is worth noting that bunches can
1)6 rolled with one or two binders. In addition no i^aste
is required to be used on these binders.

Inquisitive about the patent situation, a represen-
tative of the Tobacco Would incpiired of the Univer-
sal Tobacco ^[achine Company regarding their Alodel
R rolling machine. The statement was volunteered
that the sale of the Model R rolling machine to the
trade had been withheld several months for the sole
I)urpose of investigating the i)atent situation.

View of the New Universal Model R Rolling Machine in Operation
in conjunction with the Model S Long Filler (non-blending type)
Bunch Machine, which is shown in the rear.

The Universal Tobacco Machine Company, it was
said, went thoroughly into the general patent situation
I)efore oflFering the machine to the cigar manufactur-
ing trade, preferring to do this i)rior to sale and use,
rather than afterwards. After the most thorough
search and investigation, and study of the art, by the
most c()m])etent patent attorneys in the country, the
Universal Tobacco Machine (V)mpany has been led to
the conclusion that the machine is free and clear of
infringement.

(*igar manufacturei's interested in the purchase
of a cigar rolling machine which can be purchased
outright, should get in touch with the TTniversal To-
bacco Machine Com[)any at 40 East Thirty-fourth
Street, New York City, relative to their new Model
R rolling machine.

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Classified Column

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a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

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WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATING

CIGAR FLAVORS

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and Impart a most palatable flavor

FUYORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for List of Flavors for Special Brands
BKTUN. AKOMATIZEK. BOX FLAVORS. PASTE SWEETENERS

FRIES & BRO., 92 Reade Street. New York

HIRSCHHORN HEADS DRIVE

Fred llirselilfoni, of tlic Oeiioral Cigar Comi)any,
New York City, has been appointed cliairman of the
To])a(*co Division for the Animal Maintenance Ap])<'al
n)i the Salvation Armv, which will l)e Afav 1st to .\lav
loth.

it will cost the Salvation Army $r)r»(),(M)n to main-
tain its forty-nine relief and welfare institutions in
(Jreater New York during the coming yeai", according
to the luidget a])j)roved by the advisory board, of
which Henry W. Taft is chairman and (ruy Kmerson
treasurer.

AMERICAN TOBACCO NEW WAREHOUSES

The American Tobacco Comnanv has recent Iv ac-
quired ten additional warehouses for the storage of
leaf tobacco at theii" Keidsville branch, thus increasing
their storage capacity at that point to r)(i,00(),(KX>
I)ounds. The company ])roduces ()(),()(¥),()()() "Lucky
Strike" cigarettes at this plant daily and is said to be
planning to increase this output. Incidentally, Keids-
ville is one of the largest communities in the world
devote(l exclusively to the mamifacturing of one brand
of cigarettes.

AMERICAN SNUFF STOCK SPLIT

At the recent meeting of the board of directors
of the American SnulT Comi)any, a resolution was
adopted a])i)roving the piojiosed four for one split-up
in the common stock an<l the reduction in the par value
fnmi ^100 to "^'17}. Stockholders will be aske<l to vote
(Ml the ])ro])osal at the annual meeting of the company
on Mav 7.

MAY 15, 1929

18

4ntli year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

Mav 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau,

341 Madison Ave.
_ NEW YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective AprH 1, 1916.

liegistratioii, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certilicate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A-An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B-I£ a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of inore
than ten (10rtftles%ut less than twenty one (21). an ,«dd't j.a I charge o^ One
Dollar ($100) will be made. If it necessitates the repor ing of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or;;. (31) an additional charge of Two Dollars
($2 00) will be made and so an auditional charge of One Dollar (*1.U0) wiu dc
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

BROKAW:— 45,463. l;(.r cig;ir>. April 17, \919. A. Sicgel & Sons,
Inc.. Xcw Vurk, N. "i .

ST. FRANCIS CLUB:— 45,460. l"or all tobacco products. January
h, 19Jy. 1 he Sccuruy L igar Ld., Inc.. Los Angeles, Lai. (iliis
certilicate i> i>>ued upon presentation made to us that the trade-
mark or trade name herein .-perilu d. tiumgh apparently not hereto-
fore registered in any uf our Altiliated iUireaus, has been ni use l)y
the registrant continually for more than eight years.)

EL-SHARP-PO:— 45,461. lor cigars and tobacco. April 16, 1929.
(i. \\. ."^liariK-, (iieeiislntrd, .\'. L".

TRANSFERS

FOREMOST:— 44,132 ( T. M. A.). Icr all tobacco products. Regis-
tered -March 5, 1''_'5. bv llothorn Litzrodt Lorp., New \ ork, X. \.
Transferred to Heiirv \\ . I'eabudy & Co., New York, X. \ ., March
29, 192S.

EL ATTONA:— 43.851 (1". .M. A.). 1-or cigars. Registered July 12,
1924. by ra>bach-\oice Litho. (.'o., Hrooklyn, X. Y. Through
mesne transter.s acquired by llothorn Litzrodt Corp.. .X'ew ^ ork,
.\. Y. Transferred to Henry W . I'eabody & Co., Xew York, X. Y.,
March 29, 1928.

BEAU BRUMELL:— 6922 (Trade-Mark Record). For cigars.
Registered May 21. 189U, by Geo. S. Harris & Sons, Xew \ ork,
X. \'. Through mesne transfers ac(piired by (ieorge Schlegel, Inc.,
Xew York, X. Y., and re-transferred tt> 1".. Kleiner & Co., Inc.,
Xew York. X. Y.. April 11, 1929.

BEAU BRUMMEL:— 12.466 ( U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars.
Registered June 17. IS'^9, by Victor X'allette & Co., .Xew York.
.X. Y. Through mesne transfers ac<|uired by (leorge Schlegel, Inc.,
Xew York. .\. N .. and re-transferred to K. Kleiner & Co., Inc.,
Xew York. X. Y.. April 11. V)2').

GOLDEN DAWN:— 45,221 (T. M. A.). For cigars. Registered
March 24, 192.S, by American Litho. Co.. Xew' York. X. Y.. suc-
cessors to (ie<*rge S. Harris & Sons. Philadelphia. Pa., original
registrants. Transferred to A. Siegel iS: Sons. Inc., Xew \'ork,
N. Y.. April 25. 1928.

DUCAL:— 16,61.6 (Trade-Mark Record). For cigars. Registered May
14, 1.SM6, by C). L. Sclnvencke. Xew ^'ork, X. Y. Transferred to
Eugene L. Cochran, Washington, D. C., and re-transferred by Cieo.
W. Cochran Co.. Inc.. \\ ooton F. Young, President, to Cuesta, Rey
& Co.. Tampa. Fla.. April Id, 1929.

EL RADIO:— 17,002 (Iradi-Mark Record). For cigars. Registered
August 21. 1896, by (ko S. Harris & Sons. Philadelphia. Pa.
Through mesne transfers actpiired by I). W. Cigar Co., Wilson,
N. C. and transferred Xo Kohler-Snvder C\i., Inc., Yoe, Pa., April
12, 1929.

WONDER-GROWTH:— 44,958. For all t..bacco products. Regis-
tered Mav 4, 1927, bv J. K. Long. Wrsailles. Oliio. Transferred to
The J. K. Long Co.. Vcrsaille.s. Ohio. Ai)ril 18. 1929.

HYACINTH: — 43,545. I-Or leaf tobacco and leaf tobacco scraps.

Registered Octol)er 14. 1923. bv I. K. Long. Versailles. Ohio.

Transferred to The J. K. Long Co., Versailles. Ohio. April 18. 1929.
MISTLETOE: — 43.530. I'or leaf tobacco and leaf tobacco scraps.

Registered October 11, 1923. by J. K. Long. Versailles. Ohio.

Transferred to the J. K. L<jng C<»., Versailles, Ohio, April 18. 1929.

RE-REGISTRATION OF ABANDONED OR UNUSED

TRADE-MARKS

Notice is hereby give thati an aiiplication has been filed with us
for the registration of the following trade-marks, and that same will
be registered miless wc sball be advised of the e.xistence of any valid
rights thereto by uiiitrii no! ice setting forth specifically the basis of
stich claims on or before the registration date set opposite the trade-
mark:

RIVINGTON Mav 1. 1929.

WINDSOR May 8. 1929.

DAVID A. SCHULTE INAUGURATES NEW
MERCHANDISING ERA

\K\V step taken last week by David A. Schulte
will incorporate in tlie Schulte cigar stores,
lhiyler\s soda fountains and a luncheonette
service and sounds the death knell of the old
corner chain cigar store^ which sold only smokes. This
tyi)e of store will soon be as extinct as the wooden In-
dian and the corner saloon, according to Mr. Schulte.
With the new joint cigar-soda fountain stores lo-
cated in the middle of the block and catering not only
to the men and women, ])uyers of smokes, but also to
the constantly increasing luncheonette trade, ^\:.
Schulte, it is said, has solved the problem of increased
corner real estate rentals, lie has met four modern
l,.^.,,(ls — the addition of the feminine group to the
smokers' lield; the speeded up tempo of modern life
in America doing away with heavy meals; the increased
(•(msumer demand for cigarettes coupled with new aiul
more extensive channels of distribution; and the mer-
chandising necessity of a greater unit of sales than
smokes alone.

.Mr. Schulte foresaw this trend two years ago when
he took over lluyler's. lie i)erfected the lluyler organ-
ization with improved service and (juality of merchan-
dise in anticipation of the inauguration of this new plan
of middle-ot'-the-block stores selling in addition to
smokers' articles, candy and novelties, ice cream, sodas,
sandwiches and other light foods. These stores will be
o})erateil l)y lluyler's Luncheonette, Inc., newly organ-
ized with main oflices at 110 East l.'Uh Street, Xew York

City.

Jn live years, five hundred stores will be opened
iiivinu' this service. Bv this Mav loth, numerous such
joint units will be in operation, including one at l^road-
way and John Street, Xew York; one at 4 (N)urt Street,
Brooklyn; one at .')!>tli Street and Eighth Avenue; and
one at Fultcni and AVilloughby Streets, Brooklyn. Other
new stores will be: one at .Maine and Franklin Streets,
AVorcester, Mass.; one at Biidge and Mamaroneck
Streets, Lowell, Mass.; one at 170 Canal Street, Boston;
one at La layette ami (Jenesee Streets, Ltica; one at
i:Uh and Market Streets, Philadelphia; one at 130 Mar-
ket Street, Pater.son, X. J.; and one at IVnn Sciuare
and (^ueen Street, Lancaster, Pa. The real estate de-
l)artment is ah'eady endeavoi'ing to secure sufficient
additional space to enable existent stores to conform
to the announced ])lan.

In kee])ing with the tra<lition of lluyler's, there
will be used the fornnilas for ice cream sodas and ice
cream ])rej)ared in 1S74 by John F. lluyler and amended
to conform to modern tastes. Tin' Broadway and 18th
Street store of Iluvler's in Xew York Citv, the oldest
soda and candy store in America, tirst used this
formula, and iVom this original store, still in existence,
has gi'own the project of a chain of five hundred c»s-
tal)lishments serving IIn>ler's fountain products.

NEW YORK SALESMEN TO MOVE HEADQUAR

TERS

At tli<' icceiit meeting of the X^ew York Branch
of the Tobacco Salesmen's Association held in Pape
Hall, it was announced that future gatherings of tbe
{issociation would Im- held in the Proctor Building at
BMfty-eitchth Street l>etween Third and Lexington
Avenues.

The entei'tainmeni commitfee has ])laimed a splen-
did ])rogram of entei-tainment and I'ef'reshments to
celebi-ate the opening of tlieii" new quarters Iti May.

1929 Crop May Be Short

Tile growers have done all in their power to replant the fields de-
stroyed by tile luirricane of last Septe'nher, \ et all the damage coiiKi
not he repaired. Now, as the crop nears maturity, is the time to
place your orders.

Following the hurricane, Porto Rican irrowers have been favored
hv a loni: period of the finest kind ot tobacco irrowin-j; weather.
Today tlie plantations present to the eye a crop that is of exception-
ally hli^h (piality.

PORTO RICAN TOBACCO

is naturally mild, frai^rant, free-hiirninL!: leaf, and makes a perfect
blend for producinu: a irood mild ci'^ar. Manufacturers, jobbers anvl
dealers who are catering to the present day |)uhlic ilemand for
just such a ci^ar cannot afford to run the risk of not placing their
orders for Porto Rican tobacco early.

Estimate Your Needs and Cover Your

Requirements Now

Do not dela\ . as the increasin'j; number of orders may soon absorb
all the available supply.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent New York, N. Y

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PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA., PA.

^CTipp:zp^'!'ij|tL>jiiyiisjiiLgiM'!tyiiiyjiiy{iiyji^^^

Men will gamble in stocks and bonds-
their cigars they must KNOW

"To lazily float
In a painted boat.

On a shimmering morning sea,
Or to flirt with a maid
In the afternoon shade.

Seems good enough sport to be:
But the evening hour.
With its subtle power.

Is sweeter and better far.
If joined to the joy.
Devoid of alloy.

That links in a good cigar. '

— Norris Bull

A cijj^ar store is a place of business— not
a ^ainblino: resort. Its customers
don't come to compete in a <ruessin(r
contest, ''is it long— is it short?'' "is it
blonde or brunette'" ''Is it mild is it
heavy'" 'Ms it fat or lean?"

When a man has to pick his cigar by
sliutting his eyes and taking a chance, the
suspense is apt to be terrible. I 'he best
customers insist on knowing their cigars
-colon shape and size. I hey select them
from wooden boxes. It is good business
to pack your cigars in wooden boxes.

The best cigars

are packed in
WOODKN BOXKS

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 10

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, MAY 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

PARKER RESIGNS FROM AMERICAN
COMPANIES

rXTUS PARKKK, chairman of the hoar.l of
<liroctor8 of tlie American To])acco Company
and president of tlie American (M^ar Com-
pany, resigned his ofliicial position with both
( omj)anies on May 1st. He liad been general counsel
of the American Tol)acco ('omi)any since 11)1*2 and was
elected chairman of the })oar(l in 1925. No successor
was elected to succeed Mr. Parker as chairman of the
board, and tlie company announced that they do not
contemplate naming a new chairman at the present
time.

Mr. Parker's resignation came as a surprise to the
financial district and various reasons were attributed
\'(>v his action, but the following statement given out by
Mr. Parker explains the reason for his action:

*'Mv retirement from oflticial connection with the
American To])acco Company and its controlling com-
l)anies, including American Cigar Company, seems to
me of no special significance. It has been imluced sim-
ply and only by my belief that the duties and responsi-
l)iiities that ought to be discharged and assumed by
one holding an executive or other official position in a
business corporation are more onerous to me than the
duties and responsibilities of a lawyer practicing law
as I intend to practice it.

"The gentlemen who managed the comi)any, and
will manage it, and the gentlemen who managed an<l
will manage the controlled comi)anies, have ha<l and
continue to have my esteem, respect and confidence;
that the business of the company and its fiscal affairs
are in excellent condition is shown abundantly by its
published financial statements. I am not becoming
again the counsel of the company as 1 was before I
became chairman of the board — it now has a most capa-
ble counsel — but he and the officers of the com[)any
have offered me, and 1 have been glad to accept, a re-
tainer that will give them the right to confer with me
on legal matters and any other matters."

Charles F. Weilcy and Vincent Higgio, heretofore
assistant vice-presidents, were elected vice-presidents
of American Tobacco Com])any, while Nathan Weiss,
vice-president, was elected a member of the board of
directors. (Jeorge W. Hill, president of the American
Tobacco Company, was elected president of the Ameri-
can Cigar Com])any, to succeed Mr. Parker, who as-
sumed the presidency last October. Charles A. Penn,
vice-president of the American Tobacco Company, was
also elected vice-})resident of the American Cigar Com-
l>any.

P. R. COMPANY GAINS CONTROL OF WAITT &
BOND, INCORPORATED

XXOrXCKMP:XT was made on May 2d that
the Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company
had accpiired a controlling interest in Waitt &>
Bond, Incorporated, of Newark, N. J., manu-
facturers of the nationally known brand, "Black-
stone."

The Porto Rican-American Company already owns
a controlling interest in the Congress Cigar Company,
and the ac(iuisition of control of Waitt & Bond makes
it one of the outstanding companies in the cigar manu-
facturing field.

Waitt & Bond, Incorporate*!, have the envial)le rec-
oi'd of a continuous increase in sales and earnings for
more than fifty years, and the "Blackstone" cigar has
a national distribution.

It is understood that there will be no changes
made in the management of Waitt & Bond, and that
the head(piarters of the company will remain in New-
ark, N. J.

The Porto Rican-American Company has notified
the New York Stock Kxchange of a i)ropose<l increase
in the common B stock of tlie company from ir)0,(KX)
shares to .*JOU,()(H) shares, and stockhohlers of the com-
pany will be asked to ratify the proposeti change at
their meeting on May 17th.

Part of the increased number of shares will be
used for the purchase of stock of Waitt & Bond, and a
part of the new issue will remain in the treasury, it is
said.

SANTAELLA ACQUIRES ANOTHER FACTORY

A. Santaella & Company, manufacturers of the
'*0])timo" cigar, have recently com])leted the purchase
of the factory buihling located at Howard v\ venue and
Cy])ress Street, thus making four factories now being
operated by this company.

The buihling was built by Samuel I. Davis and
has been occu])ied as a cigar factory for a number ot
years. It is a three-storv brick structure with capacity
for about six hundred cigarmakers. All of the "Op-
timo" factories are working at full capacity in an
etfort to su])])ly the steadily increasing demand for this
po])ular brand.

AMERICAN SNUFF STOCK TO BE SPLIT

Stockholders of the American Snuff Company last
week approved a plan to split the $10() par value com-
mon stock of the company four for one, reducing the
par value to $25 a share.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 15, lf>29

"OLD GOLD" PROGRAM TO ORIGINATE ON

WEST COAST

IIH P. LOKILLAKD COMPANY, makers of
"Olil Ciokl" eiu:aiettes, who wore resi)oiisil)le
for the major l)roa(k'astiiig event of 1929 when
they i)ut Paul Wliitemaii and his famous or-
chestra on the air as a weekly feature, are ahout to
create another outstandinii: i)iece of radio history.

Beginning June 11th, the 'M)ld (JohP'-Paul AVliite-
man liour will l)e heard over the same nation-wide
hookup of the Columhia Broadcasting System every
Tuesday night from 9 to 10 P. M., Eastern Daylight
Time, but instead of coming from New York the music
will be broadcast from Los Angeles.

Thus will be inaugurated tlie lirst regular radio
feature series to l)e sent from the west coast through-
out America.

This radio innovation not only will mark the first
major broadcast series from West to East, but also
will be notable as the first time that an important en-
tertainment on the air has been moved from one side
of America to the other without any interruption in its
broadcasting.

The olfering of AVhiteman and his world-famous
dance orcliestra from the west coast was lu'ought about
because this Tuesday night feature has been such a
tremendous success tJiat P. Lorillard Company decided
to continue Whiteman on the air even though he ^yas
going out to Universal City, Cal., to make a talking
movie, "The King of Jazz." Whiteman 's contract,
therefore, was extended, and the Columbia System,
through its engineering and other technical dei)art-
ments, worked out the necessary mechanical arrange-
ments for transmitting this program as perfectly from
Los Angeles as it has hitherto been sent from New
York.

The movement of this great radio feature across
the continent, liesides setting radio precedents, is to be
something of a sensation in itself. Whiteman and his
orchestra, liis staue crew, his arrangers, and his solo-
ists, together with Ted Husing, ann(»uncer of the hour,
and the proper technical men, will travel from New
Y'ork to Los Angeles in a train chartered by the P.
Lorillard Company, to be known as the "Old Gold"-
Paul Whiteman Special.

In order that there shall be no interrujition to the
regular weekly broadcasts at 9 o'clock Eastern Day-
light Saving Time on Tuesday nights, one of these
luoadcasts will be given from Chicago and the other
from Denver. The special liain also will make about
eighteen other stops, at each of wliich there will be a
concert, with the King of Jazz ])laying as the guest of
one of the broadcasting stations in the Columbia chain
which handles the regular weekly feature. In some
eight cities between Xew York and Los Angeles the.se
concerts will be given in huge auditoiiums under the
auspices of the local Columbia station, with the general
j)ublic as its guests. In the (»ther cities where th<'r<' are
links in tlie Columl)ia chain these concerts will be given
from the lailroad station and ])i-oadcast locally so that
the audience in many big cities may hear Whiteman 's
notable music at close range. There also will be sev-
ei'al stops in cities in which there are no broadcasting
stations, so that peojjle in such places also may have the
oppoitunity of hearing the King of Jazz make music
in their own towns.

NEW R. J. REYNOLDS BUILDING MONUMENT
TO PROGRESS OF TOBACCO INDUSTRY

lllIE executive oflices of the R. J. Reynolds To-
bacco Company, in Winston-Salem, N. C., have
IJ l>een moved from the old office building at
Fifth and Main Streets, to the Company's new
twenty-two-story building (which is the tallest in the
State) at Fourth and Main Streets, and the business
of the Company will in the future be transacted from
their new quarters.

This twentieth-century monument to the tremend-
ous growth of the tobacco business, rising 315 feet
above the streets of Winston-Salem, North Carolina,
stands on a central corner in the financial, judicial and
])usiness districts, with a frontage of 200 feet and depth
of 120 feet.

The edifice, combining sulidued dignity and attrac-
tiveness of design with the highest degree of modern
efficiency obtainalile, was built by the Company to meet
a demand created by a steadily expanding industry in
which it is a leader.

This new twenty-two story office building of the R. J. Reynolds
Tobacco Company, at Winston-Salem, N. C, is tallest in State.

The building is constructed of steel and reinforced
concrete, and is faced with Indiana limestone, with lead-
coated copper spandre^ls. Six high-spee<l passenger
elevators are used. These elevators embo<ly all the
most modern e(|uipm('nt, including full signal conti'ol,
j)ower ojx'rated doors, car position and lloor indicators.
The building is highly resistant to fire, and is
e«iui])ped with the latest conveniences. It was con-
structed so that adequate ontside light is i)rovided, an<l
in ofHice spaces sound proof ceilings ai'e installed, there-
by relieving the noise so fi('(piently noticeable in ac-

(Continued on page 18)

May 15, 1920

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

4iHh vear

A TRIUMPH IN SCRAP BUNCH MACHINES

Imp

ro

ved f

With Two Important Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches
equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and production
costs.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep co§ts.

MODEL L
UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch
Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small faaory, if you
make scrap cigars, you can not afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your production costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suaion Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direa-connected, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfealy rolled bunches.
It also effects a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfect scrap bunches a day, is equipped with
the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine
run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coSt; also an Emer-
gency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the
machine at any point in its operation.

The price of the Model L Universal Scrap Bunch Machine equipped
with Folding Chair, Drive Equipment and 1/6 H. P. motor it

$

950

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and (Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $50. extra (when ordered with machine).

With individual, direct-connected, motor-driven Suction Fan, $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

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information

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49th rear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 15, ic^29

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CINCO" USING UNIQUE SCHEME

Tl HE l)r()a(lca.stiiijj: of the "Ciiieo" radio pro-
^^_ ^yum each week is being livened up a bit by
^^1 the inauguration of a unique scheme to obtain
letters from listeners in.

Each week a guessing contest is announced in
which l)asel)all fans are invited to guess the number
of hits and runs that will ])c made bv the different
baseball leagues each Suntlav. Two hundred fiftv dol-
lars will be given away by Webster-Eisenlohr each
week in prizes to the lucky guessers.

During the broadcast each Thursday evening the
plan of the contest will ])e announced together with
the name of the league which will be the subject of the
guessing on the following Sunday. Answers to ])e con-
sidered in the alloting of prizes must either be received
at contest headcjuarters or postmarked l)efore midnight
on the Saturday night following the l)roadcast and
preceding the games.

According to officials of the Webster-P^iseidohr
Comi)any, twelve thousancj replies were received fol
lowing tlie announcement of the first contest, and it is
anticipated that a great number of the contestants will
not forget to ask for "Cinco" cigars the next time they
enter their favorite cigar store.

NEW "MAPACUBA" SOON TO APPEAR

A new size of the "Mapacuba" cigar, product of
Bayuk Cigars, Incorporated, is soon to make its up
pearance in an ui)right Boite Nature package, and
individually foil wrapped.

The new size will l»e known as the Corona Fina
size and the style of packing will make it particularly
adaptable for placement on toj) of the cigar case, a
position which is at a premium at ail times.

JOHN NYDECK JOINS ZIFFERBLATT

John Xydeck, formerly connected with the local
branch of the American Cigar Company, has severed
his connection with that firm and joined the sales force
of Geo. Zifferl)latt & Company, and will cover the
northeast section of the citv in the future in the interest
of **Habanello."

SAM BAYUK HOME

Samuel Bayuk, i)resident of Bayuk Cigars, Incor-
porated, who has been in Europe for some time, wliere
he attended the Sumatra inscriptions in Amsterdam,
returned home last week, arriving in New York on
board the SS. Berengaria.

FRINGS BROTHERS RECEIVE CARLOADS OF

"ROCKY FORDS"

KINGS BKOTHEKS COMPANY, cigar and
tobacco distributors at Thirtv-first and Market
Streets, liave received two solid carloads of
''Rocky Ford" cigars, a product of the P.
Lorillard Company, for distribution in this territory.
The "Rocky Ford" is a five-cent cigar, long filler, of
excellent (piality, and production on this brand has
been steadily increasing to keep pace with the increas-
ing popularity of this cigar throughout the country.

UNITED TO OPEN IN ARDMORE

Settlement has been made bv a svndicate of inves-
tors for the premises at the corner of Cricket and Lan-
caster Avenues, Ardmore, Pa., which is considered the
best corner in Ardmore, and the present building on the
lot will be torn down and the site improved with a store
and office ])uilding, for which plans are being made.

The entire ground fioor of the new l)uilding has
l>een leased for a long term of years to the United
Cigar Stores Company. The second fioor has been
leased to another firm.

Mastbaum Brothers and Fleisher negotiated the
sale of the lot and the leases on the new building, which
will represent an investment of $14(>,(KH).

ZIFFERBLATT RETURNS FROM SOUTH

George Zitferblatt, of (i. ZitTerblatt & (V)mpany,
manufacturers of the "Habanello" brand of cigars
which are steadily growing in i)opularity in parts of
the country where they have been placed, has just re-
turned from a trip to Houston, Texas, where he visited
his distributor for that territory, J. Loewenstein &
Son. Mr. ZitTerblatt returned to Philadelphia via
Dallas, Kansas City and Chicago.

He states that he is very well pleased with tlie
excellent placement of his brand which has been ac-
complished by Loewenstein & Son, as well as l)y his
distributors in the other cities visited.

BAYUK DIRECTORS RE-ELECTED

At the annual meeting of stockholders of Bayuk
Cigars, Incor[}orated, hehl in Baltimore, Md., on May
2nd, all directors of the company were re-elected.

Statement of earnings for tlie first quarter of 192!
shows net profit of $2()7,()0r) after deductions for main-
tenance and rejiairs and estimated Federal taxes, as
compared with net of $271,813 for the same period of
1 928.

Mav 15, 1929

Say Yon Saw It in The Tobacco Wot^ld

49th year

«T>

Fd Walk A Mile for A Camel"

buf

a Miss

ts as

Good
as a

Mile

»>

O 1919, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco
CompAojr, Wtottoo-Salcm, N. C

8

40tli vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 15, 11>29

News From Congress

_ 'AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

From our M^ashington Bureau 62ZAlb£e Building

O c'liaiiges \vhalevei' aro made in the tobacco
rates in the tariff bill submitted to the House
of Representatives May 7th by the Republi-
can members of the AVays and Cleans Com-
mittee,

Tile ])resent rate of ^2.10 ])er pound on nnstemmed
and >r2.1') per pound on stemme*! w ra]^])er tobacco, tiller
tobacco with more than X) ])er cent, of wrapper, and
leaf tobacco from two or more countries or dej)end-
cncies, is contiiuied, as are the 35-cent rate on lillci-
tobacco unstennned and .')() cents stemmed. The prcs
ent rates of 55 ]»er cent, on all other tobacco n(»1 spe-
cially i>r<»vided for, 35 cents on scraj) tobacco, 55 cents
(•n snuff, and $4.50 per pound and 125 per cent, ad
\alorem on ciirars, cisrarettes and cheroots are also
continued.

The bill, however, makes one very important
chanu:e in the i)rovision it carries for repeal of the
]>resent statute prohil)iting the importation of cii^ars
in lots of less tlian 3000. It is pointed out in a state-
ment accompanying the measure that no such limita-
tion applies to any other class of imported commodi-
ties, and, ** because of the peculiar economic conditions,
the ])rovision operates as a discrimination against the
Republic of Cuba almost exclusively. Your committee
is advised that this restriction has for years been the
obstacle to the conclusion of a permanent parcel-i)ost
convention with Cuba. The Cuban Government, pur-
suant to the oi)tion contained therein, has abrogated
the temi)orary parcel post agreement negotiated No-
vember 2, 1925. The postal as well as the customs reve-
nues have l)een seriouslv affected bv this action, and
vour committee believes that the limitation should be
removed and tlie exchange of })arcel post between the
United States and Cuba should be restored."

The committee devoted considerable space in its
statement to an explanatic)n of its decision to continue
the present tobacco rates, concluding with the state-
ment that "your conmiittee believes that the proponents
for an increase in dutv have failed to sustain their
case," but also declaring that the manufacturers and
farmers liave been benelited by the cut in internal
revenue taxes on cigars.

**Your committee, with all tliese facts before them,
and being convinced that the manufacturer was bene-
fited to a great extent liy the reduction in the tax, that
the grower ])rofited to a certain extent, and also, be
cause of the condition of the manufacturing industry
an<l tlie ])i'oduction end," it was declared, "believes
that no further reduction in duty is necessary to pro-
tect these two interests. We therefore recommend
tliat Schedule 6 be retained in the new^ tariff bill as it
is now written in the Tariff Act of 1922."

The rates on cigar bands are left unchanged, but
the duties on labels and flaps, printed in less than
eight colors (l)ronze printing to be counted as two
colors) but with no metal leaf, are increased from 25
to oil cents per i)ound, and if printed in eight or more
colois, fiom '.]') to 40 cents ])er i>ound. Xo change is
made in the rate on cigarette [)apers.

The present lates on common clay pipes are con-
tinued, but brier ])i])es are made tlutiable at live cents
each and (50 i)er cent, ad valorem.

Passage of the tariff bill by the House of Re))re-
x'litatives not later than May 23 is sought by Repub-
lican leaders, who ns this is written are seeking to
reach an agreement as to the manner in which the bill
shall be handled on the lloor. It is planned to i)ermit
geiH-ral debate on the measure until May Kith, there-
after conlining discussion to specific items as they come
u]) for vote, with linal passage of the bill set for the
t went v-t bird.

«

A number of items have ])ecome matters of heated
contro\ersy, and it is tlie handling of these ])rovisions
which is causing the greatest dithculty. While some
<»f the House leaders would prefer to use steam-roller
tactics and jam the bill through without giving any
o])])(»rtunity for amendment of rates from tlie floor,
others belie\e that some of the rates in the bill are
subject to so much dissatisfaction that it will be abso-
lutely necessary to allow meml)ers the opportunity of
changing them.

After the measure passes the House it will go to
the Senate, where several weeks will probably be con-
sumed by the Finance Committee in considering the
measure, with the possibility that hearings will be held
to bring out points which tlie upper body may feel the
House overlooked. It is not planned to carry tliese
hearings to any considerable length, however, but it is
not likely that the bill will be reported to the Senate
much before the middle or end of June. It is now
extremelv doubtful whether the measure will be finallv
passed by Congress by July 4, as was originally an-
tici})ated, some members believing that it may lie very
near August before the bill is finally disjiosed of.

Ameiican Valuation Urged as Basis for Tariff Rates

Adoption of Amei-ican valuation as the basis for
tariff rates was ui'ged ui)on members of the House com-
mittee on ways and means last month by representa-
tives of manufacturers, who declared there is no jus-
tification for retention of the foreign valuation base,
"when every domestic consideration demands that we
remove ourselves from the shortcomings, inconsis-

{Continued on Page 12)

Mav 15, l{)2f)

Say You Saiu It in The Tobacco World

49th year

9

I pass

m

the sweets

andlighta

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr. »

Cornelius
Vanderbilt,
Jr.
newspaper
writer and
author of
the new
novel "Reno."

Reac/i
ior a
Lucky
instead
of a
sweeU

newspaper writer and author of
the new novel "Reno."

"There is a soothing quality in Luckies I enjoy,
and they help lessen the tension that comes
with the average business day. I find they are
less irritating to the throat than any cigarette
I have ever smoked. An athlete must keep
fit, but so must the business man and I pass
up the sweets and light a Lucky instead. In
this way, I get the pleasure of a real good
smoke in huckies and do not have to worry
about putting on any excess flesh. "

Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr.

THE modem common sense way —
reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet.
Thousands are doing it — men keep
healthy and fit, women retain a trim
figure. Lucky Strike, the finest tobaccos,
skilfully blended, then toasted to develop
a flavor which is a delightful alternative
for fattening sweets*

Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impur-
ities. 20,679 physicians recognize this
when they say Luckies are less irritating
than other cigarettes. That's why folks
say: "It's good to smoke Luckies."

Q. -A— Authorities attribute the
ywi^ * enormous increase in Ciga«
rette smoking to the improvement in the
process of Cigarette manufacture by the
application of heat. It is true that during
the year 1928, Lucky Strike Cigarettes
showed a greater increase than all the
other Cigarettes combined. This con-
firms in no uncertain terms the public's
confidence in the superiority of Lucky
Strike.

44

99

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

Coait to coa$t radio hook-up every Saturday night through th«
National Broadcasting Company's network. The Lucky Strike
Dance Orchestra in "The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway."

1929, The American Tobacco Co.. Manufacturers

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

:\ray 15, 1929

GENERAL CIGAR EARNINGS UP

FA'I^IJAL (KiAH COMPANY repuils fur the
.Marc'li, l!)2!i, (luartcr net protit of $7()r),3G9,
at'tor cliarui's and Federal taxes, e(|ual, after
al lowing' for 7 i)er cent. i)referred dividend
re^juirenients, to $1..")! a sliare on tlie eonimon stock.
Net protit in the corresponding period of 192S was
$337,8(52, wliicii was equivalent to 75 cents a sliare.

Accordin*^: to the Wall Street Journal, earninu:s in
the current (piarter are ex{)ecte(l to run around $2 to
$2.50 a sliai'e on the 407,570 shares of no-par common
stock, after 7 i)er cent, preferred dividends, compared
with $1.21 a common sluire in the second (juarter of
lf>28. There is jrood cliance tliat the hi^cher estimate
may he attained, which would mean that the comjjany
had covered its $4 common dividend in the first six
months of this vear. In the first half of last vear,
eai-niiiiifs were $i>7(),152 after all chai-ges, eciuivalent
after preferred dividends to only $1.96 a share on the
common.

It is expected that the (Jeneral's record output of
752,0(M),000 cigars made last year will he exceeded this
year and that earnings of the comj)any will he in-
creaseil over those of last year. If earnings material-
ize as exi)ected, common stockholders may ex})ect
lai'ger dividends. Action would prohahly he taken in
tile latter j)art of the year, and would prohahly assume
tile form of an extra cash dividend.

STEWART & HOLMES JOINS CONSOLIDATION

The Stewart & Holmes Drug Company, of Seattle.
Wash., and a $.'>,000,0()0 concern, has joined the Mc-
Kesson & Kohhins, Incorporated, consolidation of
wholesale drug units, it was announced recently.

McKesson «&: Kohhins, Incorporated, was organized
in the State of Maryland a short time ago, and oper-
ated tifty-six wholesale drug units.

Stewart & Holmes was organized in Seattle,
Wash., nearly forty-live years ago, and the two
foundeis passed away a few months ago. J. H. Hailing
is president of the company at the ])resent time ancl
he stated that the consolidation will liave no effect on
the i)resent policy of the l)usiness, hut will result in
certain economies in the management of the firm. The
present officers and emi)loyees, as well as the old es-
tahlished firm name will he retained, he announced,
and all nationally advertised drug and toilet goods
will he handled hy the firm for resale to retail drug
stores to the exclusion of the large drug chain stores.

SALDANA RETURNS FROM PORTO RICO

Marco K. Saldana, chief agent of the Porto Hican
(lovernment Tohacco (Juarantee Agency, in Xew York
City, returned last week from a two-months' visit to
Porto Kico, where he has heen inspecting the crop and
conditions on the island.

Mr. Saldana reports that the new crop of I'orto
Kican leaf will not he as large as expected hut that it
contains some excellent (lualitv.

LORILLARD INCREASING NUMBER OF
EMPLOYEES

It is rej)orted that the Whitlock Branch of the
P. ]x>rillard Comi)any, located in Richmond, Va.,
known as the world's largest cigar factory, has issued
a call for 400 additional employees. The factory has
found it necessary to operate every cigar making ma-
chine to capacity in order to fill orders on hand at the
present time.

E^

m

JOSEPH MENDELSOHN RESIGNS FROM STERN-
MENDELSOHN COMPANY, INCORPORATED

i)OSKPH MPJxXDELSOHN, one of the best
known persons in the leaf tohacco industry,
has resigned as vice-president and director of
Stern-Mendelsohn Company, Incorporated, oi
New York City, and has hecome associated with Selgas
tV: Company, well known leaf tohacco merchants of the
same city, and will supervise the buying, receiving,
curing and stripping of Porto Rican tdbacco, in which
field he is recognized as an expert of wide experience.

Harry S. Rothschild, president of Stern-^rendel-
sohn & Company, stated that Mr. Mendelsohn's resig-
nation was a matter of keen regret to all his associates
in the company and it was caused purely through the
fact that the Stern-Mendelsohn Company had discon-
tinued their Porto Rico packing department.

Mr. Mendelsohn became associated with the leaf
tohacco industry in (liicago in 1883 and came to New
York City in 1901.

Selgas & Company is an old and well established
house with an excellent reputation and maintains pack-
ing houses in Manati, J*orto Rico, in addition to their
offices in New York Citv.

L R. T. A. ELECTS OFFICERS

The Independent Retail Tobacconists Association
held a meeting last week at the Pennsylvania Hotel,
New York City, and the following officers of the or-
ganization were elected:

Harry L. Colin, treasurer; Nat Goldman, fiiumcial
secretary, and Charles Pfeifer, secretary.

The Brand Committee re|>orted that tiiey had ar-
rived at a decision in regard to the cigar brand which
is to be manufactured, and sold exclusivelv in the cigar
stores of members of the I. R. T. A. The committee
reported that E. Popper & Company had been selected
to manufacture the proposed ))rand, and as the report
was ai)proved, production will ])e started at an earlv
date. ^ The brand will be Shade wrapped.

Fred Wliite, former treasurer of the association,
resigned on account of ill health, and Judge Hunter,
former treasurer, was relieved of his duties in order
that he might be better able to attend to other matters
in connection with the association activities. He was
unanimously chosen official counsel for the association.

About fifteen new members joined the association
at the last meeting, and there was the largest attend-
ance at the meeting of any meeting in the history of
the association.

MICHIGAN IMPOSES SALES TAX ON
CIGARETTES

A l)ill placing a tax on cigarettes s(.ld in the State
of Michigan has been passed by the legislature, and
was signed by the (lovernor last week, levying a tax of
one cent on each ten cigarettes sold.

Stamps will be sold by the Dejiartment of State
and must be affixed by the distributor or dealer. It is
estimated that the tax will yiehi njore than $1,:)00,(MK>
a year and it is designed to ])rovi(le funds for the
poorer school districts of the State.

V. VIVAUDOU, INCORPORATED

Net profit of V. Vivaudon, Incoipoiated, which is
coiitrolle<l by Schulte interests, reports net profit for
1928 was $:}:):),70;} compared with $1,012,191 in 1927,
and efpiivalent to forty cents a share on tlie common
stock, as against $2.;J0 a share in the previous year.

smo

cfrA

m a ar/er

ripe smokers tell us. . .

G

Granger's fine old Burley would never smolce with such
cool relish were it not for the shaggy "rough cut." Right!
Nor would the good taste be there except for Wellman's
1870 method — a priceless old time tobacco secret, now
ours exclusively. Sensibly packed in foil, hence ten cents.

Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.

RANGER

I N

MOKE

PIPE

EVERY

DAY

12

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 15, 1929

(Continued from page 8)

teiicic's and obvious evils of that assessment base for
our ad valorem rates."

Use of tlie foieii-n vahie as the duty base allows the
t'oreiiiii produeer praetieally to name the base to whieh
our taritf rates shall apply, it was pointed out, thereby
depriving- our customs authorities of the determination
of the amount of duty to be paid. "This system is at
oiiee the means and the invitation of undervaluations,
thus not only depriving- the Treasury of huge sums
of intended revenue, but at the same time abrogating
and defeating the protection which the rates sup-
l)()sedlv were to afford. It is eijually obvious that with
rates based upon the foreign value of the imported
l)r()duct, the amount of duty diminishes as foreign
value decreases and as protection is most needed.

"AVe know of no valid reason why the Government
of the United States should not retain and exercise
complete control over the workings of its own tariff
enactments. On the other hand, we do know from a
national experience of well over a century, and testi-
fied to by i)ractically every Secretary of the Treasury in
that period that ad valorem rates based upon foreign
valuation result in wholesale undervaluations, the loss of
tremendous sums of intended revenues, and the defeat
of the protection which such rates have been supposed
t<» give. We know, also, that the only way in which the
(lovernment of the United States can make the ad
valorem rates of a tariff law effective is to place those
rates upon some domestic valuation base. And we know,
too, that every domestic interest affected lias urgently
begged tliat such a change of valuation base be made
in the framing of tlie new law."

Employment in Cigar and Cigarette Industry

Increases

Employment in the cigar and cigarette industry
during March increased as comi)ared witli tlie preced-
ing month hut in the cliewiug and smoking tobacco and
.snutf industry there was a marked decline, it is re-
vealed by figures just compiled by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics of the Department of Lal)or. As compared
with March a year ago, however, employment in both
these industries declined.

Keturns to the department fnmi 2:>1 cigar and
cigarette manufacturers showed r)4,87.') jjersons em-
ployed during March, against 54,084 in February, an
increase of 0.3 per cent. Aggregate weekly payroll
totals were $890,012, against $860,324, a gain of 3.5
])('r cent. As compared with March, 1928, there was a
<lecline of 0.9 \yvv cent, in employment and a drop «>f
1.8 i)er cent, in weekly payroll totals, the per cajiita
earnings of workers in the industiy being 3.1 per cent,
above February and 0.7 per cent, below March a year
ago.

Keports from twenty-eight chewing and smoking
tobacco and snufT manufacturing establishments gave
8,949 as the number employed during March, against
9,131 the preceding month, a decline of 2 per cent.
Weekly payroll totals dropped 0.3 ])er cent., totaling
$138,402, against $147,711. As compared with March
a year ago, employment declined 0.4 per cent, and
weekly payroll totals 0.0 per cent. Tlie per capita
earnings of workers in the industry were 4.4 per cent.
undcr'February and 0.1 per cent, below ^Farch, 1928.

Inspection and Grading of Tobacco to be Expanded

The market inspection and grading of tobacco pre-
vious to sale, which has been conducted exi>erimentally
for two years, will be expanded to include additional
markets this year, the bureau of agricultural economics
of the Department of Agriculture has announced.

Acting in co-operation with the Virginia State De-
partment of Agriculture, grading service has been con-
tlucted on an experimental basis at the Lynchlmrg
market. Applications have been received by the bureau
for extending the service to other markets. Opera-
tions at South Hill, Va., a dark-fired market, is under
consideration. Extension of the service into other
States is also being given consideration.

Under the market inspection procedure, tobacco
delivered to an auction warehouse for sale is examined
by a grader licensed by the United States Departnaent
of Agriculture to grade tobacco on the basis of United
States standard grades. The sales ticket is marked
to show the grade determined, and this grade is an-
nounced by the warehouseman or auctioneer when the
tobacco is offered for sale. The average prices by
grades are posted at the close of each week.

Continuation of Government Policy in Respect to
Mergers Anticipated

Continuation of the policy which the Government
has followed during the past eight years with respect
to enforcement of the anti-trust laws is anticipated, in
view of the opinion rendered by Attorney-Cieneral Mit-
chell, refusing the sanction of the (jovernment to the
plan of the oil industry for curtailment of production.

In view of President Hoover's known attitude with
respect to mergers in industry, it was a matter of specu-
lation whether his views with respect to reduction of
waste through mergers would be reflected in the stand
of the Department of Justice. The Attorney-Generars
opinion, however, is taken in Washington to mean that
the President is satistied with the present administra-
tion of the anti-trust statutes. He is thoroughly famil-
iar with the situation which precipitated the opinion, it
having- been, in fact, his announcement of a conserva-
tion policy for Government owned oil lands which led
the oil industry to formulate its own ])lan for cur-
tailment of production. The whole mattei* is known
to have been laid before him, and the opinion of the
Department of Justice, therefore, it is indicated, enun-
ciates a policy of which he has approved.

In his opinion, tlie Attorney-General declared that
'*it is not the ])ractice of Attorneys-General to give
opinions as to whether proi)osed action by private ])er-
sons would violate the laws of the United States." He
makes it known definitely that the Department of Jus-
tice will not sanction any merger or otlu'r plan which
Ix'ar^ possibilities of law evasion, and also makes it
clear that Federal I)e])artments are not authorized to
speak for the Department of Justice, and they are
warned that to give approval to any ])lans proposed
bv an industrv, uidess thev are s])ecilicallv authorized
l)y ( Vingress to take such action, would lie to assiime an
autlioi-itv which thev do not have.

KEOGH JOINS UNION CIGAR

Val Keogh, who recently resigned from the Ameri-
can Cigar Company, has joined the sales force of the
Union Cigar Comi)any and will j)ut his efforts behind
the "Mi Favorita" brand in the future.

May 1.-), 1029

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

Tell 'ein=/f 5 Ripe Tobacco

-and the sale is made

99

Your time is valuable. Yours is a business in which
the unit of sale is comparatively small — one, three, five or
ten cigars per average customer. You must work fast to
do a good day's business. You can't afford to let time-con-
suming discussions eat up half your profit.

Sell cigars that need no long-winded persuasion. Sell
Bayuks! " — It's Ripe Tobacco!" ... In this crisp, con-
cise statement you have the biggest, most logical and most
convincing cigar-selling argument ever put into three words.

Every customer understands it. He is satisfied that a cigar
made entirely of ripe tobacco must
be O. K. . . . And in almost no time
you're ready for the next customer. BUILD

Best of all, with every Bayuk cigar goes the proof of
your argument to clinch your customer's continued pat-
ronage: No bitter taste of unJer-ripe tobacco to mar the
smoker's pleasure. None of that insipid flatness which
ofer-ripe leaves generally cause. Nothing but the true-
tasting flavor, the nature-mellowed mildness, the bountiful
fragrance of /u/Zy-ripe middle leaves of choice tobacco
plants.

Bayuk cigar sales are showing far more favorable
progress than the cigar industry in general. There must be

something behind the Bayuk "ripe to-
bacco" idea. We'll tell you what it is:
BUSlNtibib Unmatchable quality and value!

BAYUK BRANDS

CHARLES THOMSON

BAYUK
HAVANA RIBBON

MAPACUBA

"/ts Ripe Tohaccol

1

UMDFR-Rm

Bayuk never
iuc« these leaves

RIPE

— the only tobacco

leaves good enough

for Bayuk dgan

OVER-mPE

Bayuk never
uses these leaves

BAYUK
PHILADELPHIA

CIGAR

sfc) I

.., — Every Bayuk Cigar

PRINCE HAMLET

BAYUK QGAR

Makers of fine cigars since 1897

PHILADELPHIA

14

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 15, 1929

pOSTMASTtu

CIGAR

For a rapid fire sale and big turnover
it pays to keep this popular 2 for 5^
cigar on the counter. P. Lorillard Co. ,
Inc., 119 West 40th St., New York

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. liLOCH, Wheeling, V\ . Va President

CHAKLES J. EISENLUHK. Philadelphia, Pa Ex-President

JULIUS LICHTENSTEIN. New York, N. V Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Coinmitiec

MAJ. GEUKGE \\. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

H. H. SHELTON, WashitiBton, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. KEEU, Kichmond. Va Vice-President

HAKVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-PresKient

ASA LEMLEIN, New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York. N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WTTTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

VVM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City ......President

W. J. LUKASWTTZ, Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark, N. J .....Presjdent

CHARLES D. COLEMAN, Chicago, HI ....Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT. 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN Pre«iHen»

SAMIEL WASSERM AN ".'."..'. Vice-Pre«iden>

ARTHUR WERNER, 51 Chambers St., New York. City ...' ecretary and Treasurer

HARWOOD NOW VICE PRESIDENT OF
AMERICAN CIGAR COMPANY

RANK W. HAKWOOD, who became associated
with tlie American Cigar Company as adver-
tising director a short time ago, after resign-
ing from a similar position with the American
Tobacco Company, was recently elected a vice-presi-
dent of the American Cigar C'ompany at a meeting of
the Board of Directors.

Although with the cigar company but a few
months, he has been instrumental in increasing the
sale of their brands to a ccmsiderable extent through-
out the country, and it was in recognition of his ability
that he was promoted to the post of vice-president ;
however, he will continue to serve as advertising direc-
tor also.

Mr. Harwood was largely responsible for the tre-
mendous growth of ''Lucky Strike" sales while he was
advertising director of the American Tobacco Com-
pany. Previous to his association with the American
Tobacco Company he was advertising manager of the
General Cigar Company.

WISCONSIN SUES CIGAR COMPANY

Last week the State of Wisconsin filed suit against
the Lewis-Leidersdorf Company and two eastern cigar
factories, in Milwaukee Circuit Court, asking a re-
straining order to prevent the Lewis-Leidersdorf (^)m-
l^any from issuing any more exclusive dealer contracts,
which prohibits dealers purchasing any cigars fnmi
any other wholesalers or manufacturers. The State
further asks that each of the defendants forfeit $r)0()()
as provided by Section 13301 of the statutes.

NEW TEN-CENT CIGARETTE

A new liijuid <»f cigarettes made its ai)pearance in
the New Voik market last week, under the brand name
of "Paul Jones." The new l)raiid retails at twenty
cigarettes for ten cents and is packed in the popular
cup package.

It is manufactured ])y the Continental To])acco
Company and appeared in the chain stores and other
retail stores in New York ( Mty. Marketing of the brand
will be c(>nfined to New York City until a substantial
demand is established.

SCHULTE DIVIDEND OMITTED

The board of directors of the Schulte Retail Stores
Corj>oration at their last meeting omitted the regular
(luarterly dividend of 87Vii cents in cash and to pc»r
cent, in common stock due at this time. This action
was not unexj)ected due to the statement made by Mr.
Schulte, at the recent stockhohlers' meeting, in refer-
ence to conditions in the cigarette fiehl.

PETITION FILED AGAINST SCRANTON
MANUFACTURER

An involuntary petition in bankruptcy has been
filed in the Federal Court, in Scranton, Pa., against
the Rosenthal Cigar Manufacturing Company of that
city by the Norristown Cigar Box Company, when it
presented claims against that concern. The petition
was also accompanied by a statement from the cigar
manufacturing concern admitting its insolvency and
exjiressing a willingness to be adjudged a bankrupt.
Attorney Lee P. Stark appeared for the petitioning
creditor.

May 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

THE NICHOLAS COMPANY SUCCEEDS
G. S. NICHOLAS & SON

HE firm of S. G. Nicholas & Son, Limited, who
have been located at 41 Beaver Street, New
York City, for more than seventy years, has
been taken over l)y The Nicholas Company,
Limited, a newly organized company which is composed
entirely of employees of G. S. Nicholas & Son.

Headquarters of the Nicholas Company will be
moved to 98 Wall Street, where the company has ol)-
tained a lease on the entire building. The business of
the Nicholas Company will be confined entirely to
tol)acc() and tobacco i)r()dncts, and the distribution of
l)everages, sardines, olive oil, etc., formerly carried on
by G. S. Nicholas & Son will be discontinued.

I>. D. Baxter, formerly vice-president and treas-
urer of G. S. Nicholas & Son, and associated with the
firm for more than thirty-three years, will be i)resident
of the newly formed organization, and will devote his
attention to the financial end of the business; Joseph
F. Martin, who has been associated with the l)usiness
for about twelve years, will be vice-president, and will
have entire charge of the buying and selling end of
the business; John II. Martens will be second vice-
l)resideiit ; Rudolph Ludwig will be treasurer, and J.
H. Attridge, former secretary of G. S. Nicholas & Son,
will be secretary.

The Nicholas Company will distribute such im-
ported brands as ''Romeo v Julieta," "Cpmann,"
"Larranaga," "Partagas," ''Belinda," "Punch" and
"La Intimidad." The company will also distribute
cigarettes and high-grade pipe tobacco.

The firm of G. S. Nicholas & Son, Limited, was
organized in 1860 by John F. Purdy, and it liecame
Purdy & Nicholas in 1875 when George S. Nicholas
was admitted to the firm. In 1889 Mr. Purdy retired
from the firm and it became known as George S. Nich-
olas. In 1896 it became known as George S. Nicholas
& Company, and in 1916 it was changed to (J. S. Nich-
olas & Son, Limited, and the name has now been
changed to the Nicholas Company, Limited, etfective
at once.

49th year

15

SCHULCO COMPANY EARNINGS

Schulco Company, Incorporated, a Schulte enter-
prise, reports net income for the quarter ending March
31st of $8657. Net income from operations, after <le-
ducting expenses, mortgage interest and depreciation
on buildings owned, totaling in all $139,589, amounted
to $124,160. Adding other income of $2082, i)rought
gross income to $126,243. Interest accrued on guaran-
teed 6V1' per cent, mortgage sinking fund gold bonds
amounted to $117,586.

NON-SMOKERS PROTEST ASH TRAYS IN CLUB

To smoke or not to smoke giew from a (lucstion
into a controversy last week among members of the
Chicago Women's (*lub.

At the behest of members who smoke, the new
home of the organization was ecpiippcd with ash trays.
Opponents of the practice among women have mar-
shaled their forces and will carry the agitation to the
board of directors for a ruling.

CONSOLIDATED CIGAR EARNINGS DECREASE

The (Consolidated Cigar Corporation reports net
profit for the ((uarter ending March 31st of $668,924,
after charges and Federal taxes. This compares with
$685,953 in the first quarter of 1928.

WAIir & BOND

Blackstone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

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Office, 1181 Broadway. New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Kty Wttl. Florida

CIGARS ARE THE MOST EN-
JOYABLE AND LEAST IRRI-
TATING FORM IN WHICH
TOBACCO CAN BE SMOKED

in the expert medical opinion of

DOCTOR LEON BIZARD

Laureate of the French Academy of
Medicine

The world's leading medical authurities endorse the cigar in La
I'alina's Spring 1929 Advertising Campaign — in large circulation
newspapers everywhere — winning a greater appreciation, not
alone for La I'alina, but for every other cigar that is sold t>Mlav

LH PALINA

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

May 15, 1929

CIGARETTE PRICE WAR WILL BOOST
MANUFACTURERS' PROFITS

HE price war now threatened among' hir^e re-
taih'rs of ci^^arettes can seareK nave any otlier
elTect than to increase consnniption and thns
increase sak's and earnin^^s of mannfactnrers,
according to a forecast ma(k> l)y the Stanihird
Statistics Company, of New York, in its cnrrent survey
of the tol)acco inchistry. , ,, , . •

Cioaiette consumption in the hrst quarter in-
creased more than 11) per cent, over the simihu- perio<l
of 1928, tiie ligures l>einK 2().9 bdhon and 24.., l.dhon
The gain in January was 21.4 per cent hut tins tel
o^ to 7 per cent, and 2.(1 per cent, m tehiuary and

rn(h'r the stimuhis of .stanchinhzation, adveitismg,
and freciuent downward revision of prices, consump-
tion of cigarettes in tlie Tnited Slates has increased
for a (k'cade at the average rate of al)Out 12 ])er cent.
a vear. Owing in hirge part to an unsatistactory com-
petitive situation, tlie 1927 gain was .*>iily ^•^> P^'^" ^*^^^»V
hut tliis sk)wing (h)wn was elieeked m 1928 l)y an ad-
vance of 9 per cent., the survey continues.

''Tliat the inchistrv is capal)k> of further expansion
of a prohmged character is attested by the rapid growth
up to this time, in spite of recent smaHer expenditures
for advertising and failure of certain dealers to pass
ah.n^- to the puhlie the price cuts of last year. In both
of these resi)ects, however, the outlook ])romises im-
provement. Advertising this year is l)eing concen-
trated on newspaper space with the aim ot reaching
a hirger numl)er of consumers."

DE-NICOTINIZING COMPANY AGREES TO

DESIST

According to an announcement by the Federal
Trade C^ommission, a cigar and cigarette distributor
has entered into an agreement with the federal IraiU'
Commission whereby the distributor agrees to discon-
tinue misrepresentations in their advertisements relat-
ing to their cigars and cigarettes.

The name of the company was not disclosed, wliicli
is in line with the policy of the commission recently
adopted.

The commission states : , • , i

'^De-Xicotinized Cigarettes" were advertised by
a ccjrporation engaged in the sale an<l distribution ot
cigars and cigarettes. Tests disclosed that the nicotine
content of these cigarettes was not substantially less
than the nicotine content in the popular nationally ad-
vertised brands for which no claim as to de-nicotmiza-
tion is made by the manufacturers.

Other claims made by the comjiany were:
"All the incomi)arable flavor is retained \yith a
minimum amount of nicotine, due to the de-nicotin

izing." , - ,

**:^Iildest of the mild. All that joyous aroma but

less nicotine."

SCRANTON TOBACCO MAN SHOT

James J. Scott, president of the Clark & Scott
Tobacco Company, of Scranton, Pa., was shot by his
brother during a heated argument over business atlairs

last week.

Mr. Scoti was immediately removed 1o tlie .Mercy
Ilos])ital in that city where it was found the l)ullet had
entered bis head jiist under the right eye. I'hysicians
were unal>h' to predici the outcome of the w«»und, al-
though \u' ><'emed in ih» imme<lia1e danger at Ihe lime.

AN INTERESTING CELLOPHANE EXHIBIT

X extensive display of cigars wra])ped in mois-
turei)roof (/elloi)hane, including the i)ro(lucts
of twentv-three concerns, was the center of
attraction at the du Pont Products Exhiltit on
tlie Ik)ardwalk at Atlantic (^ity this week. This is the
lirst time such a display has been made at the resort
and the unusual ai)pearance and eharaeteristics of the
moistureproof Cellophane wrap brought into the Ex-
hibit a great number of interested people. The goods
were displayed in boxes, which contained cigars
wrapped in one, two, three, four and live units. It was
explained to visitors that the unusual (lualities of this
wrapping material made it possible for cigars wrapped
in this material to be kept fresh for from four to six
months without humidors. Another highly interesting
fact explained was that the cigars wrai)i)ed in this ma-
terial could be jumpeil on without being harmed. The
interest in the (lisplay was heightened by the effective
backgrounds employed. These consisted of lacciuered
fabrics in modernistic patterns and a great wealth ot
eolorful fabrics disposed so as to contrast and draw at-
tention to the cigars.

The products exhibited were those from concerns
in manv states including the American Exchange Cigar
Co., D.'Emil Klein Co., A. Gutierrez, E. P. Cordero &
Co., Harrv Blum, E. Popper & Co., Gene-Vall Cigar Co.,
Inc of New York Citv; Julius Fernback & Co., AN eiig-
ler Jc Mandell, Xathan Elson, Inc., Garcia IVrfecto &
Bros., of Chicago; Joseph Knecht, Cincinnati, Ohio;
Hav-A-Tampa (^gar Co., Tampa, Florida; Frank P.
Lewis Cigar Co., Peoria, 111.; J. Kerns Cigar Co., Mil-
waukee, Wise; W. H. Meyers & Co., Red Lion, Pa.;
Joseph Weinreich, Davton, Ohio; H. P\Midrick, Inc.,
Evansville, Ind.; II. Traiser & (^o.. Inc., Boston, Mass.;
Lee Hov Mvers Co., Savannah, (ia.; M. Marsh & Sons,
Wheeliiig, W. Va.; Cochran Bros., McCVjiinellsviUe,
Ohio, and Yokum Brothers, Heading, Pa.

LIGGETT MANAGER DIES

J. \V. Kasal, president of the National Cigar
Stands Companv, and head of the cigar and tobacco
de])artment of the Liggett Drug Stores Company, died
suddenly in Detroit last week.

Mr. Kasal had been identified with the Liggett
stores for more than ten years and had l)een instru-
mental in increasing the sales of cigars in their stands
to a considerable extent.

He had a reputation as a remarkable selector ot
marketable brands of cigars.

He is survived by his widow and two children.
Services were held in Detroit on Saturday, May 11th.

MENGEL COMPANY EARNINGS INCREASE

The Mengel Company reports earnings for the
first (piarter of 1929 as $454,414, after exi)eiises, in-
terest and depreciation, but before Federal taxes. This
compares with net earnings of $:U8,6:^7 in the first
quarter of 1928. April sales were $2,or)(M)0(), as com-
pared with $1,46.3,000 in April of last year.

SCHULTE-UNITED EARNINGS

(Jross sales of the Schulte Vu'iUh] Five Cent to a
Dollar Stores for the month of A])ril, 192!), were
$982,701, and for the four months ending April 'M\ they

totaled $:?,:nr),7i9.

May 15, 1929

Sap You Saiv It in The Tobacco AVorld

49th year

17

SIMONS MADE GENERAL SALES DIRECTOR OF
UNITED CIGAR STORES

AM SIMONS, who started his United career
back of the counter of the United Cigar Store
U Company's eleventh store, in Boston, 2() years
ago, has been made General Sales Director of
the Company.

"From now on," said ^Ir. Simons, "our zone sales
activities will be directed from the New York Office. We
will be in constant touch with every one of our ',VA()i)
stores and agencies. Every activity in every one of
those stores will be under immediate and uniform con-
trol, rather than under exclusive control of local zone
managers. In short, the entire organization will be uni-
fied— as though, by the pressure of a button we could
make things happen in every store, simultaneously."

Those who know Sam Simons — those who are
familiar with his story are ([uite willing to concede
him the ability to direct this new and great under-
taking.

Mr. Simons' interpretation of his job — |)lus his
application soon brought promotion. He was made
store manager. Served his company so well that when
a man was needed to take charge of New Jersey busi-
ness— the executive finger pointed out young Simons.

P^rom then on his rise was rapid. One important
promotion followed another. The Davis & Klein Com-
pany was formed to develop the sundry business in the
United Stores and Simons was made vice-president.
He did that job so well that he was drawn back into
the United organization to give his entire time to the
growing sundry department and to unify it with United
methods and ideals.

Simons is first of all a merchandising man — a keen
student of human nature — and he has a well balanced
sense of values. These qualities often brought him
into the executive counsels — and face to face with op-
portunity.

He was sent to Boston to take charge of the New
England territory. Later when a master merchandis-
ing mind was needed for the South — Simons was
selected.

When the United Cigai' Stores adopted the zoiie
sales system, the territory then covered by United was
marked into three zones and each of three sales execu-
tives was given freedom of choice. Simons selected the
Washington, Bidtimore and Philadelphia zone.

But he neve^r assumed charge of that zone. He saw
o])port unity with a big "O" over in New York's lower
East side, the home of eut ])rices, the spawning ground
of ])rice wars that often grew to nation-wi<le ]unpor-
tions.

United then had 100 stores on the lower East side.
It was the companv \s smallest territorv — and eveiv
one of the stores it containe<l were deep in the "re<l."
To willingly seek the management of such a problem
was considered little short of foolhardy.

But Simons did seek it, and api)lied the snme rules
of sound nierchandising he had leaiiied in Boston many
years before — with the result that in a j)eriod of time
that must have seemed surpiising to his superiors,
he brought his district back within i)rolit I'ange.

In c(»mmenting upon Mr. Simons' rise, Mr. A. C.
Allen, Executive Vice President, said, "It is in line
with a policv established bv Presid(»nt Wlielan manv

■ • • •

Ncars ago. The I'cwards go where they are deserved.
Mr. Whelaii believes in helping men who have demon-
strated their ability to help tliemselvcs.

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WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGB. GRADE NON-EVAPORATING

CIGAR FLAVORS

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and Impart a most palatable flavor

FUYORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for List of Flavors for Special Brands
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ENGLISH TOBACCO BRANDS

Accordinji: to the "Economist," April 13tli issue,
as many as 20,000 brands of tobacco products were
sold in Great Britain in 1901, and the total is not less
today. The i)ret'erence of the British consumer for his
favorite inand constitutes a tower of strength for the
comi)anles manufacturing tlie old established brands.

The tobacc() industry is probably the most pros-
perous industry in the whole of (Jreat Britain today,
ihe statement adds, and economic depression and in-
creased taxation are ap])arently powerless to arrest
its progress. The attraction of tobacco company se-
curities for the investor, in fact, has been bound up
with the small extent to which increased j)rices have
checked tlie growth of consumption.

"Px'causc of tliat now well-known policy, Mr. Wlie-
lan is looked n|)on as a great buihk'r of men. He is, and
he insists that ex'ery company executive and depart-
ment head develop that faculty. There must l)e a con-
teiMJer foi' every Iterth in the {'ompany — a man trained
and ready t(» step into any emergency. Sim(>ns is snch
a man — and he owes his success, mainly to his own ef-
fort, plus the o])portnnity that i'resident Whelan has
gnaranteed to every man in the United oi'ganization."

In addition to the (leneral Sales Directorshi]), Mr.
Simons is a \'ice Pi'esident of the United Uigar Stores
Company, one of its directors and a meml)er of the
executive committee.

18

49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

May 15, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, ^.'ew^^^^^^ o^^^^

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A), $5.00
Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer 2-^*^

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A-An .llowance of $2 wilj be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration. * ^ .

Note B-If a report on a search of a title necessitates the "P°'»'"« <». *??"
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21). an fd^'tional charge of^ One

Dollar ($100) will be made. If it necess hates t»^« .«P°!V"A °ree of Two Sfu«
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- 31). an additional charge of Iwo JJona^
$2.00) will be made and so an audit.onal charge of One Dollar (»l.uo)
rmide for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

AVRO:— 45,472. For all tobacco products. April 27, 1929. George

Schlegcl, Inc., New York, N. \ . . _ .y,^

WINGREY:— 45,473. For all tobacco products. April -/, iv-v.

George Scblegel, Inc.. New York, X. \. » i 77 io?o

TERRACE ARMS:— 45,474. For all tobacco products. April _V, l^-V.

Geor«c Scblegel. Inc.. -New York, X. \. . 1 77 iq?q

MARADOS:— 45,475. For all tobacco products. April ^/. iv-v.

George Scblegel. Inc., Xew York. X. Y.
PAONS:— 45,475. For cigarettes and tobacco products. April _/,

1929. Halt Hrotbers. Xew ^ ork. X. Y » •, 77 10 ?u

COMMERCIAL CREDIT:— 45,464. lor cigars. April -.^, 192^-

Febseiifeld Citjar Co., Baltimore, Md. ,, , . »

LA PAP-BEN :-45.465. For cigars. April 23. 1929. Lady Agnes

Cigar Co., Brooklyn, X. Y. ,

PELDALE:— 45.467. For all tobacco products. April 26, 1929. Ceo.

Scblegel, Inc.. Xew York, X. Y. * 1 7, 10 jo

YORKVIEW: — 45,468. For all tobacco products. April _0, iy->-

Geo. Scblegel. Inc.. Xew York. X. Y. » 1 77 io?o Th^

FLAMING YOUTH:— 45,469. For cigars. April 27, 1929. Ihe

American Label Co.. .Xew York, X. Y.
CLIVEDEN CLUB:— 45,470. For all tobacco products. April ^/,

19^ P.obrow Bros., Inc., Pbiladelphia. Pa.
CLIVEDEN LEAGUE:— 45,471. For all tobacco products. April

27, 1929. Bobrow Bros., Inc., Philadelphia. Pa.

TRANSFERS

LADY MACBETH:— 16,179 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars. Regis-
tered January 5. 1899. by American Litho. Co.. Chicago. IIL trans-
ferred to Leopold Powell & Co.. Xew York, X. \ .. and re-trans-
ferred to Clyde F. Marion, Lynbrook, Long Island. Xew \ ork,
April 23, 1929.

RE-REGISTRATION OF ABANDONED OR UNUSED

TRADE-MARKS

Xotice is hereby given that an application has been filed with us
for the registration'of the following trade-marks, and that same will
be registered unless we shall be advised of the existence of any valid
rights thereto bv written notice setting forth specifically the basis ot
such claims on or before the registration date set opposite the trade-
mark.

SHERBROOKE May \\ 1929.

METHODISTS DENOUNCE CIGARETTE ADS

The Metliodist Board of Temperance, Proliihitiou
and Public Morals last Sunday, in Washington, indi^-
nantlv otfended at methods employed to advertise
cigarettes, in addition to asserting its distaste for
tobacco in general, ur^ed that the radio be barred to
such advertising and that billboard i>osters be re-
stricted to "matter which does not otfeml tlie public

taste."

Momentarily turning away from prohibition, the
board's weekly *"clii) sheet" charges "an attempt to
spread the use of cigarettes to ^ii'l^ and chihlren,"
adding that this "is arousing nati<m-wide resentment."

The board then goes on to say :

"It is true that cigarettes are being used by many
women in America and the number may increase, but
promotion of this undesirable development by adver-
tising is not only to be regretted, but should be re-
sisted."

J. M. LANDFIELD DEAD

Joseph M. Landlield, well known through the cigar
industry, passed away at the Montefiore Hospital in
Xew York City last week following an illness of several
months' duration.

Mr. Landfield was formerly head of the firm of
T.andfield Brothers, cigar manufacturers, of Chicago,
and when that firm discontinued business he became a
traveling salesman.

He is survived by his widow^ and a daughter, three
brothers and two sisters.

Funeral services were held at the Funeral Chapel
200 West Ninety-first Street, New York City, on Sun
day morning, May 12th.

YORK TOBACCO BUSINESS SOLD

The Ziegler Candy Company, of York, Pa., re-
cently announced that they had purchased the whole-
sale tobacco and confectionery business of S. L. Etter
& Son, of the same city. The Ziegler Company, which
formerly handled only confectionery, will now add
tobacco, cigars and cigarettes to their stock, and Mr.
Ftter, who has conducted the wholesale tobacco busi-
ness for the past fourteen years, will now devote his
entire time to his retail store.

Charles Spielman, who represented the Etter firm
in the southern Pennsylvania territory, will continue
to rei)resent the Ziegler Company in the same capacity.

LOPEZ JOINS KLEINER COMPANY

Victor Lopez, well known cigar salesman, formerly
connected with the Preferred Havana Tobacco Com-
panv, has joined the sales force of E. Kleiner & Com-
pany, of ."ill Fifth Avenue, New York City. The terri-
tory he will cover has not yet been assignetl.

NEW R. J. REYNOLDS BUILDING

(Continued from Page 4)

counting rooms. On one of the fioors of the building
a cafeteria is provided for use of the Company em-

plovees.

* Following the modern trend, the street sides of the
first floor have been desigiied to house stores and shops.
At the east end of the building on the first fioor a pub-
lic arcade has been included, easily reached from two
streets, while in the basement are located a restaurant
and a l)arber shop.

The Company is using about one-half of the floors
of the building, and is renting for commercial purposes
remaining floors. Already about 85 per cent, of the
teiiantable space in the i)uilding has been occupied

and lented.

What the structure means to the tobacco industry
in general cannot be estimated in dollars and cents. It
stands as a symbol of stability, an imi)ressive monu-
ment indicative of the industry's progress.

The continued expansion of the Reynolds Com-
paiiv's business is a matter of general knowledge and
was recentlv confirmed in an interview given by Mr.
Bowman (Jrav, president of the Company, who, on his
relnrn fiom a trip abroad, stated that "(Vimel" (Mgar-
ettes and "Prince Albert" Tobacco, along with many
other im])ortant brands of the Company, showed nice
•rains in sales for the first cpiarter of 1929 over the first
((uarter of 1928.

JUNE 1, 1929

UIB

RECtlVEi:)

JUN7- 1929

Is of Extra Hi^h Quality

For the last tew months, the Island has been favored by the finest
tohaccf) ^rowinti: weather in its history. The ion^ succession of clear,
sunlit days, with an occasional mild rainstorm to supply the needed
moisture, has produced the finest (|uality crop the Island has ever

^rown.

e

Porto Rican tobacco is ^rown under the supervision of the Depart-
ments of Agriculture of both I^orto Rico and the I nited States.
The latest and most up-to-date metlK)ds of seed selection, cultivation
and har\estini: are employed. All its natural hiijh (jualities have
been fully developed, until today a lar^e portion of the Island's pop-
ulation is emploveil in ^rowinirand exportintr tliis wonderful leaf.

THE CROP MAY BE SHORT

The growers ha\e spared no effort to repair the damage caused by
the hurricane of last September, yet the crop may he short. Esti-
mate vour needs and place your orders at once.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILA.. PA.

There is nothing neAV about the

BLINDFOLD TEST

\\ hen you pack cij^ars so that picking one out is like
pulling straws, you might as well blindfold the customer,
tor all he knows about what he is getting. That may be
all right if the cigars are the sort better not seen until
smoked.

But men don't go in a cigar store to play * 'button, but-
ton, who's got the button/' That is why

The best cigars
are packed in

wooDKN Boxr:s

And careful smokers know it. It is good business to pack
your cigars in wooden boxes.

"When a blanket wet
Is solidly set

O'er hopes prematurely grown;
When ambition is tame,
And energy lame,

And the bloom from the fruit is blown:
When to dance and to dine.
With women and wine.

Past poverty pleasures are —
A man's not bereft
Of all peace, if there's left

The Joy of a good cigar. ' '

— Norris Bull

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Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 11

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

CIGAR CHAINS CUT PRICES AND DROP

COUPONS

X accordance witli the prediction made by Mr.
Sclmlte at the recent stockliolders meeting,
tliat unless some adjustment was made in tlie
retail price of cigarettes by competitors within
sixty (lays, that he could promise a drastic price cut
lliroughout the entire country, prices in the Scliulte
Cigar Stores were cut on Friday, May 24th, to thirteen
cents a yjackage for the popular brands of cigarettes
and two packages for a quarter. Prior to that time
the price was fifteen cents for one package or two
packages for a quarter.

Prices of standard brands of cigars were also cut
as follows : live-cent cigars, now six for a quarter ; ten-
cent cigars, now three for a quarter; two for a quartei-
cigars, now two for twenty-one cents, or live for iifty
cents ; fifteen cent cigars, now two for a quarter, or five
for sixty cents; and three for fifty-cents cigars, now
fifteen cents each, or seven for one dollar. Little ci-
gars were also cut in proportion.

The United Cigar Stores also cut their prices to
agree with the Schulte Cigar Store prices, and both
chains have discontinued the giving of coupons. How-
ever, all coupons already issued will ])e reedemed at
the premium agencies of the two companies up to the
first of the new year.

In an interview given to the i)ress early last week,
^Ir. Schulte said that if the retailers had been willing
to bring the cigarette prices back to 15 cents a pack
his comi)any would not have discontinued the coupons,
but since the coupons had been eliminated the man-
agers of the cliain felt that they should in some way
"return the money thus saved to the public," hence
the cut in prices.

The Scliulte Com])any also intimated that if neces-
sary to meet competition, the price of cigarettes would
])e further cut, if necessary, to 11 cents a package. It
is estimated that by discontinuing the coupons the
Schulte Stores will save approximately $700,000 a
vear, and the United Cigar Stores well over $1,(K)0,-
000.

The United Cigar Stores Company stated that the
reduction in prices was not a price war at all, Init sim-
ply a change in policy which ena])les them to save
money on premiums and sp<'nd it on reducing prices.

The Inde[)en(l('nt Ketail Tol)acconists Association,
held a meeting in the Hotel Pennsylvania, New York
City, last week to discuss the cut in prices, and Presi-
dent Ben Gorlitzer issued the following statement:

"The result will l)e only to eliminate the small
cigar dealers who are entirely dependent upon their

(Continued on Page 17)

SUMATRA TARIFF RAISED 40c PER POUND

\/kT\ ORD has been received from the Tobacco Mer-
^^ chants Association in reference to an increase
iB3Bl of forty cents a pound in the duty on Suma-
tra tobacco imported into this country, as fol-
lows :

"It is with profound regret that we have to re-
port that at the final executive meeting of the Ways
and Means Committee held today, the committee has
at last yielded to the pressure of the high taritf advo-
cates, by adopting an amendment raising the taritf on
cigar wrappers forty cents per pound.

"This information came to us by wire as a most
shocking surprise, for in view of the Ways and Means
Committee's report on the cigar business and the
wrapper tariff question, coupled with the fact that last
week, after a reconsideration of the matter, they again
decided to leave the old rates unchanged, it seemed
hardly believable that any change would ])e made at
this time, on the eve of taking the final vote on the
])ill.

"That this increase would spell disaster to the
nickel cigar business need hardly be emphasized.

"But this is only half of the battle, for we still
have an opportunity to secure relief from the Senate,
and needless to say, most vigorous activities will be
immediately inaugurated throughout the country to
secure such relief from the Senate."

Tobacco Mkhchants Association of
THK U. S.

Last week a delegation of Florida tobacco grow-
ers, headed by former Governor Carey Hardee, ap-
peared before the House Ways and Means Committee
at Washington and asked for an increase in the duty
on Sumatra wrapper tobacco.

Connecticut Congressmen have also been exerting
considerable pressure on the committee to secure an
increase in the dutv.

LINCOLN & ULMER HEAD DIES

Melchior Ulmer, head of Jjincoln & Ulmer, manu-
facturers of denicotinized cigars and tobacco, died sud-
denly on May 22nd at his home on Riverside Drive,
Xew York City. Mr. Ulmer was sixty-nine years old
and had been engaged in the cigar manufacturing in-
dustry for more than thirty years.

Funeral services were held on May 24th from Saul
A. Rothschild's Central Funeral Chapel.

He is survived by his widow, two sons, one brother
and one sister. His two sons were associated with him
in the firm of Lincoln & Ulmer, manufacturers of
"0-Nic-O" brand of tobacco products.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 1, 1929

NEXT "OLD GOLD" PROGRAM FROM DENVER

11 K lioine folks will have an opportunity to see
one of their favorite sons, now famous, when
I*aul Whiteinan and his orchestra arrive at
Denver on the ''Old (Jold" — Paul Whiteman
Special for the "Old GohT'— Paul Whiteman Hour
weeklv l)r(>adeast on June 4th. The Jazz King and liis
men will be heard from 9 to 10 P. M. P^astern Daylight
Time on that day as guest artists of station KLZ. Tlie
program will be l)rt)adeast over the nation-wide Colum-
bia System.

The arrival of the special on June 3d will give
Paul Whiteman time to inspect his extensive ranch not
far from the city where his prize-winning cattle and
dogs are bretl.

A reunion of old friends suggests such songs as
''Down bv the Old .Mill Stream," "In the Shade of the
Okl Api)le Tree" and "Sweet Adeline." All three of
these are on the program along with an up-to-date
selection of dance music.

Mr. Whiteman and his famous orchestra began his
transcontinental tour last week and made his first stop
in Philadelphia on Friday, .May 24th, where he gave
a concert in the Metropolitan Opera House here, before
an audience of three thousand people. Tlie concert
was also broa<lcast from the stage over station WCAU,
of the Columbia Broadcasting System to many more
thousjinds of listeners-in.

On May 28th the "Old Gold" program was broad-
ca.st bv this orchestra from station WBBM in Chicago.

ROOSEVELT MAY BE P. R. GOVERNOR

It is rumored that Colonel Theodore Roosevelt
has l)een otfered the i>osition of Governor of Porto
Hico and that he would be willing to accept such a post.

Colonel Koosevelt, former Assistant Secretary of
tlie Navy, is at present in Indo-China on a liunting
expedition, and it is expected that he will go to San
Juan as soon as j)ossible after liis return from China.

It is reported that intpiiry was made of Ins family
some time ago as to whether the Colonel would acce])t
the post and tlnit his relatives immediately communi-
cate<l with him in China.

BATT BROTHERS HAVE NEW CIGARETTE

Batt Brothers, manufacturers of monogramed and
novelty cigarettes in New York City, announce their
latest creation in cigarettes that are totally ditferent,
will l)e known as "Tobats," anil that this brand will ])e
made of only the finest selected 100 jier cent, imported
Havana tobacco, unusually mjld and aromatic.

These cigarettes have been placed on sale in clubs,
gift shops, hotels and drug stores in New York City,
and retail at twenty-five cents for twenty cigarettes.

C. G. BONDY ESTATE $625,000

Charles Gross Bondy, twenty-three-year-old son of
Kichard C. Bondy, senior vice-president and director of
the General C/igar Company, who died in Amsterdam,
Holland, on March Kith, wliile attending the tobacco
inscriptions there, left an estate of $62r),000 and no will.

Air. Bondv was graduated from Yale Universitv
last vear and immediatelv became associated with the
General Cigar Company.

His estate will ))e shared e(iuallv bv his father and
mother.

"RALEIGH" DISTRIBUTION INCREASING

WHKX consideration is given to the fact that the
new "Kaleigh" cigarette brand has been on
the market a little more than five months, its
sales at this time can be considered really
remarkable.

The Brown & Williamson Tobacco Company, of
Louisville, Ky., first placed this brand on sale in the
New p]ngland States and New^ York State, and the re-
ception which was given it by smokers has caused the
distribution to be rapidl expanded until now it can be
l)ui-chased in almost all parts of the United States.

The uni(iue package in which this brand is
marketed, and the quality of the cigarette has met with
an instant demand which has caused the Comi)any to
expand its plant, until it now has what is considered
one of the finest and most up-to-date factories in the
country.

The Company also manufactures "Sir Walter
Raleigh" smoking tobacco and "Tube Rose" snuiif.
The "Raleigh" cigarette retails at twenty for twenty
cents and is packed in a flat folding package \yith ten
cigarettes in each side arranged so that one cigarette
may be extracted from the package at a time, easily
aiul (piickly.

A. M. & F. CO. ANNOUNCES NEW MACHINE

The American Machine and Foundry Company has
announced the marketing of a new high speed cigarette
l)acking machine which is capable of packing from
85,000 to 95,000 cigarettes an liour. The new machine
combines operations formerly handled by two separate
machines, which are those of forming the cup and put-
ting on the foil.

With this new machine tlie cigarettes are placed in
a feed box, from which they go in the hoi)per. After
leaving the ho})per they are counted and put into a
receptacle in a revolving wheel. From here the cigar-
ettes are foiled, wrapped and sealed in i)ackages of
twenty cigarettes each, and the revenue stamp is affixed.

The machine also includes a device which rings a
bell and marks the jjackage when a cigarette is found to
be defective or when the wrong count is i)laced in the
])ackage.

WIDOW OF FORMER A. T. VICE-PRESIDENT

DIES

Mrs. Price Perkins Cobb, widow of John Black-
well Cobb, former vice-president of the American To-
l)acco Company, died a ther home in Stamford, Conn.,
on Tuesday, May 14th.

She was married to Mr. Co])b in 1881, and is sur-
vived by two daughters. Mr. Cobb died in V.)2:i

Funeral services were held from her late home in
Stamford on Thursday, May Kith.

P. R.-AMERICAN STOCKHOLDERS APPROVE
INCREASE IN STOCK

Stockholders of the Porto Rican- American Tobacco
Company approved an increase in the authorized
amount of capital stock of Class B shares from l.')0,000
shares to 3(K),000 shares, at a meeting held last week.

Of the achlitional shares to be issued, 50,000 sliares
will be used to accpiire control of additional companies.

June 1, 1029

Sat/ You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

<v/ "Big-Taying J^ng-Filler Bunch .Machine

Improve

a!

With
Three Features
That—

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to hand work.
Save stock, labor and produftion coSts.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep coSts.

Assure perfeft lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

Labor, Stock

and

Money-Saving Features

A-Thc Suction Binder Tabic assure*
^smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches It also effects a saving m
bmders because smaller binders tan
be used. .

R— The Utest type of Friction Glutei,
"which makes the machine run more
Trn^thly and reduces its upkeep
coft^also an EmerRency Stop, which
pemiits the instantaneous stoppmK
Cf the machine at any point in ics
operation. „

r— The famous Alemite-Zerk pres
^5ure" system of lubrication assures
'horoiih lubrication, less wear and
ongerlifc of all bearings and moving
'""fs It also makes lubrication of
[he machineeasier and quicker,
n -Produces well-conditioned, spongy
^free-smoking bunches- the equal of

hand work in every respect.
E-Good-conditioned bunches are as-
sured by "laying up the hller
r^Khankally in exactly the same way
S^^s done by hand, a few spr^s of
filler being ntermittently added
until tht bunch ,s built up to the
proper size and condition.
F-Two or more kinds of filler can be
blended on the machine in any pro-
portions desired,
r-— Anv size or shape of bunch and
^boVh Jigh .nd lefthand bunches can
b« made on the same machine with
slight mechanical changes.
H— With two operators, it produces
"450 to 500 uniform, spongy, free-
smoking blended bunches an hour.
I— Can be used on mould work, or
Punches can be rolled fresh by hand
direct from the machine.
1 - Adapted for use in conjunftion with
■'automatic rolling machines.

K-Quickly and accurately •'»'""«» «>,
'^different sizes and conditions of

I — Assures uniformity of bunches at

all times in both size and weight.
M— Sturdy and simple in conttruction;
^easy to operate and handle; requires
no expert mechanical attention.

-Wo MODEL T UNIVERSAL

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

f Blending Type)

For High-Grade Work

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive
stock and labor-saving features which make it a most
profitable investment for makers of high-grade long-filler
cigars. It is made with (or without) Suaion Binder Table
and( with or without) an individual, direa-conneaed motor-
driven Suaion Fan. These hold the binder tightly against
the rolling apron by suaion, thereby assuring smoother and
more perfectly rolled bunches. A saving in binders is also
effeded because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long -Filler Bunch Machine is
built with the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes
the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep
coft; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instanta-
neous stopping of the machine at any point in its opera-
tion.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-
Zerk "pressure" system of lubrication so extensively used
on automobiles. This system, properly used, assures perfeft
lubrication of all bearings and moving pans of the machine,
which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

5"

The price of the Model T Universal
equipped with Two Folding Chairs,
Individual-Drive Equipment and 1/4
H. P. Motor is

$

2000

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table $50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With
individual, direct-connected, motor-
driven Suction Fan $75 extra.

Prices F. O. B.. Newark, N. J.,
U. S. A.

5L

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UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO., 40 East 34th Street, New York

June 1, 1929

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

YAHN & McDonnell acquire kenley

VlIX & :\IcDONNELL, cigar distributors, of
North Seventh Street, who also operate a chain
of cigar stands in the first-class hotels and
clubs in Philadelphia and vicinity, announced
hist week that they had acquired the business of Ken-
ley, Incorporated, distributors of high-grade cigars,
who also operate cigar stands in clubs and office build-
ings in Philadelphia under the name of the M. J. Dal-

ton Companv.

Yahn & McDonnell will continue to operate the M.
J. Dalton Companv stands, and for the present wnll
maintain headquarters of the M. J. Dalton Company
at Fifth and Chestnut Streets, where there has been
an M. J. Dalton Company store for a number of years.

It is understood that William Kennard and E. J.
Kenlev of the Kenley Company, will retain a financial
interest in the business but will retire from active par-
ticipation in the management.

The Kenley firm was Philadelphia distributor for
the F. Lozana line of high-grade cigars manufactured
in Tampa, and distribution of this brand will be re-
tained by Yahn & McDonnell. No change in the per-
sonnel of the M. J. Dalton stores is anticipated.

NEWMAN RETURNS FROM WEST

A. Joseph Newman, sales manager of Bayuk Ci-
gars, Licorporated, who has been on a trip to the Pa-
cific Coast visiting distributors of Bayuk products, is
expected to return to headquarters at Ninth Street and
Columbia Avenue, about June 1st. Reports from Mr.
Newman from various i)oints during his trip indicate
that Bayuk products have a very grtitifying demand
and distribution throughout that territory.

HARRY BOSTON HERE FOR DeMUTH

llarr>' Boston was a recent visitor with a fine line
of DeMuth pipes, and featuring the new DeMuth
''Milana" with the Hesson Guard and made of virgin
briar.

Mr. Boston left after gathering in his usual quota
of orders, enroute for the Middle West.

KYNETT NEW BANK DIRECTOR

ir. H. Kynett. of tlie Aitkin-Kynett Advertising
Agency, of Philadelphia, has been elected a director of
the new AdelpTTia Bank and Trust Company here.

EISENLOHR GIVES HOSPITAL $125,000
T a meeting of the session of the Methodist
Episcopal Preachers, held on ^Monday, at Sev-
teentli and Arch Streets, it was announced that
Charles J. Eisenlohr, former president of
Otto Eisenlohr & Brothers, Incorporated, had given
*12r),0()() to the Methodist Episcopal Hospital, located
at Broad and Wolf Streets.

Mr. Eisenlohr is a trustee of the hospital and one
of its most generous supporters. His latest gift will
be used to complete new B building of the hospital by
the construction of an additional floor.

The gift will provide for a solarium and apparatus
for sun treatment, five operating rooms, sterilizing ar.d
gauze rooms, staff rooms, a lil)rary, dressing and pre-
paring rooms for nurses, rooms for ambulance patients
and for the keeping of records.

Mr. Eisenlohr, who is sixty-five years old, is a
member of the Union League, the Art Club, the New
York Yacht Club and the Merion Cricket Club. Ho is
the sole survivor of the three brothers who in 19U or-
ganized a co-partnership known as Otto Eisenlohr Ik
Brothers, Incorporated, manufacturers of the *'Cinco"
cigar.

EXTRA FOR CONGRESS CIGAR

Directors of the Congress Cigar Company on Mon-
day declared an extra dividend of 25 cents a share in
addition to the regular quarterly dividend of $1.25.
Both dividends are payable July 1st to stockholders of
record June 14th.

"CAMEL" COPY RECEIVES AWARD

N. W. Ayer and Sons, advertising agency of this
city, received first honorable mention for its Reynolds
Tobacco Company ''Camel" advertising at the eighth
annual exhibition held by the Art Directors Club in
New York Citv recentlv.

JACOBY VISITS PHILADELPHIA

Herbert Jacoby, representative of Corral, Wodiska
& Co., Tampa manufacturers of the **Bering" cigar,
was a visitor in Philadelphia last week and succeeded
in adding many new accounts to his already large num-
l)er of retailers handling this brand here.

JS^nf^Aon - sweets are not
forme * I smoke aLuchj
to heepp^te ^

\^ Irene Bordonl. M

Irene Bordoni,

Fascinating Star of
Musical Comedy

**Non, turn — sweets are not for me — I smoke a Lucky to keep
petite. I cannot afftnd to eat the French pcutries that my
countrymen know so well how to make. What would my
public think if La Bordoni were no longer slim and petite? SOf
I smoke my favorite Lucky Strike, with its delightful flavor.
It rests my tired nerves after the play — it never irritates my
throat — and, it always makes me so happy.**

Irene Bordoni

THE modem common sense way — reach for a
Lucky instead of a fattening sweet. Everyone is
doing it — men keep healthy and fit, women retain
a trim figure. Lucky Strike, the finest tobaccos,
skilfully blended, then toasted to develop a flavor
which is a delightful alternative for that craving
for fattening sweets.

Toasting frees Lucky Strike from impurities. 20,679
physicians recognize this when they say Luckies
are less irritating than other cigarettes. That's why
folks say: "It*s good to smoke Luckies.**

Q ^»-» Authorities attribute the enormous
y}Sifsml increase in Cigarette smoking to the
improvement in the process of Cigarette manufac-
ture by the application of heat. It is true that during
the year 1928 Lucky Strike Cigarettes showed a
greater increase than all other Cigarettes combined.
This confirms in no uncertain terms the public's
confidence in the superiority of Lucky Strike.

46

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

Coojt to coast radio hook'Up every Saturday night through the
I^atioruil Br€tadcasting Company's netu'ork. The Lucky Strike
Dance Orchestra in "The Tunes that made Broadway, Broadway.

Q>1929, The American {"obacco Co , Manufacturrrs

"Reach
for a

Lucky

instead
of a

stveetJ

8

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 1, 1929

News From Congress

-AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

ASSA(;E of tlie tariff bill by the House of Rep-
resentatives May 28 was accomplished under a
"gag" resolution adopted at the request of
the Committee on Rules, which effectually
shut off all debate and made impossible the offering of
amendments from the fioor other than those adopted
by the Republican membership of the Ways and Means
( 'ommittee.

General discussion of the measure was brought to
an end immediately upon adoi)tion of the resolution by
the House, and the bill was taken up for consideration
under the five-minute rule. It was further provided
that at three o'clock on May 28 the bill with all amend-
ments which had been adopted by the House as Com-
mittee of the Whole was to be voted upon.

While the bill has been jammed through the House
without any great debate, it is not likely to get through
the Senate, as that body does not follow the House
rules for expediting business. The measure now goes
to the Senate Finance Committee, where it will prob-
ably be made the subject of consideration for a period
of two weeks or more, during the course of which it is
anticipated that a large number of amendments will be
provided. Following consideration by the committee,
it will be reported to the Senate, where it will be ex-
haustively debated, that ])ody having no way to limit
such discussion. After adoption by the Senate it will
be necessary for the measure to go back to the House
for approval of the amendments, which means that it
will l)e necessary for conference committees to be ap-
l)ointed by both sides, since the House does not ordi-
narily accept Senate amendments offhand. The confer-
ence committees will be expected to come to a compro-
mise on the measure which is suitable to both houses,
following which it will be given final approval and sent
to the President for signature.

An increase of forty cents per pound in the tariff
duty on wrapper tobac<*o, both unstemmed and
stemmed, making the rates $2.50 and Jf-'MT) per pound,
respectively, was adopted by the House of Represen-
tatives shortly before jiassage of the tariiT bill. The
increase was made to meet the demands of the Con-
necticut Valley growers, and over the protests of the
filler tobacco farmers.

At the hearings before the House Ways and Means
Committee, both sides had ample op[)ortunity to pre-
sent their views, and in drafting the bill the committee
came to the conclusion that the present duties of $2.10
on unstemmed and $2.7') on stemmed were fair to both
sides. Pressure was brought to bear by the New Eng
land growers, however, with the result that the com-
mittee later changed its mind and agreed to make a
forty-cent increase.

Fpom our t^ASHINGTON BUREAU 622AlBEE BUiLOING

The bill was jammed through the House under a
rule which effectively limited debate, but will not be
handled with the same expedition in the Senate. It
will go at once to the Senate Finance Committee, w^liich,
it is understood, will hold no open hearings but will
call before it a few representatives from various in-
dustries regarding which further information is de-
sired. It is not likely, however, that the bill will be
reported to the Senate before September, as an effort is
being made to reach an agreement for a recess from
sometime in June until Labor Day.

Chain Stores Not Responding to Questionnaire of

F. T. C.

Members of the Federal Trade Commission are ex-
pressing dissatisfaction over the failure of wholesale
dealers and chain store organizations to return the
questionnaire on chain store operations which was sent
out some weeks ago.

A total of 12,000 questionnaires were sent out to
wholesale dealers, and during April only 1000 letters
pertaining to the matter were received by the Commis-
sion. This is considered to be a very poor showing and
members of the Commission are both dissatisfied and
surprised, believing that the wholesalers would have
felt that neglect in furnishing the information desired
would not react to their benefit.

Onlv 100 of the 7200 schedules sent to chain stores
were returned during the month, a very low ])ercent-
age, which, however, is believed to be due in part to the
fact that this questionnaire is considerably more in-
volved than that sent to the wholesale dealers.

The Commission is making every effort to secure
the return of the questionnaires sent out, and is mail-
ing follow-up letters to all organizations which have
not yet responded, in an effort to finish this phase of
its investigation of the chain store situation.

Report States Automobile Aided Chain Store

Development

The rise in standards of living since 1922, changes
in methods of living, new inventions and the exercise
of merchandising ingenuity by manufacturers and
merchants, have combined to cause large scale changes
in the character of the demand in the United States,
it is declared by the President's committee on recent
economic changes, in a voluminous report just issued.

Among these changes, it is stressed, the introduc-
tion of new type of merchandise, the broader emphasis

(Continued on Page 16)

June 1, 1929

Say Yon Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

P. A.?

You bet
it is!

rVE been a P. A. fan from the first.
When I took up pipe-smoking some
years ago, I asked for Prince Albert,
right off the reel. That's the brand I
noticed most men smoking. And they
looked the picture of contentment. I
soon knew why. Get some P. A. and
you'll know, too.

Open the package and treat yourself
to a fragrance that only a wonderful
tobacco can have. Put a load in your

pipe and light up. Cool as a notice that
your insurance is about to lapse. Sweet
as paying your premium in time. Mellow
and mild and long-burning . . . that's
Prince Albert.

It isn't any single quality that makes
P. A. the largest-selling brand in the
world, but a combination of qualities that
gives you everything. I don't know what
brand you're smoking now. I do know
you can't beat P. A. on any count.

Fringe albert

— no other tobacco is like it I

There are TWO full
ounces of sure-fire
pipe-joy in every tin.

C> 192S. R. J. Reynold! ToImcco
Compuiy, Win*ton-S«lMn, N. C

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 1, 1929

N. C. L. T. A. CONVENTION MONDAY

HE animal convention of the National Cigar
Leaf Tol)aceo Association will be held on June
3rd and 4tli in the convention hall of the AVool-
worth Bnildin^% New York City, and tinal plans
for the convention were made at a meeting of the New
York TiCaf Tobacco Board of Trade held last Tuesday
at the offices of the Stern Mendelsohn Company.

Invitations have been extended to leaf tobacco
associations throughout the country and also to indi-
viduals to participate in the convention, and it is ex-
])ected that between 150 and 200 persons will attend
the convention.

An enjoyable entertainment program has been
]>lanned to be climaxed by the annual banquet to be
held in the ^lusic Room of the Biltmore Hotel on Tues-
day evening, June 4tli.

TOBACCO ASSSOCIATION TO MEET JUNE 27th

The dates of the annual convention of the Tobacco
Association of the Ignited States have been set by
A. B. Carrington, president of the Association, for
.Tune 27th, 28th and 29th, and the convention will be
held at Virginia Beach.

The two principal speakers at the convention will
be former Governor Angus McLean, of North Carolina,
and Dr. D. AV. Daniel, of Clemson College. Both will
speak on the tobacco situation, on which both are ex-
])erts. Tt is also considered jiossible that the Associa-
tion will take some action on the present cigarette
advertising which is much in the public mind.

Dates will also be set by the convention for the
(opening of the various leaf markets in the South, and
it is re])orted that the dates will be advanced somewhat
over the opening dates of former years.

DAUGHTER OF G. W. HELME LEAVES $2,000,000

According to final accounting of the estate of Airs.
Adeline Helme Strater, daughter of the late George AV.
Helme, founder of the snuff manufacturing concern
which bears his name, her estate was valued at
$2,070,283.

The bulk of the estate is divided between her hus-
band, three sons, and six grand-children. Mrs. Strater
made very generous gi/ts to her family and also to
charitv during her lifetime.

LIGGETT & MYERS INCOME UP

Despite the keen competition which has existed in
the tobacco industry, especially in the case of compan-
ies manufacturing the popular priced brands of cigar-
ettes, Liggett & Afyers last year reported a gain in net
income over the previous year, reports the AVall Street
News. With the end of the price war in sight, an even
better showing is being forecast for 1929. Company is
in strong financial condition. At the close of last year,
current assets were $128,000,000 against current lia-
bilities of onlv $11,000,000.

VIRGINIA SHOWS GAIN IN CIGARETTES

The number of cigarettes produced in Richmond,
Va., during the first quarter of 1929, as shown by the
tax report was 4,040,288,850, as compared with 4,277,-
200,800 in the first nnarter of 1928. The cigarette tax
paid amounted to $13,920,806.55 as compared with $13,-
831,000.24 during the first quarter of 1928.

The cigarette tax constitutes nearlv 95 per cent, of
the tobacco taxes received from Virginia through tlie
Revenue Bureau.

(JiaaretteJ

Sir Walter
Raleigh

Smoking Tobacco

TUBE ROSE
SNUFF

TUST three of our many quality to-
J bacco products that are becoming
increasingly popular with millions of
smokers and an army of tobacconists.

BROWN and WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION

Louisville, Kentucky

LARRANAGA CIGARS AGED IN WOOD

CCORDING to the Cigar Import Company, 303
Fifth Avenue, New York City, importers and
distributors of the well-known **Larranaga'*
Havana cigar, about a year and a half ago the
factory management conceived the idea that Havana
cigars properly ripened and seasoned in fine wooden
boxes in the same temperature and under the same
climatic conditions as when produced in the Havana
factorv were much better than when smoked imme-
diately after their arrival in this country.

In accordance with this decision a quantity of
cigars is always on hand at the Cigar Import (Com-
pany's humidor sufficient to allow for this ageing in the
wood for three months or more under the same cli-
matic conditions as prevail in Cuba, and each box of
"Larranagas" which has been so aged, bears the fol-
lowing inscription on the box: "Vintage Cigar, Aged
in the Wood."

FORMER CIGAR SALESMAN DIES

A. Joseph Englehart, for more than twenty-five
years a well known cigar salesman traveling for several
well known cigar manufacturers in this country', died
on Saturday, May 18th, in St. Blaslen, Germany, w^here
lie had been living for several years.

After several years as a cigar salesman, Mr. Engle-
hart became associated with the Nic Althaus Comi)any,
cigar box manufacturers, of New^ York City, and re-
mained with them until 1923, when he inherited a con-
siderable sum of money from a deceased relative, and
retired from active business and took up his home in
(Jermany.

He was in liis 78th year, and is survived by his
widow, Martha R.

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June 1, 1929

NEW DIRECTORS FOR A. C. COMPANY

T a meeting held in New York City last week,

five new directors were elected to the Board

of The American Cigar Company as follows:

T. C. Gales, L S. Houston, A. C. Mower,

C. F. Neiley and Vincent Riggio.

Messrs. Mower, Neiley and Riggio are vice-presi-
dents of the American Tobacco Company; Mr. Gales
is vice-president of M. Valle y Ca., a subsidiary of
the American Cigar Company, and ^Ir. Houston is
president of the Cuban Tobacco Company and chair-
man of the Board of Directors of Henry Clay and Bock
& Comi>any, both of which companies are also subsid-
iaries of the American Cigar Company.

FARMERS TOBACCO COMPANY PAYS 26 PER

CENT. DIVIDEND

At a meeting of the directors of the Farmers To-
bacco Warehouse Company, held in Paris, Ky., on May
11th, a dividend of 26 per cent, was declared on the
$50,000 of stock outstanding.

Following the declaring of the dividend the direc-
tors decided to double the present capacity of their loose
leaf sales warehouse here by building a duplicate build-
ing with a sales floor sufficient to market daily 200,000
pounds of tobacco, the addition giving the company a
total floor capacity of 400,000 pounds of tobacco. The
directors, it is said, are to sell a small amount of new
stock to care for the building, their plan being to dis-
pose of it in small blocks to Bourbon county tobacco
growers.

Preceding the meeting of the directors today, a
stockholders meeting was held and the old board of di-
rectors, composed of N. Ford Brent, Charles C. Clark,
Sr., Edward Burke, Matt Lair, Alex. Miller, James Mc-
Clure, Sr., and Harry B. Clay, were reelected. The
new board elected Edward Burke, president; Charles
C. Clark, vice president and manager; S. A. Soper,
secretarv-treasurer.

SUIT OVER OWNERSHIP OF "BOSTON CROOKS"

Pius and John Wolf, of Red Lion, Pa., trading a.s
the Fair and Square Cigar Company, in Stewartstown,
Pa., have filed suit in the York Countv Court naming
W. H. Raab and S. G. Raab, trading as *W. H. Raab and
Sons, of Dallastown, Pa., as defendants. Both firms
are manufacturing a five-cent cigar known as ** Boston
Crooks."

The Wolf firm asks for an order compelling the
Raab firm to pay them for profits acquired through the
use of ** Boston Crooks" as a trade name, and also ask
for damages and an injunction restraining the Raabs
from further use of the name.

The Wolf Brothers allege that the exclusive right
to the name is valued at upwards of $100,000, and in
substantiation of their claim their bill in equity cites
to the court the history of the manufacture of this
brand by the Wolfs, the extent of their sales and the
area of their selling. The defendant is required to file
an answer within fifteen davs.

HARRY BLUM GOING ABROAD

Harrv Blum, well-known manufacturer of the
** Natural Bloom" cigar, expects to sail for Europe
early this month, where he will remain during the sum-
mer. Mr. Blum expects to spend some time in Carlsbad
where he will take the famous baths.

MAX MAIER DEAD

AX MAIER. well-known leaf tobacco man, and

recently connected with the firm of R. J. Ku-

gelman, Incorporated, importers of Sumatra

and Java tobacco, of New York City, died on

May 23d in New York.

' Mr. Maier was injured in 1927 in a train wreck
while traveling in the West, and although he continued
to travel for some time after his injuries, he never
fully recovered from the accident, and retired from
business last fall in an effort to regain his health.

He is survived by his widow, two sons and one
daughter.

Funeral services were held on May 24th from the
Riverside Memorial Chapel, in New York City, and
interment was made in Pine Bluff, Ark.

He was a member of King Solomon Lodge,
F. & A. M., and was buried with Masonic Rites.

CLIFF WEIL CIGAR COMPANY IN CASH-AND-
CARRY

Cliff Weil Cigar Company, of Richmond, has an-
nounced the opening of a **cash and carry depart-
ment."

Serving more than five thousand independent
dealers, this department will give them benefits hereto-
fore confined to chain stores — a purchasing power for
tobacco products comparing favorably with the greatest
chain store organizations in the world, according to an
official of the Cliff Weil Cigar Company.

** While this is a new department and an innova-
tion in the established methods of merchandising to-
bacco products here, it is not entirely novel for all of
our customers," said an official of the company. **Many
of our patrons have exercised their privilege of calling
and paying for their merchandise at the time of sale,
making their own deliveries, and taking advantage of
the cash discount."

The new **cash and carry" department will pro-
vide this saving, and other substantial economies, which
will materially increase the dealer's profit on all of his
purchases from the company, it is pointed out.

The Cliff Weil Cigar Company will pass on to the
dealer the savings in the costs of selling, credits, de-
livery, packing, billing and accounting, says a notice to
the trade.

Prices in the cash and carry department will, of
course, says the announcement, be considerably lower
than those in regular departments, where allowance
must necessarily be made to cover the above-mentioned
articles.

POPPER IN EUROPE

Emil Popper, head of the cigar manufacturing firm
of E. Popper and Company, New York City, is spend-
ing a vacation period in Europe. The Popper firm manu-
factures the well known ** Tudor Arms" cigar and

others.

UNITED DIVIDEND

Directors of the United Cigar Stores Company
have declared the regular quarterly dividend of 25
cents a share on the common stock, payable July 1st to
stockholders of record June 7th.

CONSOLIDATED CIGAR DIVIDEND

Directors of the Consolidated Cigar Corporation
have declared a regular quarterly dividend of $1.75 a
share on the preferred stock of the Corporation, pay-
able June Ist to stockholders of record May 23d.

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DWIGHT DAVIS GOVERNOR OF PHILIPPINES

ilRESIDENT HOOVER announced last week
that Dwight F. Davis, former Secretary of
War under President Coolidge, has accepted
the offer of the Governor Generalship of the
Philippine Islands, and that the appointment would be
made immediately.

It is expected that the appointment will be con-
firmed at once by the Senate so that Mr. Davis can pro-
ceed to the Islands in time to be present at the opening
of the Philippine Legislature early in June.

Mr. Davis had considerable contact with the Philip-
pine aft'airs during his term as Secretary of War as the
administration of the Islands is under the jurisdiction
of the War Department, and this experience makes him
particularly fitted for the position of Governor General.

CANADIANS STUDY WISCONSIN POOL

Inspection of organization methods of the North-
ern Wisconsin Tobacco Pool, the only one of its kind
in the United States, and a thorough study of farm
management methods as taught at the University of
Wisconsin were made last week by seven agricultural
officers of the province of Quebec, Canada.

With Elphege Marseille, agronomist inspector at
Louisville, Quebec, as spokesman, the visitors expressed
faith in co-operative marketing, and told of plans to
form a province tobacco pool which would have nearly
eight hundred members and control 8,000,000 pounds
of tobacco. The Wisconsin pool, according to Chester
Murvin, editor of the Tobacco Bulletin, controls an av-
erage of 20,000,000 pounds yearly.

The Canadians explained there is only a small
pool established in Quebec, that of South Quebec, where
1,000,000 pounds of tobacco is controlled, and plans are
being made to build the new one in areas of greater
production.

Besides conferences with tobacco pool officials and
experts, the party also studied co-operative marketing
and farming methods. The group was interested in
running of farm contests, a thing started in Quebec
eight years ago.

The Canadian group is making a two- weeks' trip
through the agricultural mid- west and east.

Besides Mr. Marseille, other members of the party
were: J. Bte. Cloutier, provincial inspector of co-opera-
tives, Quebec City; K. D. Cartier, provincial inspector
of tobacco, L 'Assumption; Louis Sylvestre, agrono-
mist, St. Jacquez; Louis George Landry, agronomist,
L 'Assumption, and U. Phaneuf, agronomist, Barshier-
ville.

CHICAGO JOBBERS SUMMONED TO WASH-
INGTON

The Department of Justice in Washington recently
summoned a committee of the Chicago Jol)bers' Asso-
ciation to Washington for a conference with officials
regarding information which they had received alleg-
ing that the Tobacco Salesmen's Union through certain
of their officials wa*s trying to bring about an advance
in the cost of cigarettes and tobacco to the retail trade
through a demand for increased compensation to the
jobber's salesmen.

RECEIVER FOR BENITO ROVIRA

George Kornblatt has been appointed ancillary re-
ceiver for the Benito Rovira Companv, of Norristown,
Pa., with bond of $5000.

MURIEL

CIGARS

ROTHSCHILDS
SIZE

10^

Thousands are changing to Muriel ... It
pays to display them. Mild but not too
mild . . . rich but not too rich. Rothschilds
size foil-wrapped to seal in the flavor and
prevent breakage ... P. Lorillard Com-
pany, Inc., 119 West 40th St., N. Y. G.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION -^^^Hj^^

OF UNITED STATES '^^M^^

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. W. Va President

CHARLES J. EISENLUHR, Philadelphia, Pa Ex-President

lULlUS LICHTENSTEIN, New York, N. Y Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. GEORGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEURGE H. HUMMELL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

H. H. SHELTUN, Washington, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REEU. Richmond, Va '. Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia. Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN. New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York, N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City President

W. I. LUKASWITZ, Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark, N J President

CHARLES D COLEMAN, Chicago, III Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 11S3 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAK MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice- President

ARTHUR WERNER, 51 Chambers St.. New York. City ...f ecreUry and Treasurer

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MORE EMPLOYMENT THAN IN LAST TWO

YEARS

(HM)HI)IX(f to statistics ^ivm out l)y Koger
W. Babson, i)uroliasiHj>: power depends abso-
lutely on employment conditions, and latest
tigures show the employment index is hiij:er
now than at any time since the sprini>: of 1927. Factory
unplovment shows a 5 per cent, gain over the same
period a year ago, while total money paid in wages
is 9 per cent, aliead.

Inasmuch as those industries which are adding
most men to their })ay rolls are the most prosperous,
it is interesting to analyze the latest employment sta-
tistics. Out of iifty-four separate manufacturing in-
(histries, thirty-one, or .jT per cent., have more em-
ployees on their payrolls than they had last year.

' Included among the only industries showing
marked declines in employment compared with last
vear, is the smoking tobacco industry.

THE TOBACCO TRADE AND PRODUCTION OF

GREECE IN 1928

The total exports of leaf tobacco from Greece dur-
ing 1928 declined by 7 per cent, compared with 1927,
and amounted to 107,811,552 pounds, valued at 3,211,-
897,148 drachmas, according to an interpretation of
(official data by the Tobacco Section of the Department
of C'ommerce. Germany is the principal buyer of (Jre-
cian to])acco, followed by Italy and the United States,
the three countries taking about 80 per cent, of the
total exports.

Greece also has a fairly important export trade in
cigarettes, exports in 1928 amounting to 154,118
pounds, worth 10,363,745 drachmas. Italy, Egypt and
Fiance are the principal markets for Grecian ciga-
rettes.

The Federation of Tobacco Merchants of Greece
have estimated the total crop for 1928 to be 135,456,-
000 pounds, compared with 139,367,000 jjounds pro-
duced in 1927, a decline of 8 per cent., occasioned by
severe drought prevailing throughout the year. But
the decrease in production, according to Le Messager
(FAthenes, April 23, 1929, has been largely compen-
sated for l)y the rise in prices which increased from 25
to 30 per cent, compared with the year previous.
Losses, therefore, were not great.

From the commercial point of view, the tobacco
situation during the past year was about normal, owing
to the facts that the stocks in dealers' Iiands at the be-
ginning of 1927 were small (amounting to somewhat
less than 14,000,000 pounds), and that no large stocks
accumulated from the small crop of 1928. Jn Thessaly,
es|)ecially, where production was particularly light,
there appears to be a scarcity of tobacco. Most of the
stock on hand at the l)eginning of 1927 was Thessalian
tobacco.

The buying of to])acco l)egan very briskly about
September 1, contains Le Messager d'Athenes, and by
Jainiaiy, 1929, most of the crop had been sold. The
lemaining tobacco was chiefly of the Basma type from
Macedonia and Thrace, but it was foreseen that this
tol)acco also would soon be sold.

During the last two months of 1928, a j)erceptible
falling olf in the foreign demand for Greek tobacco
appeared, a situation brought al)out partly by high
prices. Moreover, there are, especially in the United
States, large stocks of previous crops remaining unsold
in the warehouses.

The export trade in leaf tobacco during the year

WANT REFERENDUM ON MICHIGAN TAX

OLLOWING the passage of the cigarette tax
bill by the Michigan Legislature, State Senator
Peter B. Lennon, its sponsor, threatened to re-
call it from the Governor's desk in order to pre-
vent impending action to attach a referendum to it.

After passage of the bill by the House, tobacco
dealers announced they would seek to obtain petitions
by which the question could be taken over the heads of
the legislature and voted upon at the November Elec-
tion. This action can be taken on all measures except
appropriation bills, which Senator Lennon now pro-
poses to make of his measure.

Absence of the Governor, however, may prevent
this action. As passed by both houses the cigarette
tax was designed to raise funds for the Turner poor
school district bill, and it will not be recalled unless
there is agreement by the govern to affix his signature
to the relief measure and take the $2,000,000 appropria-
tion, which it carries, out of the general fund.

The cigarette interests would need approximately
sixty-eight thousand names on their petitions to delay
levying of the tax, pending a referendum vote.

PRODUCTION OF LICORICE ROOT IN IRAQ

Licorice root is not cultivated in Iraq, but grows
wild along the banks of the rivers, states American
Consul John Kandolph in a report released by the To-
bacco Section of the Department of Commerce. It is
an agricultural crop, however, because it is dug and ex-
ported, largely to America. No licorice root is con-
sumed locally. P^xports during the calendar year 1927
amounted to 15,692,398 pounds, valued at 700,403
rupees, or about $254,665 in United States currency.

DR. WILDER COULD NOT APPRECIATE

TOBACCO

An examination of the brain of the late Dr. Burt
M. Wilder, professor of Cornell, and an ardent enemy
of tobacco, disclosed the fact that there was an atrophy
of the olfactory center, which is devoted to the sense
of smell, and explains his long standing and vehement
abhorrence of tobacco smoke in any form. The atrophy
was of such advanced degree that Dr. Papez infers that
it was of long standing and explains Dr. "Wilder 's lack
of appreciation of tobacco.

CIGAR RETAILER RETIRES

Ben Steele, of Jeanette, Pa., who has conducted a
cigar store in that town for more than fifty years., has
sold his business to Charles W. Brown, who has been
associated with Mr. Steele in conducting the business
for more than twenty years.

Mr. Steele will retire from business activity and
expects to take things easy for the remainder of his
life, having accumulated a sufficient sum to enable him
to achieve that purpose.

DANVILLE SEEKS TO LESSEN UNEMPLOYMENT

In an effort to lessen the unemployment situation
in Danville, Virginia, the Cliamber of Commerce of that
city has written to directing officials of all the large
tobacco companies asking them if it would be possible
to undertake some form of work in Danville during the
"dull season."

was characterized by increase of exports to Germany
and a sharp decline in tlie exports to Italy and the
United States.

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APRIL PRODUCTION FIGURES SHOW SUBSTAN-
TIAL INCREASE IN CIGARS

HE FOLLOWING comparative data of tax-
paid products indicated by monthly sales of
stamps are obtained from the statement of In-
ternal Revenue collections for the month of
April, 1929, and are issued by the bureau. (Figures
for April, 1929, are subject to revision until published
in the annual report) :
Products

Cigars (large) :

v^iass A.

Class B No.

Class C No.

Class D No.

April, 1928 April, 1929

No. 238,911,395 301,510,715

41,683,500 49,047,433

167,028,646 187,575,458

10,107,778 11,380,999

Class E No.

1,290,246 1,397,656

Total 459,021,565 550,912,261

Cigars (small) No. 36,863,307 42,547,507

Cigarettes (large) No. 749,804 683,099

(Ugarettes (small) No. 7,511,407,590 9,608,220,880

Snuff, manufactured ...lbs. 3,231,059 3,179,250
Tobacco, manufactured. lbs. 27,371,091 28,771,222
Note: The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands. This information is shown in supplemental
statement.

Supplemental Statement
Tax-paid products from porto Rico for the month
Products April, 1928 April, 1929

Cigars (large) :

Class A No. 6,402,525 10,944,950

Class B No. 122,350 363,400

Class C No. 529,250 1,337,900

Class D No. 1,500 2,500

Glass E No. 7,500

Total

7,055,625 12,656,250

Cigars (small) No. 500,000 990,400

Cigarettes (large) No. 475,000 401,0(K)

Cigarettes (small) No. 31,520 80,0(K)

Tax-paid products from the Philippine Islands for
the month of April:

Products April, 1928 April, 1929
Cigars (large) :

Class A Xo. 11,312,820 10,514,060

Class B No. 270,020 237,747

Class C No. 140,552 167,630

Class D No. 400

Cla.s8 E No. 20 1,281

Total 1 1,723,812 10,920,718

Cigarettes (small) No. 268,730 797,023

Tobacco, manufactured .lbs. 2 87

Note: Quantities of tax-paid products shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

Supplement to the April Statement of Internal
Revenue Collections

First trtt months
Objects of taxation Fiscal year

Tobacco manufactures: 1928 1929

Cigars $19,205,122.96 $19,005,082.88

Cigarettes 246,067,705.81 275,99.3,0.52.50

Snuff 6,272,017.42 .5,95:5,489.01

Tobacco, chewing
and smoking .... 51,931,610.14 50,503,740.19

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News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

on fashion, and the increased rai)idity of style changes
liave ])een especially noteworthy.

The result of tliese changes has been to yield pros-
perity for some industries and to necessitate retrench-
ment and reorganization for others. A premium thus
has been placed on constructive merchandising ability,
and more attention, the rei)ort comments, has come to
be given, therefore, to specialized merchandising man-
agement. By no means, however, have all the prob-
lems growing out of these changes in demand yet been

solved.

"The automobile," the report states, *'has been
one of the most pervasive influences affecting market-
ing as well as production during recent years. In
addition to its direct intiuence on demand, its use as a
transportation agency, supplemented by the construc-
tion of good roads, it has facilitated changes and de-
mands in manv communities and has led to the widen-
ing of retail trading areas. These changes also have
enhanced the prosperity of some groups of manufac-
turers and merchants and have created conditions
which have necessitated, or will necessitate in the near
future, readjustments in operating methods of many
other manufacturers and merchants."

The data presented by the committee on hand-to-
mouth buving shows tliat there was less advance order-
ing in the majority of instances in 1927 than in 1922.
The average size of orders has also commonly declined
during this period, the degree of change being much
greater in some industries than in others, and several
industries manifesting no tendency toward hand-to-
mouth buving. One effect of these changes was to en-
al)le the volume of business transacte<l in 1927 to be
handled with more than a billion dollars less capital
and credit than would have been required if the 1922
inventorv ratios had prevailed. The effect which this
development has had in holding down prices and inter-
est rates has been far from negligible.

"With the increase in the number of styles and in
the varietv of products offered for sale," it is pointed
out, "merchants were forced to buy individual items
in smaller quantities in order to keep their aggregate
inventories from increasing. By buying from hand-to-
mouth, they also could lessen their risk of loss from
declining prices and from style depreciations. The ex-
istence of surplus-producing capacity in numerous in-
dustries enabled the buyers to secure prompt deliveries
on small orders, and the action of railroads in accel-
erating traffic movement worked to the same end."

The report notes a decided tendency for retail
trade to concentrate in a smaller number of trading
centers, as a result of the development of the automo-
bile and good road svstems, which, it is pointed out, has
afforded an opportunity for chain store develo])ment.
A chain store company* which could not profital)ly ex-
tend its operations to country villages, it is commented,
mav be able to reach a large part of the rural popula-
tion bv having stores located in a relatively small num-
ber of trading centers. The greatest development in
this direction probably still remains to be experienced.
The influences which have tended to cause this shift in
trading areas have been working also against the sale
of merchandise by mail and may be taken as the reason
for the recent move by two prominent mail order
houses to open chains of retail stores.

UNIFORM PRODUCTS COMPANY MOVES PLANT

piE Wilmington, Delaw^are, Chamber of Com-
merce has announced the location of the Uni-
form Products Company at Yorklyn. The
company is moving its plant from Lancaster,
Pennsvlvania, and will commence operations imme-
diately. The Uniform Products Company manufac-
tures fertiliers, insecticides, fumigants and poultry
supplies, and is the successor of the Conestoga By-
products Company and the F. & I. Tobacco Products
Companv.

The officers are W. V. Pogue, president ; Norman
Mellon, vice-president; L. A. Bengert, vice-president
and treasurer; J. P. McCauley, secretary; B. P. G.
McGrann, director; AV. H. Vanderbilt, director. These
men, with the exception of IMcGrann and Vanderbilt,
all make their residence in New York City, where a
main office of the company is maintained at 111 Fifth

Avenue.

The Uniform Products Company makes a large
number of products, all of which have a tobacco base
and are used extensively in the nursery and florist
trade, in poultry raising and truck farming.

Output at the Yorklyn plant will at the beginning
be about 5,000,000 pounds per year, some of wiiich will
be shipped to the Pacific Coast. The product is packed
in 100-pound bags for the larger trade and in cartons
from 1 to 2.3 i)ounds for the retail consumer.

MACANDREWS AND FORBES REPORT

Keport of :MacAndrews & Forl)es Company for
(piarter ended March 31, 1929, shows net profit of
$289,885 after expenses, federal taxes and company's
proportion of loss of subsidiaries, ecpiivalent after
dividend reciuirements on six per cent, preferred stock
to sixty-seven cents a share on 383,539 no-par shares
of conimon stock. This compares with $268,397, or
sixty-three cents a share on 378,500 common shares in
first quarter 1929.

Income account of ^NfacAndrew^s & Forbes Com-
ininy for quarter ended March 31, 1929, compares as
follows:

li)2'J 1928

Net after exp. & fed'l tax $316,626 $308,980

Proportion sul)sidiaries loss .... 26,741 40,583

Net profit $289,885 $268,397

Preferred dividends 31,500 31,500

( 'ommon dividends 249,300 246,025

Surplus $9,085 '$9,128

• Deficit.

That the hand-to-moutli buying to which so much
attention has been devoted within the past few years
is not a new development in trade is indicated by the
committee in citing from trade paper reports as far
back as 1872 and the years immediately following, one
paper reporting upon the hand-to-mouth situation as
follows: ''Indeed this system of buying goods only as
thev are required is being practiced more generally by
all classes of buyers, and although much the safe plan,
it seems unsatisfactory to many of our merchants who
became accustomed years ago to this rush of a short
season during which* buyers purchased their supplies
for a half vear's trade. Now the season is prolonged,
and the business is dragged through several months."

June 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

PIPE WEEK TO BE JUNE 10-16

AUFFJMAN BROTHERS & BONDY are spon-
soring an international pipe week, which is to
be observed by jobbers and retailers through-
out the United States and Canada during the
week of June lOtli to 16th, wdiicli is also the week when
efforts will be put forth to stimulate the sale of all
tobacco products for Father's Day, which is June 16tli.

Mr. Hirsch, president of Kautfman Brothers &
Bondy, states that, ''Arrangements are now under way
for a most intensive and extensive promotion of pipes
both here and abroad for the balance of this year, and
])articularly during International Pipe Week. We be-
lieve that men can be educated to smoke better pipes
and we are devoting all the facilities of our inter-
national interests to the extensive development of this
purpose. ' '

Window^ strips will be furnished bearing the
slogan: *' Forget your troubles, LIGHT A PIPE!"

A large ad will be featured in the Saturday Eve-
ning Post urging everyone to remember dad on
Father's Day, June 16th, by buying him a good pipe.

INCREASE IN THE SNUFF TRADE AMAZES

EXPERTS

Tobacco experts at the Department of Agriculture
are trying to figure out what becomes of the snuff manu-
factured in this country.

They find it hard to credit their own estimates that
10 per cent of the American people sniff or chew about
tour pounds of the pungent powder each year.

Since 1880, when a little less than 4,000,000 pounds
was manufactured, production of snuff has mounted
steadily. For the year ending June 30, the production
was 41,451,577 pounds and the department's records
show that exports are negligible.

James V. ^lorrow, tobacco marketing specialist at
the department, advances the theory that the Nation
is accepting the views of sixteenth ctiiitury physicians
that snuff has a medical value in that it causes the user
lo sneeze the cobwx'bs from his brain.

Morrow admits that 10 per cent, seems too large a
figure, but would like to know how anyone could con-
sume much more than four pounds iii a year without
staying awake nights.

Possibly the day is at hand when snuft'-taking will
assume its former i)lace as one of the fine arts. At least
this, says Morrow, sketching the history of the tobacco
plant since 1559, the reputed date of its introduction
into Europe by a Spanish court physician.

Friar Romano Pane, who accompanied Columbus
on his second voyage, noted the Indians use of a "herbe
which they reduced to dust." Morrow writes from his
delving into old books; and it was in the form of snuff
that tobacco was transplanted to the Old World.

"The use of the snuff became so popular that Pope
Urban VI 11 in 1624 issued a bull of excommunication
against tliose who used it during ciiurch services be-
cause snuffing and sneezing internipted the religious
ceremonies. Use of snuff spread to England, Scotland
and Ireland, and in the eighteenth century, snuff-taking
became the fashion, the lords and ladies taking it in
pinches and the scullions and clerks in handfuls.

Early authors on ettiquette set up 12 separate op-
erations that courtiers were reipiired to observe wdien
taking snuff lest they be labeled ungentlemanly. These
include: "Sniff it with precision by both nostrils with-

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New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

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BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

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TURNAUER CIGAR COMPANY INCORPORATED

The Tuniauer Cigar Manufaeturiiia: "Company, of
Betlilehem, I^i., has been incorporated by F. M. Tur-
nauer, of tliat city, with capitalization of $10,000.

CIGAR CHAINS CUT PRICE

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business for a liveliliood. There are more than 400,-
000 of these retail tobacco dealers in the United States
who have families, who are taxpayers, who are good
citizens, helpful in their communities, who will be
driven from tlieir business bv what is obviouslv unfair
competition.

"The list price of cigarettes is 12 cents a pack to
tlie small dealers, who are expect e< I to resell the ciga-
rettes at two packages for 25 cents, which gives the
dealers a profit of one cent in 25 cents, or 4 per cent. The
result is obvious.

"I believe it is high time that the Federal Govern-
ment take cognizance of this condition and delve into
the whv and wherefore of the situation in which the
chain stores can adopt these methods and still remain
in business at so small a percentage, when the small
dealers with less of an overhead cannot consistently
adopt those tactics.

"I am not in a position to make exact complaint
concerning what the deals aie between the chain stores,
and the manufacturers of these cigarettes, but in my
opinion the Federal authorities have the right to go
into a fishing expedition regarding what these deals
amount to between the big interests."

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49tli year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

June 1, 1929

JUNE 15, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, ^^^EV^^YScm

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

llegistratioii, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A-An Mllowancc of $2 will be made to membert of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B-If a report on a search of a title nccestitatej the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21). an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the repor iiiB of mor« than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- (31). an additional charge of Jwo DoUart
(12 00) will be made and so an aaditional charge of One Dollar (»I.0O) will De
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

BRIARGATE: — 45,484. lor all tobacco products. May 15, 1929.
AtiR-ncaii i,itho. Lo., inc., Xcw York, X. V. x, ,

SHEKBKOOKE:— 45,485. lor cigars, cigarettes and tobacco. Alarch
y, lyjy. A. Sicgel & ho^^, Inc., Xew \ ork, N. V.

GREEN FLASH:— 45,486. lor all tobacco products. May ZO, 19^9.
C.eorge Schlegel, Inc., New York, X. Y

MORJOY:— 45,487. I'or all tobacco products. May ZO, 1929. Ueorgc
.Schlegel, Inc., Xew York, X. Y.

TRAVEDO: — 45,488. For all tobacco products. May 20, iv^.
George Schlegel, Inc., Xtw Vork, X. Y.

RED BRIDGE :-^5,489. For all tobacco products. May 20, 19^.
(ieorue Schlegel, Inc., .\'evv York X. Y'.

KLEINER'S FRESH ROLLED PERFECTOS:— 45,490. For
cigars May 20, 1929. Masterpiece Cigar Co., Grand Kapids, Mich.

ROTH'S FRESH ROLLED PERFECTOS:— 45,491. For cigars.
Mav '0 1929. Masterpiece Cigar Co., Grand Kapids, Mich.

TRAP AND FIELD CLUB:— 45,479. For cigars, cigarettes and to-
bacco. Mav 8, 1929. Xoah Foster Co., Buffalo, X. Y.

BUFFALO TRAP AND FIELD CLUB:— 45,480. For cigars, ciga-
rettes and tobacco. May 8, 1929. Xoah Foster Co., Buffalo, X. Y

YORK'S REQUEST: — 45,481. For cigars, cigarettes, chewing and
smoking tobacco. May 13, 1929. \Vm. F. Woltman, York, Pa

CENTRAL NATIONAL: — 45,483. For all tobacco products. May
9, 1929. 1). Finil Klein Co., Inc. Xew York, X. Y.

TRANSFERS

CLIVEDEN:— 20,394 (Trade-Mark Record). Registered February
11, 1899, by George S. Harris & Sons, Xew York, X. Y. Trans-
ferred by American Litho. Co., successors to the original registrants
to Bobrow Bros., Inc., Philadelphia, Pa., May 4, 1929.

RINTINTIN: — 40,770 (T. M. A.). For all tobacco products. Regis-
tered August 23, 1918, by American Litho. Co.. Xew York, .\. Y.
Transferred to George Schlegel, Inc., and re-transferred to S. M.
Downs, Felton, Pa., May 0, 1929. . .

NEW YORKER:— 9118 ( U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tered January 11, 1888, by T. A. Wadsworth, Detroit, Mich. Trans-
ferred" by Wadsworth-Campbell Box Co., successors to the original
registrant, to George Schlegel, Inc., and re-transferred to Blum de
Luxe Cigar Co., Inc.. Xew York, .\. Y.

VENDING MACHINES IN TURKEY

'llio Turkish To])acco Moiioi)oly has decided to al-
h)w cigarette automatic vending machines to be in-
stalled in Constantinople, which will deliver packets
of a value of twenty, forty and one hundred ])ara. The
Turkish Monopoly is arranging with German firms for
the installation of these machines.

U, S. LITHO. MANAGER DEAD

Bard Stephens, 48 years old, manager of the United
States Printing and Lithographing Com[)any, died sud-
denly at his home in Cincinnati a short time ago. He
is survived by his widow, mother, father and two broth-
ers.

According to a survey in the Philadelphia Federal
Keserve District, conditions in the cigar industry show
prices unchanged; demand fair, little change; unfilled
orders, declined; operations, little change, and stocks
smaller than a year ago.

GERMAN CIGARETTE CARTEL

i|KKMAN cigarette manufacturers devised a plan
in 1928 which they hoped would prevent price
cutting by the wholesale and retail trade, states
American Vice Consul Harry L. Franklin in a
report released by the Tobacco Section of the Depart-
ment of Commerce. The plan introduced dealers' per-
mits which were to be withheld from those who sold
below the retail or wholesale prices set by the factory.
This arrangement, however, was declared by the Fed-
eral Cartel Court to be improper, whereupon a price-
cutting campaign on a large scale by the factories them-
selves was begun and lasted for several months. The
result was severe losses to small factories not working
on an efficient basis and a reduction in profits to the
other factories.

On April 5, 192i), a meeting was held in Berlin and
all German cigarette factories were represented. An
agreement was reached regarding price and sales terms
lor the entire industry. For reporting and proceeding
against dealers who do not adhere to price stipulations
an organization is established called the " Reich sschutz
— und Umsatzverrechnungsstelle G. m. b. H." (Na-
tional Protection and Turnover Accounting Bureau) at
Hamburg.

Factory prices are to be increased 2 reichsmarks
per 1,000 cigarettes, effective April 8, so that the spread
between factory and retail prices will now be between
16 and 20 per cent. The price convention further regu-
lates the rebate or bonus paid on turnover varying from
2 to 4 per cent, on a sliding scale basis, as well as the
discount rate for cash payments (3 per cent.) and for
payments within 14 days (2 per cent.).

PARK AND TILFORD EARNINGS UP

Report of Park and Tilford, of New York City, for
the first quarter of 1929 shows net earnings of $264,835
after all charges except Federal Tax, which is equival-
ent to $1.30 a share, as compared with $222,375, or $1.11
ji share for the same i)eriod of 1928.

BAKELITE CORP. WINS DECISION

The Bakelite Corporation has won its case in the
Supreme Court of the I'nited States on the question of
whether the Court of Customs Appeal has jurisdiction
to review the findings and recommendations of the
Tariff Commission.

MUST GIVE UP TOBACCO OR LICENSE

('lergymen of the Church of the United Brethren
in Christ must stop using tobacco in any form or lose
their licenses as clergymen according to a resolution
adopted at the quadrennial General Conference of the
church held in Lancaster, Pa., last week.

INCREASE IN THE SNUFF TRADE

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out a grimance," and, finally, "sneeze, split and wipe
your nose."

Snuff today is made from the best quality dark to-
l)acco in contrast to the refuse and scraps used in
former days. High quality scenting and flavoring in-
gredients are used, and the leaves undergo a complex
fermentation process.

Jn the Senate chamber in the Capital are two dark
wood boxes, the official snuff receptacles for the cham-
ber. They are kept filled, although it is not on rec»ord
that any of the legislators used them.

U»S. Department of A^r/c

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The 1929 Crop May be Short

The j,rro\vers have done all in their power to replant the tields de-
stroyed by the hurricane of last September, yet all the damage could
not be rei)aired. Now, as the crop nears maturity, is the lime to
place your orders.

Following the hurricane, Porto Rican growers have been favored
by a long period of the tinest kind of tobacco growing weather.
Today the plantations present to the eye a cro^) that is of exception-
ally high (|uality.

PORTO RICAN TOBACCO

is naturally a mild, fragrant, free-burning leaf, and makes a perfect
blend for producing a good mild cigar. \Linufacturers, jobbers and
dealers who are catering to the present day public demand for just
such a cigar cannot afford to run the risk of not placing their orders
for Porto Rican tobacco early.

Estimate Your Needs And Cover
Your Requirement^! Now

Do not delay, as the increasing nund:)er of orders may soon absorb
all the available supply.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDAIVIA, Chief Agent

New York, N. Y

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PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILA.. PA.

After aU^'^l
jiothing satisfies like
^>^a good cigar ^

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There is nothing new about the

BLINDFOLD TEST

When you pack cij^ars so that picking one out is like
pulling straws, you might as well blindfold the customer,
for all he knows about what he is getting. That may be
all right if the cigars are the sort better not seen until
smoked.

But men don't go in a cigar store to play ''button, but-
ton, who's got the button.'' That is why

The best cigars
are packed in

WOODFN BOXKS

And careful smokers know it. It is good business to pack
your cigars in wooden boxes.

" When a blanket wet
Is solidly set

O'er hopes prematurely grown;
When ambition is tame.
And energy lame.

And the bloom from the fruit is blown:
When to darce and to dine.
With women and wine.

Past poverty pleasures are
A man's not bereft
Of all peace, if there's left

The Joy of a good cigar.

— Norris Bull

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Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 12

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, JUNE 15, 1929

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EDITORIAL COMMENT

t^a ■■ — M wi ■■ n

BOUT an lioiir ht't'ore our train pulled into the
terminal of a distant city last October, we en-
tered the dining car for breakfast. It was well
tilled at that moment but only two other pas-
sengers remained when we reached our coll'ee.

Just then one of the men lighted a cigar, and we
beckoned the colored steward. "Is it permissible to
smoke here, steward," we asked?

*'Go right ahead and smoke," he said, "and I'll
tell von how it is."

»

The steward said, "I)e rules sais, 'Xo smokin in
de diner.' Bout two months ago, a man starts to light
a cigar, and 1 sais, 'Sorry, but no smokin in de diner.'
Den two wimmen starts smokin cigarettes, and 1 sais
to them, 'Sorrv, but no smokin in de diner.' An dev
kept on smokiu, aud den (h' man lit up and smoked.

*'I kept followin <le rules and one mornin de i^ig
I^oss l)ounced into de diner and it was full «tf smoke.
And he sais, 'Stewaid, come out on (h' platform, 1 want
to see vou.'

"So I went out on de ])latform, and de Big l^>oss
says, 'Steward, <loes you know de rules about no smokin
in de diner'? And I sais, 'Yes, boss I does. And
every time they starts smokin, 1 sais de rules is no
smokin in de diner. But they keep on smokin. An<l
you know, boss, you told me my bizness wuz to please
de customers.' And he says, 'Steward, yure right, let
'em smoke if they want to.' So it's all right fur you
to smoke your cigar."

Just tlie other day we drift<'d into a diner on the
Pennsylvania Railroad, ami naturally became very
mucli interested in the foHowing notice on the menu:

Smoking in Dining Cars

" Dilferences in personal taste make the <pies-
tion of smoking in dining cars an unusually diffi-
cult one to handle. Kxperience over a long peiiod
of years has proven that the practice is generally
annoying to pations. However, in all our trains,
space is especially provided, elsewhere, for those
wlio wish to enjoy the use of tobacco without in-
conveniencing others. The cooperation of jiatrons
with the management, and with the Stewanl in
charge of this car, is, therefore, i'e«|uesled to the
end that any possible cuuae of objection may be
avoided.'*

In our waking hours we are seldom without a cigar
in our mouth, except where by notice, or understand-
ing, smoking is forbidden. Nothing adds so much to
the membership of anti-tobacco societies, and to their
tinancial support, as smokers who deliberately insult
the privacy of jjlaces where smoking is forbidden. The
following story is aged and gray, but it illustrates the
point.

A man walked into a waiting room prominently
posted with "Xo Smoking" signs. He lighted a cigar
ami began to puff furiously. An attendant came to
him and said, "Didn't you see these signs, 'Xo Smok-
ing' "f "Yes," he replied, "but thev don't say 'Posi-
tivelv'"! "

*

Not many w<'eks ago, following dinner we walked
into the observation-lounge of one of the Pennsyl-
vania's crack trains. We leisurely pulled out a cigar
and started to light it. An attendant came over and
said very courteously, "I am sorry, sir, but this is the
only i)lace in the tiain wIumc smoking is not permit-
ted." We thanked him and went out on the observation
and smoked our cigar. To have done otherwise would
have brought not only personal embarrassment, but
particularly it would have brought resentment against
the use of tobacco.

The fact is that most of the railroads permit smok-
ing in their dining cars. We believe the women, more
than the men, have been responsible for this letting
down of the bars.

From a stan(li)oint of competition, we think this
notice on the dining car menus of the Pennsylvania is
ill-advised. On the other hand a dining car is not a
laige space such as is afl'onled in a restaurant or hotel
dining room. The odor of tobacco in any form is dis-
agreeable to some i)eople. The Eighteenth Amendment
IS supposed to be an expression of the will of the ma-
jority of voters. It seems to us that dining car smok-
ing should come in the same category. Whv not take
a vote on it?

So far as women are concerned, they are no longer
the enthroned go<ldesses of our dreams of thirty years
ago. They have l)ecome the competitors of men in busi-
ness, they demanded, and won, the right to vote, and
they smoke, so far as our observation is concerned,
with a considerably greater degree of disregard for
the riglits of others than men. The men's wash room

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49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Juno 15, lf>29

GIANT TOBACCO COMBINE FORMED

AST Monday ruitod Stoics Corporation com-
mon slock voting trust certificates ^vitllout par
value; $() cumulative eonvertihle preferred no
par, and Class A with warrants no par value,
all when, as and if issueil, were admitted to dealings on
the New York Produce Exchange in accordance with
announced plan oft'oring exchange of stock in letter
sent to stockholders of the Tohacco l*roducts Corpo-
ration, United Cigar Stores and the Union Tohacco

Company.

The* charter for the incorporation of the giant
tohacco comhine, which plans to merge all the tohacco
interests now controlled hy (Jeorge ,1. AVhelan and
sevei-al other well-known and allied husinesses, was
tiled at Dover, Del., on June 8.

The new company is to be known as the United
Stores Corporation, which will issue 21,000,000 shares
of stock and have assets aggregating $101,57:),! 39 at
its inception.

The companies to be included in the merger at the
beginning comprise the Tobacco Products Corporation,
United C'igar Stores Company of America and Union
Tobacco Company, all of which were founded by
George J. AVhelan and in which he is understood to
hold "at present a controlling interest.

The merger is to be accomplished through an ex-
change of the shares of the new corporation for those
of the three constituent companies. Through acqui-
sition of United Cigar Stores the United Stores Cor-
poration will acquire control of the AVhelan Drug Com-
l)any, Inc., Neve Drug Stores, Inc., ami a very large
though minority interest in Pennsylvania Drug Com-

panv, Inc.

By taking over both Tobacco Products and United
Cigars^ the new corporation will secure control of Ilap-
l)iness Candy Stores, Inc.

United Cigar Stores now shares with the Schulte
Retail Stores Corporation control of the new chain of
Schulte Five-Ten-to-a-Dollar Stores, Ine., and United
Stores Corporation will, of course, accpiire the share
in that chain now held by United Cigar Stores.

The new cori)oration will thus own or control
several thousand stores now linked in various chains
for the sale of tobacco and its products, candy, drugs
and conducting the new soda-fountain business upon
which United Cigars has recently embarked.

Rumors which have been current for several <lays
that George J. AA'helan would either retire or be elim-
inated from the control and management of the vast
tobacco properties he founded apparently are con-
firmed by the fact that his name is not included in the
list of directors of the United Stores Corporation, from
whom will l)e chosen its ])rincipal executives.

The directors are AV. A. Black, Ogilvie Flour Alills
and director of the Bixuk of Alontreal; AVilbur \j. Cum-
mings, of the law firm of Sullivan & Cromwell and di-
rector of the Gold Dust Coi-poration; Sir Herbert Holt,
l)resident of the Koyal J?ank of Canada and director of
the Tuckett Tobacco Comi)any; Jl. H. ilobart Porter,
of Sanderson & Porter, president American AVater
AVorks and Electiic Company: Thomas II. Mclnnerney,
president of National Dairy Products; George M.
MotTett, vice-president and director of the Corn l^rod-
ucts Kefining Com])any; Frederick K. Morrow, director
of Gold Dust Cori)oration, and (Jeorge K. AIon()W,
chairman of Gold Dust and ])resident of Standard AHll-
ing Comi)any.

(Co}ifinuc(J on Page 16)

BIJUR RE-ELECTED HEAD OF N. C. L. T. A.

T the aninnd convention of the National Cigar
Leaf Tobacco Association, held in New^ York
(*ity last week, Nathan T. Bijur was re-elected
president of the association; W. K. Lukaswitz,
of Davton, Ohio, was re-elected vice-in-esident, and
Lee Samuels was elected secretary-treasurer.

In view of the proposed increase in the tariff on
Sumatra tobacco a manufacturer's committee was cre-
ated to aid in the light against this legislation. The
eommittee was named as follows: Ben Schwartz, TIarry
Bobrow and llarvev Hirst, of Philadelphia; Emd
Klein, Fied Hirschhorn and AV. H. Hummell, of New
A'ork;' Jacob Mazer, of Detroit; Richard Traiser, of
Boston, and'Thomas A. Horton, of Albany.

The following resolutions were atloi)ted by the
convention :

AVrapper Tobacco Duty

KESoT.vF.n, That The National Cigar T^eaf Tobacco
Association in annual convention asseml)led hereby
declares the proposed increase in the wrai)i)er rate of
duty to be unjust, exhorbitant and practically prohibi-
tory and calculated to bring about the ruin of the nickel
eigar industry and to woi-k great injury to the 40,000
domestic tobacco growers who produce ir)0,000,000
jxainds of tobacco anmudly and will be of no value
whatever to the small numi)er of ])rosperous eori)ora-
tions engaged in raising a few million pounds of shade
gi'own wrapi)ers; and be it further

Pksolvku, That this Association appeals to the
I'inance Committee of the Senate to reject the increase
in the wrapper rate adopted by the House of Repre-
sentatives and to authorize a decrease in the present
wiapper tarilT of 2.') cents per pound in the interest of
the nickel cigar ])r()ducer and consumer, but especially
for the benefit of the army of farmers now growing
binders and fillers who can not otherwise continue to
enjoy the present scale of i)rices for theii* products,

and be it further

Rksolvki), 'IMiat eo])ies of these resolutions be trans-
niitted to the Chairman an<l each individual memlier of
the Senate Finance ( 'ommittce and to the Unite*! States
Tariff Connnission at Washington.

(Co)iiiumd on I'affr 17)

Editorial Comment

(Continued from l^iuje .7

of a pullman train is about the only place they (lo not
brazenly invade, cross their legs, and with a display
of the latest in lingerie, light their cigarette.

Iji our opinion the Pennsylvania Railroad has
reached one of the farthest points south in the '*no
smoking" notice on their dining car meiuis. While
the lighting of a cigar in a diner may be annoying to
some, and does very pr(»bably delay the departure of
the person which means inconvenience to others wait-
ing to find a ])lace at the table, nevertheless we doubt
the wisdom of the request.

AVe have In-ard considerable criticism of it from
men who travel many other roads, and in fact that
smoking is so general on the part of both sexes, every-
where, that we think the Pennsylvania Railroad is
leaning backward trying to Ix- polite.

"Nothing satisfies like a goo<l cigar," and partic-
nlarlv at the end of a meal with the coifee.

June 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco AVorld

49th year

z^^ig-'Paying J^ng-Filler Bunch Machine

l^WOV

ed

1

With
Three Features
That—

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to hand work.

Save stock, labor and produftion co§ts.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep cofts.

Assure perfeft lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

Labor, Stock

and

Money-Saving Features

A— The Suction Binder Table assures
smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches It also effects a saving m
brnders because smaller binders can
be used.
R— The latest type of Friction Clutcn,
^which makesX '"»^hine run rncue
smoothly and reduces its uP^tep
coft also an Emergency Stop.whuh
tSrmits the instantaneous stopping
Sf the machine at any point .n us
operation,
r— The famous Alemite-Zcrk pres-
*^sure" system of lubrication assures
thorough lubrication, less wear and
longer life of all bearings and moving
narfs It also makes lubrication of
The machine easier and quicker.
r>— Produces well-conditioned, spongy
^free smoking bunches- the equal uf

hand work in every respect.
P— Good-conditioned bunches arc as-
sured by "laying up the hUcr
r^Khatucally in exactly the same way
S^sdoneby hand; a few sprigs of
filler being intermittently added
Si thl bunch IS built up to the
proper size and condition.
F— Two or more kinds of filler can be
blended on the machine in any pro-
portions desired.
/"— Anv size or shape of bunch and
^both nght and left-hand bunches can
be made on the same machine with
slight mechanical changes.
|j_w„h two operators, it produces
4^0 to 500 uniform, spongy, tree-
smoking blended bunches an hour.
I— Can be used on mould work, or
^bunches can be rolled fresh by hand
direct from the machine.
1- Adapted for use in conjunftionwith
•'automatic rolling machines.
K-Quickly and accurately •di"S«d '"
'^different sizes and conditions of

filler.
1 — Assures uniformity of bunches at

all times in both size and weight.
M-Sturdy and simple in construction;
easy to operate and handle; requites
no expert mechanical attenuon.

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Long-Filler Bunch Machine

/Blending Type}

For High-Grade Work

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive
stock and labor-saving features which make it a most
profitable investment for makers of high-grade long-filler
cigars. It is made with (or without) Suction Binder Table
and( with or without) an individual, direct-conneaed motor-
driven Suction Fan. These hold the binder tightly against
the rolling apron by suaion, thereby assuring smoother and
more perujctly rolled bunches. A saving in binders is also
effefted because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long -Filler Bunch Machine is
built with the latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes
the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep
coSt; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instanta-
neous stopping of the machine ;at any point in its opera-
tion.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-
Zerk "pressure" system of lubrication so extensively used
on automobiles. This system, properly used, assures perfeft
lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of the machine,
which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

The price of the Model T Universal
equipped with Two Folding Chairs,
Individual-Drive Equipment and 1/4
H. P. Motor is

$

2000

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table $50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With
individual, direct-connected, motor-
driven Suction Fan $75 extra.

Prices F. O. B., Newark, N. J,

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO., 40 East 34th Street, New York

49th year

THE TOBACCO AVORLD

June 15, li>29

SHETZLINE WINS PRIZE IN WAITT & BOND

TOURNEY

OMMV DONOVAN, of Donovan and Brossler,
Williani])oit, Ponnsylvania, talked a^vay with
tlio Waitt and Bond Bhickstono Golf Cup, as
winner of tlio tliirty-six liok', hiw ij^ross, in the
annnal Blaekstone ci^ar tonrnament, liehl at Shawnee
Conntry Ohil) on Jnne M and 4t]i. Tlis name is l)ein.£:
engraved on tlie cu]), below those of the former winners,
Cliarles F. Becker of Detroit, and Lonis Sehwarz of

Newark.

Artlmr Hitehinsfs of the PLxehan^e Bnffet ])ronii:ht
in the low net for thirty-six holes and was ])resented
with a handsome thermos set.

Others priz<' winners were:

Jerry Donovan of Donovan and Dressier, low
gross, eighteen holes, third ])rize, golf hag.

Lloyd Black of Pittshnrgh, low net, eighteen holes,
third prize, nmbrella.

Clarence Hnnter of J. P. ^fanning Company, Bos-
ton, low gross, eighteen holes, fonrth prize, Kodak.

H. Shetzline. Vahn and McDonnell, IMiiladelphia,
low net, eighteen holes, fonrth ]trize, desk set.

A special ])rize nf a cocktail set in a leather case,
donated hy Irving Bromiley, vice-])resident, General
Outdoor Advertising Company, went to Jerry Donovan.

( (

BROWN & WILLIAMSON OFFICES OPENED

The Brown ^Williamson Tobacco Corporation, of
Louisville, Ky., have recently opened offices here at
i;}"Jl Arch Street, to take care of the local demand for
their products. Excellent distribution of their prod-
ucts, ''Raleigh" cigarettes, ''Sir Walter Raleigh"
smoking tobacco, and "Tulx- Rose," snufT tablets has
been obtained in this territory in the past few weeks.
Reports from various parts of the country indicate that
these brands are meeting with a steady increase in de-
mand.

OXMAN ADDS ANOTHER

J. Oxmnn, who operates the cigar sloic ami lunch-
eonette at Fourth and Chestnut Streets, and als(> one
at Sixth and Walnut Streets, has taken ov^r the stand
at Sixth and Chestmit Streets, and will operate this
stand also.

LA PAUNA" FAVORITE IN MILWAUKEE

W

HEN Father Milwaukee leans back in his chair
and reaches for his after-dinner smoke, it is
(piite usual for him to choose a cigar. There
are lOLLVi men over eighteen years of age
in Greater Milwaukee, 72 per cent of the city's smokers,
who use cigars ; while ()3 per cent, indulge in cigarettes.
"La Palina" is the favorite of Father .NEilwau-
kee, but 0.8 per cent, of the time he blows his smoke
rinirs with "Dutch Masters," the second in popularity,
lie also enjovs "MiLola," "Webster," "Harvester,"
"li*obert Burns" and "White Owl," next in line of
preference. And occasionally he pulTs on any one of
18.") other brands, all sold in' the ^rilwaukee market.

lie smokes no less than 72,840,704 cigars in a
year, 4r)2 i)er cai)ita. And 33,003,594 times a year he
discards an empty cigarette package, the cigarettes
all smoked. That's 234 ])ackages a year for each
cigarette smoker.

Although there are twenty-one brands of cigar-
ettes on the Milwaukee market from which he may
choose, he is most apt to ask for "Camels." Next
in order of ])opularitv are "Luckv Strikes," "Chester-
fields" and "Old Golds."

The representative character of the Greater "Mil-
waukee market, with its 750,000 ])0])nlation, makes the
1920 Cinisumer Analysis, just ])ublished by The
Mihraulrr JouninJ, valuable in placing commodities
on other markets as well.

DRIVER COMPANY MAKING CELLOPHANE

WRAPS

The John M. Driver Com])any, of this city, has
been fuinishing cigai* manufactuiers with specially
designed and ver\' attractive glassine wraps for cigar
boxes for some time, an<l si rice the cellophane individ-
ual wrap for cigars has become ])opular they are prc-
1 tared to furnish this class of wrap printed in attrac-
tive colors, or black, by a special ])atented process of
their own.

J. Revnolds Bradv, 38r)2 North l*ark Avenue, is
tlie agent to the cigar industry for the Driver Company,
and although he has been confined to his bed on ac-
count of illness for some time, he is still taking orders
for this class of merclian<lis<' and a call on the
'phone at his addicss will bring samples or sketches,
<»r a salesman to call on you pr(>mi)tly.

June 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

1

Now it's

Una n I mo us

^^ rd walk a mile
for a Camel."

*^So would I.

99

C 1929, R. J. Reynold* Tobaeea
Company, Winiton - Salem, N. C

8

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 15, 1929

New5 From Congress

_ -AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

XCKEASED duties on wrapper tobacco, as pro-
vided tor in tiie tariff bill passed by tlie House
of Hepresentatives May lib, tiireaten seriously
to cripple, it' not wipe out, the nickel, cigar,
which now constitutes some j5 per cent, of the entire
cigai- business, members of the Senate Finance Com-
mittee were told June 14 by Charles Hushkind, general
counsel of the Tobacco Merchants Association.

instead of an increase in duty, there should be a
reduction, Mr. Hushkind asserted; for the very pres-
ervation of the nickel business and its further devel-
opment, there should be, instead of an increase, a re-
duction of (iU cents per pound from the present duty
on Sumatra wrapper.

The reduction in tlie internal revenue tax in 1920,
Mr. Hushkind continued, resulted in such improvement
in the nickel cigar that its consumption has increased
by some 6UU,UUU,U0U. This, he pointed out, has been
as material an aid to the tobacco growers as it has been
to the cigar manufacturers, and only a few of the
growers are interested in increasing the duty, tobacco
raisers in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecti-
cut having joined with the manufacturers in seeking
a reduction before the House Committee on Ways and

Means.

Outlining tlie situation existing toihiy, tiie witness
asserted "it would seem ck'ar tiiat, wliile the demand
for a reduction of the wrapper larill may have been
open to argument, there certainly was no justilicatioii
for the rise recommended by a last minute amendment
introduced by the Ways and Means Committee, revers-
ing its previous iindings and overruling the chainnaii
of its own subcommittee.

"Weighing the interests of the vast cigar industry,
with its thousands of manufacturers and tens of thou-
sands of jobbers and retailers, together with the great
army of workmen engaged in producing the cigars,
and* the forty or fifty thousand farmers growing the
binders and lillers used tlierein on the one scale, and the
interests of the handful of concerns or corporations en-
gaged in growing shade wrappers on the other scale, it
would seem tliat the verdict should liave been rendered
in favor of the cigar industry."

It lias been conclusively established, ^Ir. Hush-
kind concluded, that fully 80 per cent, of the imported
Sumatra goes on the nickel cigars; that the imported
Sumatra does not compete with sliade-grown or any
other American wrappers; that the Sumatra wrapper
has made the nickel cigar popular, and that not only
is the proposed 40 cent increase unjustified, but the
duty on imported wrapper should ])e reduced from $2.10
to $1.50 i)er iK>und unstemmed and from $2.75 to $2.15
btemmed.

From our Washington Bureau 622Albee Building

''Under tlie present rate of duty," he told the com-
mittee, "the Ciovernment collects about $6.20 in inter-
nal revenue taxes plus the duty on the wrapper for
each tliousand Sumatra-wrapped cigars. This item,
constituting as it does approximately one-tifth of the
net price that the manufacturer is getting for his
cigars, is entirely too much of a burden upon the nickel
cigar l)usiness."

Other witnesses who appeared before the commit-
tee to discuss the proposed duties were Nathan I. Bijur
of New York, representing the National Cigar Leaf
Tol)acco Association; Leslie W. Newberry of South
Windsor, Conn., representing the independent tobacco
farmers; Harry 1. Bobrow of Philadelphia, representing
Hobrow Hrotliers;lnc.;Harvey L. Hirst of Philadelphia,
representing the Bayuk Tobacco Company; Harvey W.
Jefferson of New York, representing P. Lorillard Com-
pany; H. Emil Klein of New Y'ork, representing H.
Kmil Klein Company; 1. M. Orndurn of Washington,
representing the Cigar Makers International Union;
M. C. Gryzmush of Boston, representing the Cigar
Manufacturers of Massachusetts; Chester H. Gray of
Washington, representing the American Fann Bureau
Federation; .lacol) Mazer of Detroit, representing the
Mazer Cressman Cigar Comi)any; Milton H. Kinck and
Cyrus 11. (iood of Lancester, Pa., representing the Lan-
caster county tobacco board of trade and tlie growers'
association; respectively, and O. L. Cunningham and
Fred Scheaffer of J)aylon, Ohio, representing the Ohio
tobacco growers.

Taking it all in all, the consenus of opinion liere
is that the measure passed by the House is about as
good a bill as can l)e secured under our system of mak-
ing political tariffs, U is universally conceded that
l^eprescntative Ilawley of Oregon, chairman of the
Ways and Means Committee, did an excellent job.
Everybody with a complaint to make was granted an
ojiport unity to present their case, and the democratic
memlxMs of the committee, altliough barred from the
deli)>erations which resulted in the actual writing of
the measure, were given ample oi)i>ortunity to question
witnesses during the hearings. Just ])rior to i)assage
of the bill by the House, Chairman Hawley was given
the thanks of l)oth the ranking republican and demo-
cratic members of the committee for his consideration

and patience.

In order to exj)e<lite passage of the bill through
tlie House it was necessary to resort to a gag rule which
])rought all debate to a conclusion at a predetermined
time. Had it not been for this lule the debate would
have been interminabh' and the bill would have been

(Continued on Page 12)

June 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Regardless of Price

€k>verninent figures show the gain of Lucky Strike to he greater than the com-
bined increase of all other cigarettes. The public will be served and this is
proof, indeed, that regardless of price, you actually get more in Lucky Strike
than any other cigarette can offer. Its perfect blend of fine tobaccos gives
pure smoking delight. Its exclusive, secret toasting process guarantees the
tobaccos free from irritants and impurities and, in the opinion of 20,679-^5^
physicians, makes Lucky Strike less irritating than other cigarettes.

4(The figure* quoted
have been checked
■nd certified to by
LYBRAM), ROSS
BRUS. AND MONT-
GOMERY, Account-
ants and Auditors*

^ Preaident,
The American Tobacco Company,]

O 1929.
Th* Amarican
Tobacco Co.,
Manofaclurert

It*s toasted

No Throat Irritation-
No Cough.

The Lucky Strike Dance Orcheatrawillcontinue

every Saturttay night in a coast to coast radio

hook-up over the iV. B. C. network.

To maintain a slender
figure, no one can deny
the truth of the advice:

^^REACH FOR A LUCKY

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 15, 1929

Raleigh Cigarettes . . •

Sir Walter Raleigh Smoking Tobacco . . .

TUBE ROSE SNUFF...

JUST three of our many quality tobacco
produas that are becoming increasingly
popular with millions of smokers and an
army of tobacconists.

BROWN and WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION

Louisville, Kentucky

PENN TOBACCO COMPANY BUYS ANOTHER

II K Peiiii To])acco Company, of Wilkes-Barre,
Pa., wliicli is said to ])e the largest independent
tol>ac('o manufaeturinK company in the eoun-
trv, has purchased the Imsiness of the Schmitt
Brothers 'Tobacco Works, of Milwaukee, Wis., said to
lie the last of the independent tobacco manufacturers
in Wisconsin. .

Schmitt Brothers manufacture tlie "Eight Broth-
ers" tobacco and other l)rands, and was organized in
1906. Tn 1909 Sclimitt Brothers purchased the Hansen
& Schmitt Company and consolidated the two busi-
nesses, and since tli'at time has manufactured and sold
approximately 7r)0,000 pounds of tobacco, which was
sold in the Middle West.

(\ M. Schmitt is president of Schmitt Brothers
Works, and the company was capitalized at $150,000.
W. L. Tavlor, vice-president of the Penn Tobacco, is
now in charge of the ^Milwaukee plant and it will be
continued under union workmen for the present, it is

announced.

The purcliase price of Schmitt Brothers was not
disclosed, but it is reported that the annual business of
the company was approximately $400,000 a year. An-
nual sales of the Penn Tobacco Company are said to
be $2,500,000. .

It is understood that the old officers of the Schmitt
Brothers Company will not become associated with the
Penn Tobacco Company.

FISH PROPAGATION ENDANGERS SNUFF

Besidents of the village of Byfield, ^Mass., have
entered a vigorous protest against the daming of the
Parker River with a view of using the upper portion
of the stream for the propagation of fish. There is a
snuff mill located in the town which depends on the
water power for the grinding of their tobaccos, and if
the mill is forced to shut down the village will lose
its principal industry.

MORE STORES FOR SCHULTE

An advertisement w%ns placed in New York City
papers last week by the Schulte Stores Company re-
questing owners and brokers to give particulars and
prices of prime corner of inside corner stores at least
twenty bv forty feet in size. Possession was asked
for immediate or later occupancy. Information was
to be forwarded to the real estate department at 386
Broadway, New York City.

PROMPT PASSAGE OF CAPPER-KELLY BILL

PREDICTED
pIE RAPID growth in Congress of an intelli-
gent and militant spirit in favor of the Capper-
Kelly Fair Trade Bill, is well indicated in a
splendid speech on the floor of the House by
Congressman (V'Ugr, of the tenth New York district.
The bill's sponsors have taken their coats off for
a finish fight. Note the following quotation from Mr.
Celler's speech, as reported in the Congressional Rec-
ord of May 14:

"We have adopted a law some time ago, many
years ago, that there can ])e no price cutting on stamps
issued bv the Federal (Jovernment. The New York
Legislature, and legislatures of other States have
taken awav from the unscrupulous insurance agent the
right to sell insurance at a cut-rate price. We have
taken away the right to do any rebating in insurance.
Furthermore, many years ago we took away from the
ticket scalpers the right and the privilege to do any
cutting on the price of railroad tickets.

"Up to this lime no opportunity was given to
the ^[embers of the House to pass the Kelly-Capper
bill. It was bottled up in that Interstate and Foreign
Commerce Committee and there it was sealed. I as-
sure vou, my good friends, once that bill gets on the
floor of the House it is going to pass. (Applause.)"

WAITT & BOND CALLS BONDS

Waitt & Bond, Inc., Newark, N. J., manufacturers
of the ''Blackstone" cigar, have called for payment
July 1, 1929, at 105 and accrued interest, the entire
issue of its debenture 7's due July 1, 1938, which
amount to $349,000 as of December 31, 1928, at the
First National Bank of Boston. Coupons due July 1,
1929 should be collected in the usual manner.

Control of Waitt & Bond, Inc., was recently se-
cured by the Porto Rican-American Tobacco Company,
through an exchange of stock, and this action should
result in a strengthening of their financial position.
Waitt & Bond, Inc., have shown an increase in earn-
ings practically every year since incorporation in 1825.

ULMER ESTATE $30,000

According to an estimate of the estate of the late
Melchior Ulmer, founder of the 0-Nic-O Tobacco Prod-
ucts Company, who died recently, Mr. Ulmer leaves
$30,000 which is to be divided equally between his
widow, Crete Ulmer, and his two sons, Milton and
Frederick. Mr. IHmer was well known throughout the
tobacco industry having been associated with it for
more than thirty years.

ELY JOINS MARTIN CIGAR CO

Duncan Klv, who has been a city salesman in Nash-
ville, T<'ini., for'a iinnibcr of years, lias joined the forces
of the Martin Cigar Company, and will use his efforts
in promoting the sales of ''Lyko" a new cigar of the
Martin Company which is now being placed tlirough-
out the city.

U. S. TOBACCO DIVIDEND

Directors of the V. S. T(»]»a(co Company have de-
clared a divideiHl of $1.75 a ^harc on the i)referred
stock and 75 cents on the common stock of the com-
pany, payable July 1st to stockholders of record June
1 7, 1929. *

cooler smoke

in a

Dkim

Every smoking quality
that counts!

Good tobacco, fragrant, cool,
that burns to a clean ash; no
soggy heel, no clogged stems!

That rich Hurley flavor is held
in Granger by an old-time tobacco
secret, "Wellman's 1870 Method"
— ours exclusively. The cut is
the one right cut for pipe smok-
ing. The drier bowl, the cleaner
stem, result from both method
and cut.

The price also is "right". Soft
foil package instead of costly tin
— therefore, 10 cents.

pipe

Granger

ROU

CUT

..in mote bipei evetu daul

© 1929. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co.

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 15, 1929

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

mniiy weeks in gottiiii? iliroiiiili the h)Wor hody. In
the Senate no such rule a])i)lies and individual mem-
bers are niven as mueli lime as they desire to discuss
the l>ill, which often means a discussion of everything
under tlie sun except the 1)ill, so tiiat it is very unhkely
tliat tlie measure will pass the Senate with anything
like the speed with which it went through the House.
When the bill does come from the Senate, however,
it is predicted that (Miairman Hawley will not know
his measure, and there will be many points for con^
sideration by a conference committee, representing both
bodies.

Eill Introduced to Regulate Tobacco Advertising

Charging that 'Miot since the days when public
opinion rose'up in its might and smote the dangerous
drug traffic, not since the days when the vendor of
harmful nostrums was swept from our streets, has this
countrv witnessed such an orgy of buncombe, quackery
and downright falsehood and fraud as now marks the
current campaign promoted by certain cigarette
manufacturers to create a vast women and child mar-
ket for the use of their product," Senator Smoot of
Utah on June 10, introduced in the Senate a bill to
amend the pure food act to include tobacco and tobacco
products within its scope, making tobacco advertising
subject to the same regulation as is applied to lables
or other descriptive matter accompanying food and

drug products.

The Senator's legislation is aimed at the paid testi-
monials wdiich marked the radio campaign of "Lucky
Strike" cigarettes and wdiich, he declared, have been
forced off the air by protests from the public to the
various radio stations.

Introduction of the bill is considered to have been
instigated bv the National Food Products Protective
Committee, which last April, filed a complaint against
the cigarette advertising with the Federal Radio Com-
mission, asking that body to revoke the licenses of
stations broadcasting the cigarette programs.

The committee withdrew its complaint some days
ago, criticizing the radio commission for its failure to
take action, and intimating that Congress w;ould he
asked to enact legislation dealing wnth the situation.
Senator Smoot 's bill is believed to be a direct result
of that action, it being pointed out that he represents
the domestic sugar-beat producing industry, w^hich last
month secured from the House of Representatives a
heavv increase in the duty on imported sugar. The
sugar and confectionery interests are chiefly affected
by the cigarette campaign, one of the slogans used be-
ing "Reach for a Lucky instead of a sweet."

Senator's Smoot 's bill was introduced following
a lengthv speech from the floor, in the course of which
he bitterlv criticised the cigarette manufacturers for
their advertising campaigns, "into which millions are
being poured in order to create new armies of cigarette
addicts," and w^hich, he declared, "have been accom-
panied bv a barrage of the most patent hypocrisy."

He mnde it clear, however, that he was not attack-
ing the tobacco industry as a whole, or the tobacco
growers of the country, "many of wdiom," he said,
"are in the grip of pernicious cigarette manufacturing
interests; that I realize that many tobacco manufac-

turers, with a due sense of their social obligations,
have refrained and are refraining from exploiting
public health in the sale of their products; and that the
use of tobacco as a moderate indulgence by adult people
is not in question.

"I rise to denounce insidious cigarette campaigns
now being promoted by those tobacco manufacturing
interests whose only god is Profit, whose only bible
is the Balance Sheet, whose only principle is Greed.
I rise to denounce the unconscionable, heartless and
destructive attempts to exploit the women and youth
of our country in the interests of a few^ powerful to-
bacco organizations whose rai)acity know%s no bounds."

That the cigarette industry may find its adver-
tising a boomerang is an opinion which is being freely
expressed in Washington. Nothing that any industry
has attemi)ted in recent years has brought about such
an extensive reaction on the part of the public. This
sentiment, too, is becoming highly organized and re-
ports to Washington indicate that in the near future
restrictive legislation will be strongly urged before
State, and possibly the National legislatures. Medical,
church, educational and women's organizations in the
])ast few months have gone strongly on record as con-
demning both cigarettes and the cigarette advertising
campaigns.

Price Maintenance Opposed by Consumers
Resale price maintenance is opposed by a niajority
of consumers, it is indicated by a survey which has
been made by the Federal Trade Commission in con-
nection with its investigation of resale price mainten-
ance.

In an effort to secure the view point of the general
public on this question, the commission sent question-
naires to a large number of people in every w^alk of
life. Analysis of the replies shows that 72.3 per cent,
of the persons questioned are opposed to price main-
tenance, wdiile less than 25 per cent, anticipated any
definite benefit from its operation. Consumers in the
agricultural sections appeared to be more opposed to
])rice maintenance than those in the cities, approxi-
mately 80 per cent, of the farmer consumers (piestioned
disapj)roving i)rice maintenance while in the cities ap-
proximately T)! per cent, of the replies were in opposi-
tion.

The most frequently named benefits anticipated
from price maintenance were standardized (juality and
reduced prices, while definite injuries were feared if
resale maintenance contracts were made legal by 58
per cent, of the consnmers replying, the most frecjuently
named disadvantages being higher prices, elimination
of competition, mono])oly and monopoly profit, and
elimination of bargain sales.

CUBAN TOBACCO DIVIDEND

Directors of the Cuban Tobacco Company have
declared a dividend of $1 on the common stock of the
companv pavable June 29th to stockholders of record
June 18th, and regular semi-annual dividend of $2.50
on the preferred stock of the company payable June
2()th to stockholders of record June 15th.

R. J. REYNOLDS DIVIDEND

Directors of the R. J. Revnolds Tobacco Company,
manufncturers of "Camel" cigarettes and "Prince
Albert" smoking tobacco, have declared regular quar-
terly dividends of sixiv cents each on the new common
nnd common B stocks of the company, both payable
July 1st to stockholders of record June 18th.

June 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

COUPONS NOW PACKED WITH CIGARETTES

NNOIINCEMKNT was made recently by Mar-
vin 1). Rae, president United Profit-sharing
Corporation, and II. M. FUis, president Philip
Morris Consolidated, controlling Philip Mor-
ris & Co., and Continental Tobacco Company that, be-
ginning June 1, United Profit-Sharing certificates will
be enclosed in every carton of "Marlboro," "English
Ovals," "Dimhills," "Barking Dog" and "Philip
Morris" cigarettes.

Opportunity was given Philip Morris Consolidated
for tlie inclusion of premium certificates and coupons
in their cigarette cartons when agreement with the
United Cigar Stores and associated companies barring
United Profit-Shaiing (Corporation from doing busi-
ness in the toliacco industry was ended with the an-
nouncement recently by United Cigar Stores discon-
tinuing issuance of coupons and certificates.

The management of the companies of which he is
president, Mr. Kllis said, is convinced that premium
merchandise advertising is a valuable supplement to
newspaper advertising, and is well pleased with the
change in policy which permits them to pack coupons
with tlieir cigarettes.

Two other cigjirette manufacturers will conclude
contracts with United J*rofit-Sharing shortly, accord-
ing to the president, Mr. Kae, and these coupons, he
said together with those used by otiier manufacturers,
will be reileemed as heretofore.

49th year

13

NEWMAN CELEBRATES SILVER WEDDING

i\rr. and Mr. A. Joseph Newman, celebrated their
silver wedding anniversary on Wednesday evening,
June 5th, with a dinner at the Penn Athletic Club.
There were fifty guests present.

Mr. and Mrs. Xewman were born in Easton, Pa.,
and after their marriage there, came to Philadelphia,
where Mr. Newman is now sales manager for Bayuk
('igars. Incorporated.

Mr. Xewman has just returned from a trip to the
Pacific Coast where lie found conditions highly satis-
Hictoiv for P>aviik brands.

SCHULTE-UNITED SALES INCREASE

Sales of the Schulte-United 5c to $1 Stores, Inc.,
for the month of May totaled $1 ,290,(520, derived from
thirty-four stores in the United States and Canada, in
addition to their cloak and suit stores. May sales
showed an increase of 31 i)er cent, over April sales,
while total sales for the first int^ months of 1929 were

!f4,(;()r),;j;{9.

WEBSTER, EISENLOHR EARNINGS

Re})ort of Webster, p]isenlohr, Incorporated, for
the three months ended March :U, 1929, shows net in-
come after taxes of $72,213, as compared with $15,473
in the corres[)onding period of 1928. Net income for
the 1929 j)eriod does not include earnings of companies
in which Webster, P]isenlolir, Incorporated, owns part
of the stock.

AMERICAN SNUFF DIVIDEND

The board of directrus of the American SnufT
Company have declared <lividends of one and one-half
per cent, on the j>referred st(K*k, and three per cent, on
the common stock of $1(M) par value. Both <lividends
payable July 1st to stockholders of record at close of
business June 14th.

On Which Side of the Counter
are Your Profits Made?

Great is the temptation to
stock a cigar that looks attrac-
tive and can be bought at a
price that represents a nice
profit— on paper — per cigar.

But the profit isn't yours
until it comes from the cus-
tomer's side of the counter
and is safely rung up on your
cash register. Even that isn't
enough. ... It must ring
frequently. It is volume that
counts in the cigar business.

Beware of the unknowns,
the slow-movers, the long-
shots, the one-salers. There's
only one kind of cigars that
can keep a cigar business
going in the right direction:
Cigars with individuality.
Cigars that move. Cigars so

completely satisfying to the
smoker that they become
his favorite — and he your
steady customer day in and
day out.

Bayuk cigars meet those
specifications in every respect.
There's quality-unmatchable
value-in every Bayuk brand.
They're known. There's sin-
cerity in their manufacture.
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them.*^ . . . They're made
for the folks in front of your
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in whose hands your per-
manent success lies.

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49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 15, 1929

ROCKY FORD

CIGARS

LONG FILLER

Imported . . ■ Sumatra

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A real five cent cigar is back in town . . . Quick
sellers and sure repeaters ... P. Lorillard
Company, Inc., 1 19 West 40th St. , New York.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCII, Wheeling. W. Va President

CHAKLtS J. ElSENLOHk, Philadelphia, Pa Ex-President

lULlUS LICHTENSTEIN, New Vork, N. V Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New Vork, N. V Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. GEORGE VV. HILL. New York. N. Y Vice PreTidem

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New Vork, N. V Vice President

H. H. SHELTON, Washington. D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REEU, Richmond. Va Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN. New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York, N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati. Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York City President

W. I. LUKASWITZ, Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN, Chicago, 111 Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice-President

ARTflLR WERNER. 51 Chambers St., New York, City ...JecreUry and Treasurer

CIGAR STORES ESCAPE SUNDAY LAW

Police plans to close every cigar store in Phila-
delphia on Sundays were al)andonod last week by Di-
I'eetor of Public Safety Schofield in the fact of an
avalanche of protests.

The proposal to make the cigar stores close grew
out of the complaints from small merchants of all kinds
all over the city who have been forced to close their
stores on Sunday. They told Director Schofield it was
not fair to make them close and to permit the cigar
stores, especially those owned by huge coi-porations, to
remain open.

Director Schofield was so impressed by these argu-
ments that he had begun the drafting of the order to
close the cigar stores but in reversing his decisions he
said:

"Since assuming of!ice I have endeavored to en-
force the Sunday laws in accordance with the Act of
i\ssembly. 1 believe in observance of the Sabbath, but
the Act of 1794, under which the police work, must be
interpreted in a way which is adapted to the complexi-
ties of modern life in a conrununity such as ours an^
so as to work a hardship upon as few persons as pos-
sible. . . .

"I shall continue to enforce the Sunday laws and
shall try to do so in a sane and sensible manner, en-
deavoring as far as practicable not to interfere with
the service of necessities and deciding each case on its
own merits as it arises until instructed otherwise by
tlie courts."

FABER, COE & GREGG TAKE ON "VALKAN

SOBRANIE"

David Redstone, of Albert Weinberg, London,
ling., cigarette and tobacco mainifacturers, has an-
nounced that Fa])er, (^oe & Gregg, of Xew York City,
liave been made exclusive United States distributors
for his company's products, "Balkan Sobranie'* ciga-
rettes and smoking tobacco. The cigarette is made of
high grad<> Turkish tobacco and the smoking tobacco
is a mixture of Virginia and Turkish leaf.

The "l^alkan So])raiiie" cigarette! already has a
small following in this countiy, which can no doubt
be increas(Hl considerably under the able direction of
Faber, Coe & Gregg.

DAWES TAKES SUPPLY OF PIPES TO LONDON

Ambassador Charles G. Dawes, who departed for
England last week, where lie will assume the duties of
Ambassador from the United States, included in his
V>aggage a generous supply of his famous underslung
])ipes, after he had learned that his favorite style of
pil)e would not be procurable in England.

His ])aggage included a dozen pipes for his per-
sonal use and a score or more for distribution among
his friends and admirers. Under diplomatic immu-
nity he will not have to pay duty on them upon his
arrival in England.

J. MILTON DAVIS DEAD

J. Milton Davis, of the firm of P. A. Davis & Sons,
Baltimore, Md., passed away at his home in Roland
Park on May 27th, at the age of fifty-seven. lie had
lived in Baltimore ])ractically all his life and had also
been associated with the firm of F. A. Davis & Sons
during most of his business career. He is survived by
a brother and three sisters.

.June 15, 192f)

SCHULTE STORES MAY JOIN NEW COMPANY,

SAY REPORTS

NCORPORATION of the 21,000,000-share
United Stores Corporation follows reports
current in the local financial district for sev-
eral days of an imi)ending wide-sweeping re-
organization of the country's tobacco industry.

According to these rei)orts, the price war which has
lecently torn the tobacco business asunder became so
threatening that major financial interests, including
J. P. Morgan & Co., took a hand.

An initial step in the program of reorganization,
it was reported, is a contemplated merger of the United
( 'igar Stores Company of America, the Tobacco Prod-
ucts Company and the Union Tobacco Company,
the United Cigar Stores Company, which operates
more than 3000 retail stores, is controlled by the
Tobacco Products Company. Controlling interests
in this company are also at!iliated with the principal
factors in the Union Tobacco Company, organized in
1926 to engage in the wholesale distribiition and man-
ufacture of tobacco products.

Only recently the Schulte chain of cigar stores,
1')getlier with the United Cigar Stores, discontinued
their premium certificate plan, to enable them to offset
losses resulting from price-cutting by independents.
The Schulte Company recently passed its dividend, the
head of the company attrilmting this action to the ciga-
rette price-cutting war.

According to the financial district it is not improb-
able that the Schulte chain will eventually find its way
into the new United Stores Corporation. Earlier in
tlie year it was reported that the Schulte and United
Cigar Stores were negotiating terms of a consolidation,
which later failed of fulfillment. Controlling interests
ill the two chains together in 1928 organized the
Schulte-United 5c to $1 Stores, Inc., for the purpose of
(•perating a chain of stores selling merchandise at
prices ranging from five cents to $1.

D. A. Schulte, president of the Schulte Retail
Stores Company, operating the Schulte cigar stores,
was made chairman of the Schulte-United concern,
while ^y. T. Posey, vice-president of the United Cigar
Stores, was made chainnan of the board of diiectors.
C. A. Whelan, chairman of the l)oard of directors of
linited Cigar Stores, was made a director of the
Schulte-United Stores, further cementing the alliance
hetween the hitherto bitterly competing groups.

The Schulte group includes the American Drug-
gists' Syndicate, Huyler's of Delaware, Incorporated,
Dunhill International, Incorporated, Otto Eisenlohr,
Incorporated, Park & Tilford Company, B. G. Davis
i^' C'ompany, Incorporated, and various real estate sub-
.^idiaries owning valua])le real estate and leasehohl
jiroperty interests in the principal cities of the coun-
t ry.

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

CONSOLIDATED CIGAR DIVIDEND

Directors of IIh' (Consolidated Cigar Corporation
have declared a dividend of $1.75 a share on the com-
mon stock of the company payable July 1st to stock-
liolders of record June 14th.

PRESBYTERIANS HIT TOBACCO ADVERTISING

The Ciiited Presbyterian (leneral Assemhly in ses-
Hon at Pittsburgh, last week went on record as show-
ing its "strong disapproval of the boldness of the
lobncco intei'ests in advertising their war<'s over the
ladio, in newspai)ers, magazines and on billboards."
It voted to protest to the radio companies.

WAITT & BOND

Blacl^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Manufactured bjr

A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Office. 1181 Broadway. New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Kty lVe,l. Florida

CIGAR SMOKE IS NON-IRRI-
TAXING TO THE NOSE AND
THROAT—

in the opinion of

DOCTOR C. STANFORD READ

li'orld lamoHs Enylisli Physician

J>istiiiguisl:cd Doctors unite to endorse cigars in La Palina's
.Spring 1929 Advertising Campaign— making new smokers for all
cigars and greater prolits fj)r all who sell them.

LA PALINA

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

June 15, 1929

GIANT TOBACCO COMBINE

(Vouthiuvd from Page f)

United Stores Corporation has 21,000,000 shares
of stock, divided into 1,000,000 shares ot* $G cuimdativo
oonvertil)k' preferred 5,000,000 Chiss A sliares and
15,000,000 common.

The Board of Directors of the tliree constituent
companies will forward to their stocklioklers separate
letters recommending an exchange of stock, and an-
nouncing that they intended to accept the terms of the
offer.

Terms for Exchange of Stock

These terms are: P'or To])acco Products Corpo-
ration; for five Class A shares of $20 par, 1 1/5 shares
of United Stores Corporation's $6 perferred; for three
shares of $20 par common, one share of Class A and
a warrant for one-half a share of the new comi)any.

For United Cigar Stores: For one share of 6 per
cent, preferred, one an one-twentieth shares of United
Stores $6 preferred; for three sliares of United Cigar
common, one share of Class A and warrant for half a
share of common of the new company.

For Union Tobacco: For each Class A share, one
and a quarter Class A shares of United Stores Corpo-
ration and a warrant for five-eighths of a share of its
common. For each three shares of Union Tobacco
common, one share of common stock of the new^ com-

panv.

The offer of exchange holds good until July 15
and may be extended until September 15. Stockholders
are invited to deposit their stock of the constituent
companies with the Guaranty Trust Company, of New

York.

Selection of the Guaranty Trust Company as de-
positary may be an indication that the l)anking inter-
ests back of the proposed merger are J. P. Morgan &
Co., as recently reported.

Stockholders of the Tobacco Products Corporation
will be the largest holders of stock in the United Stores
Corporation, and that corporation will be dissolved if
sufficient number of its stockholders accept the offer
to exchange their stock for that of United Stores.

In 1923, Tobacco Products sold all its tangible
assets, and leased all its brands to the American To-
bacco Company for ninety-nine years, and now receives
from that lease $2,500,000 a year. Tol)acco Products
ow^ns about 75 per cent, of the common stock of United
Cigar Stores and is now only a holding company.

Statement by Directors

In recommending the proposed exchange of stock,
the directors of Tobacco Products informed their stock-
holders:

''Late in 1927 the directors considered the advis-
ability of dissolving the company, and to that end ap-
pointed a committee to consider and report a plan of
dissolution. The committee was unable to arrive at
a satisfactory plan and the idea of dissolution was
abandoned. Thereafter, large stockholders of the com-
pany wiio had desired dissolution were approched by
new interests with an alternative plan for a renewal
of active operations and with a program of expansion.

'SSuch new interests believed that they saw large
possibilities in a development of the chain-store busi-
ness, particularly of the drug, candy, luncheonette and
trade-mark products type and a more profitable cooper-
ation of such businesses with the retail to))acco busi-
ness and other allied businesses, the products of which
could be advantageously promoted in the several thou-

ODIN COMPANY PRESIDENT KILLED

K^IIAKD O. Brandenburg, president of the
Odin Cigar Company, w^as killed on IMay 2C)th
when the automobile in which he was riding
with his son overturned when it was turned
sharply to avoid a collision with another car at a cross-
road.

Mr. Brandenburg had been in Plymouth, Mich., on
l)usiness and was returning to Detroit at the time of
the accident. ^Ir. Brandenlnirg was thrown through
the w^indshiehl and killed, l)ut his son was not seriously
injured. He was l)orn in Berlin, (Jermany, in 1891
and came to Detroit in 1910, where he engaged in ac-
counting work for several years. He was connected
with the Bernard Schwartz ( ^igar Corporation for sev-
eral years but resigned two years ago to become presi-
dent of the Odin Cigar Company.

He was a member of the Lochmoor Country Chd),
t!ie Detroit Yacht Club and Kilwinning Lodge, F. &
A. M.

He is survived by his widow, one son, one brother
and a sister.

sand stores which it is proposed that the new company
shall own or control.

**To that end. a recapitalization of Tobacco Prod-
ucts Corporation was considered, but the company's
corporate structure didn't lend itself to such a plan.
It was accordingly thought better to organize United
Stores Corporation w4th appropriate capitalization to
permit of accpiisitions of interests in other companies.'*

The United Stores Corporation's notice of incor-
poration defines the objects and purposes of the or-
ganization as follows:

*'To plant, grow, cultivate, produce, cure, treat,
import, export, buy, sell and dispose of tobacco of every
kind and description. To manufacture, import, buy,
sell, conduct, retail and wholesale stores, shops, stands
or other agencies to deal in and with cigars, cigarettes
and all by-products of tobacco. To buy, sell and deal
in leatlier goods, novelties, toys, drugs, medicines, ex-
tracts, tinctures, druggists, sundries, chemicals, toilet
articles, perfumes, surgical api)aratus, dye stuffs and
liospital supplies.

**To acquire, maintain and operate farms, planta-
tions, laboratories, factories, stores and warehouses of
all kinds."

The capitalization of the new^ company is listed
at 21,000,000 shares of all issues, none of which will be
designated as having a definite par value. This total
is made up of 1,000,000 shares of $6 cumulative, con-
verti])le preferred, 5,000,000 shares of Class A stock
and 15,000,000 shares of common stock.

The state tax paid w^ith the filing of the company's
charter totaled $43,050. The minimum amount of
capital with which the company will commence busi-
ness is given at $1000.

Incorporation are C. S. Peabbles, L. E. Gray and
H. F. Grantland, all of Wilmington, Del. No names of
officers or directors are showm in the articles of incor-
poration, which were filed by the Corporation Trust
Company of America, Wilmington.

Developments preceding formation of United
Stores Corporation are interesting in view of Wall
Street opinion that a complete unification of Whelan
interests and an expansion of those interets on a greatly
magnified scale are being carried out. Some time ago
the Whelan drug chain w^as formed and later United
Cigar Stores absorbed the Neve drug chain.

June 15, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

BIJUR RE ELECTED

(Continued from Page 4)

Cigarette Advertising

Resolved, That the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco
Association, in convention assembled, hereby disap-
prove of the advertising referred to as unfair and un-
ethical, and distinctly contrary to the best interests
of the tobacco trade as a whole.

This resolution caused much discussion among the
delegates present but was passed with only two dis-
senting votes.

Gilbert Tobacco Census Law
Resolved, That the National Cigar liCaf Tobacco
Association in annual convention assembled strongly
urges upon the Secretary of Agriculture tliat the quar-
terly returns to be made on July 1 and Octoljer 1 be
segregated by types only and not by groups of grades,
and holders of tobacco be relieved of the necessity of
reporting the names of customers to whom they have
sold tobaccos which have not yet been removed from
the premises of the dealer; and be it further

Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be for-
warded to the Secretary of Agriculture and to the
Chief of the Bureau of Agricultural Economics, Wash-
ington, D. C.

Washington Representative
Resolved, That this Association extends to Mr.
Crounse its hearty appreciation of his services and
that he be retained by the National Cigar Leaf To-
l)acco Association as its Washington representative
for the coming year at the same rate of compensation
as heretofore paid.

Amendment of the Volstead Act

Resolved, That the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco
Association in annual convention assembled, liaving
in mind no other consideration than the welfaie of the
country and the healtli and i)rosperity of all the peo-
ple, deem it a patriotic duty to l)ring the existing la-
mentable conditions to the attention of President
Hoover's recenly appointed National Law Fid'orcement
Commission in the hope that that body after careful
investigation will see its way clear to recommend the
amendment of the Volstead Act so as to permit the
manufacture, sale and consumption of sound malt bev
<'rages having a reasonable alcoholic content to the end
that such ])everages may ])e substituted for the harm-
ful and deleterious beverages now being manufactured
and sold at enormous profits while the Federal Treas-
ury is deprived of a revemio that would justify the
removal of at least one-half the entire Federal tax
burden of the peo])le, and be it fu!"ther

Resolved, that a copy of these resolutions be for-
warded to Hon. (fcorge W. Wickersham, chairman of
the National Law Fnforcement Commissioiu

Black Shank Tobacco Disease

Resolvki), That the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco
Association hei-eby a])peals to the Secretaiy of Agri-
culture at Washington to c()(>i)erate with the State offi-
cials of Florida and (leorgia in the eiforts now being
made t(» combat Black Shank an<l this Association fur-
ther ])ledges itself to use its influence to assist in pro-
curing such ai)proj)riations from Congress as the Sec-
retary of Agricultui'e in his wisdom may decide can be
used advantageously in the cooj)ei*atioii of the Federal
(lovenmieiit with the Slate officials referred to; and be
it further

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Write for List of Flavors for Special Brands
BKTUN. ABOMATIZEK. BOX FLAVOBS. PASTE SWEETENEKft

FRIES &L BRO., 92 Reade Street. Ne>v York

INCREASE IN NEWSPAPER ADS FOR UNITED

A. ('. Allen, t'xecutive vice-president of the Unit<'cl
('ij4:ar Stores ( 'ompaiiy, stated last week that an experi-
ment eondncted to learn the value of newspaper adver-
tisinjc space in comparison with other forms of adver-
tisinjj: has promi)ted the company to use part of the
money saved from its discarded coupon policy in an
enlarged use of newspa])er advertising space.

By the use of additional newspaper advertising on
the I^acific ("oast during the month of ^lay, the com-
l)any is i-e})orted to have obtained 200,000 new custom-
eis to their stores in that territory.

On May 24th the new policy was put into effect
throughout the entire country and brought approxi-
mately 500,000 additional customers to United Stores
during the first week, stated Mr. Allen, which has
caused a permanent increase in the amount of news-
paper space used.

LORILLARD DIVIDEND

A dividend of $1.75 a share on the preferred stock
of P. Lorillard ('omi)any has been declared by the
boanl of directois, payable .July 1st to stockholders of
recoid June loth.

Kadio listeners on last Tuesday night heard it
suggested that a solution of that momentous question
of what to give dad for Father's Day, (June Ifith) was
very easy — ''Dutch Master" cigars.

18

49th year

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

Jane 15, 11)29

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau,

341 Madison Ave.
_ NEW YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A-An mllowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B-If a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21). an additional charge of One
Dollar ($100) will be made. If it necessitates the repor ing of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or;;. (31). an additional cW of Two Dollar.
($2 00) will be made and so an aoditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) win oe
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

The Health

REGISTRATIONS
AGUA CALIENTE:— 45,497. For all tobacco products.

Cigar Co.. Inc.. Now York. X. V. June 1, 1929.
FRIARS CLUB: — 45,498. For all tobacco products. George bchle-

gel, Inc., New York, X. Y. May 9, 1929.

TRAXSFERS
PALMA CIA:— 26,085 (Tobacco World). For cipars, cigarettes,
chercK.ts, stogies, chewing and smoking tobacco Registered June
26, 1913, by Paul Watkins. Fort Meade, Fla. Transferred to The
Antonio Importing Co., Tampa, Fla.. May 22, 1929.

BIJUR RE-ELECTED

(Contininfl from Paffv 17)

Resolved, Tliat e()i)ios of this resolution be for-
wartUnl to tlie Scrrotary of A,i!:riciiltuic' and to tlio ex-
isting orj^anizations r('i)resentin«i: tlio tolmceo irrowors
of Florida and (Jeorj^ia.

Importation of Cigars by Parcel Post

Kesolved, That the National Vx^^wr Leaf Tobacco
Association reiterates its opjxtsition to the proj^osed
change in the statutes and hereby appeals to the Do-
j.artments of State, Commerce, the Treasury and the
Post Office to use their best elTorts to biinir alxnit an
aj<reement with the Cuban (Joveiiiment for the perma-
nent parcel i>ost treaty without reference to the repeal
of the limitation upon"ci«,^ar (piantities referred to, this
As.sociation believiii^^ that tin; lil»eral treatment of Cu-
ban tobacco and all other Cuban merchandise under
the customs laws of the United States entitled the mer-
chants of this country to reciprocal treatment of then-
goods when shipped to Cul>a in the ])arcel post mails;
and be it further .

Resolved, Tliat the attention of the I nited States
Congress be called to the fact that since the reci])rocity
agreement of 1904 became etfective the United States
has rebated duties on Cul)an merchandise to tlie extent
of nearly a half billion dollars wliile the duties rebated
by Cuba on merchandise imi)orted from the Ignited
States have amounted to less than i|? 120,000,000; and be

it further

Resolved, That the Finance Committee ot the
United States Senate should be urged to strike from the
pending tariff bill the ])rovision which repeals the stat-
ute prohibiting the importation of (hiban cigars in
(juantities of les.s than .SOOO in the interest of the do-
mestic cigar industry and especially of the growers of
cigar leaf tobacco in all the producing districts of the
United States; and be it further

Resolved, That copies of these resolutions l>e for-
warded to the Secretaries of the four executive depart-
ments of the United States (lovernment herein referred
to and to the (^hairman of the Senate Committee on
Finance.

Free Zones

Resolved, That this Association though believing
sincerely in the soundness of the protective policy
hereby reiterates its hearty indorsement of the free
zone plan and urges upon the Senate Finance Commit-
tee the ado])tion of an amendment incori)orating such
plan in the pending tariff revision Inll ; and be it fur-
ther

Resolved, That c(>i)ies of tliese resolutions be for-
warded to the Chairman of the Senate Finance and
House Ways and ]\Ieans Committees.

Capper-Kelly Price Protection Bill

Resolved, That the National (*igar Ueaf Tobacco
Association in annual convention assembled strongly
endorses the Ca])per-Kelly bill as y)resented by the sub-
('(tmmittee of the House (\)mmittee on Interstate and
Foreign Commerce and urges this measure upon the
attention of both houses of Congress to the end that
the same may be speedily enacted and a stop put to
the price-cutting so injurious to our industry and so
valueless to the public; and, be it further

Resolved, That coi)ies of these resolutions be for-
wai'ded to the House Committee on Interstate and
I'oreign Commerce and the Senate Committee on In-
terstate Commerce.

Co-operation of the Trade Press

Re.solved, That the National Cigar Leaf Tobacco
Association in annual convention assembled extends to
the trade i)ress a hearty expression of its api)reciation
for the assistance rendered in the arduous work we
have been called upon to perform.

Thanks to Entertainment Committee

Resolved, That the thanks of this convention are
hereby exteiuled to the Entertainment (Committee for
the generous and hospitable manner in which as the
representative of the cigar leaf trade of the great City
<»f New York it has entertained the National Cigar
Leaf Tobacco Association ;ind for its unremitting ef-
forts in behalf of the comfort and pleasure of all the
delegates.

A stjinding tribute was then called by President
iJijur to the memory of Fred Fre.se, Sr., l>. .Meyer, and
Charles G. Hondy, who had })assed away in the last
year.

The resignation of the Connecticut T^eaf Tobacco
As.sociation was discussed and it was decided to lay
the resignation on the table and a committee was ap
jiointed to consult with members of that association
and to use their best efTorts to obtain a reconsideration
(»f their resignation.

It was decided to hold the 19.30 convention at Lan-
caster, Pa.

Tlie animal banquet of the association was held on
Tuesday evening, June 4th, at the Hotel l^iltmore,
r.nd a very pleasing entertainment i)rogram was pro-
\ ided which consisted of various headliners from sev-
iral Broadwav shows and night clubs.

TRUCK OF TOBACCO BURNS

Joseph Costin, who was driving a truck load of
tobacco down Market Street on Monday, just as the
streets were thronged with noon time crowds, had a
narrow escai)e from being burned to death when his
ti'uck caught lire at Thirteenth and Market Streets,
and was entirely con.sumed.

The truck of tobacco was owned by AFrs. Sarah
Stajx', of 2104 Ridge Avenue. Costin attributed the
fire to a short circuit in the wiring.

JULY 1, 1929

LIBRARY

R B C E I V .: D

iUL^- 1929

icuitiTv

A Sta^^erin^ Shortage

Ten Million Pounds Under Normal!!

The }iornuil production of the Porto Rican tobacco crop is thirtv
million pounds yearly.

Latest surveys show there will be ^// least ii ten milliou pound slwrt-
ti[rr this yciir! histead of thirty million pounds tlie production of
Porto Rican tobacco has fallen to twenty million pounds.

Exceptionally Fine Quality

In s})ite of the tobacco shortage, this year's crop, because of its ex-
ceptionall\ tine <iuality. will greatly aid in swelling the ever-
increasin*^ t^ood reputation of i^orto Rican tobacco. Naturallv, with
the smaller amount j^rown, tlie utmost care was exercised in its
cultivation and the growers were enabled to devote more intensive
supervision. Ideal tobacco-^rowin'j: weather also contributed to its
(|uaHty.

Well Worth Its Price

This year's tobacco is well worth a reasonable price because of its
extra bi«j:b (juality and the opportunity to {produce, dutv free, a ci^ar
of unusual excellence.

Place Your Orders Now

Do not neglect your needs until the last moment. Remember —
there is a 1\'h Mil/iou Pmoid Shnrt(i\^('.

New buyers are invited to examine the product. A complete list
of growers, packers and dealers promptly furnished on retpiest.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadwav

M. T. SALDANm, Chief Agent;

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILA., PA.

There's a tasteful flavor to a

good cigar that tobacco in

no other form can rival

Volume 49

After all
jiothing satisfies like^
a good cigar

Affinities and Lovers

There is a royal relationship between the "weed'' and
the ehild of a tree-between ei^ars and their wooden box
containers, lu en the best einrars are improved in tlaxor
by the cpialities they imbibe from the wood. Packmi^ in
wooden boxes i< a time-honored praetiee. No more
popular container has ever Ixcn lound.

K)x a

And lovers of line tobacco see in "passing the I
noble gesture which is totally lackinnr w ith can or carton

The best cigars

are packed in
WOOOFN ROXKS

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 13

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, JULY 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

P. R. LEGISLATURE PASSES BILL AUTHORIZ-
ING AGENCY REORGANIZATION

HE Porto Rican Legislature has passed tlie to-
bacco bill, which provides for a re-orgaiiizatioii
of the Porto Rican Government Tobacco Guar-
antee Agency, which has headuarters at 1457
1) roadway, New York City, under the able manager-
ship of M. T. Saldana.

The tobacco bill provides for a commission of five
jiersons, three of whom shall be personally engaged in
tiie growing of tobacco in Porto Rico, and the other
two members to be the Treasurer and the Secretaiy
of Labor and Agriculture of the Lsland of Porto Rico.

Both the Secretary of Agriculture and the Treas-
urer of the Island are thoroughly familiar with the old
law under which the Guarantee Agency operated and
have co-operated in an able manner with the operation
of the agency from time to time.

The new commission will have entire control of the
agency in the future, with the power of appointing and
removing employees, regulating salaries, etc.

It is not known whether Governor Towner will
{t[)prove the new bill or leave it to his successor. Colo-
nel Theodore Roosevelt, who was recently appointed
(rovernor of the Island. Colonel Roosevelt has not
taken up his duties as Governor of tin* Island as yet.

CUBAN SCRAP CIGARS TO HAVE SPECIAL BAND

President Machado, of Cuba, following the sugges-
tion of the Comision Xacional de Pro[)agan<la y Defensa
del Tobaco Habana, has issued a decree making (jl)liga-
tory a new band for scraj) cigars made in Cuba for the
export trade. This band to be made of white paper
with black [irintnig, in Spanisli and English, that will
read, "Hecho con Picadura" and, '*Made with
Scraps," in order to distinguish scrap cigars from tlie
long filler cigars and avoid misrepresentation. In ac-
cordance with tlie terms of the stated decree every cigar
manufacturer in Cul)a must furnish the Comision Xa-
cional de Propaganda y Defensa del Tobaco Habana,
within the next thirty days,with a certified copy of their
price lists, showing tlierein the grades of cigars they
manufacture and the system under which they are
made. The Comision Xacional will carrv a record of
<'ac!i cigar manufacturing concern and will see that
their sales are adjusted to the prices shown in their
I)rice lists, and that the bands hereby established are
pro[)erly used. In case of the infringement of the terms
of President Machado 's decree bv a manufacturer, the
Comision Nacional is empowered to hold a shipment of
cigars back and investigate.

PENDAS JOINS REGENSBURG

NRIQUE PENDAS, one of the best known ci-
gar manufacturers in Tampa, Fla., and also
well known throughout the entire cigar manu-
facturing industry, has been selected to fill the
place, left vacant by the death of Laureano Torres re-
cently, in the firm of E. Regensburg & Sons, Incorpo-
rated, manufacturers of the national-known "Admira-
tion" brand of cigars.

Although Mr. Pendas retired from the cigar indus-
tjy about ten years ago he has been prevailed upon to
return as general manager of the Regensburg factory
in Tampa, and he will be received back into the fold
with delight by his many friends in the industry.

Mr. Pendas learned the cigar manufacturing busi-
ness in Havana and has been associated with the in-
dustry in Tampa for more than forty years.

UNION TOBACCO COMPANY EARNED FIFTY-SIX

CENTS ON COMMON

Report of the Union Tobacco Company for year
ended December 'M, 11)28, shows net profit oi' $1,G02,119
after taxes and charges, equivalent atter dividends paid
on Class A stock, to fifty-six cents a share on (J9.'3,182
no-par shares of common stock.

Income account for year ended December 31, 1928,
follows: Xet income after charges and federal taxes,
$1,(;02,119; Class A dividends, $1,208,172; surplus,
$393,947; previous surplus, $1,497,903; surplus adjust-
ment on common shares issued in 1928, $262,225 ; total,
$2,154,075; reserve for contingencies, $100,000; sur-
plus December 31, 1928, $2,054,075.

Balance sheet of tlie Union Tobacco Companv as
of December 31, 1928, follows :

Assets : Machinery, fixtures, etc., less depreciation,
$32,565; cash, $421,435; call loans, $1,200,000; market-
al)le securities, $8,576,019; accounts receivable, $3,147,-
260; treasury stock, $344,000; inventories, $195,477;
deferred charges, $9641; development account, $681,-
890; organization expense, $18,118; total, $14,626,405.

Liabilities: Class A stock represented by 176,496
no-par shares $4,412,400; common stock (represented
by ()95,182 no-par value) shares), .$695,182; accounts
payable, $6,841,083; provision for taxes, etc., $183,705;
stock warrants to be exchanged for common stock,
$37,91(); contingent reserve, $100,000; dividends pav-
able, $302,044; surplus, $2,054,075; total, $14,626,405.

INTERNAL REVENUE TAX ON CLASS A CIGARS
MAY BE REDUCED TO $1.20 PER THOUSAND

Senator Fletcher has just introduced an Amend-
ment reducing the internal revenue tax on Class A
cigars to $1.20 per thousand, thus intending to make up
the forty-cent increase in duty on wrappers.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 1, 1929

N. C. B. M. A. ANNUAL CONVENTION

IIF XVriOXAL Cigar Box Maiiiil'ac'tiUL'rs'

\l<oc'iati(ni hold their toiith annual convontion

at tlu' Amhassador Hotel, Atlantic City, cm

JuHf •J4tli-L>(Uli, an.l proved a very pleasing

ovent. Approximalely one liundred persons attended,

f*i.,.ni -dl narts of the United States.

,|-iv and tlio InisiiR'ss sessions oi)cm'.l on "' ;;^''''>
noVn " i. tho .lapanose Hoom .,f 11,0 hot.l. M;.. Uar-
so U.S I..OSOM as tho personal .vprosontat.ve ot
M 'or RutTo of A.lan.ic. ri.y, ami f^ave tlje eonvon on

;, hearty welcome and presented them with the Ue> to

""".Imi.a. Harold 1?. Wells, of BurlinKKm County,
N i. alio delivere,l a h.nnorons ad,lress, winch was

''"''rfc;'''!"- itker. of the Trade Association Depart^
n.ent of the Chamber of Commerce ot the I nitecl
Sh es eu'ered an addr, ss a. the Tnesday atte^
scssh.n Mr. 15aUer sai.l that ■•present-day conditn.ns

n i dtt'stry are such that if for '!">- --;" '-"H;
ciations serviuiT an industry is wipe.l ofl "'^' ">''!' "
s X nonths that in.lust.y wouhl lu.ve to come toftehe.
a^'ain for nnilied action in meeting Us common proh-

''■"'•■•The importance of associations." he continued
"is evidenced' hy the newer attitu.le ot the l.anto-s ot
this cimiilrv toward trade associations. I'" '->■•'■ '"^
lirently deciding the credit to 1.0 -'-•'•'' ■;;,'i>'.X;^:
im' business activities more an.l more by a m.ui s aiul
ily to come tofrether with his competitors m a tra.le

"'"'(in'Tuesdav evening a splen.li.l shore -li. ;"--•.«?'';
en ioved bv the members an.l their families at he Knite

am -K rk Inn, an.l Charles New.omb, ot Clevelan.l,
1 ./delivered an a.l.lress at the .linner on the science
;,, hu,Jht..r. which ke,,t those in attemlai.ee .l.mble.l np
with laufihter tor alm..st an li.mr. \v,.,ln..s-

•Ihe d.-siiiK' Imsiness session was liel.l on Y^'diK"
,|av aft..n,..on, at whi.h time Harry W . Bn.kley, ..t
I'lina. Ohio, was re-electe.l presi.lent ot the ...Kani/.a-
li.iii for the eiisuiiiff year. .

The la.lies pr.-sent at th.' cmventi.... were quests
tho ass.Kiation at lunch.Mn, .m W ...Ines.lay, ami als.; < t
the Ap..llo Theatre, where they witnesse.l Karl ( ai-
roll's "Sketch liook." . . ,

The cl..sin},' event of the convention was lo annual
h-umu t lu-1.1 in th.. Ambassa.lor Hotel on \\ .Mlnes.lay

evS Musk- f">- <'»"'"'« "'"' " ^'''^■"''"' *'""-"""-
meiit was ])rovided.

The ass<K-iation will liohl their next annual conven-
tion in guehec, Canada, in dune of next year.

FRIEND QUITS STEARN & COMPANY

Victor Friend, vice-president of tlie Herman
Stern Company, and f.nmerly manager ot the conri-
ianv\ Wall Street store, has resigned trom the him
and* expects to enter another line ot business.

John Orueiiert, former manager ot the eompanv s
Madison Avenue store, will assnm.' Mr. I rieiid s duties
at the Wall Street store.

SHIP'S TOBACCO SEIZED AT NAPLES

Last Mondav cust«»ms othcers at Naples, Italy,
confiscated all tnhacco not manifested found in the
(luarters of the oftlcers and crew on the l)(»llar Lmcr
-I>resident Haves," just as the vessel was about to
said. This is sai<l to be the first time that such a raid
had been made on a ship in that harbor.

NEW MEXICO TOBACCO TAX STATUTE

SUSPENDED

KJX \TrHKS to the number of :59,()91 were ob-

tahied to the Tobacco Tax Keferendum l^eti-

tions in New Mexico, constituting over 2o per

cent of the <iualitied electors at the last

m-eceding general election, and representing over -O

or ecu o voters in each of twenty-eight counties.

^ This more than fultiUs the constitutional recpure-

mi'iits for a referendum. . .

Tl e Secretarv of State has accepted the petitions
verit e the count, and has notified the (Joveriior tha
\^ Tobacco Ta.c Law siauds suspended unid the next
'.n // rlcciion lo be held lu Sovember, 1U:U>, when the
f;rop!>sition as to whether or not the tax will be imposed
will ccmie up for a direct vote ot the people

Tlfe constitutional reciuirements for such a petition
were indeed extremely <lifticnlt to meet, tor it not only
m.uires 25 per cent, of the votes cast at the las Gen-
eral Klection, but there must be 'J., per cent, ot such
voters in each of three-fourths c,t the counties ilius
instead of conlining the collection ot such petitions o
IK laii^er towns it was esse^itial to cover virtually
the entire State. However, as already nulica ed in-
stead of tweiit v-four counties (three-tourths ot the total
number) twentv-eight counties came over the top.

It had been expected that some ot the opposing tax-
pavers wouhl institute a suit for a mandamus compell-
ing the Secretarv of State to declare the statute in
force but thev later reached a decision not to iiisti ute
such a suit, and no further difhculties are now antici-

^''' ' The large number of signatures obtained to the
referendum petition is looked upon as a tavorable
angurv of the result of the popular vote which wi 1 be
hold o*n this measure next year, when we are niore than
eonlideiit that the gratifying result of the reterendum
ill Oregon, where the tobacco tax was rejected l)y two to
one, will b«' duplicate.l, if not excelleil.

CIGAR BOX FACTORY FIRE

Fire at the I'eiin Box Company, McSherrystowii,
I'a on June ."ith caused damage estimated at between
;rl :)]()()() and $2(),(MH) before it was brought under con-
trol bv the tire departments summoned to the scene.

TIh' file was discovered about eleven o'clock at
iiiirht and was believed to have been caused by a short
(orcuit in the wiring and had probably been smoulder-
iiiiT for several hours before being discovered.

The blaze was confine<l to the nail department and
the store room, and destroyed a considerable supply ot
lumber and a <iuantity of finished boxes.

BENITO ROVIRA FILES SCHEDULE

\ .Kchednle has recently been filed by the Benito
Kovini C<mipanv. Incorporated, cigar manufacturers,
li.sting liabilities at '^M):l\l and assets at $:5/,{»24, the
main items being: notrs and securities, $l!:5,OnO, ac-
counts receivable, $!>(;(;:>.

Principal creditors listed are Central I nion 1 rust
Comiianv, *17,!»1>7; Rosenthal P.iothers, Cigar Manu-
facturers, lncorp<»rated, $742:5, secured; and li. Duys
& Company, sfHUO.

CIGAR AND TOBACCO SALES BY OHIO GROCERS

According to an analysis of sales of nine wholesale
^rrocers in Ohio for the first ten months of in2H, by the
Bnreau of Business Hesearch of Ohio State CniverHity,
cigars, cigarettes and tobacco accounted for l.'5.2 per
cent, of the total sales while sugar accounted for only
12.1 per cent.

Julv 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

We MODEL S UNIVERSAL

(Non-Blending Type)

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

For High-Gradc Work

Has Been Improved With Three Important
Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to
hand work, in every respect.

Save stock, labor and production costs.

Cause smoother running and lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear
and longer life.

THE Model S Universal Long-Filler Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table, and with (or without ) individual
direct-connected, motor-driven Suction Fan. This new suction feature
holds the binder flat against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother
and more perfectly rolled bunches. It also effects a saving of binders
because smaller binders can be used.

This High-Gradc, Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type
of Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instan-
taneous stopping of the machine at any point in its operation.

The Model S is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system
properly used, assures perfect lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of
the machine, which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other oihng method.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved Long- Filler
Bunch Machine

LABOR, STOCK AND
MONEY-SAVING FEATURES

A— The Suction Binder Table attachment as
sures smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effects a saving in binders
because smaller binders can be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch, which
makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous stopping of
the machine at any point in its operation.

C— The famous Aletiiite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication assures thorough lubri-
cation, less wear and longer life of all bear-
ings and moving parts. It also mikes lubri-
cation of the machine easier and quicker.

D— Produces well-conditioned, spongy, free-
smoking bunches — the equal of hand work
in every respect.

E— Good-conditioned bunches are assured by
"laying up " the tiller mechanically in exactly
the same way as this is d(jne by hand, a few
sprigs of tiller bemg intermittently added
until the bunch is built up to the proper size
and condition.

F — Improved method of filler feeding insures
uniform results even with inexperienced
operators.

G — Any size or shape of bunch, and both right
and left hand bunches can be made on the
same machine with slight mechanical changes.

H— With two operators it produces 450 to
500 uniform bunches an hour.

I— On be used on mould work, or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direct from the
machine!

J — Adapted for use in conjunaion with auto-
matic rolling machines.

K— Quickly and accurately adjusted to differ-
ent sizes and conditions of filler.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at all times
in both size and weight.

M— Sturdy and simple in construction — easy
to operate and handle. Requires no expert
mechanical attention.

The Price of the Model S Universal Long-
Filler Bunch Machine (non-blending tvpe)
equipped with 1 6 H. P. motor, individual-
drive equipment and two chairs is

1650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $ 50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With indi-
vidual direct-connected, motor-driven
Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B, Factory. Newirk. N. J., U. S. A.

Write for Price Folder and complete
Model S information

6

40th vcar

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 1, 1929

|)HIbADEl2«>MIA.

AMERICAN CIGAR PLANT TO REMAIN

LTIIOrCiII i)laiis are at i)resoiit hoiiig drawn
for tlic t'Xi)en(lituro of a])proximatcly $2,500,-
OiM) fcr tlu' const riK'tion of a fivo-story factory
l)uil(ling and two liundred macliines for use in
the manufacture of ciirars, l)y the American Cip\r Com-
pany, in Louisvilh\ Ky., Vice-president (\ A. Penn
states tliat althon^li most of tlie cigars manufactured
])y tlie company will he manufactured in Louisville
wlien the plant is completed, some cigai's must still be
made hy hand, and, for this ])urpose, a few of the old
factories will he retained, notably the one at Philadel-
phia.

Mr. Penn states, ''Plans for the new addition are
being <lrawn now, but at such an early date it would
l-e difficult to say just when the new plant will ])e com-
pleted. In all probability new machines will be in-
stalled in the old buildings very soon, and we will be
making cigars there quite some time l>efore the addi-
tion is completeil."

There are two large buildings already on the site
formerly used by the America Tobacco Company for
tiiC maiiufactuic of "Tuxedo'* smoking tobacco and
"Lucky Strike" cigarettes. These buildings are being
used as warehouses for storage of leaf to])acco.

The new building to be erected will be 80 ])y 200
feet.

''LA PALINA" DISTRIBUTOR IN TOWN

A. W. Kicketts, manager of the Lee & Cady, cigar
department, of Detroit, Mich., was in town last week,
and visited "La Palina" headipiarters.

Willis Andruss, sales manager, of the Congress
( 'igar ( 'ompany, has just ret urned from New Yoj-k ( 'ity,
where he has been in connection with the change in
management of the New York City branch distributing
house, whereby Maurice AVeinstein succeeds Archie
l^aley in the management of the branch.

CIGAR AND CIGARETTE ADVERTISING SHOWS
SLIGHT DECLINE IN MAY

National magazine advertising by twenty-six ad-
vertisers shows a slight decline in May, 1929, as com-
pared with the same month of 1928, according to figures
published ])y Dorrance, Sullivan & Company, Incorpo-
rated, advertising agents, of New York City.

Total ex])enditures for national magazim* advertis-
ing for May, 1929, were s^2,.313,;U4 while the figure for
the same month in 1928 was $2,342,715.

BAYUK CONDITIONS SATISFACTORY

V. SHAKROCK, divisional manager of Bayuk
Cigars, Incorporated, has just returned from
a visit to their distributing house in Erie,
Pa., which is under the management of Jacob
I iiger, and reports an increasing demand in that terri-
tory for Bayuk j)roducts.

Reports coming in from all territories, indicate
favora])le increases in all parts of the country during
the month of June, and June sales will be the largest
for the ( 'om])anv in manv vears.

I • • •

V. G. Shellar, manager of the Bayuk Cigars dis-
trilmting branch in Indianapolis, Ind., stopped off in
Philadelphia recently to confer with A. Joseph New-
man, sales manager of the company, and to report a
splendid demand for Bayuk products in his territory.

Mr. Shellar was ac<*ompanied by Mrs. Shellar and
they were en route to Canada via New York State on
a vacation trip.

SALES MANAGERS MEET IN PHILLIE

A meeting of the sales force of the American To-
bacco Company was recently held in Phila<lelphia, and
was attended by the leading executives of the organ-
ization.

Among those ])resent were: Vincent Riggio, vice-
})resident ; F. S. Caldwell, Eastern sales manager;
Frank Riggio, assistant sales manager, and all division
managers of sniionn<ling territory.

STEVE HERTZ HERE

Steve Hertz, of the I). Emil Klein (Company, New
York City, was a recent visitor here, assisting the local
distributors of their brand, "Bradfield."

Yahn & McDcuinell, of North Seventh Street, are
distributors of the "Bradfield" for this territory and
it has been meeting with a satisfactory demand in their
local chain of high-grade cigar stands.

CARMICHAEL A VISITOR

A. J. Carmichael, the Carmichael Brothers, AVest
Palm Beach, Fla., was a recent visitor in Philadelphia,
making an inspection of factory conditions here as
they effect the jobbing trade in the South.

July 1, 1929

Sai/ Yon Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

ff

To maintain a slender
figure, no one can deny
the truth of the advice:

REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET."

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Conflicting Arguments . • •

have been unable to halt the rapidly increasing tendency of the
public to adopt I.iirky Strike aa il» favorite cigarette. Lucky Strike
is a blend of choice tobaccos whose toasted flavor thrills the taste,
whose toasting process eliminates impurities, and, as 20,679^|(-
physicians testify, makes Luckit's less irritating. Toasting elevates
Lucky Strike to a plane of quality which no other cigarette can
approach. The constant care of experts assures the quality oi.
Luckies. Its choice by millions proves its superiority and is thc
truthful answer to selfish claims.

itmty

"PEACH FOR A

^p TliF fignrp* quot-
ed have bfrn rhrck-
ed and rrrlifir-d lo br
LYBKAM), ROSS
BROS. AND MONT-
COMKRY, Acroan.
tanu and Aadilora.

{SIGNED) ^^0-^

/^ Prraident,
The American Tobacco Compoij, bNw

8

40th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 1, 1929

News From Congress

_ 'AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

From our tVASHiNCTON Bureau €2ZAlke Building

PROTEST against the repeal of that provision
of the Kevisetl Statutes as proliilut the entry

into the United States of imported cigars and
eigarettes in quantities of less than 3000 per
s]iii)nu'nt, has been fikHl with the Senate Finance Com-
mittee l>y I. M. ()rnl)urn, president of tlie Cigarmakers
International I'nion. In a letter to the committee o])-
j)osition also is entered against an increase in the tarilT
oil im])oi-tc(l Sumatra wrap})er tobacco as j)rovided in
tlie IlawU'V tarilT hill.

*' Contrary to all legislative })rocedure," the pro-
test asserted, "the House of Ke])resentatives has incor-
j)orat('d in the })ending tariff' hill a provision for the
lepeal of a section of the Kevised Statutes. This sec-
lion of the Kevised Statutes is that which provides a
limitation on the minimum numl)er of Cuban cigars
which mav be imported at anv one time.

"It should be evident to any sensible j)er.son that
the lepeal of this ])rovision will mean that within a
short time after the pending tarilT bill becomes a law
tbat there will be a number of fly-by-night mail-order
Cuban cigar manufacturers, who, claiming to be man-
ufacturers of Cuban cigars, will be able to send, via
jjarcel i)ost, small ])ackages of Cuban-made cigars into
America at much less than the same cigars could be
made here.

"We fear also that the (juality of such cigars will
be so ])Oor and the type of tobacco U'^ed in the manu-
facture of such cigars will l>e of such poor quality that
there will be a heavy falling otf in the demand in our
country for cigars.

*'This will be a loss to the American cigarmaker
but also a heavy loss to tlie growers of American to-
]»accos as it sliouhl be evident tliat these imi)orted ci-
gars will be comi)osed entirely of foreign-grown to-
baccos.

"We honestly believe that the increase in the tarifT
rates on tobacco wra])pers will make it impossible to
(dTer American-made cigars, the tillers and binders of
which are made from American-grown tobaccos, at a
l)rice at which the general ])ublic will continue to pur-
chase this class of goods.

"This decreased demand for American-made ci-
gars will lie injurious to our own membership, but in
addition we sincerely believe that this increase in tariff
rates will be harmful to the growers rd" American to-
baccos especially to those who raise binder and filler
tobacco.

"The pending tariff bill, while jiretending to help
the American tobacco raiser by increasing the duty on
wrai)per tobaccos, has in reality injured both tlie cigar-
maker and the tobacco planter. The pending tarifT
1)111 carries an increase of forty cents i>er pound on

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wrapper tobacco, which me-ins an increase of eighty
cents per thousand in the cost of making American ci-
gars.

"We know that there are a number of American
cigar manufacturers who are today marketing their
jiioduct at a net margin of not more than 7)0 cents per
1000. The adoption of this increased duty on wrapper
tobacco means that these men will either have to re-
duce the size or the quality of their product or increase
the price which they now receive for their product. The
adoption of either of these measures will mean the loss
of considerable work to American cigarmakers and
will also mean that the growers of American tobaccos
will suffer a lessened demanil for their product.

"In addition to the injury which the increase in
the duty on wrapper tobacco will mean to the American
cigar industry we note that while the pending taritT bill
carries this increase in the duty on the raw material,
which we use, that there has been no increase in duties
on imported cigais made entirely from tobaccos grown
in foreign countries. Surely, it is not fair to increase
the cost of our raw material and still i)ermit the present
tarifT rates to remain in etTect on the finished cigars."

Consumers Depend on Trade-Marks
Consumers place a great deal of deijendeiice upon
ti'ade-maiks and brands wlien puichasing merchandise,
it has been found by the Federal Trade Commission in
its investigation of resale price maintenance, in con-
nection with which the Commission recently (pieried
consumers as to whether bran<ls and trade-marks are
regarded as indicating or guaranteeing (piality.

Analysis of the replies showed that approximately
r)() per cent, of the consumers were unqualifie<lly of the
opinion that l)rands and trade-marks represented (jual-
ity products, while answers of various sorts, indicating
that they believed to some extent that brand and trade-
marks on merchandise guaranteed (pndity, were made
by another M \n'v cent. Many of the leplies, however,
according to the Commission, made it clear that judg-
ment as to the value of the trade-mark was reserved
until the merit of the goods and the honesty and integ-
rity of the manufacturer, in establishing or maintain-
ing the (juality, had been determined. About 17.5 per
cent, stated definitely that they placed no reliance upon
them as guarantees of (piality.

A number of consumers declared they placed no
dependence u})on trade-marks and lirands because in
many cases manufacturers allowed quality to fall after
wide <listribution was secured, while others exercised
the opinion that unbranded goods often are just as
good or bettei' at the same or h)\\('r prices.

(Continued on Payc 10)

July 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco AVorld

49th year

9

I'll

back P. A.
against them

all

I SAW P. A. come into the picture
some nineteen years ago. I saw it nose
out the leading brands of the day. With
steady gait, it showed a clean pair of
heels to the field. I know and you
know that it has maintained its lead
ever since. And you and I know why!

The minute you open the tidy red
tin and let that fragrance fill the air,
you're ready to cheer for P. A. Then
you load up and light up. . . . Cool as a

judge deciding the winner. Sweet as a
blue ribbon for your favorite. Mild
and mellow and long-burning.

No wonder more P. A. is smoked
than any other brand. No wonder
Prince Albert counts its friends by
the million. If you don't know all
this by personal experience, it's high
time you found out. Get going today
with good old P. A. That's my tip,
Gentlemen.

i>RIN6E ALBERT

More for your money

in every way — TWO

full ounces in every

tin.

— no other tobacco is like it!

O 1928. R. J. Reynold* ToImcco
Conpuif, wiiutoB-S«l«B, N. C.

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 1, 1929

MANILA NEWS NOTES

Manila Business Improves

Since tlu' scttlt'iiu'iit i)t' the eigarniakors' strike,
M'liicli teiniiiiatod at Manila A])ril 29tli, sliii)mon1s have
j)ic'ko(l II]) and husinoss is i'c*i:ainin»»: the position it hold
a year airo. Shipments for May, although .■)()0,()(K) loss
than the eorros])()n(linii: month of 19*28, should have
cHluallod (»r suri)assod last year's iiij:ures, if the fac-
tories affected by the strike had been iu position to get
out tliei ruormal shipments.

Isabela Tobacco

Owing to the low price jjievailing for fsabela and
Cagayan tobacco, it is re])orted that the ])lanters have
curtailed their acreage in North Luzon this year, and
that the crop estimated is only about (10 ])er cent, of
^vhat it was a year ago. Farmers are ])lanting more
corn and rice tlum fornu'rly. It is also reported that
the stocks of old tobacco held by Manila cigar factories
is large and that they have enough to carry them over
for a year or two. It is admitted, however, that to-
bacco prices are likely to increase aud that thi're will
be keeu com]H'tition among the factories if the small
Isabela crop shows a large percentage of good (piality
tobacco.

Tobacco Agent Active
David F. Morris, Philip}>ine tol)acco agent, has
been calling on the jobbers and retailers of Oklahoma,
Missouri and Kansas the ])ast fortnight. He rej)orts
that Manila im])orters have some very good accounts in
the territ()ry visited and that standard Manila r)-cent
cigars are making progress. There remains, however,
an opportunity to increase the business. A number of
small indepeudent jobbers are very much alive to the
opportunity to increase sales on gooil merchandise.

Ask for Cooperation

The Philii)pine Tol)acco Board has passed another
appropriation to cover tiie period from July 1 to De-
cember :>1, 1929. It is estimated that tiie i)oard will
ask the factories to contriliute an amount etpial to that
allotted them by the Tobacco Boai'd for advertising
purposes. If this is cai'ried through it will jdease
American importers who are endeavoring to stabilize
their brands in various sections of the country. Biand
building without the support of consumer advertising
is a slow and tedious process.

CIGARS AND CIGARETTES LEADING INDUSTRY

IN NEW YORK CITY

According to Dorrance, Sullivan & (Vmipany, Tn-
corporatcnl, advertising agents. New York City, the
cigar and cigarette industry holds eleventh place among
tJie leading industries in New York City.

In 1927 women's clothing headed the list with ])ro-
duction valued at more than oiu' billion dollars. The
cigar and cigarette industry held eleventh place with
a production value of ii^84,7.'U),ir)4.

B. G. DAVIS RESIGNS

B. (r. Davis, pi-esident of the B. (J. Davis Cigar
Company, which mannfacturers private brands for the
Schulte Cigai* Stores Company, has resigned from that
company after being associated with it since its foun-
dation twenty-live years ago.

The B. G. Davis Cigar Company was included in
those companies recently acquired by the Union Cigar
Company.

OVERWHELMING CASE FOR LOWER TARIFF

SPP](7AL bulletin from the Tobac<'0 Mer-
chants Association of New York City states:
*'The hearing on the cigar wrapper tariff
before the Su])Committee of the Senate Fi-
nance Committee, consisting of Samuel M. Shirtridge,
Chairman; Reed Smoot, James E. Watson, Pat Harri-
son and Tom Connally, was finally closed on Saturday,
June l.'jth, noontime, after the examination of not less
than twenty-oue witnesses, sixteen of whom have urged
a lower duty on Sumatra wrappers, while only five
ai)])eared to advocate not only the retention of the 40
cent rise passed by the House, but an additional in-
crease of $1 per pound, so as to make unstemmed
wrappers dutiable at $8.50 per pound.

Xo one can read the stenographers' record of the
212 ty})ewritten pages of testimony now before us with-
out reaching the conclusion that the lower duty advo-
cates have presented an overwhelmingly strong case
and that the ])roponents for a higher tariff have made
an extremely ])oor showing.

Our judgment in this matter may perhaps be
biased, but here is the significant remark of Senator Pat
Harrison, of Mississippi, appearing on page llo of the
stenographers' minutes, after the committee had heard
from Mark AV. Monroe, the chief spokesman for the
Florida and Georgia shade growers, to wit :

*'Mr. Chairman, it seems to me that we liave heard
from Connecticut an<l these Pennsylvania and other
l)eo])le, and T am interested to hear from the Florida
and Georgia fellows. AVe heard Air. Alonroe yesterday,
but it seems to me that the burden is upon them to show
the necessity for and sustain this increase."

This observation, or these remarks on the part of
Senator Harrison are of particular significance, in view
of the fact that the Senatoi- has shown such dee]) inter-
est in the matter throughout the hearing, as indicated
bv liis cross-examinations of the witnesses.

Tt may be added that the high tariff advocates have
not only been overwhelmed ])y the large number of
spokesmen for a lower tariff, but also by the convincing,
irrefutable and unanswera])le mass of facts that have
been presented in su])i)ort of our contentions for a re-
duction of the existing tariff, and most certainly against
the increase passed by the House.

Appearances for Lower Tariff

Among those who testified or submitte«l briefs to
the committcH', in favor of a lower tariff, were the fol-
lowing: Xathan T. Bijur, of National Cigar Tjcaf To-
bacco Association; Joseph Alsop, of J. AA''. Alsop,
Incorporated; Hon. Able Aferlin Hull, Congressman
of AVisconsin; Harley AV. Jefferson, of P. Lorillard
(*om])any; Fred Scliaeffer, Ohio Tobacco Growers;
Jacob Alazer, of Afazer-Cressman Cigar (^ompany;
O. C. Cunningham, Ohio Tobacco Growers; Leslie AV.
Xew])erry, Committee of Independent Connecticut To-
bacco Fanners; Harr>' T. Bo])row, of Bobrow Bros.,
Incorporated; Harvey L. Hirst, of Bayuk Tobacco
( 'ompany ; Cyrus H. Good, of Peimsylvania Toliacco
(rrowers Association ; D. F. AfcCarthy, of H. Fendrich,
Incorporated; Alanuel Tj. Perez, of Cigar Alanufac-
turers Association; N". X"^. Smith, of X^. X"". Smitli Com-
pany; TJoyd D. Bower, of Afazer-Cressman Cigar (Com-
pany, Incorporated ; and Charles Dushkind, of Tobacco
Merchants Association of the United States. Josepli
X. Fppley and Air. Jas. G. Driscoll of R. G. Sullivan,
and Air. X. X'. Smith of X'^oah X. Smith Co., Frankfort,
Indiana, were also present.

{Continued on Page 12)

July 1, 1021)

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco AVorld

49th year

11

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12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 1, 1929

SALES OF "OLD GOLD" INCREASE

ALKS of "01(1 (Jold" ei^nwettos in May, 1929,
were the lai'icest for any one month to date, and
the P. Lorillard Company is reported to be
turnin^^ out about 35,000,(M)0 "Old Gold" ciga-
rettes a day at the i)resent time.

Daily averages for the first five months of this
vear was 32,(K1(MH)() to 8;],()()0,(UX) as against 23,000,000
io 28,000,000 for the full vear 1928, and ap])roximately
20,0(K),()00 a day for the first five months of 1928.

Other business of the P. Lorillard Company is re-
])orted to be jn-oeeeding satisfactorily, and earnings
from these departments showing a substantial gain for*
the first five months of this year as compared with the
same period of 1928.

OLD GOLD— PAUL WHITEMAN HOUR

One of those haunting melodies that have been
written about the l^arren wastes of Russia — "Song of
Siberia"— will be featured by Paul AVhiteman and his
Old Gold Orchestra during the Old Gold Hour to be
broadcast from Station KMTH, Universal City, on
Tuesday, July 9th, from 9 to 10 P. M., Eastern Day-
light Time, it will be vocalized by Ring Crosby, bari-
tone. Forty stations of the Columbia System will re-
broadcast the entire Old Gold i)rogram nationally.
"Drigo Serenade," an unnsual waltz imml)er, is an-
other selection in this group.

The Master of Jazz, in response to many requests,
will have his Rythm Boys sing both "Canoodle-
Oodle Along" and "Meander in the Meadow," two
popular song hits. For this mid-summer ])rogram, sev-
eral old-time favorites, for the most part, fox trots,
have been selected. These numbers include: "Carolina
in the Morning," "The Sun Is at My Window" and
"Sw^eet Georgia Brown."

FIRST AUTOMATIC STORE AT RYE, N. Y.

The first all-automatic stand operated entirely by
robots has been opened in tlie amusement park known
as "Playland," at Rye, X. Y.

The robots dispense about sixty items, including
candy, nuts, cigarettes, chewing gum, pipes, handker-
chiefs, cold cream, and such other items as are adapt-
able to machine selling.

There are machines to make change for the cus-
tomers so that not one sales clerk is needed in the
stand.

FORMER LEAF MAN DEAD

Julius Liclitenstein, who was connected with the
leaf tobacco firm of Liclitenstein Brothers, in tlie leaf
tobacco district of New York City, for more than fifty
years, passed away in Xew^ York City on June fith as
the result of being struck by an automobile.

Following the retirement of Mr. Lichtenstein from
active business several years ago, the name of the firm
vv'as changed to J. B. Liclitenstein & Company, lie
was more than eighty years old.

WILLIAM BAIR DEAD

William B. Bair, brotherof Harvey and Benjamin
Bair, of the firm of C. E. Bair & Sons, cigar manufac-
turers of Harrisburg, passed away at his home in York,
Pa., on May 29th, following an illness of several
months.

Funeral services were held on Saturday morning,
June 1st. He was fifty-seven years of age.

FATHER'S DAY SUCCESSFUL

CCORDTNG to reports from IMannie Freeman,
director of the Father's Day movement since
its inception, and sponsored by the National
Board of Tobacco Salesmen's Associations, all
official posters w^ere sold some time before the event
and those who featured the posters and made a con-
certed effort to increase their sales during the Aveek
prir to June 17th were rewarded with an excellent in-
crease in business.

One notable feature of the event this year was the
large amount of sales made to women, and reports from
practically all parts of the country -would seem to indi-
cate that the retail cigar dealer has begun to realize
the possibilities for increased sales for gifts for
Father's Day, and that this year's efforts were the
most successful since Mannie Freeman and the National
Board have been trying to ])ut the idea across.

SCHULTE TO REDUCE OTHER PRODUCTS

Following the reducticm in price of cigarettes and
cigars, it is reported that the Schulte Cigar Stores will
make a further reduction in the prices of smoking to-
l)accos, playing cards, razor blades and candies.

Present plans of the management of the chain will
give the chain one hundred more stores in the near
future, and it is reported that fifteen leases for new
lv)cations have recently been signed.

It is understood that the Schulte management
stands ready to revise their prices upwards whenever
their competitors are willing to do likewise.

Richard Pinney and Henry J. Pinney, of the II. E.
Shaw Company, one of the largest cigar and tobacco
distributors in the New England States, located at Wor-
cester, were recent visitors in New York (^ity.

OVERWHELMING CASE FOR LOWER TARIFF

(Continued from page 12)

Appearances for Higher Tariff
While those who appeared before the committee, in
favor of a higher tariff, were the following: Forrest B.
Coulter, of Jolm H. Swisher & Son; Lee R. Munroe,
Florida & Georgia Tobacco Growers; Olcott F. King,
of Hartford Leaf Tobacco Dealers Association; Mark
W. Monroe, of Florida & (Jeorgia Tobacco Association ;
and N. Howard Brewer, of Northwestern Tobacco
Growers Association.

The two months' recess of Congress will, of course,
provide the trade with ample opf>ortunity to carry on
needful and proper activities, and needless to say, that
the T. ^L A. will devote every ])it of energy at its com-
mand to carrv on a svstematic, most intensive and
nation-wide campaign, to the end that the cigar indus-
trv mav secure \\w, much-needed relief.

* * • • •

And finallv, we can not close this bulletin without
exiiressing our deepest gratitude to those who, undoubt-
edly at great sacrifices, have come to Washington to
attend the hearing and remained there, some of them
for three days, in spite of the unendurable sweltering
heat.

Surelv, with such annv so unselfishlv battling for
the interests of the industry, the cigar industry has
every reason to feel safe, as against any legislative
attacks.

Tobacco Mehchants Association
OF THE United States.

July 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

EPIDEMIC OF TOBACCO TAX LEGISLATION
COMING TO AN END

SPECIAL bulletin from The Tobacco Mer-
chants Association states that ''with the pass-
ing out of the current legislative season, which
is the ninth year since the first State tax on
tobacco products was adojited, it is deemed proper that
we submit a summary of the State Tax Legislation
directed against the tobacco industry and final disposi-
tion thereof since January first last, with some refer-
ences to similar legislation in prior years, beginning
with the year 1921 when, in the State of Iowa, the first
State Tobacco Tax measure was adopted.

At the outset, may we not be permitted to express
our genuine belief that our industry may well feel grat-
ified in having emerged from one tax legislation epi-
demic after another in the last nine years with but few
mishaps.

When we consider the fact that within virtually
tlie same period that States first started to tax both
gasoline and tobacco, the gasoline tax has been enacted
in all the forty-eight States of the Union, while the to-
bacco tax can now be found only on the statute books
vi twelve States, with a strong possibility of a reversal
ill two States by referenda (Michigan and New Mex-
ico), we can only see renewed and more vivid manifes-
tations of our industry's strength to withstand and
c(»mbat all unjust attacks, legislative or othei-A\'ise.

Since 1921, the tobacco industry has been faced
with such tax measures in not less than forty-four
States and at 105 legislative sessions, for it is to be
noted that in some of the States, such tax measures
have made repeated appearances at one session after
another, besides the rei)eal of the tobacco tax measures
ill Louisiana and in Kansas City, Mo., and the rejec-
tion of a similar act by popular vote in Oregon. And
to this may be a<lded the rei)eal of all the left-over old
time tobacco prohibition laws witnessed during the
same period, as well as the reduction of over $20,00(),-
000 of the Internal Revenue Taxes on cigars, passed in
1926.^

Thus, it is no exaggeration to say that barring the
gasoline taxation, the tobacco industry since 1921 has
been harassed and seriously menaced by State legis-
hitioii from year to year, more than any other industry
in the United States.

Those who have participated in the activities to
save our industry from State Taxation in their own
States will readily realize what it means for any in-
dustry to be thus attacked by tax legislation simultane-
ously in thirty or more State Legislatures, all session-
ing at the same time. Yet, the current season has been
by far the most difficult, and certainly the longest and
most menacing one that we have ever witnesseil. And,
while we would, of course, have been much happier to
present an absolutely clean slate, we feel nevertheless,
that considering all the circumstances, there is every
reason to be gratified with the results achieved, as
shown l»elow

New Tax Bills Enacted

Michigan: Senate Bill No. 251 — Tax on cigarettes
at rate of 1 cent on each 10 cigarettes or fractional part
thereof. This measure does not go into effect until 90
days after the final adjournment of the legislature, or
idmut August 27, 1929.

A referendum petition is now in circulation, how-
ever, and if the iH'cessary number of signatures tliereto
are obtained, it will have the eflfect of suspending the
operation of the statute pending the result of the vote

(Continued on Page 14)

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front the '^coughers' are whooping?"

"Maybe the audience would be grateful
if I stepped to the footlights some night
and voiced the above protest about the
'coughing chorus^ down in front.
"But that wouldn't be kind and it
wouldn't be just. The cougher doesn't
cough in public on puri>ose. He can't
help iL It embarrasses him as much as
it annoys his neighbors.

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TOBACCO TEADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

<^^>

JESSE A. BLOCII. Wheeling. W. Va President

CHAkLES J. EISE.NLUllK. Philadelphia. I'a ikx-Prcs dent

JLLICS LICHTENSTEIN, xNew Vork. N. Y //.. ;/;/.. .Vice-Pres idem

uiV4^^.J!^c^l{'^wT.^"'K' ^Jrir^r- Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. CEUKOE \S. HILL, New \ork, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL. New Vork, N. Y VicePresidcm

H. H. SHELTON, Washington, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REED, Richmond, Va V ice-Pres dent

y^i'Y^X.tH.W**^'^- ^:^''e^'^*'i?- *** Vice-Pres.denl

ASA LEMLEIN, New York. N. Y Treasurer

CHAKLES DUSHKIND. New York. N. Y Counsel and Managinf Director

Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WTTTKOCK, Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati, Ohio "...Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City President

W. I. LUKASWITZ. Dayton. Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City '.....Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, III Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT. 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN '..Vice-President

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July 1, 1929

EPIDEMIC OF TOBACCO TAX LEGISLATION

{Continued fru)n Page lo)

oil tlic ret'crc'iuluni at the next li'cm'ral t'lcctioii lo l)t'
lu'ld in Xovcmhor, li),')(). Xo difiiciilty is anticipated in
si'curint;' the rcHjuirod nnnil)or of sinuaturi's.

New Mexico: Senate Bill No. 93 — iniposini*- taxes
on all tol)acc'o ])ro(Uu'ts.

By its terms, this act would become (effective on
July 1, 1929. However, the necessary nnmher of si<»--
natures to a referendum jx'lition have been obtained
to secure a susi)ension of tlie statute until the next
general election in November, J9.*^().

Existing Tax Rates Changed

Tennessee: An elifort to increase tiie existing: cii*--
ai'ctte tax rate to 4 cents a ])ackai;'e, and to make the
,iobl)ers affix the tax stani])s was defeated. However,
the rate on cii^arettes was iinally increased from tlie
old rate of 10 ]ter cent, of the intended retail price to
one-!enth of a cent on eacli ciuai'ette, ])rovided, how-
ever, that cii»arettes i-etailini; at more than 1 cent each
shall be taxable at the (jld late of 10 per cent, of the
retail price.

Tax Bills Now Pending

Wisconsin: Senate Bill No. 124 — Tax on cigarettes.
Keported favorably in the Senate M'ith an amendment
jjrovidinii: for submission of ])roposed tax to a vote of
tlie peo])le at the lieneral election to be held in Novem-
ber 19.S0. Since killed.

Also Senate Bill No. 173 — Tax (ni ci.i»:arettes; but
this measure is still in committee- and a])parently will
remain dormant there, attention bcini*- focused on Sen-
ate Bill Xo. 124.

Tax Bills Anticipated

The second s])ecial session of the Texas Legisla-
ture is now on, and accordin*!; to news ri'ports, it ap-
pears likely that a tobacco tax measure will make its
appearance, althoii«ch no such measure has yet been
introduced.

Tax Measures Killed
(•[jeuislature adjourned sine die.)

L ^Arizona: House Bill No. 74— Tax on all tobacco
products.

2. *Arkansas: Numerous measures to increase the
cigarette tax rate; extend the tax to tobaccos and
snuff; and to reipiire jobbers to aflix the tax stamps
instead of the retailer.

Note: The only measure jmssed was one dealing
solely with the administration and enforcement of the
law.

3. *California: Senate Bill No. 864— Tax on all to-
bacco products.

4. *Colorado: House Bill No. 312— Cigarette tax.
House Bill No. 408 — Tax on all tobacco products.
House Bill No. 407 — Cigarette tax.

House Bill No. 408— Tax on all tobacco products..

5. *Connecticut: House Bill 355 — Cigarette tax.
f). -Delaware: House Bill No. 82 — Cigarette tax.
7. *Florida: House BUI No. 716— Tax on all to-
bacco products.

House Bill No. 944— Tax on all tf.bacco products,
cosmetics, etc.

s. *Idaho: House Bill No. Ill— ciojuotte tax.
House Bill No. 314— Tax all tobacco products.

9. (a) Dlinois: House Bill No. 150--Cioarette tax.
Senate Bill No. 245 — ("igaictte tax.

10. *Indiana: House Bill No. lid— Cigarette tax.
House Bill No. 333— Tax all tobacco i)roducts.

11. *Iowa: Senate Bill No. 109— Licrea.sing ciga-
rette tax rate.

House Bill No. 313 — ^P]xtendiiig cigarette tax to
cigars and tobacco.

House Bill No. 523 — Increasing cigarette tax rate.

12. *Kansas: Senate Bill No. lOli House Bill No.
184 — Extending existing cigarette tax to cigars and
tobacco.

IX *Maine: House Bill No. 1606— Tax on tobacco
products.

14. *Minnesota: House Bill No. 5 — Cigarette tax.
Senate Bill No. 578 — Cigarette tax.

15. *Missouri: House Bill No. 226— Tax all to-
bacco products, amusements, etc.

House Bill No. 796— (Mgarette tax.
](). *Montana: House Bill No. 146 — Tax, cigars
and cigarettes.

17. *Nebraska: Senate Bill No. 98 — Cigarette tax.
House Bill No. 116— (^igarette tax.

House Bill No. 299— Bank bill to which cigarette
tax wjis added, but eliminated before final ])assage.

18. *New York: Assembly Intro. No. 1507— Tax
all tobacco products.

19. *N. Carolina: Senate Bill No. 277— General
sales tax, including tobacco j)ro(lucts under a 10 per
cent. levy.

House Bill No. 477— Tax, cigars and cigarettes.
House Bill No. 808 — Sales tax, including manufac-
turers of tol)acco ])roducts.

20. *N. Dakota: A strong agitation had been going
on in this State for ji measure extending the cigarette
and snutT tax to cigars and other manufactured to-
bacco ])roducts. Advance activities were promptly in-
augurated, with the result that no bill was introduced.

21. *Ohio: House Bill No. 328— Cigarette tax.

22. •Oklahoma: House Bill No. 3i7— Tax all to-
bacco i)ro(lucts.

2.*^. *Oregon: House Bill No. 484r-Sales tax, in-
cluding all forms of tobacco under a special levy.

24. *S. Dakota: Numerous measures to increase
the cigarette tax rate as well as to extend the tax to
cigars and tobacco.

Note: The only measure passed was one dealing
with the administration and enforcement of the ciga-
rette tax, the tax rates remaining unchanged.

25. 'Tennessee: Several measures intended to
make the jobbers affix the tax stamps instead of the
retailers.

Note: See *P]xisting Tax Rates Changed' for
change re cigarette tax rate.

2(J. *Texas: The Tax Survey C^ommission in its
report to the (Jovernor, mentioned a cigarette tax as a
source of revenue, and in view of the tax difficulties
experienced in the past in this State, a tax bill was ex-
l)ected. Prompt advance activities were inaugurated in
this State, with the result that they have succeeded
ill staving olT the introduction of such a bill.

27. *Utah: Senate Bill No. 45— Increasing ciga-
rette tax rate.

House Bill No. 77— Extending cigarette tax to ci-
gars and tobacco.

28. 'Vermont: House Bill No. 132— ^I'ax all tobacco

pi'oducts.

29. 'Washington: Tliere was some agitation in
this State for a tobacco tax, and a tax bill had been
«'Xpected. However, this development was averted,
and no such bill made its appearance in the Legislature.

:M). 'W. Virginia: Senate Bill No. 61, House BUI
No. 142 — Tax all tobacco products.

."^l. 'Wyoming: There was consi<lerable agitation
for a tobacco tax in this State. Prompt advance activ-

(Continued on Page 18)

.Tuly 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

CIGAR PRODUCTION GAINS IN MAY

UK following comparative data of tax-paid
products indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of May,
1929, and are issued by the bureau. (P^igures for May,
1929, are subject to revision until published in the
annual report) :

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Products

(^lass A No.

dass B No.

(Mass V No.

Class I) No.

(Mass p] No.

May, 1928 May, 1929

2fi7,()85,9()5 813,r)10,440

53,402,653 51,865,643

2()7,159,(K)8 191,391,9()0

11,292,770 13,834,170

1,960,346 1,810,336

Total 541,500,682 572,412,549

(M'gars (small) No. 39,672,893 40,670,506

Cigarettes (large) ....No. 696,115 951,594

( 'igarettes (small) .... No. 8,891,803,107 11,168,406,693
SnutT, manufactured ..lbs. 3,282,629 3,231,8(XI

Tobacco, manufactured . lbs. 29,758,962 30,128,326

Notk: The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from I^orto Rico and the Philippine
Islands. This information is shown in supplemental
statement.

Supplemental Statement

Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for the ^^onth
of Mav:

Products
Cigars (large) :

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

(Mass n No.

Class K No.

May, 1928 May, 1929

10,180,445

542,1(K)

1,012,228

7,5(K)

13,142,775

()89,0()0

1,112,500

5,(KH)

Total 11,742,273 14,949,275

Cigars (small) No.

Cigarettes (large) No.

Cigarettes (.small) No.

500,000

4t)3,(K)()

57,5(X)

760,000

375,000

60,000

Tax-paid products from the l*hilii)pine Islands for
the month of Mav:

Products
Cigars (large) :

Class A No.

Cla.ss B No.

Class C No.

Cla.ss I) No.

Class K No.

May, 1928 May, 1929

13,591,435

10,730,975

520,043

151,103

83,552

39,438

7(K>

5

210

Total 14,195,735

Cigarettes (large) No. 200

J ^ i ga ret t es (small) No. 240,240

Tobacco, manufactured.. lbs. 59

10,921,726

263,070
153

Notk: (Quantities of tax-paid products shown in
alxKe statements are indicated by stamp .^ales for the
month.

Internal Revenue Collections

First clcrcn mouths,
Fiscal year
Ottjcrts of Ta.ratiou May, 1928 ' May, 1929
Tobacco manufactures:

<'iKars $21,141,030.83 $20,9t;8,032.()5

Cigarettes 272,748,849.-32 30f),505,955.27

J^^nitr 6,862,890.63 6,535,213.06

Tobacco, chewing and

smoking 57,288,644.10 55,927,206.22

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News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

Tlio Cominission also (iiu'iicd the consumers as to
whether they regarded hraiidiii^^ or trade-marking^ and
widespread advert isin.u: of i^oods as atYordinjj: assur-
ance of a reasonable ])riee, only '^'^ |»er cent, of the an-
swers being in the aihrniative.

Credit Plays Tremendous Part in Business

The tremendous i)art played by credit in the retail
business of the country is indicate l»y the fact that one-
third of de])artment store sales, two-thirds of automo-
bile sales and considerably more than half of all grocery
store sales are made on credit, it is developr'd in a pre-
liminary report on the national retail credit survey
which is being made by the Domestic Commerce Divi-
sion of the Dei)artmen*t of Commerce.

The most significant feature of the entire situation,
liowever, is the low ratio of bad debt losses, the aver-
age loss of department stores being only 0.4 per cent,
on regular account sales and 1.1 per cent, on installment
sales; while automobile dealers show a loss of 0.9 per
cent, on open credits and 0.4 per cent, on installment
sales, and grocery stores show a percentage of bad
debts on diarge accounts of O.f) per cent.

Credit extension is one of the outstanding i)rob-
lems confronting the retail business man today, and
one on which there is a serious lack of information,
it is pointed out by dei)artment ofticials in their pre-
liminary report. With this situation in mind, the de-
partment, at the reiiuest of the National Retail Credit
Association, last vear began a nation-wide survey of
retail credit. The data secured have not yet been
analyzed, but information regarding department, auto-
mobile and grocery sales was comjjiled in order that it
miglit be laid ])efore the annual convention (»f the Na-
tional Retail Credit Association at Nashville.

Study of the reports received from dei)artment
stores indicates that installment selling is increasing
rai)idly. The returns from this class of establishments
showed that between 1925 and 1927 installment sales
increased more than IT) per cent., as compared with (i.T
])er cent, for o])en credit sales and 0.2 per cent, for cash
sales. Installment sales, however, represent only six
per cent, of the total value of business.

Whether the information regarding department
store sales will be found applicable to other trades has
not vet been det<'rmined. The Imreau now is engaged
in an analysis of the great mass of data which was
compiled during the field work and a large number of
additional res])onses to (juestionnaires are now being
1 eceived as a result of follow-up letters which have been
sent recently to all merchants who did not respond to
the first request. For the purpose of sending cpies-
tionnaires, names and addresses of retail merchants
throughout the country were supplie<l by mon* than
1000 local bureaus of the credit association and, in
towns and cities with a poi)ulation over oOOO, where
there were no credit association bureaus, the local
chambers of commerce and merchant associations were
asked to furnish names and addresses.

sending them by regular mail, it is indicated by re-
ports from Frank B. Staley, suj)eriiitendent of the Di-
vision of Dead Letters in Washington.

More than 150,(K)0 communications a year are sent
to the dead letter offices in Washington, New York and
Chicago from the air mail service. These letters, it is
pointed out, are only those which bear no return card
and are no indication of the great number of air mail
letters which are returned to senders liecause of faulty
rddress.

One of the significant features of the dead letter
air mail is the fact that many of the undeliverable com-
munications contain enclosures of value. Many of these
letters, it has been found, contain orders for merchan
disc sent in l)y merchants and individuals to manufac-
turers and dealers, while a large number of letters
contain currency, checks, drafts or money-orders.

U|)on recei[)t of undeliverable air mail every etl'ort
i.> made by the dead letter division to handle it
l)romptly, it being realized that business men use the
air mailfor the purpose of saving time. As a result of
this, the mail coming into the dead letter office each
day is handled within twenty-four hours and, if its con-
U'lits give any indication of the sender or addressee it
is out of the office and on its way within one day.

Every business man using the air mail service,
and, in fact every business man using the mails at all,
is urged by Mr. Staley to show plainly on the outside
of the envelope his name and address so that, if for any
reason, the communication can not ))e delivered to the
addressee it may immediately he returned to him.
Where a communication goes to the dead letter office
it is returned to the sender, if he can be identified, with
a charge of three cents, which, while a small amount,
can mount into a considerabk* sum, as one big concern
found when 4000 of its communications were returned
by this means.

Air Mail Addressed Carelessly
Business men using the air mail for the purpose
of saving time are no more careful regarding the ad-
dressing of their communications than they are when

How the Tariff Law Works

In view of the great interest manifested in the new
tariff, it is believed that l)usiness men throughout the
country are not thoroughly familiar with the manner
in which a tariff law oj)erat.es. Numerous iiKpiiries
are being received in Washington as to when the new
tariff will go into effect and how it will apply to goods
en route on the day it liecomes effective.

The new tariff law, with certain exce])tions defi-
nitely named therein, will be made operative the day
following its signature by the I*resident. The Execu-
tive, however, lias ten days after final ])assage of the
bill })y Congress in which to express his ap])roval or
disap])roval, and may delay signing the bill until very
nearly the exy)iration of that period if he so desires.

Shii)ments of merchandise en route to the Cnited
States on the date the new law goes into effect, even
though shipj)ed ])rior to its ])eing signe<l by the Presi-
dent, will be subject to the new rates without regard
to the dates when they were shipped, the bilj ai)plying
to all goods receivi'd at a United States f)ort on or
after the date on which the measure becomes oyxTative.

It is not anticipated that the new hiw will go into
effect until October or November, it now luMiig planned
to have Congress recess until Labor Day, the bill being
reported to the S<Miate liy the finance committee there-
after and then taken up for debate. It will not be
l)assed through the Senate with the same expedition
that marked its adoption by the House of Rejiresenta-
tives, and, even after being passed by the Senate, there
will be a further delay while a conference committee
rei)resenting both Ixxlies works out compromises on
changes which are to be made by the Senate.

July 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

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THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF THE PHILIPPINE

ISLANDS

IlILE it is too early to obtain accurate esti-
mates of the Phili])pine tobacco crop for 1928-
29, i)reliminary figures indicate a reduction
from last year's crop of about twelve million
l)ounds, chiefly in the ('agayan and Isabela Districts,
according to information received in the Tobacco Sec-
tion of the Department of Commerce from American
'i'rade (V)mmissioner G. V. Howard.

It is now estimated that there are 84,000 hectares
(207,000 acres) under tobacco, and that the average
yield will be between 1100 and 1200 pounds per hectare,
a total crop for the Islands of about 90 million ijounds,
or about the same amount j)roduced before the World
War. The average leaf production foi* the Islands dur-
ing the period 192()-1928 was about 104 million pounds,
valued at approximately five and one-half million dol-
lars.

In 1927-28, theie were 81,r)4.3 acres under tobacco
iu Isabela and Cagayan, but this is reduced for the
]»resent croj) by 10 per cent, to 15 per cent., owing to
the destruction of seed ])eds bv floods in November,
1928; further floods in January, 1929, destroyed nu-
merous fields. Thus, it is estimated that the output of
Cagayan and Isabela Provinces will be reduced by
over 20 per cent. The 1927-28 crop of the two provinces
was 4.*>,.'>47,000 j)oun(ls, and the coming crop is expected
to be around :iO,0()0,()0() i)Ounds.

Present weather conditions (A])ril l.'i), both in the
Cagayan Valley and other tobacco j)roducing districts,
are good.

The average yield j)er acre of tobacco in the Philip-
]»iiies is little more than 500 j)ounds and the price paid
to producers is about six cents ])er })ound.

The following tables show the production, area cul-
tivated, yield, average j)rice, and farm value of the
iMiilipi)ine crops for 1927 and 1928:

Production of Tobacco in the Philippine Islands,

1910-1929

Pounds

Ten-year average 1910-1!>19 m,0i)6Xu^

19''0

•i*'*^^'* • • • • • • • • • ■ <

1{)21

1922...!..*..'.*!.. 65,977,064

192;j 72,324,108

1924 95,509,886

1925 92,377,149

1926 100,196,070

1927 11 0,56:^25

1928 101,668,915

1929 **90,000,000

Details of Production in 1927 and 1928

143,064,285
116,4(HM)75

.\cres cultivated

Total production in lbs.

Pounds per acie

Cents ])er pound

Fa I in value in dollais

1U27
•81,543
110,563,325
532.8
6.0

6,590,420

*Isab(»la and Cagayan Provinces only.
••Kstimated.

1928

198,866
101,668,915
491.8
4.6
4,667,385

Sources: Statistical Bulletin of the Philippine Is-
I.iikIs; Heport of the (lOvernor-CJeneial of the Philip-
pine Islands; Bureau of Agricultural Statistics of the
Philippine Islands.

The meth(Ml of purchasing tobacco in the Philip-
|>ine market renders it impossible to give juices paid
growers by the various grad<'s. Cnlike the buying

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methods of tlio United States, wliere eaeli tobacco
^Towiii^ section of tiie country ])ro(iuces a definite type
wliicli is i)urcliased at collection centers strictly on
grades, buying in the Pliilippines is done l\v the hale;
and, owin^ to imperfect production and sortinjj: meth-
ods, each l)ale of tobacco may contain any proportion
(»f the five grades ^^eiierally (pioted on l*hili])pine mar-
kets.

The uncertaintv as to the contents of anv bale of
tobacco is illustrated by the buying methods of one of
the largest cigar maimfacturers. When purchases are
made from dealers, in a negotiation for instance of
500 ))ales, ten or fifteen bales will be opened in the ware-
house of the dealer. On the l)asis of the average run
of bales examined, fifty bales will be ])urchased and
woi'ked up, and an option taken on the remaining 450.
Xo definite offer is made for the 450 l)ales until the
fifty bales have been worked up, and then the offer is
based on the actual i>roportions found in the fifty-bale
sami)le.

Three cigar companies have their own buying or-
ganizations in the Cagayan Valley and j)urchase the
bulk of their recjuiremenls direct from the growers in
the Provinces of Isalu'la and Cagayan. Only the emer-
gency reipiirements of these three large manufactur-
ers are bought through Manila dealers. The small fac-
tories i)urcliase practically all their requirements from
Manila dealers.

Distribution agencies through wliich tobacco
reaches the Manila mai'ket from the gr(»wer are very
similar to those found in the collection of all Philip])ine

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49lh year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

JULY 15, 1929

July 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, Ntw^YORK"cm

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A), $5.00

Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of ^ will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21). an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.(X)) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- (31), an additional charge of Two Dollars
($2.00) will be made and su an auditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will be
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

June 12,
June 12,

REGISTRATIONS
EDWARD BAUM:— 45,501. For all tubacco products.

1929. Medal of Honor Cigar Co., Inc., Xcw York, X. V.
CHOEDEN HALL:— 45,502. For all tobacco products.

1929. Ccorgc Schlcgel, Inc., Xcw York, X. Y.
OLD KENT:— 45,506. For all tobacco products. September 5, 1928.

F. I'oppcr it Co., Inc., Xcw \'ork. X. V.
THORNDYKE:— 45,508. For cigar>. June 13, 1929. Waitt &

Bond, Inc., Xewark, X. J.

TRANSFERS

SAN VEGA: — 15,990 (Tobacco World). For cigars, cigarettes, smok-
ing and chewing tobacco. Registered August 11, 1908, by The
Mochle Litho. Co., lirooklyn. X. Y. Through mesne transfers ac-
quired by the Buchcr ^ liucher Lo., Dayton, Ohio, and re-trans-
ferred to S. e. Kling Co., Davton, Ohio, on June 10, 1929

PRIZE DE KEY WEST:— 4,315 (Trade-Mark Record). For cigars.
Registered August 23. 1887, by George Schlcgel, Xew York. X. V.
Transferred to Xic. Althaus Co.. Xew York, X. Y., June 17, 1929.

EDWARD BAUM:— 45,501 (T. M. A.). For all tobacco products.
Regi>tered June 17. 1929. l)y The Medal of Honor Cigar Co.. Inc.,
Xew York, X. \ 'Tran.Nftrrcd to Hdward Haum, Lynn, Mass.,
Tune 21. 1929.

HENRY WARD BEECHER:— 1,888 (Legal Protective Associa-
tion). For cigars. Registered Tcbruary 26, 1885, by Bondy, Lederer
& Co.. Xew York. X. ^". Transferred to Consolidated Litho. Corp.,
T>rooklvn. .\'. \'.. and rc-transfcrrcd to Cosmopolite Cigar Co., Dal-
lastown. Pa.. June 12. 1929

KENT SPECIAL:— 15,178 (Tobacco World). For cigars. Regis-
tered Julv (k 190'). bv Selak & HotTman, Wilmington, Del. Trans-
ferred to E. Popper '& Co., Inc., Xew York. X. Y.. June 8, 1929.

EPIDEMIC OF TOBACCO TAX LEGISLATION

(Continned from Page If)

iiies were iiiaiijrurated ])iior to the se.ssioii, wliieh re-
sulted in the rejection of this proposition at a pre-leg-
islative conference niider the direction of the State
T»oard of Equalization, which had the effect of staving
off anv such measure.

Xote: (a) Lei^islature due to adjourn in a few davs.
Three Tobacco Tax Referendums Likely in 1930

The New Mexico and Michi^i^an tobacco tax meas-
ures, passed this year, are already in the process of
l)ein^ submitted to referendums, while the Wisconsin
tax bill, which is still pending providing that the ques-
tion of taxing cigarettes be submitted to a referendum,
is also likelv to be passed, although the opposition
thereto is being continued with no abatement.

Thus, in IfK^O, we will probably have the tobacco
tax question passed upon by popular vote in three
States, and judging from the result of a similar ref-
erendum held in Oregon, where the toliacco tax meas-
ure was rejected by over two to one votes, there is
every reason to hope that the tax measures in the three
States mentioned, will be decisively rejected.

The three referendums, if successful, coupled with
the Oregon referendum, will undoubtedly have a far
reaching effect upon future tobacco tax legislation and
may mean the end of our industry's troubles in that
regard.'*

TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF THE PHILIPPINES

(Continued from Page 17)

products. Practically all the tobacco dealers are Chi-
nese. These dealers advance money to their Chinese
connections in the provinces and the provincial Chinese
— generally storekeepers — in turn, advance money to
the tobacco growers.

When the tobacco crop is ready for the market,
the provoncial Chinese storekeepers receive the entire
output of the small farmers to whom they have ad-
vanced money. The crops of other tobacco growers
in their district are also often received on consignment.
The crop is then forwarded on consignment to the large
dealers in Manila.

If the Manila dealers were to separate and grade
the tobacco received from the provinces they would
have difficulty in explaining to the grower the prices
(»btained for the better grades, or perhaps find it im-
possible to dispose of the poorer grades. Thus, to obvi-
ate the necessity for detailed accounting to the grow-
ers, and to enable the dealers to dispose of all grades
received, the present distribution system has developed,
and according to various authorities, it will prevail
on Philippine markets until such time as the tobacco
growers can be prevailed upon to give proper attention
to producing selected varieties of leaf.

The Bureau of Agriculture and the local manufac-
turers have been endeavoring to educate the tobacco
growers for years, but with small result. One com-
pany in particular, who use approximately one-third
of the entire tobacco crop of the Cagayan Valley, have
gone to great expense to educate iiufividual growers.

Prices paid at present are as follows:

Cagayan Leaf: 10 pesos to 11 pesos per ])ale of
2.');^ l)ounds containing 12 per cent, to l.'i per cent, of
grades 1, 2 and o, but with no guarantee of i)ropor-
tion of each grade, l^alance of bale grading down to
grade 6.

Isabela Leaf: 16 pesos to 17 pesos per bale con-
taining lo per cent, of grades, 1, 2, and 3. Conditions
same as above.

Exports

The Philippines have practically no real and stable
market for leaf tobacco. S])ain is the i)rincipal con-
sumer, but Italy, the Xetherlands and Japan bought
important quantities in 1927 and 1928. China takes
a certain quantity of I*hilippine leaf for mixing with
native grown tobacco and with imported Virginia leaf
in the manufacture of native cigarettes. The United
States buys scrap and filler in fairly important quan-
tities for use in the manufacture of cheap cigars. Even
the Spanish market is uncertain when the prices of
Brazilian tobacco fall below tho.se of the Philippine
product. The total leaf exports in 1928 amounted to
44,rj71,00() pounds, valued at (),(MK),(H)0 f)esos compared
with 52,f)0(),(K)(J pounds, valued at 8,()(J0,000 pesos, ex-
I'orted in 1927.

Cigars are the most important export item of the
l*hilippine tobacco industry, exports in 1928 amounting
lo 220,884,()0() in number, valued at 9,5;i0,0()0 pesos.
The United States is the most logical market for Phil-
ippine cigars, as they enter free, and are not of a qual-
ity to bear up under the high import duties of many
foreign countries, (^hina, Hawaii and the British East
Indies, consumed fairly important (piantities in 1928,
but 80 per cent, of the total cigar trade was with the
United States.

China is the principal foreign consumer of Philip-
pine cigarettes, taking 189,000,000, or 82 per cent, of
the total exports in 1928.

LIBRARY

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By Ten Million Pounds

l*'!-«»!ii .-I iMtniuil prodnctioii iA' tliirty iiiilliun |iouiid,<. the l!rj!i I'm-to

K'ii-illl InlmccM (TO].. ,1- l'.'\ »;ilct| \)\ |;ilfxl ->iir\»'y<. |i;i> dl'opprd tn

appi"o\inia!t'l\ twciitx niillinn |»niiii(|> uiily.

NOW IS THE TIME!

COl'ER YOl'li .\EIiDS AT OyCE!

This is a nmst iinporianl .■*ituati(tii. .\ tin miUioii /inmul sliortaue r»f
l*<»j"t(» b'icaii c.-ills t'nr im nn dnit > ;ic1 ion. (id your nrd<'i'> in imu I

EXCEPTIONAL QUALITY!

The LiTcalcsl cai'e has l»uuu uxuruisud in ciili i\at inn ,Mn<i hnrxcsting
and. aided by a Ioiilt pt-iind (tf nnusnally line lobacco mowing weatliei',
the ci'cij) llii> yciir is uiic (»r lh«' bc^l ijuit hn> f\fi' (Muiif nul n|* ilic Island.

THIS NEW CROP

IS WliLL WORTH A RI:AS().\A BEE PRICE

('nniinii' in duly I'itc, this «'\cc|»l innal ci'Mp niVrr^ an unusual np|inr-
tuiiil> 1<» niannracturci's in tin" Stalo lo |tiiH|n<*<' a \\u^>\ cxcdh-iil ci'-iar
at ni(id<'ra1<' <'n>.i. |i i> t liftcrMrf wril wi.riji a ria-nnalilc jti'icc.

,\/:n' nrvERs are ewited to ex ami \e

THE PRonrcT

\ ciiiMplctf l!>l (if ur<»\\(!>, packi'i'> and dralcrs will be in-oinptly lur-
nislicd nn n'<|Ut'>l.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA. Chief Agent]

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PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA.. PA.

There's a tasteful flavor to a

good cigar that tobacco in

no other form can rival

After all
/nothing satisfies lil^e^
i]Ns. a good cigar

Affinities and Lovers

There is a royal relationship between the "weed" and
the child of a tree— between cigars and their \\ ooden box
containers. Even the best cigars are improved in davor
by the qualities they imbibe from the wood. Packing in
wooden boxes is a time-honored practice. No more
popular container has ever been tound.

And lovers of fine tobacco see in "passing the box" a
noble gesture which is totally lacking with can or carton.

The best cigars

are packed in
WOODEN BOXES

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 14

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the i'ost Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3. 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, JULY 15. 1929

Foreign $3.50

SANCHEZ & HAYA BUSINESS SOLD

()XTH()LLL\(J iiilcrcst in tlic old cstaljlishod
firm of Saiiclit'z and I lava, mamii'acturers of
clear Havana ('i«»ars, in Tami)a, Fla., lias hci'ii
purchased by a ^roup of men associated willi
(iradiaz Aiinis & Co., also of 'i'ampa.

Tlie film of Sanchez and I lava was founded in
1S(;8 in New York City, by Vi^nuicio Ilaya and Seraiin
Sanchez, and is said to he the oldest firm in the Cnited
States enu:a<ied in the manufacture of clear Havana
(ii^ars. 'i'he manufacturing plant was latei- moved to
Tampa in 188(5, and is still (h'si^nat-ed as Factory Xo. 1
on the hooks of the Internal Kexcnue Depai'tment, in
the Florida district.

The control of the firm was purchased from Mrs.
Fanny Ilaya, widow of \'«i:nacio Ilaya, and consisted
nf the transfer of more than nine hundred shares of the
stock of the company. A little niore than five hun-
dred shaies still remain in the hands of the heirs of
Scrafin Sanchez, who ])assed away more than thirty-
live years a^o.

A meetiiiii; of the stockholders was held soon after
the completion of the transfer of stock to the new own-
I'rs, and Leo (Jottsejifen, of the (iradiaz, Annis Co.,
was <'lected president.

The husiness of the firm will he contimuMl, and no
(■han<,^' in the personnel of the factory is anticipated.
Although the Sanchez and Ilaya fa<'iory is not now the
laru:est factory in Tam|>a, it still is aujonir those m.ik-
iii^' hi^di quality cis^ars.

The factory huildinj; was not included in the trans-
fer of tlie husiness.

JERSEY DEALERS' ASSOCIATIONS COMBINE

At a recent meetinu: of the Jersey City Ci<i:ar and
Newsdealers' Association, the consolidation of the ci-
ii^ar and newsdealers' associations of Jersey City, IIu-
hoken. North Hudson, and Bayonne, was efTected,
comprisiuii: a total memheiship of 14<K> dealers.

The purpose of the comhiniiiir of tin* associations
was to afford a st ioniser force to light chain store com-
petition jind to devise methods of co-operation between
the dealers in i)urchasin^ their merchandise.

UNITED STORES CORPORATION

Acconlinu: to a re|)ort, practically lifty |)er cent, of
tobacco products A stock and connnon st(»ck has boeii
dejMJsited in exchange for shares of I'nited Stores ('(i-
poraticm. Fi^hty per cent, of I'nion Tobacco Com-
pany stock has been deposited and a huLCe amount of
the (Uitstandiuir I'nited Cii^ar Stores Company stock.

The (d'lVr of Cnited Stores Cor|H>ration expires
on Julv lOtli.

JACKMAN LEAVES WEBSTER COMPANY

F()H(}AXIZAT1()N of the Teo-e Cio-ar (Com-
pany, Detroit and Hrazil, Ind., as the Te<>ge-

.lackniaii Ciuar C(;nii)any, with Thomas P.

Jackman as president and conti-ollini;- owner,
is announced followiiin his resionation fi'om the pres-
idency of the W'cbstei- Ciuar Company, Detroit.

The Te^ro-e .\Ianufacturin«i- Company started busi-
ness 40 years a,t»-o. The new (ompany will continue to
us«' hoth jijants and to i)roduce tJic tei^^ov bi-ands, the
"Hen llur," "Sol Smith Russell,'* "Koval Banner,"
''.Mark lloj^kins" and "T. cV H."

Mr. Jackman has been with the We])ster Company
since liJiiO as auditcu', secretary and treasurer, vice-
president and president. As head of the company he
was also president of the Kleiner Cit-ar Companv,' De-
troit, and a director of Otto FisenlohrcV: Brothers^ Phil-
adelphia.

STATE TAXES NOT EFFECTIVE ON INTER-
STATE COMMERCE

Accordinii: to an opinion of .\ttorney General Wil-
bcr M. lirucker, of Michi^^an, sales of ci»rarettes hv
Michiiian dealers to firms outside of the State can ]h'
rn.idf lax free, that is, in >o f.-ii- as the retentlv enacted
State ciuaictte tax is concerned.

The iulin«^ was handed d»»wn at the re((uest of Si<l-
ney A. Sclnilte, Deputy Secrt-tary of the Slate.

The Attornj'y (Jeneral said that movement of ciu:a-
reltes iH'tween States woidd c<>nstitute interstate com-
nieice, and, therefore, outside the jurisdiction of the
>lale of Michiiran.

PEREZ DIRECTOR OF BENSON & HEDGES

At a meetini^ held last week, Manuel Perez, of the
well-known ci^ar firm of Marcellino Pi'icz & Co., man-
fact ures of clear Havana made-in bond cigars, was
elected to the board of directois.

President .lames .1. 1 lead, and " Mannie" are visit-
iii'j^ Tampa headquarters this week.

LORILLARD HAS NEW BUFFALO JOBBER

The p. Lorillard Conipan> announced last week
the appointment (d' Link i.V: ( '<>., of P>ulfalo, N. ^^, as dis-
tributoi- of their bi'ands in the futui'e in that territoi-y.

A drixc will be made on the "K'ocky Ford" five
cent cii^ar, which has been making steady ^Jiins in sales
lor some time.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 15, 1929

J. F. WHELAN JOINS UNION CIGAR

OlIX F. WIIKLAX, vice-pii'suleiit of the
United Cigar Stores ('oini)aiiy, aiiiioiiiiced last
Aveek tliat he had severed his eoiiiieetioii Avith
the United Cigar Stores t\)nipany iind wouUl
in the future be assoeiated with the Union Cigar Com-
{3a nv.

\Mr. AVhelan is a brother of 0. A. Whehin, presitk'nt
of llie United Cigar Stores Company and also of George
J. Wlielan.

Mr. Wlielan has been associated with the United
Cigar Stores sinee 191)4, and a large part of his time
has been devoted to the management of their eigar
department. Prior to 1904, Mr. Wlielan ()peratetl a
small chain of two or three eigar stores of his own in
Syracuse, X. Y.

It was also announced last week that S. K. I^obert-
son, who has l)een assistant to Mr. Wlielan for many
vears, has also severed liis connection with the United
( igar Stores Company.

Louis Bader, also vice-president of the United
Cigar Stores comi)any, associated with the realty de-
pai'tment, has announced his resignation from the com-
])any, and it is l)elieved he will enter the real estate
iiehl operating his own business.

CUBAN CIGAR PRODUCTION

According to iei)orts leleascd by the 'I'obacco Sec-
tion of the Department of Commerce, there were 225,-
809,240 cigars manufactured in Cuba during 1928, rep-
resenting a value of $20,244,479.

These cigars were the entire ontput of the 154
cigar factories situated throughout the Island, acconl-
ing to statistics comi)iled l)y the Government Statisti-
cal Commission. Of this number, 170,03(5,256 were
exported, the remainder meeting the local (k»mand.

In the ])rei)aration of Cuban cigars 11,000 persons
are emi)loyed : day woikers receiving in i)ay $(),7()9,-
065; and technical and ofiice emi)loyees $704,015. The
154 factories represent a capital investment of $32,-
096,617.

L. F. GRAMMES & SONS ELECT

L. F. (irammes & Sons, Inc., of Alleiitown, Pa.,
manufacturers of cigar box machinery and cigar box
nails and other sui)plies, last week elected the follow-
ing officers :

Fred Weindel, Jr., ]u-esident ; M. M. Gottlieb, vice-
president, and Robert Lamont, secretary. Mr. AVein-
del had been vice-])resident and resident manager, and
Mr. (iottlieb had i)een general sales manager. All of
the executives have been associated with the company
for the last six years.

CONSOLIDATED DIVIDEND

The l)oar(l of directors of the Consolidated Cigar
Corporation has declared the regnlai' (pjarterly divi-
dend of $1.62' o on the prior preference stock, ])ayable
August 1st to stockholders of record July 17th, and
$1.75 on the prefeired stock ])ayable September 3d to
stockholders of record August 19th.

TOBACCO ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES

CONVENTION

II F Twentv-ninth Annual Convention of the
Tobacco Association of the United States, was
held at Virginia Beach, Va., during the week
of June 29tli. The convention was well at-
tended and was declared one of the most successful
ever held.

President A. B. Carrington delivei'ed his annual
address on Thursday, June 27th, and this was followed
bv an address bv former Governor Angus W. MclA'an,
of North Carolina.

The following Sales Committee, which committee
sets the opening dates of the leaf tobacco markets, was
appointed:

W. T. (Mark, Chairman, W. T. (Mark & (\)mpauy,
Wilson, N. C.

C. A. Gregory, Fxport Leaf Tobacco Company,
Kichmond, Va.

T. W. Blackwell, K. J. Keynolds Tobacco Company,
Winston-Salem, N. C.

A. J. Bullington, Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com-
pany, Durham, N. C.

J. F. Strickland, American Tobacco Company,
Durham, X. C.

(J. C. Gregorv, J. P. Tavlor Companv, Kichmond,
Va.

U. H. Cazort, Cazort & Fagles, Wilson, X. C.

John L. Lucker, Danville Warehouse Company,
Danville, Va.

^\■. C. Wooding, Dibrell Bros., Inc., Danville, Va.

A. H. Buchan, A. H. Bnchan Tobacco Company,
Mullins, S. (\

Kali)h (larrett. Person Garrett Company, Inc.,
(Jreeiiville, X. C.

F. V. Webb, Frnest V. Webb Tobacco Comjiany,
Kinston, X. (/.

P. J. Carlton, Imperial Tol)acco Company, Rich-
mond, Va.

George A. Burton, (J. B. Garrett Company, Lie,
Rocky Mount, X. C.

After delilK'ration, and listening to petitions from
vai'ious sections in i-egard to o|)ening dates of the mar-
kets, the c(mimittee annouiUM'd the following opening
dates :

Gkoiwjia and South Carolina

(reorgia, July 23d. These markets opened last
year August 1st.

South Carolina, July :U)th. Opened last year Au-
gust 8.

Eastern Carolina

Fastern Xorth Carolina, September 3d. Opened
last vear Septemlx»r 4th.

'Middle Belt, September 24th. Opened last year
Sei)teml)er 18th.

Ohl Belt, October 1st. Opened last vear Otober
2d.

Dark Virginia P>elt, Xovember 12th.

Flkction of Officers

Col. A. B. Carrington, of Danville, was unanimous-
ly re-elected president of the association for the fourth
term.

Other officers elected were: W. T. Clark, Wil-
son, X. C., lirst vice-])resident ; F. .1. O'Brien, Louis-
ville, Ky., second vice-president; .1. A. Clark, Bed-
ford, \'a., third vice-presi<lent, and T. M. Carring-
ton, Richmond, chairman of the board (A' governors.

(Continued on Page 18)

Julv 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th vear

We MODEL S UNIVERSAL

(Non-Blending Type)

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

For Hish-Grade Work

Has Been Improved With Three Important
Features Toat —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to
hand work, in every respect.

Save stock, labor and production costs.

Cause smoother running and lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear
and longer life.

THE Model S Universal Long-Filler Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table, and with (or without) individual
direa-conneaed, motor-driven Suction Fan. This new suction feature
holds the binder flat against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother
and more perfectly rolled bunches. It also effcas a saving of binders
because smaller binders can be used.

This High-Grade, Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type
of Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instan-
taneous stopping of the machine at any point in its operation.

The Model S is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system
properly used, assures perfect lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of
the machine, which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other oiling method.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved Long- Filler
Bunch Machine

LABOR, STOCK AND
MONEY-SAVING FEATURES

A— The Suction Binder Table attachment as-
sures smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effects a saving in binders
because smaller binders can be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch, which

makes the machine run more smoothly and re-

• duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop,

which permits the instantaneous stopping of

the machine at any point in its operation.

C— The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication assures thorough lubri-
cation, less wear and longer life of all bear-
ings and moving parts. It also makes lubri-
cation of the machme easier and quicker.

D— Produces well-conditioned, spongy, free-
smoking bunches — the equal of hand work
in every respea.

E — Good-conditioned bunches are assured by
"laying up" the tiller mechanically in exaaly
the same way as this is done by hand, a few
sprigs of filler being intermittently added
until the bunch is built up to the proper size
and condition.

F— Improved method of filler feeding insures
uniform results even with inexperienced
operators.

G — Any size or shape of bunch, and both right
and left hand bunches can be made on the
same machine with slight mechanical changes.

H— With two operators it produces 450 to
500 uniform bunches an hour.

I— Can be used on mould work, or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direa from the
machine.

J — Adapted for use in conjunction with auto-
matic rolling machines.

K— Quickly and accurately adjusted to differ-
ent sizes and conditions of filler.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at all times
in both size and weight.

M— Sturdy and simple in construaion — easy
to operate and handle. Requires no expert
mechanical attention.

The Price of the Model S Universal Long-
Filler Bunch Machine (non-blending type)
equipped with 1 6 H. P. motor, individual-
drive equipment and two chairs is

$

1650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $ 50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With indi-
vidual direct-connected, motor-driven
Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. J.. U. S. A.

Write for Price Folder and complete
Model S iafortnation

49th voar

TIIF. TOBACCO WOKLl)

July 15, 1929

MIA.

J. REYNOLDS BRADY PASSES AWAY

UK nuniv friends nt' ,1. hV'vnolds Ihadv, l)ettor
known a> ".Jim"' Brady, were shocked lo k»arn
of his death on .Inly Mil, followinii: an iUnes.s of
more tiian a year.

Jim was wi'll known and well liked tlironirhout the
ci^ar and eitrar box mannfaelnrinir indnstry in llu' east,
and also had many friends throughout the entire
United States.

His liealth had not heen good for a))out three years,
and lie underwent an ojieiation in a hospital liere last
Se])teml)er from wliieh lie lallieil eoiisiderahly and was
ai)i)arently well on the load to recovery, when he suf-
fered a relapse last February and gradually l»eeame
worse until his death.

Jim was eastern Pennsylvania rei)resentative for
the American Box Supj)ly Company, of Detroit, for
several rears, and moi-e I'ecentlv he had represented
the John M. Driver ( '<>., of I*iriladel])hia, manntacturers
(»f glassine box wraps; Jolni llassall. Inc., of I>ro()k-
lyn, N. v., ciirai- box nails, and other tirms sujjplying
the eis:ar and cigar Itox indnstry.

Funeral services were held on Satnnlay, .Inly (itii,
at tin' Armstrong Funeral Bailor.-, l!>l!7 Xoith I'road
Street.

He is survived by his widow, one daughter and one
son.

The ToB.\rco Wokm) joins his many friends in ex-
tending sincere sym]»athy to his In-reavecl family.

"LA PALINA" SPECIALS NOW 10 CENTS

An announcement on another pai^e of this issue
of Tin; ToHA(('<» Woiiu* by the Congress Cigar Com-
pany, states tliat the j)opular "Specials" size of '*La
i*alina" formerly selling at two for a <piarter ean now
l»e purc]iase<I foi* ten cents each.

The tremendous pro<luction of this size to meet the
demand has made tliis icduetion in price ])ossiI)le,
without alTecting the (piality in any way.

WOLFBERG MOVES

M. Wolfberg, w!io conducts an ic(» cream and ciirar
stan<l at li;]'28 Sfuith Sixth Street, will move his busi-
ness to '2'.V2f.) South Seventh Street, in the very near
future.

W

ANDRUSS ON VACATION

ILLIS A. AXDHCSS, sales manager of the
'Congress Cigar Comj)any, is enj(»ying his
vacation in the Canadian woods bordering
Deer J^ake. Mr. Andruss makes this trip an-
nually with a party of male companions to enjoy the
lishing in the lake.

NEW "LONGFELLOW" PACKING GOING FINE

The new packing of the Bayuk Bhiladelphia
"Longfellow" cigar, in the new Boite Nature lx)x, and
individually w rapped in foil, has met with favor among
the smokers of the country and demand for this paeking
is increasing steadilv.

The new style i)ackage is an upright box containing
fifty eigars, and the slogan "It's Ripe Tobacco," fills a
prominent place. The "Longfellow" retails at ten
cents.

SCHULTE TO EXPAND AT 13th AND MARKET

In a new lease on the store at Thirteenth and Mar-
ket Streets, now occupied by the* Schulte Cigar Stores
Company, the Schulte Company is said to have obtained
sufficient additional space to double the i)resent size of
tJK'ir st(»re there. The lease is said to involve rentals
of $1,(KM),()(H).

BARTON WILLS TOBACCO TO MEN

A clause in the will of the late .lohn W. Barton,
tea and cotTee importer, who died at Atlantic City on
May l2r)th, provi«les $.')()() a year to buy tobacco for in-
mates of homes for old men, was disclose<l when the
will was ]>roba1ed last week. Mr. Baitrin's estate is
valued at $l]i:;,(HM>.

J. E. BOYD & COMPANY PAYS 25 PER CENT.
STOCK DIVIDEND

St(»ckliolders of J. F. Boyd & Company, local leaf
1obacc(» dealers, .ipproNcd an increase in the company's
capital stock at a special meeting on .lune l24th, and the
directors hax'e declare(| n lT) jx-r cent, stock (lividend.
Aftei' the payment of th<' stock divi<lend, the company's
outstanding capital slock will be $9L',87r).()0.

Julv 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Fleasure

REDOUBLED

Camels

O 1929, R. J. RrvnoliU Tobar*^
Compiny, ^ iDnlun-^alrtn, > C.

8

49tli vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July If), 1921)

News From Congress

_ -AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

From our M^ashington Bureau 62^Albee Building

MIMjOVMEXT ill llu' cigar and cigarette iu-

(liisirv ill Ma\ declined siiglitlv as compared

Nvitli tile i)rcceding- iiKintli, bul in the chewing

and smoking tohacio an<l snulT industry fell off

decidedly, according to ligures just compiled by the

bureau of labor statistics of the Department of Labor.

Keturns to the lairean from '2'2\ cigar and cigarette-
producing concerns showed r)'J,()r)S persons emi>loyeil
during the month, against r)l),()41 in April, a drop of U.7
l)er cent. Aggregate weekly payroll totals were $893,-
oHCJ, against $8S7,()S;), an increase of 0.7 per cent. As
compared with May, 1928, emi)l«>yment fell off 1.5 per
cent, and weekly payroll totals increased ."^.ti per cent.
Per capita earnings of workers in the industry were
1.4 per cent, more than in April and live per cent, above
May a year ago.

Reports from 29 chewing and smoking tobacco and
snuff" establishments showed 8,142 j)ersons at work,
against 8,.S97 in A])ril, a decline of three ])er cent., the
aggregate weekly payroll totals being $1. '10,874, against
.$137,528, a drop of 4.8 per cent. As compared with May
a year ago, employment dropped eight per cent, and
payroll totals declined (5.5 per cent., the per capita earn-
ings of workers in the industry being 1.9 per cent, under
April, but L9 jier cent, above May, 1928.

I. R. Tax Collections Increase
Consideration of a further cut in Eederjil taxes at
the next regular session of Congress has Ix'come more
than a ])Ossibility with the report from the Internal
Revenue Bureau that tax collections during the fiscal
year ended June 30, last, totaling $2,!K)7,(ibO,.')13, showed
an increase of more than $750,000,(MM> over those of the
previous fiscal year.

The possibility of further tax rodnetion is l>eing
considered by President Hoover and Secretary of the
Treasurv Mellon, and it is iK'lieved that a wav mav Ix'
found to permit of at least some slight leduction within
the next six months. Sufficient statistical data as to
future income and outgo relating to (iovernment
finances will not l>e available before November 1, and
final determination jis to the introduction of a tax re-
duction bill also will depend largely ujkmi the informa-
tion then available as to the api)roj)riations which may
be made by Congress.

Before the final decision can be reached the Treas-
urv must know the effect of the h'gislation of the ])ast
year which has greatly increased the (rovernment 's
expenditures beyond the amount budgeted. Among
these expenditures ar<' the new and enlarged program
for naval armaments; the rebuilding of army posts;
increased expenditures for Ix'tterance; allotments to
meet the invasion in the Cnited States of the Mediter-

ranean fruit ily, and farm relief — all of which have in-
tervened since the budget was passed by C(»ngress.

A very definite understanding of what tliese costs
will be must be had, as well as a knowledge of in wiiat
other directions there can be effected a curtailment of
expenditures, to take care in part of these other Gov-
ernment costs. It is known that the expenditures for the
fiscal year ended June 30, exceeded by 5i;200,0(M 1,000 the
amount budgeted by the administration and jiassed by
Congress as the budget.

The completion of the budget for the year begin-
ning duly 1, 19.')0, will give the President antl his Cabi-
net a fairly clear idea of the extent of the permanent
burdens of the legislation umler discussion.

On the revenue siile, the (iovernment must have
some exjierience indicating whether the increase in tax
collections brought about the I'ecently reported
ijil85,0(K),000 surplus for last fiscal year. It must know
whether this is due to temporary stock exchange activ-
ity and other activities of a temi>orary character — and
all of these things iire expected to develop within the
next four or five months.

Value of Wholesaler in Doubt

Consideral»le doubt as to the value of wholesalers
in the distribution of manufactured commodities pre-
vails among inanufactui'ers, it is disclosed by a survey
just completed by the Fed<'ral Trade Commission dur-
ing the course of which manufactureis in a number of
important lines w<'ro aski'd whether the wholesaler was
an important factor in the distribution of their prod-
ucts and what the effect, if any, would be the result of
legislation permitting the manufacturer to fix resale
prices by contract.

Res[)onses were received from a|)])rf>ximately 850
manufacturers, 54.4 per cent, of which indicated that
tlie wholesaler is an important factor in the distribu-
tion of their products, while 2<>.9 \)vv cent, stated that
he is not, and 18.7 jier cent, failed to answer this ])ar-
ticular question.

A wide variation in sentiment is found among the
ditTerent groups of manufacturers, in the sh(»e indus-
try, only 27 per cent, of the manufacturers r«'gju'<led
wholesalers as imjjortant factors, while in the tobacco
trade manufacturers considered them important, as did
alnnit half of the automobile maiiufactui'ers.

Legislati<»n permitting pi'ict' maintenance wouhl
benefit the wholesaler, it is believed by the majority of
manufacturers, oidy 2.8 per cent, of those res]M)nding
believing that its effects would be unfa\'orable to the
distributois.

{Continued on Page 12)

Jiilvl5, 1929

Say Yon Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

9

No ^^ Whispering Campaign '^ • • . .

can withstand the light of this truth: Lucky Strikes are made from the finest of
fine tobaccos^the cream of the crop. Lucky Strikes alone are toasted because
toasting is a secret process. 20,679^|e physicians definitely state that toasting
removes impurities. Then, too, it adds to the flavor and prevents throat irrita-
tion. Therefore, without fear of contradiction, we can say truthfully:

"No cigarette, regardless of price, is as good as Luckies whether manu-
factured by The American Tobacco Company or by any other company."

*f» The fifjrures qunlrd have
b4-en checked and cenificd to
by LYHRAND, KUSS HKOS.
AM> MU.NT<;oMI':KY, Account.
•Bt. and Auditor*.

i#

It*s toasted

No Throat Irritation -
No Cough.

The Lucky Strike Dartre Orrhentra trill eoittinue every

Saturday night in a matt to ctmtt radio hook-up over

the S. n. t'.. nettrork.

#•

^ m Preaident,

The American Tobacco Company, Incorporated

TIm AmariCMt
Tob.cco Co..
Mao«ifK1nrM«

To manitain a slender
figure, no one can deny
the truth of the advice:

'BREACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET

10

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 15, 1929

"RALEIGHS" ON PACIFIC COAST

Al.KKill" c'iiraivttos, the product of tlio Brown
cV: Williamson Tol>ac'c'o Corporation, of Louis-
vilh', Ky., tlie new 20 cent cigarette wliicli has
been uaininu in i)opularity steadily throu.2:h-
out the United Stales, will l)e released for distrilnition
on the Pacitie cost (Ui .July Mth, accordini-: to an an-
nouncement l)v F. .1. (iailher, vice-])resident of the
Brown & Williamson Tol>acco Sales (\)rporation, San

Franciso, Cal. .

Mr. (laitlier states that incident to incessant de-
mands from the whoU'sale and retail tobacco trade of
the Pacilic coast, our home (»ftice has authorized us
to release for distribution on .luly loth the brand that
has fairlv swe])! the country in a wave of po])ularity,
''Kaleii^li" ciLcarettes. Manufactured for the first
time in ()ctol)er, 1928, the brand was introduced in
Metro] M)lit an New York, conceded to be the most diffi-
cult field in the Fnited States l)y practically every to-
bacco manufacturer in the country. Distribution was
at first conlined to the hiirh class outlets ahm^ ''The
Great White Way" Init in two weeks after their in-
troduction '• HaleiVdis" were re])orted as "best sellers"
in all of the outlyiiiir districts, each a city in itself
l)oastinir a distinctive ])o]>ulatioii.

"Kncourai^ed by this unnsal reception, the Cor-
poration made ariaiiirements to release 'Kalei^di' with
a stu])endous advert isinir campaii^ni throughout the
entire Fast and manufacturiuij: facilities were oriranized
aceordindy. The Middle West, however, soon devel-
oi)ed a steady 'Kaleiuli' demand and additional fac-
tories were ])iit under construction to su]»i>ly such fer-
tile markets as Chicair<>, Detroit and other larjuce mid-
western centers and still the (k'lnand for 'Kalei^h' in-
creased!"

''Jobbers and retailers on the Pacific Coast who
had been loval boosters of 'Sir Walter Kaleijirir smok-
in.^ tobacco' felt as if they were Ikmuit sli^^hted and on
my recent tri]) to the factories in the Fast 1 urMTcntly
reijuested tlnit 'Kalei.irh' citrarettes be released on the
coast at the I'arliest possible <bite. I am ])leased to
advise that my retnu'^t was irranted and that the same
^iirantic advert isinix cam]KU,irn that attended the
braiKFs introduction in the Fast will commence in this
section on Julv 21st. Practically every major news-
pajicr in this area will carry full ])aire advertisements
on the brand durinir the w«'ek July 21 t(» 27th and ar-
rans;ement> are now beiiiir made to install oyer two
thousand window dis]'lays on the coast. Billl>oard
showinjrs will follow at a later <late."

" 'Kaleiudi' ciirarettes aie a blend of the finest to-
baccos grown in Turk»'y, Viririna and KrMitucy, blended
by our secret ' PutT-by-])utY' metlnHl that imparts a well
balanced smciothne^s to the smoke that is often mis-
taken for extreme mildiiess. Fach carton of 'Raleigh'
contains two humidor wraps, each of which will keej)
five packets of ciLrarett<'s in ])erfect c(»nditi(»n until con-
sum<'d. The famous 'Saddle Bag' ])acket is, of course,
the most unique as well as the most ])ractical)le con-
tain<'r ever lu-esenled t<; the cigarette smoker. Fvery
cigarette is ke]>t firm and ])lump and there are no ob-
jectionable 'loose ends' to 'Hah-igh.' Tntil a smoker
has tried this brand he has failed to acquaint hims<>lf
with moclern cigarette perfection."

"A great many «lealers will be skeptical of a 20 cent
brand but these very customers will be our most en-
thusiastic boo:^t<r- after they have sold their first thou-
sand in reccnd time. Mliere is no i>rice cutting on
'Kaleigh' and every ])iece of advertising material bears
the 20 eent price.* This is, indeed, a golden oppor-
tunitv for dealers large and small to greatly increase

LIGGETT & MYERS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION
II F WALL STKFFT NFWS recently published
the following information in reference to the
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company in answer
to an inquiry from a subscriber :
''luquini — 1 would ai)])reciate your opinion on Lig-
gett & Mvers Tobacco Company stock. I bought 100
shares at 93. The stock held around 8S during the
slum}) and now when other stocks are coming back it is
selling around H2.— Subscriber.

^^Ausiv('r—\\\{\\ 'Chesterfield,' 'Fatima' a n d
'Piedmont' as its Ix'st sellers, the Liggett & Myers T<)-
bacco Com])anv now stands second only to the Ameri-
can Tobacco Cl'om])any in the ])roduction of cigarettes.
The company has a diversified line of ])ro(lucts, includ-
ing such well-known smoking and chewing tobaccos as
'Ihike's Mixture,' 'Velvet,' 'Granger,' 'Bough Cut,'
'King Bee,' 'Star,' etc., and 'Becruit,' little cigars.

"Farnings after all charges last year, including
service of the $28,4.31, 2(K) funded debt, amounted to
$19,408,644, equal after dividend requirement on the
$22,014,100 seven ])er cent, cumulative $1(M) ])ar ])re-
ferred stock, to $6.82 a share on the combined 2,6U,236
common and class 'B' common shares ($2.") ])ar). This
compared with a 1927 net of $18,743,3<>r), eciuivalent to
$6.67 a share on the two classes of common stock. Com-
mon dividend rate was increased from $3 to $4 annually
last vear, in addition to which the policy of paying $1
extra was continued. Balance sheet as of December
31, 1928, showed a strong financial ])ositi<m.

"While the comi)any issues no (luarterly reports of
earnings, there is reason" to believe that profits this year
are gaining at approximately the 1928 rate. Prices give
])romise of remaining more stable, and both advertis-
ing and production costs have been somewhat reduced.
ItTs true that increase in earnings has not Ix'en as rajjid
in the last three years as formerly, due to greater com-
petition, but the* company is in a strong [msition and
should continue to be a large earner.

"This general situation will undoubtedly find re-
tlection in the market action of Liggett & Myers stock.
Although there may be no immediate a«lvance in (^uota-
tions for the c(»mmon shares, the long jmll outlook is
such that we would not recommend disposal of y(»ur
hrtldings at a loss. >reantime you are getting a satis-
factorv return on vour investment."

GENERAL CIGAR DIVIDEND

The board of directors of the General Cigar Com-
paiiv has declan'd the regular (piarterly dividend of
$1 o'n the common stock, payable August 1st, to stock-
holders of record July 16th, and a dividend of $1.75 on
the preferred stock payable Sejitember 'M to stock-
holders of record August 23d.

FIVE BORO ASSOCIATION ORGANIZES

The Five-I^oro Stationery aiul Newsdealers' As
so(iation has In-en organize<l in New York City, and
plans to enroll five tliousand dealers as memlKM-s of the
organization.

their cigarette ])rofits and, at the same time, to givo
their cnstomers the lastest development in the eigar-
ette industry."

\V. S. Cutchins of the Louisville oflici' of l*iown
& Williamson Tobacco Corporation will be on the coast
for several months during the initial work on
"Baleigh" cigarettes.

...I

..in

cigarette

MILD and yet

THEY SATISFY

STE/

TASTE above everything

It tS tVUCf literally, that in making
Chesterfields we put "taste above everything.**

Tobaccos must be right, their aging thor-
ough, their blending and CROSS -BLENDING
accurate — all for better taste. And evidently
smokers are putting taste above everything
too— for they certainly do stick to Chesterfields.

esterfield

FINE TURKISH and DOMESTIC tobaccos, not only BLENDED but CROSS -BLENDED

O 1929, LiGGiTT & Myu* To»acco Co.

12

o

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 15, 1929

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)
Appoint Special Committee

Appointment of a special committee of business
men to co-operate witli the Department of Commerce in
formulatinir plans for takinu' tlie census of distribution
next year has l)een announced by Secretary of Com-
merce Robert P. Lamont.

In view of the fact that every wholesale and retail
establishment throu.uliout the country, regardless of
size, will be visited by a census enumerator, it was
pointed out by the Secretary, it is essential that con-
crete plans for securing the fullest co-operation of busi-
ness and industry be worked out before the survey is
undertaken.

Although the (lovernnicnt for may years has sur-
veved manufacturing, agriculture, mining and forestry
industries, this is the lirst time that any effort has been
made to survey the field of distribution. The possibili-
ties of such a census were determined by means of a
sample census taken two years ago, covering 11 cities,
which brought to light many important marketing prob-
lems which up to that time had not been fully realized.

Bill Introduced to Investigate Chain Stores

Legislation directing the Federal Trade Commis-
sion to make an investigation and report to the Senate
regarding the practices of chain store organizations in
reference to the purchase and sale of merchandise, with
a view to determining whether any such practices con-
stitute a violation of the Federal anti-trust laws, is
proposed in a bill introduced in the Senate by Senator
Tydings of Maryland.

The commission, on its own initiative, some time
ag-o undertook an investigation of the chain store sit-
uation, but Senator Tydings desires to have the scope
of the inquiry enlarged so as to determine whether
legislation is necessary or whether there should l)e
Federal action under tiie anti-trust statutes.

A NEW TOBACCO TRADE PAPER

The Cigar Dealer, a monthly trade paper for those
who deal in cigars, tobacco, candy, smokers' articles
and allied lines, has been received at the oflice of Thk
Tobacco AVokld.

The new publication is edited by Harvey Miller;
Cliarles W. Berg is general manager; G. E. Mertle, ad-
vertising manager, and R. M. Jublon is in charge of
circulation. The publication office of the Cigar Dealer
is in San Francisco, Cal., and the publication is in-
tended to serve cigar and tobacco dealers in that terri-
tory.

The first issue was of neat appearance aiid con-
tained much interesting and valuable inf«»rmation for
the retail dealer, manufacturer and .iobl}er.

We extend to the new i)ublication our best wishes
for a successful career.

BLACKSTONE DEMAND INCREASING

Since inautiruration of the special ''Blackstone"
window^ trim campaign here recently, it has become
necessary for the local distributors of that brand, Yahn
& McDonnell, to increase their standing order for w^eek-
ly shipments of this brand from factory headquarters
in Newark, N. J.

( (

OLD GOLD "PAUL WHITEMAN HOUR

IHF "OLD (^OLD"-Paul Whiteman hour over
a nati(m-wide hooku]) of the Columbia l>road-
casting Svstem on Tues<lay, July KJth, at 9 to
10 P. ^1., Eastern Dayliglit Savings Time, \\\\\
be light and airy in character — an hour of the pleasant-
est hot weather dance music that the old rei)ert()rial of
modern music could be made to yii'ld. Paul W'hitennin
will lead his 'M)ld (Jold" Orchestra in Sweetheart's
llolidav, this being the first time he has ]>ut this num-
ber on'the air. ^Phe '-Old GohC Orchestra will also
render a medley from Little Show which continues to
be ojie of New York's most poiiular entertainnn^nts.
Bnig Crosby will sing "Moaning Low," and there will
be several other vocal inter})olations in the ])rogram.

I. R. T. A. TO HAVE CLEAR HAVANA BRAND

At the recent meeting of the independent R<^tail
Tobacconists' Association, held at the Hotel Pennsyl-
vania, New York City, it was unanimously decided to
have manufactured a clejir Havana brand of cigars, to
be sold exclusivelv in the stores of members of the
association.

Phil Plainer was appointed a meml>er of the Brand
Committee, in order to insui-e a full committee to take
uj) the im])ortant (piestion of the clear Havana brand.

It is also i)ossi))le that the association will adopt a
brand of cigarettes and smoking tobacco to be sold ex-
clusivelv in the stores of memlx^-s.

ft

STONE APPOINTED TO NEW FARM BOARD

President Hoover recently announced the selecticm
of three men as memlters of tln^ Federal Farm Board,
created to administer the j)rovisions of the recently en-
jicted farm relief law, with its ifcr)iM),(KK),()f)0 revolving

fund.

James C. Stone, of Lexington, Ky., president of
the Burley Tobacco Growers Co-o])(>rative Marketing
Association, headed the list, and this fact gave rise to
the belief that i)ossibly lu' would b<^ namcMl as chairman^
of the lx»ard, rather than Alexander H. Legge, of
Chicago, president of the International Harvester Com-
])any, as has l)een ]ireviously i-eported.

TOBACCO SHOW TO BE FAIR FEATURE

A feature of the ('oluni]>ia District Fair, which
will be held here the week of Sejiteniher .".nth this year
will be special exhibits of all grades of tobacco grown
in Maury and adjoining connties.

This exhi])it will have a jjroniijient ])lace in the
Agriculture Buildinu" an<l v.ill be one <»f the outstanding
displays at the fair.

Tlie buildintr will })e under the supervision of Carl
(lilbreath and Mr. Hazelwood and all details are now
being worked out with the co-o]>eration of the Jewell
Tobacco Company and the Mt. Pleasant \Ya rehouse.

A tobacco demonstration school will be hehl and
«'ach <lay spcn-ial demonstrations in tin- gi-owing, ])lant-
iiiL^ and bedding of tobacco will be given by an ex|)ert in
each of these lines.

H. E. SHAW SELLING "KING EDWARDS"

The H. E. Shaw Company, cigar and tobacco dis-
trilMitors in Massachusetts, are pushinsr the "King
Edward" five-cent cigar, a product of the Jobn H.
Swisher Company, with excellent success.

.Inlv If), 11)29

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

y^ marks the spot
where the profit is found

YOU sell cigars but the thing the customer buys is enjoy-
ment. His only measure of the value of his purchase is the
amount of enjoyment the satisfaction he gets. And there
is simply no substitute for quality when it comes to filling an
order like that completely.

You may litter your show-case with long-margin, low-grade
goods, and in the end what do you find? One-time pur-
chasers . . slow turnover . . dried-out cigars with always
some scruff ed or broken unsalables left over to wipe out a
lot of your profit.

Why take all these risks of waste and customer dissatis-
faction? Sell quality! Get turnover! It is the only way you

can make "margin" and "profit" mean the same thing.
It is the only sound cigar merchandising principle yet dis-
covered. For thirty-two years Bayuk has been preaching it
— and making cigars that uphold it.

Every Bayuk brand is top quality— the leader in its class.
Each is the pride of the principal founder of the great cigar
manufacturing business in which he is still personally active.
His own eyes watch over the quality of Bayuk cigars — for
long experience has proved that QUALITY is the only rock
upon which the cigar retailer can build steadily and profit-
ably. Quality begets confidence. Confidence brings - and
holds business.

CHARLES THOMSON

"Its Ripe Tbhaccol

BAYUK
HAVANA RIBBON

MAPACUBA

BAYUK BRANDS

Bayuk never
utci ihrte leaves

RIPE

— the only tobacco

feavca good enough

for Bayuk dgan

OVERRIPE

Bayuk never
uses these leaves

t, 1.,J4

-Every Bayuk Cigar

BAYUK

PHILADELPHIA

CIGAR

PRINCE HAMLET

BUILD BUSINESS

BAYUK

MAKERS OF FINE CIGARS SINCE 1897 — PHILADELPHIA

14

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 15, 1929

pOSTMASTEu

CIGAR

For a rapid fire sale and big turnover
it pays to keep this popular 2 for 5^
cigar on the counter. P. Lorillard Co. ,
Inc., 119 West 40th St., New York

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. W. Va

CHARLES J. EISENLUHR, Philadelphia, Pa. ..
JULIUS LICHTENSTEIN, New Vork, N. V. ...

WILLIAM BEST, New Vork, N. V

MAJ. GEORGE W. HILL, New York, N. Y

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New Vork, N. Y

H. IL SHELTON, Washington, D. C

WILLIAM T. REED, Richmond. Va

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelohia, Pa

ASA LEMLEIN. New York. N' Y

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York. N. Y

Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave.,

President

Ex- President

Vice-President

Chairman Executive Committee

, Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Treasurer

nd Managing Director
City

.Coun
New

sel ar
York

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City Pretident

W. J. LUKASWITZ, Dayton. Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treaiurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago. Ill Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN VicePreudent

CIGAR AND CANDY STORE COMPARISONS

Acconliiig- to Dorraiicv, Sullivan & (V)mi)any, Inc.,
advert isiii«'- agents. Now York, of :V2'2i) retail cij^^ar and
tobacco stores covered by the Census of Distriluition
of 1927, 88 per cent, were independent stores and 12 i)er
cent, were chain stores. These chain stores, however,
accounted for 8(1 per cent, of the total sales, which
amounted to $49,22r),8()(). Of the 6671 confectionery,
ice-cream and soft-drink stores covered, 6 per cent, were
chains and these chains handled 28 per cent, of the total
sales of $(U,458,2U().

In the cij»ar and tobacco group, the chain stores
carried a little more inventory in proportion to sales
than the independents, for they carried 39 per cent, of
the total inventory of $4,671,700. On the other hand,
in \\\o confectionery, ice-cream and soft-drink stores,
chains accounted for only 18 jier cent, of the inventory
tigure, wliicli amounted to .•|;4,r)4J),000 in that year.

AMERICAN MACHINE & FOUNDRY

Karnings of American Machine «& Foundry Com-
l)any during current year are running at record levels,
and based on returns during lirst six months ended
June 30, lJ>2i), net for 12 months will ai)proximate $11
a share on 197,231 common shares outstanding. This
would comi)are with net of $1,491,598 after all charges,
equal to $6.88 after preferred dividends reported for
year 1928. Substantial increase in earnings during
1929 is due in part to recent introduction of a new ciga-
rette packing machine on which installations were Ik?-
gun before en<l of 1928. In addition to expansion of
earnings of American Machine 6: Foundry its most im-
portant subsidijiry — International figar Machinery
Comi)any — has also shown materially higher income.

VOTE SUITS FOR BACK TAXES

By a vote of six to two the Fayette Fiscal C'ourt,
on June 27th voted to lile suits for back taxes for the
years 1924 and 1925 against ten tol)acco c(mipanies for
a total of $50,799, with interest, the comjianies liaving
refused ])ayment and chiimed exemption for the taxes
on storage of tobacco under a state law which reguhites
taxes on tobacco in storage. The court voted to em])loy
Harry D. Kremer, attorney, of Lexington, to handle the
prosecutions. The largest claim is against Liggett &
Mvers for $10,135.78; others included one against K. J.
Keyn(»lds & Company for $9,668.93 and $2,821.72
against the American Tobacco Com[)any. These com-
panies liave had enough experience and fought enough
local taxation rulings in Kentucky to know where they
are in the controver.sy.

50c EXTRA INTERNATIONAL CIGAR MACHIN-
ERY DIVIDEND

International Cigar Machinery Company declared
an extra dividend of 50 cents and the regular (luarterly
dividend of $1, l)oth i)ayable August 1st to stock of rec-
ord Julv 19th.

$1 EXTRA AMERICAN MACHINE COMMON

American Machine & Foundry Company declared
an extra dividend of $1 on the comm(ui and regular
quarterly dividends of $1 on common and $1.75 on pre-
ferred, all payable August 1st to stock of record July
19th.

Julv 15, 1929

DOES PRICE CUTTING INCREASE VOLUME

CCOKniX(i to a statement recently published
])y the r>ureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce, in commenting on the recent investi-
gation of the Federal Trade Commission of re-
sale price maintenance, price cutting does not result in
the large increase in .sales volume that many supi)Ose.
The Bureau states:

''One phase of the Federal Trade Commission's in-
xcstigation of I'esale [)rice maintenance included a
study of the eilect of dealer price cutting u]K)n manu-
facturers' distri])ution. The oi)inion of 53.3 per cent,
of the manufacturers definitely answering the (piesticm
was that when dealers cut the price of a manufacturer's
|)iT)diict its distribution is decreased. Only 7.5 i)er
cent, of such replies indicated an increase in volume
li-om dealer price cutting, while the remainder making
(Iclinite replies stated that the price cutting had no ap-
j»r('ciable elTect on their volume."

"The view, however, was not uniformly held by
manufacturing groups. Among tobacco manufac-
turers sixty per cent, thought dealer ]>rice cutting had
no elTect, in which view the boot and shoe grou]) seemed
to concur. The group feeling most strongly that
dealer j)rice cutting reduced volume was 'other natural
|)roducts' made up of manufacturers of watches, clocks
and silverware. Half or nn»re of the total number of
manutacturers of machinery and automobiles held the
same view.'*

"On the question of the etTect on their own sales
volume of cutting j)rices on competing products about
35. 6 per cent. faile<l to reply definitely, but 45.1 ])er
cent, stated that their sales decreased when dealers cut
the i)rices of comjH'ting ]>roducts and 19.3 per cent, re-
ported that such price cutting did not decrease their
sales."

Say You Saiu It in The Tobacco World

49Lh year

15

savs :

SMOKE OF-THE MONTH CLUB

Jack i^ucas writing in a recent issue of "Judge

>>

Many an otherwi.se fastidious person has been dis-
covered smoking the wrong cigarette, totally unin-
formed of the current situation. True, a few months
pi-evious liis choice might have been (piite all right.

But since then a great deal of smoke has curled
< ver the transom. For one thing, the boys at Yale
jind Harvard, with their eyes closed, did something for
the social standing of another cigarette. And shortly
;«fter that any number of railroad engineers, postmen
and telegraph operators came out solidly for still an-
• 'thei' one.

We are led to believe that there may soon be a
'igarette obtainable that will clear up daiidrulT in no
time, straighten bow legs, correct your stance and take
care of the baby when you go to the theatre.

How is a fellow to'keep up to date? Well, this is
the very thing for which the Smoke-of-the-Month Club
has been organized.

Each month the Selection Committee will pick tlie
outstanding cigarette of the month and forward you a
'•aiton of the current choice. This committee will be
nia<le up of the five remaining distinguislH'd people who
have not yet endorsed a cigarette.

MRS. STONER TO CARRY ON BUSINESS

>rrs. Chas. Stoner, daughter of "Jim" Brady, has
HiiiMmncefl her intentir)n of carrying on the business
iormerly conducted bv her father, so that a telephone
''all or letter to 38.52 Xorth Park Ave. IMiiladeli)hia,
will receive pi-ompt attention.

WAITT & BOND

Blacl^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Manufacturad by

A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Office. 1181 Broadway, New York Citj

FACTORIES: Tampa and Key WtH. FhrlJa

hH PALINA

lo^

* La Palina to cut tht- prKf .in these gen-
uine 2 for 25c cigars — to lot'.

Wise merchants, anticipating the increased
liusiiiess that will follow this reduction, are
•-t.icking up to meet demand— now!
La Palina "Specials" are packed in a Glass
Humidor Container to preserve the original
freslincss, ilavor and fragrance,

CONGRESS CIGAR COMPANY, INC.
PhUadelphia, Pa.

SPECIALS

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49th venr

THE TOBACCO WORLD

July 15, 1929

PORTO RICO'S NEW TOBACCO LAW

III'] XKW tohacco law rocontlv ])assod bv the
l*(»rt(> Hican ieyishitiiiH', aiul iu)\v waitinji: for
tlic approval of the CJoveriior of the Island
reads as follows:
Creating" a eomniission to protect Porto Kiean to-
baeeo; cstahlishinij: the i)owers and duties of said com-
mission: l('\\in.u' a tax to create a fund to he known as
the "Fund for the })rotection ol' Porto Kican tobacco,"
and for other i)ur)K)ses.

\VJ^rr('as, the auricultural-industrial ])roduction of
tobacco constitutes the second source of life and wealth
of Porto Kico, and said sourci' of life and wealtli is at
])resent in very critical circumstances because of the
almornial c(»ndition of tlie nnnket of Porto Kican to-
bacco, and of other conditions threatening!: wholly to
i"uin tobacco })roduction;

]]'lii rras, it is the duty to tlie novernment of Porto
Rico to co-o)>erate in i)reventinii" the com])lete ruin of
the tobacco industry.

Now, THKRKFOI5K, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LKOlSLATlKlJ
OK I^ORTO Ru'o:

Section 1. — A connnission is hereby created to be
known as the "Commission for the Protection of Porto
Rican Tobacco," which shall be comi)osed of the Com-
missioner of Asrriculture and Tjabor, the Treasurer of
Port(» Rico, and three tobacco ,<»:rowers to Ix^ api^ointed
l>y the Governor according to the followinu; ])rocedure:

Within twenty days from the <late tJiis act takes
etfect, the Commissioner of Airriculture and Labor
shall call an assembly of houa fide tobacco growers
of Porto Rico, which assembly shall be ])resi(led over
by the Commissioner of A,u:riculture and Labor. Said
assembly shall by secret vote elect a list of six candi-
dates for members of the Conmiission, and from this
list, which shall be submitted l)y the Commissioner of
Airriculture and Labor to the (lovernor of Porto Rico
immediately after tlie holdinsr of the assembly, the Gov-
ernor shall select the three mem])ers who are to form
])art of the same, the other three candidates remaining
as substitute members to fill any vacancy which nuiy
occur on said C(»mmission or to substitute the reirular
members in cases of a)>sence. In case of a vacancy
the candidate a])])ointed to till the same shall hohl
othce for the unexpired ])ortion of the term of the mem-
ber whose position is filled by him. Said Commission
shall elect a chairman and a vice-chairman from amon^
its memliers, an<l the Tieasurer of Porto l^ico shall be
the Treasurer thereof.

The Commission shall have ])ower to ori^anize its
offices and to appoint such employees as may be neces-
sary for its o]M'i'ation, as well as to determine the
salaries and duties of such employees, and to develop
such initiative as mav be necessarv t<» complv with the
provisions of this act. The term for which the mem-
])ers of the Commission shall be api)ointed shall l)e
four vears, at the end of which said members mav be
re-elected feu* a new term or substituted pursuant to the
])rocedure established herein.

Exce])tinu: the Commissioner of Agriculture and
Labor and the Treasurer of Porto Rico, the oth«'r mem-
bei's of the Commission shall receive a ])er diem of ten
(10) dollars for each meeting at which they atten<l, and
such traveling expenses and mileage as they may imnir
in the exercise of their functions.

Section 2. — For tlie i)uip<»se of carrying '>ut the
pi'ovisions of this act, a tax of one-«piarter {\\) cent
shall be levied or collected on eacli |K)und of tobacco
harvested in Porto Rico; pRovroED, that said tax shall
be fouml to leave in the hands of the buyer the one-

quarter cent a pound of tobacco provided for in this
section. Buyers shall in turn i)ay said tax to the
Treasurer of Porto Rico in such form as the latter may
by regulation ])rescri])e. Such tax shall be considered
as a preferred lien on the harvested ])roduct. The
Treasurer of Porto Rico shall levy and collect the
aforesaid tax, and he is herebv authorized to make such
rules and regulations as mav be necessarv for the col-
lection of the tax.

Section ,S. — The ])roceeds of this tax together with
such amounts as mav be received bv reason of fines for
violations of this act, shall constitute a special fund
to ])e known as the "Fnnd for the Protection of Porto
l^ican Tobacco." Said fund shall be numaged exclu-
sively by the (Vunmission for the Pi'otection of Porto
Rican Tobacco, in accordance with the i)rovisions of
this act; Pi!()vn)Ki), that the tax collected hereunder
shall be credited individually to each taxpayer. In
case of the licjuidation of the fund hei'eby created, such
snrplus as there nuiy be after meeting contracted obli-
gations shall be ))ro])ortionately reimbursed to the tax-
])ayers oi- to their heirs or successors in interest, and
no subsequent act of the legislatui'e of Porto Rico shall
deprive said taxpayeis or theii' heirs or successors in
interest of the riirhts grant(Ml to them bv this section.

Section 4. — The (Commission hereby created shall
have power to

(a) Assume the direction of the Porto Rican To-
bacco Guarantee Agency opei'ating in Xew York; to
fix its duties; to appoint and remove its employees, and
to determine the salai'ies tlu'reof ; and said Connnission
is further enq)()wered to i-eoj-ganize the aforesaid
(luarantee Agency in such form as it may deem ad-
visable.

(b) ^fanage the Fund for the Protection of Porto
Rican Tobacco hereby created.

(c) Act as the selling agent of the tobacco of such
gi'owers as may re«juest it to do so, for which ])urpose
it mav establish or lease in the citv of Xew York, or
wherever it mav deem convenient, warehouses for the
storage of the tobacco of such growers as may re(piest
it to do so, and it is fnilher authoii/(M| to collect out
of the ])roceeds of sales made in said warehouses a
commission of one j)er cent, which shall be covered
into the fund herein- created.

•

(d) Coo])erate with tobacco growers in their own
organization for the ])urpose of securing greater effi-
ciency in the enforcement of this act.

(e) Study a plan for the industrializati<m of Porto
Rican tobacco and to snbmit such j)lan to tin' legislature
and to the Governor «)f Porto Pico.

(g) Make a survey of the pioblcm of the market
for Porto Rican toba<'co ; study methods of cultivation
and agricultui'al administration, and make such other
studies as mav lead to or be necessarv for the pi"ot(»c-
tion and imi)rovement of tlie agricnltural-indiistrial
condition of ]*oito l^ican tobacco. For this purpose
thev mav emplov such experts as mav be necessarv.

Section .'>. — The Commission tor the F'rotection (jf
Porto Rican Tobacc<> shall keep records and statistics
of th<' world tobacco market, and shall r<'port woild
market conditions to the growers of Porto Rico. It
shall also inform the tobacco growers everv ve;ir as to
the approximate amount of tobacco that may be in-
troduced into the nuirket without danger of exceeding
the demand. It shall also be the dnty of said Commis
sion to ))r<'pare, at the <'nd of every fiscal year, a gen
eral I'eport of its activities. Snch r(qM)rt shall be sub-
mitted to the governor, to the Legislature, and to the
tobacco growers of Porto Rico.

Jnly 15, 1929

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Section (1. — The Tieasurer of Porto Rico is hereby
anthorized and dii-ected to furnish the amount of live
liiousand (oUUO) dollars, or such \mii thereof as may
he necessary for snch jireliminary expenditures as may
he caused l)y the enforcement of this act. Said amount
may be taken, subject to reimbursement, from the "In-
sjicction Fund" created by Act No. 19 of 192;i. Such
icimbursement shall be made as soon as there are
linids enough in the Fund for the i'rotection of Porto
Rican Tobacco.

Section 7. — If any clause, jiaragraph, article, sec-
tion or part of this act is declared unconstitutional by
a court of c(mq)etent jurisdiction, such judgment shall
not atlect, impair or nullify the rest of this act, and the
effect of said judgment shall be confined to such clause,
paragraph, ai'ticle, section or part hereof as may thus
he declared unconstitutional.

Section 8. — All laws or parts of laws in conflict
hei'ewith are hereby repealed.

Section 9. — Tliis act is of an urgent character and
shall take etl'ect immediately upon its approval.

No doubt many persons in Porto Rico are unfamil-
iar with the detailed working of the present Porto
h'ican (JoNcinment 'Lobacco (Jnarantee Agency, but we
helieve that the work of this agency has been cai'ried
on with a very great amount of efficiency and that it has
done a great amount of good in increasing the pop-
nlarity and sale of I*orto Rican Tobacco in this coun-
try, and that no drastic changes should be made in the
management of the agency at this time.

ROBOT YELLS "STOP THIEF!

1 1

In a grave, kindly tone, the first bona fide acting
robot said "Thank you" to a customer in a San Fran-
cisco store recent Iv.

in a wild, aerie, breath-taking screech it screamed
"Stop, thief!" a second later when a lead (juarter was
deposited in its intricate machinery.

This robot, set up at 1274 .Mission Street, does not
in the least resemble* a man. The human form does
not lend itself well to posing as the model for me-
chanical devices. A huge, box-like affair it is, its face
rent by 20 gaping throats from out whose shining slots
packages of cigarettes, gum, candy, handkerchiefs,
patent medicines and other articles tumble.

The talking nuichinery, synchronized with the
vending part of the robot, speaks its gratitude a
moment after it is fed a coin. The "Sto[), thief!" rec-
ord is connected with the change making device. Wily
San Franciscans will not find it so easy as they imagine
to fool the mechanical salesman. A counterfeit dollar
inserted in the h<»i)e of reaping a dollar's worth of per-
fectly good dimes will result in considerable embarrass-
ment if not arrest for the iH'rpetrator.

'J'he robot is so constructed that new units ad in-
finitum may be added as the lessee desires.

Many Virtues

Among virtn<'s its owneis claim for it are:

1. It will not try to sell you something you don't
want.

2. Xo ci-edits, no refnnds, no exchanges.
.*{. It will not haggle over a price.

4. It won't ask for a raise noi- a vacation.

o. It detests weekend paities and will never ap-
pear at work in a deplorable condition usnally <lesig-
nated as '*a hangover."

(). Its voice is always i>leasant.

iji>mM\M\mMiM\iiJiJ^im2msm^M^m^\\:^MJi^

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WANTED

WILL PAY CASH FOR JOB LOTS OF CIGARS— Send sample
or prices and description. Rodriguez Cigar Co., 1814 Park Ave.,
New York City.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

A XU.MBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATING

CIGAR FLAVORS

Make tobacco m^V.ow and smooth In charactet^
and Impart a most palatable flavor

OAYORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for List of Flavors for Special IVrands
BKTlliN. AKOMATIZEK. BOX FLAVOBS. PASTE SWEETENEK&

FRIES 8l BRO.. 92 Reade Street. Ne>v York

TOBACCO CO. PAYS 35

%

UK Hoard of Directors of the Uiiiver.^al Leaf

Tol)acc() Coinpany at a meeting lield in Kieli-

I) ni(»ii(l, \'a., last week, declared a dividend of

.')') per cent, payable in common stock of the

company in addition to tlie reicnlai' quarterly <lividend

of 75 cents a share.

The stock dividend will he ])ayahle September lOth
to stockholders of record, Auujust i), ll)l2!>.

'riie outstanding^: common shares of tlie company
at present amounts to lU7,r)8() and the action of the
board will increase this amount to 14r),241 shares. Tlie
conjpany will continue its policy of paying dividends
(Ml the common stock at the rate of $.'5 annually per
.share, it was said. The extra dividend on the i>resent
issue of common stock increase the return to $4.05 per
share, instead of $3.

PENNSYLVANIA CROP MEETS DIFFICULTIES

Last week the Federal-State Crop Reporting Serv-
ice, Department of Agriculture, llarrisburg, Pa., is-
sued the following rei)ort for Pennsylvania on the to-
bacco crop as of July 1, 11)21) :

"Condition is not <|uite so good as ;\ year airo.
Cutworms destroyed many plants, necessitating miich
replanting, in some cases entire fields.

"Tobacco nci'eage in the I'nitecl States has been
increased 5.7 per cent. Condition of the crop is three
points better than a vear ago. The Julv 1, forecast,
l,41)L',50H,Ono ])ounds,'is 114,508,000 ])ounds in excess
of the 1928 crop."

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robacco Merchants' Association
Kegistration Bureau, ^t:w^YOKraFV

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.
Kegistiatioii, (see Note A), $5.00

ISearch, (see Note B), 1.00

Tiansl'er, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Noie A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members ol the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B — If a report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirtyor- (31), an additional charge of Two Dollars
($2.00) will be made and so an auditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will be
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS
ASHFORD:— 45,499. l\.r all tobacco products. June 4, 1929. George

Sell Icy l1, Inc., Xcw York, X. V.
LA PARLELA: — 45,500. For all tobacco products. May 0, 1929.

1 Ik- .\1oc1i1c l.itlu). L u.. inc., Ilrooklvn, \. V.
CAROLINA QUEEN:— 45,512. 1- or' all forms of smoking tobacco.

liMR 11. 1M29. l;iiu' Rid«c Tobacco Co., inc.. King. X. C.
CYCRAFT CLUB:— 45,514. For cigars. June 19, 1929. A. G.

Abcrn, C hicago. 111.
TRIGEMINO:— 45.515. I-or all tobacco products. June 28, 1929.

Aiulri> Marrcro, Ir.. Fanipa, Fla.
LA BERNICE:— 45,516. lor all tobacco products. May 27, 1929.

M. \allc ^ c a., inc.. New York. X. Y.
LIFE MATE: — 45,519. I\>r cbewing and smoking tobacco, cigars,

cigarettes, ground tol)acco and snutT. July 6, 1929. George W.

I Uliiu' ("<>.. Inc., New \ ork. .\. Y".
WORK MATE:^-45,520. For chewing and smoking tobacco, cigars,

cigarettes, ground tobacco and snuff. July 6, 1929. George W.

Ilibiu' Co, inc.. Xcw \'ork. .\. Y.
MERRICK CLUB: — 45,521. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco. July

5. 1929. Carlos Garcia & Co.. Brooklyn, .\. Y.

TRANSFERS

BOSTON GARDEN: — 45.476. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
Registered iJeceniber 12, 1928. by H. J. Alberts, Boston, Mass.
Transferred to Joseph liver, Pioston, Mass., May 31, 1929.

LOU WAKEFIED:— 15,691 (Tobacco World). For cigars, ciga-
rettes and cheroots. Registered June 9. 1908, by Ileywood, Strasser
& Voigt Litho Co.. Xew York. X. Y. Transferred by the Consoli-
dated Litho. Corp.. I'.rot>klyn, X. Y., successor to the original regis-
trants, to the Continental Tobacco Co., Inc.. .New York, X. Y'.,
lujie 24. 1929.

CHOEDEN HALL:— 45,502 ( T. M. A..). For all tobacco products.
Registered June 12, 19J9, by (ieorge Schlegel. Inc.. .\ew York.
\. Y Transferred to D. Flmil Klein Co.. Inc., New York, N'. Y.,
June 22, V^l'l

THE THORNDIKE (C .S. Tobacco Journal). li>r cigars. Regis-
tered September 1.^, 188<>. by Fstabrook & I'.aton, Boston, Mass.
Transferred to I. W . Strieder Co., Boston, Mass., and re-transferred
to Waitt iSc Bond. Inc.. Xevvark, .V. J. June 12. 1929.

WONDA: — 30,219 ( I'. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars, cigarettes
and cheroots. Registered Mav 2, 1905, by Schwarzkopf & Riickert,
Xew York. X. Y. Transferred Julv 1, 1929. to E. Clark, Xew York,
X. Y.

PROFESSION: — 44296 (T. M. A.). For cigars. Registered June 26,
1925. bv Jacob Rich. Xew York. X. Y. Transferred to Hyman
Siegel. Xew York. .X. Y.. and re-transf erred to the Keller Cigar Co.,
Springfield. Mass.. June 26, 1929.

ANOTHER ASSOCIATION IN NEW YORK

'V \ MKI^TIX({ lioia on June 'Joth, at Lihby's
Hotel, ill Xew York City, attended by 150 store-
keeper.<, the Greater Xew York Retail Station-
ery and (Miiar Dealers' Association was or-
p:anized, for the protection of tlie retail dealer.

(has. Kassin, S. Shamus, J. Brownstein, II. Stein,
and M. Brownstein, committee, issued the following an-
nouncement following tlie meeting:

"At a meeting held on June 25, 192!), at Libl>y's
Hotel, Delancey and Chrystie Streets, New York City,
which was attended by 150 storekeepers, we organized
the association.

"An cxt'cutive committee was appointed to devise
ways ami means to help the retail dealers in their bitter
struugh' for existence and to abolish all other ills exist-
ing in the trade.

"It is common knowledge that the retail cigar
dealer is confronted with the ever relentless, aggressive
and deadly comi)etition of the chain store system.

"The recent cut in prices of cigars and cigarettes
by the large chain stores has tightened the rope around
our necks to the choking point.

"We must get together and conduct our business
on a modern basis or be entirelv annihilated.

ft

"The retail cigar and stationery dealer works
every day in the week, eighteen to nineteen hours daily.
He knows no Sundavs, holidavs or vacations and his
com})ensation is so meager that it is a shame to talk
jd)out it.

"Let us have a co-operative huying syndicate
which will enable us to buy goods at the same price the
chain stores pay. Let us build up an organization that
we can all be proud of. There is no reason in the
world why we cannot do it. We have the men and the
abilitv to do it with."

D. EMIL KLEIN SALES AHEAD OF LAST YEAR

For the tirst live months of the current year, net
sales of D. Kmil Klein Company totaled $l,2bl,)i51 as
compared with ij^l, 107,958 for the same period of last
year, and net earnings amounted to $11(),21.*) as against
ii;10O,5()7, an increase of better than 15 per cent. Start-
ing with a production of 17,515,(K)0 cigars for the ten
months ended December .'H, 1922, the year in which it
was founded, the comj){iiiy, whose leading brands are
"Haddon Hall," "Xottingham" and "Kmanelo," last
year produced a total of approximately 44,(KI0,0(K) ci-
gars, hidications are that production for the current
year will 1k' in excess of previous records.

TOBACCO ASSOCIATION OF UNITED STATES

{Continued from Page 4)
Board of (iovkrxors

The hoard of goveruoi-s was elected as follows:
Clyde B. Austin, (Jreeiu'villc, 'i'cnn.; T. W. i'lackwell,
Winston-Salem, X. C. ; John F. Buchan, Wilson, X'. C. ;
A. II. F>uclian, .Mullins, S. C. ; W. II. Cozart, Wilscm,
X. C. ; K. (i. Currin, Kiclnnond, \'a.; J. \\. Dunnington,
Fainiville, \'a.; J. .M. Fdmnnds, Danville, \'a.; James
F. Fickyen, Ureenville, X. C. ; W. A. (Joodson, Winston-
Salem, X. C. ; (). C. (iregory, Hichmond, \'a. ; II. S,
Ilotchkiss, Kiclimond, \'a.: Andrew Jamison, Oxford,
X.C.;G.(). Tuck, Louisville, Ky. ; J. F. Strickland, Dur-
iiam, X. C. ; K, H. Patterson, Hichmond, Va.; W. L.
McCiill, Petersburg, Va.; James L .Miller, Henderson,
X. C.;A. T. Patton, Darlington, S. C. ; L. H. Hcfd, Rich-
mond, \'a.; W. T. H<M'(1, Hichmond, \'a.; W. (r. Rogers,
Warrenton, X. C. ; H. C. Stokes, Lynchburg, Va.; A. P.
Tliorpe, Rocky .Mount, X. C ; (1. F. N'auglian, Ix'xing-
ton, Ky.; C. W. Toms, .Jr., Durliam; R. P. Watson, AVil-
son, X. C.; J. J. Walters, South Boston; K. \ . Webb,
Kinston, X. C. ; A. J. Bullington, Durham; J. M. Pru-
dom, P>lackshear, (ia. ; L. L. Strause, Richmond, Va.,
and W. C. Vereen, Moultrie, (Ja.

The Annual Banquet held on P^riday night, June
2Hth, brought the (Vmvention to a close as the business
session scheduled for Saturday morning had Ikhmi can-
celled.

The place of the Annual Convention in 1930 will be
<lecided by the Board of (Jovernors at a meeting to be
held in Richmond, Va., next February. .Myrtle Beach,
S. C, and Savannah, (la., have been mentioni'd as pos-
sible meeting places.

AUGUST 1, 1929

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AVOID DISAPPOINTMENT!

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are protecting themselves
QLiainst certain di.snppoint-
nient by estimating; tbeir
needs and placing tbeir
orders now .

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meeting 'with a steadily

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C'i^ar smokers. a|)[)reci-

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AN INVITATION TO NEW BUYERS TO EXAMINE THE PRODUCT

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Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 15

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

LIGGETT k MEYERS VICE-PRESIDENT DIES

HOMAS TALI^OTT AXDKHSOX, viee-presi-
(k'lit, troasincr and dii-cctor of tlio Liggett &
Movers T()l)aeeo Company, died at midnight,
Friday, July 19tli, at his home in St. Louis,
after an illness of more than a year. Altliough he eon-
linued to take an active part in the business until
several months ago, he had been in failing health sinee
A|)ril, 1!)1>8.

Mr. Anderson, who was fifty-two years old, was a
native of Danville, Va., where he first entered the to-
haeeo business in the leaf markets of that eity after his
graduation from the Virginia Military Institute. Later
he was eonneeted with the American Tobaeeo (Vmipany
in New ^'ork, after which he became secretary of the
American Cigar Company and managed one of its fac-
tories at Havana, Cuba. Since the dissolution of the
American Tobacco Company in December, IfHl, at
which time the Liggett & Meyers Tobacco Company
was incorported, Mr. Anderson has been its vice-presi-
dent, treasurer and a member of its boai'd of directois.

Mr. Anderson was a meml)er of the ])oard of di-
rectors of the Mercantile-Commerce Bank & Trust
Company, of St. Louis, Mo., and The Boanlwalk Na-
tional Bank of Atlantic City, X. J. He was also a mem-
ber of the St. Louis Country Club, the Kac(piet Clul),
the Log Cabin Club and the Dardenne Shooting Club
of St. Louis., and also of the Hudson River Country
Club and .Metropolitan Club of New York.

He is survived by his widow, .Mrs. Mattie E. Ander-
son, a son, Allan K. Anderson, his father, Joseph B.
Anderson of Danville Va., and a sister .Mrs. Henrietta
A. Jordan, also of Danville.

P\ineral services held in St. Louis on Saturday
afternoon, July 2()th and the interment at Mr. Ander-
son's old liome at Danville, Va., on Tuesday, July 23d.
were attended by a large number of .Mr. Anderson's
friends and business associates.

Mr. Anderson's outstanding personality, courtesy,
and great consideration for his fellowmen, endeared
him to all and his memory will live long in the hearts
of all who knew him.

I <■

RALEIGH" CIGARETTES WELL PLACED

The new *'Kaleigh" cigarette, a product of the
Brown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, of Louis-
ville, Ky., is being well i)laced throughout the country,
and is meeting with instant demand.

The "Kaleigh" brand retails at twenty for twenty
cents.

"OLD GOLD" CIGARETTES GAINING

Reports of sales of **01d Gold" cigarettes, product
f»f the P. Lorillard Company, indicate a steady increase
"Very month of this year over the same month of last
\ ear, in practically all parts of the country.

PORTO RICAN-AMERICAN MAY HAVE
RECORD YEAR

CCORDIXd to the WaU Sinri Xnrs conserva-
ti\'e t stimates place the net income of the Porto
Kican-American Tol)acco Company, at record
levels for the >ear ending December 31, IH'Ji).
Tliese estimates ai'e based on expansion in sales during
the tii'st six months, together with a higher return on
the Congi'css Cigar stock held, and the recent ac(juisi-
tion of controlling interest in Waitt k Bond, Inc.

Actual cash earned will be in the neighl)orhood of
^o..")!) each on the 2( )(),()()() shares of ca^iital stock out-
standing. In addition to this, the company will have a
total undistributed e(|uity in both Congress Cigar and
Waitt tV: Bond of another $4..")) a share, or total earnings
ot close t(» ^H. This will comjiare with approximately
s.">.."10 a share earned last year, including a .$7()4,nn() nu-
dist I'ibuted ecpiity in the Congress Cigar Company.

The i-ecent ac(juisition of controlling interest in
Waitt & Bond,, Inc., establish(\s Porto Rican-Americaii
Tobacco as one of the large factors in the cigar industr>\
In addition to ir)(),()()0 shares of Waitt & Bond ac-
<piired, the company owns '222,000 shares of Congress
( 'igar, making Porto Rican-American the one important
iiolding com})any in the industry. -Total sales of tliree
companies under Porto Rican control will exceed
.i;30,000,000 during 1929.

In addition to the cigar manufacturing activities
of the company, Porto Rican enjoys a practical monop-
oly in the cigarette field in Porto Rico. This business,
at present, is not as active as it ordinarily would be,
due to a business depression in the island, but earnings
from this source this year will show a consideraV)le in-
crease over those of 1928, since the American Tobacco
Companv has been restrained bv court action from sell-
ing "Lucky Strikes" in the island at drastically cut
prices. It is estimated that the net from this source
will be about $200,000 this year.

The outlook for earnings from cigar sales in this
country is much brighter for the current year than ever
before, inasmuch as the company is more fortunately
situated with respect to brands and selling operations.
The brands of the three companies are non-competitive,
and a wider distribution has become effective through
the same dealers without competition.

Although larger sales will be enjoyed as a result of
centralization of control, certain operating economies
have already been realized. These occurred in the form
of re<luced executive salaries, amounting to a substan-
tial saving this year.

Plans for a co-ordinated advertising policy will also
be announced in the near future, and the importance of
the ability to concentrate advertising expenditures can
hanlly be over-emphasized, in view of the definite trend
toward the national advertising of special lines of
cigars.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Au,s:iist 1, 1929

August 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

MICHIGAN TOBACCO TAX GOES TO
REFERENDUM

()LL()W1X(J the submission of the cigar and
cigarette tax ])ilL passed in New Mexico, to a
referenchim, upon petitions bearing not k^ss
than ;]:),0(H) signatures, out of a total of rj;?,()(M)
voters, the Michigan cigarette tax law recently ])assed,
!ias likewise been referred, but witli a still stronger
demonstration of the unimpularity of this sort of
taxation.

Although only about ()8,0()n signatures were re-
<iuired to sul)niit the Michigan cigarette tax to a refer-
endum, over ll!i!,0()() voters have signed tlie petition in
oidy two counties, and it is estimated that about 5(),()(i(>
additional signatures will be collected which, of course,
are no longer necessary.

Oriuinallv, it had l)een announced l)v public ofM-
«'ials, that the referendum would l)e contested m the
courts, as it was contested in New Mexico, with Ji vic-
tory for the tol)acco trade.

l'>ut api)arently impressed by the manifestation of
the unpopularity oi' the tax law, as demonstrated by the
overwhelming number of citizens who have attachi'd
iheir names to the petition, (Jovernor (Jreene has issued
a statement in which he declared, "1 do not ])elieve
the State should l)e i)ut to furtlu'r exj)ense by entering
into exte!uled litigation over this law. If there is a
demand for a vote, as is indicated, then I would ajiprove
a referendum."

This was followed l)y an official opinion of the
Attorney (Jeneral, to the elfect that the cigarette tax
must go to a referendum. Thus, the tax now stands sus-
j)ended and will be voted upon l)y the citiz.ens at the
next general election, to be held in X()veml)er, 19.*}().

With the suspension of the ToI)acco Tax Acts in
Michigan and New Mexico, not a single state has l)een
added this vear, or in the last two vears, to the few
states that had i)reviously j)assed such tax measures.
In fact, in the last two years, two of such tax measures,
to wit: in Louisiaiui and in Kansas City, liave ])een
iei)ealed. This must be particularly gratifying in view
of the fact that the onslaught on the tobacco industry
by attempted tax legislation in not less than thirty-four
states in the current vear, was more vicious than at anv
previous legislative season.

As to the possible result of tin* referendum votes
in both Michigan and New Mexico, judging from the
record made in Oregon, where a similar tax l)ill was
rejected by a popular vote of over 2 to 1, it seems only
reasonable to expect that the Michigan and New
Mexico voters will reject their tax bills by e<iually over-
whelming majorities.

And it may be added that the rejection of tliese
measures by i)opular vote in three states, and particu-
larly in such a large and centrally located state as Michi-
gan, cannot but have a far-reaching effect upon future
attempts to saddle the tol)acco industry with state
taxation.

Tobacco Mkhchants As.sociatiox

OFTIIK rXITKI) St A IKS.

MANUEL PEREZ BACK IN NEW YORK

Manuel Perez, of Marcclino Perez & Comi)any,
Tampa manufacturers of made-in-bond clear Havana
cigars, has returned to New York City after a three
weeks' visit at factory head<puirters in Tampa.

"Mannie" stopped off 'u\ Washington on his way
north to ex])ress his views to a numl)er of Senators in
regard to the tobacco section of the new tariff bill now
l)efore Congress.

A "VINTAGE" CIGAR

M. IIENOFEK, president of The Wooden
Cigar Box Boosters Club has sent us a very
interesting letter written to him by Professor
E. E. Ilippensteel, of the Atlantic City High

8c]l(K)l.

In a matter where taste plays sucli an imiK)rtant
part, as in cigar smoking, there is bound to be dis-
agreement with expressed views on the sulgect. How-
e\'er. Professor Hippensteel's letter adds another angle
to the subject of cigar smoking.

He writes:

"The other day I was given a cigar from a box
which had l)een received by a I'clative as a Xmas gift
tifteen years ago. 1 always thought freshness to be
a i)rime reipiisite of cigars, but these were in good
shape with a taste and flavor leaving little to be desired.
They had not l)een kejit in a humidor but ratlier in the
drawer of a l)ureau.

"Of course they were packed in a wooden box.
Maybe that accounts for it."
" And that's tliati

CONNECTICUT GROWERS WORRIED OVER

DRY SPELL

Tobacco Growers in tlie Connecticut district are
considera))ly worried over condition of their crop due
to the prolonged hot and dry weather whicli has been
experienced in various sections of the country.

One grower is reported to have purchased a con-
siderable footage of used fire hose and will pump water
from a nearby river to water his fields.

Tobacco plants are very uneven in size and develop-
ment, jjarticuiarly the fields set out in mid-June, as
there lias been very little rainfall since that time in tliat
section.

Nearly all the shade plantations have commenced
liarvesting and some are well along with tlieir first pick-
ing, and cutting will begin in earnest about tlie first
of this month.

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HALF AND HALF" IN NEW CONTAINER

Coincident with the announcement of tlie new ag-
gressive advertising campaign about to l)e launched by
the American To])acco Company on their ''Half and
Half" brand of smoking tobacco, it is learned that this
]»opuIar l)rand, which is a blend of iialf "Lucky Strike"
tobacco and half "l^uckingham" tobacco, is to be
mark<'t<'d in a new and uni(pie adjustable tin.

When any ])ortion of the contents of the tin has
]»eeii use«l, the top of tlie package may be pressed down
until the package is only half the original size, thus
making a much smaller ))ackage to br carried in the
pocket.

'J'he initial <lrive on the new packing will be
laundied in Biitl'alo, X. V., on August 4tli, and gradually
will be extended to other parts of the country as ])ro-
duction permits.

DAUGHTER OF JOHN DUYS ENGAGED

Mr. and Mrs. .lolin H. J)uys, of Pryor Point, X. Y.,
have announced the engagement of their daughter. Miss
IjK'lln Dorotliv Duvs, to Edward C. Conlin, Jr., of New
VorkCitv.

Mr. Conlin is a graduate of tlie Xew York Military
Academy and Columbia University, and is a member
of the Columl)ia Universitv Clul).

MODEL L UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small factory, ii you
make scrap cigars, you cannot afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your production costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direct-connected, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly rolled bunches.
It also efltcts a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfect scrap bunches a day, is equipped with the
latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine run
more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coft; also an Emergency
Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

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40 East 34th Street, New York

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Has been improved with two im-
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LABOR, STOCK &

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FEATURES

A— The Suaion Bi nder Table assures
smoother and more perfectly roll-
ed bunches. It also effects a sav-
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binders can be used.

B— The latest typeof Friction Clutch,
which makes the machine run more
smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous
stopping of the machine at any
point in its operation.

C— Handles straight or shaped work
equally well.

D— Makes right or left-hand bunch-
es without changing machine.

E— Adapted for use in conjunaion
with automatic rolling machines.

F— Uniform size, shape and weight
of bunches assured.

G— A very substantial saving in
labor and stock costs.

H— Handles large-size or mixed-
cut scrap of unequal sizes, also
shredded or threshed scrap.

I— Damp or dry tobacco handled
with equally goqd results.

J — Low cost of upkeep; does not
easily get out of order.

K — The easily adjustable weighing
scale meets all requirements as to
changes in size and weather con-
ditions.

L— Automatically removes foreign
substances from the tobacco, such
as thread, feathers, etc.

M — Fluffy filler because the tobacco
is lifted from a hopper— a decided
improvement over the gravity
method of feeding.

The price of the Model L Universal
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with Folding Chair, Drive Equip*
mcnt and 1 fb H. P. motor is

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in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table— $50.
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With individual, direct-connected,
motor-driven Suction Fan,$75extra

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Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

Write for Illustrated Price Folder
and complete Model L information

49th vear

THK TOBACCO WORLD

August 1, 1929

August 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

BAYUK EARNINGS INCREASE

AVUK Cigars, Inc., rci'orts a surplus of $346-
{):V2, after all charges and (livi<lemls on pre-
ferred stoek, for the three months ])eriod end-
ing June 30, 1929, ejpial to $3.50 a share on the
outstanding 98,851 shares of no par value common

This compares with a suri)lus of $2()3,868 in the
corresi)onding (juarter of last year, equal to $:^.36 a
share on the 78,424 shares of common stock then out-

{.tanding. ^^ ,

Forthe six months ending June 30, 1929, on tin'
basi^ of the (piarterlv statements, the company showetl
surplus of $404,370' after all charges and preterieil
dividen.ls, equal to $4.08 a share on the outstanding
stock. This comixu-ed with surplus ot $3()l,23b equal
to $4.60 a share in the first six months of 1928.

JULIUS VETTERLEIN PASSES AWAY

Julius Vetterlein who was engaged in the leaf to
hacco business for a number of years, passed away at
his summer home on South Darby Avenue, Ventnor,
N. J., on Wednesday, July 24th. , , ,i ,

Mr Vetterlein was eighty years old, and had heen
retired from active business for a number of years

Funeral services were held on Sunday, July -HtM,
from his late home in Ventnor. ,.,,,• , 4-

IK' is survived bv two sons, I. H. \ etterlein, ot
Ardmore, Pa., and IL C. Vetterlein, of Seven I ines,
N. C, and one daughter, Mrs. M. V. (^arruthers.

JOE GARVETT RETURNS

Joe Garvett, Philadelphia sales manager for the
Mazer-CVessman Cigar Companv, of Detroit, has re-
turned from a visit to Detroit where he spent a portion
nf his vacation period.

Mr (iarvett reports demand for Mazer-( ressman
products as entirely satisfactory, inasmuch as it is
showing a steady increase each month.

HOLT SUMMERING BY THE SEA

\rthur Holt, who operates cut rate stores in Penn
Square and at Fourth and diestnut Streets, is spending
the summer in his new home recently built tor him at a
cost of $40,000 at Margate Park, X. J. The new home
is built on the ocean front and in an ideal location tor a

summer home. * ^i .i t i

Mr. Holt is known to the retail trade as the Job
Lot king," and moves a tremendous amount of popular
brands at cut prices in his stores here.

DAN OSTROW KILLED

AXIEL 8. OSTKOW, who conducted a retail
cigar stand at Seventh and Chestnut Strrets,
was struck bv a si)eeding automobile at Old
York Road and Wyoming Avenue, on Tuesday
morning, Julv 23d, and died in the Jewish Hospital
about an hour later, without regaining consciousness.
According to y)olice the motorist swerved sharply
in an attempt to avoid hitting Mr. Ostrow but could not
avoid him. The motorist took him to the hospital,
i.iid was held without bail to await the action of the

coroner. ^ . , .

Mr. Ostrow retired from the cigar business some
years ago when the buihling in which he conducted his
business was torn down and he was unable to find an-
other suitable location in that vicinity, and had been
engaged in the manufacture of ladies hats at 42 North

Kighth Street. , . .- .- i

Kecentlv, however, he had been investigating ioca
tions with a view of again entering the cigar retailing

business. ,_ ^ , „,

Funeral services were held on Wednesday atter-
noon, Julv 24th from his late residence 4719 North
Twelfth Street, with interment in Mt. Lebanon Ceme-
tirv. He was fifty-two years old.

THOMPSON & COMPANY OPEN STORE

Thompson & (^ompany, cigar miinufacturers of
Tampa Fla., have opened a retail store on South t it-
tecnth Street, this city, featuring their "Empress ot
Tami)a" and ''Empress of Cuba" brands.

This new store is one of a chain of stores operated
bv this Companv throughout the southern states. It
this store meets with the anticipated success, other
stores will be opened in the northern states.

CONGRESS VICE-PRESIDENT RETURNS

Ben Schwartz, vice-president of the Congress Cigar
Companv, in charge of their leaf department, has re-
turned from a vi.sit to Porto Rico where he inspected
their recent purchases of Porto Rican leaf.

NEW FIRM REGISTERED

A certificate of registeration of those persons do
ing business under other names has been filed in the
Common Pleas Court here by Jennie Cantor, Frank in
and (^allowhill Streets, doing business as Franklin
Cigar Companv at Franklin and Callowhill Streets.

ff

To maintain a slender
figure, no one ccn deny
the truth of the advice:

REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET."

-irSTOASTW'

Conflicting Arguments • • •

have been unable to hah the rapidly increasing; tendency of the
public to adopt Lucky Strike as its favorite cigarette. Lucky Strike
is a blend of choice tobaccos whose toasted flavor thrills the taste,
whose toasting process eliminates impurities, and, as 20,679^
physicians testify, makes Luckies less irritating. Toasting elevates
Lucky Strike to a plane of quality which no other cigarette can
approach. The constant care of experts assures the quality ot
Luckies. Its choice by millions proves its superiority and is th^
truthful answer to selfish claims.

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ed have b<rrn rhe«k.
ed aad errtifirH In hj
LYnKAMl. R<»SS
BROS. A>D MONT.
COMKRY, Acroaa.
tanU and Aadilon.

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^ Preaideat,
Hm AaMriean Tob«eeo Conpor

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8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 1, 1929

From Congress

R A L

Departments

w

K^

ITII iR'arings on the taritf bill brought to a
conclusion July 18, democratic members of the
Senate Finance Committee, who were permit-
ted to participate in the hearings and question
witnesses, were invited to take a brief vacation while
the republican majority, behind closed doors, under-
took the rewriting of the measure passed by the House
of Representatives May 28, with a view to having it
readv for submission to the Senate shortlv after that
body reconvenes August 19.

In the light of additional information regarding
the taritf needs and desires of the country, particularly
the latter, the Finance Committee republicans are ex-
I)ected to make a large number of changes in the bill
passed by the House, but it is freely predicted that
many of these changes will be for the purpose of
lightening the burden laid upon the consumer by the
bill as it now stands, rather than increasing it.

In dealing with many products, members of the
Senate Committee are understood to feel, the Ways
and Means Committee of the House went too far en-
tirely, particularly in the case of sugar which, affect-
ing every person in the country; has been the subject
of a great deal of agitation. Members of Congress
liavc heard "from home" in no uncertain terms re-
garding the sugar duty, and the views expressed with
regard to that commodity have been considered also
as expressions of sentiment on other duties which af-
fect tlie home and family.

It is not anticipated that the Finance Committee
will ])e able to make a rei)()rt on the bill for some weeks,
although the hope has l)een expressed that it will be
readv for the Senate this month, after which countless
davs will be soent in debate on the floor of the Senate,
where there is no rule either to limit discussion or
confine it to the subject under consideration. It is
not expected that the bill will finally get through Con-
gress until it is almost time to call the regular session
to order on December 2.

Plans for Census of Retail Tobacco Industry

Formulated

Plans for the census of distribution which is to
be undertaken by the Department of Commerce next
year in connection with its regular census of manu-
facturers were formulated last month at a meeting of
the advisory committee recently appointed by Secre-
tary Robert P. Lamont.'

The committee made a number of suggestions for
consideration by the census bureau, among them that
possibly the best results could be obtained by mak-
ing efforts to secure prior publication or distribution of
schedules and by getting the active assistance of busi-

From our IiVashington Bureau 622Albee Builoing

ness groups, trade groups, newspapers and the trade
press to secure a list ot establishments which will volun-
teer to cooperate in obtaining the desired specific in-
formation.

The schedule to be used for the distribution cen-
sus, which will cover, among other tilings, all outlets
for tobacco products, is to be kept as short as possible,
and it has been recommended that the questions be
keyed to the practice and intelligence of the higher
type of mechants rather than to that of the mass. It
is believed that it is desirable to get complete informa-
tion from those capable of giving data rather than to
get mere generalities from storekeepers who may not
be thoroughly conversant with their own business.

Whether the figures gathered shall be published
will not be decided until the extent and character of
the information o))tained can be analyzed to discover
whether publication would be informative or mis-
leading.

Government Tobacco Grading in Use

Final preparations for the inauguration of the
Government tobacco grading service at Lake Cit}', S.
C., Julv 30, which is to be followed bv establishment
of the service at one market in North Carolina, three
in Virginia, two in Kentucky and one in Tennessee,
have been completed by the bureau of agricultural
economics of the Department of Agriculture.

Frank B. Wilkinson, staflF member of the bureau's
tobacco section, and William R. Wilson, Government
tobacco grader, have been sent to Lake City to open
Ihe service with a corps of Government graders. The
tentative standard tobacco grades are being studied
with a view to determining whether a reduction in the
number is possible.

Based on the experience to be gained this season,
it is anticipated that a number of additional markets
will be provided with the service next year.

TURKISH YOUTHS WEAR SKIRTS TO GET JOBS

Men parading as women in order to gain their
daily bread, constitutes one of the paradoxes of the new-
day in Turkey.

Fourteen young men who, disguised as women, had
procured jobs in an American tobacco depot there were
arrested by the Turkish police recently. The youths
explained that the shortage of jobs for men had forced
them into skirts.

Women, because of their dexterity in sorting leaves
and willingness to accept the lower wages, are in
greater demand than men among the tobacco compan-
ies.

August 1, 1929

Say Yo\i Saw It in The Tobacco AVorld

49th year

You can't
beat it,

Men!

p. A. AND a pipe . . . what a combina-
tion in restraint of gloom that is! Why,
Prince Albert starts broadcasting its hap-
piness-program the instant you fling back
the hinged lid on the tidy red tin. What
an aroma! Fresh. Inviting. A fragrant
hint of a glorious taste to come.

Then you put a load into the muzzle
of your pipe and light up. Now you're
getting it. Cool as a reminder of a mort-
gage. Sweet as a clear title. Mild and

mellow and long-burning, right to the
bottom of the bowl. Mild, yet with a rich,
deeply satisfying body.

Beat it? Why, you can't even "tie"
it. Prince Albert has led them all in
sales for years and years. There's only
one reason for that, so far as I can make
out. P. A. is giving more pipe-joy to the
cubic inch, and the smokers of America
have found it out. Go get some P. A.
and prove it.

Fringe albert

— the national joy smoke !

Here you are, Men —

TWO full ouncet of

grand smokings.

^- 1928. R. J. Rcynotdt Tobacco
Company, Winiton-Salcm. N. C

10

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 1, 1929

T'S almost impossible to find any
good tobacconist not carrying
Raleighs. Raleigh is a better made,
perfectly blended cigarette that
swiftly moves off the counter ot a
xvorth'ivhile profit to the merchant.

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPOIL\TION, LouisvilU, Kentucky

GENERAL EARNS DIVIDEND IN SIX MONTHS

UK (leiioral Cii^ar Company, in tlie six months
imuKmI June 30, 192!l, liad net infome of $1,820,
761, after all ehari^es and PVderal taxes ecjual,
after preferred dividends, to $4.0.*] a share on
the common stock of the com])any. In the first half
of 1928 the comi)any earned $976,152, or $1.96 a sliare
on the common. The .June (piarter net inecmie was
$l,lir),392, as compared with $582,7)81 in the cor-
responilinji: (puirter of last year.

The board of directors last week authorized the
sale of 81,514 shares of its common stock at $60 a share
to common stockholders of record August 5, 1929, in
the ratio of one share for each five shares held. Rights
will expire at the close of husiness on August 2, 1929.
The company has arranged for the underwriting of this
offering with Goldman, Sachs and Company and
Lehman Brothers. The cash to he received from this
ofTering will be used to reduce hank loans and to in-
crease working capital. The rights were admitted to
trading on the New York Produce Exchange on a when
issued hasis last week.

MASSACHUSETTS JOBBER DIES

William A. Shea, for many years a prominent to-
bacco jobber in Peabody, Mass., died at his home there
on July 16th, after a lengthy illness.

Mr. Shea was president and treasurer of the firm of
W. A. Shea, Inc., wholesale tobacconists, and also pro-
prietor of the AVm. A. Shea restaurant in Peabody.

He is survived by liis widow, one son, and a
daughter, lie was sixty-three years o!d.

PENNSYLVANIA LEADS IN MANUFACTURE OF

CIGARS

(^(X)KDING to statistics just published by the
Department of Commerce, the first District of
of Pennsylvania leads in the manufacture of
cigars, followed by Virginia, Flordia, fifth
Xew Jersey, twelfth Pennsylvania, Michigan, and tenth
Ohio. No other district showed as many as 200,000,000
cigars for the calendar year 1927.

The State of North Carolina, with nearly 59,000,-
000,000, leads in the manufacture of cigarettes, followed
bv Virginia, with over 19,600,000,000, New York with
over 9,600,000,000 California and Pennsylvania with
over 4,000,000,000 each, and New Jersey, with over
;],000,000,000. in this connection, 5,155,764,740 ciga-
rettes were made in 1927 in bonded manufactured ware-
houses in the customs district of Viriginia.

North Carolina and first Missouri districts account
for most of the plug tobacco manufactured; first Mis-
souri, Kentucky, Tennessee, for twist ; first Illinois,
Michigan, and first Ohio for fine cut; North Carolina,
first Ohio, Kentucky, first Illinois, tenth Ohio, Virginia,
Michigan, and West Virginia, for smoking tobacco; and
Tennessee, first Illinois, and fifth New Jersey, for snufT.
The manufacture of cigars and smoking tobacco is gen-
erally distributed throughout the country, while the
other branches of the trade are more or less restricted
to special localities.

Over three-fifths of the total production of cigars
in Florida was intended to retail at more than eight
cents each. On the other hand, about ninety-three per
cent, of the total production of cigars in Virginia was
intended to retail at not more than five cents each. West
Virginia and the twenty-third district of Pennsylvania,
the home of the stogie, also show a very large percent-
age of the total production intended to retail at five
cents and less.

TAMPA HIT BY BANKS CLOSING

Business in Tampa, Fla., received a setback due
to the recent closing of the Citizen's Bank & Trust
( 'ompany and its branches due to apprehension on the
part of depositors when it became known that serious
damage to the citrus fruit industry may result from the
discovery of the Mediterranean Fruit Fly in Florida.

Cigar manufacturers, however, were able to obtain
money for their payroll outside the city in many in-
stances and it is not believed that they will suffer appre-
ciably from the closing of the banks, and that busi-
ness in general in Tampa will very sOon recover to
normal.

UNION OMITS CLASS A DIVIDEND

The Union Tobacco Company, according to reports,
has omitted the Class A dividend payment, which is due
at this time in order to make available more money for
advertising purposes.

Tlie Clas.^ A stock is held by officials of the Com-
pany and the dividend was omitted at their suggestion
for this purpose.

AUTOMATIC VENDING MACHINES IN A & P

Consolidated Automatic Merchandising Corpo-
ration (Canco), has announced that orders for its talk-
ing robots and change makers have been received from
the (treat Atlantic and Pacific Tea Comi)any for in-
stallation in stores at Detroit, Pontiac and Dearborn,
Michigan.

August 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobaccjo World

49th year

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12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 1, 1929

BLACKSTONE TRANSFER NOW COMPLETED

OXTKOLLING interest in Waitt and Bond,
Inc. manufacturers of the "Blackstone" cigar,
of Newark, X. J., has been taken over by the
Porto Kican-American Tobacco Company.

An exchange of nearly $3,000,000 worth of stock
between the two companies took place. Waitt & Bond
is rated on the curb at $5,000,000. The Porto Rican
Company which is rated on the New York Stock Ex-
change at about $15,000,000 holds a $20,000,000 inter-
est in the Congress Cigar Company of Philadelphia,
manufacturer of the ''La Palina" cigar.

AVaitt & Bond will have exactly the same status
after changing hands as it has now. C. Howard
Knapp, secretary, said. It will have the same man-
agement and the business will be carried on in exactly
the same manner as at present.

In connection with the exchange of stock, two
officers of the Newark company, which moved into a
^75,000 plant at Sherman Avenue and Concord Street
in March, will retire from the administration. Both
of the retiring officers will become stockholders of the
Porto Rican company after the exchange.

Those to retire will be Charles B. Waterman, vice-
president, who has been with the company nearly
twenty years, and Cornelius A. Sullivan, treasurer, who
has been with Waitt & Bond forty-six years. Mr.
Sullivan began as an office boy, and worked his w^ay up
in the organization. Both Mr. Sullivan and Mr. Water-
man live in Montclair.

William E. Waterman, president of the company
and brother of the retiring vice-president, w411 con-
tinue in his present position. No new vice-president
will be named, since there now are two firm members
with that position. The other vice-president, who will
continue in that capacity, is James M. Porter, Mr.
Knapp, present secretary, will add Mr. Sullivan's
duties to his own, and become secretary-treasurer.
There also will be some changes in the board of di-
rectors, including an increase in the members from six
to seven.

For twenty-one years the Waterman family has
held the controlling interest in Waitt & Bond. The
firm was founded .fifty-five years ago in Boston by
Waitt and Bond, neither of whom is now living. The
company was incorporated when the Waterman inter-
ets took it over. Ten years ago the business was
brought to Newark. Until last March a factory was
maintained in Baltimore, one at 25 Wickliff Street and
another at 42 Clifton Street. The new plant, into
which all the company's activities have been consoli-
dated, is a four-story building containing 165,000
square feet.

The new board of directors will consist of Louis
Toro, president of the Porto Rican- American Tobacco
Company, as chairman; T. C. Breen, treasurer of the
Porto Rican company ; Joseph F. Cullman, Jr., of Cull-
man Brothers, New York tobacco dealers; Howell
Lewis Brown, of Burroughs & Brown, X'ew York law
firm; William E. Waterman: Mr. Porter and Mr.
Knapp.

The existing board of directors consists of William
E. Waterman, Charles B. Waterman, Mr. Porter, Mr.
Sullivan, Mr. Knap]) and R. H. McDonald Jr.

DUNHILL PROFITS INCREASE

Dnnhill International, Inc., which is controlled by
the Schulte interests, reports net profit for the six
months endini? June 30, 1920, of $423,417, as against
$303,390 in the first half of 1928.

SALE OF PORTO RICAN TOBACCO

1)11 E Tobacco Growers Cooperative Association
of Porto Rican sold about 500,000 pounds of
the 1929 tobacco crop during the latter part of
June, at prices ranging around 30 cents a
pound, according to information received in the To-
bacco Section of the Department of Commerce from
Rolland Welch, office of the Trade Commissioner in
San Juan. Growers who are not members of the as-
sociation also sold about 150,000 pounds to the larger
buyers at about 25 cents a pound and local speculators
bought various amounts which cannot be estimated as
to quantity, but which brought around 25 cents a pound.

The two sales made by the Tobacco Association
were 257,975 i>ounds constituting the total amount of
the Utuado pool, and 253,752 pounds, constituting the
entire amount of the Aibonito pool. The Utuado to-
bacco was a ** heavy" grade and ran about 10 per cent
Boliche. The price was 30.75 cents per pound for all
classes except Boliche, and 10.50 cents for that. The
Aibonito tobacco was about the ** lightest" in the
island. It also ran about 10 per cent Boliche. The
price paid was 30 cents for all classes including Boliche.

Practically all of this year's tobacco has passed
from the hands of the growers and into the hands of the
large manufacturers, the Tobacco Growers Associa-
tion, speculators, local brokers, and dealers. Except
for the sales mentioned no actual price transactions
have been made. The large manufacturers financed
about 75 per cent, of the crop and are holding stocks
of the growlers as guarantee to payment of these loans,
but they have not agreed as to prices to be paid for it.

The Tobacco Growers Association held on June 26
tobacco stocks as follows:

Caguas pool
Cayey pool
Comerio pool
Manati pool

Pounds.
270,000

1,950,000
600,000
160,000

Total 2,980,000

Many speculators bought tobacco while it was
green, some claiming to have paid around 18 cents for
it. Considering costs of curing and shrinkage this
price is equal to about 25 cents for cured tobacco.

A good many farmers are holding out for 35 cents
a pound. Those better informed as to market condi-
tions believe the price will reach that figure by autumn,
but they point out that a price of around 30 cents now
is equal to a price of 35 cents four or five months hence,
considering the cost of storage and insurance, the cost
of fermentation, and losses through shrinkage.

The crop of 1929 is estimated bv growers as low as
20,000,000 pounds, and by buyers as high as 25,000,000
pounds. Most of it is said to be of good quality.

STORM DAMAGES IN SUMATRA EAST COAST

According to statements appearing in the "Suma-
tra Post," the tobacco plantings in Langkat, Suma-
tra P]ast Coast, have been seriously damaged by a
storm, states Gordon Phelps, office of the Trade Com-
missioner in Batavia in a report to the Tobacco Sec-
tion of the Department of Commerce. The loss is said
to run into millions of guilders.

UNITED CIGAR SALES INCREASE

United Cigar Stoies ('(»mpany and subsidiaries re-
port sah's for the first fourt<'en day.s of July amounted
to $3,094,0(K), an increase of 0.5 jier cent, over the same
period of 1928.

August 1, 1929

JUNE WITHDRAWAL FIGURES WILL BE

DELAYED

S THE TRADE is undoubtedly anticipating
the receipt of our usual Tobacco Barometer
supplement, generally issued between the 20th
and the 25th of each mouth, we desire to direct
attention to the fact that the figures for the month of
June and the fiscal year ending June 30th (tlie next
to be issued) are usually delayed until the early part
of September.

This delay occurs every year, and is due to the
established policy of the Intenud Revenue Bureau to
withhold the June figures pending the issuance of the
preliminary report of the Commissioner for the com-
})lete fiscal year ending June 30th.

Last year the complete June and fiscal year figures
were published by us on Sejitember 4th, and we do not
expect that they will l)e availal)le much, if any, earliei-
this year. In fact, our i)re.sent information is to the
etfect that they will be released about September 12th.
Realizing the keen interest of the trade, we will
make every possible elTort to secure these figures as
(luickly as possible, and it is perhaps unnecessary to
add that just as soon as they are available, our usual
statements will be issued with all due ])romptness and
(jispatch.

Tobacco Merchants Association
OF THE United States.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

SAN FRANCISCO MERGER DENIED

Glazer Brothers, cigar and tobacco distril)utors, of
San Francisco, Cal., have found it necessary to cir-
culate a printed statement to the trade denying the
rumors that have been circulated there that they were
about to merge their business with that of Ehrman
Brothers.

A. Ehrman has also made the statement that he has
several times denied the rumor, though there are those
who persist in knowing more about it than he does him-
self. He states that while it is possible that stabiliza-
tion in the trade might result from the union of strong
distributing interests, and that this might well work to
the benefit of the retail trade as well as to that of he
distributing trade, the time does not yet seem propi-
tious for such a movement. As it is, their brands are all
moving well all over the territory in spite of the general
reported (luietness of trade, and they anticipate a good
fall season.

SCHULCO COMPANY EARNINGS

Schulco ('ompany, Lie, a subsidiary of the Schulte
Cigar Stores Company, reports net income from
nitrations for the perio<l January 1 to June 80, 1929
of $237,023. After a<lding interest received and dis-
count on bonds purchased and deducting interest on
(;Vo por cent, mortgage bonds, net income for the same
period amounted to $11,494.

SUNDAY SALE OF TOBACCO HIT

The Virginia blue law with regard to Sabbath ob-
servance in regard to selling unnecessary articles is
about to be revived in Richmond, Va., and enforced
n all drug stores, confectionery stores, and restaurants,
according to an edict issued by the commonwealth's
attorney, David H. Lindsay.

If the edict is enforced no tobacco will be sold in
that city on Sunday in the future.

(>

MURIEL

CIGARS

ROTHSCHILDS
SIZE

lOf

Thousands are changing to Muriel ... It
pays to display them. Mild but not too
mild . . . rich but not too rich. Rothschilds
size foil-wrapped to seal in the flavor and
prevent breakage ... P. Lorillard Com-
pany, Inc., 119 West 40th St., N. Y. G.

TOBACCO TEADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATIO.N
OF UNITED STATES

WILLIAM T. REED. Richmond. Va . .. ." vU Pr^iH.n,

HARVEY L. HIRST. Philadelphia. Pa. . ! VicePrUiS

ASA LEMLEIN. New York. N*. Y. ..........:. Tr^LuT^r

CHARLES DUSHKIND. New York^ N. Y Counsd-and Ma^agini^D'ecto

Headquarter!. 341 Madison Are., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati, Ohio Pr..iH*.n.

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio vlci'Pr^ K

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington. Ky. Trea.ur^^

WM. S. GOLDENBURG. Cincin'^nati. Ohio ....... V/. ; V. V. V. V/. V/. V. V.'.V.V.Sc re ^r"

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIIUR. New York City PrMiH-n,

W. I. LUKASWlTZ. Dayton. Ohio vl^lPr!! H^^!

MAURICE HARTMAN. Hartford. Conn. ... ... .•.;.•.:: Treaitr^

HENRY FISHER. New York City /.."............."" ■.ly.^V.V.V.'.Scr'ur^

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark. N. J Pr*,M..n.

CHARLES D COLEMAN. Chicago. III. .......... Vic;' Km d!^!

ABRAHAM SILETT. nS3 Herkimer' St.. Brooklyn NY." V.V.V.&^^ir.rrTrMW^^^^

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE
ASA LEMLEIN » _. . .

SAMUEL wAssERMAN :.::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::vi«:pSld«!

14

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 1, 1929

PRODUCTION OF CIGARS AND CIGARETTES BY YEARS

OLLOWIXG is a table showing the production of cigars, cigarettes, smoking tobacco and snuff for
the past thirty-two years, as compiled by the United States Department of Commerce from the re-
ports of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, Treasury Department:

Produciion of

Cifjars

Cifjarcffes

Year

iMvgc
Numhcr

1928' 6,426,r).')9,r)9r)

3927
1926
192.")

6,519,()()4,9()0
6,498,641,283
6,463,193,108

1924 6,597,676,535

ll>23

6,950,247,389

1922 6,722,354,177

1921 6,726,095,483

] 920 8,096,758,663

1919 7,072,357,021

]!I18 7,053,549,402

1917 7,559,890,349

1916 7,042,127,401

1!)15 6,599,188,078

1914 7,174,191,944

1913 7,571,507,834

1912 7,044,257,235

1911 7,048,505,033

1910 6,810,098,416

3909 6,667,774,915

1908 6,488,907,269

1907 7,302,029,811

1906 7,147,548,312

1905 6,747,869,277

1904 6,640,482,483

1903 6,806,017,429

1902 6,231,714,558

1901 6,139,390,776

1900 5,565,669,701

1899 4,909,566,840

1898 4,458,836,966

1897 4,135,594,125

Swall

Xumhcr

419,902,040

439,419,390

412,314,795

447,089,170

530,714,332

505,305,490

632,906,635

670,482,748

633,222,232

713,235,870

847.466,421

967,228,920

890,482,790

965,135,187

1,074,699,103

959,409,161

1,055,191,495

1,213,832,840

1,118,135,635

1.043,023,559

1,072,512,540

1,074,083,976

989,751,253

803,641,616

736,187,259

592,406,721

676,115,995

775,248,236

610,926,720

622,318,245

456,826,384

295,456,384

Large

N 1(^1 her

11,475,137

11,432,360

13,239,765

1 7,428,807

16,054,285

18,065,858

17,450,456

14,518,266

28,038,552

31,888,910

23,413,857

24,5{)6,110

22,192,700

15,816,210

13,894,359

15,105,776

16,600,384

17,058,718

19,374,077

17,794,163

17,668,772

14,984,493

10,742,354

6,913,138

7,103,193

6,391,476

10,131,315

5,174,530

4,585,675

2,610,240

1.745,915

Tobacco and Snuff
SmaU Smoking Snuff

Nmnbcr Pounds Pounds

1 08,352,424,009 ( - ) 40,655,395

99,809,031,619 237.933,677 40,1!)7,123

92,096,973,926 246,438,832 38,226,725

82,247,100,347 247J3f),899 37,841,222

72,708,989,025 246,990,137 39,029,026

66,715,830,430 234,944,139 39,228,284

55,763,022,618 243,355,372 38,136,406

52,085,011,560 222,723,045 34,689,917

47,430,105,055 219,270,561 34,348,941

53,1 1 9,784,232 228,56(5,655 35,007,882

46,656,903,224 257.893,440 37,180,382

35,331, 2(;4,067 243,58(5,164 33,516,802

25,290,293,91 1 239,720,776 33,969,594

17,964,348,272 234,927,827 31,898,407

16,855,626,104 22(5,888,866 30,595,640

15,555,692,661 220,809,688 32,898,056

13,167,093,515 217,330,409 31,363,651

10,469,321,101 209,367,475 28,943,754

8,644,335,407 214,056,402 31,445,178

6,81 8,858,272 202,374,654 28,454,958

5,742,832,524 1 92,229,890 24,035,738

179,172,512 24,175,219

175,664,091 26,115,285

165,208,982 23,671,078

149.151,690 20,221,400

134,359,183 22,689,767

131,130,733 18,682,341

112,15(5,974 17,513,317

3,254,130,630 101,548,467 13,805,311

3,742,365,163 102,468,594 14,723,392

4,384,037,982 89,240,526 13,607,631

4,631,820,620 85,463,194 13,768,455

5,255,572,445
4,501,254,783
3,6(16,814,273
3,426,890,229
3,360,095,239
2,961,229,132
2,722,979,167

' Compiled from monthly tax rejiorts of stamp sales (less stamps used on cigars made in bonded manu-
facturing warehouses, class 6) for calendar year 1928 and products made in registered factories exported tax
free for the fiscal year 1928. Figures will be revised when data for 1929 annual report of the Commissioner
of Internal Revenue are available.

- Separate figures not available.

^Included in *'Small cigarettes."

MORROW CHAIRMAN OF UNITED STORES

George K. Morrow, president of the Gold Dust
Corporation, will be chairman of the ))oard of the re-
cently organized United Stores Corporation, accord-
ing to an announcement made last week.

Frederick K. Morrow, his brother, will be presi-
dent, and R. W. Jameson, of the Dominion Stores Cor-
jxiration, executive vice-president. Eugene Stetson,
vice-president of the Guaranty Trust Company, of New
York, is to l)e a director.

The United Stores Corporation, which is offering
its stock for that of the Tobacco I*ro<lucts Corjjoration,
United Cigar Stores Company, and the Union Tobacco
Company, jilans to give Class A stockholders rights to
buy 125,000 additional shares at $20 a share ;i> .s<H)n
as the merger j)lan is declared operative.

PALL TOBACCO INSCRIPTIONS SET

The dates of the fall tobacco inscriptions at Amster-
dam, Holland, have been set as follows: Sumatra, Am-
sterdam, October 3; Java, Amsterdam, Sej)! ember 20,
October 18, November 8, December 6: Rotterdam, Sep-
tember 27, October 25 and December 13.

WISCONSIN TOBACCO MEN CONVENTION

The Wisconsin Leaf Tobacco Dealers' Association
lield their annual convention at Edgerton, Wis., last
Thursday, and H. W. Scott, of Stoughton, was elected
l)resident of the Association, to succeed William T.
Jefferson.

Other officers elected were: George D. Whitefield,
Madison, vice-president ; O. J. Jensen, Edgerton, secre-
tary; Charles T. Mcintosh, Edgerton, treasurer. Di-
rectors are: E. W. Jefferson, Sparta; L. C. Bekkedal,
West by; F. I\ Mcintosh, Viro(|ua; William C. Mc-
intosh, Edgerton, and X. L. Carle, Janesville.

The next convention will be held in 1930 at Cam-
bridge, Wis.

The winner of the annual golf tournament held in
connection with the convention was Tom Block, with
a low gross score of 76.

MENGEL COMPANY DIVIDEND

The Mengel Comi)any, Louisville, Ky., has declared
the regular quarterly dividend of 1% per cent, on the
preferred stock, payable September 1st to stockholders
of record August 15th.

August 1, 1929

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NUMBER OF FACTORIES AND DEALERS

OBACCO has long been a favorite source of
revenue bv the United States Government, this
product being generally considered in the class
of luxuries. In order to make certain that all
of the taxes may be levied and collected, the Bureau of
Internal Revenue requires that each manufacturing
establishment and dealer l>e registered or licensed.

On January 1, 1928 the total number of factories
was 9439, of which 7974 manufactured cigars, 136
cigarettes, and 1329 tobacco and snuff.

New York leads in tlie total number of tobacco
manufacturing concerns, followed by Pennsylvania,
Illinois, Ohio and Wisconsin in tlie order named. Of
the total number of dealers, 2841, tiiere were in North
Carolina 552, Kentucky 49(), Virginia 361, New York
302, and Pennsylvania 284.

In addition to the factories operated under the
jurisdiction of the Buieau of Internal Revenue, there
were during 1928 eight bonded manufacturing ware-
liouses of class 6 which were operated under the juris-
diction of the Bureau of Customs. During 1928 there
were 28,131,742 pounds of leaf tobacco consumed in
these bonded manufacturing warehouses, compareci
with 16,072,878 pounds in 1927.

KLEIN EARNINGS INCREASE

I). Emil Klein Company, of New York City, manu-
facturers of ''Haddon Hall," ''Nottingham," and
"Emanelo," reports net income of $156,455 for the six
months ending June 30, after depreciation aiul taxes,
e(|ual after i)referred dividends, to $1.21 a share on the
100,000 shares of no [)ar common stock outstanding.

This compares with $133,913, or 99 cents a share on
the no par common for the tirst six months of the pre-
vious year.

Sales for the first six months of 1929 amounted to
$1,608,166 as compared with $1,439,161 for the same
period of last year; an increase in sales of $169,005.

L LEWIS FACTORY IN DALLASTOWN

The I. Lewis Cigar Manufacturing Company plant,
formerly located on West Main Street, in Dallastown,
Pa., is to be moved to the Kauffman building on South
Walnut Street, formerly occupied by Otto F]isenlohr &
Brothers, Inc.

The move will be made by the I. Lewis Company
about August 1st, and is made necessary by the in-
creased demand for the product of the I. Lewis Com-
pany, which lU'cessitates larger (juarters to accommo-
date a larger number of cigar-makers.

DOWNER QUITS A. C. COMPANY

A. I. Downer, who has covered Texas and other
southeastern States for the American Cigar Company
for a number of years, has resigned from tluit Company
( ITective August 3rd.

Mr. Downer became associated with Seidenberg &
Company in 1909.

C. A. KILDOW DISSOLVES PARTNERSHIP

C A. KiUlow and (Jordon K. Bolon, associated in
the firm of C. A. Kildow, Bethesda, Ohio, have dissolved
partnership and Charles A. Kildow has assumed all
liabilities and become sole owner of the assets of the
firm.

The firm manufactures the *'Garcia Smoker."

WAITT & BOND

Blackstone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

^^^^^^^1^ A. SANTAELLA ^k CO.

Office. 1181 Broadway. New York City

FACTORIES ■ Tmmpa and Key Wtti. Florida

iiil PALINA

SPECIALS

Now — with
'notliifiR changed but the price, thty are easily the biggest dime's worth
of cigar satisfaction ever offered.

r* V'EN at 2 for 25^ the«e cigars were a wonderful value.

Anticipate the tremendous demand for this
fast selling sixe — and stock up nowl

La Talina "Specials" are packed in a Glass
Humidor Container to preserve the original
freshness, flavor and fragrance.

CONGRESS CIGAR COMPANY. INC.
Philadelphia. Pa.

J^OW

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Alienist 1, 1929

CANDY MEN CONDEMN UNFAIR PRACTICE

tlio loceiit convention of the National Con-

tact ioiiers' Association, held at West Baden,
Indiana, tlie association considered unfair
trade practices and condemned as iniethical
a nnmher of practices wliicli are commonly employed
in the candy trade to the detriment of the general Avel-
fare of the industry.

The })ractices condemned included free deals, secret
rebates, untrue advertising, discriminatory price con-
cessions, imitating labels or containers, and subsidiz-
ing of jobl)ers' and retailers' salesmen.

The following resolutions were adopted, and some
of them could be adopted profitably by the tobacco in-
dustry:

1. Kesolved — That the making, causing or permit-
ting to be made or published, any false or untrue state-
ment of or concerning the advertising, jinxhict, busi-
ness policies, or methods of a competitor, is an unfair
trade practice and against the public interest.

2. Kesolved — That obtaining information from a
comi)etitor by making false or misleading statements
or misrepresentations, or by false impersonation of one
in authority, or by any method of espionage, is an un-
fair trade practice and against the pul)lic interest.

3. Kesolved — That tlie })ractice of securing agents,
salesmen, other sales rej)resentatives and otlier em-
ployees by misleading or dishonest promises of guaran-
tees, and enticing away the agents, salesmen, other sales
representatives and other employees of competitors by
such means, is an unfair trade practice and against
the public interest.

4. Kesolved — That the subsidizing of jobbers' or
wholesalers' or retailers' salesmen by the giving of
commissions, bonuses, premiums or prizes, with or
without the consent of the employer, is an unfair trade
I»ractice and against the public interest.

5. Kesolved — That the giving of so-called pre-
miums or prizes to the wholesale or retail trade, which
are not display devices or fixtures or intended pri-
marily for advertising or window display purposes, but
which as a matter of fact constitute a reduction in the
manufacturer's list })rice and for no other purpose, is
an unfair trade practice.

6. Kesolved — That advertising which represents
the kind, quality or the price of goods sold, and which
is false and misleading, is an unfair trade i)ractice and
against the public interest.

7. Kesolved — That free deals whicli induce job-
bers, wholesalers and retailers to jiurchase in excess of
their economic sales requirements, and which in fact
constitute a reduction in the list price of the seller;
automatically reduce value; overstock the jobbers,
wholesalers and retailers, and retard turnover, is an
unfair trade practice and against the public interest.

8. Kesolved — That secret rebates, secret conces-
sions, and secret allowances of any kind, which are eco-
nomically unsound, discriminating unfairly between
various classes of customers, is an uid'air trade ijrac-
tice and against the public interest.

9. Kesolved— That price concessions, which are
unjustly discriminatory between individual customers
of the same class or type, are uneconomical and an un-
fair trade practice and against the public interest.

10. Kesolved — That the imitating or copying of the
wrappers, labels, cartons, containers, or other pack-
ages; imitating or copying of the distinctive and orig-
inal types or kinds of candies of another manufacturer,
IS an unfair trade practice and against the T)ublic in-
terest.

IMPORTS OF TOBACCO AND TOBACCO

PRODUCTS

I/THOUGH the United States leads all other
countries in the production and manufacture
of tobacco, the quantities of both unmanu-
factured tobacco and of tobacco products im-
ported are considerable.

There has been a decided decrease in the imports
for 1928, when compared with jirevious years, accord-
ing to statistics recently published by the Department
of Commerce, the quantity being 27,956,633 pounds less
than for 1927.

The imports of tobacco are largely made up of
cigarette leaf, over one-half of the total being used for
this purpose. Over two-thirds of the amount was from
Greece and Turkey, while most of the remainder, which
may have been transshipped from Greece, w^as im-
l)orted from Italy. Of the total cigar leaf, over three-
fourths was imported fi'om Cuba, while nearly all of the
remainder, leaf suitable for cigar wrappers, produced
in the Netherlands East Indies was imported from the
Netherlands.

Of manufactured tobacco imported ''cigars and
cheroots" the product (jf the Philippine Islands, forms
the largest proportion, there having been over 2,500,000
pounds imported into the United States during the
calendar year 1928.

In addition to the tobacco and tobacco products im-
ported into the United States, considerable quantities
are shipped from Porto Kico into the continental United
States. The quantities in 1928 included 17,574,555
pounds of leaf, 8,190,837 pounds of stems, scraps, and
trimmings and 53,590,000 cigars and cheroots.

Considerable quantities of imported leaf tobacco
remain in United States bonded warehouses for some
time before being withdrawn and the duty paid.

PROFESSOR WHO PERMITTED FAGS FIRED

Dean Henry Dexter Learned, who ])ermitted his
co-ed students as well as the boys to smoke in the hall
of Asheville (N. C.) City College was dismissed by
the Asheville Board of Education last week, following
an executive session of the board.

The executive session was declared when the ap-
plause of a committee of parents and students who
attended the meeting to support the young dean, in-
terputed discussions of the board in open session.

The board voted five to two not to reappoint Dean
Learned and later chose Professor David Wilson ot
Hamden City CoUge, Va., to be the new dean.

The controversy over whether students at Ashe-
ville College, including the girls, should smoke between
(lasses ^vas brought before the Board of Education
last week and women members of the board rallied
about Dr. Learned. He was criticised in other quar-
ters for giving the students permission to smoke in the
college building.

Dr. Learned has a degree from tlie University of
Pennsylvania and has instructed at Pennsylvania,
Michigan, Chattanooga and North Carolina Univer-
sities.

When asked about his ruling, the dean said: '*!£
nobody smoked cigarettes, what would happen to the
public school system of North Carolina! This is the
biggest cigarette producing State in the Union."

August 1, 1929

EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

N THE rapid approach to universal indulgence
in cigarette smoking l)y adult and near-adult
mend)ers of the human race in all quarters of
the world, the practice of the use of tobacco
in this lightest form, conies in for condemnation and
criticism by publicity seekers with customary fre-
quency.

The latest verbal tirade directed at the use of ciga-
rettes by mothers comes from a pulpit in Knoxville,
sjxjken Kev. Kichard M. Millard in a Mothers' Day ser-
mon, in whish he (juoted a medical authority to the ef-
fect that two-thirds of the babies of mothers who smoke
die before thev reach the age of two years.

The Kuoxrille Xcics-Scnfiiicl, which paper gave
publicity to the sermon, sought the basis for the state-
ments of the Kev. Millard obtaining differing views
upon the subject from individual medical doctors some
of whom held that no affects had been noticed from
their observations while others believed cigarette smok-
ing by mothers to be seriously harmful. Going on fur-
tlier with the investigation, the Knoxville pai)er ob-
taind some official information from Scivucr Srrricr of
Washington. The result of the lindings of this service
would indicate that the use of cigarettes by mothers has
little or no alTect upon the health of otf-spring.

The report in full text follows: "Large doses of
nicotine suppressed the secretion of milk in the cat and
the cow and, in one case, in the liuman mother, invi^sti-
gation carried out l)y Dr. Kobert A. Hatcher and Hilda
Crosby of the Coinell University Medical Colleijre have
revealed. The experiments were undertaken to dis-
cover any alTects on either mother or child when the
nursing mother smoked.

"Little is known concerning the excreticui of nico-
tine in the milk of lactating women who smoke. Our
attention was directed to the problem by the occurrence
of sym])toms in an infant which were thought to ))e due
p(>ssibly to nicotine in the milk of the mother who
smoked many cigarettes," the authors stated in their
report to the Journal of Pharmacolorf// ami E.rpcri-
HHntal Th( rapetdics.

Experiments Cited

Smoking mothers have recently come in for con-
siderable censure l)y members of the clergy and other
reformers on the ground that smoking injures l)oth
mother ami nursling. As a matter-of-fact, no very ex-
act scientific knowledge of the subject is available, ex-
cept for the recent experiments of Dr. Hatcher and
Miss Crosby.

I*hysicians have not found any effect on the child
that could be attributed to nicotine ])oisoning from
(igarettes smoker! by the mothers. These experiments
l>eai- this out. Kittens who nursed from tln' cat which
liad received large doses of nicotine were not atfi^-ted.

Dr. Harvey C. Williamson, Dr. Howard S. Mc-
<'andlish and Dr. Ogden Conkey, all of the «lepartment
of olKstetrics ami gynecology of Cornell University
Meilical College and consequently men of vast experi-
ence with mothers and new-born babies, told the in-
vestigators verbally tliat they never had observed any
'lirninution in the secretion or supply of milk, or any
• riect on a child that could be attrii)uted to smoking
<igarettes by the mothers.

Effect is Diflferent

Tobacco is known to affect different people in dif-
ferent ways. Some are (»xtremely susceptible to idco-
tine. I*artly because of this but largely because i)reg-
iiancy is a i)recarious condition calling for every pre-

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49th year

17

Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

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gTil>r>ilfrMi<itr?ti?rft!?ftf7f^^

WANTED

LIVE REPRESENTATIVE TO SELL A CRACK LINE OF
Pure Havana Cigars; all shapes and prices to make dealers
wake-up. Will make permanent arrangement with factory operat-
ing near Havana, under very small overhead. Address Luis
Rodri>,'uez, Villegas 22, Havana, Cuba.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

FOR SALE

A NUMBER OF EXCELLENT REGISTERED TITLES AND
BRANDS. Suitable for both five-cent and ten-cent goods. Will
sell separately or in bulk at exceedingly low prices. Address No. 123,
care of "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATING

CIGAR FLAVORS

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and Impart a most palatable flavor

rUYORS rOR smoking and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for List of Flavors for Special Brands
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FRIES 8k BRO., 92 Reade Street. Ne%v York

caution, ])liy.sic'iaiis fj^eiu'rally a<lvi.se expectant mothers
to refrain from .-^mokin^. This is done hir^elv to pro-
tect the mother liei-self from any possible ill effects.

In the experiments of Dr. Hatcher and Miss
Crosby it was found that lar^e doses of nicotine sup-
pressed the secretion of milk in cat and cow for longer
periods than those recpiired for the elimination of the
greater i)art of the poison from the body.

The human subject of the experiment was a young-
woman ajjfed 25. She smoked from 20 to 25 cigarettes
a day. The secretion of milk had been abundant but
decreased rapidly during the last two days of the ex-
periment. A specimen of the milk was then examined
and found to contain just a trace of nicotine.

From grandmother's time and generations before,
expectant mothers have been atlvised concerning what
they eat, drink and indulge in during the period inci-
dent to childbirth. Over-eating and the driidving of tea
and coffee to excess are doubtless of greater harm than
cigarette smoking.

While cigarette smoking and other uses of tobacco
are not condoned as panacea practices it is generally
accepted knowU'dge that nicotine in the system is guard
against many diseases in addition to being one of the
greatest nerve stabilizers known to mankind.

It is of more than passing interest to know that
most of the world's greatest thinkers are smokers.
This has also been true of great minds of the past. Men
in all walks from laborer to master scientist find to-
bacco in some form an agency for relaxation and the
resultant sound or unhasty action. Smoking is a pre-

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Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

August 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Keg

istration Bureau, ^.l^w^ltuTcm

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

*^ «^^ ..^..^.v — — ,

Note A— An .illowancc of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If I report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of Une
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-op- (31). an additional charRe of Two DoUart
($2.00) will be made and so an additional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will De
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS.
EL DE COU:— 45,523. For cigars. July 9, 1929. Walter L. DeCou,

Now Orleans, La. ,,^, ^^-.^

DRINKLESS TOBACCO YELLO CIGARETTE HOLDER:—

45,524. For cigarette holders. July 12, 1929. Kaufman Bros. &

Bondv. Inc.. New York. X. Y.
WAREHAM:— 45,525. For all tobacco products. July 16, 1929.

Geo. Schlege, Inc., New York, N. Y.
W.C. CO.:— 45,527. For cigars. July li, 1929. Worch Cigar Co.,

St. Paul, Minn.

TRANSFERS.

BEVERLY MANOR:— 45,242 (T. M. A.). For cigars, cigarettes
and tobacco. Registered June 2, 1928. by E. Popper & Co., Inc.,
Xevv York. X. Y. Transferred to Daniel Frank Co., Boston, Mass.,
Julv 20. 1929.

EL VERANO:— 3910 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars. Registered July
8. 1889. by Geo. Alces. Xew York. X. Y. Through mesne trans-
fers acquired by Miguel Rivera. Xew York, N. Y., and re-trans-
fcrred to Jacob Epstein. Hrooklvn. X. Y., September 16. 1920.

ROYAL BLUE:— 5417 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars. Registered
January 29. 1891. by F. Teller & Co.. Philadelphia, Pa. Through
mesne transfers acquired by Sig. C. Mayer Cigar Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., and re-transferred to Charles Sprenkle, Red Lion, Pa., June
24, 1929.

THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF FRANCE

CX'OKDIXG to tlie most authentic documents
available, tobacco was first introduced into
Fiance early in the Seventeenth Century by
Jean Xicot de Villemain, French Ambassador
to Portugal, and very quickly won wide favor, states
American Trade Commissioner William L. Finger in
a report to the Tobacco Section of the Department of
Commerce. Perhaps with the dual motive of restrict-
ing the use of tobacco in France and adding to the rev-
enue of his country at the same time, Cardinal Rich-
elieu, the Prime Minister, placed the first tax on
tobacco in that country in 1629. This was the first
control measure exercised by the French Government
over tobacco, and after that date (with the exception
of a few years during the French Revolution) the de-
gree of supervision progressed rather steadily until it
took the form of the present monopoly.

Despite the taxation, tobacco culture increased so
rapidly in France that a government monopoly of man-
ufacture and sale was theoretically established, or fore-
cast, by a decree in 1674. But it was not until 1730,
i.fter several hesitating attempts to put the monopoly
into effect, that its organization finally became opera-
tive.

History of the Monopoly, 1730-1928 '

At the beginning of the monopoly in 1730, there
were ten national factories, some of which are still in
use at the present time, with improvements, of course.
Violations of the law against private sale were so

strictly punished that the monopoly became exceedingly
unpopular. However, the monopoly in its original form
continued to exist until the second year of the Revolu-
tion, 1791. The total receipts from the monopoly in-
creased from seven million gold francs in 1730 to
thirty-two million in 1791.

Among other sweeping reforms effected at the be-
ginning of the Revolution was the abolition of the to-
bacco monopoly in iMarcli, 1791. From that date until
1798 the grow^th, manufacture and sale of tobacco were
free, the only restriction being a tariff on imported
tobacco.

But in 1798 the Directory, (the name of the exec-
utive committee of the French Government from 1795
to 1799) imposed numerous government regulations
and taxes on tobacco; they were impelled to this ac-
tion by the exigencies of the financial situation which
had gone from bad to worse. The restrictive measures
(»f the Directory were retained during the Consulate
(the form of government from 1799 to 1804) and dur-
ing the early years of the Empire, until Napoleon once
more followed the principles of tiie overthrown mon-
aichv and restored the monopoly bv the laws of 1810
and 1811. During the period 1798 to 1810 the income
of the government from the monopoly was greatly in-
ferior to what it had been under the monarchy.

Tlu' decree of 1811, which is the real origin of the
present regime, established for the administration of
the tobacco monopoly a separate office under the gen-
eral supervision of the director general of the excise
office and under the immediate direction of a state
councilor. The separate office was authorized to issue
a loan, the proceeds of which were to be used for the
purchase of factories and stocks of tobacco from the
jjrivate owners, who received no further direct com-
pensation, but were appointed to i)Ositions in the new
monopoly.

The cultivation of tobacco was under strict gov-
ernment control, but at the same time it was encour-
aged, the factories, operated by the state, being allowed
to import only one-sixth of their total consumption of
leaf tobacco.

The various services of the monopoly were care-
fully organized. There were local warehouses, suffi-
cient in number so that no field was more than fifteen
miles distant from a warehouse, to receive the tobacco
when harvested ; there were larger central warehouses
for the concentration of stocks of leaf tobacco; there
was a manufacturing committee concerned with prob-
h'ms of production ; there were wholesale warehouses
lor stocking large supplies of the manufactured prod-
ucts; and there were stores for the retail trade in to-
I acco, managed by employees paid on a percentage
basis.

This form of the monopoly yielded such satisfac-
tory results that it was continued when the monarchy
was restored in 1814; in fact, after a law confirming it
in 1816, only three changes of importance have been
made and they follow:

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EFFECTS OF CIGARETTE SMOKING

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ventive from talking out of turn and is cau.se for pause
before words.

The fellow who brings home the big string of fi.sh
is the one who employs tobacco in some form to govern
his patience.

AUGUST 15, 1929

LlBRAR i

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^trS 211 1929

QUALITY —jVof Stuantity!

Porto Rican Tobacco's Finest Crop

The natural superiority of i>ort() Rican tobacco 1ki. lon^ been recoLmi/ed. Its free-lnirnin^
(|uahties, uiildness, fraorance and moderate price are fast winning an ever-growin^r public

■ appreciation. Today,

Porto Rican cigars are the
first choice of many dis-
crinn'natinir cigar smokers.

Stalking Porto Rican Tobacco

This year's crop of Porto
Rican tobacco is unipies-
tionably the finest that has
been produced. \'arious
conditions are responsible
for this high peak of excel-
lence, setting a new cjualitv
standard for this splendid
leaf. True, there is a tre-
mendous shortage but this
very shortage enabled the
growers to devote greater
care and more intensive

supervision than ever before. Inusuallv favorable climatic conditions also materiallv aided in
making this year's tobacco outstandingly sui)erior.

/'f/f flu if^nvrntnu. 'JUru />//],>,_ ,, tf,,n[>l,t, li.^t ',f i,'

iUhi dtiilns will he promptly furnished upon riufutst

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

New York, N. Y

^immiiriiHiiiiHHiHiiHiiKh^^^

/ -^

JBLISHED ON THE 1ST ANDlSTH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA.. PA.

Ever notice that few doctors
smoke anything but

cigars?

After all
Nothing satisfies li
a good cigar

ke

"Aged ill the Wood

99

For ages a "woody Havor'' has been extolled by
connoisseurs. And post-\'olsteadian aridity bas
done nothing to change the taste of epicures, i he
cognoscenti, which all smoke lovers compose, still
prefer cigars that have been mellowed by the off-
spring of Nature, rather than those confined in the
artificial creations of man.

The best cigars
are packed in

WOODKN 1U)XKS

L

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 16

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia. Pa., under the Act of March 3. 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, AUGUST 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

A. T. COMPANY MAY SPLIT STOCK

UMOKS are current in tlie financial districts of

tlie country that directors of tlie American

Tobacco (^jmpany, before the end of this vear,

may announce plans for the reduction in par

value of the common and common *'B" stock from $50

1o $25 a share, and the issuance to stockholders of two

new shares for each one of the old stock held.

Based on reports for the first six months of the
current year, indications are that the company will
establish another new high record of earnings for the
sixth consecutive year. Net income for the year is
conservatively estimated at $12 a share, wh"ile the
present annual dividend on the stock is on an $8 basis
According to the Wall Street Nens, the American
Tobacco Company, besides supplying about one-third
of the cigarettes consumed in this country, it does
about the same proportion of the smoking tobacco busi-
ness and about twenty-five per cent, of the plug tol>acco
1 usiness.

The following table shows net earnings after
charges, net per share and sunilus for the past five
years :

Net
y^ar Earuinffs

n'28 $2r),()14,4;{4

H>27 2;u()j),(;8j)

'•'-'" MM,>J>i> iftlO-t

H>-''> 22,2;J8,5}H)

lJ>-'4^^ 20,784,871 . _ _ ,^ ,^

The real measure of the strides whicji American
Tobacco has made is understood to be onlv partially
reflected in the earnings figure above, as the practice
IS and has been to plow back increas»*d earnings for fu-
ture intensive development work. ANuig these lines
It may be said that American Tobacco began opera
tions abroad early in li)2{), and has In^en successful in
the introduction of an American cigarette in (heat
Jiritain.

Aside from the favorable [)osition the company
holds in the industry, substantial benefits have been re-
c«'ived from the consistent growth of consumption of
cigarettes, which was very gratifying during ]!>28, and
wjiieh is running ahead during the current vear. For
the twelve months ended December :M, 11)28, production
of cigarettes was 8.1)2 per cent, over the corresponding
period of 11)27, and amounted to 10r),l)i:),8(;r),0()0 ciga-
Kttes against 1)7,7 17,f;07,0(K) cigarettes the vear pre-
\ ious.

At the close of 1928, American Tobacco was in ex-
<H'llent financial condition, the balance sheet showing
^•urrent assets of $111),87(;,042, against current liabili-
ties of $11,2(14,81)5, leaving net working cjipital of $108,-
fll 1,147 compared with net working capital of $103-
•'20,830 as of December .31, 11)27. The company's stock
interests in affiliated companies amount, at cost, to
> 10.50 a share of its own stock.

Net

per Share

$11.1!)

10.2!)

D.IH)

1).77

!).02

Surplus
$45,650,521
3!),421,241
34,!)48,27(;
31,233.0!)(;
28,2Gn,081

STORM DAMAGES CONNECTICUT TOBACCO

X August 1st, one of the worst hail and
wind storms ever experienced swept over Hart-
ford, (\)nn., and parts of the (Connecticut V^al-
^ ley tobacco growing section, damaging tobacco
in the fields, damaging the crop to the estimated extent
of$l,()()(),()00.

Large hailstones fell for twenty minutes, covering
tJie ground and shade tents with a heavy coat of ice.
The storm was accompanied by a heavy gale of wind
which added to the devastation caused by the hail.

After a survey of the damage, President Louis
Leoi)old, of the American Sumatra Tobacco Companv,
issued the following statement :

*'The hail t^torm of Thursday night in the C^onnecti-
cut Valley was the worst in the history of the State, but
the damage to shade tobacco was comparatively light.
Only where the weight of hail and ice broke through the
shades, and exposed the tol)acco, was real damage ex-
perienced. The total loss bv our companv will be be-
tween $30,000 and .$50,000, and it mav not be that high.
At any rate, it will not be over those figures.

*'The principal damage was felt bv the independ-
ent farmer, whose tobacco was unshaded. The storm
was so severe that it destroyed all the" plant, and left
no tobacco for sale in any form where the storm raged.

"Since the range of the stonn was rather limited, it
would not so severely atfect the larger interests, but,
rather, the farmers with small acreage in tobacco."

CHILDS WILL HAVE OWN BRAND

Follo\ying the change in the management of
Childs chain of restaurants, radical changes in the

of the
... . .. pol-

icy ot the operation of the restaurants has been an-
nounced.

The restaurants will enter into active competition
with the drug and cigar store soda fountain lunch coun-
ters by the installation of elaborate soda fountains and
sandwich bars in all their restaurants, at which addi-
tional patroiuige seems possible.

The company will also have its own brands of cof-
fee, cigars and cigarettes and will also embark exten-
sively in the candy business.

MANNIE FREEMAN BACK FROM TRIP

Mannie Freeman, of S. ,1. p'reeman & Sons, New
York City, has returned from an extensive trip through
the middle western territory and reports demand for
their Manila brands very satisfactory.

Their '*Flor de Intal" are going especially well
in the ButTalo territory, where they are being distrib-
uted by the J. T. Snyder Ketail Cigar Stores, and their
*'Magallanes" are going over big in Toledo, Ohio,
where they are being handled by llarnitt & Hewitt.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Aug:ust 15, 1929

INDEPENDENTS MAY USE UNITED COUPONS

UK I'liiti'd l*iolit Sliaiini,^ Coiporatioii, of Now
York City, lias laiuiclKHl a campai^ni to en-
deavor to liave tlie iiKlepciuleiit retailer <lis-
triluite United Proiit Sharing' Certilieates with

their sales.

A number of independents are jilready distrihiit-
int? these eon])ons nnder an a^n'eement made with the
Trotit Sharinu: Cor})oration ji:ivinij: them the exclusive
riirht to distribnte these certilieates within a radius of
a certain distance from their stores.

The text of the agreement ])etween the company
and the inde])endent retailer is as follows:

"The i)urchaser agrees to l)uy and order from the
corporation United Protit-Sharing ccmpons in an
amount of not less than dollars, on the sign-
ing of this agreement ; and to pack or issue said cou-
pons with all retail sales, in the following territory:

and not to use or distri])ute

or sell said cou])ons in any other manner.

"The purchaser agrees to pay for said coupons
at the rate of $3 ])er thousand for coupons marked
No. 1, and all other denominations in direct ratio.

"Advertising material such as catalogs, both small
and large, and window })(»sters will be furnished j)ur-
chaser free of charge.

"This contract contains all of the terms, condi-
tions and representations agreed upon, and must be
countersigned bv an otlicer of the c(iri)oration before
it takes elYect.

"The c(»rptMation reserves the light to cancel this
contract if the purchaser removes from tlie above ad-
dress, changes his business in any material resjject,
fails to otifer the coui)ons with the products mentioned
above, or violates any ])rovision hereof. The corpo-
ration moreover reserves the right to refuse to redeem
all coupons which have been used, sold or distril)uted
in violation of the terms of this contract.

"In the event of any decision, judgment, law or
ordinance being made, entered, passed or adopted dur-
ing the term of this contract, or of any of its renewals,
whereby the issuance or distribution of the said cou-
]ions is taxed or prohibited, this contract shall there-
upon inmiediately cease and terminate; and in such
event corporation agrees to re])urcliase from the ])ur-
chaser at the cost ])iice thereof; i. e., $.'^ per thousand
Xo. 1 coupons, other coujions at ])rop()rtionate rates,
all couj^ons remaining undistiibuted and in the posses-
sion of the purchaser, provided same are delivered to
corporation within thirty days after such termination
of the contract."

TAMPA PRODUCTION SHOWS SLIGHT DROP

According to statistical figures given out by the
Internal Revenue Department, Tampa factories ])ro-
duced 42,1()2,170 cigars during the m(»nth of July, 1929,
whicli is slightly less than was produced in Tampa
during the month of June, 4.'?,09.'],04().

The Julv production 1)V classes follows:
Class A * 11,492,800

B 477,850

C 20,702,880

i 4

n

n

D

E

9,2()8,630
160,010

CLOVER TOBACCO COMPANY, INCORPORATED

The Clover To])acco (V)mpany has been incorpo-
rated bv Lewis Liberman, of Camden, X. J., with a
capital of $100,000.

LORILLARD COMPANY OFFERS RIGHTS

OTICES have been received by stockholders of
the P. Lorillard Company, of a special meeting
to be held September 6 to approve an oifering
of stock to the stockhohlers at $20 a share on
the basis of one share of new stock for each two and
one-half held, to aj^prove a proposed change of the
2,000,000 shares of $25 par value common stock into a
like number of no par value shares, and the authoriza-
tion of 3,000,000 additional no par value shares, liring-
ing the total number of authorized shares to 5,000,000.
Emi)loyees will receive an offer of 150,000 of the
new shares' at $20 a share if the plan is api)roved by
the stockholders.

The rights to subscribe for the new stock will be
given to stockholders of record of September (5, and will
be voted until September 30. Arrangements have been
made for the underwriting of the 546,085 new shares
which will be issued under the plan by the Guaranty
Companv. Proceeds from the sale of the stock will
amount to $10,921,700.

THURSTON VICE-PRESIDENT OF LIGGETT &

MYERS

At a meeting of the board of directors of the Lig-
gett & Mvers Tobacco Company, held in St. Louis on
July 30, E. II. Thurston, former secretary of the com-
])any was elected to the oflice of vice-i)resident to suc-
ceed Thomas T. Anderson, who died on July 20.

E. T. Xoland was eltH'ted secretary, and J. W. An-
drews, former comptroller, was elected treasurer to
lill the position formerly lield by Mr. Anderson.

All three of the newly elected officers have been
jssociation with the company for a number of years;
Mr. Thurston having been associated with the com-
l)any since its inception.

ROVIRA COMPANY REORGANIZED

The Benito Hovira Cigar Company has been re-
oi'ganized and is now doing business under the name
of the La Confesion Cigar Company, Inc., manufactur-
ing the '*La Confesion" cigar.

J. B. Rovira, former liead of Benito Rovira Com-
l)anv, is president of the Xew Company, whose offices
are 'located at 60 Wall Street, Xew York City.

Mr. Rovira assures the trade that all the brands
formerly manufactured by the Benito Rovira Company
will be continued i)y the new company, and that the
same high grade goods will be produced.

V. GUERRA DIAZ PLANT HAS FIRE

The plant of V. Guerra Diaz and Company, Tampa,
Fla., manufacturers of high grade cigars, was recently
visited by a fire of undetermined origin which caused
<lamage estimated at $15,(K)0.

The fire started in the wall l)etween the packing
and shipping rooms, and may have been caused by
defective wiring. Three fire companies responded to
the alarm and confined tlie l)laze to the first floor.

Repairs are being made as rapidly as possible and
il is expwted operations will be resumed in a very
short time.

Smoke and water caused tlie principal damage.

GRANAT A DIRECTOR OF HYGRADE FOOD

COMPANY

Last week it was announced that A. Oranat, vice-
president and director of tlie United Cigar Stores Com-
pany, had been elected a director of the llygrade Food
Products Corporation.

August 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Th

MODEL L UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small factory, if you
make scrap cigars, you cannot afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your production costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direct-connected, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly rolled bunches.
It also effects a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfect scrap bunches a day, is equipped with the
latent type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine run
more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coft; also an Emergency
Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved

Scrap Bunch

Machine

Has been improved with two im-
portant features that assure uniform,
high-cjuality bunches equal to hand
work in every respect.

Save stock, labor and produaion
costs.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep costs.

LABOR, STOCK &

MONEY-SAVING

FEATURES

A— The Suaion Binder Tableassures
smoother and more perfectly roll-
ed bunches. It also effects a sav-
irig in binders because smaller
binders can be used.

B— The latest typeofFriction Clutch,
whichmakes the machinerun more
smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous
stopping of the machine at any
point in its operation.

C— Handles straight or shaped work
equally well.

D— Makes right or left-hand bunch-
es without changing machine.

E— Adapted for use in conjunction
with automatic rolling machines.

F— Uniform size, shape and weight
of bunches assured.

G— A very substantial saving in
labor and stock costs.

H— Handles large-size or mixed-
cut scrap of unequal sizes, also
shredded or threshed scrap.

I— Damp or dry tobacco handled
with equally good results.

J — Low cost of upkeep; does not
easily get out of order.

K— The easily adjustable weighing
scale meets all requirements as to
changes in size and weather con-
ditions.

L— Automatically removes foreign
substances from the tobacco, such
as thread, feathers, etc.

M— Fluflfy filler because the tobacco
is lifted from a hopper— a decided
improvement over the gravity
method of feeding.

The price of the Model L Universal
Scrap Bunch Machine equipped
with Folding Chair, Drive Equip-
ment and 1 6 H. P. motor is

$

950

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table— $50.
extra (when ordered with machine)

With individual, direct-connected,
motor-driven Suction Fan,$75extra

Prices F. O, B. Factory,
Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

Write for Illustrated Price Folder
and complete Model L information

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 15, 1929

Augrust 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco Wor

LD

49th year

POST CIGAR STORES FOUNDER DEAD

ATHAX M. AFFKIMK, secretary and treasurer

of the American Radio and Television Stores

Cori)oration, died at liis home 411 Soutli Sixty-

tliird Street, on Saturday, August 3d, after an

ilhioss of four months.

He was a pioneer in the cigar and radio cliain store
movement in this city, coming to America in his early
youtli and entering the cigar store l)usiness lu^re in 1916.

Mr. AfFrime est4\l)lislied the Post Cigar Stores
Chain, and followed this with the Post Radio Cor])ora-
tion when radio gained iJO])ularity, and last January
his stores joined t lie American Radio and Televisiou
Corporation.

Funeral services were held from Ins late residence
on Monday, August 5th, with interment in Monteliore
Cemetery.

Mr. Affrime was forty-three years old, and is sur-
vived by his widow, Mrs. Diana Aifrime; two
daughters, (Jertrude and Blanche; two sons, Stanley
and Marvin, and a brother, Daniel, all of Philadelphia.

The Post Cigar Stores were closed all <lay on Au-
gust 5th, as a mark of respect to their founder.

CHRISTIAN TRANSFERRED BY CONGRESS

II. D. Cliristian, who has been in charge of the
Baltimore distributing branch of the (\)ngress Cigar
Company for a jiumber of years has been transferred
to the Philadeli)hia jobl>ing dejjartment where he will
take the place of Ed Crooks, who has been transferred
to the Baltimore l)rancli.

Mr. Christian has been coiniected with the local
Jobbing department previously, before the Baltimore
branch was established.

The Baltimore branch distributes the "La Palina"
in Maryland and Virginia.

AMERICAN TO ERECT NEW FACTORY

Plans are being prepared by Joseph I). Weiss cov-
ering a four-story factory building on a lot 170 by 100
feet, to be erect e(i at Sixty-eighth Street and (Jreenway
Avenue, for the American Cigar Company. Estimated
cost of the building is $250,(KK).

BAYUK OFFICIALS ON VACATION

Samuel Bayuk, Joseph Carlisle, and Harvey Hirst,
members of the official family of Bayuk Cigars, Inc.,
are spending a short vacation at V^irginia Beach.

PHILADELPHIAN NAMED IN WILL OF THOMAS

ANDERSON

HF will of Thomas Talbott Anderson, vice-
president, treasurer and director of the Lig-
gett & Myers Tobacco Company, and resident
of St. Louis, has been entered for probate in
New York, disposing of an estate estimated at more
than $500,000. His widow, Mattie Elliott Anderson,
now living at Craig House, Beacon, N. Y., and his son,
Allan Elliott Anilerson of 4241 Folsom Avenue, St.
Louis, are the chief beneficiaries.

A trust fund of $250,0(M) is created for Mrs. An-
derson, who will receive th<' income during her life-
time. After her death the princii)al reverts to the
residuary estate, which is to comi)ose the principal of
a life trust fund for the son. In connection with the
widow's fund, Mr. Anderson made the following re-

(]uest :

"If it is possible under the circumstances, I request
that my trustees, under the trust created in this will,
shall comm<'nce to make ])ayments on account of the
income on the fifteenth day of the third month after
my decease." The resi<luary principal passes to the
son's widow and children after his death.

Mrs. Henrietta Anderson Jordan, a sister, of Dan-
ville, Va., receives $1(M),000 unless slie predeceased the
testator. In that event the money goes to her son, Wil-
liam B. Jordan, Jr. Averett College in Danville re-
ceived $10,000.

The only other be<piest in the testament was $50,-
0<)0 to a sister-in-law, Mrs. Bessie Watson Anderson,
of 500 West Mount Airy Avenue, Philadelphia. If she
did not survive Mr. Anderson it pas.ses to her three

children.

The Mercantih^ Trust Com[>any, of St. T^ouis, and
Walter (J. Dnnnington, of 1070 Park Avenue, are
named executors and trustees.

Mr. Anderson died in St. Louis on July 20.

DUYS OPENS NEW PHILADELPHIA OFFICE

Ralph Leviiie, who represents II. Duys aiul Com-
pany, of New York City, importers of Java and Suma-
tra leaf tobacco, has leased an office in the Knicker-
bocker Building, in tlie same suite formerly occupied
by Vetterh'in Brothers, pioneer leaf tobacco dealers

here.

The Vetterlein business was li(iuidate(l a short time

ago.

It^s all the same to
me^just so I get a

AMEL

€> 1929. R. J. KeTMlda Tob«M«
Cempaay, Wbu««B-Sal«M, N. C

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 15, 1929

News From Congress

_ -AND

Federal

Departments

From our IVashinoton Bureau eZZAiBit Builoing

EM AND that the Fedoral Trade (^mimissioii
either put a stop to tlic aUegcd peruicious
cigarette advertising eampaign now l)eing car-
ried on l)y prominent cigarette interests, or
if it hicks the i)ower to do so, make a i)u])lic statement
of its position, has ])een made by tlie National Food
Products Protective Committee, representing some 6(X)
national and local trade associations, manufacturers,
whoh'siUers and retaik^rs in the food industries. The
commission is asked to make pul>lic its lindings as to
complaints lodged against what they characterize as
"the shameless exploitation of women and children by
cigarette interests which are attempting to substitute
nicotine for the consumption of wholesome foods."

"Tlie current cigarette cami)aign is a challenge to
honest l)usiness, to straightforward advertising and to
fair c(mipetition," it is declared by William F. lleide,
chairman of the committee. "It is an example of in-
dustrial l)olshevism that can not and should not be toler-
ated by the people of the United States. The cam-
paign so arrogantly sponsored by a single powerful
tobacco manufacturer is opposed to the interests of
the tol)acco trade as a whole, to the interests of lion-
est cigarette manufacturers, to the overwlielming ma-
jority of American producers and manufacturers, ll
involves the great issues of public liealth, of pul»lic
morals, ol" law enforcement."

In urging that the commission take acti(»n on the
complaints against the campaign which it has had
under consideration for a jjeiiod of over seven months,
Ciuurman Heide asserted that the more vicious claims
made through the medium of radio have I)een <lriven off
the air through numerous j)rotests tiled with the Fed-
eral Kadio Commission and action has been taken by
leading newspai)ers with regard to general resentment
created by tainted testimonial advertising which has
caused a cessation of the cami)aign in the newspapers.
The infamous app<'al to women and children to become
cigarette addicts, liowever, he contiiuied, has been con-
centrated in tlie magazines and the billljoards.

"The National Food I'rodncts Protective (Commit-
tee is aware of the efforts made liitherto to jirevent the
jilacing of cigarettes under definite legal status," Mr.
Ileide declared, but "a cigarette is neitlier (ish, nor fowl
nor a good red herring insofar as existing legislative
regulations are concerned. No food manufacturer,
whose product is within the regulatory province of the
P'ood and Drug Administration, would dare to make the
false and misleading advertising claims now flaunted
with impunity by unprinciple<l cigarette manufac-
turers. And yet the cigarette, far from being a food
product, or even a medicinal agent, properly belongs
in the classification with morphine, opium, and other
habit-forming substances, according to medical au-
thority."

"Lucky Lindy" Trademark Refused

Kefusal of the examiner of trademark interfer-
ences to register the words "Lucky Lindy," applied for
by Samuel Materezzo, New York, for use as a trade-
mark on cigarettes on the ground that confusion with
the mark "Lucky Strike," owned by the American To-
bacco Company, would arise in the public mind, has
been upheld by William A. Kinnan, first assistant com-
missioner of patents.

The American Tobacco Company has a specific
trademark of which the word "Lucky" is a material,
l)rominent and substantial part and its goods have been
very frecpiently called by this j)ortion of the mark
"Lucky Strike," it was stated in the decision, and in
view of the fact that Materezzo incorporated in his
mark this distinct portion of the American Tobacco
Company's mark, it is believed quite probable con-
fusion of goods as well as of origin would result if the
registration of "Lucky Lindy Cigarettes" was per-
mitted.

New Tariff Bill Considered September 3

Consideration of the new tariff bill \n\\ begin
in the Senate Se])t ember '^ under a i)rogram which has
just been agree<l upon, but publication of the proposed
lates will probably be made about August 19, so that
the Democrats may have an opportunity of studying
them before debate is started.

The committee still has ahead of it consideration
of the administrative provisions of the measure, which
are expected to require about two weeks for settle-
ment. Included in this part of the bill are proposals
for a change in the method of handling the flexible pro-
vision, together with amendments made to meet sit-
uations which are declared to have arisen since the
enactment of the present law.

When the bill is made public it will be found that
several hundred changes have been made in the meas-
ure which was passed by the House of Representatives
May 28, last, not all of which will be in the shaj)e of
increased rates. On the contrary, it is indicated, the
Finance (Vimmittee has "toned down" many of the
duties i)rovided by the House, which were alleged to
be opj)ressive anil unfair while at the same time the
committee has filled in some of the gaps left by the
House in its general shuffle of rates and commodities.

Introduction of the bill in the Senate September 3
will mark the beginning of a long and bitter fight by the
Democrats, later to be followed bv last -minute efforts
by Congressmen responsible for the House measure to
secure retention of their rates in cases where the Senate
has made changes.

(Continued on Page 12)

August 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Cream of the Crop

Lucky Strikes are made from the finest of fine tobaccos— the cream of the crop.
Lucky Strikes alone are toasted because toasting is a secret process. 20,679^
physicians definitely state that toasting removes impurities. Then, too, it adds to
the flavor and prevents throat irritation. Therefore, without fear of contradiction,
we can say truthfully:

''No cigarette, regardless of price, is as good as Luckies whether manu-
factured by The American Tobacco Company or by any other company."

^^The figures quoted have
been checked and certified to
by LYBRAM), ROSS BROS.
AND MONTGOMERY, Accona.
lanta and Auditors.

(SIGNED)

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation*
No Cough

Thm Lucky Strike Oanai Orckrttra teill rontinue

tvrry Salmrdar niffht in a coast to roatt radio

kovk-up ovvT tke N. B. C. network.

To maintain a slender
figure, no one can deny
the truth of the advice:

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 15, 1929

LOT of shrewd merchants never
have any trouble keeping their
pipe -smoking fans satisfied. They
wisely keep a generous supply of
Sir Walter on hand. No wonder it's
a profitable "best seller" for them.

BROWN &: WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION. LouisvilU. Kenhuky

UNITED IN $750,000 LEASE

A lease has been entered into by tlie United Cigar
Stores Company and tlie Wlielan Drug Company with
Francis and Ann Lough ran for tlie premises 5201 -520;")
Market Street, and i)rovi(les for an aggregate payment
of $750,000 in rental for the term.

The lessees are given tlie right to improve the site
with a new building at any time during the term of
the lease, the building to revert to the owners on the
termination of the lease.

The corner i)roperty, Xo. 5201, has been occupied
l»y tlie United Cigar Stores Company for a numlwr of
Aears.

GENERAL LEASES LIMA FACTORY

The General Cigar Company has obtained a lease
on the Gramm-Bernstein ])lant in Lima, Ohio, and the
building will be remodeled and cigar-making machin-
ery installed as soon as possible.

The plant is expected to employ six hundred work-
ers when the alterations are completed and the ma-
chinery installed, and the annual payroll will amount
to more than $r)00,000.

ELI WITT COMPANY IN MERGER

The Eli Witt Cigar Company, of Tampa, Fla., one
of the largest wholesaling organizations in F^'lorida, has
announced the merging of the Davis-Dekle (Jigar Com-
pany with the Eli Witt ('ompany.

This merger gi\<'s the Witt organization the dis-
tribution of som<' of the foremost brands in the coun-
try.

MacANDREWS & FORBES NET INCREASES

AcANDREWS & FORBES COMPANY, manu-
turers of licorice flavoring extracts, etc., and
a subsidiarv of the American Tobacco Com-

ft-

pany, reports for the quarter ended June 30,
consolidated net income of $291,844 after charges and
P\»deral taxes, equal after preferred dividends to sixty-
eight cents eacli on the 388,531) no par common shares
outstanding. This compares with $289,885 in the pre-
ceding quarter or sixty-seven cents a share on the 378,-
500 common shares then outstanding, and with $304,-
801 or seventy-two cents a share on the 378,500 common
shares outstanding in the corresponding quarter of
1928.

Consolidated net income for the six months ended
June 30, was $581,730 or $1.35 a share on the outstand-
ing common shares, as against $573,198 or $1.35 a share
(»n the 378,500 common shares outstanding in the simi-
lar period of 1928.

CONSOLIDATED EARNINGS OFF

Report of the (Consolidated Cigar Corporation for
the (piarter ending June 30, 1929, shows consolidated
net income of $776,335 after all charges and Federal
taxes, equal, after preferred dividends to $2.14 a share
on the 250,000 no ])ar common shares outstanding. This
compares with $668,924 or $1.72 a share on the common
in the preceding quarter, and with $956,550 or $2.60 a
share on the common in the corresponding quarter of
1928.

Consolidated net income for the six months ended
June 30 was $1,445,259 or $3.86 a share on the common,
as against $1,642,503, or $4.64 a share in the similar
l)eriod of last year.

WAITT & BOND DIVIDEND

Last WTek the lK)ard of directors of Waitt & Bond,
Incorporated, of Newark, N. J., which company is now
controlled by the Porto Rican-American Tobacco Com-
pany, declared a thirty-tive cent quarterly dividend on
the class "B" st(K'k, j)lacing the issue on a $1.40 annual
])asis as against a previous basis of $1.20.

"ROCKY FORD" SALES INCREASING

Since the inauguration of an aggressive campaign
on "Rocky Ford" five-cent cigars, a product of the P.
Lorillard Company, distribution and sales have been
showing a gratifying increase in this territory under
the able guidance of F^'rings Brothers, of 3134 Market
Street, tlie local distributors.

TREBOW TO OPEN FACTORY AT STRINESTOWN

The Trebow Cigar Company, wliicli formerly oper-
ated a factory here, has lented the John C. Herman
factory at Strinestown, Pa., York County, and has
started operations.

They expect to give employment to fifty workers.

HENRY VOICE HERE

Henry Voice, of the Consolidated Tiithographing
(Wporation, was a recent visitor here going the rounds
of the trade. He is preparing to (lej)art on a vacation
trip through New York State and on into Canada.

FIFTY YEARS AGO TODAY

The Philndrlphia Puhlic Lrdpcr on Monday, under
the head ''Fifty Years Ago Today," stat^^-d tliata dealer
advertised one hundred cigars for $1.15.

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T^on^t miss this
new experience

Learn what *'Weilman's 1870 Method"
gives you in extra flavor and smoothness;
taste the greater coolness of this slow-burning
*'Rough Cut'* — and see how each pipe-load
smokes evenly down to a clean gray ash and
a dry bowl.

You'd willingly pay high for Granger—
but you don't have to! Thanks to the foil
package, it costs but 10 cents.

Granger

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Alienist 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Aii^mst 15, 1929

49th year

13

(Continued from page 8)

F. T. C. Trade Practice Rules Not Questioned

Rules promiil gated by the Federal Trade Commis-
sion in connection Avitli its trade practice conferences
during the past ten years have never been challenged
as illegal, it is asserted by :M. Markham Flannery, di-
rector of the trade practice conference division, in dis-
cussing charges ^vhicll have been made from time to
time that some of its rules would not stand the test of
the courts. If any company or organization which has
been a party to a trade practice conference believes that
any of the rules are not legal, he pointed out, they have
a remedy at law, but so far no case has ever been insti-
tuted and any objection to any of the commission's
rules lias been confined to talk.

In recent months there has been considerable dis-
cussion of some of the trade commission's rules, and it
has been intimated that the question has been taken to
the ])epartment of Justice, but incpiiry there developed
that no consideration has ever been given to the matter
and Mr. Flannery denies that any case has ])een made
the subject of a protest.

Mr. Flannery pointed out that the trade practice
conference is purely a volunt^iry matter, and that the
rules adopted are approved by a majority of those in
attendance. The conferences have reduced complaints
almost to the point of elimination, he said, saved time,
money and work for the (iovernment and for l)usiness
by the elimination of innumerable legal actions, had
reduced wasteful and unethical practices, to the l)enefit
of business and the public, and had brought about clari-
fication of many important and difficult business
I)rol)lems.

The trade practice rules, it was stressed, have no
])(»aring upon the anti-trust acts, and there is no reason
for anv interest in the matter bv the Department of
Justice. In the past ten years sixty-eight trade ])ractice
conferences have been held, practically all of them to
the great satisfaction of the industry involved.

Calendar Revision Favored

Revision of the calendar is strongly favored by a
large and representative body of American opinion, it
is declared in a formal report submitted to Secretary
of State Stimson, August 14, by the National Com-
mittee on Calendar Simplification, to be used as the
basis for anv action taken bv the United States with
respect to a projmsed international conference on calen-
dar reform.

The international fixed calendar recommended in
the committee's report would have thirteen e<|ual
months of twenty-eight days eacli, the first day of each
month coming on Sunday. A new month would be
placed JM'tweeii June and Jul v. The .*U)5th dav of the
year would l)e an extra holiday, following December 2H,
and the extra dav necessitated everv four vears bv

• ■ ■ •

Leap Year would also ])e a holiday and would follow
June 2H. All holidays, regardless of where the anni-
versary dates fell in the week, would Im» observed on
Monday.

It is admitted that there are a number of objections
to the proposed calendar, but it is declared that these
are fewer than can be charged to the present calendar.

Among the objections listed are a superstitious regard
for Friday the 13th, which would occur every month,
and, by certain religious bodies, the fact that the regu-
lar occurrence of Sunday would be interrupted once
each year and twice in Leap Years.

^lany business houses have already adopted the
thirteen-month calendar for their own statistical pur-
poses, investigation showed, since the twenty-eight-day
month makes comparisons easier than the present
month, with its varying number of working days. The
lack of equality in the lengths of the months, the fact
that the months do not contain a whole number of weeks
and the fact that the davs of the week shift each year
to different dates, are cited as outstanding defects of
the present calendar. The lack of fixity for Easter is
also mentioned as a serious defect.

*'The inconveniences which the calendar's defects
impose," it is declared in the report, *Miave multiplied
with the progress of civilization to its present state,
and conspicuously so during the ra])id economic expan-
sion of the past 100 years. They are being felt more
and more. A defect which has grown to be a cause of
very serious inconvenience is the splitting of weeks at
the begiiniing and ond of months and years. The lack
of comparability between corresponding divisions of
the year, particularly as to the months, is one of the
most serious inconveniences. It makes inaccurate and
deceptive a most important instrument used by all the
organized agencies of civilization — commerce, science,
education, agriculture, labor — to measure progress and
control their activities, i. e., statistical data.

*'For the management and control of modern
alTairs, comparative statistics are of fundamental im-
portance. E]vidence of this is the large inimber of in-
dustrial associations, labor, scientific and educational
bodies, which maintain bureaus or institutes for the
compilation and analysis of statistics ])ertinent to their
activities. The compilation of statistical reports of
commerce, labor, agriculture, trans])ortation, educa-
tion and other branches of national activity is one of the
])rincipal functions of the departments oi' the (Jovern-
ment created to assist these activities."

Employment Increased in June

Employment in the various branches of the tobacco
industrv increased considerably during June, it is indi-
cated by figures just made puldic by the bureau of labor
statistics of the Department of Labor.

Returns to the bureau from 215 cigar and cigarette
producing estal)lishments showed 5.'^,.'5()r) persons em-
ployed during the month, compared with 52,f)H8 in May,
an increase of 1.2 per cent., with an aggregate weeklv
payroll total of $914,441, against $893,920, a gain of 2.3
l>er cent. Com])ared with June, 1928, however, em-
ph)yment dropped 1.3 per cent, and weekly payroll
totals 0.9 per cent. The per capita earnings of workers
in the industrv were 1.1 per cent, over May and 0.2 i)er
cent, above June a year ago.

Hejmrts from twenty-six chewing and smoking to-
bcco and snuff establishments gave 8241 as the number
of persons employed during June, against 8091 in May,
with an aggregate weekly payroll total of $140,486,
against $130,292, an increase of 1.9 per cent, and 7.8
per cent., resj)ectively. As compared with June last
year, emi)loyment declined 0.2 y)er cent, and weekly
payroll totals 4.1 per cent., per capita earnings of
workers in the industry Ijeing 5.9 per cent, more than
May and 2.6 per cent, over June, 1928.

OLD TARIFF TO REMAIN UNCHANGED

\]Vi to the postponement of the Sugar Sched-
ule, the Semite P'i nance Committee advanced
the Tobacco Schedule today, with the result
that the 40^ increase passed by the House, has
been eliminated and the present duty is to remain
unchanged.

We shall, of course, keep the trade advised of any
further developments in the matter.

Tobacco Mkhchants Association
OF THE U. S.

AMERICAN BUSINESS REACHES HIGHEST

LEVEL

American business in 1928 was on the highest level
ever attained, continuing the prosperity characteristic
of every year since 1921, and refiecting the steadily in-
creasing efficiency of both industry and trade, it is
shown by Commerce Yearbook for 1929, just published
by the Department of Commerce.

Manufacturing output showed an increase of 5
per cent, over 1927 and, as compared with the depres-
sion year 1921, recorded a gain of CA) per cent. Con-
struction activity continued at the level of the preced-
ing years, and agricultural production again showed
an increase, despite the decline in the number of
workers on farms. The downward trend of employ-
ment in manufacturing, which appears to have been
checked in 1927, showed no signs of recurring and, it
is declared, there is reason to believe that the number
of employed during the year averaged about as great as
in 1927.

Fundamental changes in our distribution system
which are gradually taking place are recognized in the
Yearbook, which comments u[)on the increasing tend-
ency of manufacturers to sell directly to large retail
organizations such as chain stores, mail order houses
and department stores, and even to consumers. ''For
this reason," it is pointed out, "there is some down-
ward tendency in the sales by wliolesale merchants, con-
trasting with an increase in production of commodities
and in retail trade. The value of sales reported by
wholesale dealers in 1928 was about 1 per cent, less
than the year before, despite some slight ri.se in price
levels. This is the third successive year in which this
index has declined."

P'oreign trade of the United States showed an in-
crease of 5.4 per cent, altliough imports declined 2.2 per
cent, from the 1927 level. This export increase, it is
stressed, was accomplished despite the fact that there
was almost no change in the average prices of the com-
modities sold abroad. Allowing for the difference in
price levels, it is estimated that exports were greater
even than during the post-armistice boom, and as com-
pared with 1922 they showed an increa.se of 34 per cent.
in value, although the general level of export prices was
about 10 per cent, lower. The drop in imports is attrib-
uted to the lower prices of a inimber of major imi)ort
commodities, it ])eing pointed out that in terms of (pian-
tity they were slightly above the previous record figure
of 1927.

LiNZ.

JULY RECORD FOR '"LUCKIES"

According to an official of the American Tobacco
Company, July 1929 sales of ''Lucky Strike" cigarettes
were the largest of any month in' the history of the
brand. 1929 sales as a whole are running well ahead
of sales for the same period of 1928.

ROCKY FORD

CIGARS

LONG FILLER
Imported . . ■ Sumatra
, . . Wrapper.

/^'•-^

A real five cent cigar is back in town . . . Quick
sellers and sure repeaters ... P. Lorillard
Company, Inc., 1 19 West 40th St. , New York.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION t^^fjW^

OF UNITED. STATES "m3M0>

JESSE A. BLOCH. Wheeling. W. Va ^^dent

VlMr'4'^h/ini\^^>',^*i\*'^^ Ei-PresK

^SViHAM^ui-ix'^v*H^'.^'K? l""'^' ^- ^ Vice-President

wiV I lmJJ i.^vt ^'iTI^'''v•• ^ V -u'-if C Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. CjLOKCjL V\. hill. New York, N. Y Vice-President

^^V.**^!,i?.'.V.^^^'^^^ ^^^ rr}'-' ^- ^' .Vice-KsK

wif f i^*i^x^Si\^^,"o'T°"' PtV Vice-President

WILLIAM T. KLLU, Kichmond, Va , Vice-President

HAkVEY L. HIRST. PhiladelDhia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN. New York, N. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DL'SHKIND, New York. N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. COLDENBURG. Cincinnati, Ohio ■.'.'.Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIIL'R. New York City President

W.J. LUKASW^ITZ. Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark. N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, III Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT. IIW Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice-President

•I

14

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

August 15, 1929

THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF FRANCE

(Coiitiiuiod from Au^. 1st Issue)

(1) The hiw of 1805 separated the tobacco monop-
oly into two parts ; all technical questions such as the
cultivation and manufacture of tobacco, were entrusted
to the Direction des Manufactures de I'Etat ; all mar-
keting problems, on the other hand, were handled by
the Service des Contributions Indirectes.

(2) By the law of Decemebr 26, 1892, the monop-
oly which *had been established only for a period of
Hve years in 1816, and had been renewed thereafter
everv five vears, was made permanent.

(3) The law of August 7, 1926, among other
changes, restored a unitied direction to the monopoly;
that is, the supervision of manufacture and sales, sep-
arated by the law of 1865, was centralized.

The cardinal periods in the monopoly history may
be summarized as follows:

1629, first tax levied on tobacco

1674, principle of the monopoly decreed

1730, monopoly definitely established

1791, monopoly abolished,

1798, temporary restrictions and taxes placed

on tobacco industry
1811, monopoly restored by Napoleon I •
1865, service of manufacture and sales sepa-
rated
1892, monopoly, which had been renewed
every five years since 1816, made per-
manent
1926, unity of manufacture and sales direction
restored; present form of monopoly.

In accordance with the law of August 7, 1926, the
income from the tobacco monopoly was removed from
the general budget and the exploitation of the monop-
oly was turned over to the Caisse Autoiiome de Ges-
tion des Bons de la Defense Nationale, or amortization
office for the short term national defense ])onds. The
profits of the mono])oly, which is now officially known
as the Service de TExploitation Industrielle des Ta-
bacs, are turned over to this office, and constitute one
of its most important sources of revemu'.

Tlie actual management of the monopoly remains
in the hands of a Director (leneral an<l six ins])ectors
general who meet every day and who constitute the ad-
ministrative board of the monopoly. The Director Gen-
eral continues to be M. Blondeaux, an eminent author-
ity on the tobacco industry, and practically all the old
staff of the monopoly was retained after the reorgan-
ization of August 7, 1926. The personnel of the m(m-
rpoly are still appointed, promoted and paid by the
ministry of finance, which is reimbursed by the amor-
tization office.

For purposes of administration, the monopoly is
divided into three divisions, each under an inspector
general. One division handles problems of cultivation
and purchases of leaf tobacco, imports, and ware-
houses ; another takes care of manufacturing questions,
and the third of sales.

Tobacco Cultivation
No one in P^rance is allowed to cultivate tobacco,
or a substitute })lant, or to import or manufacture to-
bacco, without official authorization. Permission is
granted to cultivate tobacco only in certain depart-
ments where the soil is specially suited to the growth
oi the plant, mainly in southwestern France, and to a
smaller extent in the northwest and in the east. Each
year a separate request for permission to raise tobacco
must be filed by tobacco growers with the prefect of

CIGARETTE MACHINE INVENTOR DIES

EKNAKX) BARON, inventor of the cigarette
machine, died at his home in Hove, Essex, Eng-
land, on August 1st of heart disease, at the age
of seventy-eight years.

;Mr. Baron, as a poor boy, emigrated from Russia
to the United States, getting a job in a tobacco factory.
Unable to afford lodgings, he slept in a tobacco shed.

Hitting upon a scheme, he bought all the cigarette
palmers he could afford and borrowed some tobacco
from his employer. He made 500 cigarettes, selling
them among university students. His business pros-
leered and to meet the demand he invented a machine
for making cigarettes. His failure to find an American
backer brought him to England where he eventually
sold the invention for £160,000 ($776,000). Later he
bought the small British business of Carreras, Lim-
ited, and made it one of the most successful tobacco
concerns in this country.

Despite his wealth, Mr. Baron always lived very
simply, and only in recent years did he acquire an auto-
mobile. Since the war he continually has given away
monev, his benefactions being estimated at more than
£2,000,000 ($9,700,000). He allocated £500,000 ($2,425,-
000) to form a trust fund for the benefit of hospitals
and institutions for cripples.

their department, who in his reply will specify the area
authorized, the number of plants i)er acre, and, later,
the date for delivery of the tobacco to the warehouses.
The monopoly is ])ound by law to purchase the entire
domestic production, but in each department where
tobacco cultivation is yjermitted, the area authorized
for planting is so fixed that the total domestic produc-
tion will not exceed four-fifths of the (piantity required
])y the factories. As a matter of fact this maximum
latio of domestic production, imposed because of the
necessity of purchasing foreign tobacco for blending
Iiuri)0ses, has not lK>en attained for many years.

The monoi)oly maintains a service of field inspec-
tors, assistant inspectors, and verifiers, to supervise tlie
actual cultivation of the tobacco. The growers are
grouped into sections of about 150 individuals, each
section in charge of a verifier. A group of five to ten
sections is supervised by an inspector, aided by one
(»!• more assistant inspectors.

Tobacco seeds are delivered free of charge to the
growers by the monopoly, which secures its supply by
purchasing from certain growers some of their ))e8t
plants. Sowing ordinarily takes place at the end of
March, and between the middle of May and the end
of June the plants are transplanted at the authorized
num])er per acre. In July the inspectors verify the
number of plants per acre, and if the actual numl)er ex-
ceeds the authorized number by more than one-fifth,
the grower is heavily fined. If the actual number is
more than one-fourth less than the authorized number
and the discrepancy is caused by no special climatic
conditions, the permit to cultivate tobacco may not be
renewed the following year.

Before the fifteenth of August the lower leaves are
pulled from the stalks, and an inventory of the remain-
ing leaves is taken by an inspector. All remaining
leaves, w^ith the exception of a certain allowance which
might be expected to be lost in harvest and transit,
must be delivered to the warehouse when the crop is
harvested about the beginning of September.

(To be continued)

August 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

WEISS RESIGNS FROM AMERICAN CIGAR

COMPANY

NNOUNCEMENT has been made by the Amer-
ican Cigar Comi)any of the resignation of
Nathan Weiss, J. L. Hardin, and O. C. Schnei-
der from the executive staff of the comf»any.

Mr, Weiss has been senior vice-president and head
of the manufacturing department for a number of
years; J. L. Hardin has been auditor, vice-president
and a director, and (). i\ Schneider has been a director
and sales manager for their Florida manufactured
brands, including ** Antonio and Cleopatra."

Edward Harvey was elected a director and audi-
tor of the company to succeed Mr. Hardin, and has
held a prominent position in the credit department for
five vears.

J. P. Council was made a director to succeed Mr.
Sclineider, and has held a ])rominent position in the
manufacturing department for a number of years, and
was also in charge of the American Tol)acco ( V)mpany's
Richmond, Va., branch factory at one time.

It is understood that the American Cigar Company
plans to divide the Unite<l States into six zones, and
that a zone manager will be placed in charge to co-
()j)erate with the various jobbers in his zone and en-
deavor to obtain their co-operation to co-ordinate their
efi'orts with the advertising campaigns of the com-
pany on all the American Cigar Company brands.

DUTCHMEN SMOKE COLD PIPES

Since the middle of the seventeenth century Hol-
land has alwavs been known as the land of wide trous-
ered **burghers" and fishermen, addicted to the pleas-
ant and liarmless vice of ''sucking" tobacco through
white, fragile, long-stemmed clay pipes. Although the
hustle and bustle of modern life has necessarily re-
stricted the use of the well-known (Jouda pipes to men
of leisurelv habits, savs The Netherlands News Bu-
reau, the consumption of the weed in more modern
forms, has increased steadily. In the course of the
year 1928 more than $(I5,0(K),(X)() went up into smoke,
and that in a country of about 8,(H)0,(M)0 inhabitants.

Especially the cigarette has become increasingly
popular, though, according to value, the cigar still holds
by far the first place. There is piobably no other coun-
try in the world where sucli good an<l relatively cheaf)
cigars are manufactured. During the last six years
the annual consumption of cigarettes increased by 32
per cent, and that of cigars by 11.5 per cent. The con-
sumption of pipe toliacco decline<l slightly.

CAR UPSETS IN TOBACCO FIELD

Five Philadelphians were injured last week when
their automobile skidtled off the road and overturned in
a tobacco field in New Holland Borough, Lancaster
County, Pa.

One of the occupants was taken to the liancaster
^leneral Hospital with a broken shoulder and a crushed
l<'g, but the other four only suffered cuts and bruises
and were able to return to their homes.

EL TRELLES FACTORY BUSY

The El Trelles Cigar P\ictory in New Orleans re-
ports a steady and increasing demand for their prod-
ucts, and that the factory is kept running at capacity
production in onh'r to keei) up with orders.

Mac Trelles is visiting in Spain and is expected
l>ack at the factory in September.

WAITT & BOND

Blacl^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Manufactwrad by

A. SANTAELLA ^k CO.

Office. 1181 Browlway, New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Key Wttt. Florida

SPECIALS

J^ow

DiECAUSE I^ Palina tells over a million
■^cigars a day— economies have been
effected which allow the "Special"— a gen-
uine 2 for 25< cigar— to be priced at W.

Smokers who appreciate unusual cigar qual-
ity—and merchants who are looking for
unusual cigar profits will welcome this out-
standing value.

COirCRESS CIGAR COMPAHY, INC.
Philadelphia. Pa.

lO^

\A PALINA

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Anj^nist 15, 1029

THE PHILIPPINE TOBACCO CROP OF 1929

X EAKLY estimate of the Philippine tobacco
crop of 1929 was phiced at 90,000,000 pounds,
a^^ainst tlie 1928 production of 101,668,915
l)ounds, and 110,707,424 pound crop of 1927.

Chuencc P. Hai*per, office of tlie American Trade
Commissioner, Manila, reviews the present situation in
a report to the Tobacco Section, Department of Com-
merce. The report of ^Mr. Harper is given in full.
The Harvest in Principal Sections

The tobacco harvest in the ])rincipal j?rowins: areas
of the Islands has practically been completed, but no
accurate figures are available at this date showing the
amount of production. It is estimated by the trade,
however, that about 13,156,000 pounds were gathered
in Cagavan, 26,312,000 in Isabela, approximately 9,108,-
000 in La Union and 17,204,000 in Pangasinan.

The Isabela crop is now in the curing sheds and
from all appearances will turn out to be better in qual-
ity than the crop in 1928. The ])roduction this year,
however, is expected to be smaller chiefly on account
of the unfavorable weather conditions during the grow-
ing season.

Most of the tobacco crop produced in La I^nion and
Pangasinan goes to Japan and Spain, these countries
taking approximately 1,500,000 pounds and 10,000,000
pounds, respectively! Reports from some of the prin-
cipal tobacco exporters in Manila indicate that the
Spanish and Japanese markets furnish the greatest
outlet for these tobaccos. The tobacco grown in the
Cagayan Province is used largely by the cigar and
cigarette industries in Manila, although large quanti-
ties of this growth are of inferior quality and not suit-
able for cigar manufacturing. As a result, there is a
considerable waste in the selection and use of proper
grades.

Old Stocks Moving

Tobacco buying is going on at present in the Cagfi-
yan and Isabela Districts, and reports from there indi-
cate that prices are higher than those at which the
same tobacco of last year's stock in Manila warehouses
may be obtained. One large concern, instead of buy-
ing this year's production, has contracted quantities
of last year's stocks at lower prices. It is these large
stocks in ^fanila and the poor prices of last year that
have caused the production in the Cagayan District to
be reduced.

Difficulties Encountered
One of the principal difficulties with which the to-
bacco industry in the Philippines has to contend, ac-
cording to the opinion of those interested, is that of
having no stable demand in any part of the world for
its tobacco. Cigar and cigarette manufacturers, as well
as tobacco exporters, claim to realize this unstable de-
mand and there is a feeling of uncertainty always
present in the business. The Tobacco Monopoly of
Spain (Compania Arrendataria de To])acos) has no
doubt been of inestimable value to the Philippine to-
bacco industry, but there is no certain feeling on the
part of the trade that the Sj)anish market will con-
tinue indefinitely.

The United States Market
The market for Philippine leaf tobacco is small,
and likewise uncertain, in the United States. It is re-
ported to be a source of disappointment to cigar manu-
facturers in Manila that their high-priced products are
not more readily sold in the United States, only the
cheap grades, mostly those retailing at three for ten
cents or five for fifteen cents, being in demand. Never-

CHANGING TREND IN TOBACCO CONSUMPTION

CCORDING to Dorrance, Sullivan & Company,
Incorporated, advertising agents. New York,
in 1914 there were 1G,855,()2(),000 cigarettes
produced in this country. Since that year, the
industry has seen a remarkable expansion take x)lace,
for last year the total production amounted to 105,915,-
9()5,000. In 1920, i)roduction totaled 47,4:50,105,000 and
in 1927 it amounted to 97,176,007,000. This branch of
the tobacco industrv however has been the onlv one
that has grown to any extent in sevei-al years. Cigars
have been declining almost steadily. In 1914, there wei-e
7,174,191,000 cigars manufactured, whereas in 1928, the
figure was 6,453,667,000. 1920 showed an increase over
1914 with a figure of 8,096,928,000, while in 1927 the
figure was 6,571, :^72,000.

Manufactured tobacco showed a steadv decline
from 410,340,000 i)Ounds in 1914, to 378,281,()()0 ])()unds
in 1920, to 353,919,000 pounds in 1927, to :U3,458,(M)0
])Ounds in 1928. ]*roduction of snutT increased, but at
nothing like the rate shown for cigarettes. In 1914,
])roduction of this article amounted to .')(),595,(K)0
pounds. In 1920, this had increased to 34,348,000
l)Ounds and in 1928, the figure was 40,655,000 j)ounds.

UNION LABOR TO HAVE OWN BRAND

The All-American Tobacco l*roducts Com])any,
has been chartered in New York with a cai)italizatioii
of 200 shares of common stock, for the pur])ose of pro-
moting a brand of cigarettes through union labor chan-
nels.

The new brand is to retail at fifteen cents, and
will be manufactured for the All-American Tobacco
Products Company, by an outside concern.

SCHWARTZMAN JOINS CONGRESS BRANCH

Benjamin Schwartzman, formerly connected with
the G. H. P. Cigar Company in charge of their New-
ark office, has severed his connection with that firm
and joined the office force of the Congress (^igar Com-
pany in their Xew York branch office as credit man and
assistant to Maurice AVeinstein, manager of tlie branch
offices.

AMERICAN SNUFF ISSUES NEW STOCK

Permission has been granted the American SinitT
Company by the Xew York Stock Exchange for the list-
ing of 440,0(X) shares of new common stock at $25 par
value. The new stock to be admitted on notice of their
issuance in exchange for their old shares of common
stock of $100 par value.

PHILIP MORRIS REDUCES STOCK ISSUE

Philip Morris Consolidated, Incorporated, has
been granted authority by the State of Virginia re-
ducing its class A slock from $6,687,500 to $5,45(^000
and retiring and cancelling 49,500 shares. William W.
Crump, of Richmond, Va., is attorney for the company.

**Doc" Rosebro, well known salesman, was in town
recently making the lounds of the trade renewing old
ac(|uaintances and incidentally gathering in the orders.

theless, more than 50 per cent, of the cigars imported
into the United States come from the Philippine Is-
Ian<ls, the trade in 1928 amounting to $4,190,(K)0, com-
pared with a total importation of $7,540,000. I'hilippine
cigars enter free of duty.

August 15, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

GEORGIA MARKETS AVERAGE $18.67

IIK (Georgia State Department of Agriculture
announced on Monday that sales of bright leaf
tobacco on the twenty-two markets in south
Georgia during last week totaled 25,776,283
pounds at an average price of $18.67 per hundred
pounds.

The sales for the third week brought the season's
total to 70,622,954 pounds for an average price of $20
per liuntlred compared with the first three weeks of
1928 during which 51,363,508 pounds were sold at an
a\ erage price of $14.02.

The total money received by growers to date this
\ear established a new record for the Georgia crop of
$14,125,654.27, exceeding by nearlv $3,000,000 the mark
established in 1927.

Warehousemen estimate the major portion of the
crop has been marketed. Government estimates an-
nounced Saturday placed Georgia's tobacco crop at
slightly in excess of 79,000,000 pounds.

THE PORTO RICAN TOBACCO CROP

Very little tobacco of the 1929 Porto Rico crop
remains to be sold, according to Assistant Trade Com-
missioner Rolland Welch, who advises the Tobacco
Section of the Depaitment of (^ommerce under date of
July 25, 1929. The report of Mr. Welch follows:

The recent sales of the Cayey and Comerio pools
by the Tol)acco (J rowers Association marked the dis-
jjosal of nearly all of the 1929 crop of Porto Rican
tobacco.

The Cayey pool, with a total of 1,950,000 pounds,
was sold at 31 cents i)er j)ound, while the Comerio pool
of 600,0(K) pounds brought 30 cents.

The Tobacco (Jrowers Association now has left
only two holdings, 270,000 pounds at Caguas and 160,-
000 ])ounds at Manati.

Most independent growers, not members of the as-
sociation, previously disposed of their tobacco.

SKY SMOKER NOW A MENACE

The I'nited States Forest Service at Washington
has now classed as a '*Fire Menace" the airplane
smoker, as well as the auto smoker.

Tests from a forest patrol plane over the Spokane
Airport 'demonstrated convincingly" that a large per-
centage of "smokes" diopped from altitudes up to at
h'jist lO(M) feet are still burning after they reach the
ground.

Lighted cigars and cigarettes were dropped from
500 to 1(K)0 feet altitudes. Four of six cigarettes and
all live cigars recovered were still burning when they
were picked \\\).

CAMCO MAKES STOCK OFFER

F. J. Lisman, president of ( consolidated Automatic
Merchandising Corporation, has announced that the
Hoard of Directors has authorized an offer to holders of
its preferred stock to exchange their stock for voting
trust certificates for the common stock of the Company
on a basis of seven and one-lialf shares of common stock
lor each share of preferred stock.

The privilege of exchange may be exercised at any
linn' up to and including December .31, 1929.

LORILLARD PLANT DAMAGED BY FIRE

The branch factory of th<' P. Lorillard Company,
maintained at Middletown, Ohio, was visited by a slight
lire last week and a (piantity of to!)acco was destroyed
and a portion of the building damaged.

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a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
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wake-up. Will make permanent arrangement with factory operat-
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Rodriguez, Villegas 22, Havana, Cuba.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

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SMOKE PORCELAIN CIGARETTES

ASSEXOERS on the Graf Zeppelin on its re-
cent trip from Germany to Lakehurst wlio were
• levotees to Lady Nicotine had to satisfy their
desire for a smoke hy drawing on a porcelain
cigarette.

On account of the inflammahle gas used in the Zep-
pelin smoking was tal)oo, hut the passengers went
tiirougli all tlie motions of ligliting tlieir imitation cig-
arettes and puffing serenely throughout the voyage.
However it is doubtful if the cigarettes were the kind
that ''satisfy," and tliere were doubtless many sighs
of relief when they stepped on terra tirma and were
able to enjoy the real thing.

NEXT WEEK'S "OLD GOLD" HOUR

An hour of very tuneful dance music is forecast by
the '*()ld Gold "-Paul Whiteman ])rogram as ainiounced
for Tuesday, August 20th from \) to 10 P. M., eastern
daylight time, over the Columbia Broadcasting System.

A recent group of waltzes, "Vagabond Lover"
which has been exceedingly popular in the Whiteman
rendering, a whole group of '* Sally" tunes and a group
of old and tender favorites are among the offerings.
There will be vocal interpolations by Bing Crosby, bari-
tone, and the Cheer Leaders Quartet, and Harry Von-
zell will again be the guest announcer.

GENERAL DISCONTINUES HAND DEPARTMENT

Following a strike of 300 workers in the Xew
Brunswick factory of the General Cigar Company, the
company has discontinued its hand-working depart-
ment entirely and substituted cigar-making machines.

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49lh year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

August 15, 1929

SEPTEMBER 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, '^1VS^^^

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective AprU 1, 1916.

llegistration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If » report on a search of a title necessitate* the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-op- (31). an additional charge of Two IJo'/a"
($2.00) will be made and so an aaditional charge of One Dollar (fl-00) will oe
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

of the Tobacco Met-

REGISTRATIONS

SPIRIT OF PITTSBURGH:— 45,494. Fur cigars, cigarettes and
tobacco. Mav 27. 1929. Fabcr. Coc & Gregg, Inc., New York,

X. V. " .A

CLEVELAND TERMINAL:— 45,495. For cigars, cigarettes and

tobacco. May 28. 1929. Fabcr. Coe & Gregg, Inc., New York,

FLORIDA STATE EXCHANGE:— 45,528. For cigars and che-
roots, lulv 23, 1929. J. H. Hcbbcln. Lake City. Fla.

VOICE OF THE AIR: — 45,529. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.
lulv 24. 1929. W . F. Monroe Cigar Co.. Chicago, ill.

JACKSON ARMS:— 45,530. I'or cigars. July 24, 1929. J. Gersten-
liabiT. lackson H tights. .\'. V.

KENM6RE:-^5,532. For pipes and smokers' articles only. July
26. 1929. O. D. ripe Factory of America. Fall River. Mass.

BONSECOURS: — 45,533. For smoking tobacco and cigars. July 26
1929. C anadian Tobacco Co.. Fall River. Mass.

PULLMAN:— 45,534. For cigars. July \b, 1929. I). & S. Cigar
Co.. iSoston. Mas.s. (This certificate is issued upon presentation
made to us that the trade-mark or trade name herein specified,
though apparently not heretofore registered in any of our Affiliated
Bureaus, has been acquired by the registrant by a transfer on June
11. 1929, from Joseph Geysan. Boston, Mass., who claims to have
been niainifacturing this brand for the past 30 years.)

DOVER HALL:— 45,546. For cigars. August 6, 1929.
F.rooklvn. X. V.

FLYING HABIT:— 45,547. For all tobacco products.
1'J29. (ieorge Schlcgel. Inc. Xcw York. X. Y.

DRINKLESS KAYWOODIE ARISTOCRAT:— 45,548.

.Au^'u-t (}. 1929. Kaufinanii I'.ros. ^- I'.ondv. Inc.. Xew York, N. Y.

TARELTON ARMS: — 45.560. For all tobacco products. August
7. 1''29. (jeorge Schlegel. inc., Xew York. X. Y.

SUNROC: — 45,56L For all tobacco products. August 7, 1929.
George Schlegel. Inc.. Xew York. N. Y.

DOVER CASTLE:— 45,562. i"or cigars. August 6. 1929. M. Block.
r.rooklvn, X. ^'.

DOVER ARMS:— 45,563. For cigars. August 6. 1929. M. Block,
Brooklyn. X. \ .

M. Block,
August 6,
For pipes.

TRANSFERS

RENOWN: — (V . .S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Registered
July 2i. 1883. by Steinecke & Kerr. New York, N. Y. Transferred
by R. Steinecke. Xew York. X. Y.. successors to the registrants to
Yocum liros.. Reading. Pa.. July 10. 1929.

LOS MAESTROS:— 4419 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars.
Registered September 4. 1885. by Schmidt & Co., New York, N. Y.
Transferred by the Consolidated Litho. Corp., Brooklyn. N. Y.,
successors to the original registrants, to D. Emil Klein Co., Inc..
Xew York. X. Y.. May 21. 1929.

MAESTRO:— 12,561 (V. S. Patent Office). For cigars. Registered
December 19. 1905. by Schmidt & Co.. Xew York. N. Y. Trans-
ferred by the Consolidated Litho. Corp., Brooklyn. N. Y., succes-
sors to the original registrants, to D. Fmil Klein Co.. Inc., Xew
York. N. Y., May 20, 1929.

MARK HOPKINS:— 28,758 ( C. S. Tobacco Journal). I-^or cigars,
cigarettes and cheroot>. Registered April 25. 1904. by Schmidt &
Co.. New York. N. Y. Transferred to \Vm. Tegge & Co., Detroit,
Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co., Detroit,

Mich.. July 5, KJ29.

BEN ABDUR:— 27,503 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars, cigarettes and
tobacco. Registered April 22, 1904. by O. L. Schwencke Litho.
Co.. Brooklyn. N. Y. Through mesne transfers acquired by The
Peterson Cigar Co., Detroit. Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-
Jacknian Cigar Co.. Detroit. Mich., July 5, 1929.

BEN-HER:— 11,922 ( U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tired February 13. 1890. by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit. Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co..
Detroit. Mich., July 5, 1929.

HER BEN:— 11.923 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tered lebruary 13. 1890, by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co.,
Detroit, Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich.. Tuly 5, 1929.

HUR BEN:— 11,924 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tered February 13, 1890, by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peter.son Cigar Co.,
Detroit, Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich.. July 5. 1929.

CENTAUR:— 11,925 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tered I'^bruary 13, 1890. by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich., July 5, 1929.

CENTAURUS:— 11,926 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars.
Registered February 13, 1890. by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co.,
Detroit, Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich., July 5. 1929. .

HUS'LING:— 11,927 (U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tered February 13. 1890, by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.,
Detroit. Mich., July 5, 1929.

HUSTLING:— 11,928 ( U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Regis-
tered February 13. 1890, by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Through mesne transfers acquired by the Peterson Cigar Co., De-
troit, Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co., De-
troit. Mich.. July 5, 1929.

WISE MEN SMOKE BEN-HUR 5 CENT CIGARS:— ^0.428
(Trade-Mark Record). For cigars. Registered October 5, 1904,
by Gustav A. Moebs & Co., Inc., Detroit. Mich. Through mesne
transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co., Detroit, Mich., and
re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.. Detroit, Mich., July
5, 1929.

SWAN: — 23,101 ( U. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars, cigarettes
and all forms of tobacco. Registered September 17, 1900, by
Kerbs. Wertheim & .Schiflfer. Xew York, X. Y. Transferred to
American Litho. Co., New York. N. Y., and re-transferred to J. T.
Swann & Co., Tampa, Fla.. April 2i, 1920.

GREAT MASTER:— 22,214 (Trade-.Mark Record). For cigars.
Registered January 30. 1900, by O. L. Schwencke Litho. Co., New
York. X. Y. Transferred by The Moehle Litho. Co., Inc.. Brook-
lyn, N. Y.. successors to the original registrant, to Flarl H. Ten-
nyson, Chicago, 111., April 19, 1920.

HARVEST OF CROP DRAWS TO CLOSE IN PORTO

RICO

Almost all of tlio 1928-29 tobacco crop in Porto
Wqo has been ^'athered and is in drying sheds, accord-
ing to a report received in the Tobacco Section of the
Department of Commerce from Rolland Welch, office
of tlie Trade Commissioner in San Jnan. There are
scattered amounts of a second crop yet to be harvested.

The total 1928-29 crops is believed to be between
22,500,000 and 25,000,000 pounds including both first
and second crop tobaccos of good and poor qualities.

The crop in general is reported to be of good qual-
ity but prices are low and no sales of any material size
have as yet been recorded. Three buyers from New
York arrived early in May to look over available stock.
Some small sales have been made by growers to local
dealers and stripi)ers. Prices in these transactions are
said to have l)een considerably lower than was ex-
pected.

The hurricane of last September 13 damaged to-
bacco plantations and ruined seed beds, thereby mate-
lially reducing the size of the crop. One of the larg-
est yields in history had been anticipated, whereas the
present estimate is less than in 1928.

Better prices had been expected because of the
smaller crop, but growers now complain that opening
bids are lower than last year. The large sales, however,
are usually not made until after June.

O. C. Schneider, who recently resigned from the
American Cigar Company, was a recent visitor at Vahn
& McDonnell head(iiiarters, where he paid a social call
on Paul Hrogan, i)resident of V. & M. Mr. Schneider
is now sojourning at his summer home in Atlantic City.

RECEIVED

SEP 5 1929

Is A Quality Crop— But Short!

I nusually tine tobacco j^rou in^ weather and the greater care made possible by the smallness of the
crop, together with supervision by the Departments ot^A^riculture of both Porto Rico and the

r^l^ I'nited States, have all

^^' combined to produce an

e.xceptionally fine (juality
leaf. Coming in duty free
it offers an unusual oppor-
tunity to manufacturers in
the States to produce a
<|uality cigar at a moderate
l^rice.

The Crop Is Ten
Million Pounds Short !

According to latest surveys,
the crf)p this year has
dropped from a normal
production of thirty million
pounds to approximately
twenty million pounds!
W ith such a tremendous shortage it is imperative that vou cover vour needs without delav. Get
your orders in at once. Come tn the Ishuui yourself for personal selection if i)ossihle.

Inspection Of The Crop Is Invited

hot tht' ionvnunict «/ new huyns. u amplfte hit if grtwers^ patktrt and <UaUr$ will /v promptly furnished upfjti request

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent New York, N. Y.

Stalking Porto Rican Tobacco

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Volume 49

r/ic ujost zi'/)/r/y advertised hnvids of (/(yars come in z::oo(/e?/ /^oxes

It is always wisest to follow a leader. Ma\ cricks
rarely are popular. Jlierc are sound sales reasons
u hv more cigars come packed in wooden boxes than
in any other type of container. Antl most of these
reasons are as appealing to the smoker as to the
dealer.

The flavor of the cigars is improved; selection is more
intelligent, because color, shape, size and workman-
ship can be seen at a glance; the appearance is more
inviting; and, of interest to the retailer, more cigars
can be displayed in a limited space.

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 17

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 1. 1929

Foreign $3.50

J. B. DYER, REYNOLDS DIRECTOR, DEAD

AMKS BALLAHJ) DVKK, Su., liny-nine, a
director of the H. J. Keynolds Tohaeco Com-
pany and snj)erintendeiit of tli( leaf depart-
ment, died liere yesterday at his home and was
hurled tliis afternoon.

Mr. Dyer had been in the emph)y of tho company
tliirty-five years. He wjis l)()rn near 'MartinsviUe, Val,
( )ctoher 5, 18()9, tlie son of hite .James JI. and I.ncv Holt
J)yer, and came to this city at tlie a<re of twejitv-four.

If it can he reasonably claimed that "a man was
born in a tobacco business" this can i>e said of Mr. Dyer.

He was born on a farm in the tobacco .jistrict of
Virginia and prior to leaving home was employed in
the cultiyation of the tobacco jilant. This early experi-
ence gaye liim intimate knowledge of tobacco from the
seed to the curing of the raw leaf.

While still a boy young Dyer went to work stem-
ming tobacco in a factory. Xext he moyed up into the
picking room where all the tobaccf) is assorte<l an<l
graded. Later he was promoted to foremanship of the
Filler Department wheie the leaf is exixMtly classitied
as to its color and general charactei".

After <lemonst!-ating his ability as a trustworthy
judge of tobacco (|ualities for some years with the
H. .J. Keynolds Tobacco Company, ids d(»yofion to his
duties and recognition of his tiiie ability se<-ure<l for
him the position of Suju'rintendent of Leaf Depnitment.
Some years later he was further rewarded by being
elected a director of the company.

Mr. J)yer knew t(?l)acco from end to end nnd
througli the middle, inside and outside. Tlmmgli years
of study and close application he gained practical
kno\yledge that nnuh' it easy for him to Judge t!ie <iuali-
Hcations of leaf tobacco at a casual glance, lie worke.l
hundreds of people in his various departments, vet so
well (hd he manage that everything wa- run' with
machine-like smoothness and |)re-cision. (^)uiet and
democratic in his manner, Mr. Dver was a geirtleman of
most pleasing pers( nality. He had a hai)nv faculty
lor making men under him enjoy their work aiid, theiv-
lore, rendere<| a full measure of valuabh. service to his
company. He was (um' of the most pojuilar men around
till' Reynolds plant and numbered his friends by the
thousands.

Mr. Dyer had been slightly ill for two wcks and at
no time was his condition considered serious. He re-
cently returned from Battle Creek, Mich., where he went
in the interest of his health.

Besid(^s his association with the tobacco company,
Mr. Dyer had other business interests and was a mem-
ber of the board of deacons and of the Session of the
rirst Presbyterian Church.

The honorary j>allbearers inclndi d members of the
l)oard of directors of the H. .J. KN-ynolds To))acco Com-

(Continucd on Page 4)

MORROW GROUP GAINS CONTROL OF UNITED

OXTKOL of the Tobacco Products Corporation
and the Cnited Cigar Stores (^ompany of
I Amerii-a, was shifted on .Monday, August IDtli,
from the hands of (Jeorge J. Wlielan and his
associates, for many years dominant in the companies,
to a group headed by (Jeorge K. Morrow and asso-
ciated in the management of the (Jold Dust Corpora-
tion, the American Waterworks and Klectric Cor])ora-
lion, the Xational Dairy Products Coiporation, the
(luaninty Trust Company, the Cuba Cane Sugar Cor-
I'oration, the Corn Products Kefining Comi)any, and
I'le Commercial Solvents Coiporation.

As to ])lans of the new interests for the company,
nothing was disclosed, but such a line-up of financial
interests, headed by (Jeorge K. .Morrow, chairman of
the (Jold Dust C()ii)oration, was taken in Wall Street
to indicate an important change in the policies of the
two companies, ami probably a step in <'arrying out
the original project announced in .June to unite these
crmpanies in the new United Stores Corporation.

The transaction, involving. companies whose assets
exceed $21 )(M)( )(),()( M ), takes in an enormous chain of
cigar, <lrug, candy and novelty stores, extending from
coast to coast. Important interests are als(» owned by
I'nited Cigars in other enterprises, including the Bas-
li'.tii Blessing Company, makers of soda fountains and
c.-;rbonating machinery; Philip .Mcuris «!<: Company,
cigai-ette manufacturers; Otto Kiseiilohr Brothers, ci-
garmakers; Beech Xut Packing Company, American
Safety Hazor Company, (lillette Safety Hazor Com-
pany, Life Savers, lncor])oi-ate<l, La Lasine Interna-
tional and the Inited States Tobacco Company. The
company also has been reported interested in the Con-
s(ilidated Merchandising Corporation, automatic mer-
(handising machine vendors.

The change in the management a])parently is the
direct result of the present depression in the tobacco
business caused by the unabated price war in the ciga-
rette field. 1'he change was dc'emed necessary in the
interests of stockholders, it was stated, and res'ulted in
a complet<' chang«' in the board of directors of both
companies at meetings held.

Cnited Cigars is understood to own also a substan-
tial interest in the D. A. Schulte chain, which is the
second largest in the country. At the end (»f 1!)'2.S the
wholly-owned subsidiaii* s ('.f Cnited Cigars totaled
twenty-eight, the majority being ivaltv liolding units
including tlu' Cigar Stores Kealty Holdings and the
Cnited Stores Realty Corporation". Charles F. Xoyes
('omi)any, lncori)orated, is also controlled. This com-
pany manages all real estate owned bv I'nited Cigar
Stores in (I renter Xew York.

Last year Cnited Cigars obtained control of Xeve
Drug Stores, Incorporated, and in lf)2(i the Pennsyl-
vania Drug chain was ac(|uired. Tobacco Products and

(Continued on Page 16)

49tli vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 1, 1929

•OLD GOLD" ORCHESTRA RETURNS TO WABC

ML WHITKMAX and liis 'H)ld (Jokl" Or-
chestra soori will l)e broadcasting in the Piast
airaiii. Their ))i()neering as weekly feature

broadcasters on the West Coast ended with the
pro^^ram of Au^nist 27 and the entire orchestra will en-
train for New York in lime to resnme ])roadcastini!: on
Tuesday, Sei)lember 3, from Station WABC of the Co-
lunibia 'Broadcasting' System. As usual they will be
heard from 9 to 10 o'clock Eastern Daylijrht time over
the entire network of the Columbia system.

Whiteman's decision to return to New York was
reached when his ])roi)osed i)icture "Tlie Kinj? of
Jazz" met with weeks of delay and final i)ostponement
because of lack of a suitable scenario. Whiteman has
been broadcasting? week ])y week from Universal City
(»ver since he and his "Old Gold" Orchestra made radio
history by their journey westwanl on the "Old (lold"
i'aul Whiteman special train which left Xew Y^)rk on
May 24 an<l made a de luxe trip to the coast, stoi)ping
in the biii: cities along the way to give ])ublic concerts
as the guest orchestra of tlie local radio stations in the
Columbia svstem.

The performances of the "Old Gold" Orcliestra
fj'om Station K^ITH in Hollywood have been the first
weekly series of liroadcasts ever sent over a nationwide
nc twork from the I*acific side of the country. Each con-
cert has been broadcast direct to Xew York over leased
wires and then re-broadcast from the key station,
WABC to the entire nation. This method of trans-
mission has l)een eminently successful but nevertheless
it is believed that the "Old Gold" Hour will l)e even
more brilliant when it is once more broadcast direct
from the kev station.

WOMEN TO SMOKE IN RAILROAD DINERS

Appeals from women seeking permission to sm(>ke
in dining cars has caused the Lackawanna Railroad to
issue an order to permit the fair six to smoke when they
2'lease without applying to the car stewards for per-
mission. An order allowing men to smoke was posted
somi' time ago.

Ofiicials of tlie company have stated tliat originally
they had prohil)ited smoking in the diners out of defer-
ence to the women, but latei-, at the re<|uest of men,
allowed them to smoke.

Women were allowed to smoke at the option of the
steward. Recently the women demanded an ecjual
privilege with tlie men and the new order was issued.

The Central Railroad of Xew Jersey makes provi-
sion for women smokers on its Blue Comet trains ]»y
providing a women's lounge. It also allows women
ill the club cars and smokers if they desire to go there.

The same is true on ]*ennsylvania Railroad trains.
The Baltimore & Ohio has ])eimitted smoking in diners
for some time.

SAFETY CIGARETTE EVOLVED

A self-extinguishing cigarette an<l a fireproof
match now are on the horizon of science.

At the re(iu<'st of Kei)resentative Edith Xourse
IJogers, of Massachusetts, Bureau of Stancbirds sci-
entists, in a six months' test, have evolved a "safety
cigarette." Its fire-protection factor lies in an inch
long cork tip, lined with waterglass-air-excluding so-
dium silicate. The firej)roof match is coated with wa-
terglass within a half inch of its head.

The treated cigarette was found to reduce the fire
liazard 90 per cent.

F. T. C. ASKED TO STATE ITS POSITION

IX hundred trade associations and manufactur-
ers of the food industry have called on the Fed-
eral Trade Commission in an open letter either
to stop existing cigarette advertising carn-
paigns or, "if it lacks junver to do so to make a public
statement of its position."

The food trade charges "shameless exploitation of
women and children l)y cigarette interests which are at-
tempting to substitute nicotine for the consumption of
wholesome foods. ' '

The letter is signed ])y William F. Ileide, elniir-
man of the Xational Food Products Protective Commit-
tee. The "vicious" cigarette cam])aign has been driven
otf the radio, and out of the newspajiers, he charged,
])ut it has been concentrated in the magazines and bill-
boards. He calls on the Trade Commission to make i)ub-
lic its findings on complaints lodged against the ciga-
lette campaign. The commission has had these com-
I'laints under consideration for seven months, he states.
The complaints charge the cigarette industry with:

"1. Urging the cigarette habit upon adolescent
boys and girls, by the use of tainted testimonials se-
cured from ])rofessional athletes, movie stars, venal
celebrities and others;

"2. Infiuencing millions of young women toward
cigarette addiction, by the infamous advice to use a
narcotic product 'in order to maintain a slender fiirure.*

"3. Directly misrepresenting established health
and medical facts so that the cigarette might be substi-
tuted for the consum])tion of wholesome food products.

"4. Publishing partial figures and only partial re-
])lies to a questionnaire, in order to establish the false
im])ression that the medical profession excej)ted a
widely publicized biand from the harmful etYects which
generally follow excessive smoking.

"5. Seeming to destroy ])u])lic confidence in vari-
ous specific food products in order to increase the sale
of cigarettes to men, women and adolescents in the
United States."

CONNECTICUT HAIL DAMAGE $2,307,000

According to a survey made by the Connecticut
Stfde Department of Agriculture, made i)ublic last
week, the Connecticut Vallev tobacco crop damage in
the hail storm of August Ist'was $2,307,000.

Exactly 70.') tobacco farms, with a total of 10,000
acres, sufTered this loss. Broadleaf growers alone lost
$l,r)8(;,415.

J. B. DYER DEAD

(Continued from Parjc 3

pany and members of the board of deacons and Ses-
sion of the church. The company directors were W. X.
Hevnolds, Bowman (Jiav, James A. (Irav, T. H. Kirk,
S. riay Williams, M. F. Motsinger, H. F. Lasater, C. W.
Harris, J. W. (ilenn, 1^ C. IIal>erkern an<I L. F. Owen.
The survivors are Mrs. Dyer; two sons, J. B., .Jr.,
and Joseph ; two daughters, Diana and Flizabeth Dyer;
t\v(j sisteis and four brothers.

Bobert D. Shore, treasurer of the H. .J. Reynolds
Tol)acco Company, has been elected a director of the
companv to succeed Mr. Dver.

1 • *■

September 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

The MODEL T
UNIVERSAL

(Blendins Type)

Long-Filler
Bunch Machine

For High-Grade Work

Has been improved with three important features that:

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to hand
work in every respect.

Save stock, labor and produaion costs.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive stock and labor-saving features
which make it a most profitable investment for makers of high-grade long-filler
cigars. It is made with (or without) Suaion Binder Table and with (or without) an in-
dividual, direct-conneaed motor-driven Suaion Fan. This new suction feature holds the
binder tightly against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly
rolled bunches. A saving in binders is also effected because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type of
Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zcrk "pressure" system of
lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system, properly used, assures perfect
lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of the machine, which means less wear and long-
er life. It makes lubrication of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

The price of the Model
T Universal equipped
with Two Folding
Chairs, Individual-Drive
Equipment and % H. P.
Motor is

*2000

Prices F. O. B. Newark, N. J.,
U. S. A.

With Suction Binder
Table $50. extra (when
ordered with machine).
With individual, direct-
connected, motor-driven
Suction Fan $75 extra.

Convenient Time Payment Terms in U. S. and Canada
Write for price folder and complete Model T information

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved Long-Filler
Bunch Machine

Labor, Stock

and

Money-Saving Features

A— The Suction Binder Table assures
smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effects a saving in
binders because smaller binders can
be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch,
which makes the machine run more
smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop, which
permits the instanuneous stopping
of the machine at any point in its
operation.

C— The famous Alemite-Zerk "pres-
sure" system of lubrication assures
thorough lubrication, less wear and
longer life of all bearings and moving
parts. It also makes lubrication of
the machine easier and quicker.

D— Produces well-conditioned, spongy
frec-smoking bunches— the equal of
hand work in every respea.

E— Good-conditioned bunches are as-
sured by "laying up" the filler
mechanically in exactly the same way
as is done by hand; a few sprigs of
filler being intermittendy added
until the bunch is built up to the
proper size and condition.

F— Two or more kinds of filler can be
blended on the machine in any pro-
portions desired.

G— Any size or shape of bunch and
both right and left-hand bunches can
be made on the same machine with
slight mechanical changes.

H— With two operators, it produces
450 to 500 uniform, spongy, frec-
smoking blended bunches an hour.
I— Can be used on mould work, or
bunches can be rolled fresh by hand
direct from the machine.

J— Adapted for use in con junction with
automatic rolling machine.

K-Qu«ckly and accurately adjusted to
different sizes and conditions of
filler.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at

all times in both size and weight.
M— Sturdy and simple in construction;
easy to operate and handle; requires
no expert mechanical attention.

September 1929

49th vear

THE TOBACCO AVOKLD

<pHIbADEl2

Soptcmhor 1, 1929

BERNARD LIEBERMAN PASSES

KHXAKI) LIKBKHMAX, for many yt'ais lioad

of the Liehermaii Mamifactiiriiiii: Comi)any,

mamifacturors of tlu' I.iolH'rmaii Suction Ta-

l)ks Liehcrmaii Buiicli Macliiiie, and other ci-

L'armakin^ macliinci y, jjassod away at his homo oOl

Al>l)ott8foid Koad, on Tueschiy, August i:!tli.

Mr. Liohorma?! was l)orn in Kussia and came to
t]iis country in 1SH7, and soon cuira^cd in the manufac-
ture of ci^^ai-makinu: machinery with liis ])rotlier Isji-
dor. Mr. Lieherman's hrotlier ])assed away a])out
1900 and lie tlien estahlished liis ])usiness at Tiiird and
New Streets. In 19l2l! liis business had ^rown to such
]tro])ortions that he moved to Twentieth and Allegheny
and took his two sons, Herman and Ja'oii into the busi-
ness.

About 1925 Mr. IJ<'berman suffered ])artial paral-
\sis and the luisiness was cai'ried on by his two sons
initil May of this year when Mr. Lieberman sold his
interests and his son Leon took over the ciii:ar manu-
facture! s' (Mjuipment de|)artment and established him-
self at 4908 X(.rth Sixth Street.

P^mcral services were ht'ld (Ui Aus^iist loth. He
was fiftv-seven vears old.

TINT CATERS TO THE LADIES

Harry A. Tint, who conducts the hiirh-class ciirai-
and tobacco staml in the Burlinirton Arcade, is show-
iiiK « line line of dainty cigarettes ma<le expresslv for
the ladies by Batt Brothers, of Xew York City.' The
C'l^'arettes are two and one-quarter inches hmi^ and very
thin, and are ])ack<'d in boite nature boxes of ten ciga-
rettes to the box.

ABE CARO A VISITOR

I

Abe Caro, ni' the A. Santaella & Company factory,
•as been spending some time in Phihidel|iliia woi-kiiii,^
with tlie forces of Vahn ik M(d)onneIl ( 'i«rars, Xorth
Seventii Street distributors of tin* populai- "()|)timo"
brand in this territory. The "Optimo" ciirar has been
gaining steadily in sales hen- for manv months.

ADOLF LOEB TO RETURN

Adolf Locb, president (»f the h'af toliacco firm of
K. Straus iV Company, of Xorth Third Street, expects
to return to liis (h-sk early in September after spend-
ing the summei- in Kurope.

BOWLING LEAGUE ELECTS OFFICERS

1110 Cigar Manufacturers' Bowling League held

a meeting in the oflices of Bayuk Cigars, Incor-

l)oiated, Xinth Street and Columbia Avenue,

on August KJtli and plans were discussed for

tlie 1929-19;j() season.

The following olhcers wei-e elcH'ted for the ensuing
year: E. M. Hurst, of Bayuk Cigars, was elected presi-
dent, to succeed the former i)resident T. H. Foley, of
the (}. H. P. Cigar Company, resigned. Lou Pollack,
o\ the (i. H. P. Cigar Company, was eh'cted vice-pi'esi-
deiit ; and (Jus Bacon was elected treasurer.

H. Dimmig was elected secretary to succeed K. Lig-
gett, of Bayuk Cigars, who resigned.

The tirst game of the season is sclie<luled for Sep-
fember 19th. There are eight teams in the leajrne.

HERB JACOBS JOINS ZIFFERBLATT

Herbert Jacobs, who has been associated with the
cretlit department of the Congress Cigar Company, has
severed his connection with that lirm and joined the
lorces of G. ZitTerblatt & Company, manufacturers of
the *'Hal>anello" cigar, as manager of the local sales
force.

Harvey L. Twining, formerly associat<'d with the
sales force of tin* American Cigar Company, has also
st'vei-e<l his connection with that tirm and joined the
sales foi-ce «»f the Zitferblatt Company. He will cover
the eastern Pennsvlvania terrilorv.

MRS. S. T. FULWEILER BURIED

Funeral services for Mrs. Anna S. Fulweiler, of
•J«>]7 Pill,. Street, widow of Samuel T. Fulweiler, for-
mer jiresident of the cigar manufacturing Him of P. C.
i''n!weih'r &: P>roth<'r, who died on Momhiv, August
ll'th, were held at 11 P. M. on Wednesday at Christ Kpis-
copal Church, Media, l*a.

She was in her seventy-eighth year. Interment was
in St. David's Cemeterv.

BAETZEL JOINS CONGRESS

H. Baetzell, wh(» has been associated with the Pent
<^igar Company, has joined the forces of the Congress
Ci^rar Company and will succeed Mr. Jacobs in the
credit department. .Mr. I^aetzell also held a similar
position with Otto Kisenlohr 6i Brothers, a few years
ago.

September 1, 1929

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

To maintain a slender
figure, no one can deny
the truth of the advice:

REACH FOR A LUCKY
INSTEAD OF A SWEET."

.'• s.

G CARET

CA^

of Zicgfeld't "Whoopee'

Experts

I.ucky Strike is a blend of choice tobaccos whose toasted
flavor tlirills the taste, whose toasting process eliminates
impurities, and, as 20,679^ physicians testify, makes
Lurkies less irritating. Toasting elevates Lucky Strike to
a plane of quality which no other cigarette can approach.
The constant care of experts assures the quality of Luckies.
It« choice by millions proves its superiority.

^F TIm fi^ore* qaoled hare
been checked aad eertined !•
by LYBKAM), HOSS BROS.
A>D MU.NTGOMERY, AecMi»
lanla aad Aadiior*.

(S/CAEO)

Preaident,
1%e American Tobacco Companj, lae.

The Lucky Strike Dance Orchestra tcill continue every Saturday
night in a coast to cotut radio hook-up over the N. B. C network.

"REACH FOR A LUCKY INSTEAD OF A SWEET

*lt*s toasted**

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

O 1929, Tbt Amutietm Tatiaoc* Cm., M—tidmrumn

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 1, 1929

New5 From Congress

_ -AND

Federal
Departments

From our MAt^HiNOTON Bureau 62?Albee BuiLomG

was

OUSE rates of tariff on tobacco were entirely
tlirown out and new rates adopted by the Re-
pul)lican members of the Senate Finance Com-
mittee during its consideration of the bill, it

disclosed August 20 with the publication of the
rates which are to be reported to the Senate Septem-
ber 4.

The House bill provided for a rate of $2.50 per
])Oun(l on unstemmed and $.'^15 per pound on stemmed
wrapper tobacco and 35 cents per pound on unstemmed
and 50 cents per pound on stemmed filler.

The tobacco paragraph, as rewritten by the Senate
Republicans is as follows :

"Paragraph 601 (a). Leaf tobacco consisting of
wrapper tobacco not mixed or packed with filler to-
Imcco or of filler tobacco mixed or packed with more
than 35 per cent, of wrapper tobacco, and all leaf to-
bacco the product of two or more countries when mixed
or packed together, if unstemmed, $2.10 per pound; if
stemmed, $2.75 per pound.

*'(b). Leaf tobacco consisting of filler tobacco
mixed or packed with more than 5 per cent, of wrapper
tol)acco but with not more than 35 per cent, of wrapper
tobacco, if unstemmed, 87.5 cents per pound; if
stemmed, $1.75 j)er pound.

"(c). Leaf tobacco consisting of filler tobacco not
mixed or packed with wraj)pcr tobacco or mixed or
packed with not more than 5 per cent, of wrapper to-
bacco, if unstemmed, 35 cents per pound; if stemmed,
50 cents per pound."

These were the oidy changes made in the tobacco
schedule of the tariff bill. It is expected that a strong
fight will be made for restoration of the House rates
when the bill is taken up on the Senate floor, and, fail-
ing to carry their point there, the advocates of the
higher rates will depend upon the conference commit-
tee, which will be the final court to decide the rates
which will become law. A number of the changes made
ill the various schedules of the bill were put in for
"trading" purposes, the idea being that by abandon-
ing these changes the Senate, when the bill comes l>efore
the conferees, will be able to induce the House con-
ferees to make some concessions on other points.
M'liether the new tobacco rates come in this category
cannot be determined at this time, but it is known that
interests in Connecticut and in Florida are bitterly
( I)I)osed to the bill as it comes from the Senate commit-
tee and will leave no effort unmade to have the Senate
figures knocked out and the House rates restored.

Administrative features of the tariff bill as
ftdopted l)y the Republican members of the Senate Fi-
nance Committee do not differ very materially from
the form in which they were adopted by the House, the
marking provisions l>eing broadened* somewhat and

labor being given the right to intervene in customs
court cases, among other changes. The period in the
abandonment provision has l)een extended from ten to
tliirty days, and some changes have been made in the
Inrfeiture provisions.

The marking provisions are among the most im-
portant of the administrative features and consider-
able language has been added to the paragraphs deal-
ing with the manner of marking, so that as reported to
the Senate it will read as follows:

"Every article imported into the United States,
and its immediate container, and the package in which
such article is imported, shall be marked, stamped,
branded, or labelled, in legible English words, in a con-
si)icuous place, in such manner as to indicate the coun-
try of origin of such article, in accordance with such
regulations which the Secretary of the Treasury may
prescribe. Such marking, stamping, branding, or la-
belling, shall be as nearly indelible and permanent as
the nature of the article will permit. The Secretary'
of the Treasury may by regulation prescribed here-
after, except any article from the requirement of mark-
ing, stamping, branding, or lal>elling, if he is satisfied
that such article is impracticable of being marked,
stamped, branded, or labelled, or cannot be marked,
stamped, branded, or labelled, without injury, or that
the marking, stamping, branding, or lal^elling of the
immediate container of such article will reasonably
iiulicate the country of origin of such article."

It is understood that labor scoretl a signal victory
in having stricken from the bill language the effect
of which now will be to bar the importation of trade-
marked or patented articles made abroad for American
manufacturers. Under existing law and the House bill,
such merchandise would be barred from entry "unless
written con.sent of the owner of such trade-mark is pro-
duced at the time of making entry." As changed by
the Senate Committee, such "consent" would not be of
avail in entering the goods.

A new paragraph to the section dealing with "ap-
peal and protest by American producers," also was
adopted at the instigation of the American Federation
of Labor, as follows:

"Any authorized representative of an American
hd)or organization or association shall in respect of
merchandise in the manufacture or production of which
members of such labor organization or association
take part have the same right of complaint, appeal, or
protest as is by this section accorded to an American
manufacturer, producer, or wholesaler."

This section provides means whereby American
producers, manufacturers, wholesalers, and now labor,
may question the valuation or classification of imported

(Continued on Page 12)

September 1, 1929

Say Ton Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

You bet
it is!

I'VE been a P. A. fan from the first.
When I took up pipe-smoking some
years ago, I asked for Prince Albert,
right off the reel. That's the brand I
noticed most men smoking. And they
looked the picture of contentment. I
soon knew why. Get some P. A. and
you'll know, too.

Open the package and treat yourself
to a fragrance that only a wonderful
tobacco can have. Put a load in your

pipe and light up. Cool as a notice that
your insurance is about to lapse. Sweet
as paying your premium in time. Mellow
and mild and long-burning . . . that's
Prince Albert.

It isn't any single quality that makes
P. A. the largest-selling brand in the
world, but a combination of qualities that
gives you everything, I don't know what
brand you're smoking now. I do know
you can't beat P. A. on any count.

Fringe albert

— no other tobacco is like it I

There are TWO full
ouncet of lure-fire
pipe-joy in every tin.

O 192S. R. ). R«7M>l<b TobKce
Cempaar, Wiaatoa-SalwM, N. C

10

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

8eptom})or 1, 1929

September 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobac(;o World

49th year

11

^LCCM€ TO New Ys^Rtc

GrVTERlVOR
GINTON

3P^ ST. --7^'' AVE.

cppos/fe PENNA.R.R.STATION

Preeminent Hotel of
1200 Rooms each hav-
ing Bath, Servidor, Cir-
culating Ice Water and
many other innovations.

E. G. KILL, General Manager.

f>f)€)M. AND RATH ^3^^^.^.^

BARNEY COMPANY PREDICTS DISAPPEAR-
ANCE OF SMALL MANUFACTURER

IIAKLKS J). BAKXKY & COMI'AXV, stock
ln-okiM's, witli offici's in l*hila(k'li)]iia, New
York and other i»riiu*ipal <-ities throughout
the country, in tlieir annual review of the to-
bacco industiy just issued, state tliat the woi'hl lias
ceased t<> marvel at the continued jihenomenon alTorded
l>y the enormous con.sum])tion of cij^arettes, seeming to
recognize in tlieir universality of ai)peal the concomi-
tant of a new i)hase of human behavior, the causes of
which it is not their ])uri)ose to seek. SufVice to say,
however, that witli a per capita consumption still far
liclow that indicated for (Jicat Britain, it seems to be
a safe assumjjtion that the future of our great ciga-
rette companies lies almost wholly in a continuation
of the policy of fortifying and broadening the industry
which has characterized its leaders.

The tobacco habit being, in most cases, a perma-
nent one, it ai)pears reasonable to suppose that the de-
cieases in manufactured tobacco, /. / ., smoking and
chewing, and in almost all cigars but (Mass "A" (man-
ufactured to retail at not more than five cents each)
rej)resent largely a transference of fav(»r to the increas-
ing })ranches of the tobacco business ratlier than to a
decline in tobacco users.

The steadily growing production of Class "A"
cigars, coupled with a marked reduction in the immber
of cigar factories, presages, we believe, the early dis-
appearance of the small manufacturer and the con-
centration into a situation analogous to that of the ciga-
rette industry, where the tastes and recpiirements of
tJie great army of cigar smokers will l)e met and fos-
tered by a few^ outstanding companies, among wliicli
today's leaders are already pointing a ]>road path.

C]onvincing evidence of the grouping into large
units is afforded by the following figures of tlie Internal
Revenue Bureau, showing the number of cigar factories
in operation each year.

Numhcrof % of Total
Factories in Cigars Man-
Output Cigars Operation During ufactured

1921 1927 1921 1927

I'nder 500,000 l.S,U9 8,470 \X1 (5.90

i30(),000 to 1,000,000 510 24;'. 5.:J 2.61

1,000,000 to 2,000,000 824 KIT (i.H ;].70

2,000,000 to 3,000,000 147 88 5.3 3.36

3,000,000 to 4,000,000 76 44 3.9 2.37

4,000,000 to 5,000,000 73 43 4.9 2.93

5,000,000 to 10,000,000 178 123 18.4 13.27

10,000,000 to 20,000,000 85 69 1().0 15.00

20,0(X),000 to 40,000,000 25 37 10.0 16.58

Over 40,000,000 11 28 15.7 33.22

Total 14,578 9,312 100.0 100.00

P'actories in Operation at

end of Year 12,105 8,110

One need but note in 1927, twenty-eight factories,
each with an annual output in excess of 40,000,000 ci-
gars, i)roduced 33.22 per cent, of all cigars manufac-
tured, to appreciate the rajiidity with which the cigar
indiistry is being oi'ganized to produce in (piantity.
This, cou])led with the fact that the number of factories
in all the remaining groups showed fewer in operation
tlian in the ])receding year atToi'ds firm foundation foi*
the belief that at least a partial answer is being found
for many of the ills that have beset the cigar industry
in the past decade.

In 1928 the consumption of the Class "A" cigar
continued to grow, c<»mprising 51.3 per cent, of the total
output as compared with 48.3 j)er cent, in 1927.

Percentage (»k Total Ckjan PitoDrcTioN

1U21 1927 1928

Class *'A"

(Ketailing for not more

than 5 cents) 30.2^r 48.3^^ 51.3%

Class ''B'»

(Ketailing for more

than 5 cents but not

more than 8 cents) 27.8% 11.4% 10.0%

Class ''C"

(Ketailing for m o r e

than 8 cents l)ut not

more than 15 ciMits) . . . 39.2% 36.0%) 36.0%

That Class ''A" cigars will continue to increase
despite the declining ti'iidency of jjractically all other
classes seems to be established by figures for the cur-
rent year as well as for 1!»27 and preceding years. This
would seem to be efticacious for the industry as a whole
as it permits the cultivation of a tast<' for cigars ])y a
large number of i)otentially steady cigar smokers at a
time when the cost of the more expensive grades would
prove a handicaj) to the habit.

GREGG MADE A DIRECTOR OF A. C. CO.

At a meeting of the board of directors of the Amer-
ican ('igar (V)mpany, held last w<'ek, .\lbert H. (Jregg,
president of Faber, ( 'oe & (iregg, IncorjKnated, one
(»f the largest importing houses in the country, wap
elected a member of the board.

Mr. (Jregg will also have charge of sales and <lis-
tribution of the imported and high grade domestic
cigars of the American Cigar Tompany.

Mr. (rregg will continue to manage the business
of Faber, ( 'oe & Oregg, which company will co-0[)erate
with the .American Cigar Company in the develoj)ment
of its business on its high grade brands.

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49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 1, 1929

September 1, 1929

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merehaiuliso of a class or kind whidi they maiiiifaeture
or produce or in wliidi they deal.

New Parcel Post Agreement With Cuba May be

Necessary

Renewal of negotiations with Cnhi\ for r. new par-
cel post agreement will result if (^ongress decides to
repeal the statute limiting importations ot(\ihan ci-
gars according to the Second Assistant Postmaster
General, W. Irving Glover. The question of repealing
this statute is now before the Senate (^ommittee on
Finance, which is now considering a provision in the
tariff bill for a new trade agreement with Cuba.

The United States has lost its Cuban parcel post
business because Congress has not recognized the im-
iiortance of a parcel post agreement with that country,
Mr. Glover said. This business is being diverted to
foreign countries whose governments have obtained
postal conventions. Mr. Glover stressed the need for
such an agreement because, he stated, it would promote
trade between the two countries. He pointed out that
this countrv did have a temporary arrangement with
Cuba for parcel i)ost business but this agreement has
been abrogated and has not been renewed.

Mr. Glover preilicted that, in the event that ( oii-
gress at the special session decides to repeal the statute
on cigar trade, the department would take up immedi-
atelv with the Cuban Government plans to develop a
])arcel post service between the countries.

The present law limiting importations of cigars in
lots of more than .3000 Mr. Glover feels should be re-
pealed because such action would develop American
commerce in many lines.

Tobacco Tax Receipts Increase

An increase of nearly $38,000,000 in the receipts
from the tobacco taxes during the fiscal year ended
June 30, last, played a material part in bringing about
an increase in tax collections over the fiscal year 1928,
it is indicated by figures just made public by the Com-
missioner of Internal Revenue.

Total collections from this source during the fiscal
vear were $434,444,543, against $396,450,041 in 1928,
an increase of $37,994,502. This increase was due en-
tirely to the greater production of small cigarettes,
taxes on which totaled $341,951,551, against $301,752,-
588, an increase of $40,198,963.

Taxes on large cigars showed a reduction of $330,-
807, totaling $22,548,567 for the fiscal year 1929, against
$22,879,375 the preceding year, while collections from
small cigars showed an increase of $21,775, totaling
$323,258, against $301,483. Taxes on large cigarettes
showed an increase of $6752, with a total of $82,508,
against $75,756. The only other increase was $55,715
in the tax collections from cigarette papers and tubes,
which aggregated $1,179,525, against $1,123,810.

Collections on chewing and smoking tobacco de-
clined $1,615,364, from $62,774,542 in the fiscal year
1928 to $61,159,178 in the fiscal year just closed, while
a reduction of $334,445 was reported in the collections
on snuff, from $7,461,354 to $7,126,909. Miscellaneous
collections relating to tobacco declined $8086, from $81,-
130 to $7044.

The States reporting the largest collections from
manufactures of tobacco are shown in the following
table, compiled by the bureau :

Manufactured
tobacco and

States Cigars Cigarettes snuflF

California $ 261,707.76 $12,610,788.06 $ 36,700.85

Delaware 59,985.45 .38 436.012.64

Florida 3,029,681.15 11,591.29 1,058.81

Illinois 301,985.82 14,526.06 6,273,223.05

Indiana 590,743.57 21.88 62,908.31

Kentucky 256,402.05 6,308,370.00 3,589.239.90

Massachusetts 422.175.71 11,686.75 ^72,383.86

Michigan 1,106,892.63 9,896.40 2,617,675.51

Missouri 99,509.05 56,300.51 9,383.107.31

New Jersey 3,118,310.16 17,411,984.97 1,633,732.05

New York 2,231,277.13 24,934,370.62 1,172,806.16

North Carolina 59,587.33 21 1,322,418.81 22.237,263.97

Ohio 1,215,041.79 132.40 10.534,942.65

Pennsylyania 6,926,154.91 6,603.150.17 921.353.13

Tennessee 257,459.39 2.44 3,572,599.50

Virginia 1.025.-«d84 62,710,566.42 3,228,028.92

West Virginia 164,349.26 1,691.07 2,249,472.06

The internal revenues taxes on tobacco products
from the Philippine Islands and Porto Rico were re-
ported by the bureau as follows:

Philippine Islands : large cigars, $359,173, against
$382,615 in the fiscal year 1928, a decline of $23,442 ;
large cigarettes, nothing, against $41.04; small ciga-
rettes, $13,353, against $6150, an increase of $7203;
manufactured tobacco, $184, against $115, an increase
of $69.

Porto Rico: Large cigars, $362,636, against $346,-
889, an increase of $15,747 ; small cigars, $6965, against
$5220, an increase of $1745; large cigarettes, $31,616,
against $34,248, a decrease of 2632; small cigarettes,
$4937, against $2098, an increase of $2839.

Withdrawals of cigars and cigarettes for consump-
tion were reported by the bureau for the fiscal year
1929 as follows: Large cigars, 6,548,676,637, against
6,483,079,639 in 1928, divided as follows: Class A,
3,454,561,630, against 3,213,614,395; B, 629,875,120,
against 682,857,050; C 2,287,862,576 against 2,407,784,-
848; D, 147,600,791, against 147,442,232; E, 28,776,520,
against 31,381,114; small cigars, 431,010,146, against
401,135,960; large cigarettes, 11,455,380, against 10,-
512,743; small cigarettes, 113,978,898,493, against 100,-
581,773,100; manufactured snuff, 39,593,939 pounds,
against 41,451,577 pounds; che>^nng and smoking to-
bacco, 339,749,799 pounds, against 348,698,315 pounds.

Total tax collections from all sources for the fiscal
^ear ended last June wxre $2,939,054,375, against
$2,790,535,537 in 1928, an increase of $148,518,838. Of
these amounts the income tax accounted for $2,331,274,-
428, against $2,174,573,102 in the preceding year, an in-
crease of $156,701,326, and the miscellaneous taxes
were $607,779,946, against $615,962,434, a decrease of
$8,182,488.

I. R. T. A. SELECTS CANDY BRAND

In connection with the efforts of the Independent
Retail Tobacconists' Association, of New York City,
to obtain their own brands of cigars, cigarettes, and
smoking tobacco, to be handled exclusively by members
of the association, the brand committee, appointed for
that purpose, has decided on a candy packing of the
Colbee Candy Company as the candy to be featured
by the members and details are expected to be worke<l
out shortly.

Negotiations are under way with prominent cigar
and cigarette manufacturers for the production of
brands for the exclusive sale by association members
but on account of slight differences of opinion nothing
definite has been accomplished.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

FISCAL YEAR CIGAR WITHDRAWALS SHOW
INCREASE OF 65,596,998

TATISTICS compiled by the Tobacco Mer-
chants Association of the United States for
the fiscal year July 1, 1928 to June 30, 1929,
inclusive, show that cigar production made the
gratifying increase of 65,596,998 cigars over the num-
ber produced in the fiscal year 1928.
The production by classes follows :

Fiscal Yeak Withdrawals for Consumption

Fiscal Fiscal

^ Year Ending Year Ending

t i«ARS : Jutie 30, 1928 June 30, 1929

Class A— U. S 3,213,614,395 3,454,561,630

J"- K 116,208,785 119,967,265

P- 1 181,806,250 172,096,225

Total 3,511,629,430 3,746,625,120

Class B^U. S 682,857,050 629,875,120

P- ? 4,032,730 7,020,050

P- 1 3,301,783 2,900,050

Total 690,191,563 639,795,220

Class C— U. S 2,407,784,848 2,287,862,576

P- K 20,346,402 20,221,512

P. I.

1,800,332 1,202,308

Total 2,429,931,582 j,309,286,396

Class D— U. S 147,442,232

PR 50,200

7,690

P. I.

147,600,791

25,200

9,147

Total ; . . . . 147,500,122

Class E— U. S 31,381,114

P. R 8,500

P- I 1,141

Total 31,390,755

Total All Classes :
U. S

147,635,138

28,776,520
20,000
12,854

28,809,374

P. R.
P. I.

• • • • •

• • • •

6,483,079,639 6,548,676,637
140,646,617 147,254,027
186,917,196 176,220,584

Grand Total .... 6,810,643,452 6,872,151,248

Little Cigars:

U. S.
P. R.

401,135,960 431,010,146
6,960,280 9,287,200

Total 408,096,240 440,297,346

(^'rOARETTES :

U- S 100,581,773,100 113,978,898,493

P- ? 699,600 1,645,780

P. I. ... 2,050,283 4,451,253

Total 100,584,522,983 113,984,995,526

Large Cigarettes:

U. S 10,512,743

PR 4,756,750

P. 1 5,700

11,455,380
4,391,233

Total 15,275,193 15,846,613

Snuff:

All U. S. (pounds) . 41,451,577
Tobacco (Mfd.) : (Pounds)

U.S. .
P I

348,698,315
643

39,593,939

339,749,799
1,024

Total 348,698,958 339,750,823

^Tolks, how can I make

Whoopee up here . . . when down in

front the 'coughers' are whooping?'

^Maybe the audience would be grateful
if I stepped to the footlights some night
and voiced the above protest about the
'coughing chorus* down in front.
**But that wouldn't be kind and it
wouldn't be just. The congher docHn't
cough in public on purpose. He can't
help it. It embarrasses him as much as
it annoys his neighbors.
"What he needs, to avoid that throat
tickle, is an introduction to OLD golds."

^^^-...^f^

Why

not a cough

-n a carload?

OLD COLD Cig.relle. .r* blended
from IIEART-LEAF tob.eeo, the
finert Nature grows. Selected for
•ilkiaeaa and ripeaess from the
heart of the lobaceo plant. Aaed
and mellowed extra long in a tern-
peratore of mid-Jaly sunahiae to
•■•■** *•>•» honey-lihe unoolhaeM.

LIOHT All OLD QQLD . . . AMD EWJOY BOTH

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling, VV. V*
CHAKLES J. ElSENLUHk. Philadelphi;;'?;"'
JLLILS LICHTENSIEIN. New York. N Y
WILLIAM BEST, New York, N Y "' ** '
MAJ. UtUKGE W. HILL, New York" "n "y""
GEORGE H. HUMMELLTNew York. N Y "
11 H SHELTON. Wa.h.ngtor, DC

<^

— President

••••••••......Ex-President

' •/,' • V • Vice-President

.Lhairtnan Executive Committee

' • -Vice-President

............... Vice-President

Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REED. Richmond. Va. Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST. Philadelphia. Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN, Nfw York, hf Y Vice-President

CHARLES DUSH KIND, New York. NY County} ' ..Ik' ul "'- • Tff-'urer

»» J •"-•• * .'.• *;• * v-ounsei and Manasinc Director

Headquarters. 341 Madison Are., New York Cit" " ■ i^'rector

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W D. SPALDING. Cincinnati, Ohio r,i».ct^i^^

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio \}: ■ • 1'*"^^^^

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington. Ky ... . Vice-President

WM. S. GOLDENBURG: Cincinnati. Oh o .:•.'.•.'.■.'.■.*.■. Sc"ur"

NATH^N^^^inp^t^ ^^^^^ ^^^^ TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR, New York Citv n ^

W. I. LUKASWITZ. Dayton. Ohio vJ-C""'^'"'

MAURICE HARTMAN. Mar ford. Conn Vice-President

HENRY FISHER. New York City Treasurer

' secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark. N. J. . » -^

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicaio III ......President

ARRAIIAU 5IT E-XT iVci Ti I • * ' P .;••■■.•; Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St.. Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAK MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE
ASA LEMLEIN „ ..

SAMUEL wAssERMAN ::..":::::::::::":::::::::::::;::;vic;:R«idlSl

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49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Septomber 1, 1929

September 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

JULY WITHDRAWALS UP 30,000,000

HE following comparative data of tax-paid
products indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of July, and
arc issued by the Bureau. (Figures for July, 19lM), are
subject to revision until ])ublislied in tlie annual

report) :

July

Products
Cigars (large)

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

(^assD No.

Class E No.

1928

289,r)80,8o0

59,128,838

19(),r>82,980

10,910,927

l,9r)2,59;^>

Total 558,20r),r)88

Cigars (small) ....No. 28,424,978
Cigait'tles (large) .No. 875,7(50

Cigarettes (small). No. 9,728,()47,45;)

SnulT, mfd Lbs. 2,825,975

Tobacco, mfd Lbs. 27,829,228

1929

324,515,540

55,829,197

1!)4,247,742

18,108,722

2,025,8(17

589,282,008

81,855,000

858,801

10,724,402,!)!K)

2,8()9,955

29,824,099-

Xolt": TIk"^ above statement does not include tax-
]mid products from Porto Rico and tbe I*hilippine
Islands. Tbis informatiou is sliown in sup])lemental
.statement.

Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for tlie month
of July:

rrodurts 'July

Cigars (large) J928 Vf29

Class A No. 10,110,125 8,5(i9,720

( 'lass B No. 725,400 288,850

( 'lass C No. 1,5()0,980 885,800

Class!) No. 1,500 2,500

Class E No 7,500

Total 12,408,955

9,708,9:iO

Cigars (small) No. 1,000,000 1,000,000

Cigarettes (large) No. 550,000 824,000

Cigarettes (small) No. 41,000 08,500

Tax-paid products from the l'lnli])pine Islands for
the montb of July :

Products Jidy

Cigars (large) 1928 1929

Class A No. 19,598,585 15,048,4(;5

Class B No. 107,898 284,828

Class C No. 88,(J78 10,002

Class 1) No. 8(;0 570

Class E No. 00 01

Total

. . 19,850,070 15,295,027

Cigarettes ( small ) No. 222,040 85,1 10

Tobacco, manufactured ..Lbs. 80 KJS

Note: (Quantities of tax-paid jiroducts shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for tbe
montb.

Supplement to the July Statement of Internal Revenue

Collections

Objects of taxation July

Tobacco manufactures: 1928 1929

( 'igars $1,942,509.58 .$2,007,847.85

Cigarettes 29,177,927.44 82.179,780.70

Snutr 508,075.49 51(;,591.81

Tobacco, chewing

and smoking .... 4,919,853.37 5,309,238.52

CUT PRICES INJURE TRADE

C(H)RDIN(I to a recent artich' in the Wall
Street News, shares of tbe leading tobacco
companies cannot make any a])i)reciable head-
way on tbe ui)side, desi)ite the o])tiniistic re-
])oits I'rom trade centres telling of record-breaking i)ro-
iiuction and consumption oi' cigarettes.

In \\w past year or so there has been a shari) re-
(iuction in tbe retail i)rice of tlie popular-priced ciga-
leltes, and sucb stores as Schulte and I'nited Cigar
J-tiH'es are meeting considerable competition frcmi tbe
chain grocery stores.

Tlie manufacturers, in what was generally referred
to as a "price war," reduced their j)rices early in 1928,
but even though present indications ai-e that the Amer-
ii-an Tobacco (\mii)any in 1929, for the sixth consecu-
tive year, will establish new peaks in sales and earn-
iiigs,'tlie stock is still selling below the high price made
ill Januarv.

GEORGIA TOBACCO CROP IS GREATEST ON

RECORD

Georgia's bright leaf tobacco growers have col-
lected $l(i,002,022 this season for their 90,054,245
Idunds of the weed, averaging $18.88 i)er 100 pounds
for the greatest crop on record in the State.

Figures released by the State Department of Ag-
riculture on Monday for last week's .sales showed a total
nl 8,721,780 pound's sold at an average of $9.98 per
100 j)ounds, bringing a gross return of $809,549.73.

The i)ast week included sales on twenty-nine floors
in eleven towns, witii one warehouse not reporting. All
warehouses in the State, with the exception of three at
Metter, have clo.scd and the three remaining in opera-
tion will close Wednesday.

The money retuin exceeds by more than $5,000,000
tbe mark established in 1927, the greatest previous re-
turn on record, and tbe poundage exceeds by more than
4,000,0<'<> the yiekl last year.

HENRY MILLER, VICE PRESIDENT OF FABER.

COE & GREGG

Ilenrv Miller, one of the best known retail cigar
men in New York City, was last week elected to the
oHice of vice-presid<!nt of Faber, Coe & (Iregg, one of
the largest importing houses in the I'nited States. Mr.
Miller iiad also recently been elected a director of tln»
company.

Ml-. Miller has had wide experience in the retail
field having operated several high grade stores in the
financial district of New York City, all of which have
l>een particularly successful.

Mr. Miller has lieen associated with Faber, Co ■
k (Jregg for a jx'riod of seven years.

ESTABROOKS SEVER CONNECTION WITH FIRM

Announcement has l)een madi' that F. Heed Fsta-
biook and lU'iijamin \V. Fstabrook, of the firm of Fs-
tabiook and Faton, of Boston, Mass., have severed
their connection with that firm an<l F. Heed Fstabrook
has associated himself with the O. B. Baker Company,
a hotel supply house. Benjamin W. Fstabrook has not
{innounced his plans for the future.

HIRTENSTEIN ASSETS SMALL

Adolph Hirtenstein, cigar manufacturer, of New
York City, who was petitioned into bankruptcy a siiort
time ago, has assets of $828 and liabilities of $19,554,
according to the report of the receiver, made public
last week.

JUNE CIGAR WITHDRAWALS SHOW DECREASE

HF following comparative data of tax-paid
products indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Tnternal
Revenue collections for the month of June,
1929, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for June
1929, are subject to revision until published in the an-
nual report) :

Products

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15

Cigars (large)

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C No.

Class D No.

Class F No.

Total

1928

292,041,215

59,840,245

209,124,870

12,710,515

2,100,888

575,995,788

June

1929

800,194.745

49,817,201

180,008,402

12,440,475

1.079,482

550,740,375

Cigars (small) .... No. 40,449,107 39,801,000

( igarettes (large) . . No. 831,000 9'^5 125

Cigarettes (small). No. 9,090,901,112 10,839,072,099

'^""*^» mfd Ll,s. 3,324,802 3 287 200

'I obacco, mfd Lbs. 30,470,559 29,005,027

Note: The above statement does not include tax-
pnid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine
Islands. Tbis information is shown in supplemental
statement.

Tax-paid products from Porto Rico for the month
ot June:

Products June

Cigars (large) 1928 W29

V,l^«« ^ No. 10,442,895 10,945,050

J^^'^ss B No. 587,850 1,035,550

J ,^«« i^ No. 2,105,202 1,758.400

^^^^^^ No 5,000

Total

13,190,007 13,744,000

( igars (small ) No 1,000,000

igarettes (large) No. 275,000 39,588

( Igarettes (small) No. 130,0(K) 840.(K)0

Tax-i)aid products from the Philippine Islands for
the month of June :

Products jj^„^

Cigars (large) 1938 ]92'}

i;^»«« i^ No. 10,495,100 1 1,909,205

^ ass B No. 205,130 224,201

^, ass ^' No. 202,808 44,492

J,«ss D No. 599 100

^JassF No 2,511

T'^^a^ 10,908,187 12,180,509

Cigarettc^s (small) No. 208,149 750,910

lohacco, manufactured. . .Lbs. 121 174

Note: Quantities of tax-paid i)roducts shown in
al'ove statements are indicated bv stamp sales for the
month.

Supplement to the June Statement of Internal Revenue

Collections
llJ'P'cts of taaation Fiscal year

'"hacco manufactures: 1928 j^o't

\ H^ai-s $23,180,858.08 ii;22,87i ,82f).82

< Igarettes 301,828,344.02 842,084,059.1^)

r^,""*''* 7,401,854.90 7,12(5,908.99

1 ohacco, chewing and

smoking 02,774,542.48 01,159,178.09

WAITT & BOND

Blacl^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

^^^^^^^Ji A. SANTAELLA & CO.

ic«, 1181 Broadway, New York City

Tampa and Key Wttl. Florida

liA PALINA

10^

'T'KE.MENDOIS volume has enabled
* La Palina to cut the price on these gen-
uine 2 for 2S< cigars— to 10^.

Wise merchants, anticipating the increased
business that will follow this reduction, are
sKickiiiR up to meet demand— nowt
I-a Palina "Specials" are packed in a Glass
Humidor Container to preserve the original
freshness, flavor and fragrance.

CONGRESS CIGAR COMPANY, INC.
PhlladelpbU. Pa.

SPECIALS

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SEPTEMBER 15, 1929

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49th vear

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

September 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau,

431 Madison Ave.
NEW YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

llegistration, (see Note A), $5.00

Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer*
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If i report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or~ (31), an additional charge of Two Dollars
(12.00) will be made and so an aoditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will be
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

RAILWAY VETERAN'S OWN MIXTURE:— 45,535. For .smok-
ing tobacco. Julv 30, 1929. Win. V. lUislull, New York N. V.

THOMPSON'S TAMPA CIGARS:— 45,536. For cigars. August 1,
1929. Tlionipson Ct Co., Taniija, I'la.

BELSHIRE:^45,537. For cigar.s. August 2, 1929. VVm. Applefield,
Hevcriy Hills. Cal.

P of W: — 45,538. For pipes. August 2, 1929. Kaufmann Bros. &
Hondv, Inc., New York, N. V.

THE JOLLY PIPERS :— 45,565. l\.r all tobacco products. August
8. 1929. J. V. Flanigan, Xcw York, N. Y.

JOLLY PIPERS:— 45,566. For all tobacco products. August 8,
1929. I. \'. Ilanigan. .\c\v York. X. Y.

NORTH OF HAVANA:— 45,567. For cigars. August 14, 1929.
W'ilkowski Bros., W'atcrtown, Wis.

Regis-
Trans-

TRANSFERS
SCANDINAVIAN CLUB:-43,779 (T. M. A.). For cigars,
tered May 2, 1924. by Okray & Dhcin. Milwaukte. \\ is.
fcrred to Feter Dbein. Milwaukee, Wis., August 13, 1929.

FLYING HABIT:— 45,547 (T. M. A.) For all tobacco products.
Registered August (>. 1929, by (.ieorge Schlegel. Inc., New York.
X. Y. Transferred to tbe I'nited States Cigar Co.. Inc., Reading,
Fa., August 13. 1929.

TEAM MATE:— 40,580 (T. M. .\ ) For all tobacco products. Regis-
tered Marcli 1(>. 191H. by Tbe Moelile Litlio. Co.. Brooklyn, X. Y.
Transferred to Geo. W'. Hehnc Co., inc., .New Yi>rk. X. Y., August
14, 1929.

BEN HUR:— €763 ( C. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars. Registered
August 20, 18J<6, by Geo. Moebs & Co., Detroit, Mich. Through
mesne transfers acquired by The I'eterson Cigar Co., Detroit.
Mich., and re-transferred to Teggc-Jacknian Cigar Co., Detroit,
Mich.. July 5. 1929.

ROYAL BANNER:— ( I'. S. Tcl.acco lournal). l-..r cigars. Regis-
tered March 2X 1886. by Geo. S. Harris & .Suns, IMiiladelphia, Pa.
Through mesne transfers acquired by The Peterson Cigar Co.,
Detroit, Mich., and re-tran>ftrred to Tegge-Jacknian t igar Co,
Detroit. Mich., July .=5, 192V.

ROYAL BANNER:— 50.395 d. S. Patent Office). For cigars.
Regi.stered March 13, I9<k». by The Banner ( igar .Mfg. Co., Detroit,
Mich. Transferred to The Peterson Cigar Co.. Detroit, Mich., and
re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co., Detroit, Mich.. lulv
5, 1929.

BANNERETTE:— 8432 (Tobacco Leaf). For cigars. Registered
May 10, 1894. by Star Cigar Mfg. ( <... Detr«.it, Mich. Through
mesne transfers acquired by The I'eterson C igar Co., and re-trans-
ferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.. Detroit. .Mich., July 5, 1929.

A. I. D.: — 45,133 ('rol»acco Merchants' Association). For cigars.
Registered January 20. 1928. by W tn. Tegge & Co., Detroit, Mich.
Transferred to Tegge-Jackman C igar Co., Detr<»it, Midi., July 5,
1929.

TABS: — 17.937 (Tol/acro Leafi. l-\»r stogies. Registered Xovem-
ber 1. 1899. by The R. & W. Jenkinson to.. I'ittshurgh. Fa. Through
mesne transfers acquired by Theodore Peterson, and re-transferred
to Tegge-Jackman Ci«ar Co., Detroit. Mich.. lulv 5, 1929.

BANNER. THE EARTH'S BEST:— 320S < lobacco Leaf). lor
cigars. Registered July 26. 1H8X, by The Banner Cigar Mfg. < o.,
Detroit. Mich. Transferred to The Peterson (igar Co., Detroit,
Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co.. Detroit,
Mich.. July 5. 1929.

W. D. IC: — 17,697 (Tobacco World). For cigars, cigarettes, cherooti
and stogies. Registered Ajiril 22, 1909, by W m. Tegge & Co.,
Detroit. Mich. Transferred to Tegge-Jackman I igar Co., Detroit,
Mich., July 5. 1929.

M & K: — 17,696 (Tobacco World). I'or cigars, cigarettes, cheroots
and stogies. Registered April 22, Vj(i9, by Win. Tegge & Co.,
Detroit. Mich. Transferred to Tegge-Jackman ( igar Co., Detroit,
Mich., July 5, 1929.

EL MOZARO: — 29,760 (Tobacco World). For cigars, cigarettes,
cheroots, stogies, chewing and smoking tobacco. Registered Feb-
ruary 11, 1914, by Moller-Kokeritz & Co., New York, N. Y.
Through mesne transfers acquired by Wm. Tegge & Co., Detroit,
Mich., and re-transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co., Detroit,
Mich., July 5, 1929.

1775: — 29,933 (Tobacco World). For cigars, cigarettes, cheroots and
stogies. Registered March 23, 1914, by Wm. Tegge & Co., Detroit,
Mich. Transferred to Tegge-Jackman Cigar C'o., Detroit, Mich.,
luly 5, 1929.

COUNCIL HOUSE:— 15,798 (Tobacco World). For cigars, ciga-
rettes, cheroots and tobacco. Registered July 20, 1908, by Ameri-
can Litho. Co., New York. N. Y. Through mesne transfers ac-
quired by Wm. Tegge & Co., Detroit, Mich., and re-transferred to
Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co., Detroit, Mich., July 5, 1929.

BEN ABDUR:— 28,733 (IT. S. Tobacco Journal). For cigars, ciga-
rettes and tobacco. Registered April 23, 1904, by O. L. Schwenckc
Litho. Co., New York, N. Y. Through mesne transfers acquired
by the Peterson Cigar Co., Detroit, Mich., and re-transferred to
Tegge-Jackman Cigar Co., Detroit, Mich., July 5, 1929.

CORRECTED PUBLICATION
LOUIS 1890:38,647 (United Registration Bureau). For cigars, little
cigars and cheroots. Registered April 14. 1914, by Schwarzkopf &
Ruckert. Xew York, X. Y. Transferred to Miami-Havana Trading
Co., Miami, F"la., April, 1914.

THE TOBACCO INDUSTRY OF FRANCE

(Continued from Page 17)

cf all the storoH except the 200 or 300 actually oper
ated by titulaires. The managers are appointed for a
])eri()d of nine years, and usually are required to re-
turn to the monopoly about 30 per cent, of their com-
missions, for the privilege of operating their respec-
tive stores.

Conclusion

The French to])acco monopoly has been the object
of several domestic attacks, and at various times com-
missions of investigation have been established to in-
(juire into its operations. The last investigation of this
kind was made in 192fi, and the report was presented
]iy a well-known automo])ile manufacturer. Most of
the recommendations in this report were followed in
the reorganization of the monoj)oly according to the
law of August 7, 1926. The rapid development of sales
since the reorganization seems to have justified the
measures adopted. In this connection, it is interesting
to note that the per cai)ita consumption of tobacco in
France is only about 2.6 jiounds a year, less than half
as great as consumption in the United States and Bel-
gium, and noticeably less than that of Germany and
FiUgland.

The following table showing the net profits of the
monopoly in millions of francs for alternating years
since 1920, and in 1927, demonstrates its financial de
velopment :

Million.^ of Francs
dross
Receipts Expenses Net Profits

1920 1,450 710 740

1922 1,670 r)00 1,170

1924 1,997 r)60 1,437

1926 2,880 750 2,130

1927 3,731 822 2,909

It will ])e observed that about 75 per cent, of the
gross receipts of the monopoly is net profit for th«'
state. The French monopoly is said to show a largr'
profit ratio than any other government monopoly ex-
cei)t that of Spain. •

HARRY BOSTON EXPECTED

Harry Boston, of William DeMuth & Company,
manufacturer of fine pipes, is exi)ected in town shortly
with his offerings of what's new in pipes.

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Quantity - Very Short

Quality - Very High

The tremendous shortage
of tills year's Porto Rican
Tobacco crop will seriouslv
affect many Iniyers, partic-
ularly those who delay
orderinir uiitil tbe last mo-
ment. Tills shortage.
<////o//f///;/ir to tt'fi miUion
p'lund.^ /h'/oic unrmiil, unfor-
tunately comes at a tiuie ||
vviien Porto KIcan tol>acc()
Is finding a steadily Increas-
iivj market anion-: ci'jar
smokers of dlscrlmlnatiuL:
taste. It Is Imperative that
you place your orders now
in oriler to avoid dlsa[>polnt-
ment later.

Altbou^li other years liave produced far larger <|uantltles, this year's crop Is un<|uestionahlv the
finest ever i^rown In Porto Rico. It Is certain to win many new users of this splendid, frajxranl,
mild tolvacco and enliance the popularity and |>rofits of these duty free, moderatelv priced cl^^ars.
Vou are corillally Invited to Inspect this banner t toj>.

h'/r the cfjuvtnunct ',t fnu hiiyifs, d ro/Nf>/ifi' list fJ' jiront'ts, pticki'ts atul daiUrs uill h,- promptly furnisfnd upon n-ffnt'st

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

Stalking Porto Rican Tobacco

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

New York, N. Y

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PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA., PA.

You may have heard of other fiends,

but never of a "cigar-fiend".

Cigars do not "get" you.

After all
jiothing satisfies like
a good cigar

^K£dB

iMaoad

The fuost z::i(/c/y ad-ccrtiscci hnvids of c/ocirs come in zisoode)! hoxes

It is always wisest to follow a leader. Maxericks
rarely are popular. 'Hiere are sound sales reasons
why more cigars come packed in wooden boxes than
in any other type of container. And most of these
reasons are as appealing to the smoker as to the
dealer.

The t1a\()rof the cigars is improved; selection is more
intelligent, because color, shape, si/e and workman-
ship can be seen at a glance; the apjiearance is more
inviting; and, of interest to the retailer, more cigars
can be displayed in a limited space.

The best cigars
are packed in

WOODKN IU)XKS

4

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

'&M^^ijmjM)mmjm}MjmjmmD\

Number 18

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22. 1909, at the Post Office. Philadelphia. Pa., under the Act of March 3. 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, SEPTEMBER 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

A. T. COMPANY OFFERS NEW STOCK

S the result of a meeting of the board of direc-
tors, held on August 28th, stockholders of the
American Tobacco Company have received
subscription privileges for the purchase, at a
price considerably below the prevailing market, of ad-
ditional common stock **B" authorized but heretofore
unissued.

The directors decided to offer holders of both its
common and common **B" stocks the right to subscribe,
pro rata, for the additional stock totaling 390,583 shares
at a price of $125 each in the ratio of one share of com-
mon **B" for each five shares of common or common
*VB'' held by them on September 10th. Rights to sub-
scribe for new shares will expire at 3 P. M. October 1st.
The common and common '*B" closed on the New
York Stock Exchange on August 28th at 197M. and 197
respectively, and on August 30th both stocks rose to 205
and closed on September 10th at 194-14 and 196 respec-
tively.

The rights were admitted on tlie New York Curb
lOxchange to its unlisted trading privileges, and rose to
$14 each and closed on September 10th at VlVx.

The American Tobacco Company in 1926 adopted
the policy of concentrated efforts on one brand of ciga-
rettes, and according to President (}. W. Hill's supple-
mentary letter to the stockholders, *'the wisdom of
this policy has been unquestionablv demonstrated.'*
The brand referred to is, of course, *'* Lucky Strikes."

Mr. Hill remarks that in view of inquiries and
rumors that have been current, and in view of the addi-
tional issue of stock, the l)oard of directors is consid-
eimg for the year 1930 the <lesirability of raising the
1» resent dividend rate and effecting such charter
changes as will permit the splitting of the stock on a
basis beneficial to the company's stockholders.

I. R. T. A. NOW HAS OWN BRAND

The special brand of cigars to be manufactured
• xclusively for members of the Independent Hotail To-
bacconists Association, New York Citv, has been re-
ceived by members of the association.*

The brand is "Old Kent," and is manufactured
tor the association by E. Popper & Company.

The president of the association has announced
that plans are under way to distribute prizes for the
iM'st display of this brand and also prizes for those
s'lling the greatest number in a given period.

UNIVERSAL LEAF EARNINGS UP

Net earnings of the Universal Leaf Tobacco Com-
pany, Incorporated, of Richmond, Va., for the year
<;nded June 30, 1929, were $1,311,677, e(,uivalent to
^/.J8 a common share, against $1,280,892, or $6.74 a
^hare, in the preceding year.

MORROW BROTHERS ONCE CANADIAN FARM

BOYS

EORGE K. MORROW and his brother, Fred-
erick K. Morrow, heads of the group which re-
cently purchased the United Cigar Stores
Company from the Whelan interests, for a
price said to be more than $100,(X)0,000, were born on
a farm near Toronto, Canada.

George left Canada at the age of twenty-one to
seek his fortune in the United States, and ])ecame as-
sociated with Swift & Company in Chicago. He next
became associated with the (^la'ker Oats C'ompany, and
a few years later founded a merchant broker's* busi-
ness in New York City. Later, bankers intrusted to
him the job of reorganization of the American Cotton
Oil Company.

During tliis period in George's life, his brother
launched his business career in Toronto. Later, the
two brothers bought the American Linseed Oil Com-
pany from the Rockefeller interests. Then they ob-
tained control of the Standard Milling Companv, and
then followed control of the Christie-Brown Company,
Canadian biscuit manufacturers; then Consolidated
Bakeries, of Canada. All of which have been very
succesful.

From that time on, the two brothers obtained con-
trol of one business after another, but in the develop-
ment of the Gold Dust Corporation, George became
well-known in American financial circles.

Frederick is a director of the Bank of Toronto;
the Gold Dust Corporation; the Christie-Brown Com-
pany and many other Canadian corporations.

Associated with the ^Morrow brothers in their
many enterprises are two other well-known Canadians:
W. A. Black, president of the Ogilvie Flour Mills, of
Montreal, a director of the Canadian Pacific Railway,
and also a director of the Bank of Montreal and Sir
Herbert Holt, president of the Royal Bank of Canada,
and also a director of the Canadian Pacific Railway.

George K. Morrow has now became chairman of
the board of the United Cigar Stores Company, and
Frederick has become the president.

The^ Morrow brothers have obtained the services
of R. W. Jameson, who made an outstanding success
of the Dominion Stores, of Canada.

TAMPA PRODUCTION INCREASES

Cigar production in Tampa, Fla., for th<' month
of August showed a fine increase over the month of
July, of 3,785,860 cigars, and a gain in production for
the first eight months of this vear of 19,348,530 over
I>roduction in the same period of 1928.

The August production by classes is as follows:
Class A, 14,068,520; Class B, 817,300; Class C, 22,449-
950; Class D, 8,483,070; Class E, 129,120. Total pro-
duction for the month was 45,948,030.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 15, 1929

THE TARIFF BILL

CrOKDIXG to a bulletin just received from the
Tobacco Merchants Association of America,
the arguments on tlie taritf ])ill in the Senate
were tinally l)egun last Monday, and according
to all indications,* it may take several weeks before
voting on the tariff rates will be started.

In fact, close observers of the situation seem to
think that the measure cannot be passed in the Senate
before November.

As regards the tariff on cigar wrappers, the Senate
Finance Committee, having eliminated the 40-cent in-
crease passed by the House, reported:

*'Tlie increase proposed of 40 cents per pound,
equaling from 70 to 80 cents i>er thousand cigars, was
considered too heavy an additional burden to put upon
the 5-cent cigar industry. Consideration w^as also
given the fact that thousands of farmers in the Con-
necticut Valley, in IVnnsylvania, Ohio, Wisconsin, and
New York, are producing binder and filler tobacco used
in o-cent cigai's, an essential part of wiiich is the im-
ported wrai)per. Witnesses represented that should
the rate on wrap})er tobacco be increased 40 cents per
l)Ound, production of o-cent cigars would be restricted
and the market for domestic binder and filler tobacco
be narrowed."

Thus, the Committees' of botli the House and the
Senate, have reached the same conclusion that there is
no justification for a rise of the duty on cigar wrapper.

However, the matter is by no means settled. It
will ])e recalled that after the Ways and Means Com-
mittee had submitted its decisive findings against any
increase, it reversed itself as the last moment and rec-
onmiended a 40-cent increase, overruling its own chair-
man of the tobacco committee, who stated on the floor
of the House that

"I cannot agree that this amendment is fair to
anybody except to some one I have not been able to
discover who, apparently, has pleaded for the raise for
political reasons." . . .

Then too, in spite of the fact that the Senate
Finance Committee, after an exhaustive hearing, has
reaffirmed the conclusion first reached by the Ways and
Means Committee, the shade wrapper growers seem
to have renewed their fight by enlisting the cooperation
of the twelve (12) national farm organizations, includ-
ing the National Grange, the American Farm Bureau
Federation, and the Central Cooperative Association,
who, in a public letter a<ldressed to the Senate just
published, demand an upward revision of agricultural
j>roducts including tobacco, the rate on which they de-
mand should be "not less than House rates."

It is also to be noted that the jjroceduro in the
Senate is quite different from that in the House, and
that with the various groups of senators, all apparently
entertaining different viewpoints and having un-
limited debate, it is, of course, impossible to forecast,
at this time, how the tariff bill will look when it is finally
passed.

It is however, generally believed that the measure
will undergo, material changes and that many of the
schedules will be revised on the floor of the Senate.

Under these circumstances, it seems clear that the
trade leaders must hold themselves in readiness to re-
sume activities with renewed vigor, pressing the cigar
industry's demand for a reduction of the wrapper tariff
at the first opportune moment.

In this connection it may be said that while as be-
tween the 40-cent increase passed by the House, whicli

(Continued on Page 17)

THE TWO LARGEST CIGAR AND TOBACCO
DISTRIBUTORS IN THE MIDDLE WEST MERGE

NNOUNCEMENT of the merger of the two
largest cigar and tobacco distributors in the
Middle West has just been made by the Nathan
Fox Company. This merger which becomes
effective September 3d combines the well-known firms
of J. and B. Moos, Inc., and Nathan Fox Company, the
latter name being the trade designation under which the
business will eventually be operated.

''Both of these houses were pioneers in their field
and each has built up an enviable reputation for square
dealing wdth its customers," said Mr. Fox, president of
Nathan Fox Company. ' ' We have always aimed to play
the game squarely, to spread our cards on the table
before our prospective trade, w^ith the realization that
while an order may be secured once or twice by clever
selling, lasting and friendly relations can be made only
by tendering full value and rendering honest service.
Our thirty-four years of experience, accompanied by
steady growth, is a guarantee of our sincerity.

"Now, in joining forces with another old line firm
of sterling integrity (J. and B. Moos, Inc., having
])een founded forty-seven years ago), we will be able to
give retail dealers even greater service. We will con-
tinue our extensive jobbing operations in tobacco prod-
ucts and smoking accessories, and in addition to the
well-known brands of cigars which we now control —
"John Buskin," "Admiration," "Charles Denby," and
"Popper's" — we will supervise the exclusive distribu-
tion in this wide territory of American Cigar Company
national brands."

The association of J. and B, Moos, Inc., with
Nathan Fox Company, establishes what is, undoubtedly,
the largest cigar and tobacco distril)uting organization
in the Middle West, doing a yearly l)usiness in excess of
ten millions of dollars. Its officers will be Sidney Fox,
president, Moses B. Levin, vice-president. ^laurice M.
Johnson, treasurer, and Vernon Fox, secretary.

REYNOLDS BROTHERS PLACE STOCK PRI-
VATELY

Two hundred fiftv thousand shares of Kevnolds
]»rothers. Incorporated, a holding company organized
in Februarv under the laws of Delaware, as successor
to a corporation formed in 1926 by R. S. Reynolds,
])resident of Selected Industries, Incorporated; C. K.
Reynolds, vice-president of United States Foil ('om-
I>any, Incori)orated, and their associates, was placed
I'rivately, according to an announcement made last
week.

The present company is under the management of
R. S. and C. K. Reynolds, and John W. Ilanes, of
Charles D. Barney & Company. The company has a
total authorized capital sto<'k of .'J,000,00() shares, of
which 2,583,3.33 shares will be outstanding.

The net assets of the company as of August 22,
1929, figuring investments at market vahns together
with the proceeds of the present sale of stock, amount
to api^roximately $29,400,000, equivalent to more than
$11.35 per share of stock.

The securities of the company include large hold-
ing in the following companies, with the management
of which the directors are associated: The Reyburn
Company, Incorporated, Reynolds Investing Company,
Incorporated, Selected Industries, Incorporated, and
the United States Foil Company, Incorporated. In ad-
dition, the company holds a diversified list of general
investments.

September 15, 1929

Satj You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

The MODEL T
UNIVERSAL

(Blending Type)

Long-Filler
Bunch Machine

For High-Grade Work

Has been improved with three important features that:

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to hand
work in every respect.

Save stock, labor and production costs.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive stock and labor-saving features
which make it a most profitable investment for makers of high-grade long-filler
cigars. It is made with (or without) Suaion Binder Table and with (or without) an in-
dividual, direct-conneaed motor-driven Suction Fan. This new suction feature holds the
binder tightly against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly
rolled bunches. A saving in binders is also effeaed because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type of
Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure" system of
lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system, properly used, assures perfect

lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of the machine, which means less wear and long-
er life. It makes lubrication of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

The Improved Long-Filler
Bunch Machine

The price of the Model
T Universal equipped
with Two Folding
Chairs, Individual-Drive
Equipment and % H.P.
Motor is

J2000

Pric«s F. O. B. Newark, N. L,
U.S. A.

With Suction Binder
Table $50. extra (when
ordered with machine).
With individual, direct*
connected, motor-driven
Suction Fan $75 extra.

Convenient Time Payment Terms in U. S. and Canada
Write for price folder and complete Model T information

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

Labor, Stock

and

Money- Saving Features

A— The Suction Binder Table assures
smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effects a saving in
binders because Soulier binders can
be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch,
which makes the machine run more
smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop, which
permits the instantaneous stopping
of the machine at any point in its
operation.

C~Thc famous Alemite-Zerk "pres-
sure" system of lubrication assures
thorou^'h lubrication, less wear and
longer life of all bearings and moving
parts. It also makes lubrication of
the machine easier and quicker.

D— Produces well-conditioned, spongy
free-smoking bunches— the equal of
hand work m every respea.

E— Good-conditioned bunches are as-
sured by "laying up " the filler
mechanically in exactly the same way
as is done by hand; a few sprigs of
filler being intermittently added
until the bunch is built up to the
proper size and condition.

F— Two or more kinds of filler can be
blended on the machine in any pro-
portions desired.

G— Any size or shape of bunch and
both right and left-hand bunches can
be made on the same machine with
slight mechanical changes.

H— With two operators, it produces
450 to 500 uniform, spongy, free-
smoking blended bunches an hour.
I— Can be used on mould work, or
bunches can be rolled fresh by hand
direct from the machine.
J— Adapted for use in con junaion with
automatic rolling machine.

K-Qu'ckly and accurately adjusted to
different sizes and conditions of
filler.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at

all times in both size and weight.
M— Sturdy and simple in construction;
easy to operate and handle; requires
no expert mechanical attention.

^k

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 15, 1929

HIRST RETURNS FROM BOSTON

X. Hirst, assistant treasurer of Bayuk Cigars,
recently returned from a trip to their newly
opened Boston branch. He reports that the
new branch is rapidly ^ott'm^ set, and expects

sales of Bayuk brands to show a fine increase in that

territory in the near future.

SMOKING WOMEN DEPLORED

At the Methodist Episcopal Preachers Meeting
held on Monday in the Wesley Building, Seventeenth
and Arch Streets, here, the Kev. J. H. Hartman urged
an educational campaign on the effects of tobaccx) smok-
ing by women and children, and told the meeting that
40 per cent, of the babies born of m(»thers who smoke
die in early years.

Mr. n'artman, who is chairman of the meeting's
committee on legislation and reform, spoke of the bill,
recently introduced in Congress by Senator Heed
Smoot,* which would ])lace tobacco products under the
same supervision as drugs.

KAHN VISITS LOCAL FACTORY

G. M. Kahn, president of the Louis King Cigar
Compaiiy, with heathjuarters in Hartford, Conn., was
a visitor at the local factory on South Third Street,

lecently.

The Louis King Cigar Company has recently ac-
quired an additional floor in their factory building here
and additional equi)ment is being installed in order to
increase ])rmluction to meet the increasing demand on
their l)rand, "King Perfecto."

ZEP CARRIED "PENLO" BRAND

Among the cargo carried from Lakehurst to Fried-
richshafen by the (iraf Zeppelin was a shipment of
*'Penlo" cigars, manufactured in Philadelphia. These
cigars were consigned to the members of the Poor
Bichard Club, of l*hiladelphia, who were attending the
advertising men's convention in Berlin, and they were
thoroughly enjoyed.

FORRESTALL A VISITOR

P. Forrestall, of Waitt & Bond, Incorporated, vis-
ited the local distributors of "Blackstone" (Yahn &
McDonnell) and was pleased with the steady increase
in sales of this V)rand which the local distributors have
been building up for many months.

EARLE DRUG CHAIN ORGANIZED

HE Earle Drug Stores, Incorporated, has been
organized here to oi)erate a chain of stores in
this city and across the river in Camden, X. J.
A stock otTering of 90,4(K) shares of common

stock, no par value, has been made, at $12.50 a share.

It is planned to operate twelve stores in Philadelphia

and one in Camden, and the company expects to place

the stock on a $1 annual dividend basis.

Cigars and tobacco products will be handled by the

chain, in addition to drugs and kindred articles.

COURT SUSTAINS ALCOHOL "CUT"

The Circuit Court of Appeals here, on August
29th, sustained Colonel Samuel O. Wynne, Prohibition
Administrator, in his refusal to amend a withdrawal
permit to allow better denatured alcohol to be used by
the Lou-Val Company, Incorporated, of North Eighth

Street.

The company manufactures a tobacco si)ray, and
formerly had a |)ermit to use 190-proof alcohol, but this
was cut* to a 150-proof, making it less readily trans-
formed for beverage purposes should it find its way
from the company to illegal channels.

CONGRESS DIVIDEND

Directors of the Congress Cigar Company at their
recent meeting declared an extra dividend of twenty-
five cents and the regular (juarterly dividend of $1.25,
both payable September 30th to stockholders of record
Septemi)er 14th. This is the same dividend disburse-
ment as was made three months ago.

MYERS JOINS ZIFFERBLATT

Birney Myers, who was form«'rly associated with
the CortezC'igar Company, has severed his connections
with that firm and joined the sales force of 0. ZifTer-
blatt & Company.

He will cover Maryland, Virginia, North and South
Carolina for "Habanello" in the future, making his
headquarters in Kichmond.

ABE CARO HERE

Abe Caro, of A. Santaella & Company, visited the
local distributors of '^Optimo" (Yahn & McDonnell),
and then journeyed to Atlantic City to observe condi-
tions there.

"Optimo" continues to be one of the ''best sell-
ers" in this territory.

September 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Good taste

will always
discover

amels

O 19S9. R. I. R«T«*l<i« TobMM

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 15, 1929

September 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

9

News From Congress

_ -AND

Federal

Departments

HE representations of witnesses before the Sen-
ate Finance Committee that the proposed in-
crease in the taritT on wrapper tobacco, as
proposed in the Hawley-Smoot bill passed by
the Honse of Kepresentativcs, would restrict the i)roduc-
tion of five-cent cigars and narrow the market for do-
mestic ])inder and tiller tobacco, were responsible for
the Senators voting for the retention of tlie present law
api)licabk» to that tobacco. This is made known in the
rei)ort of the committee to the Senate made public
Septeml)er .*Jd.

The Hou^c^ ])ill, the report stated, provided an in-
crease from $2.10 to $2.50 per pound on unstenimetl
\vrap])cr t()l)acco and from $2.75 to $3.15 on stemmed.
Since im|)()rts are almost wholly in the unstemmed form
to avoid l)reakage and loss in handling, the former rates
arc the elective ones, it was atlded.

"The increase j)roposed of 40 cents per i)Ound,
equaling from 70 cents to 80 cents })er 1000 cigars,
was coi.tsidcred too heavy an additional burden to j)ut
upon the live-cent cigar industry," the report contin-
ued. "Consideration was also given the fact that thou-
•sands of farmers in the Connecticut Valley, in Pennsyl-
vania, ( )hio, Wisconsin and New York, are producing
bin«lcr and filler tobacco used in five cent cigars, an
essential part of which is the imported wrapper. Wit-
nesses represented that should the rate on wrapper
tobacco be increased 40 cents per pound, ])roduction of
five-cent cigars would be restricted and the market for
<lomestic binder and filler tobacco be narrowed. In
1928 the duty on cigar wrapper approximately e(piale<l
100 per cent, ad valorem.

"The phraseology of the paragraphs has been
changed so as to ])rovide a single rate of duty on all
mixed bales containing over 5 and less than 35 per cent,
wrapper, thus making the provision more definite autl
facilitating its administration."

America's AVage Earners' Protective < 'ouference is
planning a campaign sei'king the rejection in the
Hawley-Smoot tariff bill of an administrative provision
the effect of which would be to repeal tliat part of the
revised statute which prohibits the importation into the
United States of cigars or cigarettes in (pumtities of
less than 3000 per shipment. In a lengthy statement
dealing with the general subjects of the tariff, addressed
to eacli of the members of the United States Senate,
M. J. P'lynn, executive secretary of the organization,
points out the interest which the organized workers
have in this particular feature.

"The Cigar Makers' Union, composed of some
30,000 organized workers, are vitally interested in hav-
ing the present law limiting the importation of cigars
of not less than 3000, retained," said Mr. Flynn.

**It was lirought out in the public hearings before

From OUR Washington Bubeau 622Al8£e Building

>■■

the Senate Finance Committee by President Matthew
Woll, of our organization, that mail order cigar houses
of Cuba already are offering to deliver small packages
of cigars, you might say, without the payment of any
duty. If they send these packages in at a value where
the duty is less than $1, then as we understand it the
Government contends that the cost of collecting the
revenue would be greater than the duty itself, thus the
cigar makers wouhl be deprived of their livelihood, the
(jovernment will be deprived of revenue. Therefore we
ask that you retain the present law limiting the impor-
tation of cigars to lots of not less than 3000.

*'That which we have predicted in so far as cigars
are concerned, if this limitation is removed, has already
happened in so far as printing of advertising by large
American purchasers of printing in that they are hav-
ing millions of pieces of advertising matter printed in
foreign countries and mailed to addresses in this coun-
try. Not only are the printing trades workers, and
jjossibly other workers, <leprived of employment
through this action but the Government is deprived of
revenue both m the customs and in the post office de-
l)artments."

U. S. Tobacco Exports for First Six Months of Year

Total $11,000,000

The total exj^orts of tobacco products from the
United States during the first half of 1929 amounted
to about $11,000,000, compared with $12,000,000 worth
exported during the corresponding period of last year,
according to an interpretation of official statistics by
the Tobacco Section of the Department of Commerce.
The decrease in trade was due largely to a disturbed
cigarette market in China. Cigarettes represent seven-
eighths of the value of the total export trade in tobacco
products, and China is the most important market,
taking 3,200,00(),0(K) cigarettes during the first half of
1929, or 64 per cent, of the total cigarette exports.
Compared with the first half of 1928, cigarette ship-
ments to Cliina declined by 20 per cent. Improvement
of the Chinese trade has been predicted for tlie latter
half of the year, however, an<i it is quite possible that
total shiimients for 1929 will l)o somewhere near nor-
mal.

American cigarettes are sold in nearly every coun-
try of the world. In reality more tlian 1(X) different
markets were represented in the first half of H>2H and
1929, but there are at present only a few large markets.
After China, the Philippine Tslands, Panama and
France are the most outstanding, absorbing 22 per cent.
of the total exi)orts during the first half of the year.

(Contifmed on Page 17)

An Ancient Prejudice

Been Removed

a

toasting
did it''"

Cone is that ancient
prejudice against ciga-
rettes—Progress has been
made. We removed the
prejudice against ciga-
rettes when we removed
harmful corrosive acrids
{pungent irritants) from,
the tobaccos.

lUCKtl

"its toasted'

YEARS ago, when cigarettes were made without the aid of modem
science, there originated that ancient prejudice against all cigarettes.
That criticism is no longer justified. LUCKY STRIKE, the finest ciga-
rette you ever smoked, made of the choicest tobacco, properly aged
and skUlfully blended— "It's Toasted."

Toasting, the most modern step in cigarette manufacture, removes
from LUCKY STRIKE harmful irritants which are present in cigarettes
manufactured in the old-fashioned way.

Everyone knows that heat purifies, and so "TOASTING"— LUCKY
STRIKE'S extra secret process — removes harmful corrosive acrids
(pungent irritants) from LUCKIES which in the old-fashioned manu-
facture of cigarettes cause throat irritation and coughing. Thus
"TOASTING" has destroyed that ancient prejudice against cigarette
smoking by men and by women.

It's toasted"

"It's Toasted" — the phrase that describes the extra "toasting"
process applied in the manufacture of Lucky Strike Cigarettes.
The finest tobaccos — the Cream of the Crop — are scientifically
subjected to penetrating heat at minimum, 260° — maximum, 300°,
Fahrenheit .The exact, expert regulation of such high temperatures
removes impurities. More than a slogan, "It's Toasted" is recog-
nized by millions as the most modem step in cigarette manuf acta re.

TUNE IN— The Luckr Strike Dance OrcheBtra. every Saturdajr Night, over ■ coaat-t(xoatt network of the N. B. C.
O IW9. fhe American Tobacco Co., Mfra

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 15, 1929

W^tLCCHC TO N€W YORK
__ QhROTEL

(WERNOR
ttlNTON

31'" ST. -'>7^'' AVE.

cppos/fe PENNA.R.R. STATION

A Preeminent Hotel of
1200 Rooms each hav-
ing Bath, Servidor, Cir-
culating Ice Water and
many other innovations.

E. G. KILL, General Manager.

SIR. WALTER. RALEIGH

tas put a steadyy new
profit item on the
books of a lot of
shrewd merckants.

►bSv

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION

LouisvilU, Kentucky

The Tobacco Industry

OL'R annual survey of the tobacco industry containing re-
cent data and statistics, together with comments on dcveloi>-
mcnts affecting the industry, is now ready for distribution.

Cofty tttay be had upon request

CHAS. D. BARNEY & CO.

Members of the Nciv York Stock Exchange
Members Philadelphia Stock Exchange

65 Broadway 1428 Walnut Street

New York Philadelphia

A BIG CIGARETTE BUSINESS

HE American Tobacco Company lias been,
proudly displaying a check received from the
Metropolitan Tobacco Company of New York
for $1,000,188 in payment for ''I.ucky Strike"
cigarettes. The American Tobacco Company believes
this is the largest check ever issued in payment for any
one brand of cigarettes, but the officials at 111 Fifth
Avenue are hopeful that it will not be the last as
"Li'CKiEs" are continuing to show record-breaking in-
creases in sales.

Accom])anying the check was the following letter:
** American Tobacco Company,
#111 Fifth Avenue,
New York Citv.

Attention :
Mr. K. II. P^lctclier
(lentlemen :

It is our pleasure to for^vard with this letter our
check to your onk'r for: $1,000,188.00 in settlement of
bills for 'Lucky Hthike Cigarettes', as per remittance
slip attached.

We hope that the demand for 'Ltcky Strike'
cigarettes will be such as to make succeeding checks

even greater.

Yours truly,

Mkti{()1'olitan Tobacco Co.
Sidney Weinstock,

Secretary.**

GENERAL CIGAR STRIKE SETTLED

The strike of hand workers at the New Brunswick
factory of the General Cigar Company has been set-
tled and practically all of the old hand workers have
been re-employed.

After the strike had been in progress for some
time, the General Cigar Company announced that they
were closing the hand working department and that all
the strikers were discharged.

However, a delegation of the strikers visited the
plant, and, in response to their appeal the hand depart-
ment was reo])ened and 120 girls were re-employed. The
remaining 150 strikers will be taken on just as soon as
conditions permit.

WORLD WAR ON TOBACCO IN 1931

According to an announcement by leaders of the
No-Tobacco League of America attending the national
convention at Winona Lake, anti-tobacco workers of
the world will be invited to meet at Winona Lake in
1931 to form a world league against tobacco.

R. M. Gregg, president of the No-To})acco League
of America, has been delegated to represent America
at the Hague convention of anti-tobacconists, and to
invite the European league leaders to Winona Lake in
1931.

"CORTEZ" MAN A VISITOR

C. W. Saunders, of the Cortez Cigar Company, was
a visitor here recently, and obtained some nice orders
for his company.

The Holt (/igar Stores are featuring special sizes
of the ''Cortez" brand at attractive prices, with grati-
fying success.

ANTUONO IN NEW YORK

Val M. Antuono, manufacturer of the Tampa-made
"C. H. S." cigar has Ijeen visiting in New York City.

\ •

in the box

its Control /

...in a cigarette it's

Taste/

T3o ONE THING, and do it wcU." In making
cigarettes, choose the one thing that counts —
good taste — and give full measure!

Prom start to finish, that's the Chesterfield
ttory. Good tobaccos, skilfully blended and
cross-blended, the standard Chesterfield method
—appetizing flavor, rich fragrance, wholesome
satisfying character—

"TASTE above evert/ thing "

MILD... and yet
THEY SATISPy

hesterfield

RNE TURKISH and DOMESTIC tobiccos, not only BLENDED but CROSS-BLENDED

® 1929, Lkmwtt a If tcu TosaccoCo.

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Sepleml)er 15, 1929

pOSTMASTEu

CIGAR

For a rapid fire sale and big turnover
it pays to keep this popular 2 for 5^
cigar on the counter. P. Lorillard Go. ,
Inc.. 119 West 40th St., New York

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION .<-^^1!?)Nr>v

OF UNITED STATES "^^J^^

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. W. Va President

CHARLES J. EISENLOHR, Philadelphia, Pa Ex-President

JULIUS LICHTENSTEIN. New York, N. Y Vice-President

WILLIAM BEST, New York, N. Y Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. GEORGE \V. HILL, New York, N. Y Vice-President

GEORGE H. HUMMELL, New York, N. Y Vice President

H. H. SHELTON, VVashmBion, D. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. REED. Richmond. Va Vice-President

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa Vice-President

ASA LEMLEIN. New York, tf. Y Treasurer

CHARLES DUSHKIND, New York. N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave.. New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL. Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati. Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City President

W.J. LUKASWITZ. Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treaaurer

HENRY nSHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J Pretident

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago. Ill Vice-Preaident

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN Preaident

SAMUEL WASSERMAN VicePreaident

SOMETHING NEW IN ADVERTISING

LOYD GIBBONS, distinguished journalist, who
is kno\vn wherever English is read for his
vivid and colorful descriptions of the world's
greatest events of war and peace, is appearing
in the newspapers of America this week in the adver-
tising columns instead of the news columns. This mo-
mentary transition, much as it may startle ** gentlemen
of the press" everywhere, is likely to prove of equal
interest to the advertising fraternity, and to the gen-
eral public, because it is a striking demonstration of
how close is the trend of modern advertising to what in
the newspaper offices is known as ''spot" news.

Gibbons enters this new field as a correspondent
covering an event for the advertising columns just as
he woukl for the news columns. He was engaged by
P. Lorillard Company, makers of ''Ohl Gold" cigar-
ettes for perhaps the first ])iece of straight reporting
ever to be done for an advertisement, llis assignment
was to cover tlie concealed name cigarette test among
members of New York's famous **01d Seventh" Regi-
ment at the National Guard Training Camp, Camp
Smith, Peekskill, New York; his instructions were the
kind that every good reporter best loves to get from his
editor: "Write whatever you please, Floyd Gibbons."

In an advertisement appearing in the newspapers
of the country tliis week Gilibons tells as a piece of
straight reporting, how he watched these young sol-
diers decide, with paper masks concealing the names
of the four leading cigarettes, and thus removing all
brand prejudice, which cigarette they liked best.

Other distinguished writers will describe the test
among other interesting groups, according to the Loril-
lard Company.

A noveltv in the ''Old Gold"-Paul Whiteman
liour when it is next heard over the nationwide hookup
of the Columbia Broadcasting System on Tuesday, Sep-
tember 17th, from I) to 10 I*. M., New York daylight
time, will be tlie o])ening and closing of the hour with a
march — "Marche Militaire." The oi)ening strains of
this march will follow immediately after Whiteman 's
now long popular signature, "Bhapsody in Blue.'*
Southern songs an<l melodies will be sjjrinkled all
through this liour of dance music, and Mildred Bailey,
the new "blue" singer, the "Old (iold" Trio, Jack
Fulton, Bing Crosby and the Ponce Sisters, all will l>e
lieard in vocal interpolations.

U. S. TOBACCO STOCK ON $4 BASIS

Last week the common stock of the Ignited States
Tobacco Company was placed on a $4 annual dividend
basis, when directors declared a quarterly dividend of
$1, which is an increase of twenty-five cents over the
dividend dislmrsements for tlie previous quarter.

The regular (piarterly dividend of $1.75 was also
declared on the j)referred stock. Both dividends are
payable October Lst to stockholders of record Septem-
ber 16th.

BOND ON WESTERN TRIP

C. A. Bond, Philippine Tobacco Agent, with head-
quarters at 15 William Street, New^ York City, lias been
on a short trip through the Middle West visiting the
jobbers and distributors of ^fanila cigars in that sec-
tion. He is expected to return to his desk this week.

September 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

PUSHMOBILE or

Automobile

PITY the helpless cigar that has to be "sold" to every
customer who comes into your store! Is it really worth
the effort— the time it consumes— the words it takes?
How very much more profitable is a cigar which you
can place on or in your case and have your customers
ask for it of their own accord! You can wait on
three or four such customers in the time it takes to
"sell" one customer some little-known or low-quality
brand.

Do your headwork when you buy your cigars— not when
you sell them. Put in cigars that travel on their own power . .

cigars which through sheer quality start the customer off
happily and keep him attached to them day after day.
That's sound retailing logic.

In more than thirty years of quality and satisfaction
giving, Bayuk Cigars have attained a sales momentum
that has no parallel in the cigar industry. It has been one
of steady, constant growth . . . Because Bayuk smokers
remain Bayuk smokers; and each and every day, week,
month and year finds many new smokers discovering the
fact that Bayuk Cig£irs represent the greatest 5c to
3-for-50c value on the market.

CHARLES THOMSON

BAYUK
HAVANA RIBBON

MAPACUBA

its JiipcToJkccof

Bayuk never
«•«• thcM leaves

RIPE

— ibe oaljr tobacco

icaw good enough

tot Ba)>uk dgan

IWg^-RIPE

Bayuk never
iMCf ihctc leavca

BAYUK BRANDS

© i*J4

— Erery Bayuk Cigar

BAYUK

PHILADELPHIA

CIGAR

PRINCE HAMLET

BUILD BUSINESS

BAYUK QGAR

MAKERS OF FINE CIGARS SINCE 1897 — PHILADELPHIA

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

September 15, 1929

NO SMOKING RULE BROKEN ON ZEP

CCORDING to advices from Friedrichshafeii,
after the Graf Zeppelin had landed there after
completing its round-the-world flight, the no
smoking rule was flagrantly broken on the trip
across the Atlantic from T.akehurst to Friedrichshafen,
One of the American passengers boasted that rules
were meant to bo broken, and disappeared into the lava-
tory to smoke a cigar.

' His action so incensed the remainder of the pas-
sengers tliat they demanded that the most severe meas-
ures be taken and sought to have him locked up for
the balance of the trip. The officers on board tlie Zep-
pelin, however, were said to have refused to do this
and only warned him against a repetition of his of-
fense.

Smoking aboard the Zeppelin has always been
strictly forbidden because of the highly inflammable
hydrogen gas which is used to give the Zeppelin its
Iniovancv.

TAMPA MANUFACTURERS FIGHT TARIFF

The Tampa cigar manufacturers have oi)ened a
light on the to!)acco amendment to the tarilT bill which
they claim virtually would kill their industry. A pro-
posal to increase the duty on wrapper tobacco ])y forty
cents a i)ound was defeated, and then it was found
that the bill, as tentatively approved by the Senate
Finance Committee, virtuallv would dou])le the dutv
on mixed leaf imported.

Nearly all tobacco imported into Tampa comes in
as mixeil bales, filler and wrapper. The clear Havana
factories of Tam])a use nothing but Havana tobacco,
of which every jiound is dutiable.

While wrapper tobacco in general is imported
from several countries, filler is brought in from Cuba
only.

GLADLY PAYS $5 FOR SMOKE

When J. D. McKee, son of J. W. McKee, foreman
of the Cucamonga Water Company, in Cucamonga
Canyon, California, was assessed a $5 fine for smoking
in tiie restricted area of tlie Canyon, Mr. McKee de-
clared it was worth it.

According to H. F. Burbank, deputy forest ranger,
McKee was standing knee deep in the waters of Cuca-
monga Creek, smoking a cigarette. He did this, he
told tlie officer, as a precautionary measure against
starting a forest fire. Judge George R. Crane said
the precaution was worthy of commendation, but the
smoke was worth $5.

UNITED STORES PLAN OPERATIVE

The recently announced plan for tlie exchange of
stocks of the United Cigar Stores, Tobacco Products
Corporation and the Union Tobacco Company for
stock in the recently organize<l United Stores Corjpora-
tion has been declared operative, sufficient stocks in
the aforementioned companies having been deposited.

WOMEN BOOST CIGARETTE CONSUMPTION

According to the United States Department of
Commerce, women smokers aided materially in bring-
ing the per capita consumption of cigarettes in the
United States from 820 in 1927 to 856 for last year.

U)2,76o,()00,(M)() cigarettes were consumed last year
—the greatest consumption of any country. Use of
cigarettes has more than doubled in the last* decade.

DAVE MORRIS TO RETURN OCTOBER 1ST

WID F. MOKKIS, associated with C. A. Bond
in the Philippine Tobacco Agency, at 15 Wil-
liam Street, New York (^ity, is expected to
return to New York City heaihiuarters about
October 1st. Mr. Morris left New York City about
nine months ago and has been visiting distributors of
Manila cigars in the West, South and Southwest, as
far as the Pacific Coast.

Mr. Morris was last heard from in the Northwest,
where he was calling on the trade in Portland, Ta-
coma, Seattle, and Spokane.

He reports demand for stabilized Manila brands
has increased at many points, and jobbers and consum-
ers are highly pleased with the high quality cigar now
being received in this country from the Philippines.

OUTLOOK FOR TURKISH CROP GOOD

Turkish tobacco crop reports are encouraging,
states American Vice Consul Raymond A. Hare, in a
report released by the Tobacco Section of the Depart-
ment of Commerce. As far as c^n be learned, the actual
amount of the 1929 crop will be considerably less than
last year, but as planting has been restricted principally
to those districts i)ro(lucing the better grades, it will be
of a better quality. This sliould go far to put the local
tobac^'O market on a more solid basis than it has been
for the past few years during which time large quanti-
ties of low-grade tobacco were produced.

As a result of over-production of lower-grade types
for which foreign buyers could not be found, the local
tobacco market became clogged with useless stock and
the whole local tobacco trade was placed in a serious
condition. The situation has largely been relieved dur-
ing the last few months, however, as a result of sales to
certain foreigii buyers and the Turkish Tobacco Monop-
oly, and with a good crop of quality tobacco this year
the evil effects of previous over-production should be
<lispelled.

ARGENTINA ATTEMPTS TO GROW UNITED
STATES VARIETIES OF TOBACCO

The Tobacco Division of the Argentina Department
of Agriculture has published notices to the elfect that
it will gratuitously distribute tobacco plants among
any of the Argentine farmers who ask for them, accord-
ing to information received in the To})acco Section of
the Department of Commerce from Assistant Trade
Commissioner Charles F. Stephenson. The purpose is
to strategically distribute varieties of tobacco plants in
the zones which are most likely to show results and thus
increase the loc^l production of tobacco. Experiments
carried out by the Tobacco Division seem to indicate
that certain provinces can profitably cultivate the dark
tobaccos of Kentucky, as well as Hickory Pryor and
the Cuban varieties.

The plants to bo transplanted liave been selected
from the highest quality seeds.

Agriculturists interested in obtaining these young
plants must inform the Department of Agriculture the
area they intend to cultivate with tobacco and the types
thereof.

SUN-TANNED

The Florida Times-Union observes that some men
demonstrate that they Iiave grit. This summer the
women have been demonstrating that they have back-
bone.

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15

CIGARETTE BOOTLEGGING FEARED IN OHIO

OLLOWING a decrease in the number of ciga-
rette licenses issued in Cuyahoga County,
Ohio, this year as compared with the number
of licenses issued last year. County Treasurer
Alex Bernstein has asked Chief of Police Jacol) Graul,
to investigate the possibility of bootlegging in ciga-
rettes in that county.

Bernstein made his rccpiest after his annual figures
for 1929 revealed a shortage of five hundred licenses
taken out in the county from the number taken out
last year.

Last year fifteen wholesalers and 3639 retailers
took out licenses, bringing in a total revenue of $215,-
797.60. In 1929 the treasurer's figures showed that but
thirteen wholesalers and 3263 retailers took out licenses
for a total revenue of $190,389.30. Bernstein recpiested
that police precinct captains investigate the shortage,
because the police department receives one-third of
the total revenue.

ONTARIO GROWERS HARVEST FIRST TURKISH
TOBACCO PRODUCED IN CANADA

Cutting of the Turkish tobacco grown on the fields
of half a dozen farms near Leamington, Canada, began
on July 22d, according to information receiveil in the
Tobacco Section of the Department of ( ommerce from
Assistant Trade Commissioner William P. Sargent, Jr.
The crop is to be air-cured on a 100-acre test area.

Turkish leaf tobacco is used in Canada for blending
in the manufacture of cigarettes, and is imported in vast
quantities at the present time. Federal and provincial
authorities expressed a great deal of interest in the first
Canadian crop of the Turkish product.

Experts watching the harvesting of the first Turk-
ish tobacco grown in Canada declare that the experi-
ment is successful, but that experienced labor is needed.
It is said that the soil and climate in the Leamington
District of Ontario are favorable for the growth of
Turkish cigarette tobacco in that region

Experienced labor appears to be the chief problem
of the six farmers making the experiment. The to-
bacco must be harvested before eight o'clock in the
moniing, and farmers are averse to getting out of bed at
two o'clock in the morning to cut their crop. The
method of curing the leaf is also complicated, and few
men in Canada know how to harvest and cure so that
the top quality will bring fancy prices.

BRITISH COMPANY OBTAINS EXCLUSIVE
RIGHTS ON CIGARETTE PRODUCTION OF
TURKISH MONOPOLY

It is reporte<l from London that the Anglo-Scott
Securities Company has secured from the Turkish To-
bacco Monopoly the exclusive right to manufacture and
sell Turkish Monopoly cigarettes, according to a state-
ment appearing in various European periodicals and
submitted to the Tobacco Section of the Department of
Commerce by M. Thierstein, Office of the Commercial
Attache in Berne. The P^nglish company now plans to
develoj) a world-wide sales organization and to erect
cigarette factories in all principal countries. To this
end, advanced negotiations are under way to acfjuire
suitable territory for factory sites in Switzerland, (Jer-
many, London and Egypt.

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

S('pf('mlHM-15, 1929

PRESENT STATUS OF OUR FOREIGN LEAF
TOBACCO MARKETS

X1?0KTS of loaf tobacco from tlio liiutod States
duriiii? the tirst half of li)29 (loclincd by 7 per
cent., as comi)aro(l Avith a similar period of
1928, and amounted to 22:^,000,000 ])onnds,
accordin^i,^ to an interpretation of official statistics by
the Tobacco Se<'tion of the Department of (/ommerce.
This fact does not constitute a discouraii:injr outlook,
however, since the tobacco export trade of 1928 was
much inflated, owiuix to abnormal conditions in China.
The greatest drop in the trade of the cnrrcjit year
was on the ex]K)rts of Briirht Flue-Cured tobaccos
wliich decreased by IT) ])er cent., amonntinir to l.S(),000,-
000 i)Ounds. Trade declines also characterized the ex-
],orts of Bnrlev, Dark-Fired Kentucky and Tennessee,
One-Sucker and cii^^ar leaf, but Dark Viri^inia, :\Iary-
land and Ohio Exiwrt, (Jreen Kiver and Africans
showed material trains.

The continents of Euro]ie and Asia contain most
all of the important markets for American tobacco.
Xearlv 90 ])er cent, of the total exports were sold in
tliese redons durinir the first half of the year, Europe
taking 63.4 })er cent, and Asia 2()..S ])er cent.

The persistent ])(»pnlarity of the cii^arette has
brou^it about a ^leat change in the character of the
Fnited States foreiirn trade in tobacco. The Euroiiean
demand for the stronir heavy tyi)es that enter into the
manufacture of rat-tail ci«rars, pi])e and chewinti: to-
bacco, has jriven away greatly, in favor of li^it Flue-
Cured tvpes. In fact, three-fifths o\' the leaf export
trade during the first half of 1929 was in Bri.irht Flue-
Cured tol)accos and ex])orts amounted to 1 .')(),000,000

pounds.

European Markets

The United Kiuirdom uses more American tobacco
than any country in Enro])e, also more than any coun-
try in tiie world*. AVliih» it ranks as the second ira])or-
tant market for dark tobaccos, the cigarette tyjK's pre-
dominate on the British market. Ex])orts of dark to-
baccos to the United Kine:dom during the first half of
the year amounted to more than 7,000,000 pounds, a
substantial gain over the j)revi(»us year's trade. More-
over, tlie United Kingdom is using more Ameiican
Bright Flue-Cured tobaccos now than ever, in s])ite of
the fact that tlie i)roduction of this typ<' in Britisli Col-
onies lias been tremendously increased during the last
few years. Expoi'ts of bright tobacco to the United
Kingdom during tlie first half of the year amounted to
fj0,000,(K)0 ])ounds, com])ared with a total exj)ortation
to that country of 72,(M)(),000 pounds.

The ])urcliases of France during th(» first half of
the year amounted to 2(),000,000 ])()un<N, which ])laces
tliat country ahead of Clniui, and second iu imj)ortan<'e
as a market for American leaf tobacco. France is the
most imjiortant market for Dark-Fired Kentucky and
Tennessee tobacco, but Marylaml tobacco and also some
Dark Virginias are found r>n French markets.

Asiatic Markets

The leading Asiatic raarki't is China ; in fact, China
ranked second among the world markets for American
leaf tobacco in 1928, but Chinese tobacco trade condi-
tions for that year refl<'cted an rd)normal situation
brought al)out by umisual tax conditions arising from
the Chinese War. (ireat <piantities of to])acco weie
rushed into China at the close of the year to avoid im-
poit duties that never really materialized. Stock ac-
cumulations naturally followed, and, althougii stocks
have been materiallv reduced, latest estimates of the

W. C. T. U. RESENTS TEAROOM SMOKING

HE Philadeli)hia (Vmnty W. C. T. U. met in its
forty-lifth annual convention last Thursday at
the Hehohoth Methodist Kpiscopal Church, and
unanimously ado])ted a resolution urging that
hotels, restaurants and tea rooms ])rovide se])-
arate comi)artments for smoking and non-smoking
])atr()ns that they may "no longer compel customers to
whom tobacco smoke is otTensive and nauseating, to eat
their food while inhaling air that is charged with hot,
pungent smoke."

Another resolution commended Senator Smoot for
his amendment to the Harrison Act i)utting tobacco
products under the Food and Drug Act.

Four hundred ten delegates represented the
twentv-six unions at the conference.

THE PRICE CUTTER'S WILES

The Irish Tobacco Journal, in commenting on the
])rice-cutting situation across the Atlantic, which is
evidently causing almut the same amount of troubla
over there that it is in this country, states: "Our
friends in (Jreat I>ritain are Just as much ])erplexed in
their efforts to deal effectively with the ])rice-cutting
evil as we in this country are. British manufacturers
have devoted no little time and money in their efforts
to trace these su])plies and see that prices are properly
maintained. Owing to mechanical difficulties there can-
not l>e anything like a systematic marking of goods and
special investigations are needecl.

*'^Vhen the offender is caught his name is ])romptlv
]>ut on the "Stop" list for suj)plies. But when this
stage is arrived at the price-cutter does not give up
hope. "With remarkable ingenuity he proceeds to dis-
cover indirect sources f)f su])])ly and the trouble is that
he generally is successful in his effort."

O. W. HELME DIVIDEND

George W. Helme &: (*ompany have declared the
regular (piarterly dividends of $1.2.*) on the common
stock and $1.75 on the preferred stocks of the com[)any.
Both dividends are pavable October 1st to stockholders
of record September 10th.

(plant ity on hand in China range around 20,000 hogs-
heads. p]xports of leaf tobacco to China during the
first half of 1929 amounted to little more than 2r),000,-
000 ])ounds, a decrease of 5.'} per cent, over the (juan-
tity exported during a corresponding ])eriod of 1928.
China buys cigarette t(»bacco almost exclusively.

Consistent declines also chaiacterized the markets
of Australia, Japan and Britisli India. Owing, how-
ever, to the establishment of new cigarette factories in
Java and Madura, the demand for cigarette tobacco
showe*! gi-eater strength than usual and these markets
increased by .SO. 5 j)ei" cent, in a purchase of 9,.')4.'),00()
pfjunds.

Other Markets

African markets for United Stat<'s to])acco are ex-
]tanding, and nearly ;") ])er cent, of the \o\ii\ leaf ex-
ports were sold in Africa during the first half of the
year, l^iitish West Africa and French Africa are the
oidy African markets of real importance, more than
7)^()(){),{){){) jKMinds going to British West Africa and
nearly 4,000,000 ])Ounds to French Africa.

Aside from Canada, which has consumed 7,000,000
pounds of United States Flue-Cured during the current
year, there are no really large markets for United
•States tobacco on either of the American continents.

September 15, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

The exports of chewing and smoking tobacco,
amounting to $1,011, (MM) and $3G0,(MM), respectively,
showed material gains from last year. The Philippine
Islands, Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador have
sliowed encouraging gains during the year in plug to-
bacco, but trade? with Australia, New Zealand, and the
United Kingdom, three of the principal markets, de-
clined rather sharply; on smoking tobacco, however,
these same markets reliected substantial gains. Tho
United States has no foreign trade of importance in
cigars.

New Tobacco Store Chain in Great Britain

An announcement has been made in the United
Kingdom of the formation of a new tobacco chain store
system, according to a report received in the Tobacco
Section of the Department of Commerce from Ameri-
can Trade Commissioner James Somerville, Jr., quot-
ing the London press.

In addition to acejuiring a manufacturing business
organized last year the new concern is to take over
about 24 retail establishments in London and Bristol,
with plans for ac<[uiring still further shops in first-
class trading centers in Jjondon and the leailing pro-
vincial towns. The undertaking is said to have a share
capital of i:250,(X)0 (alH>ut $1,215,(HHJ), of which some
i;175,(HX) (alK)ut $()75,5(K)) are ofTered for subscription
at par, at the present time.

It is also stated that a contract has Ix-en entered
into for the acquisition on a royalty basis of some 5(MX)
automatic machines, with which it is exi>ected to in-
crease sales by something like sixty million cigarettes
jier annum.

U. S. Leads in Cigarette Consumption

The United States leads all other countries of the
world in the consumption of cigarettes, consuming
]02,7G5,(HK),(MH) cigarettes in 192S, a per capita con-
sumption of 850), against a i)er capita consumption in
1927 of 820; according to figures just compiled by the
tobacco division of the Department of Commerce. The
greatest i)er capita consumption, however, l)elongs to
Cuba, it Ix'ing estimated that in 1!)27, the latest year
for which statistics are available, that the per capita
consumption amounted to 14.')2.

While there is no govermnent census of tobticco
production in Great liritain various mendn'rs of the
British tobacco trade have estimate<l the cigarett«' con-
sumption of that country to l>e second to the United
States, it was stated. Consumpti(»n of all tobacco j)rod-
ucts manufactured in the United Kingdom in 1927 to-
taled l.*W,150,127 pounds. During the same year, how-
ever, the United States cigarette factories alone
consumed 290,4()4,IH)(> pounds.

Germany and Japan are next in imjMirtance as ci-
garette consumers, with an annual consumption of
:'.2,0(K),(HM),(H)0 and 2S,(MM),0n0,0(M>, respectively. (V.echo-
slovakia and Italv each report a consimiption <»f about
UMHH),()(K),(MM) annually.

July Employment Declines in Tobacco Industry

Hmployment in the cigar an<l cigarette and chew-
ing and smoking tobacco and snutT industries <leelined

(Contiuurd on Page 18)

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Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

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THE TARIFF BILL

(VoutinKcd from Page 4)

\\in\h\ liavc .sjH'llrd di.'^astor to tljo iTuliistry, and the
iclciition of tlic existing duty, tlic latter must naturally
Ik' welcome. Hut to say tliat the ei^jar industry is sat-
isfied with the (»ld rate would only Ih» questioning the
sincerity of the industry's earnest etTorts to secure a
reduction.

The trade is far from bein^ satisfied with the re-
tention of the old duty, its earnest plea for a
re(luction has heeii supported hy oyerwhelmin^ testi-
m<niy. And the lotcit' J»iid soundness of the arguments
suhmittcd, has heen demonstrated hy convincing and
irrefutal)le facts; while the urgent need for such re-
duction as a means of atYording real "Farm Relief" to
the ')(),()()() dirt farmers raising hindeis and fillers, was
testified to hy f;nm lea<lers from all tobacco-growing
states.

Thus, having made out such an overwhelmingly
strong case in favor of a re<luction, we must not lie
down upon the theory that "a lialf a loaf is better than
nothing" as long as there is a ray of hope for getting
the whole loaf, which our case fuUv merits.

Surely, if the shade gTowcrs shouhl insist ui)on re-
opening the (piestion on the floor of the Senate by press-
ing tlieir demand for an increase, as appears likely
from the demand just published by the twelve (12) na-
tional faiin organizations, the cigar trade, together with
the .')(),()()() binder and tiller faiiners, would \yelcome the
opportunity to press their demand for the 60-cent re-
duction.

We are, of course, closely watcliing the situation
and will, from time to time, continue our usual practice
of reporting any new developments.

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September 15, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau,

431 Madison Ave.
NEW YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

llegistration, (see Note A), $5.00

Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer*
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If I report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-op- (31), an additional charge of Two Dollars
(S2.00) will be made and so an aoditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will be
made for every ten (lOj additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS
GENERAL PIAZZI:— 45,568. For all tobacco products. August 23,

1929. George Sclilegel, Inc., New York, X. Y.
GLORIA DEL REY:^45,569. For cigars. August 15, 1929. J. V.

I'laiiiKan. New ^'ork, X. Y.
WISCONSIN CLUB HOUSE:— 45,570. For cigars. August 26.

1929. Joe Kerns. Inc.. Milwaukee. Wis.
BROKERS SPECIAL: — 45,571. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco.

August 24. 1929. 1. & I. Brokerage Co., Danville, 111.
SMOCARETTS:— 45,573. For all tobacco products. July 22, 1929.

\\ m. Applefield, Beverly Hills. Calif.

TRANSFERS

EL VICTOR CIGAR FACTORY:— 21,230 (Tobacco World). For
cigars. Registered December 12. 1910. by The El Victor Cigar Co.,
Jacksonville, Fla. Through mesne transfers acquired by F. X.
Marx, Jacksonville. Fla.. and re-transferred to Gonzalez & Sanchez
Co.. Jacksonville, Fla.. July 13. 1929.

CALIN A:— 23,363 (Tobacco World). For cigars. Registered Xo-
vember 22, 1911. by C. B. Henschel Mfg. Co., Milwaukee, Wis.
Transferred to C. Fernandez Co., Milwaukee, Wis., August 26,
1929.

CUBITA:— 23,222 (Tobacco World). For cigars. Registered Octo-
ber 25. 1911, by C. B. Henschel Mfg. Co.. Milwaukee, Wis. Trans-
ferred to C. Fernandez Co., Milwaukee, Wis., August 26, 1929.

(Continued from Page 17)

during .July, but in tlie latter branches the decrease
was much heavier, it is disclosed by figures just com-
piled by the bureau of labor statistics of the Depart-
ment of Labor.

Reports to the department from 222 cigar and ci-
garette manufacturing establishments showed 54,409
jxjrsons employed during the month, against 54,784 in
June, a decline of 0.7 per c^'nt. Aggregate weekly pay-
roll totals were $912,1^1, against $913,411), a drop of
0.1 ])er cent. As compared with July, 1928, liowever,
employment increased 3.5 per cent, and payroll totals
4.2 per cent. The |>er capita earnings of workers in the
industry were 0.7 per cent, above both the preceding
month and July a year ago.

Returns from 27 chewing and smoking tobacco and
snuff establishments gave 7880 as the number employed
in July with aggregate weekly payroll totals amount-
ing to $132,101, against 8272 employed in June with an
aggregate weekly i)ayr(>ll total of $140,781, a drop of
4.7 per cent, in employment and a decrease of 6.2 ])er
cent, in weekly payroll totals. As compared with July
a year ago, employment fell ofT 4.3 per cent, and pay-
roll totals 1.4 per cent., the per capita earnings of work-
ers in the industry IxMng 1.5 per cent, below June, but
3.2 per cent. alx>ve July, 1928.

New Leaf Tobacco Produced in the Philippines

The !*hilip])ino Bureau of Agriculture reports that
after a series of repeated attempts to produce suc-cess-

fully the yellow or ])right cigarette tobacco it has at
last succeeded in jiroduciiig a type which can be gro\vn
in Isabela Province, according to a report received in
the Tobacco Section of the l)ei)artment of ('ommerce
from Assistant Trade Commissioner Clarence P.
Harper.

While the results of these experiments are en-
couraging, the bureau points out that this tobacco will
require considerable care and attention, lx)th in growl-
ing and curing, which will also increase the cost of
])roduction.

The United States furnishes practically all the
cigarettes imported into the Philippine Islands, but it
is well to note in this connection that the United States
buys more than twice as much tobacco from the Philip-
pine Islands as the Islands buy from the United States.
Exports of cigarettes from the United States to the
Philippine Islands during the calendar year 1928
amounted to $1,772,382, but during the same year, this
count rv imported cigars alone from the Philippine
Islands to the amount of $4,189,898. The total tobacco
trade between the two countries in 1928 was as fol-
lows: Exports to the Philippine Islands, $2,089,1(M;
imports from the Philippine Islands, $4,750,786.

Experiments on Toba,cco Production in Australia

Continue
Investigations into the ix)ssibilities of growing to-
))acco on an extended scale in Australia which have
been going on for some months have not yet reached
a stage to warrant any definite conclusions, states
Marion Johnston, Office of the Consulate General, in
a rej)ort released by the Tobacco Section of the De-
partment of Commerce.

Progress reports of the experimental work vary
in the different States. In Queensland the results of
the small scale investigations seemed to justify an en-
largement of the test, consefpiently additional areas
were plantetl, two curing barns have been erected, and
equipment j)urchased. Unfortunately the season over
the area ])lant<'d was abnormally wet, so little result
was obtained. It was decided, however, that the work
was to continue. In South Australia the average yield
is low on acx^ount of exceptionally dry weather. In
Western Australia the picking of the leaf is completed,
and yields are said to ])e promising. The curing of the
leaf from the variety tests conducted in Victoria is al-
most completed. One of the main troubles retarding the
tobacco growing industry in Victoria is the ])resence of
the blue mold disease, and one of the chief objects of
the investigation is to find a means of its eradicaticm.
It is realized that progress cannot Ix' made until this is
done.

HEINRICH NEUBERGER FIRM TO LIQUIDATE

The old-establishe<l firm of Ileinrich Neuberger,
in Xew York City for thirty-six years, is to lie liqui-
dated and Mr. NeulK'rger will leave with his family for
Europe some time this month, for a much neede4l rest.

The firm of Ileinrich Neuberger, in Bremen, (Jer-
many, established fifty-live years ago, will be continued.

CHES. MYERS RETURNS FROM TRIP

Chester G. Myers, of the Leschey-Myers Cigar Box
(*ompaiiy, Hanover, York and Philadelphia, i*a., has
just returned from a two months' trip to Europe, and
after viewing the many famous sights to !>e seen in
that country, says he still Ix'lieves wooden Imixcs are
the best containers for cigars.

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OCTOBER 1, 1929

Porto Rican Tobacco Proves Its Superiority

Stalking Porto Rican Tobacco

The fragrant, mild tobacco
which has created for the
Porto Rican Leaf a steadily
increasing demand has, in
this year's crop, attained its
greatest excellence. Man-
ufacturers have been quick
to realize and respond to
the public's appreciation of
good, ;/ii/(/ cigars and the
proof of this response is
demonstrated by the fact
that the 1929 crop is nou'
almost completely sold out.

Because Porto Rican tobacco is admitted duty free it permits the production of a better cigar
at a lower consumer price. And due to intelligent supervision, efficient organization and highly
skilled methods of cultivation, Porto Rican tobacco will not only again win acclaim for its
(juality but will actually surpass this year's outstanding record in winning new users.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

New York, N. Y.

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PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA., PA.

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After all
nothing satisfies like]
a good cigar ^

There is Safety in Numbers

If *'four out of five" means Forlians —

If an "ei^ht" rides sniootlier tlian a "four" —

If stropping ^rives a better shave because all

barbers do it —
If **95% prefer Body by F'isher"—
In short, if numbers count at all —

Cigars packed in wooden boxes have always far out-
numbered those packed all other ways put together.
No form of presenting cigars to the consuming pub-
lic has ever had so many features advantageous to
both smoker and seller, as are possessed by wooden
boxes.

Wooden boxes enhance the Havor of the cigars, im-
prove their appearance, and keep them in the best
condition. They are the easiest container to select
from, best keep the cigars from damage, and present
at a glance all the cigars' good qualities. Wooden
boxes have the unmistakable approval of the great-
est number of cigar smokers, as the ideal container
for good cigars.

The best cigars
are packed in

WOODEN HOXKS

Ever notice how few doctors smoke anything but cigars?

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 19

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

AMERICAN TOBACCO EARNINGS INCREASE

HE Amoricaii T(»l)acc*o Company reports income
account for tlic seven months ending July .*>1,
102!), as follows: Net earninujs after expenses,
depreciation and provision for Federal taxes,
$ir),()27,l28!) ; i)remium on (J per cent, ^old bonds, less dis-
count of () ])er cent, on jjfold honds purchased and can-
celed, $8.*jr); interest on (I i)er cent ^old bonds, $8111);
interest on 4 per cent, ^old bonds, $20,469; net income,
$l.'),r){)7,8()(); pi-eferred dividends, $l,r)8(),91)l ; common
an<l common H <livi(h'nds $7,H11,()()H; surplus, $0,205,-
207; ]>i"e\'ious surplus $4.'),(ir)0,r)21 ; final surplus, $51,-
855,728.

'Die balance sheet as of July lU 1!)2!), compares:
Assets —

July;n, '21) I)ec.;n, '28
•Heal est., mach., fix $ 12,:j:n,l)8(; $ ll,44;i,llG

Invents 1)(),:!1);U41

8tks. and Bonds
Cash

:n,5(;o,n4

4,;j:n,2i)4

Accts, rec 20,0(;i,l)48

Hills roc y5(;,(;;n

Prepaid ins., etc 370,!)8;!

Amounts owned bv Jirands,

tr inks., pats., ^d. wl., etc. 54,01)l),4.SO

f)l,:J85,21)2
:52,25(],:J74

17,o:j:m><>«
io,5:ii,(;;ji)

1)24,50:{
:542,11)G

54,01)9,430

Total .,
Liabilities —

Preferred stock $ 52,(;i)l),700

( 'ommon st(»ck 40,242,4(M)

Common B stock 57,40.»,450

()7< gold bonds 22!),lOO

t4% j^old bonds & remain. . . . 877,250

Script, not pres. for redempt. 4,701

|l)iv. ctfs

Pfd. divs. j)ay

Aecrd. int. (IV^ bonrls

Accrd. int. 4'A Itoad^

Accts. pay

.$217,:5G0,1)-I4 $221,205,r)!):{

6,233

• • • •

fi,73n

22,1)1)5
1,4.'!5,455

J^illspay 4,5(1(1,000

Amts. owed to artil. cos 71),72.'J

Contin^. tax prov., etc 7,1)1)7,.'588

Surplus 51,855,728

$ 52,(11)9,700

40,242,4(H)

57,40;;,450

2:54,100

877,250

4,791

r,,2;j:{

790,495

;;,5i2

14,021

i,(;(;5,772

8,000,000

(1,170,845

7,442,o:H)

45,(150,521

Total $217,:u;(),944 $221,205,69:?

*Less reserve for depreciation and obsolescence.
fAnd renuiiniuK 4'f bonds Consolidati'd Tobacco Com-
pany not exchan^i'd. |Convertible into common 15
stock .March 1, 192:), and n(»t yet presented for conver-
sion.

LORILLARD STOCK INCREASE APPROVED

Stockholders of the P. Lorillard Company have
approved a chaiiir<' in fhe capitalization of the com-
pany from 2,0(M),0(H) shan's of $25 par value to 5,000,-
000 shares of no par value. They also approved the
Hale to employees of 150,000 shares at $20 a sliare.

MARTIN CIGAR COMPANY OPENS NEW STORE

UK Mail in Ciu^ar Company, of Davenport, la.,
on Saturday, September 7lh, opened the latest
addition to theii' chain of cif;ar stores and
luncheonettes in Moline, 111., making twenty-
two stores now in their chain.

The new Martin Cii^ar Company establishment, in
the LeClaire Theatre building, includes a i)eautiful new
^rill, two sepaiate Ijowliui^ rooms, a lunch room and
ciji:ar stoic, niakiii«r the establishment one of the tinesi
of its kind in the entire Middle- West, and represents a
heavy inx'estment on the part of the company. George
.Martin stated that it demonstrates his belief in the
"great future for Moline."

On entering the building one is faced witli a mod-
ern cigai- store and luncheonette. An innovation to
•Moline is the new grill loom which is back of the cigar
.-•nd lunch counters, where there are sixteen ])ooths
with a seating capacity for seventy-two j)ersons. There
is a lai'ge spact' in the center foi- dancing, and music is
pn»vided by an electrical producer.

There sire two bowling rooms, the north one for the
league games an<l the south one for commercial pur-
]>oses. In the south room there are eight alleys and
the north I'oom has four alleys. Special courtesies will
be alTorded t.lie women. There are rest rooms and
lounging i-ooms for them, and from present schedules
theri^ will be mauv Moline women bowliny: this year.

MACHINERY CO. EARNINGS INCREASE

lncrease<l use of machinery by cigar and cigarette
manufacturers havi' more than double<l the earnings of
the Americjin .Machine and Foundry Company during
the tir^st six months of this year as ctmipared with the
same pi-riod of 1928.

Till* International (*igar Machinery (V)mpany, a
subsidiary of the American Machine and Foundry
Company report orders on hand suflicient to keep the
factory working to ca])acity until the end of 19:^0. Or-
ders on hand are said to amount to approximately $5,-
0(10,000, including 9S4 automatic cigar machines and
102 foiling machines. The foiling machines are sold on
a rovallv bubis.

DAVE MORRIS RETURNS

David F. Morris, who is associated with Charlie^
Bond in the Phili]»j>ine (Joveiimient Tobacco Agency
in Xew York City, returned to his desk on Se])teml)er
20th after completing an extensive trip through the
West and South.

Mr. Morris has been away on his tour since the
first of the year and has visited every distributor of

* «

Manila cigars of importance in the entire western part
of the Cnitecl States as far as the Pacitic (V)ast. lie
reports conditions as highly favorable in the Manila
ciirai" line.

•

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 1, 1929.

CONNECTICUT NEEDS NO OUTSIDE HELP

ONXKC'TICUT is al>lo to caro for her own. The
pliglit of the tobaeeo ij:ro\ver lianlly justiiies the
sudcU'ii nisli to AVashiiiji:ton for aid," writes
E. Kent llnbhanl, president of the Manufae-
tnrers' Association of C'onneetient, Incorporated, con-
cerning^ tol)acco j^nowers wlio lost croi)s in tlie Septem-
ber nnmber of C<nin('cficut hidustrif, magazine of tlie
association.

Mr. Hnb])ard's editorial follows:

"In the late afternoon of August 1, parts of the
Connecticut Valley were visited by a forceful demon-
stration of how wratbful the elements can ])e. Hail fell
with the plav of drum tire, and with an elTect on the
tobacco liekls tliat was hardly less devastating. The
j)romising crops of many farms were transformed in
the course of a few minutes, into growths that were not
worth the cost of liarvesting.

"The plight of the stricken tobacco farmer be-
ccmies more than an individual i)roblem in some cases.
It mav be a social or a community ])rol)lem. Conceiv-
ablv, it mav ])e a probk'm recpiiring public aid. Hut
severe as it is, it hardly justities the sudden rush to
Washington for aid. ^

"Federal aid and Federal encroachment on State
autonomy are closely linked together. Seeking or ac-
cei)ting the former invites the latter. The ini(|uitous
"dollar for dollar" bribe has blunted the sense of inde-
pendent Statehood in many parts of tlie country. Ccm-
necticut has clung to her sovereignty and her inde])end-
eiice with greater tenacity than most of her sisters. It
is late in tlie day to relax.

"Connecticut is able to care for her own. Let us
not abandon the exami)le we have set up for years. Ix)-
cal self-government is too precious a thing to sacrifice
for temporary succor."

CONTINENTAL BENEFITS BY CHANGES

According to tlie Wall Sfnrt Xncs, the results of a
radical change in the management, and the concentra-
tion of authority in a few hands, have been reflected in
the marked imjirovemeiit in the affairs <d' Continental
Tobacco. That company is now moving rapidly to-
ward heavily increased earnings, and has already made
a good record in that direction.

Officials of the ccmipany informed some leading
stockholders, including the largest holder of the com-
mon stock, that its earnings are now sixty-four per cent,
above those of a year ago. This improvement has al-
ready been effect ive in causing a substantial advance in
the A stock, which is entitled to eight per cent, divi-
dends.

It is expected that the full amount to which they
are entitled will Ix' received by this class of stockhohlers
later on and that the stock will return to its old level as
a liberal, ])aying investment. According to those c-on-
nected with the management, the B stock, while with-
out prospects of dividend i>ayments, will l)e helped to
higher levels, and some of tho.se who have been active
recently in that issue are confident that it will double
its present market jjrice within a reasonable time.

BRITISH AMERICAN CHAIRMAN A VISITOR

Sir Uu^a CunlilTe-Owen, chairman of the board
of directors of the British-American T<»bacco Com-
]>any. Limited, arrived in New York on Septeml)er 2()th
for a thre<' weeks' stay.

Sir Hugo will insjiect the ])lant of the Brown &
Williamson Tobacco Corporation, and other companies
in which the British-American is interested while here.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT

K. JCLIUS KLFIX, Assistant Secretary of
Commerce, told the National Chain Store
Association on Tuesday that the difficulties
of independent retailers are dxw almost entirely
to their own incompetence and not to competition.

Doctor Klein stated that "repeated analysis of
failures and near failures among retailers in all i)arts
of the country, bring out the fact that considerably less
than 5 per cent, of the failures among independents last
year were due to competition. On the other hand, in-
competency is responsible for anywhere from ',V2 to 80
per cent, of the casualties in their ranks, dependent
upon the locality and the trades involved."

RADIO TOBACCO ADVERTISING INCREASES

According to statistics furnished by Dorraiice,
Sullivan & Ccmipany, Incorporated, advertising agents,
New York, cigars, cigarettes and tobacco, hehl fifth
place in July in the amount of money spent in radio
broadcast advertising.

In Julv, 1929, the amount of money spent in radio
advertising was $l()2,4(;i, while in .July, 1928, it
amounted to only $2r),0(MI. For the first seven nrionths
of 1929 the amount expended was $7. ').'), :i9(), while for
the same ])eriod of 1928 it amounted to only si;l()5,0()0.

National magazine advertising of the tobacco in-
dustry for the first eight months of this year shows an
increase of $40,(KM) over the same i)erio(l of last yetir.

Business conditions in general, with few exceptions,
show that the high level of activity that has ])revailed
all year continues. A study of production for the first
eigiit months of the year, with August totals conserva-
tively estimated, indicates that for thirty-six major
industries, there has been an everage gain in output
over the same period of 1928 of about IT) per cent.

Kven the two summer months of .July and August
saw only a slight tapering of industry's output ami
commoditv <listributioii.

GORMAN HEADS LEAF DEPT. OF A. C. CO.

It has been recently announced that P. II. (Jorman,
former vice-president of the niversal Leaf Tobacco
former vice-president of the Cniversal Leaf Tobacco
de])artment of the American Cigar Company, to succeed
Nathan Weiss, who resigned from that ])Osition a short
time ago during readjustment of the organization. It
is understood that this appointment will make it neces-
sary for Mr. (lorman to resign his jmsition with the
Cniversal Leaf Tobacco Company.

Mr. (lorman has had wi(le exi)erience in the selec-
tion of domestic leaf tobacco, which makes him par
ticularly well adapted f<>r the position with the Amer
ican Cigar Company to which he has been appointed.

FORMER REYNOLDS SALESMAN NOW SENATOR

\V. K. Brock, who has recently been appointed
to the United States Senate to fill the vacancy caused by
I he death of Senator Tyson, from Tennessee, was for a
number of years a traveling salesman for the K. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Later on .Mr. Brock was made sales manager for
the entire southern territory, but resigned from the
Heynolds Company in VMV.i and start e<l a candy factory
in Chattanooga, Tenn., where his plant at the present
time is one of the largest of its kind in the South.

October 1, 1929.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

FATINT
PENDING

We MODEL S UNIVERSAL

(Non-Blending Type)

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

For High-Grade Work

Has Been Improved With Three Important
Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to
hand work, in every respect.

Save stock, labor and produaion costs.

Cause smoother running and lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear
and longer life.

THE Model S Universal Long-Filler Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table, and with (or without) individual
direct-connected, motor-driven Suction Fan. This new suaion feature
holds the binder flat against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother
and more perfealy rolled bunches. It also effeas a saving of binders
because smaller binders can be used.

This High-Grade, Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type
of Friaion Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instan-
taneous stopping of the machine at any point in its operation.

The Model S is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system
properly used, assures perfert lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of
the machine, which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other oiling method,

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved Long- Filler
Bunch Machine

LABOR, STOCK AND
MONEY-SAVING FEATURES

A— The Suction Binder Table attachment as
sures smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effeas a saving in binders
because smaller binders can be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch, which
makes the machine run moresmoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous stopping of
the machine at any point in its operation.

C— The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication assures thorough lubri-
cation, less wear and longer life of all bear-
ings and moving parts. It also makes lubri-
cation of the machme easier and quicker.

D— Produces well-conditioned, spongy, free-
smoking bunches — the equal of hand work
in every respect.

E— Good-conditioned bunches are assured by
■'laying up" the filler mechanically in exactly
the same wav as this is done by hand, a few
sprigs of filler bemg intermittently added
until the bunch is built up to the proper size
and condition.

F — Improved method of filler feeding insures
uniform results even with inexf>erienced
operators.

G — Any size or shape of bunch, and both right
and left hand bunches can be made on the
same machme with slight mechanical changes.

H— With two operators it produces 450 to
500 uniform bunches an hour.

I— Can be used on mould work, or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direa from the
machine.

J— Adapted for use in conjunaion with auto-
matic rolling machines.

K— Quickly and accurately adjusted to differ-
ent sizes and conditions of filler.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at all times
in both size and weight.

Nf— Sturdy and simple in construaion — easy
to operate and handle. Requires no expert
mechanical attention.

The Price of the Model S Universal Long-
Fillet Bunch Machine (non-blending tvpe)
equipped with 1 6 H. P. motor, individual-
drive equipment and two chairs is

1650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With indi-
vidual direct-connected, motor-driven
Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory. New»rk. N. J.. U. S. A.

Write for Price Folder and complete
Model S information

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Oet()l)C'r 1, 1!)2!).

SUN CIGAR COMPANY ROBBED

AS'I' \v(H'k ihicws I'oRH'd a skylii^^lit in llic rear
of the' Sun Ciirar Company's stort' al 1."^(h; West
Cohinil)ia Avenue, and eseaixMl with ciirars and
(•i«rarettes vahuMl at more than Jt^TOd. It was
tlie second time within two montlis tliat tlie estahlisli-
ment lias l)een rol)l)ed.

Aeeoidinsi- to police, the bars of a ,L;ratin,;j: were
bent so as to allow a boy to slide into the factory and
oi)en the door.

The robbery was discovered when the ])roprietors
o]>ened the store the next mornin;,^ Xeiiihbors sai<l
that they had seen three neirroes with laruc bav:s on
their shoulders walking north on Thirteenth Street
al)ont 5 A. M.

J. B. WILLIAMS JOINS EISENLOHR

.Tolm B. Williams, who has been assoeijitt'd with
the local distributini-' branch of the American Cif^^ar
C(mii>any for s(>veral years has severe<l his connection
with that firm an<l joine<l the sales forces of Otto Kisen-
lolir and Bros., Incorp(»rate(i, and will use his eiTorts
in the future toward the ])romotion of the "Webster"
cifrar.

Mr. Williams was associated with tin- Kisenlohr
firm several years airo, Ix'fore the mergj'r with the
Webster ( 'iyar ( 'ompany.

FORUM SMOKE SHOP OPENS

A certificate of resist i-at ion (»f persons doiny: busi-
ness under otlier names has been tiled in the Cnnmion
Pleas ( 'ourt here l)y Kdwanl Perks, 4S:U> Xorth Seventh
Street, trading as the Forum Smoke Shop, at .VJlKiyj*
Frankford Avenue.

WEBSTER EISENLOHR DIVIDEND

Directors of Webster-Fisenlohr, Incorporated, dv-
clared the re^ulai' (juarterly ilividend of l''t per cent, a
share (»n tln' preferred stock, payable ()ct(»ber 1st to
stockholders of record Septemher LM)th.

KRAMER RETURNS

I.ouis A. Ki'amer, of Bayuk Ci^ais, rncor]»oiated,

iiturned to this country last week on the "lie de

Fi'ance" aftei' spending several weeks in Kuroj>e see-
ing the sights.

NEWMAN ON WESTERN TRIP

dOSKPlI XKWM AX, sales manaii:er for Bayuk
Ci.i^ars, Incorporated, is on a trij) throu^di
^ the Middle West, and as far south as Texas,
visitinu- the <listributors of Bayidv products
in the imi)ortant cities in that territory.

The slogan, "it 's Hipe Tobacco," continues to win
smokers and to keep the wheels at Xintli and Columbia
Avenue spinninir at top speed.

PHILADELPHIAN NAMED IN BARON WILL

WIk'U the will of the late Bernhard Baron, hea(l of
the ciicarette manufacturing' firm of Carreras, I^im-
Ited, FiH^dand, was made public it was disc<)vered that
I^Irs. Fi<lward Solomon, (d" I'hiladelplda, a niece of Mr.
Baron, was becpn-athed the sum of $ir),()(M).

Other Americans nametl in the will are: Mrs.
Charles Katz, Baltimore, $:)(),(MM); Mrs. Ott Sherry, of
Baltimori', and Mrs. Leiui Seijjcal, (d' Dallas, Tox.,
$-jr),(MM) each: Mrs. Clunh's .laiTe, and Mrs. Myrtle Ko-
senstein, $1. '),()( M> each. The estate amounted to approx
imately ^-J.^KHMMH).

ANDRUSS ON WESTERN TRIP

Willus Andruss, general sales manager for the
Coni^ress Ci^ar Company, is at pres<'nt on a trip
throuirh the Middle West visiting the distributors of
*'La I'alina" citrars, and lining up orders and sales
forces for the fall business. The holiday season is ex-
pected to be particularly good for the cigar business
this vear .

LANCASTER GROWERS DECLINE OFFERS

Independent buyers are going the rounds in tlie
Lancaster tobacco growing sections buying fi«'lds of to-
hacco wherever possible as tli<\v stand. Some growers
are reported to have declined offers of 22 cents for
wrappers and five cents for filler. S<mie growers have
reporte*! having sold their crojis, in some cases <Iani-
a^'e<l by liail, for Hi and 17 ('eiits.

BOWLING LEAGUE STARTS

Tiie Cigar Manufacturers !^>wling licague open«^l
the season on Septemher l!Mli at the Hudson Recreation
Cejder alleys, at liroad ami Cherry Streets. There are
eight teams in the league.

October 1, 1929.

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

An Ancient Prejudice
Has Been Removed

in TOASTED'

m

\X'//

i^

irs toasted"

''toasting
did it''--

Gone is that ancient
prejudice against ciga-
rettes — Progress has been
made. We removed the
prejudice against ciga-
rettes when we removed
harmful corrosive acrids
{pungent irritants) from
the tobaccos.

YEARS ago, when cigarettes were made without
the aid of modern science, there originated that
ancient prejudice against all cigarettes. That criti-
cism is no longer justified. LUCKY STRIKE, the
finest cigarette you ever smoked, made of the choic-
est tobacco, properly aged and skir!fully blended —
"It's Toasted."

Toasting, the most modem step in cigarette
manufacture, removes from LUCKY STRIKE harm-
ful irritants which are present in cigarettes manu-
factured in the old-fashioned ^vay.

Everyone knows that heat purifies, and so
"TOASTING"— LUCKY STRIKES 'extra secret
process — removes harmful corrosive acrids (pun-
gent irritants) from LUCKIES which in the old-
fashioned manufacture of cigarettes cause throat
irritation and coughing. Thus "TOASTING" has
destroyed that ancient prejudice against cigarette
smoking by men and women.

"It's toasttd"— the phrase that describes the extra "toasting"
process applied in the manufacture of Lucky Strike Cigarettes.
The finest tobaccos— the Cream of the Crop — are scientifically
subjected to penetrating heat at minimum, 260° — maximum, 300 ,
Fahrenheit. The exact, expert regulation of such high temperatures
removes impurities. More than a slogan, "It's Toasted" is recog-
nized by millions as the most modem step in cigarette manufacture.

TUNE IN— The Lucky Strike Dance Orche«tr«. every Saturday Night, over a coast-to-coaat network of the N. B. C.
(1929, The American Tobacco Co., Mfra.

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 1, 1929.

October 1, 1929.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

News From Congress

_ 'AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

TAX reduction that may run from $2UU,00(),()00
to $;>00,(H)0,00(), to l)e elTective March 15, next,
is practically assured at the next regular ses-
sion of Congress, according to officials of the
Treasury Department who have let it be known that
receipts to date have been so high as to permit a fur-
ther tax cut of the above proi)ortions without endan-
gering the Government tinances.

Despite the prol>ai)ility of large appropriations
by the coming Congress for cruisers, farm relief, the
building program, Hood relief and other important
I)rojects, Treasury officials stated, the i)resent figures
indicate that there will still be sufficient left to give the
taxpayers the benetit of a n^luction and yet keep the
Treasury "out of the red."

In the near future Treasury experts will begin
work on the December tax reduction program and if
it is agrei*able to Secretary Mellon it will go to the
White House for Presidential approval. Both the
President and Mr. Mellon are anxious to give the tax-
l)jiyers relief provided sufficient income is assured to
keep the (Jovernment away from a deficit.

No details of the j)r()gram have yet been worked
out, but on the basis of present figures, showing the
calendar year collection of income' and corporation
taxes to date running over $l,9()(),r)78,(HK), an increase
of $271,()()(),(MK) over last year, and the fiscal year col-
lection to Se])tember 21 running to $r)8:?,n(K),( )()(). a gain
of $101,(K)(),0(K), experts of the department took the
position that a reduction of substantial j)roi)ortions is
assured.

Beneficiaries of the new tax reduction have not
yet been tletermined, but there is a ])ossibility that
both cori)orations and individuals, big and small, may
obtain relief. It is believed that special consi<leration
will be given to reduction of the assessments against
earned incomes.

Chain Store Investigation Most Extensive Survey

Undertaken

Nearly l'M),(MH)(piestionnaires will be sent to whole-
salers, retailers and chain store operators by the Fed-
eral Trade Commission during the course of its inquiry
into the chain store system of marketing and distribu-
tion, it is disclosed by information secured from the
Commissicm. The chain store investigation, it is said
by officials of the organization, has developed into one
c»f the most exteudive surveys tlie Commission has ever
undertaken.

It is anticipate*! that before the incjuiry is closed,
12,(KK) wholesalers, l'^i)i) chain store operators and
some 80,(M)(> retailers will have been questioned regard-
ing their activities, and the effect upon wholesalers and

From our IVashinoton Bureau 622Albee Building

retailers of the chain store method of merchandising.
The inquiry, it has developed, also will explore the
more recent field of associated stores, a plan of opera-
tion devised to bring independent merchants into vol-
untary chains for cooi)erative buying with a view to
meeting the price competition of the chain stores. It
is believed that at the i)resent time there are sonie
r)(MK)() stores throughout the country associated in this
way.

The in<iuiry which has been undertaken by the
Commission, and which was initiated in conformity with
a Senate resolution, will recjuire a period of many
months, it is stated.

Senator Simmons Attacks Tariff Bill

Citing nine specific reasons why the Hawley-Smoot
tariff bill will confer no benefits upon either farmer or
consumer. Senator Simmons, of North Carolina, raiik-
ing Democratic member of the Senate Finance Commit-
tee, on September 12 fired the opening guu of the Dem-
ocrats' attack on the legislation.

The bill as it now stands, the Senator declared,
contains many rates and increases upon agricultural
products that are useless and inefTective; is replete
with exorbitant rates on articles which farmers buy;
contains numerous instances of higher rates on articles
used by the masses than on articles of identical use but
}>urchased principally by i)ersons of wealth or of more
than average means; does not conform to President
Hoover's request for increases on industrial products
only when there has been a slackening of employment
due to imports, increases in many cases having been
granted to industries which have been very prosperous
under the present tariff; is full of inconsistencies and
unfair discriminations; increases rates on many arti-
cles even though the imjiorts under the present tariff
have l)een negligible; encourages inefficiency by many
of its increases in rates; imi)erils our trade with Euro-
pean countries, and, by its liberalization of the flexible
provisions, greatly exi)ands the latitude allowed the
President in the inqiosition of additional duties.

Wastes in Retail Stores

Six major wastes in the conduct of a retail store
have been shown by a survey recently completed by a
Middle West trade association, the results of which
have just been reported to the dcmiestic commerce
division of the Department of Commerce.

These wastes, the investigation showed, are in
space, capital, sales, salaries, a<lvertising credit and
administration, and are summarized as follows:

(Continued on Page 12)

I'll

back P. A.
against them

all

I SAW P. A. come into the picture
some nineteen years ago. I saw it nose
out the leading brands of the day. With
steady gait, it showed a clean pair of
heels to the field. I know and you
know that it has maintained its lead
ever since. And you and I know why!

The minute you open the tidy red
tin and let that fragrance fill the air,
you're ready to cheer for P. A. Then
you load up and light up. . . . Cool as a

judge deciding the winner. Sweet as a
blue ribbon for your favorite. Mild
and mellow and long-burning.

No wonder more P. A. is smoked
than any other brand. No wonder
Prince Albert counts its friends by
the million. If you don't know all
this by f>ersonal experience, it's high
time you found out. Get going today
with good old P. A. That's my tip,
Gentlemen.

i>RINGE ALBERT

More for your money

in every way — TWO

full ounces in every

tin.

'^^no other tobacco is like it!

192t. R. I. R«rM»ld« TetMCM
r. wiMtea-Sd«B, N. C

11

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 1, 1921).

October 1, 1929.

Say You Saw It in Tub Tobacco Woia.D

49th year

11

^etccmc TO New yoRic

GOVERNOR
nttlNTON

oppos/fe PENNA.R.R.STATIOM

Preeminent Hotel of
1200 Rooms eoch hav-
ing Both, Servidor, Cir-
culating Ice Water and
many other innovations.

E. G. KILL, General Manager.

Mir>\i ANr RATH f^

z. — f-

CALENDAR REFORM

i'KorOS to tlu' movement wliicli is boin^' i^iveii
mucli publicity at tiiis time, and due to tlie fact
lliat some a<'tioii is sure to l»e taken on tills
.jU<'stion in the near future, we publish the
lollowinir communication from the Chamber of Com-
merce of the I'nited States in reference to the i»ro])osed
calendar reform, for the information of our readers:
Business men's orj^^anizations throu^diout the coun-
try are about to bejrin voting throu^di a national refer-
endum on recommendation looking' towards reform of
the calendar. The referendum will be conducted by
the Chamber of Commerce of the Cnited States amon^
its more than HKMI member or^Muizations.

The pro|>os;ds for calendar reform come from a
special committee of the Chamber, ac<'ompanied by a
minority report advocating contiiniance of the present

calendar.

The recommendations of the committee are three

in number, as follows :

That tlie present calendar sliould be so clian^^ed
as to brin^ alx>ut a ^'reater comparability in business
lecords for jieriods within a year and for peri<Mls from
vear to year.

That the form which changes in the calendar should
take should be determined throu^di international con-
ferenee.

That the Government of the T'nited States shouhl
participate in an international conference to determin*'
the form of changes to be made in the calendar.

The subject of calendar reform has been ai^itated
for a numlu'r of years both here and abroad. The
I.ea^rue of Nations, the International Chamber of Com-
mi-rce an<l the Intermitional Astronomical Union are
amouK the organizations which have ^dven it stu<ly.

The nport of the Chamber's committee emphasizes
especially inconvenienceH in business accounting aris-
ing from the fact that months, rpiarters and half years
are f»f uneijual lenj^th, (piotin^' at length frr»m a report
made to the Lea^nie of Nations by a speeial committee.

The committee reporting to the League of Nations
went over about 200 i)lans for chanj^nn^' the calendar
and recommended that attention should be centered on
three fundamental questions:

1. Sliould the divisions of the year in the present
calendar be so changed that there will be j^^reater
uniformity in length and conseipiently better
comparability?

2. Should the weeks Ik> fixed in their relation to
the divisions of the year in which they occur I

3. How should the form of the changes be deter-
mined ?

The (Member's committee, in proposing calendar
reform, itself puts forward no specific plan. In its re-
jiort it says that a ditTerenee of opinion developed
among majority members as to what particular divi-
sions of the year should be made equal. Plans of one
kind undertake to make the year's <iuarters of equal
length, with the same number of week days in each
month. The best known i)lan of the other type con-
templates months of ecpud length, with the weeks fixed
in each month, with the conse(iuence that the inimber of
week days would be the same in all months and a date
within the month always would fall ui)on the same day
of the week. Both types of plans ])rovide calendars of
:)(;4davs and would "utilize a ''blank" day to fill out the
ordinaVv year, with two ''blank" days for leap year.

Majority members of the (Miamber's c(»mmittee <le-
veloped individual preferences respecting a twelve-
month plan and a thirteen-month plan, with the thir-
teen-month plan receiving most favor.

The problem attending the wide variance year by
vear in Kaster dates received the atti'ution of the Cham-
ber's committee, which pointed out the inconvenience
of the ])resent arrangement.

The committee's minority members frankly oppose
any calendar changes. In their separate report they

say :

"(Jenerally speaking, the civilized world does now
possess, or is rapidly coming to ])ossess, a caU'udar en-
joying substantial uniformity. The infliction of a new
calen<lar having ra<lical departures from the present, or
attempting to improve it, would mean annoyance to
millions of peo])le, would bring great discomfiture to
great sects which view the present calendar with re-
ligious loyalty, and would ofTer nothing of substantial
value to any single business which that business can-
not enjoy now, if it will.

"Tlie daily use of the cah'inlar vitally concerns the
intimate habits and views of vast millions of pt^ople in
this country. The i)roposal to agitate a reform in the
cidendar as presented has no popular backing worth
menti«>ning. It comes to this Chamber with the studied
support of but few people. A large group has been
circularized and, as often hapf>ens with cat<'hy ideas,
a great many people, many of them of business prom-
inence, are giving this proposal their endorsement,
without deep thinking. We have not learned that these
peoj>le are giving else but lip service towards the fur-
therance of the idea, though apparently a considerable
sum of money is iK'ing spent to launch it.

"However, enthusiastic the proponents of the j)ro-
posed change may seem to be, general business has lit-
tle interest. Those who wish to use a system of ac-
counting other than that baseil upon the present months
are now doing so. Business, as such, should be careful
not to intrude upon matters })eculiarly of [)rivate <'(m-
(•(•rn as well as being interwoven with custom of long
standing, unless a change is of transcending importance
to business itself. The ChamlxM' of Commerce can well
avoid taking any step to commit itself in this matter."

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V2

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 1, 1029.

October], 1929.

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

Goods tliat occu])y valimble s])ace must ])r()(liu'e
sales and income to ])ay tlie rent of tlie space used.

(Joods tlmt stay i\\\d stay nuist be "cleared" to
provide ca])ital and s])ace l't>r iroods tliat sell.

Kacli sales ])erson must sell in pro])orti(Mi to salary
received and his sales etTorts must be used on profitable
merchandise.

Advertising,' <lollars must be s])ent to make sales of
jirofitable j!:oods or ^^oods that brin^^ people to tiie store
to buy other ijoods.

Credit must be extended cndy to t]u)se who deserve
it and collections must be made according to the terms
granted.

The management of the business nnist eliminate^ the
waste of mis<lirected executive etTort and focus on the
vital problems of merchandising.

Radical Chano^es in Census of Manufactures

Radical changes in methods of taking the census of
manufactures may develo]) from the activities of the
Advisory Committee a])i)ointed by Secretary of Com-
merce Lamont to draft recommendations for schedules,
etc., for the census of manufactures which is t(» l)e made
next year.

Recommendations as to the incpiiries to l)e made
in the manufactures schedule have Iteen detinitely
worked out and the conmiittee is n<»w extending its ac-
tivities so as to make a study of the entire census field,
with a view to developing information regarding such
subjects as tlie industries pi-operly to be covered, the
limit which should be drawn as to the minimum size of
the establishments to be canvassed, tlie areas for which
statistics should be shown separately, the method of
classification of industries, etc.

One of the most important (piestions now being
considered by the committee, it is pointed out by Secre-
tary Lamont, is tlie determination of how often the
Census Bureau should collect general statistics of man-
ufacturing industries. "The i)resent practice is to can-
vass all factories every other year," he explained.
*' These biennial censuses, while in some respects less
complete than the canvasses which prior to l!n9 were
conducted once in tive years, are in some other resp<»cts
even more detailed and the volume of the work involved
in the aggregate is very large.

"Tlie questi(»n has been raised whether it might be
preferable to substitute f(»r this system (»f biennial cen-
suses a <lual system, with a simplitie*] annual canvass
of the factories an<l a more elaborate iiKpiiry either
once in five years or once in ten years. It has been
suggested that there are certain aspects of business,
especially quantity and value of output and number
employed, concerning which a continuous record is e.s-
sentiai, with the results published very j>romptly at the
close of each vear, but that on the other iiancl there are
asfK'cts which are less subject to sudden changes and
as to which th<' broad treiuls can be sufiicieiitly shown
]>v data at intervals of a number of vears."

Profits of Industries to Be Studied

Profits of industries affected l)y the pending tariff
legislation aic to be studied by the Senate dui-ing the
course of its debate on the measure, as a result of tlie
adoption of a resolution calling upon the Secretary of
the Treasury to report upon the profits or losses, costs

NEW "MURAD" ADVERTISING

HE P. Lorillard Company is carrying on a di-
rect mail advertising campaign on their ''Mu-
rad" cigarettes, calling attention to the card-
board box which preserves the cigarette, and
to the oval shape of the cigarette which contains more
tobacco and creates a better draught. Attention is also
directed to the ])leasing aroma of the cigarette, which
is accounted for by the use of old-fashioned Turkish

tobacco. 1 . , .

A new slogan is contained in the letter, which is:

*':\rurads tickle the smoker without tickling the
throat."

SALDANA RETAINED AS P. R. AGENT

The manv friends of Marco T. Saldana, chief agent
of the Porto' Rican (lovernmeiit Tobacco Guarantee
Agencv in New York City, were gratified to learn that
one of' the first acts of the recently appointed Ccmimis-
sion for the Protection of Porto Rican Tobacco was to
announce that Mr. Saldana was reappointed as chief
agent of the agency and that the personnel of the
aurencv would be retained intact.

of production, etc., of taxpayers whose business will be
affected by the tariff.

Adoption of the resolution was prompted by
charges that many of the industries which have been
successful in having increased rates written into the
bill are, in fact, in no need of additional protection but
have been experiencing great prosperity under the
])resent tarilT.

Many Rules Adopted by Industries

More than 'M)0 rules covering business jjrocedure
iiave been adopted by industries which have hehl trade
practice conferences under the auspices of the Federal
Trade Commission, and in less than a doz(|n cases has
the commission found it neces.sary to exert its power in
enforcing the rules, it is dtvlarinl by officials of that
organization in announcing the publication of a ])am-
l)hlet dealing with the trade practice conference, what it
is and what it is doing for American industry.

Xearlv seveiitv industries have held trade practice

• • • •

conferences under the supervision of the commission,
it is state<l, and each has adopte<l a set of business prin-
cii)les for elimination of unfair methods of competition
!)efore it became necessary for the (lovernment to act.
Hules adopted bv fiftv-six of these industries have
been favorably passed on by the commission.

While trade associations, institutes, chambers of
commerce and other business organizations are a<lopt-
iiig the principle of self-regulation of trade abuses l>y
industry, it is explained by the commission, it remains
for the trade jjiactice coiif<'rence jn'ocedure to supply
an element heretofore lacking, nam<'ly. some measure
of enforcement.

"Leaders of an industry realize that certain mem-
bers ])ractice metho<ls of competition entirely unfair to
a majority of members," it is explained, "and, rather
than ask the commission to go to the time and expense
of procee<ling against each iinlivi<lual ofTeii<ler, r<ipiest
a trade ])ractice conference at wliich rules of business
practice are adopted and agreed to by the industry.
The rules are submitted to the commission for action
and those approved are declared to be in effect and
thenceforth carry the sanction of the law."

AUGUST CIGAR PRODUCTION SHOWS SLIGHT

DECREASE

flE following comjjarative data of tax-paid
[)r()<lucts indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of August,
1929, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for Au-
gust, 1929, are subject to revision until published in
the annual report) :

Product.^
Cigars (large)

( 'lass A No.

(nass B No.

(lass C No.

Class D No.

(lass K No.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

-Auqufit —

1928

;n 8,770,075

()0,918,970

207,281,908

12,916,218

l,990,09f)

1029

:]:}7,280,(;f)r)

r)0,447,117

1 96,;'388,498

12,()83,7;U)

1,582,704

Total

.No.
. No.

Cigars (small) . . .
Cigarettes (large)
Cigarettes (small)

Snuff, man'd Lbs.

Tobacco, man'd. ...Lbs.

()01, 877,207 598,582,720

;jo,:j7r>,987

597,;^89

43,051,507
959,582
No. 10,(;27,:U4,427 10,9;j0,f)28,89()

;},4;}3,()14 :^:j:i8,i5f)
:u,547,877 :n,i;u,89;j

Note. — The above statement does not include tax-
paid products from Porto Rico and the Philippine Is-
lands. This information is shown in suj)plemental
statement.

Supplement to the August Statement of Tax-Paid

Products

Pntduvtfi
Cigars (large)

Class A No.

Class B No.

Class C N(..

Class D No.

(^lass K No.

I oia 1

( 'igars (small) No.

Cigarettes (large) ..No.
Cigarettes (small) ..No.

-Auf/usf--

1928

12,987,200

812,000

1,901,450

1,0(M)

1929

11,049,150
:J98,:J50
059,400
4,(KM)
• •• • • ^^,t)UU

15,701,(;50 12,133,400

2,000,000

304,000

31,400

;?50,(HH)
55,tKK)

Tax-pai<l pnxlucts from the Philipyjine Islands:

Products
Cigars (large)

( Mass A No.

Cla.ss B No.

Class C No.

Class I) No.

Chiss K No.

Total

-Auqust-

1928

18,809,125

2(JO,4(;o

58,818

310

500

1929

i3,9;n,.39o

2:i(),7(K)
53,500

1,250

J igarettes (small) ..No.
Tobacco, man'd. . . .Lbs.

19,129,213 14,222,900

30,040 439,200

110 108

Note. — Quantities of ta.x-paid products sIkjwii in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

Statement of Internal Revenue Collections

Firsi Tiro Mouths

Objects of Tasatiou. — Fiscal Year

Tobacco manufactureH: 1929 19.30

Cigars Ji;4,0;?0,202.07 $4,028,090.86

Cigarettes 01,0(U;,9(;;?,49 04,977,374.07

^nulT 1,120,017.97 1,117,459.94

Tobacco, chewing and

smoking ......... 10,598,054.;i-J 10,973,549.19

MURIEL

CIGARS

ROTHSCHILDS

Thousands are changing to Muriel ... It
pays to display them. Mild but not too
mild . . . rich but not too rich. Rothschilds
size foil -wrapped to seal in the flavor and
prevent breakage ... P. Lorillard Com-
pany, Inc., 119 West 40th St., N. Y. C.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

•<^^>

JESSE A. BLOCIl, Wheelina W Va & j

CHAKLtS J. EISENu5HK?'l-hn.derphi;:'p; f;p'*!'5"J

yiV ^VuR^Vw^m)°'^• ^v^ C^fV Chairm.n Executive Committee

H. H. SHELTON. Wa.h.nBton. D. C ...... V cePrel £n.

WILLIAM T. REED. Richmond. Va . . .J V ce Pr« df ni

HARVEY L. HIRST. Philadelphia. Pa. i! V « Preliden

ASA LEMLEIN. New York. 1^. Y. ...............V Tre«urer

CHARLES DUSHKIND. New York. N. Y Coun.el knd Mi^iagini o'ector

Headquarters, 341 Madison Are., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati, Ohio Pr..id#nf

CHAS. B. VVITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio .... vi^; P,!! Sfn.

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington. Ky. .......:.;..•.• Trlln^Vr

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati. Ohio V.V.V.'.V.'."*.V.".V."'.V..S^c"ury

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIIUR. New York City Preaident

W. I. LUKASV/ITZ. Dayton, Ohio . '. VJci-Pre! denl

MAl'KICE HARTMAN, Hartford. Conn TtILuV^

HENRY FISHER. New York City "....■.•. S^c"ta^

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark. N. J Premid-n*

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, III ■.".■.■...'.'*'.'.'.' Vici'-PrMd^nt

ABRAHAM SILETT, 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. ...... &;ret.r^TrM.7^2r

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS* BOARD OF

TRADE
ASA LEMLEIN Pr-.M.-.

SAMUEL WASSERMAN :..:..::::::::::::::::'.vic;:pr«id«t

14

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Oct()l)or 1,1929.

DEALERS STOCK MANY BRANDS ^

(HH)lM)lX(i to an analysis recently made by the
Minnrapolis Journal with a view to convincing
dealers that thev make a mistake in dupheatiiig
brands, it was found that out of twenty-eight
brands of cigarettes on the market, 57.(;i V^^^
the people all bought the same brand; 2o.bo per cent
bought anotiuM- brand, and 7.87 per cent. l)onght a thud
])rand; leaving only 8.87 per cent, of the purchasers to
Imv all of the t)thcr twenty-iive brands.

With ciirars; out of 2:U brands, 41.0(; per cent,
bou-ht one brand: in.lU per cent bought mn.ther
l»rand and !Ur) por cent, bought the third brand : leav-
ing :^.9'.48 per cent, to buy the other 2:U brands.

With pil)e tobacco: out of sixty-eight Immds J9.U
per cent, bought one bran<l: i:^04 per cent bought an-
other brand, and 11.01 per cent, bought a thml brand;
leaving 4^.18 p<T cent, to buy the other s.xty-live

brands. . , i^;

V(.u may draw your own eonclusions as to tlie uiu-

niati' answer.

TOBACCO PRODUCTION AND TRADE IN

FRANCE, 1928
According to preliminary data issued by the
French Tobacco Monop<»ly and submitted to the io-
bacco Section of the Department of Commerce by
Pierre Dai^^eville, Ofiice of the Commercial AUache iii
Paris the tobacco cro]) in France during 1928 was
jdraost cut in half compared with the previous year s
production. The 1928 crop is estimated to have been
only :^3,01(),r)(i() i>ounds harveste«l trom .)1,8J2 acres
ami valued at $4,(;i4,2(Mi. , • , , i

. The first drawl >ack was experienced m delayed
mowing of the seed beds owing to a c<»ld, late si)ring.
\ drought in April delaved the germination of the
seeds and this was followed by other droughts at trans-
planting time, hail in August, and a frost early in Sep-
tember. (See T. M. C. A. No. 17.').)

Production costs in Fiance are not available as
most of the tobacco is grown on small farms exclr-
sively o])erated bv the farmer and his family ami no
record is kept of* the hours of labor devoted to the
crop. Seeds are delivered to the growers by the mon-
opolv free of <harge.

Prices paid bv the monoi)oly to the growers vary
from nine cents to fourteen cents ])er pound; in^l928,
French farmers receive<l an average ])rice of 770.11
francs per (piintal, or 1."».7 cents per ]»ound.

Trade
The exports of French leaf tobacco are practically
negligible, amounting in 1928 to only .'iKUHM) ]M.unds,
There is a small export trade in tobacco ])roducts,
amounting in 1928 to 2,9r)r.,l()() cigars, UCK;.') ])Ounds
of cigarettes and 1,208,782 pouiuls of rolled and other

tobacco. ^

Tlie import trade in leaf is important as France
does not meet her factory re<pii?-ements by domestic
production. Leaf import's in 1!>28 amounted to 67,-
7:)(),000 jiounds, a (piantity considerably Im'Iow the nor-
mal. This fact added to a short crop in 1!«28 should
make for a rather strong demand in f<»reign and colo-
nial tobaccos on French markets during 1929 and 19.30.
The United States furnishes most of the leaf im-
por^d into France althcuigh the competition between
Algerian tobaccos and Maryland types is grmving
stronger each vear. Imports of leaf fr(»m the United
States in 1928 amounted to 2(),904,0(M) pounds or 40 per
cent, of the total leaf imports as comi)are<l with 21,093,-
000 pounds, or 31 per t^'iit. «»f the total, imported from
Algeria.

SOUTH CAROLINA GROWS TURKISH TOBACCO

IMiAXTKK in South (^irolina has raised a crop
of Turkish tobacco, an experiment heretofore

untried on a large scale.

Hecentlv he cure<l his second cro]) ot the
Turkish week, averaging a yield of about 1000 pounds
an acre He is reported to have sold his crop to a New
York manufacturer of Turkish cigarettes for sixty-tiye
eents a pound: about forty-tive cents a pound abov«' the
average price for American tobacco.

HUMIDITY CLOSES TAMPA FACTORIES

Kxceptionallv heavy rainfall in the early imrt of
September caused several Tanii»a cigar factories to
suspend operations for a day or more due to the exces-
sive humiditv, and if it had not been f<»r the heavy
orders on ha'iid for the fall and holiday season, it_is
probable the factories wouhl have remained ch»sed tor

H longer peri(»d.

Tampa climate is peculiarly adaiited to the manu-
facture of cigars under normal conditions, but exces-
sive rainfall makes it advisabb' to suspend operations
for a short period.

J. C. STONE QUIZZED ON DEAL

.lames C. Stone, of Kentucky, vice-chairman of the
Farm Board, stated before the Senate Agricultural
(\mimittee last week, tliat in his opinion the Farm Ke-
lief Act, intelligently administered U) develop a com-
prehensive co-oi)erative marketing system, will prove a
boon to farmers.

Stone, who represents t<>baccn on the board, an-
swered an' avalanche of questions desigucU to elicit in-
f(»rmation on his ability.

A j)rogramme to '*prosiH'rize" tobacco was said by
the witness to be in progress of formation, with discus-
sions already started on tiie possibility of setting up
an advisorv council for this commodity.

The olilv tlurry during Stone's examination was
l)rovided by 'Senator Hrookhart, Kepublican, Iowa, who
read from testimony presented l)y .)ohn L. Huckley,
once a business ])ar*tner of Stone, in the Sapiro-Ford
libel case dealing with a transaction with the Burley
Tobacco Growers Co-operative Association, of which
Stone was jiresideiit until appointed to the Farm Board.
The testimony as read, sai<i Stone went into the
Burlev Association for private gain and specified that
lie sold some warehouse property which he had pur-
ciiased for $l(ir),00(J in l!U(i, t(» the association for :i;22.v

(K)0 in 1921. . .

Stone told the committee the association \yas in
need of warehouses and that he had disposed of it as a
])urely business proposition. 1I<' said the proi)erty was
appraised bv officials of the association at $282,000 but
that he otTered it to the agency for $2r)0,000 and subse-
(piently cut the price down to $22.'),000.

CIGARS MADE OF POWDER

A patent has been granted by the I'. S. Patent
Office at Washington to Werner Thiele, of Oranien-
baum, near Dessau, (Jermany, covering the method of
manufacturing cigars which consists of suspending
tobacco i)owder in a li<piid containing a combustible
l)inding agent and applying the resulting pasty mixture
to the core of cigars.

October 1, 1929.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

U. S. TOBACCO OUTLOOK DECLINES

(HJORDING to the Federal-State Crop Report-
ing Service, Department of Agriculture, Har-
risburg, Pa., the United States tobacco out-
look declined r)7,(M30,0OO pounds during August.
The reductions were heaviest in Kentucky, North Car-
olina, Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Connecticut. Pros-
pects, liowever, are still 84,000,000 pounds in excess of
last year's harvest.

In Pennsylvania the tobacco needs rain. ITail
stripped some fields in Lebanon and Lancaster (coun-
ties, ('utting is under way, and the condition of the
crop is the lowest since 191,S. Many Lancaster ('ounty
crops are reported sold while still in the field.

The unusually dry weather caused the condition of
most crops to decline during August to the lowest point
for the season in manv vears.

The dnnight began early in July. The deficiency
in rainfall during August was general throughout the
Slate, the shortage averaging almost one and one-half
inclies. In many counties, especially the central, the
situation is, in tlie memory of some of tin? oldest resi-
dents, the worst known. Wells and springs are going
dry and streams are exceptionally low. Many farmers
are hauling water for their stock; others are digging
wells. JjH'ixl showers relieved the situation tempo-
rarily in a few localities, but frecpiently accompanying
hail and wind did much harm.

The outlook for Pennsylvania tobacco declined ap-
proximately J5,r)00,000 pounds during August.

In other parts of the cfumtry, the fire-cured types
appear to have more body and better (piality tliaii the
1928 crop. Heavy increases in acreage were made in
all dark-fired types. The August <lrought in central
Kentucky caused the low comiiiion of fil for Burley,
for which the production forecast has been cut approxi-
mately thirty-seven million pounds. Decline in pros-
pects in Connecticut and in Wisconsin amounted
roughly to 4,000,000 pounds.

W. C. T. U. TO EDUCATE THE YOUNG

Mrs. Klla A. Boole, national president of the
Women's Christian Temperance rnion, stated at a
meeting of the executive committee in Indianapolis,
just prior to the opening of the national convention,
that the i)uri)ose of the Union is abolition of intoxi-
cants, not tobacco.

Xo organization can siux'eed with more than one
purpose, she said.

She also asserted that the only way in which the
W. C. T. U. would attempt to curb the use of tobacco
would be by education of the young.

"I don't believe any one can object to that," she
said. '*I don't believe that those who use tobacco really
wish their children to use it, and education may pre-
vent its spread."

THE LADY AND THE CIGAR

A writer in the Daily Mail says: "I had not until
the night before last seen a woman smoking a cigar in
a restaurant. She did so a little ostentatiously, but
nolxMly seeme<| much impressed. Sh<» seemed to enjoy
it, tliough I noticed that she dr'aiik at least three eiips
of cotTei'. I womler how modern she thought she was
heing. After all, (Jeorge Sand smokcNJ eigars regularly
vyell oyer half a century ago. It just shows the appal-
ling difficulty of iK'ing a pioneer."

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standing value.

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16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Octol)or 1, 1929.

October 1, 1929.

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

WAR ON BANKRUPTCY CRIME DRIVES CROOKS
TO COVER, SAYS CREDIT MEN'S HEAD

HE vijiroroiis war on bankruptcy crime being

wa^^ed by or^^anizA'd Inisiness throughout the

country is appreciably reducing tlie number

of dishonest business faihires, according? to

Stephen I. MiHer, executive manager of the National

Association of Credit Men.

Doctor Miller said that this form of commercial
thieverv has been decreased by nearly one-third since
1925, when manufacturers, wholesalers, jobbers and
bankers put a nation-wide business i)olice force into
the field to combat it.

He said that the numln^r of suspicious bankrupt-
cies reported to the association for investigation has
dropi)ed otT steadily, year by year for the past three
years, indicating that the ])unilive elTorts of the credit
men are being felt strongly.

"The deterrent effects of credit prote<*tion work,

produced by sentencing hundreds of business crooks
to prison, is serving to keej) business clean by instilling
fear of punishment in ])()tential wrong-doers," he said.

*'It is not necessary to put all dishonest business
men in prison in order to wi])e out commercial crime.
I ])elieve that every time a bankru])tcy crook is sent
to prison with a substantial sentence, a dozen other
frauds are prevented."

He said that the credit men's staff of counsel, ac-
countants and investigators up to March 1 had exposed
credit frauds in which ()37 crooks liave been convicted,
that 619 indictments were awaiting court action, and
that 932 cases which had not reached the indictment
stage were under active investigation.

Although the number of dishonest business fail-
ures is found to Ix' decreasing in the face of strong
opposition by organized business. Dr. Miller said that
the need for continuing the credit protection move-
ment is stronger than it was four years ago, when
business men and bankers raised a $1,4(X),00() fund
with which to finance the war against the credit crook.

"The economic necessity for manufacturers,
wliolesalers and jobl>ers to exj)and their sales and
credit policies, because of growing comj)etition, would
make business excecnlingly vulnerable to bankruptcy
fraud if crtnlit protection were withdrawn," he said.

"It is reasonable to supjiose that the present era
of easv credit would lead to a redoubled outbreak of
bankruptcy fraud, ])articularly among professional
crooks, if the opportunity presented itself."

He pointed out that the crime of fraudulent bank-
ruptcy, which entails the concealment of assets by
dishonest merchants, is a far-reaching economic evil
that affects not oidy the manufacturer, wholesaler or
jobber directly defrauded, but also the honest mer-
chant and the consuming public.

"The honest retail merchant," Dr. Miller said,
"is severely handicapped by large quantities of bank-
ruptcy merchandise thrown on the market in direct
com])etition with his own goods, which he has bought
for 100 cents on the dollar wholesale value.

"The depredations of the bankruptcy criminal af-
fect the consumer because manufacturers and whole-
sale houses defrauded bv the crook must raise their
prices in order to compensate themselves for their
losses."

SIMMONS DECLARES NORTH CAROLINA PRICES
BELOW PRODUCTION COST

Washington, 1). (\, Sept. 18, 1929.
HE low price being i)ai(l for tobacco on the
Xorth Carolina markets since the season
()l)ened lias been and is a matter of great con-
cern to Senator Simmons. Reports received
by the Senator show that the i)rice being paid for to-
bjicco, particularly in Eastern Xorth Carolina, is much
less than the cost of production — and this notwithstand-
ing the good <|nality (»f the tobacco, the relatively small
crop, and the fact that the tobacco buyers and manu-
facturers are and have been enjoying during the ])ast
f(^w years ])robably the greatest prosperity and the
largest profits in their history. The re|)orts that the
Senator has received n^flect a condition almost of
despair among the tobacco growers of Eastern Caro-
lina.

During tlie past several days, Senator Simmons
has ha<l a number of conferences with administrative
officials of the (iovernment, at which he has discussed
with them the possibilities of emergency action. On
yesterday afternoon, the Senator had an extended con-
ference with Mr. Stone, member of the Federal Farm
}5oar<l particularly re])resenting the tobacco growers;
and this morning at 10:;)0 o'clock the Xorth Carolina
Senator discussecl the matter at some length with Presi-
<lent Hoover at the White House.

In the conference between Senator Simmons and
Mr. Stone, of the federal Farm Board, the possibilities
of some emergency action under the existing law we-re
<liscussed, but it seems doubtful whether anything can
l)e effected, under the Federal P^arm Board Act, in time
to save the present cro]) now just going to market from
being taken from the farmer without a<le(]uate compen-
sation. Senator Simmons told Mr. Stone that if any
ad<litional or emergency legislation could ])e suggested
that would enable the Federal Farm Board to act in-
stantly and with vigor, he felt sure that such emergency
legislation could be])ut through Congress without delay.

In that conference the suggestion was made that
Senators from the Southeast(M*n States, where tlie to-
bacco crop is ])eing taken from the farmers without flic
payment of anything resembling fair prices, might in-
terest themselves in ])rocuring a meeting and confer-
ence between tlu* heads of the principal tobacco
companies who have buyers on our markets with repre-
sentatives of the growers of tobacco, and that out of
such a conference, backed by ])ublic opinion an<l mani-
fest fairn(»ss and justice, there might come results that
would prevent the sacrifice of the tobacco croj) that
is now going on the market. TIh' opinion was expressed
that if the res]»onsible In'ads of the tobacco companies
could 1m' made to understand fully the way in which
the tobacco growers of Xorth Carolina and other South-
ern States are being inistre'at<Ml, and the dee]) feeling of
indignation on tlu' part of oui" people with reference
to the subejct, they might take action that would result
imm<'diat<'ly in th<' payment of better ]>rices for the
farmers' tobaccf). Senator Simmons told Mr. Stone
that he had no doul>t that the Senators from the Soutli-
ern States would be quite willing t(» initiate such a
conference, if ntjueste<l to do so by the tobacco growers
of the States or any committees chosen by the growers
to repres<Mit them.

In the conference with Pn-^iident Hoover this morn-
ing, Senator Simmons portrayed fully and at length the
conditions that the tol)acco farmers in Eastern Xorth
Carolina are facing right now, an<l he urged the view

(Continued on Page 18)

RECORD PROFITS ANTICIPATED

X ITEM in a recent issue of the New York
Journal forecasts record earnings for the large
companies engaged in the tobacco industry in
the I'nited States for the year 1929, and states
the cigar and cigarette business is very good, and while
earnings figures of a number of the big American to-
bacco companies are not available, Wall Street ob-
servers expressed the opinion that this year's profits,
everything considered, will be (piite satisfactory.

(Mgar and cigarette consumption is on the increase.
And there are two interesting reasons, among others,
for this:

1. The dream of the late \'ice-I*resident Tom Mar-
shall for "a good five-cent cigar" has come true.

2. Women are smoking cigarettes at an unprece-
dente<l rate.

The trend in the consumjition of cigars has turned
<lecidedly upward, following a moderate decline early
in the year. For the first five months of 1929 ])roduc-
tion, as measured by tax paid withdrawals, amounted to
2,480 million cigars, a gain of 4.2 per cent, over the cor-
responding period in 1928. The upward tendency was
especially marked in the last two months of the jieriod,
when an increase of 12 per cent, was recorded.

The largest gain has bi'en in five-cent cigars, exam-
ination of available statistics reveal.

Cigarette consumption, meanwhile, is greatest in
its history. Monthly gains in cigarette consumption
so far this yejir have averaged 1.') per cent, over last
vear, whereiis the average vearlv increase for the last
decade has been approximately 12 [)er cent. The poi>u-
lation increase approximates \\ per cent, aiumally.

Women are smoking more cigarettes than ever be-
fore. From the big cities to the smallest town and
hamlet the u.se of the cigarette by women and girls has
become common. This has given a big impetus to the
sale of cigarettes, of course, and the manufacturers
have lost no time in extensively exploiting this broad-
ening of the woman smoker's maiket.

Another factor in the increase in cigarette sales
has been the cut in retail j)rice8.

Both cigar and <*igarette manufacturers are ex-
])ecte<l to report substantial earnings for 1!)29. Predic-
tion is made that the aggregate cigar ])ro<luction for all
of 192!> will exceed that of 1}>28. Big cigar pro<lucers
are gradually eliminating c(mipetition of the small higli
cost manufacturers and, through the contiinu'<l intro-
duction of operating economies, which all<>w a lower
unit selling cost an<l higher aggregate profit margins,
should be able to report satisfactory earnings.

UNITED STORES PAYS LOANS

The United Stores ( '()r|)oration, recently formed
holding company for the I'nited Cigar Stores Company.
Tobacco Products Corporation, etc., has paid off all of
the bank loans of those subsidiaries, totaling $12,(MK),-
(MM). The fuiMls, it was aiUKMinced, were raised by tlie
selling of a.ssets not essential to the conduct of the
regular line of business.

LORD & THOMAS AND LOGAN
HANDLE CHANCELLOR CAMPAION

Vi\\\ schedules for newspaper atlvertising of the
"fhancellor" cigar have been approved by the Ameri-
can Cigar Company. <'opy is appearing in the various
cities throughout the country and the cantpaign is
being directed by Lord & Thomas and Logan.

Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with :
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable ^
strictly in advance.

WANTED

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Pure Havana Cigars; all shapes and prices to make dealers
wake-up. Will make permanent arrangement with factory operat-
ing near Havana, under very small overhead. Address Luis
Rodriguez, Villegas 22, Havana, Cuba.

BROKER .WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

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for offers from reliable firms. Fifteen years in Porto Rico as
k'eneral manager tobacco leaf enterprises. Close connection im-
portant growers, dealers, manufacturers. Capable starting new
business or developing one already established. Age 36. Splendid
references. Address Box No. 528, "The Tobacco World."

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WOMEN MAY SMOKE IN JAIL NOW

Tlic hail on women prisoners smoking will be lifted
at Joliet, the Illinois State Penitentiary. The rule, an-
nonncc'd officially when Mrs. Bertha Finnegin, the new
snperintendent, took office, will be extended, it is ex-
pected, to other institutions.

"About ninety per cent, of the women received at
the Joliet penitentiary, and similar State institutions,
smoke," said a hi^h official at Sj)rin^eld. "To de-
prive them of smoking is as much a hardship as it would
be to deprive the men, who are i)ermitted to smoke."

"They will be easily handled, less apt to rebel
airainst ])ris()n rules and regulations, if j)ermitted to
iuilul^e under reii:ulations. They will be permitted to
hmoke onlv at certain times."

SOLKORN, VICE-PRESIDENT GRADIAZ-ANNIS

& COMPANY

Sol Korn, who has been associated with the D.
Annis & Company, Tampa manufacturers of tine ci-
gars, and will in the future devote his time to the
])roniotion of the popularity of their brands, "Don
Kniil Klein Company for Ine past year, ana prior to
that time connected with the Martinez-IIavana Com-
panv, has bi»en made vice-president of the Gradiaz-
Julian" and "Old King Cole."

PARK & TILFORD PROFIT LESS

Park & Tilford, reports profit for the first half of
1929 as $()48,1()2, as against $6(32,9.30 for the same
period of 1928.

II

OCTOBER 15, 1929

18

49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

October 1, 1929.

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau, neV^yob

lison Ave.
YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B — If t report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- (31), an additional charge of Two Dollars
(S2.00) will be made and so an auditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will be
made for every ten (10> additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

LANGDELL ARMS: — 45,582. lor all tobacco products. Septem-
ber 17, 1929. George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y,

HASTING ARMS:— 45,583. For all tobacco products. September
17, 1929. Citorge SchlcKcl. Inc., New York, N. Y.

DAVIS CUP: — 45,584, Fur all tobacco products. September 16,
1929. C. I. SbaetYer. York. I'a.

FERKIN'S FINANCIERS:— 45,585. For ciuars. cigarettes and to-
bacco. Marcb 2, 1929. I). M. Fcrkin. New York, X. Y.

MAPLETON:— 45,577. For cigars. August 22, 1929. Sacks & Co.,
Inc., New York, N. Y. (Tbis certificate is issued upon presenta-
tion made to us tbat the trade-mark or trade name herein specified,
though apparently not heretofore rejjistered in any of our Affiliated
Bureaus, has been in use by the registratit for the past twenty-five
years.)

WENDELL ARMS:— 45,580. For all tobacco products. September
13, 1929. Wengkr cS: Maudell, Inc., Oucago, 111.

WENDELL HALL: — 45,581. For all tobacco products. September
13, 1929. WcngUr & MandcU, Inc.,' Chicago, III.

TRANSFERS

MADAME BUTTERFLY:— J2,667 ( C. S. Tobacco Journal). For
cigars, cigarettes, cheroots and tobacco. Registered February 8,
1907, by W'm. Steiner Sons & Co., New York, N. Y. Through
mesne transfers acquired by George Schlegel, Inc., New York,
N. Y., and re-transferred to l'. X. Smith's Sons Co., McSherrys-
town, I'a., September 7, 1929.

MAPLETON:— 45,577 (T. M. A). For cigars. Registered August
22, 1929, by M. Sacks & Lo., Inc., New York, N. Y. Transferred
to Ralph M. Gans, New York, N. Y., September 11, 1929.

LO ANDA: — 17,444 (Tobacco World). For cigars and cigarettes.
Registered March 13, 1909, by J. Lipschutz, Chicago, 111. Trans-
ferred to Samuel Litz & Co., Inc., 1-os Angeles, Calif., September
0, 1929.

MADAME BUTTERFLY:— 32,667 (.U. S. Tobacco Journal). For
cigar^, cigarette.^, cheroots and tobacco. Registered February 8,
1907, by \Vm. Steiner Sons & Co., New York, N. Y. Through
mesne transfers acquired by Geo. ZitTerblatt & Co., Philadelphia,
Pa., and re-transferred to George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y.,
August 27, 1929.

LIBERTY CENTER:— 45,449 <T. M. A.). For all tobacco prod-
ucts. Regi^tered April 1, 1929, by George Schlegel, Inc., .New
York, N. Y. Transferred to Codorus Cigar Co., Codorus, I'a.,
August 29, 1929.

WENHAM:— 45,510 (T. M. A.). For all tobacco products. Regis-
tered February 12, 1929, by George Schlegel, Inc., New York, N. Y.
Transferred to Schwab, Davis & Co., New York, N. Y., August 29,
1929.

LA FLOR DE MANUEL ROSA:— 24,589 (TradeMark Record).
lor cigars. Registered May 8, 1901, by I'etre, Schmidt & Herg-
mann. New York, N. Y. Transferred by I'etre Litho. Co., Phila-
delphia, Pa., successors to the original registrants, to The Mazer-
Cressman Cigar Co., Inc , Detroit, Mich., September 19, 1929.

CORRECTED PUBLICATION

FLYING HABIT:^*5,547 (T. M. A.;. For all tobacco products.
Registered August 6. 1929. by (leorge Schlegel, Inc., New York,

A ^- 7/^'^'^''■'■^^ *° United States Cigar Co., Inc., York, Pa.,
August 13, 1929.

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OLD GOLD" PRESENTS NEWEST MUSIC

\\K lirst ])rc'.sc'ntati()ii of music from the new

sliow "(Jreat Day" will ])e heard when the

Old (}()ld-I*aul AVhiteman Orchestra ^oes on

the air Tuesdav, ()cto])er 1st, from 1) to 10

P. M., New York time! over Station WAB(\ and a

nation-wide hook-up of tlie C'olum])ia l^roadcasting

Svstem. Tlie Old (lold Trio will sing a medley of

songs from this newest Broadway presentation, and

Bing Cros))y will sing "Hap])y Because I'm in Love."

There will he numerous vocal interpolations througliout

the hour of dance music hv those alreadv mentioned, hv

Mildred Bailey, the Ponce Sisters and Jack Fulton.

Paul Whiteman and his Old (Jold Orchestra will also

offer a noveltv fox trot, "Dance of the Bahes in the

Woods."

UNITED DISPOSES OF BEECHNUT STOCK

The United Cigar Stores Company is reported to
have disposed of their stock holdings in the Beedmut
J*acking (^om])aHy to the (lold Dust Corporation, wliicli
is heacled hy the Moirow Brothers, wlio are also head
of the svndicate which recently ])urchased the United
Cigar Stores Comj)any from the Whelan interests.

The purchase price is reported to he ahout $85 a
share and the United Cigar Stores Company is said to
liave purcliase<l the stcK-k in 11)27 for approximately $50
a share, thus making a protit on the tleal of a])proxi-
mately $1,()10,(KKK Foity-six thousand shares were
said to have heen involved in the deal.

ENGLANDER JOINS GUITERREZ

(ieorge M. Knglander, well-known salesman in New
York, and eastern territory as representative for Berri-
iman Brothers, has joined the sales forces of A. Gui-
terrez and Company, manufacturers of the "Lomas"
cigar.

In addition to New York Citv and New York
State, Mr. Knglander will cover Philadelphia, Balti-
more, and Washington for the (Juiterrez Company.

SCHULTE PROFITS DECLINE

Profit of the Schulte Pctail Stcnes for the first lialf
of li)2!) was $1,751,!)47, as against $2,(;o7,:J75 for the
same period of 1J)28.

SIMMONS DECLARES PRICES BELOW COST

(Continued from page 16)

that it is a situation of great emergency — as great with
respect to the tohacco sections (»f the Southeast, lie told
the President, as flood control in time of flood could Im»
lo the Mississippi Valley- and that he i)elieved that
emergency legislation, if any could he evolved that
would give immediate relief, could speedily he passed
in hoth houses of ( 'ongress. Senator Simmons l)elieves,
as a result of his conference with the President, that
it is prohahle that the President will discuss the matter
with the Fe<leral Farm B(»ard and i)erhai)s with the
Attorney-(ieneral.

It may he said also that there has heen a demand on
the part of tohacco growers for a < 'ongressional investi-
gation of the cause of the low prices heing paid for
tohacco hy the princijial tohacco companies; while
others have expres.sed the opinion that such an investi-
gation would he too late to result in any success in sav-
ing the tohacco cr(»p now going on the market, which 18
the emergency matter of tlie present moment.

LiNZ.

■^Sr»

HM

PORTO RICAN TOBACCO - Increasingly Popular

.Manufacturers are (jiiick to
sense the trend of piihlii
taste and to benefit there-
by. Tbis year's public pref-
erence has been over-
whelmingly for a jrood,
mild ciiiar. moderately
priced. No tobacco in the
u orid combines so manv
essentials to rich, mellow
mildness in acinar as I^orto
Rican tobacco, and tbis fai t
bas created a demand for
the Porto Rican leaf tbat
bas already used up most of
tbis years crop. Hein^ a
liutN free tobacco, manu-

^

Stalking Porto Rican Tobacco
tacturers have been enabled to sell their cigars at a moderate price.

The <|iKility of tbis year's crop of VorU) Rican tobacco bas been of even a higher ^rade than
its usual standard of excellence. The very latest methods of cultivation, the most careful super-
vision and modern methods of organization have all contributed to niakintr this possible. Still
more painstaking care and even greater efficiency will in.siire and improve the (jualitv of next
year's crop.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA, Chief Agent

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST., PHILA., PA.

After all
"nothing satisfies li
a good c»g*£^^

There is Safety in Numbers

It "four out of five" means Forlinns —

If an "ei^lu" rides smoother than a "four" —

If stropping ^ives a better slrave because all

barbers do it —
If **95^c prefer Body by Fisher"—
In short, if numbers count at all —

C'.igars packed in wooden boxes have always far out-
numbered those packed all other ways put toirether.
No form of presentinor cigars to the consuminjr pub-
lic has ever had so many features advantageous to
both smoker and seller, as are possessed by wooden
boxes.

Wooden boxes enhance the flavor of the cigars, im-
prove their appearance, and keep them in the best
condition. They are the easiest container to select
from, best keep the cigars from damage, and present
at a glance all the cigars' ^ood (]ualities. Wooden
boxes have the unmistakable approval of the great-
est number of ci^ar smokers, as the ideal container
for ^ood cigars.

The best cigars
are packed in

woo I) FN HOXKS

Ever notice how few doctors smoke anything but cigars:

mi:^:m^mlimlL!&M\MWJimilMilM^J!SiA

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 20

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3. 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, OCTOBER 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

DEATH OF JONATHAN PETERSON

PNATHAN PETKRSOX, pivsideiit of tlio
Unitod States To])a<*co (^ompaiiy, died early
Wednesday moniiiifi:, October 9tli, at his sum-
mer home, Barrock Hill, in Rid^efield, Conn.,
of heart disease at the age of sixty-three. lie had been
ill there sinee August. Mr. Peterson was one of the
outstanding figures in the tobae<*o industry, having de-
voted his entire business life to it and enjoyed a wide
circle of loyal friends in that line througliout a wide
portion of the country. He was associated with the
late James B. Duke in tl»e period wlien the American
Tobacco (V)mpany was at its peak.

Mr. Peterson, tlie son of the hite Jonathan H. Pe-
terson and Marv Jane Barkelew, was born in Soutli
Kiver, New Jersey, where Ids forbears are associated
with the history of Middlesex County. He descended
by his maternal grandmother, Harriet Willet, from
Thomas Willet, the first Mayor of New York in IGfJ."),
whose youngest son, Samuel Willett, founded the town
of South Kiver. H was known as Willettsville until
after the Revolutionary War when the name was
changed to Washington and subsecpiently to South
River. Major Samuel Peterson, i)atriot of the War
of 1812, was his great grandfather. Mr. Peterson mar-
ried Miss Henriette Jacques Bissett of Spottswood,
New Jersey, in 1891 and in 18J>2 came to Xew York
as Department Manager for th<' .\merican Tobacco
( 'ompany.

Later he became vice-i)resident of the American
Snuff Company and upon (lissolution of the American
Tobacco Company in 11)11 became, aiul his since re-
mained, the president of tlie United States Tobacco
Company, which was created out of the dissolution of
tlie American Tobacco Comj)any.

For many years Mr. Peterson made his home in
Brooklyn, N. Y., at 74(1 St. Marks Avenue, and re-
centlv at IHJJ) Fifth Avenue, Xew York. H(» is survive* 1
by his widow, a daughter Mrs. Peterson Phiiniy, a son,
J. Whitney Peterson, a grandson Hugh Phinny aiul
two sisters, Miss Ella Jane Peterson and Mrs. Cluirles
Hermann of South River, New Jersey.

Mr. Peterson was a member of the Cniou League
Club and the Ridgefield Country Club.

Funeral service were held from his late residence
in Ri<lgefiehl, on Friday, October 11th, and were at-
tended l>y many of his friends who are prominent in
the tobacco industry.

The Executive Committee of the T. M. A. was
called together immediately after the announcement of
the death of Jciuathan IVterson, president of the United
States Tobacco (-ompany, and a <li rector of the asso-
ciation, and in officially reporting Mr. i*eterson's death,
Managing Director Charles Dushkind said:

(Continued on page 17)

CIGARETTE MANUFACTURERS RAISE PRICES

X SATl^RDAY, October ritli, an announcement
was made by the American Tobacco Company
which in financial circles was heralded as bring-
ing to an end the cigarett(» war which has had
(he tobacco industrv on its financial back for a vear and
i\ half. The announcement was to the effect that the
pi'ice of "Lucky Strike" cigarettes had been advanced
forty cents a thousand to the level at which the brand
sold ])efore the start of the price-cutting war eighteen
months ago.

The announcement of the American Tobacco Com-
l>anv followed similar announcements bv the R. J.

I • «.

Heynolds Company, and the Liggett & Myers Tobacco
Comi)any, mnnnfacturers of "Camel" cigarettes and
"Chesterfield' cigarettes respectively.

Stocks of all the tobacco comi)anies involved soared
under the impulse of the new prices and the termina-
tion of the "war." American Tobacco gained about
lliirty-eight p(»ints cm the day, both for the common and
B stocks; while Liggett & Myers advanced about fif-
teen points and Lorillanl was up eleven points.

Under the revised price scale, now effective, the
.standard brands will sell at $0.40 a thousand. It is
believed the reversion to the old ])rice will end the
two-for-a-<iuarter retail sales, although representatives
of the tobacco comi)anies pointed out that large retail
stores may continue that scale, selling cigarettes at a
slight loss, whicii will be ma«le up on other articles of
merchandise.

The I*, [jorillard Company announced on Monday,
October 7tli, that it had advanced the wholesale price
on "Ohl (Jolds" from $(i.l() to $().4() a thousand.

Advices Uinn Washington were to the effect that
the Federal Trade Commission does not plan an in-
vestigation into the action of the manufacturers in rais-
ing wholesale prices. If the increase should be in vio-
lation of anti-trust laws, the Department of Justice,
and not ihe Commission, would conduct the incpiiry.

.More than nine-tenths of all cigarettes manufac-
tured in the United States are smoked in tliis countrv,
a Comparison of recent (Jovernment statistics indicates.

Th<' June ])roduction, as reported by the Bureau
(»f Internal Revenu*', was almost 1(),84(M)()(M)00 ciga-
rettes, while the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Com-
merce tal»ulated the .June exports at slightlv over 784,-
(KMMXX) cigarettes,

I*roduction of cigarettes has been recording steady
gains for a number of years, and the 1029 rei)ort is ex-
jjccted to show a gain of more than 12 i)er cent, over
last year's figures.

SCHULTE UNITED SALES

Schulte United Five Cents to One Dollar Stores,
Incoqiorated, reported sales for the month of Septem-
ber, WVli) as $1,784,820.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 15, 1029

WEBSTER EISENLOHR, INCORPORATED,

INCOME UP

\fm ic'ported for the six months ending June :?0,

* 11)29, net income, before tax reserve, of $271,

r)40, an increase of $211,4r)().
After alhnving for income tax reserve, tlie net in-
come carried to surphis was $2:>7,7r)r), an increase of

$184,881.

The company reported sliipments during July and
August of 4r),48h,()()0 cigars witli resultant net earn-
ings of $119,958, making total net earnings for the first
eight months of 1!)29 of $:r)7,723, after taxes. In the
first eight months of 1928 the net earnings were $90,-

291.

' Unfilled orders as of September 30, 1929, exceeded

20,000,000 cigars.

YAHN & McDonnell features new topper

The Valin «Jc McDonnell chain of high-grade cigar
stands have been featuring the new Topper, i)ro<Juct
of Demley, Incorporated, which fits over the top of a
package of cigarettes, preserving the shape of the pack-
age and also the shape of the cigarettes, with gratify-
ing success.

They are also featuring the new "Konson" lighter
with the windshield and the new Perfume Mist Dis-
tributor, which is also a Konson j)ro<luct.

SCHNEIDER PRESIDENT OF EISENLOHR

Anthony Schneider, who lias been first vice-presi-
dent of the Union Cigar Company and the Wei)ster-
Eisenlohr Company for the past two years, has been
made ])resident of the two companies, to fill the ])Osi-
tion made vacant by the resignation of D. A. Schulte
a short time ago.

Prior to the organization of the Union Cigar Com-
])any Mr. Schneider was a vice-president of the Amer-
ican T'igar Company.

SCHULTE CUTS CIGAR PRICES

The Schulte Cigar Stores in Philadelphia have re-
ccMitly posted a new schedule of cigar prices, making
rather a drastic cut in the prices of popular brands.

Ten-cent sizes are cut to tw'o for fifteen c«nts, five
f<jr thirty-five cents and $3.65 for a box of fifty cigars.

BAYUK INAUGURATES RADIO PROGRAM

X Saturday, October 5th, Bayuk C-igars, Incor-

l)orated, iK'gan broadcasting a program over

the radio from Station WCAU in Philadelphia,

advertising their i)roducts.

The i)rogram consists of musical selections by the

No. 2 Post American Legion Band, and a resume of

football games played each Saturday.

The i)rogram is ])roving of great interest to foot-
])all fans, and the musical selections rendered are also
tliorouglily enjoyable.

ANDRUSS RETURNS

Willis Andruss, sales manager for the Congress
Cigar Company, who has been on a tour of the Middle
West visiting the distributors of ''La Palina," has re-
turned to lieadijuarters at Third and Spruce Streets,
and reports an excellent outlook for the holiday season
in the territory covered, with the new brass canister
packing of the "Senator" size meeting with an enthus-
iastic reception.

In fact, the tremendous demand may result in
making this a standard packing, instead of a holiday
packing.

"CHANCELLOR" JOINS BOWLING LEAGUE

The "Chancellor" bowling team, of Seidenberg
& Comi)any, Camden, N. J., factory, has joined the
Philadelphia Cigar Manufacturers' Bowling League,
taking the place of the Frings Brothers team, which has
resigned from the league.

LUMLEY JOINS CARL UPMANN STAFF

Benjamin liUmley, well-known cigar salesman in
Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, has joined the
sales force of Carl Ui>mann, Incorporated, and will
cover his old territory in tlie future for the Upmann
I ompany.

HARRY BOSTON HERE

Harry Boston, of William DeMuth & Company,
was in town last week with a fine line of liigh-grade
pipes and gathered up a fine supply of orders for the
iiolidav trade.

Edward Perkis will open a cigar store at (3207
Frankford Avenue, in the very near future.

October 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Mm NT
PENDING

We MODEL S UNIVERSAL

(Non-Blending Type)

Long-Filler Bunch Machine

For High-Grade Work

Has Been Improved VTith Three Important
Features That —

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to
hand work, in every respect.

Save stock, labor and produaion costs.

Cause smoother running and lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear
and longer life.

THE Model S Universal Long-Filler Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table, and with (or without) individual
direct-connected, motor-driven Suction Fan. This new suction feature
holds the binder flat against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother
and more perfealy rolled bunches. It also effects a saving of binders
because smaller binders can be used.

This High-Grade, Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type
of Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instan-
taneous stopping of the machine at any point in its operation.

The Model S is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"
system of lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system
properly used, assures perfect lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of
the machine, which means less wear and longer life. It makes lubrication
of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other oiling method.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved Long- Filler
Bunch Machine

LABOR, STOCK AND
MONEY-SAVING FEATURES

A— The Suction Binder Table attachment as-
sures smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effects a saving in binders
because smaller binders can be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch, which
makes the machine run more smoothly and re-
duces its upkeep cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous stopping of
the machine at any point in its operation.

C— The famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure"'
system of lubrication assures thorough lubri-
cation, less wear and longer life of all bear-
ings and moving parts. It also makes lubri-
cation of the machine easier and quicker.

D— Produces well-conditioned, spongy, free-
smoking bunches — the equal of hand work
in every respect.

E— Good-conditioned bunches are assured by
"laying up" the tiller mechanically in exactly
the same way as this is done by hand, a few
sprigs of filler being intermittently added
until the bunch is built up to the proper size
and condition.

F — Improved method of filler feeding insures
uniform results even with inexperienced
operators.

G — Any size or shape of bunch, and both right
and left hand bunches can be made on the
same machine with slight mechanical changes.

H— With two operators it produces 450 to
500 uniform bunches an hour.

I— Can be used on mould work, or bunch
can be rolled fresh by hand direct from the
machine.

J— Adapted for use in conjunction with auto-
matic rolling machines.

K— Quickly and accurately adjusted to differ-
ent sizes and conditions of tiller.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at all times
in both size and weight.

M — Sturdy and simple in construaion — easy
to operate and handle. Requires no expert
mechanical attention.

The Price of the Model S Universal Long-
Filler Bunch Machine (non-blending type)
equipped with 1 6 H. P. motor, individual-
drive equipment and two chairs is

1650

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table — $ 50. extra
(when ordered with machine). With indi-
vidual direct-connected, motor-driven
Blower $75. extra.

Prices F. O. B. Factory, Newark, N. }., U. S. A.

Write for Price Folder and complete
Model S information

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 15, 1929

News From Congress

_ MND

F E D E R A L

Departments

From our tVASHiNGTON Bureau 622Albee Bmioing

KSTOKATIOX to Coiiicross of all authority
irranted tho President under tlie flexible pro-
visions of tlie taritV aet is eontem])lated in an
amendment to the ])en«lin,tr tarilT bill a(h)i)ted
by tlie Senate ()etol)er 2 l)y a vote of 47 to 42 after
more than a week of heated debate. Adoption of tlie
amendment, which was sti-onjjly oi)posed by President
Hoover and administration Senators, was accom])lished
bv a coalition of Democrats and i)roi«:ressive Repnb-
licaiis.

Under the terms of tlie amendment, submitted by
Senator Simmons of North Carolina, the President no
longer would have the ])ower to order changes in tariff
rates upon reports from the Ignited States Tariff Com-
mission. Instead, the c<mimission would send its re-
ports, not only to the President hut to Congress, and
the I^resident's authority would be limited to the trans-
mission to Congress of recommendations. The final
decision as to changing rates would lie with Congress.
Despite the issuance l)y President Hoover of a
statement urging continuance of the ])resent system
of administering the flexible ])rovisions, a sufficient
number of Kejjuhl leans voted with the Democrats to
make adoption of the Simmons resolution possible.
The House of Representatives, however, has still to
act on the matter, and it is not l>elieved the Democrats
will be able to enlist sufiicient su|)port from among
the Republicans to secure its adoption there.

Debate on the amendment in tlu' Senate was
marked by severe criticism of the manner in which
applications for changes in rates have l)een handled
during the past few years.

Employment in Industry Declines

Employment in the cigar and cigarette and chew-
ing and smoking tobacco and snuff industries <luring
August was well ahead of the ]»receding month but
decline<l as comi^ared with August last year, it is dis-
closed by figures just compiled by the l^ureau of Labor
Statistics of the Depai'tment of Labor.

R(*tunis to the bureau from 224 cigar and ciga-
rette producing establishments showed r)r),917 i)ersons
emploved during the month with an aggregate weekly
payroll total of $940,:UH, against r)4,371) in July with
an aggregate weekly payroll total of $911,942, an in-
crease of 2.8 per cent, in emjiloyment and a gain of 3.1
per cent, in payroll totals. As compared with August
last year, emi)loyment decline<l 1.2 piM' cent, but weekly
])ayroll totals increased 2.8 per cent. Per capita earn-
ings of workers in the industry were ()..') per cent,
above July and 4..'» p<M- cent, over August, 192H.

Reports from twenty-six chewing and smoking to-
bacco and snuff concerns gave IHS'A persons at work

M

during the month, against 7752 in July, a gain of 1.7
jjer cent. Aggregate weekly payroll totals were $133,-
859, against $131,l(i2, an increase of 2.1 per cent. As
compared with August, 1928, however, employment
dropped 8.1 per cent, and weekly payroll totals 4.6
j)er cent, per capita earnings of workers in the in-
dustry being 0.4 per cent, more than in July and 3.8
per cent, above August a year ago.

Extension on Filing Tax Returns Abused

Wide abuse of the privilege granted by the Inter-
nal Revenue Bureau of extending the time within
which cori)oration and ])ersonal taxpayers may file
their returns is disclosed bv Commissioner Robert H.

•

Lucas in instructions to Internal Revenue collectors.

"Inasmuch as it is essential to the proper admin-
istration of the law that returns be filed on or before
the regular due date whenever possible and inasmuch
as extensions of time were intended to be granted only
in cases in which by reason of the circumstances in-
vo1v(m1 the taxpayers could not have filed a timely re-
turn through the exercise of ])roper diligence," Mr.
Lucas declared, "collectors are herehv instructed to
grant extensions only upon the showing of a good and
sufficient cause.

"Tt is believed that the delay in filing returns was
occasioned in many cases, ])rimarily by an undue ex-
ercise of the i)rivilege afforded taxpayers rather than
l»y meritorious causes. In short the privilege so given
has been subject to abuse."

Exports of Tobacco and Tobacco Products

The expoits of tohacco an<l tobacco pr<»ducts are
important items in the international trade of the
Lnited States. The total value of domestic to-
hacco and its products exported in 1928 amounted
to $17!M5S,97f), showing an increase of $22,964,9(K)
compared with 1927. Much the larger portion of
these exports consisted of leaf tobacco, which in
1928 amounted to 575,412,014 pounds valued at $154,-
j32,r)4(). The exports of leaf tobacco to the United
Kingdom in 1928 were larger than to any other coun-
try, followed by Chi!ia (including Hong Kong and
Kwangtung), (iermany, the Netherlands, France,
Australia, Spain, Canada, Belgium, and Japan in the
order named.

The exfjorts of cigarettes for the calendar year
1928 amounted to ll,70fi,l 10,000, valued at $22,059,149.
Of this amount, over 8,(;{M),000,00(), valued at $15,029,-
067 were ex|)orted to China (including Hong Kong and

(Continued on Page 18)

October 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

^hy CAMELS are the

better cigarette

Camels are made of the choicest tobaccos
grown — cured and blended with expert care.

Camels are mild and mellow.

The taste of Camels is smooth and satisfying.

Camels are cool and refreshing.

The fragrance of Camels is alivays pleasant,
indoors or out.

They do not tire the taste nor leave any
cigaretty after-taste.

C 1929. R. J. Rrrnald* T«bae««
C.ompmnj, Winaton-Saleai, N. C

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 15, 1929

SCHULTE PURCHASES UNITED HOLDINGS

AVID A. SCHULTE, chairman of the Sehulte
United Five Cents to One DoUar Stores, Incor-
porated, has purchased all holdings of the
AVhelan and United Cigars Stores interests
in that company, according to an announcement made

The sale bv Mr. Sehulte and his associates of their
stock holdings* in the Vadsco Sales (Corporation, dis-
tributors of perfumes and allied products, to J. b.
Bache, New York banker, was also announced.

This action was taken, according to the announce-
ment, bec4iuse of the diverging sales policies between
the Vadsco organization and other companies in which
Mr. Sehulte is interested.

It was also announced on last Monday that the
directors of Schulte-United Five Cents to One Dollar
Stores, Incorporated, had authorized the issuance of
seven per cent, tiftecn-year Vmnd issue of $10,000,000.

The proceeds of the bonds, which will ])e offered
10 the preferred stockholders, will be used for the com-
panv's expansion program.

'Holders of the preferred stock of record Octo-
ber 14 will have the right to subscribe to the bonds in
the ratio of one $100 bond for each share held at $70
a bond.

«(

GENERAL EARNINGS CONTINUE TO INCREASE

As a result of tlie steadily increasing sales of
cigars, an<l changed manufacturing conditions, earn-
ings of (Jcneral Cigar Company, for the current year,
])r<>bablv will increase to around $4,250,000, approxi-
mately $8 a share on the 489,084 common shares now

outstanding. ifA.ni4f\

This would compare with 1928 net profit of $c{,14U,-
459, equal, after preferred dividends, to $(3.84 a share
on the 407,570 common shares then outstanding, and
with $3,3(J(;,13() or $7.13 a share on the common in 1927.
To attain this voar's expected total, net in the second
half vear is estimated at about $2,400,000, equal to
around $4.(50 a share on the increased amount of com-
mon stock, against $2,164,307, or $4.88 a share on the
407,570 common shares in tlie like period of 1928.

For the first six months of the current year, net
profit totaled $1,820,761, or $4.03 a share on 407,570
common shares, against $976,152, or $1.96 a common
share in the first half of 1928 and $1,460,592, or $3.30 a
share on the common stock outstanding in the first half
of 1927.

UNITED ADVANCES CIGARETTE PRICES

On Tuesdav, October 8th, following previous an-
nouncement by*the manufacturers that the wholesale
price of cigarettes had been advanced to $6.40 a thou-
sand, the United Cigar Stores advanced the price of
all popular brands of cigarettes from two packages
for a quarter to fifteen cents a package, and $L35 a

carton. , , ^, •

The Atlantic & Pacific Stores advanced their
prices on cigarettes to fifteen cents a package, two for
twenty-eight cents, and $1.35 a carton, and it was
humored that all chains would maintain the same prices
and that there would not be any attempt made to cut
below these prices.

Up to the time of going to press, the Sehulte Ci-
gar Stores were still maintaining their old prices of
two-for-a-quarter.

BLACKSTONE" PROGRAM NOW ON AIR

PONSORED by Waitt & Bond, Incorporated,
makers of the "Blackstone" cigar, a new and
novel radio program has been launched over
the Columbia Broadcasting System from Sta-
tion WABC, New York City. The program was first
heard Tuesday evening, October 1st, at eight o clock
Eastern Standard Time (seven o'clock Central Stand-
ard Time) and will be on the air each Tuesday at that
hour, covering the country from Providence to Omaha
and as far South as Washington. , , ,-

This new broadcast takes place on the plantation
of Captain Blackstone in the vuelta arriba section of
Cuba, and will feature prominent stage and radio stars.
The first of these is Frank Crumit, of numerous Broad-
way musical comedies, talking pictures and vaudevdle
shows, who appeared Tuesday evening, October 8th,
singing several of his own compositions including the
famous **Song of the Prune" and "A Gay Caballero."
The ** Blackstone" Program is being supplemented
by counter displays, window cards, and local and na-
tional advertising. In addition to Station WABC it
is heard through Stations WCAO, Baltimore ; WNAC,
Boston; WKBW, Buffalo; KMBC, Kansas City;
WLBW, Oil City; KOIL, Omaha-Council Bluffs;
AVJAS, Pittsburgh; WEAN, Providence; WFBL,
Svracuse; WMAL, Washington; WHEC, Rochester;
\VHP, Harrisburg; WCCO, Minneapolis; WGHP, De-
troit, and WCAU, Philadelphia.

MOOS BRANCH SOLD TO LINKER

The Louisville branch of the J. B. Moos Company,
a subsidiary of the American Cigar Company, and de-
voted to the distribution of American Cigar Company
brands, has been sold to the Linker Cigar Company
of Louisville.

Samuel B. Fisher, former manager of the branch

has resicriied.

The Cleveland branch of the J. B. Moos Company
has also been sold to the Amster-Kirtz Company, of
that city, which firm will continue the distribution of
the American Cigar Company brands in the future.

Sale of the two branches of the J. B. Moos Com-
pany is in line with the announced policy of the
American Cigar Company to retire from the distribut-
ing business and devote their entire time and energy
to the manufacture of high grade cigars.

The acquisition of the Moos Company by the Lin-
ker Company, in Louisville, marks another step for-
ward in the remarkable development of this firm.

The Linker Company now distributes the products
of the American Cigar Company, Consolidated Cigar
Corporation, General Cigar Company, Webster-Eisen-
lohr. Inc.; Congress Cigar Company, G. H. P. Cigar
Company, Deisel-Wemmer-Gilbert Corporation, I.
Lewis Cigar Manufacturing Company and H. Fendrich,
Inc.

UNIVERSAL LEAF DIVIDEND

At the meeting of the board of directors held in
Kichmond on October 5tli, a quarterly dividend of
seventy-five cents a share was authorized on the com-
mon stock of the company. This is at the same rate
as paid prior to the thirty-five per cent, stock dividend
last month. The annual meeting of stockholders is
scheduled to take place on Monday, October 2l8t, in
Kichmond, Va.

October 15, 1929

Say Ton Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE
HAS BEEN R EMOVED

O lOTB.The American Tohi»cco Co..Mfr».

"TOASTING DID IT"-

Cone is that ancient prejudice against ciga^
rettes — Progress has been made. We removed
the prejudice against cigarettes when we re'
moved harmful corrosive ACRIDS {pungent
irritants) from the tobaccos. Thus "TOAST'
JNG" has destroyed that ancient prejudice
against cigarette smoking by men and by women.

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

10

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October 15, 1929

^eiCCMC TO New YQRic

C&VERNOR

naiNTON

31'^ ST. -^''7^'' AVE.

opposite PENNA.R.R. STATION

A Preeminent Hotel of
1200 Rooms each hav-
ing Bath, Servidor, Cir-
culating Ice Water and
many other innovations.

E. G. KILL, General Manager.

PT^^ ANr RATti

OU can*t fool the public
when it's a question of
qualit>' of tobacxx)S in a ciga-
rette. That's why no twenty
cent cigarette ever landed in
fine company more swiftly and
surely than Raleigh.

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■ROWS & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION. L.„r,^ville.K,^n1uckif

The Tobacco Industry

OUR annual survey of the tobacco industry containing re-
cent data and statistics, together with comments on develop-
ments affecting the industry, is now ready for distribution.
Cot*y ntay be had upon rcqxu-st

CHAS. D. BARNEY & CO.

Members of the Nerv York Stock Exchange
Members PhUadelphia Stock Exchange

65 Broadway
New York

1428 Walnut Street
Philadelphia

' • RALEIGH ' ' DEAL OPENING ACCOUNTS

TKN PER ('ENT. free deal now in effect on
"Kaleif?h" cigarettes is opening new accounts
for that brand all over the country, according
to 1. F. Spang, director of the Brown & Wil-
liamson Tobacco CV)r])oration, of Louisville, Ky.

The free deal is offered to independent retail
dealers only, and is only in effect during the month of

October. , , .,

Acconling to the terms of the deal, the ten per
cent gratis is given on shipments to dealers from
jobbers' stocks. In thus making ''Raleigh" cigarettes
available to dealers all over tlie country with a very
li])eral free offer attached, the Brown & Williamson
Corporation expects to see its brand distribution in-
creased bv thousands of retail outlets which have not
heretofore stocked this popular twenty-cent brand.

The price to the dealer is $8.50 per thousand or
$L70 per carton, less the usual discounts. The new
Brown & Williamson deal gives the retailer one free
package with very carton purchased.

AMERICAN PLANS LARGEST TACTORY

It has been learned that the American C^gar Com-
panv is ])lanning to o])en in Kansas City one of the
largest, if not the largest, cigar factories in the world,
just as soon as eiiuipment can be placed and operations

started. , ., ,. i ^

The factorv will l)e contained m a budding already
owned bv Anu'iican interests, which was purchased
some time ago, and which when completely equipped
for a cigar plant will represent an investment of ap-
I)roximatelv $.S,<KK),(M)0 and may i)ossibly produce
1,000,0(K) cigars a dav. The estimated payroll is ap-
proximatelv $4,(K)0,0(K) annually, and the number of
employees will run pretty close to 40()0 people.

HAVANA LITHOGRAPHING COMPANY OFFERS

STOCK

Paine Webber & Company plan offering later this
week 15,250 units of 7 per cent, cumulative convertible
preferred stock and common stock of Havana Litho-
graphing Companv (Compania Litografica de la Ha-
baiuO, each unit to consist of one share of preferred
and two shares of common stock. Upon completion of
the present financing the outstanding capitalization
of the companv will consist of $1,800,000 of 7 per cent,
cumulative preferred stock, of $100 par value, and 115,-
000 shares of common stock, of $1 par value.

MANNIE PEREZ TO MAKE HOME IN TAMPA

Manual L. Perez, better known as "Mannie," of
M a reel i no Perez & Company, Tampa manufacturers
of made-in-bond clear Havana cigars, has announced
his decision to make his permanent home in Tampa
after November Ist. Mannie has formerly maintained
his home in New York, but he feels that since his fac-
torv is located in Tam])a that he can keep in closer
touch with the production of "Tuval," '*Redencion,'*
and their other brands by maintaining his permanent
residence there also.

"PART AG AS" FIRM DENIES lAERGER

Following persistent rumors in the trade to the
fffect that the "Partagas" factory in Havana was
about to be merged with another company, Cifuentes,
Pcgo V Cia, issued a statement making an absolute
denial that anv such action was contemplated, and de-
clared that the company expected to go on manufac-
turing "Partagas" cigars for many years to come.

Five products of outstanding merit —
Five products sold in every nook

and corner of this country—
Five leading brands manufactured

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YELVET

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October l."), lf>20

RY FORD

CIGARS

LONG FILLER

Imported . . • SnnMtra
. Wrapper.

A real five cent cigar is back in town . . . Quick
sellers and sure repeaters ... P. Lorillard
Company. Inc., 119 West 40th St., New York.

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. W. V*. .....^..

CHARLES J. EISENUIHR. Philadelphi«, P».
JULIUS LICHTENSTEIN. New York. N. Y. .

William best. New York. n. y. ...^.......

MAI. GEORGE W. HILL, New York, N.Y. ..
GEORGE H. HUMMELU New York, N. Y. ...

H. H. SHELTON. Washington, D. C

WILLIAM T. REED, Richmond. V«.

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelohi*, Pa

ASA LEMLEIN. New York. N . Y

CHARLES DUSHKIND. New York. N. Y

<^fe>

Headquarter!. 341 Madiaon Ave., New York City

Pretident

Ex- President

Vice-President

.Chairman ExecutiTC Committee

Vice-President

.Vice-President
.Vice-President
.Vice-President
.Vice-President

Treasurer

.Counsel and Managing Director

••••••••••I

■•••••••■•••«

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati. Ohio .......

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati, Ohio .
GEO. S. EKGEL, Coyington, Ky. -.••••••:••

WM S. GOLDENBURG. Cincinnati. Ohio

••••••••

■>■•«■•••

President

Vice-President

Treasurer

, Secreury

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

Preaident

,'.'.'. Vice-President

Treasurer

HENRY FISHER. "New' York City Secretary

NATHAN I. BlIUR. New York City
W. J. LUKASWITZ. Dayton. Ohio ..
MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn.

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J.

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, III. ....... .••••

ABRAHAM SILETT. 1153 Herkimer St.. Brooklyn, N.

, President

Vice-Preaident

Secrctary-Treasarer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN Pfwidenl

SAMUEL WASSERMAN

'.Vic«-Fre«ideat

TRADE AND CONSUMPTION OF UNITED STATES
TOBACCO PRODUCTS, JANUARY-JUNE, 1929
HE TOTAL EXPORTS of tobacco products
from the United States during the first half of
1929 amounted to about $11,(XX),()00, compared
with $12,000,000 worth exported during the
corresponding period of last year, according to an in-
terpretation of official statistics by the Tobacco Section
of the Department of Commerce. The decrease in trade
w\is due largely to a disturbed cigarette market ill
China. Cigarettes represent seven-eighths of the value
of the total export trade in tobacco products, and China
is the most important market, taking 8,200,000,000 ciga-
rettes during the first half of 1929, or CA per cent, of
the total cigarette exports. Compared with the first
half of 1928, cigarette shiimients to C-hina declined ])y
20 per cent. (See Table 1.) Improvements of the Chi-
nese trade has been predicted for the latter half of
the year, however, and it is quite possible that total
shipments for 1929 will be somewhat near normal.

American cigarettes are sold in nearly every coun-
try of the world. In reality more than lOO different
markets were represented in the first half of 1928 and
1929, but there are at present only a few large markets.
After China, the Philippine Islands, Panama and
France are the most outstanding, absorbing 22 i)er cent,
of the total exports during the first half of the year.

The exports of chewing and smoking tol)acco,
amounting to $1,011,000 and $366,000, respectively,
showed material gains from last year. The lMulipi)ine
Islands, Canada, Newfoundland, and Labrador have
showed encouraging gains during the year in plug to-
bacco, but trade with Australia, New Zealand, and the
United Kingdom, three of the principal markets, de-
clined rather sharply; on smoking to])acco, however,
these same markets reflected substantial gains. (Se^
Table I.) The United States has no foreign trade of
importance in cigars. Statistics concerning the exports
of nicotine and tobacco extracts will be found in Ta-
ble 2. i

Cigarette Production

There is probably no commodity in American com-
merce more responsive to the advantages of mass pro-
duction and keen advertising Ihnii cigarettes. Tlirouirh
organization and efficient management, the large manu-
facturers have cut production costs and shavecl pre-
unit profit margins until tlie price of a ])ackage of ciga-
rettes is witliin the reach of the smallest earning ])ower.
The tremendous increase in turnover has taken care of
producers' profits which have not decreased on account
of wliolesale price reduction or dealers' price wars.

The production of cigarettes in the United States
during the first half of 1929, as indicated by stamp .sales
of tlie l^ureau of Internal Revenue, amounted to nearly
.')9,(MK),0(H),00(> ill number, an increase of 16 per cent,
compared with a corresi)onding period of 192H. Ciga-
rette ]»ro<luction in United States has fi.llowetl an up
ward trend since 1920, aiui in 1928 the output of regis-
tered factories reached the highest point ever attained,
amounting to 10r),927,0(MMMK) in number. As the iac-
torv production during the second half of the year is
usuallv greater than during the first half, it is not im-
i)robable that the full vear 1929 may register a ciga-
rette out].ut of 12(MMMMHI(MHH) in registered factories
alone. This will not include the prmluction of customs
bonded manufacturing warehouses which produce for
export «mly and had an outturn in 1928 of 9,23:?,000,0(K).

(Continued on Page 14)

October 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

13

>fit

(JJ lesson in cigar store accounting)

DO YOU figure your profits simply by the aggregate
gross margin on ail the cigars you've sold — less your total
cigar-counter operating expenses?

If this is all you take into account, you've forgotten
something: Turnover^the length of time it takes to sell a
given number of cigars of each brand.

Remember that your rent, salaries and other operat-
ing costs go on whether you sell few cigars or many.
Naturally, the slow movers eat up more than their share
of the selling expense.

Next time do it this way: Count the number of
brands you handle. Figure your profit per brand'
Against the gross profit on the cigars, of each brand.

that you actually sold, charge an even share of your
operating costs.

Some of the results will surprise you. You'll find
fast-moving brands yielding handsome net returns, while
many slow-movers— even though bought at a more at-
tractive price— may actually show a loss.

What does the lesson teach? That buying margins
alone mean nothing; that it's the net profit that counts;
and that only fast -moving brands are real money
makers. ... In that class put Bayuks. The out-
standing quality, the matchless value and the immense
popularity of Bayuk Cigars make them the busiest bees
you ever saw in a cigsur case.

f

CHARLES THOMSON

BAYUK
HAVANA RIBBON

MAPACUBA

BAYUK BRANDS

'/ts Ripe Tbhaccol

Bayuk never
«•«• ihcM Icavcc

RIPE

^lllC only tobacco
bavci food cfMMifh
fcrB^

£!£S'RIPE

Bayuk never
■Ml ihctc Icavct

BAYUK

PHILADELPHIA

CIGAR

PRINCE HAMLET

© ViU

— Every Bayuk Cigar

BUILD BUSINESS

BAYUK QGAR

MAKERS OF FINE CIGARS SINCE 1897

PHILADELPHIA

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

()cto])er 15, 1929

CONSUMPTION OF TOBACCO PRODUCTS

{Continued from page 12)

The following table shows the production of ciga-
rettes in registered factories of the United States dur-
ing the llrst half of 1928 and 1929 :

January- June

19:>8 1929

{Number)

January 8,370,038,512 10,161,120,182

February 7,532,613,690 8,063,592,885

March . : 8,471,236,929 8,690,34/ ,524

April 7,512,157,394 9,608,903,9/9

^Uy 8,892,499,222 11,169,358,287

Jime 9,691,792,712 10,840,59/, 824

Month

Total 50,470,338,459 58,533,926,681

Per cent, of increase ^^^-^

Cigarette Consumption in the United States Compared

With Other Countries
The United States has by far the greatest cigarette
consumption of any country in the world, although,
according to unothcial estimates recently published, the
greatest per capita consumption belongs to <^'^'»J^-
Cigarette consumi)ti()n in the United States in 19l8
amounted to 102,765,(KM),OiH) in number and the per cap-
ita consumpti(m was 856, compared with 820 m 192/ ; in
Cuba during 1927 (the latest year for which statistics
are ayailable) the per capita consumption amountetl to
1432, according to an estimate from the report of the
Associacion de Almacenistasy Cosecheros de Tobaco de

Cuba 1929.

The"United Kingdom must remain outside of the
comparison, since information concerning the consum})-
tion of cigars and cigarettes in that country is not
ayailable from any source. British manutacturers will
not diyulge their* production figures, and there is no
goyernmeiit census of ])roduction upon which to rely.
Moreoyer, leaf and strips are assessed for duty when
withdrawn from bond and not on the manutactured
product ; thus only consumption of tol>acco as a whole,
based on the raw material for which excise is paid, can
be reported. In 1927 this consumption amounted to
138150,127 pounds, for all tobacco products manufac-
tured in the United Kingdom; during the same year
the United States cigarette factories alone consunied
290,464,000 pounds. Various members of the British
tobacco trade, howeyer, haye estimated the cigarette
consumption of the United Kingdom to ])e second to the

United States. . .

Germany and Japan are next in importance as con-
sumers of cigarettes, the annual consumption amount-
ing to 32,000,000,000 and 28,(X)0,000,000, respect iyeh'.
Czechosloyakia and Italy each haye a consumption ot
about 10,000,()(X),(KK) annually and all other countries
reporting show an annual consumption of yery much

The following table shows the total and per capita
consumption of cigarettes in the United States com-
pared with certain other countries:
Total and Per Capita Consumption of Cigarettes in

Certain Countries

Total Per Capita

Year Consumption Coftsumption

{Latest available) (Numtier)

United States 102,764,698,000 856

Argentina 7,653,976,331 719

Australia 2,006,172,000 322

DEISEL-WEIMER PLANT BUSY

FTER a nine months' period following the
merging of the Deisel-Wemmer Company, of
Lima, Ohio, with the R. O. Dun plant, the Lima
factories of the Deisel-AVemmer Company are
running two full shifts turning out "El Verso - and
' ' San Felice ' ' cigars at an unprecedented pace.

Sixteen salesmen are scattered tliroughout the
United States and are in constant touch with the mar-
ket in every section, and keep a steady stream of orders
pouring into the headquarters to keep the lactones ot

^^" ^ Wg S M!:in ?i;^i plant of the company
is turning out "El Verso" and -San Felice" cigars,
while the South Main Street factory is turning out a
steady supply of -Odin" cigars, which are bemg manu-
factured on contract.

The Delphos and St. Mary's plants of the company
are producing -K. G. Dun" cigars, and the Findlay,
Wapakoneta and Van Wert branches are making San
Felice" and "El Verso" cigars also.

The Deisel-Wemmer Comj)any is employing more
persons at the present time than it did last year at the
same time, and also enjoying the gi'^atest business m
its history. Earnings of the company for the first nine
months o*f 1929 are well ahead of the same period ot
1928.

COHN NOMINATED FOR T. S. A. PRESIDENT

At a meeting held last week in V^^^lTTl''^^^'15'
inir New York City, Jack Cohen, of the - El Producto
sales force, was nominated for president of the Tobacco
Salesmen's Association of America, Inc., and Joe Free-
man, of T. E. Brooks & Company, Ked Lion, 1 a., was
named for the yice-prcsidency.

The annual election of officers of the association
will take place on Friday eyening, Xoyember Ist.

Yt ar

Austria

Belgium

Brazil

Canada

( 'iiile

Cuba* .

Czechoslovakia

Denmark

France

(Jermany

(Jreece

Hungary

Italy

Jai)an

Netherlands .. .

Philippine Islai

Poland

Porto Rico . . . .

Humaiiia

Spain

Sweden

uh

Total
Consumption

4,512,Oi)7,0(K)
4,971,985,0(K)
7,193,571,(HM)
3,334,(KK),000
3,116,152,000
4,380,782,000"
10,812,783,420
1,317,694,000
8,537,460,334
32,768,355,000
4,670,940,000
660,165,000
10,193,813,667
28,628,220,840
2,590,892,595
5,323,072,043
(5,968,960,000
63(),066,940
4,254,637,000
7,123,392,000
792,771,334

Per Capita
Consumption

672
588
177
350
782
' •1,432
752
384
209
512
684
232
254
461
340
434
238
437
240
327
131

•Unofficial estimate.

Sources- Data from official sources where avail-
able, otherwise estimates ol)tained liy foreign represen-
tatives of the Departments of Commerce and State are
shown.

October 15, 1929

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

GOOD BUSINESS OUTLOOK FOUND BY CREDIT

MEN

HE business outlook remains bright, with no

disturbing clouds on the prosperity horizon,'

according to the National Association of Credit
Men.

*'The diversion of credit to stock market specula-
tion is the only danger sign," says the October bul-
letin of the association's executive manager, adding
tliat "just a little while ago the alarmists had us all
but wrecked by instalment selling. We weathered that
emergency; we shall get through this one safely."

Stephen I. Miller, executive manager, says that
workers are generally employed at good wages, and that
production is proceding in an orderly manner, in fair
proportion to sales possilnlities and without undue ex-
pansion of inventories.

**In production and distribution activity the first
half of 1929 went ahead of the corresponding period
of any year," the bulletin says. ''Seasonal declines in
some lines were expected during tlie summer, and they
materialized, but in many cases the drop was not so
pronounced as was expected, and the up-curve has
already been resumed.

**The railroads are moving goods promptly, and
profiting by the efficient service they are rendering to
i)usiness.

''Steel production, after setting up a new record for
the month of July, lias slackened somewhat, as was
to be expected. Prospects for the autumn season, how--
ever, are good, and the marked activity of the railroads,
which will need new rails and rolling stock, and which
will have tlie money to i)ay for them, is bound to af-
fect the industry favorai)lv.

"The motor industry, which smashed all existing
records during the first half year, appears also to be
taking a breathing spell. Tins, too, was a develop-
ment plainly foreshadowed and to a large extent dis-
counted ill advance.

"The outstanding fact in tlie motor situation is
that we have reached a iiigh level of efficient opera-
tion, which is likely to be maintained for some time.

"Building construction in August, according to
Dodge figures, totaled $488,882,400 in the thirty-seven
Eastern States. This was 5 per cent, under August
of last year. Xew York reported as contemplate* 1 in
August aggregated $657,832,(XK), which was 37 per
cent, over July and 7 per cent, in excess of August,
1 928.

"Car loadings continue to be one of the most fa-
\orable factors in the business situation. Loadings of
revenue freight for the week ended August 31 totaled
1,1G0,210 cars, the largest aggregate reached thus far
in 1929. The total showed an inerease of 24,()43 over
the preceding week, of 43,4!>9 over the same week of
1928, and of 42,850 cars oyer the like week of 1927.

"Bank clearings for the week ended September
12, in leading cities, total $14,035,272,(X)0, an increase of
21.7 i)er cent, over the preceding week, which was a
lioliday week, and of 23.9 per cent, over the corre-
sponding week of last year."

A special survey in the Xew England States con-
ducted by the assoeiation shows that Xew p]iigland
experienced a particularly goo<I business summer, ac-
cording to the bulletin.

"When the textiles jind the shoe in<lustry ])egin
to show signs of life, as they are doing now, Xew p]ng-
land can pack up her troubles," it savs.

WAITT & BOND

BlacJ^stone

CIGAR

Extremely Mild

100% Havana Filler

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Maaafactarvd

^ A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Offic*. 1181 BroMlway, N«w York City

FACTORIES: Tmmpm tnd Kiy Wt$l. Florida

liA PAUNA

lO^

REMENDOUS volume has enabled
La Palina to cut the price on these gen-
E 2 for 25<f cigars— to 10^.

Wise merchants, anticipating the increased
business that will follow this reduction, are
stockiiiR up to meet demand— nowl

La Palina "Specials'* are packed in a Glass
Humidor Container to prcserye the original
freshness, flavor and fragrance.

CONGRESS CIGAR COMPANY, INC.
PhlUdelphU, Pa.

SPECIALS

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

October IT), 10*20

SCHULTE-NOYES PLAN TALLEST BUILDING

AVID SC'HULTE and Charles F. Noyea are

])hiiminj? to oroct Iho worhl's tallest building

on the two city blocks between Duane, Thomas

and Wortli Streets, west from Broadway to

Church Street, in New York City.

The ])roposed building? will be 1600 feet high and
cost more than $75,000,000, and on the basis of the
population floating in and out of some of the other
structures of the citv the giant which is to rise north
of the City Hall will be visited by 200,000 persons
every day.

The transit system of the city will have to be
cliangcd to take care of the traflic which will originate
within the building.

With a site of practically two blocks the architect
has figured out that there is no limit to the height the
proposed structure may be carried. The main struc-
ture will be practically one hundred stories high, reach-
ing that level in a series of set backs, none of which
is more than ten feet wide.

T<» the man in the street the building will be a
gradual tapering mass on which will be a tower of
fifty stories. The tower will be about thirty-five feet
back from the front of the building, and located directly
over Thomas Street, which will be straddled by the
structure in the same manner that the Municipal Build-
ing is arched over Chambers Street. The tower sec-
tion will cover about one-(piarter of the blocks, a base
area of 4.'),(>.'>8 square feet.

It was intimated that the Xoyes-S<:*hulte combina-
tion will have no trouble finding money to finance the
project. The promoters of the scheme are understood
to have approache<l financial interests with the prop-
osition, and have ben assured that funds will be ready
when the builders want to start building.

Wall Street men are of the opinion, it was said,
that the building would appeal to the investing public
because of its gigantic proportions, and the financial
set-up which would assure a substantial return on cap-
ital.

Architect's Opinion

Architectural oi)inion was fairly unanimous that
tlie Xoyes-Schulte building was not a difficult under-
taking, provided that the builders controlled enough
site.

"The height of the building is nothing at all," said
Raymond Hood, designer of the American Radiator
Building. **Some time ago I got our engineers to fig-
ure up just what would be the theoretical maximum
height for a skyscraper. It is 7(X)0 feet. The affair
is very simple. The formulas that the present build-
ing laws will allow you to use for steel would enable
you to build a tower 7000 feet high. I know that out
at the World's Fair, at Chicago, I proposed a tower
lioOO feet high, and nobody batted an eye. The ele-
vator companies are ready to provide for such a build-
ing.

*'The contractors says that there is no difTerence
between building a twenty-story building and a one
hundred story building, only as far as cost is con-
cerned. The only thing that has stopped the building
of these larger structures has been financing. I am fig-
uring now on a building eighty stories high, and the
engineers have checked over the price and find the cost
a story is about the same as for a twenty-story build-
ing."

Heirs of the old merchants recently sold their
stock and leaseholds to Noyes & Schulte, who will mark

"OLD GOLD"— PAUL WHITEMAN HOUR

KLEC^TIONS from "Sunnyside Up," will be
broadcast for the first time by special arrange-
ment on Tuesdav, October 22d, from 9 to 10
P. M. New York time, over Station WABC and
a nation-wide network of the Columbia Broadcasting
System when "Turn on the Heat," "If I Had a Talk-
i]ig Picture of You," "Aren't We All," and "Sunny-
side Up" are heard during the regular weekly "Old
(i old "-Paul Whiteman hour.

"Sunnvside Up" is the first musical comedy to
be presentiHl directlv in the talkies without a previous
stage ])resentati()n. * The first two numl)ers are sched-
uled for i)resentation by the orchestra, the third with
a vocal inter])olation by Mildred Bailey, blues singer,
Whiteman 's recentlv discovered "find," and the fourtli
to be sung by the "Old Gold" Trio.
The complete ])rogram follows:
Signature- -Rhapsodv in Blue.

1. Dixie Jamboree. Tip Toe Through the Tulips
With Me— Trio.

2. Sing a Little Love Song— Trio. Walking With
Susie— Crosby. Red Hair and Freckles— Rhythm
Boys. (Rhaiisodv for station break.)

3. Dance Away the Night— Waltz, from "Mar-
ried in Hollvwood," Bailey and Trio.

4. To Be In Love— trio. T wish You Knew—
Bailey. Oh, Miss Hannah— Crosby. (Rliai)sody for
station break.)

5. Don't Get Collegiate— Rhythm Boys. Turn On
the Heat — From "Sunnvside Up.'

6. If I Had a Talking Picture of You— from "Sun-
nvside Up." Aren't We All— from "Sunnyside T^p"
— Bailev. Sunnvside Up from "Sunnvside Up"— Trio.

7. Same Old Moon— Trio. Wcm't You (Jive In—

C-rosbv.

8.' Baby Have a Heart— Crosby. ( 'hina Boy, Stars
and Stripes. Signature — Rhapsody in Blue.

CANADIAN TOBACCO CROP DAMAGED

An estimate of the recent frost damage in the prin-
cipal tobacco sections of Ontario is reported to the To-
bacco Section, Department of Commerce, by Assistant
Trade Commissioner W. P. Sargent, Jr., Toronto. The
frost which came on the night of September 18 is said to
have been one of the most severe early frosts oyer re-
corded in the district. It is very difficult at this time
to determine the actual extent of damage, but in Nor-
folk County, which is said to Ik? Iieaviest lo.ser, one esti-
mate places the damage at approximately 20 per cent.
An estimate made by an official of the Ontario To-
lacco Plantations places the damage between 2.') and
30 per cent. An official of the ("anadian Leaf Tobacco
Company is quoted as saying that all unharvested to-
bacco between Kent and Norfolk had been damaged,
but that not a great deal was left uncut. The dam-
age is pretty well distributed over the district, with
some crops untouched by frost, while an occasional
late j)lanting sufTered fully 50 per cent. The entire
Norfolk County harvest of Flue-Cured has been esti-
mated at 7,r)0(),000 pounds and this is the tyi)e which
was damaged.

time for eight years until tlie various textile merchants
move out. Then they will launch the biggest Imilding
projwt that has been planned fc»r Manhattan or, for
that matter, the entire world.

October 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

DEATH OF JONATHAN PETERSON

(Continued from page 3)

in the tobacco industry as one of the trade's outstand-
ing figures who contributed much to the development
of the industry in this country.

** Although Mr. Peterson has passed on to eter-
nity, his memory will remain with us for all times. He
will long be remembered by his great army of friends

** Coupled with Mr. Peterson's passion for hard
work were his farsightedness, his never-erring sound
judgment, his ability to select the right associates and
inspire them with a genuine feeling of loyalty, besides
his keen sense of fairness and warm-hearted generosity.
He was truly a big man — a leader and a genius.

**As one of those who for many years has enjoyed
the privilege of Mr. Peterson's personal acquaintance,
1 count myself among the great army who mourn his
loss, looking back upon his life as an inspiring example
of idealism, worthiness and usefulness."

The following resolutions were thereupon unani-
mously adopted:

"Whereas we have learned with the most pro-
found sorrow of the death of

Jonathan Peterson

President of the United States Tobacco Company, who
for many years has been recognized as one of the out-
standing figures in the tobacco industry, and

** Whereas, the Tobacco Merchants Association of
the United States feels most keenly the loss that it has
sufTered in the death of Jonathan Peterson, who was
one of the founders of this Association, and whose
unswerving loyalty to the interests of the industry was
not less evident than his conspicuous and exceptional
Jibility, and have led the entire trade throughout the
(ountry to know him as a most able, generous and lov-
Jible man of sterling qualities and great vision and
foresight,

''Now Therefore, be it

"Resolved that the Tobacco Merchants Associa-
tion of the United States, by these presents crystal-
lizes its feeling of profound sorrow and regret, and
recognizes the great loss that the Tobacco Industry,
as well as the great army of his friends, have suf-
fered through the passing of Jonathan Peterson, one
of the distinguished figures in American industry, uni-
versally regarded as an inspiring exami)le of supreme
accomplisliments; And, on belialf of the entire Tobacco
Industry in the United States, this Association ten-
ders its deepest sympathy and condolences to the
\vido\y and other members of his family and to his
associates as well, and be it

"FrRTfiER Resolved that these Resolutions be
spread in full upon the Minutes of the Association and
.1 copy thereof presented to the bereaved familv as an
evidence of the high regard in wliich he was iiehl by
the entire Tobacco Industrv in tJie United States."

DAUGHTER OF SANTAELLA WEDS

The marirage of Miss Lucille Santaella to Antonio
M. Cueva on Wednesday, October 2d, has been an-
nounced by iMr. and Mrs. Antonio Santaella. The cere-
jMony took place in the Church of the Transfiguration,
in New York City.

Mr. Cueva has been connected with A. Santaella &
< ompaiiy for a number of years, and has a host of
iiiends in the trade.

Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.'

WANTED

LIVE REPRESENTATIVE TO SELL A CRACK LINE OF
Pure Havana Cigars; all shapes and prices to make dealers
wake-up. Will make permanent arrangement with factory operat-
ing near Havana, under very small overhead. Address Luis
Rodriguez, Villegas 22, Havana, Cuba.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

UNUSUALLY QUALIFIED PORTO RlCO-AMERICAN OPEN
for ofiFers from reliable firms. Fifteen years in Porto Rico as
general manager tobacco leaf enterprises. Close connection im-
portant growers, dealers, manufacturers. Capable starting new
business or developing one already established. Age 36. Splendid
references. Address Box No. 528, "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATINO

CIGAR FLAVORS

Make tobacco m«Uow and ainooth In character
and Impart a most palatable flavor

FUVORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for Llat of Flavors for Special Brands
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FRIES & BRO.. 92 Reade Street. New York

PASTOR DENIED ADVANCEMENT BECAUSE

OF TOBACCO

Rocommenclation that a pastor who had been on
trial for two years be not passed as a deacon because
of liis use of tobacco caused the second business session
of the Annual Baltimore Conference of the Methodist
Episcopal Churcli South to enter into a serious debate
on Thursday. At the suggestion of Bishop Collins
Denny, presiding officer, the report was returned to the
committee with the hope that it could adjust the diffi-
culty.

»

The pastor whose use of tobacco was criticized is
stationed at Augusta, W. Va. The report that he be
not passed as deacon by the conference was submitted
by the Rev. W. J. Whitsell, of Koncevertz, W. Va., for
the Committee on Admissions.

During the discussion, one of the members of the
conference said: **So long as leaders of the conference
use tobacco it is bad for me to condemn one of the best
young men for the same thing."

The pastor in question had said to the committee
he would not use tobacco publicly, but would reserve
the right to smoke in his room.

MENGEL COMPANY DIVIDEND

The Afengel Company, of Louisville, Kv., cigar
box manufacturers, etc., has declared an initial divi-
den<l of fifty cents on the common stock of the com-
pany, payable November Ljth to stockholders of record
November Ist.

18

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Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

OetolKM- 15, 1^)29

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau,

431 Madison Ave.
NEW YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

Registration, (see Note A), $5.00
Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An Allowance of $2 will be made to members o£ the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If * report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-op- (31), an additional charae of Two Dollars
($2.00) will be made and so an auditional charge of One Dollar (fl.OO) will oe
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

SNYDER OFFICIAL:— 45,594. l\.r cigars. August 30, 1929.
Alviii Ci. Dub>. York Lounty, I'a.

COAGMOOR: — 45,587. I'or all tobacco products. September 26,
1929. Ciradiaz, Annis & Co., Inc., Tampa, Fla.

CORNWALL ARMS:— 45,588. For all tobacco products. Septem-
ber IS, 1929. Consolidated Litlio. Corp.. Brooklyn. N. V.

PLYMOUTH HALL:— 45.589. Fur all tobacco products. Septem-
ber IS, 1929. Consolidated Litho. Corp., F.rooklyn, N. V.

RETOLD: — 45,590. For all tobacco products. September 24, 1929.
(ieorge Scblegcl, Inc.. New York. N. V.

BLUE LAD: — 45,591. For all tobacct) products. Registered Sep-
tember 17, 1929. Ilayuk Cigars, Inc., I'biladelpbia, Pa.

TRANSFERRED
GREY BEAR:— 22,129. For cigars, cigarettes and cheroots. Regis-
tered February 2, 1900, by Garden City Box Co.. Chicago. 111.
Transferred to A. C. Henschel & Co.. Chicago, 111., and re-trans-
ferred to II. Schccbtman. Chicago. 111., September 25. 1922.

CORRECTED PUBLICATIONS

CRAGMOOR: — 45.587. I'or all tobacco products. Registered Sep-
tember 26, 1929. by Gradiaz, Anni;- & Co., Inc.. Tampa. Fla.

LA ANDA: — 45,593 (Tobacco World). For cigars and cigarettes.
Registered March l.l 1909. bv J. Lipschutz. Chicago. 111. Trans-
ferred to S. Litz & Co.. Inc.. Los Angeles, Cal., September 6, 1929.

News from Congress

{Continued from page 6)

Kwangtun^), wliilc over 800,000,000 were sent to the
PhiliDpine Islands, over 478,0(K),000 to Europe, and
over 400,000,000 to the Straits Settlements. Smoking
tobacco exported during the year 10:28 amounted to
1,015,041 pounds and plug tobacco to 3,831,810 pounds.
Considerable quantities of smoking and plug tobacco
were shipped to Alaska, Hawaii, and Porto Rico, while
2,982,794 pounds of leaf were also sent to Porto Rico
for use in the manufacture of cigars.

Heavy Penalty Proposed for Transportation of Stolen

Goods

The interstate or foreign transimrtation of stolen
miTchandise would be made illegal under the terms of
a bill introihuM'd in the Senate by Senator (lolT of We^t
Virginia, wliicb provides heavy penalties for violation
of its provisions.

A tine of not exceeding $10,(M)(), or imprisonment
for not more tlian ten years, or both, is provided for
any person sending or transjiorting, in interstate or
foreign commerce, any property stolen or taken felo-
niously by fraud or witli intent to steal or purloin, and
a similar i)enalty is provi«led for any person buying,
receiving, po.ssessing, concealing, selling or disposing
of any property which is moving in interstate or for-
eign commerce which had been stolen, knowing the

same to have been so stolen, or any person buying, re-
ceiving, possessing, concealing, selling or disposing of
any such property under such circumstances as should
put him upon iiuiuiry as to whether the same had been
stolen, without makiiig reasonable in(|uiry in good faith
to ascertain the fact.

PIONEER BOX MANUFACTURER PASSES AWAY

Louis Doebert, i)ioneer cigar box manufacturer, of
Buffalo, N. Y., passed away at his home in Buffalo,
X. Y., on September 30th, after a short illness.

The business in Buffalo has been carried on by
^fr. Doebert 's son, Edward, for several years, and
will be continued.

HUMIDIZER FOR "LOCKTITE" POUCHES

The Locktite Company, Incorporated, of Glovers-
ville, N. Y., has announced the perfection of a humi-
dizer, which will hereafter be furnished gratis with
every "Locktite" tobacco pouch purchased at the re-
tail price of $1 or more.

The humidizer is a small metal disc about the size
of a silver half-dollar, which is immersed in water for
a few seconds and then placed in the pouch where it
will retain its moisture for several weeks and also keep
the tobacco in the pouch moistened to just the right
degree for the same length of time.

This humidizer is being welcomed with enthusiasm
by smokers as it has always been a problem to keep
their tobacco pro])erly moi.stened after placing it in a
]»ouch.

STATEMENT OF THE OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, CIR-
CULATION, ETC., REQUIRED BY THE ACT OF CON-
GRESS OF AUGUST 24. 1912.

Of THE TOBACCO WORLD, Published Semi Monthly at Philadelphia, Penna.,

fur Oct. .her 1, 1V».

State of Pennsylvania, )
County of Philadelphia, / "**

Before me. a Notary Public in and for the State and County aforesaid, per-
sonally appeared Gerald B. Hankins. who. having been duly '^orn accordine
to law. deposes and says that he is the business manager of THE TOBALCU
WORLD, and that the following is. to the best of his knowledge and belief, a
true statement of the ownership, management (and if a daily paper the circula-
tion), etc., of the aforesaid publication for the date shown in the above caption,
required by the Act of August 24, 1912, embodied in Section 411, Poatal Laws and
Regulations.

1. That the names and address of the publisher, editor, managing editor and
business manager are:

Publisher— The Tobacco World Corporation, 236 Chestnut Street, Philadel-
phia. Pa.
Editor— Hobart B. Uankins, 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia. Pa.

Managing Editor— None. ~_-, . , u- n

Business Manager— Gerald B. Hankins, 236 Cheatnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

2 That the owner is: The Tobacco World Corporation, 236 Chestnut Street.
Philadelphia. Pa— Hobart B. Hankins. 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia.

3. That the known bondholders, mortgagees and other security holdert own-
ing or holding one per cent, or more of the total amount of bonds, mortcages or
other securities are: None.

4 That the two paragraphs next alxjve. giving the names of the «*»""»•
stockholders and security holders, if any. contain not onlv the list of stockhold-
ers and srcurity holders as they appear upon the books of the company but also,
in cases where the stockholder or security holder appears upon the books of the
company as trustee or in any other fiduciary relation, the name of the person or
coriH,ralion for whom such trustee is acting is given, also that the said two para-
graphs contain st.nlcments embracing affiant's full knowledge and belief as to
the circumstances and condition* under which stockholders and »«cu^'»y holders
who do not appear upon the b<»oks of the company as trustees, hold stock and
securities in a capacity other than that of a bona fide owner; and this alhant has
no reason to believe that any other person, association or corporation has any
interest direct or indirect in the. said stocks, bonds or other securities than as so
stated by him.

GERALD B HANKINS,

Business Manager.

Sworn to and subscribed before me this
30th day of September, 1929.
JOHN J. RUTHERFORD.
Notary Public.
My commission expires January 22, 1931.

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/"

/

NOVEMBER 1, 1929

1.1BRARY

RECEIVED

Manufacturers are tjuick to
sense the trend of [)ublit
taste and to benefit there-
by. This year's public pref-
erence has been over-
^vlu•llllin^ly tor a m>oil,
mild ci'jar, moderately
priced. No tobacco in the
world combines so many
essentials to rich, mellow
mililness in aci^^aras Porto
Kican tobacco, ami this fa it
lias created a demand for
the Porto Ricnn leat that
has already used up most ot

this vear's crop. Bein^ a c » ^ d r, -t. .

, ' , ' Stalking Porto Rican Tobacco

inity tree tobacco, manu-

tatturers have been enableil to sell their cigars at a moderate price.

i'be «|ualit\ of this year's crop of Port*. Kican tobacto bas been ot c\tii a higber ^rade iban
Its usual stamiard of excellence. Tbe \ery fate^^t metlioiK of cultivation, tbe most careful •super-
vision and modern metbods of ..ruani/ation bave all contributed t<. makin^r this possible. Still
more painstakini: care and even -reater efficiency will insure ami improve tbe (pialitv of next
\ ear's irop.

GOVERNMENT OF PORTO RICO

TOBACCO GUARANTEE AGENCY

1457 Broadway

M. T. SALDANA. Chief Agent

New York, N. Y

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itiiiiiilliiliiiiHliHiiiliiiiiiiiimiiit:

PUBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILA., PA,

ysjysjyoy?!.

^•-/JlV»y4tV»/jii)»yi.v»y'|

After all
"nothing satisfies l»l^e^
^ good cigar

^^KH

MUt^m^^MMJSMM^iLlM'LmmJ^

The best display makes the quickest sale

rndcr the tzlass of a retailer^ ci^ar counter, usually
nothing Init ci^rars in wooden boxes'. Wliy^ Uni-
formity of container sizes. Attractiveness of display.
l\conon\v of space. Best presentation of brand
names. Strongest selling appeal.

Wooden boxes aH'ord customers the easiest means of
comparing sizes, shapes, colors and workmanship of
the cigars, without the necessity of promiscuous
handling. No other form of container ofTers so many
selling merits to the interest of buyer and seller alike.
It is good business to pack your cigars in wooden
boxes.

WHEN BUYING CIGARS

Remember that Regardle»« of Price

THE BEST CIGARS

ARE PACKED IN

WOODEN BOXES ^T

Mind workers smoke cigars-not because ihey must, but because it is a
form of tobacco they can enjoy without "slowing up."

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 21

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street. Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia. Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

ANTHONY SCHNEIDER KILLED IN FALL

XTHOXV SCllNKIDKK, roeently elected pros-

idt'iit of the riiioii ('i«rar Coriipaiiy and the

Wehster-Kisenlolir Conipaiiy, was kilU'd on

\yediies(hiy morning' by aeeidentally t'allin*,'

from a window of liis suite niaiiitaiiied on thJ' seventh

floor of tlie Hotel I^everlv, Lexin^'ton Avenue and

Fiftieth Street, New York ('ity.

Mr. Sehneidei- liad just arisen and ordered his
l)reakfast and upon tuninu: his radio to <^et the early
morning' exereises found his radio was not workinj<
satisfactorily. Jle seemed a screw drivt'r and was at-
tempting' to nnike an adjustment to his aerial outside
his window when he slipped from the sill and plun^M'd
to liis death on the roof of the Lowe's Lexington
Theatre six floors helow. The waiter had just arrived
with Mr. Schneider's breakfast when he s;iw him slip-
ping from tlie sill and «rras|K'd him l)y the foot, ])ut the
shoe came otT and Mr. Schneider plun.i^'ed to his <leath.

Mr. Schneider was sixty-five years old. He came
to this couiitry at the a^^e of ei^diteen an«l started to
work as a ci^ar roller, 'i'hirty-five yeais later he was
the owner of a ci^ar factory in Baltimore, which later
was absorbed by the American Cii^Mr Company, and
Mr. Sehneidei- later became a vic<'-president of the com-
pany in char<re of manufacturinir.

.Just a short time ajro Mr. Schneider was electe<l
president of the I'nion Ci^'ar Company and the Web-
ster-Ki.seidohr Company to fill the vacancy made b\
the resignation of J). A. Schulte from thosl- two com-
panies.

Mr, Schneid<'r was an enthusiastic i^olfer and was
a member of the Columbia Yacht Club, the Spriui^
J*>rook Country Club, the Maryland Country Club, of
Haltim(»re, the Upper Montclair (Jolf Clul) and the
Ciiarleston Country Club, of Charleston, S. C.

His home was in Whijipany, X. ,1. He is survived
by his widow, .Mrs. Jenny Sapp<' Schneider, and three
children, Mrs. V<*ra Sci-ly, Mrs. Amy Kd^ecumbe and
I^ibert E. Sclmeider.

Funeial services were held from his late liome in
\Vhippany, on Thursday, at 2 :.'>(). Interment was at
Kvergreen Cemetery, Morristown, X. .1.

CONSOLIDATED CIGAR EARNINGS

Consolidate<l Ci^^n' C<»rporation and subsidiaries
report for the nine months ending Sej»tember .'50tli a
uet pHjfit of $2,.*U."),(>r)4, which is equivalent to ^b..')! a
share on the 'J.'MKfMM) no pai* shares of connnon stock
after allowances have been made for dividen<l recpiire-
ments on tlie fP,i» per cent, prior preferred and 7 per
cent, preferred stocks. Xet profits for the nine months
period of V.)'2H was JfLML'IMH.'?.

Xt't profit for the tpiarter endiiis: September 30th
Was $8JM),7nr) after interest, depreciation and Federal
taxes, as compaiM'd with $!>8b,(>80 for the third (piarter
of 1928.

CIGAR MANUFACTURERS PLAN CO OPERATIVE

ORGANIZATION

JCC01M)1X(J to a recent newspaper announce-
ment by A. !». P>ower, of Heading, Pa., cigar
manufacturers tliroughout the country are ar-
ranging to consolidate in a nation-wide co-oper-
ative organization.

Heading, l»hiladelphia, Tam])a, Cleveland, Cincin-
nati, St. Louis, Chicago, Kansas City and Los Angeles
manufacturer's were represented at a recent conference
held in Buffalo, X. Y., at which it was decided to in-
corporate under the laws of the State of Pennsylvania.
About fifteen Imiulred iiid<'i)endent cigar manufacturers
will join the organization, it was stated.

Mr. Bower is an oflicial in a co-ojierative Associa-
tion with head(|uarters in Heading, handling cigars and
other i)roducts. The conference was held in BulTalo to
consider the laws of various States and select one whose
statutes were most favorable to the plan. X"o officers
of the co-operative Association were named. It is said
that the combined output of the oriranization will be
about 2,(HMM)(MMMM) cigars vearlv.

FRANCISCO FONSECA DEAD

Word was received fi'oni Havana last week of the
death of Francisco K. Fonseca, on Wednes<lay, Oc-
tober 2.'»d, in Havana.

-Mr. Fonseca had been in the cigar manufacturing
laisiiiess in that city for forty-two years and was also
president of F. F. Fonseca & Company, of 67 Vestry
Street, Xew York City.

Since 11>'J1 he had been living in Havana and his
factory in Xew York City was under the management
of his son, Francisco F., .Jr.

He is survived by his widow, Teresa Boetticher;
three sons, Franci.sco F., .Ir., F. Fernando and F. James
Fonseca, and two daughters, Mrs. Dolores Little, of
Havana, and Mrs. Pauline .lacobseii, of Brazil.

TOBACCO PRODUCTS PASSES DIVIDEND

The board of directors of the Tobacco Products
Corporation on Wedni'sday voted to omit the usual
ijuarterly dividend of thirty-five cents on its class A
shares, due X'^ov«»mber loth.

In explanation of their action, they stated: *'The
discontinuance of dividend by the Cnited Cigar Stores
Company will leave tin- company with no other income
for the present but that derived from the contract of
the American Tobacco Com])any. The company still
has bank and other indebtedness to ji reduction of
which a substantial \n\ii (»f its income must be cur-
rently applied.

"An audit of the company's books is being made,
and when it is conifjleted, the directors will have a
further statement to make. Thev ho])e that it mav
soon be able to resume dividends on the class A stock,
but dividends, if resumed, must initially, at least, be at
some lesser rate than tli«» 7 per cent, which has hereto-
fore been paid.

II

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

November 1, 1929

Bayuk Announces Beautiful New Christmas Packings

UK \F\V Clnistmas paekngos for Bavuk I'hila.loli.lna oi^ars, .lovelopo,! by Bayuk OiKars, Inc-oiporate.!
, ; .l,i , .. si," nt . u^t h, tlu. tobam. trade aiul this .-ompany is autic.i,,atinK tho h,K'bo|4 volume ot
MU V '•. r,s iVt.v. Tl.o enthusiasm .vilh which the attraetive Bayuk Clnxstmas offerrngs we o

luvopleaily the tra'u. .luriu,.' the 1!.28 season luis led Bayuk to follow the same general ulea lor the.r 19J9
Christnias packages.

The new desiu:iis not only ])reak tlie
conventional Vnleticle (U'coration of liolly
knives and pietnres of reintk'ers, whieli
liave l(»st their distinctiveness, Imt retlect
soniethini.- of the character of the i^ilt bem^
conveved. Tlie hitter nsiudly is not per-
mitted in the routine Christmas i^ift box.
Christmas Kve in ohi Plnhi(iel])hia, trath-
tional for its iroo.l cheer, is the sidgect ot
an attractive ilhistration for tlie ciiirar box
wra])].cr. The oridnal copy was desiirnec
by Mr. C..nra(l Dickel, an artist ot national
fame.

\nother cxce]>tional (dTering is Bayuk
Philadelphia ''Lon-fellos" in 1 '20 boite
luiture cabinet i.ackin^'. Kach cabinet is
wrapped in cellophane with assorted colors
of red, jrreen, and yellow. The rich color
of the cellophane wrappers carry with them
Christmas atm(isi)]iere and cheer, with
which the Christmas ciirar has long been
associated. Kach celhiphane cabinet is

n'H'k»Ml ill a chiiiboard carton to eliminate «• , .u • », *..^^«

^ ] il it V t' nvnrinc. i^ lu.'iutv Group of five attractive Christmas packages offered the cigar trade

all possibihlN ot mailing its hiaul}. B^vuk a^ars Inc of Philadelphia. The popular brands wiU appear

Bayuk I>liiladelphia ( 'igars command by Bayuk^Ci^^^^^^^ Inc. o^^ ^^^^^.^P^^ ^^.^ ^J^

:ii^^^ive ■;!;;[ X:';ke p:S:;Mir:;iume of Holhlay sale, is expeete<l to be larger than ever befor.

Bayuk dealers over the country will be supplie<l with a stock of Bayuk -l>hillies" m the new wrappings toi
tlie ])eginning of the holiday trade.

DRUG, INC., NET TO BE $6.85

Earnings of Drug, Inc., for 1929 will ai)in'oxi-
mate $l(;,r)7(MM)n, after all charges, eiiuivalent to
$(].8r) a share on 2,419,(KK) shares (»f capital stock, the
compaiiv announced vesterday. This is before giving
etfect tothe merger with Bristol-Myers Company, which
will shortlv be fnllv consummated by the distribution
of 2')\K~0'2 shares of Drug stock to present Bristol-
Mvers stockholders. Per share earnings last year were

Bristol-Mvers is expceto<1 to earn close to $l,8t)0,-
00(1 which is at a]>proximately the same rate per share
on the shares of Drug being issued in connection with
the merger. The merger with Bristol-Myers will bring
the t(.tal earning power of Drug, as now constitutt^l,
to more than si:18,0(M 1,000 annually, officials stated.

WALGREEN DRUG TO MERGE THIRTY MORE

Announcement was made in Salt Lake City last
week of the merger of the Walgreen Drug (\)mpany, of
Chicago, with the Schramm-.Iohnson Drug Company, of
Salt Lake Citv, on a stock exchange basis.

The Walgreen firm o])erates '^')'^ stores in various
parts of the eountrv and the Schramm-Johiison chain
includes thirty stores in Ctah, Idaho, Nevada, W^yom-
ing and California.

No change in per.sonnel is contemplated, the an-
nouncement stated, and the Salt Lake City firm will
be continued for the present under the same name. A
contemplated expansion program of tlie Schramm-
Johnson Ccmipany, <letails of which have not been made
public, will be carried out.

BEECHNUT PACKING EARNINGS

The Beechnut Packing Company reports earnings
f(,r the nine months' period ended September :'.0, Ik"-
fore federal taxes, of $2,427,1:^9. This compares with
$2,:^,06,441 for the same ix-riod in 1!>2H. Deducting esti-
mated fe«leral income tax and providing Inr |)reterred
dividends on the class A shares outstanding leaves
.•1:2 138,904 applieal)le to the common stock, which is
equivalent tr» $5.0:5 a share for the first nine months
of 1929 on the 42r),0(K) common shares outstanding.

SCHULTE RESIGNS FROM THREE COMPANIES

Purtlier carving out their announced policy of de-
voting all their time \n the program of •'xpansion
i.lanned for their major interests, Davi« A. Schulte
an.i his associates last week announced their resigna-
tion from the I'nion Tobacc(» Company, the I nion
Cigar Comimnv and Webster-Kisenlohr Im;.

Schulte's major interests include tlu' ^^•^•"Ite Re-
tail Cigar Stores, Schulte I nited .)-(^ent to $1 Stoies,
Inc, Park & Tilford, Inc., Hnyler s, and Dunhill.

November 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Th

MODEL L UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small factory, if you
make scrap cigars, you cannot afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your production costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suaion Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direct-connected, motor-driven suction fan. This
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly rolled bunches.
It also effects a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfect scrap bunches a day, is equipped with the
lateft type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine run
more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coSt; also an Emergency
Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved

Scrap Bunch

Machine

Has been improved with two im-
portant features that assure uniform,
high-quality bunches equal to hand
work in every respect.

Save stock, labor and production
costs.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep costs.

LABOR, STOCK &

MONEY-SAVING

FEATURES

A— The Suction Bi nder Table assures
smoother and more perfectly roll-
ed bunches. It also effects a sav-
ing in binders because smaller
binders can be used.

B— The latest typeofFriction Clutch,
which makes the machine run more
smoothly arvd reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous
stopping of the machine at any
point in its operation.

C— Handlcsstraight or shaped work
equally well.

D— Makes right or left-hand bunch-
es without changing machine.

E— Adapted for use in conjunaion
with automatic rolling machines.

F— Uniform size, shape and weight
of bunches assured.

G— A very substantial saving in
labor and stock costs.

H— Handles large-size or mixed-
cut scrap of unequal sizes, also
shredded or threshed scrap.

I— Damp or dry tobacco handled
with equally good results.

J — Low cost of upkeep; does not
easily get out of order.

K— The easily adjustable weighing
scale meets all requirements as to
changes in size and weather con-
ditions.

L— Automatically removes foreign
substances from the tobacco, such
as thread, feathers, etc.

M — Fluffy filler because the tobacco
is lifted from a hopper— a decided
improvement over the gravity
method of feeding.

The price of the Model L Universal
Scrap Bunch Machine equipped
with Folding Chair, Drive Equip-
ment and 16 H. P. motor is

950

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table— $50.
extra (when ordered with machine)

With individual, direct-connected,
motor-driven Suction Fan,$75extra

Prices F. O. B. Factory,
Newark, N. J., U. S. A.

Write for Illustrated Price Folder
and complete Model L information

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

N()vem])or 1, 1929

MIA.

CONGRESS CIGAR EARNINGS GAIN

KT caniiiiirs of the Coiiirrt'ss Ciirar Company
for till' tliird (|uarti'r of 192!> amouiitod to
$8()4,()l!0, as ajrainst i!i7Hr),(;;](; in tlie same
period of last year. Kaniiiiirs for the nine

months' ])eriod totaled $2,()79,.'J*J7, as compared Avith

$l,9r)7,727 in the nine months' period endinir Sei)teml)er

30, 1928.

The nine months' eaniinirs (»f 1929 arc eipiivalent

to $5.94 a share as airainst i^7).7)\) for the eorresixuidin^

period of 1928.

PENLO WANTS A SNAPPY SLOGAN

The Penlo Ci^^ar Company, of Philadelpliia, is
otTerinii: $.■)(«) in cash prizes for the best slopm to ho
used in advertising: the new 'M*eido" cigar.

Tlie slogan contest is o]>en to (>veryone except em-
ployees of the Company, and opened on October loth
and closes on December Kith.

First ])rize will be $150; second j)rize $75; third
prize $25; the next twenty ])riz(\s consist of $5 each,
and 100 boxes of ''Penlo" cigars will also be distributed
as prizes.

The judges of the contest arc .TacTc Lntz, president
Poor Ricliard Club; Thomas A. >rnlvey. Dean (»f the
Charles Morris Price School of Advertising and Jour-
nalism; (Jeorge K. Elliott, secretary Philadelphia
Cluimber of Commerce, and Miss Clara 1 1. Zillessen,
advertising manager Phila<lelphia Klectric Company.

DAVE MORRIS IN TOWN

Dave Morris, agent for the Philippine flovern-
ment, was in town last week visiting the dealers in
Manila cigars, and reported conditions favcnable ami
future ])r<»spects excellent for an increase in consumjr
tion on that grade of cigars in this country.

Charlie Bond and Dave were also in town on Oc-
tol)er 19th attending the IVinisylvania-California foot-
V)all game. Cliarlie was much elated to see liis favorite
carrv off the honors with tlie score I'S to 7 at the linisli.

CIGAR BOX FACTORY THREATENED BY FIRE

The Wallick cigar box factory, on Boundary Ave-
nue and MacKenzie Street, in York, Pa., was threat-
ened by fire on October IHth when a pile of lumber was
burned. The fire is believed to have been started by
boys playing with matches.

BAYUK EARNINGS UP

KT income of Bayuk Cigars, Inc., for the tliree
months ended September .'JOth was $355,598,
after depreciation, and federal taxes, e(iuiva-
lent to $2.()5 a share on the 98,851 shares of
no par common stock, after preferred dividend recpii re-
men ts.

This compares with $420,702 or $.3.50 a share on
the common stock in the preceding (piarter, and with
$:>:)5,955, or $2.5() a share, on the common in the third
quarter of the ])receding yeai*.

For the first nine months of this year net income
was $891,477, after preferred dividend re(piirements,
ecpiivalent to $(5.74 a share on the common, as com-
l)are«l with $8!)9,814, or $().21 a share, in the same
l)eriod of 1928.

YORK COUNTY BANQUET DECEMBER 12

The date of the annual ban«|uet of tlie York County
Cigar Manufacturers' Association has been set as De-
cember 12th, and the jilace — the Vorktowne Hotel, in
York, Pa.

The eommittr-e on arrangements is eom|M>sed of
Charles C. Meads, .James \V. Kelly and L. Karl (irove.

This annual alTair is always looked forward to
with i)leasant anticipation by members of the industry
in this secti(m of the country and the committe<' j)rom-
ises that the aiTair this year will surpass al! (»ther
affairs of this kind in both the quality of the food
served and the entertainment provided.

( (

LA PALINA" CHANGES DISTRIBUTORS

The National Orocery Company, of Seattle, Wash.,
will hereafter <listribute' "I.a Palina" cigars in the
entire State of Washington, and distribution of that
brand has been discontinued by tlu' McClintock-
Trunkey Company. «»f Sjiokane. former «listributors
for thai section. The McClintock Company will con-
(•entrate their efTorts in tin' future on tin- brands of
.lose Kscalante Ac Company.

AHRENHOERSTER MAKING SEMI-ANNUAL

Frank Ahrenhoerster, n-presentative of the Amer-
ican Box Supply Company, of Detroit, was in town last
week on his semi-annual visit to tliis section of the
country visiting the cigar and cigar box manufacturers
for his company.

Frank stated that he was gathering in a nice book
of onlers and found conditions entirely satisfactory.

November 1, 1929

Sai/ You Saw It in Thk Tobacco Wo

RLD

49th year

AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE
HAS BEEN REMOVED

Ol929. Thr American Tobacco Co.. Manufacturer*

"TOASTING DID IT"-

Cone is that ancient prejudice against cigarettes
-^Progress has been made. We removed the preju-
dice against cigarettes when we removed from
the tobaccos harmful corrosive ACRIDS {pungent
irritants) present in cigarettes manufactured in
the old-fashioned way. Thus '^TOASTING** has
destroyed that ancient prejudice against cigarette
smoking by men and by women,

It's toasted

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

4!)th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Xovcmbcr 1, 1020

News From Congress

_ -AND

Federal

Departments

II K I'liiltMl Slates Siipnnic Ctnirt on Octoher
l!Stli coust'iili'd to hear ar,u:uiiU'iits in a case in-
xdlvinu: tilt' constitntionality of the Alabama
State iaw inii)osin<,^ a tax ol' 1.') per eent. on the
whoU'sale ]jriee of ei.irars, eiirnrettes and eheroots sold
at retail within the State.

The Kxehani^^e Drnu; Company, whieh purchases
annually at wholesale approximately $;>0,00() worth of
eiirars and eiirarettes, sought an injunction to invvent
the State Tax Connnission from makinic an examination
of its hooks and records and stock of merchandise to
ascertain the amount of tax due, declaring that the
State law was in contlict with the 14th Amendment of
the Constitution of the Cnited States in that it denied
the comi)any the ejjual ]>rotecti(»n of the laws an«l de-
])rived it of its ])ro])erty without (hw process of law.

Cnder the constitution of the State of Alabama,
the company claimed, real and ]H'rsonal pr(»])erty are
subject to taxation at liO i)er cent, of their value, and
stocks of merclian«lise, including stocks of ci^^ars, ciu^ar
ettes an«l cheroots, are subject to tax at the same rate
ai»i)lied to other property. An act ai)proved by the
State Leirislature in .Inly, liUT, tixes a tax on retailers
of ciirar.s ci;rarettes and cheroots of IT) per cent, of the
wholesale price <»f the comnuMlities. This act, it is con-
tended by the ccmipany, has the etTect of i)roducin«; a tax
trreatly in excess of that ])rovide<l under the State
constitution, which includes all property under one
classitication, and tends to discriminate a^^unst owners
of ci^Mrs, cipirettes and cheroots in that it removes
such ]>roperty from the general classification made by
the State constitution for tax i)urposes.

The company also <leclared that the act <liscrimi-
nates airainst it and other retailers who purchase com-
mo«lities from jobbers and wliolesab-rs, in that the
statute does not uniformly alTect all retailers, pointing
out that in manv cases manufacturers sell direct to re-
tailers thus atToVdiuLT them tin- privilej.re of i)urchasinj^
stocks at a much lower price.

Outcome of Tariff Measure in Doubt

Followinjr announcement that Senator Heed of
Pennsvlvania, who has been bearini: much of the brunt
of the Hepublican defense of the llawley-Smont tarilT
bill, and Senator H*>binson, of Arkansas, who has been
leading the opposition, hav<' been selected as members
of the American delegation to tln' L<»ndon disarmam«'nt
conference in January, considerable doubt has lu-en
raised as to the future han<lling of the measure.

It is hoped that the bill will be finally <lisposed of
Ix'fore it becomes necessary for the two Senat(»rs to
leave foi- Kngland, but at the slow rat<' <»f speed at
which the Beuttie now is han«lling thelueiiHure it is |k»h-

From our I^ashincton Bureau 62ZAlbfe Buiioing

sible that it will not be comi)leted for some time to
come.

While it is hoped that some of the schedules will
offer little (liHiculty, the Senate, in the first week of its
consideration of the rate measures of the bill, <lisp()sed
of only a small part of the chemical schedule. There
are a number of highly controversial paragrai)hs in this
schedule, but there are also many subjects of contro-
versv in nearly all of the other schedules, while the
agricultural rates, to amend which the tariff bill was
(/riginallv sought by President Hoover, will of them-
selves, it' is expected, retain the attention «»f the Senate

for some days. •«. , ,

The situation lias been made more diflicult by the
coalition which at times is a(h)pted by the Democrats
and progressive Kejiublicans and which has several
times alreadv op»'rated to the discomfiture of the ad-
ministration'forces. When the coalition gets going, it
is possible to force through anything it wants, pretty
nearlv, but, fortunately for the administrati(m mem-
]»ers,'it is operating <»nly intermittently.

Simplified Practice Saves Millions of Dollars

Savings ranging fnmi hundreds to millions of dol-
lars to manufacturers, distributors and consumers have
been efTecte<l through the use of tlu' simplified i)rac-
tice program sponsored by the Bureau of Standards
as a means for eliminating superfluous or unnecessary
varieties of sizes, dimensions, etc., of conmnuily used
commodities ami thus reduce waste, according to K«lwin
W Klv. chief of the bureau's simplified i)ractice divi-

sion.

''Ill these (lavs of keen comp«'tition and rising costs
()f doing business," Mr. Kly declared, in <liscussing the
work of his division, "executives in nearly every line
oT business are searching out every possible avenue
or means for strengthening net profits and am()ng the
several means being employed to this end are simplifi-
cation and staiulanlization.

''Although the meaning and application of these
terms is widely underst«»od, it is important to note the
difference between them. Simplification usually means
tin- elimination of the unnecessary by concent rat i(»n on
varieties in most c<mimon or g<»neral use. This makes
it fairly easy for manufacturers, distributors and con-
Mimers to come together and c<nicur upon programs of
nnitual benefit and saving.

"The resulting concentration of manufacturing,
.M'lling or ])urchasing effort on the varieties remaining
after simplification, brings economii's such as smaller
inventory; less cost to carry or maintain it; less idle

(Contiuurtl an Piiffr 16)

November 1, 192!)

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

WHENEVER I want a real, honest-
to- John smoke (and that^s pretty
often!), I get out my old pipe and
pack it with Prince Albert. I know
in advance what it's going to be like,
but I get a new thrill out of it every
time. A pipe and P. A. are so down-
right dependable.

Just to open the tidy red tin and
drink in that P. A. fragrance is a
treat in itself. No more appetizing
aroma ever greeted a pipe-hungry
man. And when that cool, comfort-
able smoke comes rolling up the
stem, you know that the taste more
than matches the fragrance.

Nothing

like a pipe

/ say

Cool as the old town pump. Rest-
ful as an easy chair after a hard day.
Mellow and mild and long-burning.
So mild, in fact, that you're always
ready for another session, no matter
how much you load up. IVe smoked
P. A. for years — I ought to know!

If you don't know the content-
ment and satisfaction of a pipe, I
urge you to go and get one right now.
Fill it with good old Prince Albert
and smoke up. You'll enjoy it as
you never enjoyed a smoke before.
You'll want your pipe for a constant
companion from that time on, or I
miss my guess. Try it!

i>RINGE ALBERT

Not only quality, but

quantity, too — TWO

full ounces in every

tin.

— the national joy smoke I

t' 192S, R.I. Rcynoidi Tob*rco
Conpaay, WiiMionSalMB, N. C.

10

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WOKLI)

XovoiiiIht 1, 1!»2'J

^L^LCCM€ TO New YORic

naiNTON

31" ST. "» 7'" AVE.

opposife PENNA.R.R.STATION

Preeminent Hotel of
1200 Rooms each hav-
ng Both, Servidor, Cir-
culating Ice Water and
many other innovations.

E. G. KILL, General Manager.

l>r^r)\4 AND RATH ^

LIGGETT & MYERS EARNINGS BOOSTED
CCOKDIXd to till' Wall Sfn-rf Journal, t<»-
l»acc() trade antlioritii's I'stiiiiatc tliat tiic re-
cent advaiiee in cij^arette prices will mean be-
tween $4 and ^4J)() a sliaie additi<»nal eaininirs
tor Lii^^^'tt ^' Myers Tnhaccci Company in a year, l/ist
year ernin^s were $(;.S'J a share, and it is estimated
"that ai-ound ^7.')^^ a share will he shown on the ciun-
mon stock this year. For VX\i) the predictions are be-
tween $10 and $11 a share.

In s<»me «|uarters it is pointed (»nt that there is a
possibility of a st<»ck dividend hein^^ <leclare<l as the
comijany has .VJ per cent, ol' the amount of stock out-
standing available for sudi a puri)ose. Current casli
dividend rate is $.') a share, including $4 regular and $1
extra.

SCHULTE UNITED NOW HAS 85 STORES

Schulte-Cnited r»-cent t<» $1 Stores, lii<-., repoi'ts
that at the en<l of St-ptember eighty-tive stores were
in operation in their chain (tf merchandise stores as
compared with forty-seven at tlie end of .January. ^

The volume of i)usiness for September was $1,7{».V
077, as compar.'d with $(;H7,:u;8 for January.

The increase in the number <»f stores was HI per
cent, while the increase in volume of busin«'ss was lOl
i)er cent. "These figures dispiove contentions of sat-
uration in the chain store field. The movement is still
in its infancv and is capable of much gn-ater growth
in the next ten years," said A. X. McFay<len, president
of tlie company.

NO RAISE IN SCHULTE PRICES AS YET

The meetinir of ollicials (.f the Schulte Retail ('igar
Stores Comi»any 1o consider raising the price of the
popular brands" of cigarettes to fifteen cents each in-
stead of two for a (|uarter, was again p(»stponed and
prices in the Schulte stores renuiin the same as bef«Me
the recent increase in price by the manufacturers.

U. S. TOBACCO GIVES 20 PER CENT. STOCK

T a meeting of tlie Board of Directors of the
I'nited States Tobacco Company, held on Oc-

tober 14th, .John M. DeVoe was elected presi
' dent of the (Vmipany to fill the vacancy made
bv the death of .Jonathan iVterson a short time ago.

At a i)revious meeting of the Board, held on Sep-
tember 'JOth, a twenty ])er cent, stock dividend wjas
authorized on the common stock, payable October 2')\]\
to stockholders of record October 7th.

A short time ago the casli dividend on the common
was raised from an annual basis of $:> to an annual
l»asis of $4.

Mr. DeVoe has been vice ])resident of the CnitcMl
States Tobacco Company since 11)'J2 and prior to tliat
time he spent seventien years in charge of the Chicago
factorv of the Companv.

Mr. DeVoe is the son of the late Augustus A.
DeVoe, and a grandson of tlu' late Isaac DeVoe, who
founded the snuff business at llelmetta, X. J.

For the eight months ended August .'H, V. S.
Tobacco earned $1,78-J,!):)8. After allowing for tlie
preferred dividends, this was etpial to $4 a share on
the 881,042 shares outstanding before the payment of
the twenty per cent, stock dividend. On the 4.)i.8.)n
shares to i>e outstanding after jiayment of the dividend,
such earnings were e<pial to $.'i.47 a share.

Snuir jiroduction in the United States in recent
vears lias shown a moderate growth, output in 19*28
establishing a n<'W liigh record at 4( ),(;.').'), I !*>.') pounds, an
increase oi' .KHMiOii ])ounds or 1.2 per cent, oyer tlu'
ju-evious record production of 4(),ir)4,7!n2 pounds in 1!)2< .
in lini' with this increase in snutT output, net income
of r. S. Tobacco in tlie vear ended December :U, 11)28,
also established a new record at $2,(i(in,:i!M), a gain of
$8;;,:)1<), or :'>.2 per cent, over the i)revious year's net ol
si^2,:)7f;,871.

Based <»n its balance sheet as of August i'.lst,
Vnitcil States Tobacc(» is a very rich company, with a
w.irking capital (»f $2(;,r)<;(MHH), «'<|U'»I '»*'^«*'' <b'<b'<*t»"^'
preferriMi st(.ck of ^:),:)2(MMM) to ^^7)4 a share on the
.MS1.r)42 shares (»f common, rejjorts the Wall Sirccf
Jnnnial. Incidentally, I'nited^ Stijtes Tobacco'n ear-
rent liabilities amount to «»nly $88,f)4.S.

Cnited States Tobacco has its investments down
in assets at a valuath.n of only $7,88:),(HK). It is claimeij
that the market value of tliese securities, accunnilated
(»ver a l<)ng period, is more than double that figure.

GLASER JUDELL UNITE

An announcement has been made to the trade on
the Pacific coast that (Jlaser Brothers-.Judell Company
has been formed through the co-operation of the ac-
tivities of (Jlaser Brothers and 11. L. .Judell & Com-
pany, and is now o|K'rating.

It is hoped to give better service and to increas**
eOiiiencv through the combiiuition of the two firms.
Thcv will occupv tlie same oflices and use the same dis-
liibiition facilities. H. I.. .Tndell & Company have been
distributing cigars and tobacco prcMlucts on the Pacific
coast for more than forty years, and the combination
will maintain twelve branches throughout the State ol
California handling the brands of the Coiisc.lidated
Cigar Corporal i<»n, Ann-rican Cigar Company, Al-
hambra Cigar and Cigarette .Manufacturing (Vmipany
and the La Insular Cigar Factory.

Xovember 1, l!)2!l

Saij Y(ni Saw It in Tjie Toijacc^o Wohld

40th year

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THE TOBACCO WORLD

XoveniluT 1, 1!)2!)

REYNOLDS TOBACCO EARNINGS INCREASE

X HKSPOXSK to a ti'lc^rain sent out Ity Louis
(iui'UlluT, publisluT itl" till' Financial Worhl,
followiuu' tlu' Itivak iu tl»o stock market last
week, and askiuu: for a fiauk oxprcssiou of
tlic'ir candid opinion of tlu' ])usiiu'ss prospct't as to tlii'ir
iTspoctivc industry and (M(r|)orat ions, IJowinan (Iray.
prcsidoni of tlic K*. .1. Ixoynolds Tobacco Company, re-
plied: "The industry as a whole luis made distinct
])ro^n'ess (luriniT the current year and in my opini(Mi
was never in sounder condition. With respect to 1\*. .).
Reynolds Tnhacco Company, all departments of the
coiii])anv's husiness have shown increases for tlje year,
sales heinir well ahead of the correspondin.ic pi'riod last
year. Profits for the nine months ])recedin,u: the recent
price adjustment were substantially better than for the
c()rres])on(linir jieriod of last year."

r>artlett Arkell, ]uvsident of the IVeclinut Pack-
inir Company, re]>lied: "Tlie business which the Beech-
nul Packing Company is d(»inir is extremely satis-
factorv and even whenthe hiirher liirures for the stocks
prevailed there was no temptation on my part to sell
a sinirh' share of I^eechnut stock in another business m
which 1 am larirely interested and which is the best
barometer of ^'eneral business that 1 kn<»w of. 1 tind
couditi(»ns of business absolutely helpful: there lias
been no trouJ)le with business but there has been a ixreat
deal of troul»le with the American j.eople wIh) live eithi'r
in the lieidits or in the depths."

FRENCH TO IMITATE AMERICAN FAGS

When the American ex]»edit ionary forces were in
France durinir the i^ncat war, Yankee soliders ^^ave
millions of Frenchmen an opportunity to try ()ut
American ciirarettes. The superiority of the American
i»rauds made a irreat impressi<ui on the Frenchmen,
whose ciirarettes are manufactured mainly from strong
tobacco «rrown in Alirt'ria.

The sale of American brands iu ?'rance lias l)een
growint; at a rapid pace and the French tobacco
mouopolv has decided to try to imitate the American
tiavor. the tobacco in the monopnly factories will be
spraved with a mixture of glycerine and brown sugar
aiKJ after beinir cut aii.l <lried will receive a second
sh«»wer bath of rum irlyceriiie and (»tlier tlavorimr <'X-
trjicts.

YUILLE ELECTED DIRECTOR OF UNIVERSAL

LEAF

Following a meeting of the boanl of dir(;ct(»is of
the Lniversai Leaf Tobacco Company, lu-ld in Rich-
mond, Va., on Saturday, Octolx-r .'), Chairman, W. A.
Willingham, announced that Thomas B. ^ uilh' had
]>een elected a director of tin' company. Mr. 'S uille
was presid«Mit of tlie company from the time of its
incei)tion in IIUS until abrnit VJ'2:\, wlu'u he resigned
to 1)ecome president of the Tobacco Products Corix)-
ration. Mr. Vuille resigned as president (»f that cor-
])oration about two years ago and has maintained per-
sonal offices at the lieadcpiarters of the Cniversal Leal
Tobacco Company in Xuw York City since that time.

MENGEL DIVIDEND

The boar<i of direct(»rs of the Meiigel Company.
Louisville, Kv., manufacturers of cigar boxes, etc., has
(h'clared a dividend of iifty cents on the common stock
of the company, juiyable Xovember i:)th to stockholders
of re<'ord Xovember Lst.

A. T. CO. PAYS $2 EXTRA

II Fi board of directors of the American Tobacco
Company on Wednesday declared an extra
dividend of $l2 on the common and common B
stock of the compan\'. This is in addition to
the regular «iuarterly dividend due at this time on both
classes of stock and brings the dividend payment for
this year to $!(• a share. Both dividends are payable
December 2(1 to stockholders of record XovemluM* Dth.
(ieorge W. Hill, i)resident of the compjiny, statecl
that recent favorable changes in cigarette jjiices had
greatly improved the company's jiosition and contirmed
his judgment that the directors would be justified dur-
ing'liKiO not only in increasing the dividends but in
recommending to stockholders a split-up of tlu' stock.

HARTMAN COMPANY BUYS GERSHEL'S

The Ilartman Tobacco Comi)any, of Hartford,
Conn., has announced the juirchase of the plantations,
warehouses and the ll>2i) crop of Connecticut shade-
grown t<»bacco of L. (Jei-shel's Son, Inc., who maintain
offices at 171 Water Street, Xew York City.

The Xew York office of L. (Jershel's Son will be-
come the oftice of the llartmaii Tobacco Ccmipany un-
der the personal management of Maurice L. (Jershel.
and .Messrs. .Maurice aiul (Jeorge (lersliel will bec(.me
ofiicers of the Ilartman Tobacco Company.

IncludiMl in the property transferred to the Ilart-
man corporation by the deal are 'M(\ acres of tobacco
land located in South Windsor, Ilockanum, (iranby,
Fast (Jranby and Fast Windsor Hill, and the crop
pr<Kluced on" this land this year. The price is umler-
8tood to be alxnit $S(M),(KK).

The (Jershel Company, olIicMMs of which are
Maurice L. (iershel, president, and (Jeorge F. (ler.shel,
secretary and treasurer, has been in existence since
ISrw;, and is one «»f the ohlest tobacco packing companies
in tlie country. ,

Started <»rigiiially by Le(»pold (Iershel in I roy,
X. Y., to manufacture" cigars, inlSdc; the comi>any <lis-
continueci its cigar manufacturing business to devote
all of its energy to the packing of leaf tobacco.

Maurice L. (Jershel, now president of the com-
panv, is the son of the founder, and the secretary-
treasurer, (Jeorge F. (Jershel, is the founder's graml-

son.

Both (Jershels will become officers <>f the Ilartman
Tobacco Ciunpanv at the next stockholders meeting,
and henceforth thev will devote all of their time to the
Ilartman business.' The Xew Y<Mk office nf the (Jershel
c-ompaiiv at 171 Water Street will imw beccune the Xew
York h<'"aihpiarters (»f the Ilartman Tobacco Company,
with tln' elder (Jershel in charge.

The lan<l ac<piired by tlu' (Jershel <leal, adde»l to
(hat taken over in the Manpiese deal, has a<hhM| iV2i\
acres of tine sluule tobacco laml to the Ilartman hold-
ings within the last month, and brings, it is understood,
this corporation's t<.tal shade acreage somewhere near
IMKM) acres or alxmt <»ne-fourtli of the laml used tor
shade tobacco in the Connecticut Valley.

MORRIS SCADRON HERE

Morris Scadron, of the Xorda<-s Cigar Company,
was a reci'iit visitor in Philailelphia, going the rounds
of the retailers and securing onh'rs for his brand for
the holidavs. The "Xordaj" brand has been featun-d
by the Ib.lt Cigar Stores here for some time with ex
cellent results.

X'ovember 1, ID'iO

Saif Yon Saiv It in Tiik Tobacco Woruj)

TARIFF BILL HAS HARD ROAD

IiFCFXT special bulletin from the Tobacco
.Merchants Association of the Fnited States,
with head(iuaiteis in Xew York City, states:
"Reported to the Senate on September
4th last, the tariff bill is still being debated, with no
detinite indication as to when \-oting on the late sched-
ules niJiy be reached.

"The farm debenture jdan, which was passed bv
the Senate last .May in connection with the farm relief
measure and subse(piently killed by the Conference
Committee, has now been injected in flie tariff measure.
This will |)rol)ably endanger the very enactment of the
taiilf bill, foi- the House is unlikely to adopt the deben-
ture |)lan, while the Senate will probably refuse to re-
cede, thus causing a severe deadlock.

"There are less than thirty-live legislative days
left of the special session, an<l even if the consideration
itf the rate schedules should be reached this week, as
expected, it seems hardly j»robable that the entire meas-
ui'e can W dis|)ose(l of before the expiration of the cur-
rent session, for it is to be noted that the sugar sched-
ule alone, which is so sharply opj.osed, tctgether with
the chemical sclieduh' and its numerous controversial
items, must inevitably take up a great deal of time, to
say nothing of some of the other schedules of major
inijtoitaiice.

"As regards the tobacco schedule, which is the
sixth on the list, or tlie <»tlier schedules (except sugar)
in which the tobacco industry is intei-ested, and which
ai-e much farther down, it seems hardly likely that they
can be reached for a long time to ccnne, unless the Sen-
ate should defer consideration of the major schedules
ill regard to which there is a great <livergence of opin-
ion and which are ahead of the tobacco schedule,
namely :

""chemicals (Schedule 1); .Metals (Schedule W) \

"Farthenware (ScluMlule 'J); Wood (Schedule 4);

"Sugar (Schedule .')).

" P<>stponement i))i these schedules, howexcr, seems
to bi' unlikelv,

"There is quite a strong agitation for night ses-
sions, but it seems d<mbtful whether even night sessions
wouhl sufficiently expedite tlu' measure to make its tinal
passage probable betore the expiiation (tf the current
session.

" However, the mere termination i^^ the special sen-
sion Wiuild not mean the death of the tarilT bill, for it
would still remain as an unlinished measure* to In- con-
.siih'ied at the coming regular sosion, which is to con-
vene ill December.

"In ac(M»r<lain'e with <Mir usual practice, we shall,
of coursi', |)romptly n-port any lu'W developments in
the situaticMi which may be of iiiter(»st to the tobacco
industrv."

49th year

i:

HEALTH CIGAR COMPANY BUYS PINKUS

Announcement has been made n^ tln' purchase of
Pinkus BrotlH'is, business and assets, by the Ib'alth
('igar Coinjiany, manufacturers ul' "^11110" cigars,
cigarettes and tobacco.

Pinkus Brothers, Inc., is now a subsidiary (»f the
Ih'alth ('igar ('(►m|)any, and \\\v follow ing (►fficers have
bet»n t'lected: Max Simpson, president: ( 'hailes C
(loodfellnw, vice-president; lr\in Studwcll, secretary,
and Prank Swick, treasurer.

These men are all well known tlirougliout the trade
and tlu' jpiality of the brands to be manufactured will
never be in d(»ubt with this array of tuleut at the mau-
ageiiK'iit end of the business.

^Tolks, how can I make

Whoopee up here . . . when down in

front the ^coughers' are whooping?"

"Maybe the audience would he grateful
if I stepped to the footlights some night
and voiced the above protest about the
'coughing choruH^ down in front.

But that wouldn't be kind and it
wouldn't be just. The cougher doesn't
cough in public on purpose. He can't
help iL It embarrasses him as much as
it annoys his neighbors.

What he needs, to avoid that throat
tickle, is an introduction to OLD GOLDS."

.ty^uz^

^^-^-w;^;^/

Why

not a cougli

Jill a carload?

OLD GOLD Ci^areltr* arr blended
from IIKART-LEAF lobaceo, the
fiaeitt .Nalun- prowo. Selected for
•ilkioenK and ripenexs from the
heart of the lobarrn plant. Aged
and mellowed extra long in a tem-
perature of mid-Julv Bunnhine to
■ nanre that honey-like smoothneM.

CAT A CHOCOI^TE . . . LIOHT AN OLD GOLD . . . AND ENJOY BOTH

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

<^^

JLSSE A. ULOCn. Wheeling, VV. Va President

LllAULtS J. tlSENLUHK. Philadelphia, Pa Ei^Pres dent

ILLiUS LICUTENSltlN. .New York, N. V Vice-President

ii IV^f ^^..i?^L^ [l 'Y.Y, y^'^v* '"^ • xX- ,• ••;.•• V. Chairman Executive Committee

MAJ. CitOUCiL W. HILL, New York, .N. ^ Vice-Preiident

CiEoKCE H. HLMMtLL. New York. N. Y Vice-Pre»ident

II. II. SHELTON. Washington, U. C Vice-President

WILLIAM T. kEEU. Kichmond. Va Vice-President

IIAKVEY L. HIKST, PhiladelDhia. Pa Vice-President

A.SA LEMLEIN, New York. N. Y Treasurer

( IIAKLES ULSHKIXD, New York, N. Y Counsel and Managing Director

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING. Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. H. WITTKOCK. Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

(lEO. S ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

WM. S. COLDENBURG. Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City President

W. I. LUKASWITZ. Dayton. Ohio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN. Hartford. Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER, New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JA( K A. MARTIN. Newark. N J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. ChicaKo, III Vice-President

ABRAHAM SII.ETT, 1153 Herkimer St.. Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAK MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA I.EMLEIN ,..,*,, ,„,,... .,.,.„, .....President

.SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice President

49th vear

THE TOHAC'CO WORLD

Novombor 1, 1029

A CIGARETTE CAMPAIGN THAT IS DIFFERENT

KCKXT cinarctU' advert isiiiir lias '•ivoii tobact'o
n Vi'vy miiini- inciitioii. 'IMkm'c have Ikh'II
cin.itixo campai.u-iis, ciitcrlainiiu'iit cainpai^ns,
!( iniiiilcr ('aini)aiLCiis. l)Ut the tohacco itself
lias Ikhii iicu!»H-l('ii i(» almost a slarliiii.ir dc.tcroi'.

That i> wliy llic new " Mclacliriiio" caninaiLni is
so iin\(*l. It is so ()l»\i<tiis that it is ori^'inal ; so hasic
that it is an iimoNalioii. V\n- in this caninaii^n lh«*
I'nion Tohacco Coniiiany talks nothinij: hut tohacco,
tohactMi, tohacco, from the lirst words of tiii' hradlini'
to tln' last words <>f the iirirc to huy.

'i'lic tlicnic of the " Mt'lachi-ino"' canipai.i^ni is the
idi'a that I lie popular priciMJ ciyfai'i'tti', whatever may
he its hrand name, is composed chiclly of domestic
l(»h;icc«>. The " MclachriiKt," on tlu' oth<'r hand, is
jMireiy a Turkish ciuardte. So, says the <'op\, if \(>u
want a cii^arette that is ically ditTcicnt -if you want
a real elian«re in the tohacco you smoke try a "Mela-
chrino" and set- what a Turkish cigarette has in the
line <»f satisfyniu' your taste.

Tile contract hctwceii " Mclachrin<»" and oilier
ciu:arettes is hicumht <tut in a series of situations, (hie
advertisement shows a imrry-jLCo-round, with its mauy-
coloi'ed lioiscs t raxciiiiLT in an endless eirele. The head
line sujr.i^ests that aft<r the smokei" has ridden ail the
horses, he miuht as wi-il i^n-t off tlie merry-i,^o round.
The sUir.yfestion, of t'omse, is tliat domestic tohacco is
the merry-i;o-round, tliat the horses ai'e the various
popular cinarett<*s, anil tlial the smoker, leav-ntj tin'
uierry-ir«>-round, should turn to "Melachriuo" ami K**t
a new smijkinir sensation, ('aitoon illust ratiotis and a
compai'ativelx liirht eo)»\ treatment U'vi' the com-
pi'litive aspect of this campaiLrn fr(»m the d«'adly seri-
ousness which ofti'ii dislii^ures comj)etiti<ui in cop.'^'-

P>ack of the ".\h'laclirino" cam|)aitrn lies the feel-
in.ir that a success i-an he made of a hard-]>acka,ire<|,
Turkish ciirarette, price<l c(uisidi'rahly ahove tlu- "pop
ular" level. Turkish ciiraiettes, as a class, liave lieeii
at a low ehh durinir the past several yeais. ^^ t many
siiKikers i»refer 'I'urkish tohacci> alone. .Many of them
liave l>een sniokinir domestic tohacco l)ecause the home-
i^rown ci«rarette has heeu so much more powi-rfully ad-
vertist'd than the imported variety. These are tlu'
smokers that " Melachrin(»" attempts to cultivate.

The s<'llinu: asju'ct of tlu' " M«'lachrino" campaiirn
is one of the many ijUestions to which time holds the
only certain answer. Meanwhile, however, from an
advertisinir standpoint, the "Melachrino" camnaiirn is
certainly an attemjjt t«» hrinir ciirarelte advertising: hack
to the citcarette — a loirical suhject which lias none the
less heen remarkahly ignored. A fresh treatment, a
new tieatment, and a diiect treatment of the ciLMrette
story, the "Melachrino" series seems wi'll calculated
to focus jMipuIar atteiiticui upon the Turkish ci<rarette
with ]Mirely Turkish t<»hacco. That there is a mark<'t
for ilie Turkish ciirarett<', the sale of *' Melachrinos,"
even durinu: the apex of the domestic hian<ls, con-
clusively indicate--. That this market can he hroad-
eiied, that there are sexeral hundred thousand Amer
ican smokers who will take to Turkish t<»hacco once it
has heen hrouirht to their attenti(ni, is the theory (Ui
which the "Melachrino" campaign is hased. It is a|t-
parently a loi^ical tlieoiy: it is jiresumahly a scuind
idea.

And, meanwhile, the •'.Melachrino" camjiaiLrn is a
i-efi"eshin«r departure from ciirarette advi'rtisiuir in
which tlie ciiraiette oi' its tohacco plays \ery much a
miiioi lole. Much of the jneseiit ciLTarette ath'ertisinx
is oxtn'melv iim-enious; in at least two cases contem

PHILIPPINE MARKET, SEPTEMBER, 1929

HI*] MAXHjA tohacco market continued cpiiot
duriiiL!: Septemher, advises Trade Commis-
sioner (Jeorjjfe i\ Howard in a I'adiofjram to the
Tohacco Section, l>e|)artment of Commerce.
Certain in(|uiries orijjfinatinu: in the I'nited States re-
sulted in no transactions, as otTers mad<' were consid-
ered lower than expoiters would accept, due to hii^her
jirices heini;- ])aid f«»r tohacco of the l!>-9 crop on the
Manila market. Kxports of sti'ipped leaf and scraps
<lurin,ir the month amounted to r)4S,l!S4 pcmtids, of which
amount the I'nited States took approximately '.\')7,\4')
p(unids, China '2~,'VM pounds, llonnkonij: ()!>,44r) pounds,
.Japan "li'^A'^'^ pounds, and biUroi)e 4(l,l!l>7 pounds. Ciij:ar
exports \o the I'liited States amcuuited to IT), 4 7 7, 901 1,
compare.l with l!l,4:>r),n(M) for Septemher, 1I>'JS.

GENERAL CIGAR EARNINGS INCREASE

The (leneral Citrar Company reports net i)rofit for
the quarter endinu: Sei>temher .Ml, 19'J9, (»f 5rl,144,r)7()
after charir»'s ami federal taxes. This compares with
$S2;),!>L'(; for the correspon<linLC quarter of 1!)*JS. Net
pndil for the iirst nine months of l!rJ9 was $!>,!>:)( I,: J.T2
as c(»mpared with jfl,7<H»,(>7S for the same pi'riod of
1!>*JS.

t (

WILLIAM PENN" SALES INCREASE

The (leneral Cigar Comi)any reports that for the
year en«lin.ir Augiist 1st, sales of "William Penn"
cigars showed an increase of 1();>,()(M),()(U) cigars over
the ])revi(»us yearly period. This hrand has heeu show-
ing a steady increase each month for many months and
the compaily ]»oints out that the gain for all hrands in
Class A f(»r'that period was 179,1 Kit ),()()(), indicating that
the "William l*enn" hrand acc<»unted for cousi<lerahly
more than oO per cent, of the total increase in (Jlass A.

jMirary cam|>aigns have moi-e than justifi»'d tln-mselves
in the matt<'r of immediate sales i-esulls. Hut that a
cigarette cami)aign should s<'ll toha<*co is certaitily
news. That it should sell tohacco in a novel and inter-
esting manner is news to an even greater degree. Opin-
ions may differ as to the potential market for a 'nirkish
cigarette. But that sut-h a market is worth cultiv;ding
is hardly to he denied. .\nd th;d tin* "Melachrino,"
liy its straight selling story on Turkish tohacco, has
ideiitilied itself as flu- Turkisli cigarette is also ohvi
ous. Cigar«*tte advertising has sold so many things
iK'side the cigarette itself tJiat a shift hack to the cigar
ette and its tohacco i. imleed welcome. It is particu-
larly welcome from the standpoint of adv^-rtisinir in
legiitv; it should he welcome from the selling stand
point as well.

Novemhor 1, 1929

Saij You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

ARMISTICE DAY PROGRAM FOR "OLD GOLD"

REN('n and American airs will mark the cele-
hration of Armistice Day hy Paul Whiteman
and his Old (johl Orchestra during the regular
weekly Old Gold Hour, 9 to 10 P. M., New
York time, Tuesday, Novemher 5th, over Station KHJ,
Los Angeles, and a nation-wide network of the Colum-
hia Broadcasting System, contimiing the seccmd series
of Whiteman 's hroadcasts from the Pacific Coast.

Among the patriotic airs included will he "Stars
and Strii)es Forever," "Over There," ".Madelon,"
"On the Boulevard," "Ca C'est Paree," and a group
of wartime waltzes.

John Boles, distingiushed tenor, who is now ap-
l)earing in the talking and singing motion picture ver-
sion of the Ziegfeld success "Kio Rita," will he the
guest of Paul Whiteman and "Old (Jold" for this pro-
gram, Mr. Whiteman otTering the theme song of his
film success. Mihlred Bailey, Ring Croshy, and Jack
Fulton will again sing individual numhers.
The complete program fr)llows:

Old Gold-Paul Whiteman Hour
1. Stars and Stripes Forever
Over There — Quartet
French Medley (Foxtrot)
a. Madelon
h. On the Boulevard
c. Ca C'est Paree
Wartime AValtz Medley

a. Roses of Picardv

b. Dear Old Pal— Croshy
e. Mv Buddy

Rio Rita from "Rio Rita"
Wallow Tree-Mildred Bailey
Miss You — Trio
Mississippi Drv — Mildred IJailev

Tip Toe Through the Tulips— Rhvthm Boys
(;. Old Gohl Dance
Marianne — Trio
Jericho

7. Lonely Trouhadour — Jack Fulton
Bahy Where Can Vou Ik'— Croshy

8. Piccolo Pete

9. "Do Vou Rememher That Night" Me<llev (Foxtrot)

a. Hot Time in the Old Town Tonight

b. Katie

c. Goodhve Broadwav, Hello France

d. Yankee Doodle

e. Dixie

')

;j.

THE SUMATRA TOBACCO CROP

Answering a cahle re<piest for late information
covering the present Sumatra tohacco situation. Consul
(ieneral Hoover, Amsterdam, advises the Tohacco Sec-
ti<)n, Department of Commerct', through the Secretary
of State, as follows:

"I'lantation compaTnes, including Delimaat-
schap|)y, state that the Sunudra tohacco harvest is just
en<ling; that the leaves are \io\v undergoing fermenta-
tion and that sorting has just hegun, so that no accu-
rate infornuition, either with reference to the amount of
tlie crop or the condition of the leavi's, can he made at
this time. W<'ather conditions during the season were
very md'avorahle and the storm did some damage, hut
A. Cremer, the president of the Delimaatschappy, b0»
lieves that the damage will not he as much as had heen
feared, althougli the American grades will he less on
account of the drought. The general opinion is that
crop will he me(lium as regards h(»tli (plant it y and (puU-
ity, although the (piantity may amount to the maxi-
mum."

If

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16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

NovorabcM- 1, 1929

UNITED PASSES DIVIDEND

UK board of diroetors of the United Cigar
Stores (\nni)aiiy, wliich was elected last Au-
I) oust when management of the company ])assed
from the Wlielan interests, has omitted i>ay-
ment of the regular (luarterly dividend of $1.50 due on
the i)referred stock at this time.

In a statement issued after the meeting on October
19th it was announced that an audit of the ])Ooks re-
vealed that for some time past dividends "have been
])aid very largelv out of the com])any's sur])lus." ihe
statemeilt furth'er said that 'Mhe so-called cigarette
l)rice war itself has had a very material etfect upon the
earnings for this year."

Following this announcement, \\ atson W aslihurn,

Vs^istant Attornev (icneral in charge of the Bureau of

Securities in New York State, announced that the

tinancial affairs of the I'nited (^gar Stores Company

would be investigated.

In a letter to Mr. Washburn from A\ ilbur 1.. ( um-
mings, attornev for and one of the directors of the
United, it was stated that "tlie company's surplus at
December :n, 1928, is, however, largely in excess ot
all surplus adjustments now contemplated and all divi-
dends paid during the year. But in view of the lact
that the c(.mi)anv has not earned, and probably will
not earn this vear, the full year's dividend re«iuire-
ments on its outstanding stocks it seemed to the new
board of directors to ])e the more conservative policy
to susi)end the i)avment of dividends until the auditors
port had been nanpleted and until such time as the
current earnings of the com])any wouhl justify the re-
sumption of dividend ])ayments."

WOMEN SMOKERS CRITICIZED

Taking into consideration the department of com-
merce announcement that 102,7r)(),00(),000 cigarettes
were consumed in the United States last year, the eiTect
of i>reaching against cigarettes lias been negative. The
dilTercnce between this total and !)?, ."07,(214,7 19 repre-
sents the increased consum])tion since 1927, and, this in-
crease is attributed to w<mien smokers.

But there is an angle to the smoking habit among
women that seems of greater significance, according to
the Tolrrfn BJivh, if not a matter (►f greater concern
than i)ossi])le ])hvsical dangers. It is charged that^the
women smf>kers are resi)onsible for a laxity in rehne-
ments that once existed among men smokers. They
smoke an V where; in railroad coaches and in dining
rooms and i>arks, wholly disregarding restrictions that
were at one time observed.

It ha^ been suggested that a manual of conduct
for smokers attached to each package of cigarettes
might i)ro<luce a measure of reform. There is a tra-
<lition, and it is not pleasant to recall, that women who
drink intoxicating liquors are less tidy, if the least
<»biectionabl(^ jjlirase may be used, than are men.

' If the women smokers cannot ])e persuaded to give
up the habit— a doubtful undertaking-they may refine
their smoking mannerisms.

POTTSTOWN DEALER FILES PETITION

A voluntary petition in bankrui)tcy was recently
filed by Harry 'S. Ilart/A'll, tobacco dealer, of Potts-
town, Pa. , ^ ^ ^.o/^/»o

Liabilities were listed at $73^6 and assets at $8008.
Thomas Hallman is the referee in the case.

(Continued from page 8)

investment and less obsolescence. I'his same staiidard-
izati(ui may lead to the adoption of the varieties re-
maining as' 'standards.' To this extent, simp iica ion
is the forerunner of standardizati<m. Simplification
originates sometimes with the manufacturers, some-
times with the distributors and other times with the
purchasers of a commodity."

Internal Revenue Collections Gain

Internal revenue collecti(»ns from the tax on to-
])acco manufactures during the tirst nine monUis^ ot
10'>9 totaled $;U1, 447,987.47, against $:m9,!)84,29().4^ in
the corres])()n(ling period in 1<)28, acconlmg to figures
just compiled by the Bureau of Internal Hevenue.

Increased receii)ts from the tax on cigarettes and
cigarette ])apers and tubes, etc., were responsible for
the gain <d' approximately $30,000,000 during jhe
])eriod, collections fnnn the former totalling $2^1,r)a,-
:VAS.:VX against $2.3! 1,889,371. 27 a year ago, and the lat-
ter, $l,()ll,(;r)2.r)7, against $!I13,(;28. Dechnes w^ere
recorded in revenue receipts from cigars, which totalled
$l(v380,88(;.8:>., against $1(;,389,041.99, and manufac-
tured tobacco and snulT, $7)2,384,109.(58, against $.)2,-
792,2r)r).21.

A break<lown (»f the tobacco tax c(»llectioiis, giving
receipts by states and classifications, is shown in the
following table:

Statement of Internal Revenue Receipts from the Tax

on Tobacco Manufactures, etc., for the First

Nine Months of the Calendar Year

1929, by States.

• • • «

States

California

Delaware

Florida

Illinois

Indiana

Kentucky

Louisiana

Maryland, including D
trict of Columbia,..
Massachusetts . . .

Michigan

.\Iiss«mri

New Ilamiishire .

New .Ji'rsey

New York

North Carolina .

( )hio

Pennsylvania . , .

TeniM'ssee

Virginia

West Virginia . . .

Wisconsin

All other states .
Philippine Islandr

is-

Cirfors
$194,or)1.19

r)4,8(;:).r)0

2,109,!>04.r)2
194.899.4r)
443,938.21
l(i8,(;2(;.77
170,!>20.(;4

9(;,r)i7.3i

2!ll, 121.97
78(;,.394.0l

(;r),r)or).27

172,922.r,4

2,14!MHi2.28

l,:)r)2,772.!>2

:?!M. 30.83

8(;8,or)8.72
:),Hil,719.14

if;r),(ir)2.2r)
8(M;,7r)(;.49

12:),293.15

ii7,7!M;.r)2
4o:;,i 10.10

2.39,8:)f;.!)5

Cifforrttrs

$9,7r)r),r)i)0.38

8,800.07

9,or)r).26

23.16
7,994,280.00

r),(;48.i2

96.99

9,368.70

5,943.28

40,334.43

3.00

13,299,442.38

18,029,092.18

l(;8,497,r)36.9r)

44.!)4

2,913,21!>.91

1.76

51,082,;}:)0.07

916.20

37.11

841.03

ll,r,02.47

T(,tal $16,380,886.83 $271,671,338.39

(Continued on Page 18)

November 1, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

CIGARS SHOW SLIGHT INCREASE IN
SEPTEMBER

HE following comparative data of tax-paid
jiroducts indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of Septem-
ber, 1929, and are issued by the Bureau. (Figures for
Sei)tember, 1929, are subject to revision until published
in the annual rei)ort ) :

Products
Cigars (large) :

Class A No.

(^lass H No.

Class C^ No.

(4ass I) No,

Class E No.

Sept., VJ:28 Sept., 19:>9

299,2ir),r)60
r)6,468,980

216,188,658

12,416,896

1,976,420

329,422,555
50,441,410

197,920,(M)(>

]2,371,10()

1,583,309

Total 586,266,514 5!)1,738,380

37,977,000
871,975

Cigars (small) No. 36,167,626

Cigarettes (large) No. 1,150,8.33

Cigarettes (small) No. 9,126,270,696 10,350,543,893

Snuff, manufactured. . .lbs. 3,193,977 3,454,399

Tobacco, manufactured . lbs. 28,595,140 28,805,259
Notk: The above statement does not include tax-
])aid jnoducts from Porto Hico and the Philippine
Islands. This information is shown in supplemental
statement.

Supplement to the September Statement of Tax-Paid

Products

Tax-paid products from Porto Hico for the month
of September:

Products
Cigars (large) :

Class H No.

Class C No.

Cla.ss I) No.

Sept., J!J:J8 Sept., VJ:>9

9,205,3(K)

(;81,500

2,512,050

1,2(K)

10,978,750

103,CK)0

898,460

12,000

Total ^ii^'-^^*^^^^'^? 11,992,210

Cigars (small) No. ~X6(>0,000 1,000,000

Cigarettes (large) No. 500,000 500,800

Cigarettes (small) No. 150,0(K) 105,000

Tax-pai<l products from the Philippine Islands for
the month of September:

Products
Cigars (large) :

( 'lass A No.

Class H No.

Class C No.

Class I) No.

Class E No.

1 oTai

Sept., VJ'28 Sept., 1939

17,524,795

387,330

96,936

526

;;,7io

17,119,435

234,963

49,004

151

14,870

Cigarettes (small) No.

18,013,297 17,418,423

545,800 503,660

49 174

Tobacco, manufactuied .11)8,

Note: Quantities of tax-paid products shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.

Supplement to the September Statement of Internal

Revenue Collections

First three uiouths

Fiscal year
1929 ^ 1930

Oh J rets of Ta.rnfinn
Tobacco manufactures :

( 'igars

Cigarettes

Snutr 1,701,533.9(;

Tobacco, chewing and

smoking 15,745,993.12 16,160,228.48

$6,107,206.(;.3 $ 6,042,758.62
88,455,698.!)8 96,036,941.17

1,739,251.89

U!s!^l«WJIJ*'JWWWWl«^l«WWWli8y '-3

Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

t\r/'«>ir?«\ir?«Air?s\ir?i\i^»\irf»irrsflrrsvir^r^r?8vit«?i^

WANTED

LIVE REPRESENTATIVE TO SELL A CRACK LINE OF
Pure Havana Cigars; all shapes and prices to make dealers
wake-up. Will make permanent arrangement with factory operat-
ing near Havana, under very small overhead. Address Luis
Rodriguez, Villegas 22, Havana, Cuba.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

UNUSUALLY QUALIFIED PORTO RICO-AMERICAN OPEN
for offers from reliable firms. Fifteen years in Porto Rico as
general manager tobacco leaf enterprises. Close connection im-
portant growers, dealers, manufacturers. Capable starting new
business or developing one already established. Age 36. Splendid
references. Address Box No. 528, "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATING

CIGAR FLAVORS

Make tobacco ni«Uow and smooth In charactet^
and Impart a most palatable flavor

FUYORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

Write for List of Flavors for Special Brands
BKTUN. AIOHATIZEK. BOX FLAVOBS. PASTE SWEETENEBS

FRIES £i BRO.. 02 Reade Street. Ne%v York

NEW ENGLAND CROP WILL BE SHORT

LTIlorCJH tlie total area planted tor all types
of tobacco this year in the United States
amonnte<I to little more than 2,000,0(10 acres,
hailstorms and other causes damaii:ed jmrtions
of the leaf crop in some States so that in all probability
the acreage remaining for harvest will not exceed that
of j)revious years, according to the New England Crop
Reporting Service announcement.

The rej)ort states that "outside of the hail-damaged
area of Connecticut, the tobacco crop turned out very
well. Those tields within the hail-cut ai-ea from wliich
some tobacco was harvested averaged about oO per
cent, of what could be expected normally. Of course
there are manv tields in tiiis area which vielded
nothing."

''Total i)roduction for Connecticut is placed at
2r),lf)8,000 ])ounds, of which 8,{)9(),000 pounds is broad-
leaf, 8,840,(K)0 i)ounds is Havana seed, 7,0:?0,0(M) pounds
is shade and .S08,00() pounds is Havana i)rimed. The
Massachusetts crop was placed in the barns under very
favorable conditions. Production for tlie State is esti-
mated at 10,17r),(KM) pounds, of which 8,322,000 i)ounds
are Havana seed, 1,400,<M)0 pounds arc shade and 433,-
(MH) pounds are broadleaf.

"For New Knghuid the tobacco crop this year is
about 4,000,000 pounds beh)w that harvested last year
and 11,000,000 pounds below the live-year average."

C:

18

49tli year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

Novomhor 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

Registration Bureau, new^yof

lison Ave.
YORK CITY

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

llegistration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Trausfer,

Duplicate Certilicate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A— An tillowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If I report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.(X)) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-op^ (Jl), an additional cnarffe of Two Dollars
($2.00) will be made and so an auditional charge of One Dollar ($1-00) will be
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

A. L.

REGISTRATIONS

SEVEN BLEND:— 45,595. I'or cigars. October 2, 1929.

Howinan. llickorv. .\. C'.
JOBBERS SPECIAL: — 45,596. For all tobacco products. October

14. 1929. Sinitli ligar I'o.. Hanover. Pa.
VAN FISK: — 45,597. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco. October

11. 1V2M. \\\>rcii Cigar Co.. St. Panl. Minn.
KSTP: — 45,599. For cigars, cigarettes and tobacco. October 18.

1929. Worcii ligar C.>. .^t. Paul, Minn.

TRANSFERS

WATT:— 40.911 (T. M. A.), lor cigars. Registered December 24,
191S. hy II. L. Judell & Co.. San Francisco, Cal. Transferred to
Haas liros., Cincinnati, Obio, and re-transferred to H. L. Judell &
Co., San Francisco, Cal., October 7, 1929.

MONTICELLO (Tobacco Leaf. Tobacco Record, I'. S. Tobacco
Journal). For cigars. Registered May 25, 1887, by Licbtensteiq
Bros. & Co.. .\e\v York, X. Y. Thrtujgh mesne transfers acquired
bv D. I'.mil Klein Co.. Inc.. Xew York. N". Y., and re-transferred to
John Wagner & Sons. IMiiladelphia. Pa., October 2S, 1929.

CRRECTED PUBLICATION
SNYDER OFFICIAL:— 45,594. 1-or cigar>. Registered September
iU, 1929. by Alvin C. I)ul»s, York Co., J'a.

SECOND DIVORCE DECREE FOR MRS. INMAN

A .xccoiul (li'crcc of (livortM' was entered in Keno
recently for WaltcM- P. Innnni, .son of Mrs. James B.
Duke, willow of tlie late millionaire tobacco manufac-
turer, against Ilelene (Jarnett Patton Inman, dauKliter
of a Koliomo, (Ind.) clerK.vman.

Tlie first decree, ^ninted last A])ril i)rovided $1250
a montli until November, VX\'2. In the decree i^ranted
yesterday, Mrs. Inman r(»ceives $r)(K)0 lump alimony
and $rjrio a month until December, IIKVJ. From that
date on she will receive $750 a month for life, even if
she remarries. Attorneys for Mrs. Inman, under the
new agreement, will receive $25,CKMJ fees.

News from Congress

{Continued from page 16)

Summary of Internal Revenue Receipts from Tobacco

Manufactures, etc.

First Nine Months of Calendar Years

Sources 1928 1929

n^rars $ir),:?89,041.99 $lf),.380,88n.8:i

( 'iirarettes 2;]9,889,:J71.27 271,071,3:38.39

M anuf act u r« •< 1 t obacc< »

and snutT 52,792,25.').21 52,384,109.08

Cigarette pajxMs and

tube.s, etc 9i:},028.(M) 1,011,052.57

PENNSYLVANIA CROP ESTIMATE LOWER

CC()Hl)lN(r to an announcement of the Penn-
sylvania Federal-State Crop Reporting Serv-
ice, '*The indicated Pennsylvania tobacco pro-
duction on October 1st was sliglitly lower than
a month ago. Kains benefited the late plantings. Frost
did some damage and condition in the binder district
is exceptionally low. Mucli of the Lancaster County
crop is harvested and is reported curing nicely.

Tobacco crop ])rosi)ects in the United States in-
creased slightly during September and the total j)ro-
duction is now estimated to be 10,000,000 pounds in ex-
cess of the September 1st forecast. The area grown
this year exceeded 2,000,000 acres for the first time on
reconl, but the estimated yield of 735 i)ounds ])er acre
is onlv about 2 i)er cent, above the unusuallv low vield
produced last year and more than 5 per cent, below the
average during the previous ten years.

Total j)roduction of large cigars during August,
as indicated by the sale of stamps, is slightly under the
out})ut for the same month in either 1!)27 or 1928, but
the number of Class A cigars, 337,280,005, is the liigh-
est August production in the last tive years. Close to
11,000,000,000 cigarettes were manufactured, wliich fig-
ure has been sinpassed only one month since 1924."

Total (all .sources). $309,984,290.47 $341,447,987.47

HAVANA LITHO. CO. OFFERS STOCK

Last week, Paine, Webber & Company ottered to
the public a new issue of 15,250 units consisting of one
share of 7 per cent, cumulative convertible j)ref erred
stock and two shares of common stock of Havana Lith-
ogra])hing Company at $110 per unit. The 7 per cent,
cumulative convertible preferred stock is convertible
at the option of the holder into common stock at the
rate of three shares of common stock for each share
of i)referred any time jirior to October 15, 1934, and
on or after said date at the rate of two and one-half
shares of common stock for each share of preferred.
In case of jiref erred stock called for redemption, the
conversion right may be exercised at any time up to
and including the day jireceding the date fixed for
redemption.

The Havana Lithographing Company was in-
corporated under the laws of the Hepublic of Cuba in
1907 as a consolidation of three leading Cuban litlio-
graphing companies then in existence. In 1922 it ac-
«piired tlie business and assets of its j)rincij)al com-
l»etitor, the firm of Kstrugo & Maseda.

The com]>any conducts a business in botli stone
and photo lithography, steel die and co])per plate em-
bossing, printing and binding and all types of com-
mercial lith()gra])hy. Its business is closely related to
the tobacco industry and approximately 00 per cent.
of the company's .sales are in the form of cigarette
boxes, cartons, cigar labels and bands, etc.

Average earnings for five and one-lialf years were
(Mjuivalent to over two and om'-third times the annual
dividend recjuirements of $120,000 on the 7 ])er cent,
cumulative convertible preferred stock to be outstand-
ing ui>on completion of this linancing. After the de-
duction of jireferred stock dividends, the five and one-
half year average earnings were e<piivalent to $1.48 per
share on the common stock to be presently outstanding.
Karnings for eighteen months ended June 30, 1919,
were at the annual rat«' of $1.52 jn-r share.

NOVEMBER 15, 1929

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WHEN BUYING CIGARS

I Remember that Regardle»a of Price

I THE BEST CIGARS

I ARC PACKED IN

^^ WOODEN BOXES

Th^ best display makes the quickest sale

Under the ^lass of a retailer's ci^jar counter, usually
nothing hut cij^jars in wooden hoxes! Why? Uni-
formity of container sizes. Attractiveness of display.
l\cononiy of space. Best presentation of hrand
names. Strongest selling appeal.

Wooden boxes afford customers the easiest means of
comparing sizes, shapes, colors and workmanship of
the cigars, without the necessity of promiscuous
handling. No other form of container offers so many
selling merits to the interest of buyer and seller alike.
It is good business to pack your cigars in wooden
boxes.

Mind workers smoke cigars- not because they must, but because it is a
form of tobacco they can enjoy without "slowing up. "

1

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 22

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION
Publishers
* Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, NOVEMBER 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

LARGE BLOCK OF EISENLOHR STOCK SOLD HUGO STERN SUCCUMBS TO HEART ATTACK

X AFTKKMATII of lli.. cxtn'mc l)mik in the
stock of We])sU'r Kisciilolir, Iiicorporatod,
makers of wcll-kiiowii ci<!:;ns and controlled hy
the United Cii^ar Stoi'es and the Schnlte Ke-
tail Stores Corporation tlirou^di the Union Ui»rar Uom-
pany, a snhsidiary, came to li^lit yestenhiy in the anc-
tionin^ otT of more than one-third of tli<> ontstandinjj:
common stock at 2A2% a share. The block that was
knocked down to tlie liijrlx'st bidder consisted of 18!),-
7()() shares, ont of 41K^,4(U) ontstandin^ conim(»n shares.

Tlie hi^di ])rice of the stock foi' the year on the
Stock Exchange was ll.'>-\s and the low was 4. Tiie
anction price, th<'refoi*e, represents nearly half less
than the low j)rice foi- the year.

At the lii«<h j)rice this year the stock that clianj^ed
ownership vesterdav over the jinction block had a mar-
ket valuation of ii;21,4in,.T2(). Tlie total price brouirht
by the stock yesterday was $40.5,240, a decline (»f $21,-
088,080 from'the lii^di for the year.

Spiiited ])iddini; that starti'd at fifty cents a sliare
started the sale in the auction I'ooms of Adrian Mnller
is: Sons, ')() Vcsey Street. Both the buyer and seller
refused to disclose tlieir names or tlie int«*rests they
represented.

Ill view of the fact tliat Schnlte-United Cii^'ar in-
terests are most deeply intere>te<l iu the company,
which manufactures many well-known brands of ci-
j.'ars, it would occasion no suipiisc of it were dis-
closed that these interests are interests alliliated with
them had taken up the stock, increasini^ tlieii- holdinj^s
in the company.

As to the source of the stock, lU/lhint: delinile could
Ik» leanie<I, but the r<'cent death of Anthony S<-lineider,
who fell fi-om a window in the Il<»tel loverly, Lexini;-
ton Avenue and Fiftieth Sticet, on the morning of
October 2I>, was recalled. Mr. SchiK'ider was presi-
dent of the Union Uiirar ("ompaiiy an<l of Webster Kis-
enlohr. Incorporated.

The company was formed in Pennsylvania in lJ>l(i,
uinler the name of Otto Kisi-nlohr & Brothers, Incorpo-
rated.

The sale of this lari^'e block of stock will of couise
have no bearini^ on the continued pioi^ress and oper-
ation of Webster Kisenlohr, Incorpoiated, except that
it denotes a clian^'*' of ownership of a miiiui'it>' iiiter-
est in the company.

The Webster Kisenlohr Company has in rocent
months built up a much lai^er ^ross business with a
correspondini( in<'rease in net eainings available for
dividemls.

Accordini^ly, the net income in the first six months
ol 1!)2!> anKMinted to $2.'>7,72."), or more than four times
the earnings for the same period of 1!>28. Still fur-
ther progress is indicate<l in the icport foi" the eight
months ending August .'11, 1!>2I>, which shows earnings
for the two nnuiths of .July and August of moic than

(C<fntlnu( (i on Paffc 17)

KMBKHS of the tol)acco industry were shocked

to learn of the sudden death of Hugo Stern

on October 28lh following a heart attack.

Mr. Stern was one of the oldest and best

known j»ipe manufacturers in the country, being a

member of the tirm of L. & II. Stern, Incorporated,

pipe manufactuiJ'is, of Brooklyn, N. Y.

Mr. Stern was talking wi<h his brother over the
'phone when seized with the heart attack and died in
a short time.

Funeral scM'vices wcM'e lield from his late resid<»nce
<m Hivi'rside Drive on Weduesdav afternoon, Octo-
ber :50th.

He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bertha Sanders
Stern, one son, one daughter, and four brothers. His
four brothers are all connected witli the tobacco in-
dustry.

He was fiftv-five vears old.

KOHN TO HEAD STOGIE FIRM

At a rerent election of ollicers of M. Marsh & Sons,
Incorporated, of Wheeling, W. Va., manufacturers of
tho well-known "Maish Wheeliiig Stogi*'," Jerry
Kohii, of Hartford, Conn., was '»lected ])resident of the
company to succeed Carl l>randfass, who has been
j)resident of the company for a number of years, but
wln> has resigned, .lolin Wolf was elected vice-presi-
ileiit and treasurer; Hariy Tabaken, who has been con-
nect e«| with Bobrow Brothers, for a number of years,
was «'h'cte«l a vice-president, and Walter Katzenstein,
was elected secretary. Apjdication will 1m' made to
list the P» stock of the ccmipany on the New York Curl)
Kxchange.

UNITED DROPS SOME CUT PRICES

Last week the United Cigar Stores Company dis-
continue<l the extreme cut prices on standard popular
btands of cigars, and the ten-cent sizes may no longer
be puichased at five for forty cents; the two for a
«iuarter sizes at three for thirty; the fifte<'n-cent sizes
at live for sixty, nor the three for a half sizes at seven
for a dollar. The box j)rices were also increased.

However, the ten-cent sizes mav still be ])urchased
at three for a <|uarter; the two for a (pnirter at two
for twenty-<»ne; the tifteen-cent sizes at two for a (piar-
ti-r, and the three for a half sizes at fifteen cents
iitraight.

BAUM RESIGNS FROM PREFERRED HAVANA

David M. Baum who has been associated with the
I'referred Havana Tobacco Cnm|)any, has resigned
i rom that firm. Xo announcement has been made as
to his future plans.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

November 15, 1929

HOLLAND DEALER VISITING FACTORIES

XIKXIirVS, of tlie II. Duys & (^mipany, Hol-
land Branch, at Amsterdam, Holland, has
been in IMiihidel])hia tor !-eveial weeks visit-
ing the eigar factories here.
Several weoks have been spent in the Conirress
Ciirar Factory under the ^niidanee of Ben Sch\yartz,
wliere Mr. Niehiiys has been familiarizintr himself with
the manufacture of domestic ciurars in all its phases.

Before leavinir Mr. Xienhuys will also si)cnd sev-
eral weeks in the Bayuk Cii^ar Factory at Ninth Street
and Columbia Avenue, under the ^aiidancc of H. P.
Wnrman where he will i^ather information and ex-
perience also in cii^ar manufacture.

He has already spent some time in (Connecticut
visitinir leaf tnl>acco warehouses there.

BOLD BANDIT HOLDS UP UNITED STORE

On Sunday, November .'Ul, just a few minutes after
noon a xouuii: man walked into the United ('it,^1r Store
at tile Southwest corner of Sixth and Market Streets,
and pointed a pistcd at the mana^^er behind the coun-
ter, l)ut l»efore he could demand money a customer
(ame in. The bjindit immediately covered the second
man and forced him behind the counter, when a .second
customer entered.

The bandit ]»olitely stei»i)e<l back and tohl the
manairer to wait on theuew customer as he was in no
hurrv.

After the second customer had made his purchase
and (h'parted the ban<lit opened the cash re^dster and
],o<-keted the contents and then forced the store man-
ager to <»i)en the safe. When the mana«cer ])rotested
he did not hav»' a key to the money box the bandit
l.roke it op^'" ^^i^^^ a "hatchet and departed with ai>-
].roximat<'lv $:U)0, locking' the two men inside the st<.re.

The mana^n'r ])honed the ]>o]ice who were forccnl
to ]>reak down the door to free the men. No trace of
the bandit has l)cen found.

FRANK CRESSMAN VISITS PACIFIC COAST

B. Frank ("ressman, well-known former member
of th<' firm of Allen H. ('ressman Sons, Ind'ore tlieir
mer^M'r with the Mazer (Mj^ar Company, made a re-
cent visit to the Pacific Coast to inspect apple and
peach orchards in that territory. Mr. Cressman now
operates his own a]»ph' and pe.ich orchards at Barto,
Pennsvlvania.

CULLMAN HEADS WEBSTER EISENLOHR

OSFFII F. Cl'LLMAX, JB., president of (HUI-
man Brothers, Incorporated, leaf tobacco
dealers of Xew York City, was elected ])resi-
dent and a director of Webster Fisenlohr, In-
corporated, on Tuesday, to fill the vacancy as a result
of the accidental death of Anthony Schneider, f<»rmer
jMi'sident of the comi)any.

It is understood that this action was taken at the
instance of the new interests that have recently be-
come connected with Webster Kisenlolir, Incorporated.
Mr. Cullman was a director of the company sev-
eral years a^o at a time when it was known as Otto
Ei.senlohr and Brothers, Incorporated, but severed his
connection at the time Cullman Brothers, Incorporated,
disposed of their common stock interests to the I'niou
(-i^ar Company.

Mr. Cullman is reco^niized in the industry as a
man having a wide experience in the industry and keen
ability, and it would seem that a continued pro«^'ress
will be made ))y the company.

HOLT CIGAR STORE ROBBED

Earlv on Thursday mornin?;, Xovember 7th,
thieves were seen to break the window in the door of
the Holt Citcar Store at Fourth and Chestnut Streets,
by a passerby, who inunediatelv went in search of a

policeman. . . , ,•

When the passerby returiu'd with the policeman,
liowever, tlie thieves had disa])peare<l, aiul a check-u])
by the manap'r of the store <iiscIosed that a (|uantity
o\ imi)orted and domestic citrar^ and cipirettes had
been stolen together with a small amount of chanj?e
which had been left in the cash register. Xo trace of
the thieves has been found.

GALLAGHER JOINS ADVERTISING AGENCY

Josei)h F. (JallaKher, well known in cigar circles
in this territory as a former meml>er of the firm of
Allen H. Cressman's Sons, Incorporated, ln'fore that
firm merged with the .Mazer Cigar C<»mpany, and
later aftiliated with (Mto Fisenlohr & Brothers, lia.s
joined the Bichard A. Foley Advertising Ag^'iicy, and
become vice-president <»f that c<mipany.

With .Mr. (Jallagher's wide experience m the ci-
gar and tobacco field, this agency is now in an excel-
lent position to handle acc(nints of this nature m a
iiighly eflicient manner.

Noveml)er 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

MODEL L UNIVERSAL

Scrap Bunch Machine

WHETHER yours is a large or small factory, if you
make scrap cigars, you cannot afford to be without
the Model L Scrap Bunch Machine. It will help
you meet competition by increasing your output and reduc-
ing your production costs.

The Model L Scrap Bunch Machine is now being made with
(or without) Suction Binder Table and with (or without)
individual, direct-connected, motor-driven suction fan. Thir.
new feature holds the binder flat against the rolling apron,
thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly rolled bunches.
It also effects a saving of binders because smaller binders
can be used.

The Model L Machine, which is hanging up records of 4,500
to 5,000 perfect scrap bunches a day, is equipped with the
latest type of Friftion Clutch, which makes the machine run
more smoothly and reduces its upkeep coft; also an Emergency
Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

The Improved

Scrap Bunch

Machine

Has been improved with two im-
portant features that assure uniform,
high-quality bunches equal to hand
work in every respect.

Save stock, labor and production
costs.

Cause smoother running and lower
upkeep costs.

LABOR, STOCK &

MONEY-SAVING

FEATURES

A — TheSuction Binder Tableassures
smoother and more perfectly roll-
ed bunches. It also effects a sav-
ing in binders because smaller
binders can be used.

B— The latest typeofFriction Clutch,
which makes the machine run more
smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop,
which permits the instantaneous
stopping of the machine at any
point in its operation.

C— Handles straight or shaped work
equally well.

D— Makes right or left-hand bunch-
es without changing machine.

E— Adapted for use in conjunaion
with automatic rolling machines.

F— Uniform size, shape and weight
of bunches assured.

G— A very substantial saving in
labor and stock costs.

H— Handles large-size or mixed-
cut scrap of unequal sizes, also
shredded or threshed scrap.

I — Damp or dry tobacco handled
with equally good results.

J — Low cost of upkeep: does not
easily get out of order.

K— The easily adjustable weighing
scale meets all requirements as to
changes in size and weather con-
ditions.

L— Automatically removes foreign
substances from the tobacco, such
as thread, feathers, etc.

M — Fluffy filler because the tobacco
is lifted from a hopper— a decided
improvement over the gravity
method of feeding.

The price of the Model L Universal
Scrap Bunch Machine equipped
with Folding Chalr^ Drive Equip-
ment and 1 /6 H. P. motor is

950

Convenient Time Payment Terms
in U. S. and Canada

With Suction Binder Table— $50.
extra (when ordered with machine)

With individual, direct-connected,
motor-driven Suction Fdn,$75extra

Prices F. O. B. Factory,
Newark, N. )., U. S. A.

Write for Illustrated Price Folder
and complete Model L information

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Novomber 15, 1020

News From Congress

F E D E R A L

Departments

From our M^ash in gton Bureau 62ZAl6ee Building

S!y

KCOMMKXDATIOXS for tin- siiiiplilication
ninl irii'atcr iiiiit't)rinity of custnnis piociMlurc*
and |)(trt f<nnialiti<'s tlii-i»ui,Hi()iit llic various
AiiU'iicaii republics willi a \i('\v to icniovinii:
eortain liiiidrancos to tlio fm'tlu'i'aiK'O of iutcr-Anicrican
trade will ho draft od hy dt'lci^atcs of the twi'iity-oiio
Anii'ricaii .irovoriinicnts (•oinj)risiiiir the raii-AiiKM-icaii
Union at a coiitViciict' t(> Itc licld in Wasliinjj:ton, Ix'irin-
ninjJT Xov<*ml)('r IHtli.

"Simplification of the formalities and, so far a<
l)ossiltK' standardization of the piineiples and rules of
customs procedure, and elimination of unnecessary
j)ort foi'malities are necessary for the development of
maritime connnunications and the normal ir><»\vth of
commerce ])et\veen the nations of Ameiica," it is de-
clai'ed in tlie icsolution callinii: the coid'erence.

While thei-e is <r<'nerally similaiity in principle and
purp(»se amonir tlie American icpuhlics as re«;ards col-
lection of customs duties and cliartres, it is exjilaineii,
tlie variety of methods l>y which these chartres an*
made fi'e«juently leads to c<uifusion, misunderstanding^
and delay in the con<luct of business lietween the coun-
tries. The object of the conference is to see what can
be done in tlie way of remoxini; some of these obstacles.
It is not the purpose of the (Muiference, officials
of the union point out, to interfere in any way witli
the i^eiH'ral tarilT policies r>f the ditTereiit counti-ies ot*
their rijrlits to establish the amount of import duties
and cliaijrcs on dilTereiit c'>mmodities, but simply to
consider the methods by which these changes are made,
Inter-American trade, it is stated, has expanded
so that numlM'rs (»f merchants in some of the count I'ies
now buy K^>ods from all other American republics ;md
all of the republics maintain relations with at least
two other Amei'ican countries. The oHicial opinion has
l)een expresse*! in this crninection that the Lrovernment^
as well as the business concei'lis and buyers intei'estecl
will beni'lit by the removal of ham|)<'rinjr ditTereiices in
customs and i)oit practices.

Emplo3mient In Industry Increases

Employment in the ciirar and cigarette and chew-
injr and smokinir tobacco and smitT imlustries show<Ml
appreciable ^ains in Septembei' as compared with the
precedinj^ month, but decline<l materially from Sep-
tember a year a^o, it is disclosed l)y fij^ures just com-
piled by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Dejjart-
ment of Labor.

l^'turns to the bureau from 217 ciirar and ci^arett*-
producin*^ establishments showed 7}(\,{\:\7) persons em-
ploye«l during the month, ajrainst 7h)J\H) in Autru'^t, an
increase of 0.4 pel* cent. AKyri<'^ate weekly payroll
totals were $07(l,7:Mi, agaiaiit .^Ua9,(l4b, a ira'in of :j.4

per cent. As compared with September, lO'JH, employ-
ment fell olV M.l pel- cent., hut payroll totals increased
L.'J }»er cent. i*er capita earnintrs of workers in the
industry *J.i> percent, above Aui^ust and 4.(1 per cent,
more than SejMember last year.

Hep(uts fi'om twenty-seven chewing and smoking
tobacco and snulT establishments ^ave 8r)87 as the num-
ber employed in September, against 8118 in the preced-
in«r month, with an aLCtcri'ufate weekly payroll total of
$1.'!.">,1'71, airainst $l.*{(),r);iO, an increase of .').8 per cent,
in employment but a decline of 0,0 per cent, in weekly
payroll totals. As compared with Sej)tember last year,
employment dnjpjM'd .*>.() per cent, and weekly })ayioll
totals declined 7..*» per cent., the per ca])ita earnings
of workers in the industry bein^ (J.4 per cent. un<ler
AuLTUst and ."!.!> per cent. IkOow September, 1!)28.

Government Expenditures May Be Cut

Preliminary estimates of the funds which will be
re<piired for operatiiui of tin' ,i;<»veriiment depaitim-nts
and bureau^ durini; the fiscal year ln'^inninic .July 1,
next, just submitted to President Hoover, indicate that
a strenuous effort will be nuide to keep expenditures
I.elnw $4,000,000,000.

Omittini; furtliei- contributi(»ns to the capital of
till' Feileral Farm Board, which now cannot be esti-
mati'd, it is fiirured that ordinary appropriations for
the cominjr >ear will approximate $.'i,8.'{0,000,000, or
$111,(K 10,000 below the total appropriated for the cur-
rent year. ()iiy:inal appr(>priations for the current
year, to^^cther with deficiency approjniations and other
sums availabh', totaled $;!,!»4 1,000,000, and in addition
there was $ 1 r>0,0( M ),000 provi<led as capital for the Farm
Hoard.

Reductions in I'Xpoiiflltnros will be acliieved by
strict economy in the operation of the <;overmnent serv
ice. All of tlie money so saved, however, will not be
returned 1«> the treasury, but some of it, notably
$lo,(M)0,ooo for wat«'rways and flood control, will be
uswl to swell the total for important projects.

Many Corporations Show Small Profits

(Mil> .'».') per cent, of all corporations doini^ busi-
ness in the Lnited States in 11>27 showed taxable income
for their operati(»ns for the year, it is shown by fi^nires
just compiled by the Bureau of hiternal Hevenue. In
come tax returns filed by corporations for 1I>'J7 totaled
47r),0:n, au^ainst 4.V),:;20'in the pn-cedin*; year, of which
2r)0,b40, or .V) per cent,, showecl taxable incom*', a^^ainst

(Continued on Page 18)

Xovember IT), 1020

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

40th year

The cheer leader-

amel

CIGARETTES

More genuine pleasure . . . more
hearty cheer . . . Camel gains on
every play. Go into a huddle tvith
yourself and a pack of Camels . . .
and you re all set.

C 1924. R. J. Rrrnol.1. Tobarca
CoBiparijr. Wlnalon • Salrm, M. i'..

8

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Novornbor 15, 1920

COURT ORDER SUSTAINS CIGARETTE BRAND

PACT

UK rXlOX T()BA(H'() COMPAXV in tlic Su-
pit'iiit' Court to(la\' obtaiiird an (inliT restrain-
ing: till' American Tohacco Company from al)-
ro«!:atini:: a contract icix inir tlic Cnion Coin|»any
exclusive sale of seven Itrands of cij^'aretlcs and tobacco.

The onk'r was iri'anted ])endin,Li: hearinij: on an a})
plication for an injunction to ai)])ly until a lawsuit
over till' contract is settled. The American Tobacco
Com])any alleires that the Cnion capital is less than
$7,000,1)00 and that the contract may be abroirated since
it i)rovides that whenever the capital of either tirm
becomes less than $7,000,000, sale of the brands may be
recaptured.

The main afhdavit for sui)])ort of the a])])lication
for the injunction is made by Jesse H. Taylor, ]»resi-
deiit of the Cnion Tobacco Company, who was formerly
treasure!- of the American Tiibacco Company.

A balance sheet attached to the allidavit lists the
following assets:

Cash, $249,:ur).87 : 17.")0 shares of capital stock
of the North American Match Corp(»ration, notliiui:;
98 shares of rhilij) Morris Consolidateil Class A stock,
$1775; 1895 shares of Philip Morris Consolidated com
men stock, $9745.50; JJ^.MOO shares nf Philip Morris cV:
Comi)any, Ltd., $(;28,S;rj.50 ; PJ50 shares preferred
stock of the Lion Match Company, nothinir; (11,100
shares of Tol)acco Pi-oducts Corporation Class A stock,
$1,381,:J41.:]0; 372,200 T(»bacc<. i^n.ducts Corporation
common stock, $7,5()H,247.50: 75,000 shares of Cni^ui
Cit^ar Comi)any, $:>H2,275, and oOO shares of United
Ciirar Stores common stock, $S.*)38.51.

The i)alance sheet is as of September :?0, li>2!>, and
tlie stocks listed are at c()st.

Under the terms of the lease the American Tobacco
Com])any manufactures the citrarettes and tobacco
distributed under the leased bramls for the Union To-
bacco Company.

According? to Mr. Taylor, since tlie lease has l)een
in operation the Union 'J'obacco Company has spent
$1,300,CK)0 in advertisinir the leased brands and is now
doin^ a business with them of approximately $1.'MKK),-
(M)0 a year.

Commenting on this piiase of tlie ipiestiou, the
aftidavit stales: *'These brands, which are virtually
the i)roi)erty of tlie i)laintitT l>y reason of the ninety-
five-year lease from the defendant, are becominir more
and more valuable from year to year and from montli
to month, which accounts for the determination of tin-
defendant to retake them and thus secure the sole
benefit of tlie expenditures and eiTorts of the plaintitT."

The hearinir on the injunctioa hai* lieen p(>stjM>iied

to November 19th.

A new boanl of directors was elected by the Union
Tobacco Company last week, and the board is now
c<»m})osed of Jesse K. Taylor, Adolph Osterloh, John
J. Switzer, Walter H. Hyan, Jr., Adolphus U. Lium,
Edwin H. Potter and Dr. Mozart Monae-Les.ser, a for-
mer director of tlie United Cis^ar Stores U«mipany.

A. McCUE INCORPORATED

Artich's of incoi-poration have been icranted by the
Secretary of State at Trenton, N. J., to A. McCue, In-
corjKjrated, of Paterson, N. J., with a capital of $1(M),-
(HM), to deal in ciirars.

The incorpnratorH flfo Mn^ Stoitiborff, 8arah Sil-
veimaii and Moiris liosenstein, all of Paterson.

NEW UNITED STOCK TO BE LISTED

IST1N(J of securities of the Ignited Stores Cor-
poration, the newly orji^anized company in
which the United Ci^ar Stores Company of
America, the Tobacco Products (V)rporation
and the I'nion Tobacco Comj)any are merged, was re-
cently aj)proved by the governors of the New York
Stock Exchange. The shares will l)e admitted on notice
of issuance. The ai)i)lication called for the listint^ of
5!)8,9()5 shares of no ])ar value $0 cumulative converti-
ble j)referred stock of the 1,000,000 shares authorized,
and of 1,909,528 shares of no par value Class A stock
of 5,(K)0,(KX) authorized.

With the exception of 250,000 shares of the A
stock, all the shares included in the ai>plication will l)e
exchaiiijfed for cei'tificates of deposit for the secui'ities
of the three companies which entered into the merger.
Half of these 250,000 shares of A stock will be offered
pro rata to the A stockholders at $20 a share, and an
arraniremeiit has been made for the sale of the remain-
125,0(K) shares to the new management.

U. S. LITHO. INCREASES CAPITAL

At a recent meetiuii; of the stockholders of the
T"''nited States i^'inting and Lithoirraphing Company,
a i)lan was aj)prove(l whereby the $100 par value com-
mon slock will be exchanged on a three for one l)asis
for new common stock and each preferred share will
lie exdianged for two shaies of new $50 pai- value
cumulative series A stock.

The com])any was also authorized to raise $1,000,-
000 new cajiital through the sale of 10,2.')9 shares of
new ])referred shares for $51L980 mid the sale, at the
discretion of the diret'tors of 10,000 preferred shares
for $500,(H)0.

The meeting also ajijiroved writing <lown the good
will of the company from $2,(188,082 to $1.

It has Ix'en nmioreil that a merger of the Amer-
ican Lilhograi)hing Company and the United States
l^rinting and Lithographing Cn»npaiiy is being con-
^idered.

"RALEIGH" PRICE REDUCED FIFTY CENTS

Announcement has lieen made by tlie Brown &
Williamson Tobacco Company, of Louisville, Ky., that
the ]M-ice of their "Raleigh" cigarettes has been re-
duced from $8.50 a thousand to $8 a thousand.

This reduction in price will enable independent
retailers to sell "Kaleigh" cigarettes at two ])ackages
for thirty-five cents, in c(mi|K'lition with tlie chain
stores, wiiich have l)een selling them at this price for
some time.

The established retail price on this l)rand has been
twenty cents per j)ackage.

Although a comparatively new brand, **Raleigli"
cigarettes have gained nation-wide distribution in the
short time they have been on the market and their sale
has been showing a steady increasi'.

"Sir Walter Kaleigh" smoking tobacco, also man-
ufacture<I by the Brown & Williamson Tobacco Com-
l>any, is showing a steady increa.se in sales also.

BEDFORD RESIGNS FROM EISENLOHR

C. J. Bedford, who has been connected with Wel)-
ster Eisenlohr, lncor])orate<l, covering Ne\y York
Stale territory, has severed his connection with that
firm. No annotnicement has been madi* as to his fu-
ture jilans.

November 15, 192!>

Say You Saw It in Tiik Toracco World

49th year

AN ANCIENT
HAS BEEN

PREJUDICE
REMOVED

Ot920, The Amrrlrtin Tobncro Co.. Manufncturera

dice against cigarettes when we removed from
the tobaccos harmful corrosive ACRIDS (pungent
irritants) present in cigarettes manufactured in
the old-fashioned way. Thus '^TOASTING*' has
destroyed that ancient prejudice against cigarette
smoking by men and by women*

It's toasted"

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

10

4ft h vc.ir

Say You Satv It in The Tobacco World

Xovcnilicr- 1."), 1!I2!I

VL^eUOUC TO New York.

(SHVERNOR
^INTON

31" ST. "» 7'" AVE.

epposife PENNA.R.R.STATION

Preeminent Hotel of
1200 Rooms each hov-
ing Bath, Servidor, Cir-
culating Ice Water ancJ
many other innovations.

E. G. KILL, G«nerol Manager.

■>r^\4 ASV) RATH ?%"°A^

e pipe is coming back

YES, Sir Walter is bringing a lot of
lazy pipes back into action — and no
wonder. Sir Walter Raleigh Smoking
Tobacco is by all odds the mildest, mel-
lowest mixture of quality leaf, well
aged and carefully blended, that ever
came out of the South. At least, that's
what a few odd million pipe fans who
// ^^^ arc reading Sir Walter Raleigh's advcr-

U K^\\ tisements in national magazines say

\ j^^ V about it. And that's what a lot of

^S^H^ ^-^^^^ shrewd tobacconists say, too.

BROWN & WILUAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION. LouiitiiU, Kentucky

SCHULTE CIGARETTE PRICES NOT RAISED

Aithou^li till' wiioloaif \ivn-v u^ ciirari'tti-s on iIh-
|K>pular hraiiil.^ was raiscMl by tlu' maimt'acturcrs inni-.-
than a iiionlli airn, and .^nmc cliain stores and many
independent rctailtTs ininuMJiatcly raisrd the pricf (if
ci^aiM't {«'.'> to fit'tiM'ii (M'lits ^tiai^iit a packair*', no action
has been taken by tlir otlieiais of tln' Sclinlh Ciirar
Stores Company 1<< laisc tlieii- piifcv. and eii^arettes
are still beinj< sold at two paeka^^e> for a «piarter in
their stores.

Meetings liaxc been scliednled s<»voral times to
consider this action, but the mcctinir has been post-
poned each time. It is exp«'cted that action will l»e
taken, howescr, in the immediate future.

"OLD GOLD" PRESENTS FAMOUS STAR

AIL WllITK.MAX and his ''Old (Jold" Or-
chestra were hosts to John Boles, one of the
most po])ular and foremost of California's
•ralaxy of screen stars recently, on the occasion
of the "Old (Jold" i*aul Whiteman program which
emanated from Station KIl.I, Hollywood, on Tuesday,
November ."ith. John Boles' newest lilm, "La Mar-
seillaise," which vividly picturizes the French revolu-
tions, is shortly to be released. Mr. Boles, it will be
remembered, also starred in the tremendously success-
ful picture "Hio Hita."

Over the nation-wi<le network of the Columbia
Br«»adcastin«r System, .Mr. Boles sent a i^reetiiiK to his
thousands of friends and admirers and finished by
sayin«r: ''This is a irreat treat 'Old (iohl' has given me
lobe able to gJeet all my old friends on Broadway and
throughout the land"— whereupon he re(pioste(l Paul
Whiteman to plav the theme song frimi his ])icture,
"Rio Hita," which the "King of Jazz" did in his
inimitable style. (Jathered in the studio at tlie time
of the broadcast were several of Mr. Boles' intimate
friends as well as a number of other screen and stage
.stars who all enjoyed the entertainment of watching
and listening to a broa<lcast "from tlie inside" and of
seeing the maestro of jazz lead his "Old (Jold" smock
and i)eret-clad musicians through the hour of daneo
nuisic.

Tuesdav, November 19th, will be given over to a
s|)ecial football program by tlie "Old (Johi;' l*aul
Wliiteman Orchestra coming over the nation-wide net-
work of the Columbia Broadcasting System from 9
to 10 I*. M., New York time, originating fnmi Station
KHJ, Los Angeles. Included in the program will lu' a
fo.vtrot medlev of eight college songs, a s])ecial ar-
rangement called "Collegiana," "Varsity Drag," and
the well-known waltz song, "Sweat heart of Sigma
Chi." As usual, the king of jazz presents tiie Paul
Whiteman Hhvthni Boys, the "Old (Jold" trio, Mildred
jiailey, contnilto, and Bing Crosby, baritone, during
the hour.

TIm' complete program folh»ws:

1. Doin' the l^accoon.

Collegiate Sam Hhythm Boys.

•J. Fo.xtrot Medley.
Eight ( 'ollege Songs.
Right Kind (»f .Man— Bailey.

X AValtz— Sweetlieart of Sigma Chi.

4. Ida.
Kevolutionary Hag.

."). Dance of the Papei- Dolls.

Back in Your Own Back Yard.
<;. If I Had Mv \Vav.

Shouhl I.*

AVhat Wouldn't I D<. For That .Man— Bailoy.

7. Kewpie.

Satisfied -Crosby.

5. I'm Onlv .Making Believe.
\'arsity Drag.
Collegiana.

FIRE AT FISCHEL PLANT

File shortly after noon on Saturday damaged the
shop of Henry A. Fischel, Incori»orated, at 41H North
Third Street, and caused traffic to be blocked for more
than an hour.

A lighted cigarette left behind by a workman at
closing time is supposed t<» have been the cause of the
blaze. Damage was estimated at $2(MM).

Henry A. Fischel deals in cuttings, siftings, scrap
and tobacco dust.

. . .on the lot it's y\CTION /

*•!»

in a cigarette Ws

s

Taste/

ONfEHOW YOU APPRECIATE that more
with a Chesterfield.

Perhaps it's the extra fragrance— delicate, spicy,
aromatic. Perhaps it's the mild sweetness, or the
mellow richness and "character."

More likely it's all these, but so completely and
smoothly blended and cross-blended, the stand-
ard Chesterfield method, that it seems no blend
at all, but a single perfect tobacco.

In a cigarette it's taste; in Chesterfield it's

"TASTE above every thirig^

MILD...dnd yet
THEY SATISFY

hesterfield

FINE TURKISH and DOMESTIC tobaccos, not only BLENDED but CROSS-BLENDED

© 192f, LiG<iCTT & Mtk«!I Ton Arm Co.

12

49th venr

THE TOBACrO WORLD

Novt'mbcr 15, V.)2\)

UNITED TO STOCK FEWER SIZES

X TllK Si'pti'iulHM-Oc'tolK'r issiR' of tlic rniiid
SItichI attention is calknl to tlie fact tliat in
many cases too many ditTerent siz.es and slia])es
are hvluix carried in stock, wliicli resnlts in
mncli slow movini^ and in some cases dead stock, with
tile resnltant h»ss in ]>rot\t.

Whih' it has l)een onr ol)servation tliat the maj<»rity
of inik'penckMit deak'rs are not so irreat otTenders on
tliis ])oint, tlie artick' liokls a wealth of wisdom, and
reads as follows :

"For the best service to citcar smokers and in the
company's interest alike onr ciu:ar hnsiness in many
stitres needs "hoiliiiir down" to a more limited nnmhei-
of brands and sizes.

"Hvery real cii^ar salesman knows that every type
and blend of cipir can be included in not more than
ten ditTerent cii^'ars. All (»ther ci^'ars are merely dupli-
cations of these types and blends under ditTerent names.

"The same" is true of ciirar shapes^there are
really not more than four distinct ciirar shapes. All
other sha])es are modilications or extremes of the four
basic sha])es.

"Simplification and standardization of these would
jxive the smnker at whatever price he ])ays the ^I'^'i^t^^*!^'
value in (piality and ciirar service he has ever kn(>wn.

"Take the live-cent ciirar for instance; it is always
either a straijrht shaiK* or modified perfecto slmpe and
— it is many times the irreatest seller of all. And the
smoker is thorouirhly satislied — and because of it hu
^vXfi the bitr^est value of all. Isn't it so?

"('om])lete ci^^ar standardizatiim is a thin^^^ for
the future— the near future, and when it comes United
will i)ro])a])lv lead tlie way.

"It will* be a boon ia us as well as to smokers. VCc
can feature citrars as well as ever — keep them in the
limeli^dit so to speak and at th(» same time secure the
verv much neede<l space re<piired to display otlier «piick
selling' merchandise, thereby enabling ns to increase
our total sales volume.

**For tlie ])resent thouLrh we can help ourselves a
jrreat deal. Instead of liavinir a ^n'eat number of
brands, and particularly a irreat number of extra
sizes which we keej) for only on<* or two customers
and which therefore ^'et old. out of conditicm and V>e-
come dead stock, we can start the work of p;ttinir those
odd customers <tver onto the reirular >lia]>es in the same
tvpes of cigars.

"This will takr patiencr and perseverance but it
will ^\\i' us an active <piick-movinir stock ancl cut out
most of the dama^'ed, shoiK-w(»rn and slow-m«»vimr stock
whicli now eats tremendously into our pr«»lits and there-
fore intn the i>ay advancement possi)>le for our men
behind the counter.

"(to to work on this scheme t<Mlay. Look over
vour brands and sizes and sinirk- out those whicli are
practically dead for elimination. Do it thorouirhly,
without losinir customers, just as you would if you
(»wned the store personally and were personally stand
inir the loss this old profitless policy entails.

"Concent rat*' on po])ular ilemand — that is the rule
today— the only sensible thinir to do when you come to
look at it in the pn»])er way. < 'ut out the waste -and
any ciirar that you uuly bcU ouo or two of a <lay is a

waste.

**Re a n-al cijrar merchant, (Jo in for (juality cij^ar
con<lition and maximum value for your customer. Find
out what vour real dea<l stock is and build your ])usi-
ness on live numbers. It is a biir undertaking, but the
store man who shr»ws himself able to accomplish it
properly and without injur'ntfi his business, will earn
the ri^lit to be called a real merchant."

TOBACCO SALESMEN ELECT

T the i-ecenl annual election of ofVicers of the
New York Rranch of the Tobacco Salesmen's
Association, dack Cohen, of tlie (J. II. I*. Ci<rar
('om])any, was elected president of the orjrani-
zation; doe Freeman, first vice-president; Bert Bei-1,
second vicc^-presideiit ; Max Berliner, treasurer; Leo
K'eiders, secretary; Harry Block, recording secretary,
and Henry (lottlieb, sertreant-at-arms.

Those elected to the board of directors for a three
year term were Jonas J. Ollendorf, (Jeorge J. Soloman
jind Sidney J. Freeman. Sam S. Sharf stein was
elected a director to fill an unex])ired term.

Charles Lan^% of the (I. 11. P. Ci^^ar (N.m])any,
and S(d Weinberir, (d" Bayuk Cigars, Incorporated,
were ekn'ted to mend)ersliii> at the meeting.

A big entertainment has been arranged by the
House Committee for November 22d to be held in the
irrand ballroom of Pythian Temple, on West Seven-
tieth Street. The atfair will be free to members and
their ladies.

Xovember 15, 1!)1>!)

CIGAR LIGHTERS NOT AUTO ACCESSORIES

The Court of Claims in Washington has recently
handed down a decision to the clTect that electric cigar
liirhters and ash receivers for use in autcmiobiles are
not taxable as aut(miobile accessories under the 1921
Kevenue Act.

MacANDREWS & FORBES EARNINGS INCREASE

MacAialrews and Forbes Company, licorict' manu-
facturers with a large factory situati'd in Camden,
X. .1., and a subsidiary of the American Tobacco C<mi
]»anv, report net profit for the (piarter ended September
.'lOtli, <.f $:{.■)! MM).'), after exjuMises, P'ederal taxes and the
company's projjortion of the losses of subsidiaries.

After ilividend re«piirements on the (> ])er cent,
preferred st(K'k, this is e(piivalent to eighty-six cents
a share on IWAJylV.) shares of no par common stock, and
compares with sf2!n,H44, or sixty-eight cents a share,
on ;'78,r)()0 shares of common st<K*k in the corresiMUiding
lH*nod (»f 1U28.

GORMAN ELECTED DIRECTOR OF AMERICAN

CIGAR COMPANY
T*. II. (Jorman, who recently severed his connect i<ui
with the Cniversal T«»bacco Company to become liead
of the leaf tobacco (k'partmeiit of the American Cigar
Companv, was last we<'k elected a <lirector of the com-
panv. .Mr. (iorman Inid alsc. been connected with the
.\merican Tobatco Company before his afliliation with
the Cniversal Tobacco Company.

LOEB VISITS FLORIDA MARKET

Adolph Locb, (d" K. Straus iV Company, Incorpo-
rated, leaf tobacco dealers of X<»rth Third Str<'et, has
been visiting the Florida district, inspecting the 11)21)
crop and making some purchases for his firm.

Say You Smv It in The Tobacco World

YAHN & McDonnell survey new sites

ACL BH()(JAX, president (d' Vahn k McDon-
nell Cigars, cigai- and tohacco distributors of
Xorth Seventh Street, who also operates a
chain of high-class cigar stands in proniiiicnf
hotels and clubs in l*liiladei|)liia and surrounding terii-
tory, has just returned from a trip to vaiions'^points
in this territory inspecting sites for additional stands,
which they contemplate opening in the near future!
The Vahn & McDonnell stands feature " Blackstone,''
"Optimo" and (dlicr high-grade domestic and im[)orte(l
brands, and their business has been showing ;i steady
increase month by month for several vears.

49th year

13

KING PERFECTO IN HOLIDAY PACKING

The '' King Perfecto" cigar, a product (d' tlie Louis
King Cigar Company, with head<piarters in Hail ford,
Conn., and a branch factory building on South Third'
Street, this city, will be packed in a liandsome polished
walnut box containing three sizes of this (pialitv brand
for the holiday trade.

J. J. Margulies, secretary-treasurer of the com-
pany, was a recent visitor at the local factorv arrang-
ing for shipments of the special liolidav pa'cking for
the New Fngland trade.

NEW CAMPAIGN ON SIR WALTER RALEIGH

A new and intensive drive on "Sir Walter Ka-
leigh" smoking tobacco has Just been started by the
hrown & Williamson Tobacco Corporation, of Louis-
ville, Ky., which will cover the entire north, east and
middle western territories.

A three sheet poster is being used to <lraw atten-
tion of the smoking jniblic to this c(miparativelv new
brand of smoking tobac<'o, nnd the company reports
lliat the braml is gaining in popniaritv to a surprising
degree.

.r

SHORT REMEDIOS CROP REPORTED

Marco Fleishman, president of the leaf tobacco
firm of S. Kossin A: Sons, Xew York Citv, has recently
H'turned fn.m a trip to Cuha and reiKirts that the
liemedios crop of tobacco, while alrea<ly smaller than
usual, shows a gri'at percentage of low grades uiisuit-
.ihle for cigar manufacturing, whicli will have a tend-
• ncy to make the price for that irrade u! tobacco higher
this year than usual.

SCHULTE GAINS CONTROL OF BLOCK

AnnouncenK'iit has been made that Irving 11.
Wolfe & Company, Incorporated, with Hub Kealty
Company and Abraham Saflir, as brokers, have soh'l
for the Albemarle Realty Comi)any to the Schulte
b'yalty interests, tin- pr(»i)eity at the" northeast corner
• •f Koo.sevelt Avenue and Konihouts Place, Klmhurst,
L. I. The Schulte interests now control the entire
'•lock.

BOND ON PACIFIC COAST

Charlie Hond, well-known agent for the Philippine
^kivernmenf, is at present on a trip to the Pacific Coast
l<»'»king over the situation on Manila cigars in that
lerritory.

Mr. Bond expects to return via Texas and reach
New York headipiarters by December ir)tli.

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Manufacturad

^ A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Office, 1181 Broadway, New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Key lVt$l. Florida

LA PALINA

AMERICAS LARGEST SELLING HIGH
GRADE CIGAR OVER A MILLION A DAY

1928

CIGAR TOBACCOS
ARE THE FINEST
IN YEARS-LA
FALINAS ARE
NOW MADE OF
1928 CIGAR TO-
BACCOS—EX-
CLUSIVELY

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED. STATES

<^^>

JESSE A. ULOCH, Wheeling. W. Va r, ,

WILLIAM T. KEED. k.cTimond. Va. ... V cfpr^ H^nJ

HAkVEV L. HIRST. Philadelph.a. I'a. ii; V ceP « den

ASA LEMLEIN. New York. ii. Y. TreaLur«

CHARLES DUSHKIND. New York N. Y Counsiia.id" Managing D?rec or

Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave., New York City * * "

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio Pr..,iH,.n»

CHAS. H. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio viciPrH S

GEO. S. ENGEU Covington, Ky. :..... Trea,,.r2l

WM. S. GOLUENHURgT Cincinnati, Ohio ..■.•.■.■.*.■.'. Sec"t^ry

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

W.J. LlKASWirZ, Dayton, Ohio Vic».Pr...iH»in»

MAl'RICE HARTMAN. Hartford, Conn Tre«ur^

HENRY FISHER, New York City V..... ....... .V. .■.;::;;. .VZ/Z/.s^creUr"

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN. Newark. N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago, 111 .///.....//// .viM-PrH den

ABRAHAM SILETT, USJ Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y. V;;...S;;«Ur^Trea.u^e

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN Pr<..M«»

SAMUEL WASSERMAN ■...■.■.■.■.■■.".'.■.'.'.'..■.■.■.vici^PrelldeSl

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

XovcmlKT IT), li)2!)

November 15, 11)29

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

TAMPA PRODUCTION FORGES AHEAD

KM)l)rCTI()X in tlie Tampa i'i,u:ar factories coii-
tiiuies to iorire well ahi'ad of ])ro(hu'tioii for tlie
same period of last year, and aithou.irh tlie ( )e-
tolter produetioii this year was approximately
r)0()O,(H)O less than for the same month last year, the
pVodiietion for the lirst ten months of 11)129 is well ahead
of that for the lirsl ten months of 1!»*JS.

Total eiirar ]»roduetion for Oetolu'i-, 19'J9, was .)4,-
S(;4,:^7(), whieh is api)roximately 11,(MKM)(M) more than
was produeed in the month of September, 19'J9, hut
about r),(MKI,(M)0 less than was pr<»dueed in Oetober, 1928.
The produetion bv elasses was as follows: Class
A_i:Ui:>l,(tn(): class B— 9(;iM>(>n: Class (' --27, S(M ;,()()();
(lass i>— ll,(i79,tMH), and Class K— 278^UOO,

NEW "LA PALINA" JOBBER IN ATLANTA

Announeemi-nt has been made of a ehan^^e in <lis-
tributors of the "La Palina" ei,u:ar in Atlanta, (Ja.,
territory, and the Capital City Tobaeeo Company, of
that eitv, will distribute this brand there in the tuture.
This brand was formerly handh'd by the J. N. Hirseli

Ci^^ar Company. . . • , , , , ,

The Caintal Citv company is hi^lily elated o\ei
the pn.speets for tliis brand in their territory, and
are beinjr assiste<l at the present time in an a^'K»-essive
sales eampaiirn by Messrs. P.illin^rsley and Harris, ot
the Conirress Ciirar Company's force.

McGUERTY RETURNS FROM TRIP

.John L. Mcduerty, Cniteil States and Cana<la
rei)resentative for the famous imported "Homeo y
.lulieta" brand, has recently returned fnmi a tour ot
the Middle Western States, where he «rathered in some
excellent orders for this line brand f(»r the holiday
business Mr. Mclhiertv believes that the h(»liday busi-
ness this year will be far aliea.l .d* that experienced
in tin* past several years.

EXTRA FOR TOBACCO MACHINE COMPANIES

The board (d" dinrtors «d" the American Machine
&: Foundrv Compaiiv on N«.vember T.th declared an
extra dividend of ^'2 a share to stockhohhMs ot n;cor<
November 21st, and direct<.rs of the hiteniational
( i^rjir Ma<him'rv Company, a subsidiary ot the Amer-
ican Machine A:" Foundry Company, also declared an
extra divhlend of ^L.'iO a share, i.ayable to stockhold-
ers of rword November 21st. Both divideinls are pay-
able on December 2d.

tl

REYNOLDS METALS DIVIDEND

Hi-vnolds Metals Comiiany reported earnin^rs fur
le nini' months enchMl September iio, 1!»2!>. (.f $:5.(r2H,-
W;7, which is e^piivah-nt t(. $:;.!>4 a share on the <(>H,<.)(I
shan's of ccminuMi >t«»ck presently to be outstandiiiK.

The board of directors of the comi.any have de
clareil a cpiarterlv divideii.l <d" sixty cent> a share, thus
placint,' the stock on a n^2.40 annual baMs. The initial
divi.lend is to be paid December 1st t<. stockh(»lders ot
record Xovemlu-r loth.

•BETWEEN THE ACTS" BUILDING SOLD

Th-^ old factr.rv buildinir at 211 Kast Thirty-
seventh Street New" York City, when' "Between the
Acts" little ci^^irs were first made, has been sohl by
the TlK.mas Hall Kstate. Tlnmias Hall first introduced
the brand on the market.

CHAIN STORE QUESTIONNAIRE ARRIVES

IFSTIOXNAIHKS which are beiuM: sent out by
the Federal Trade Commission, in accordance
with a resolution ]>assed by the Cnited States
Senate some time a^n) denuuidinii: an investiga-
tion of chain store operation, have made their appear-
ance amoiiLC local cii^arists, some of whom are wonder-
iuir *'what it is all about."

The (pu'stionnaire contains many (piestions vital
tu the industrv and it is IioiumI the industry will co-
operate with the (Nunmission in furnishing the de-
sii-ed information.

SCRAMBLING BRANCHES SOLD

The three distributing branches of the (Jeorge B.
Scrambling Ccmipanv, of Cleveland, have been recently
ac(piired l»v the Kiefer-Stewart Company, of Indian-
apolis, wholesale drug distributors who also maintain
a cigar distributing department. i- , .,

The Scrambling Com])anv will continue distribu-
tiiui of their ohl brands in the State of Ohio and the
Kiefer-Stewart Company will take (»ver the distribu-
tion of "La Falina" in Indiana in the future.

WAITT & BOND DIVIDEND

The board of directors of Waitt cSc B<md, Incor-
porated, of Newark, N. .1., have declared a regular
(uarterlv dividend (»f fiftv cents a share on the com-
ni(ui A stock u\' the c(mu)any ])ayable December 1st to
stcK'kholders <»f record .\(»vember ir)th. A dividend
of thirtv-tive cents a share has also been authorized
on the B stock <.f the c<mipaiiy payabh' December .50
to stockholders of record December 14th.

WRIGHT FACTORY REOPENS

^^)llowinLr a disastrous fire in the factory of Allen
H Wriirht, at llicksville, (M.i<., a short time ago, the
fact(uv has been reopened in the former Charles I.
(M»ller factorv buil.ling on North Smith Street. I he
Wright factory had <.ccupied their former budding lor
•I numbi'r of y«'ars before the lire.

NEW "CHANCELLOR" PACKING HERE

The new i.ackings of the ''Chancellor" cigar,
which includes a premium coupon with each cigar, has
made its appearance here. The c(.uihmis may be ex-
cham^ed for valuable merchandise when a sutlicient
quantity has biM-n a<'cumulated by the smoker, an<l are
pr(>ving i)oi»ular.

PRICE CUTTING REDUCES DISTRIBUTION

Price cuttintr has the result of decreasing distri-
bution, it is declared by the majority of manutac-
turers answering a quest ionnaire recently sent out by
the Federal Trade Commission as part of its investiga-
tion of resale price maintenance. Of the replies re-
ceived, 'hV^ per cent, definitely declare*! that they ex-
nerienced lessened distribution as a result ol price cut-
ting, while onlv 7..') per cent, indicated that it resulted
in an increase* in volume, while the remainder stated
that price cutting had no appreciable effects.

Opinion ai^ to the .fTect (»f price cutting upon
volume, however, varit-s widely, the manufacturers ot
boots an«I shoes believing that it has no effect, while
manufacturers of watches, clocks an<l silverware de-
dared that they stnuigly felt reduced volume when
prict»a were cut.

RICHMOND GAINING AS CIGARETTE CENTER NORTH CAROLINA GROWERS PLAN CO-OP.

TCITMOND'S pi-oduction of cigarettes for the
(h)mestie market in September totaled 2,080,-
117,42;^, an increase of approximatelv 22 per
cent, over the output of this citv's factories
in the same month of last year. In the first" nine months
of lJ)2f) the local plants produced 17,127,4r)(),()2;} ciga-
rettes, as against 14,022,1 27,:U() in the same period
last year, oi- a gain of about 14 per cent.

National attention has been f(»cused on Hichm(»iid
as a cigarette manufacturing center in the ]>ast month
by the announcement of tin* American Tobacco Com-
l)any that its new expansion of manufacturing facili-
ties will be featured here with the ere<'tion of a new
})lant to cost, with its equii)ment, approximately
jf:i,r)00,00(). The new ])lant, according to oflicial an-
nouncement, will have a capacitv outi)ut of about 100,-
000,000 cigarettes a day, or r)H,000,()(K),(K)0 more than
the rating of the ])resent American factory. With the
])resent capacity of HichmoiKTs factories, totrcther
rated at 100,000,000 per day, the new development will
increase the city's capacity by 58 j)er cent.

The local plants can be expected to turn out about
22,2:^0,000,000 cigarettes in the full year 192!) if the
present rate of increase over last year is maintained.
The 1028 production of the factoi-ies here was slightly
more than 10,:)0(),()00,()0(). The new faclc.ry here is to
be completed aiul ready foi- o|)er:dion April 1 of next
year. If, fr(mi that time, Kichmond's 1020 production
is increased by i)H per cent, on the basis of the above
figures, allowing only the same output for the first
three months as this year, and figuring no additional
increase, the lO.'U) production of the cigarette plants
here would amount to the huge sum of :)2,4;J1,0;^2,4(j7.

The cigarett<' stani]) taxes, ])aid to the (lovernment
in Kichmond in the first nine months of this vear, end-
ing September :?0, totaled Jt=')l,082,;r)0. This is at the
rate of $08,100,800 for the full year, or nearly .$220,000
for everv w(uking dav of the vear.

The collections on cigar ta\es during the first
three-quarters of 1!)20 for Virginia amounted to $80f),-
756, and taxes on manufactured tobacco and snuff
tr^taled $2,:{8:i,4H7, so that Virginia, in the nine months'
period, paid into the Cnife*! States Treasury in all
$54,272,5!K'i on tobacco manufactured in thi' State, in-
cluding cigarettes.

MARQUSEE PRESIDENT IN ACCIDENT

Morris .1. l^evi, president of the leaf tobjicco firm
of .Julius Marqusee tV Sons, In<'orporate<l, of New
'i ork City, was struck by an automobile as he and
Mrs. Le\i were about to board a trolley car in Hart-
bud. Conn., (Ui Sunday evening, November .'M.

Roth Mr. and Mrs. Levi were rushe<I to the hos
pital where it was found Mr. I^evi had several frac-
tured ribs aiuI a lacerated scalp and elbow, and Mrs.
Levi had sufVered a broken shouldei- and lacerations of
tlie scalp.

Although neither is <M)nsideied to \i.\\v been in-
jured seriouslv, tliev will probablv be confined to the
hospital for several weeks.

.Mr. Levi became prt'sident of the Mar<pisee firm
several weeks ago, following the resignation of .Tack
.Mar(pisee.

JAKE PALEY IN HOT SPRINGS

•lake I'aley, of the Congress Cigar ( 'ompany, is
niaking his annual trip to Hot Springs, Arkansas, ac-
companied by Mrs. Paley.

LAXS for forming a cooperative association
were discussed at lialeigh, N. C, on October
2f;tli when cooperative marketers and i-epre-
sentatives from agricultural colleges, and
prominent tobacco growers fr.mi North Carolina,
South Carolina, \'irginia and Ceoriria met at State'
College there.

The following plans for the new association were
approved at the meeting:

1. Separate state organization.- with such subdivi-
sions by belts as states may desire and such federation
lor selling as they may ajjprove.

2. (^)ntinu()ns contract with withdrawal option
available one month in each vear after the second
year's delivery.

o. The association may rent, lease, or acquire op-
<'iating facilities.

4. The ccjntracl shall be passed on by a competent
attorney familiar with cooperative marketing set-ups,
and caution used that the terms come within the pro-
visions of the Capper- Volstead Act and the agricul-
tural marketing act.

G. Each state or iielt shall determine what i)ercent-
age of the crop should be signed up before beginning
operations.

7. The by-laws shall jirovide among otliei- things:

(a) For county meetings (piarterly or at such
other ])eriods as the county organizations may deter-
mine, and animal meetings of each state or belt organ-
ization.

(b) The report of the i)resident or manager at
each annual meeting shall give the salaries of ofhcers
and department heads and the average salary of minor
< mployees in each department; and any member shall
l»e entitled t(» learn at any time the salary paid in
any j)osition.

(c) That IK) director, excej)t the pi'esident, shall
1m» a salariecl officer or emjdoyi'c of the association.

(<l) That audits by certified ])ublic accountants
shall be made at least semi-anmiallv.

(e) That strict regulations to insure economy in
salaries ami expenditures shall Im' adopted and rigidly
enforced by each organization.

ff) That there shall be an annual examination of
the affairs of the association by ])ubli<* agencies, in-
cluding the Federal Farm Hoard, and rejxuts to mem-
bership of their tindings.

RED CROSS STILL FURNISHING SMOKES

Apropos (d* the drive of the Ameiican Ked Cross
whi<'h is taking i)lace at the present time to obtain
membeis in that organization, it will not come amiss
to state that although it may not be generally known,
the American He<l Cross Society is continuing the ])ol-
icy adopted in the war days of supplying our soldiers
with cigarettes and tobacco, and is still spending a])-
proximately $1."),000 a year for *'smok(^s" which are
supplied free to disabled veterans in Government hos-
pitals.

The "smokes" are distributed throuirh the various
Armv, Navv and Veterans' Bureaus throughout the
l.'nitcHl States.

DIAMOND MATCH DIVIDEND

Directors of the Diamond Match Com|)any have
authorized a regular (piarterly dividend of two dollars
on the common stock of the company, ])ayable Decem-
ber 1() to stockholders of record Novembei- .'JO.

16

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Novombor 15, 1920

November 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

PENNSYLVANIA TOBACCO HISTORY

AKMKKS' lU'LLF/nX Xo. 1580 has just been
issued l)v the Viiited States Department of Ajj;-
ric'ultnre, (ksiliiiir with ei^^ar to]>acco produc-
tion in Pennsylvania. The bulletin is written
bv Otto Olsen, Associate Ap-onomist, Office of Tobacco
and Plant Nutrition, Bureau of Plant Industry and
irives a resume of the history of tobacco m the State
of IVnnsvlvania as follows: , . , ,,

AVhile it is believed that the colonists brou^dit over
bv William Penn, in 1()82, enpi^ed in irrowin.u: tobacco
in the neiirhborhood of where Philadelphia is lujw
loeated, no authentic information is available as to the
tvi)e and (luantities ])roduced at that time.

It is state.1, however, in an old history ot 1 enn-
svlvania that fourteen car^^oes of tobacco were slu])pe(i
from Philadelphia in KiH!). The introduction ot ci,ii:ar
leaf tobacco into Pennsylvania probably did not occur
until 1828, when several acres of ( V)iinecticut bvcmd-
U.af were ^nown in the vicinity of Ephrata Lancaster
(\)untv Bv 1845 the culture of this tobacco liac s])rea(l
to Cliiiton Couutv, and in 1851 it was fairly well under
wav alon^- the banks of the Sus(,uehanna Hiver aiu its
branches in l.vcomin.ir, Bradford and 1 loira ( ounties.
Tw(» i)rinVipal types of ci^mr-leat tobacco are
crrowii in Pennsylvania^namely, Pennsylvania broad-
Icaf or seedleaf and Pennsylvania Havana seed llic
former is a tiller tvpe and the latter is mainly a binder
tv])e This bulletin contains concise recommendations

and instructions for p:rowin^^ ^'iin^^V'^^'i^^'^*"^ ^"^'v n«r
two tvi>es and for fermenting' ci^ar leaf tobacco. Y lier
leaf is produced in Lancaster and adjoiniajr ^-^^if^^^'
whereas binder leaf is ^^rown mainly in Clinton I lo^a,
Lvcomin^ and Bradford Counties. Lancaster Countj
nfoduces the bulk of the tobacco crop ot the State.

In the filler districts, tobacco is ^'rown in a rota-
tion svstem which includes wheat, alfalfa or clover
and corn, and the manure derived from the feeding' of
steers is applied to the to])acco crop. Tobacco seed
beds are steam sterilized an<l the plants are set by
machine. (Commercial fertilizer as a supplement to
manure usually irives profitable returns by inii^rovm«
the qualitv as well as the yieh of the ^»'«y- .^'»^^^^^,^^^
results the crop must be allowed to become fully mature

before harvest. .-a - \ \.....\ \^

In the curing' process the use of artificial heat is
necessary, wlien unfavorable weather conditions pre-
vail, in oVder to avoid damap' fr..m pde sweat or house
burn. (Irowers are paying more attention to system-
atic selection of seed plants in order to obtain j^reater

uniformity of output. ,. . • *

Meth(*)ds of production in the binder districts are,
in many respects, similar to those in the filler ^}^J^;
Important <lifTerences are (1) the use ot the ILna a
seed instead of the broadleaf variety of seed; (2) con^
tinuous culture of tobacco rather than rotation o
crops; (3) the replacement of manure by commercial
fertilizers in some counties ; (4) closer spacing' <,f plants
in the fiohl: (5) the absence of the dampenin^r cellar as
an aid in conditioning- the tobacco for stripping, except
in Clinton and Lycoming' Counties.

The total producti(Ui of ci^^ar-leat tobacco in 1 eni i-
svlvania has increased from .T25,01H pounds in 8.U
ti) 57,400,000 pounds in 1925. In Lancaster ( ount>,
which produces about 90 per cent, of the crop, tobacco,
is jcrown mostly on loamy soils of limestone ori^m,, the
variety grown being a cigar filler type commonly known
as Pennsylvania broadleaf or seedleaf, which is classi^
fied by the Department of Agriculture as Tinted States
type 41. This tvpe is also grown in ^ ork, Berks, riies-
ler, Lebanon an*d Dauphin Counties and to a small ex-

TARIFF BILL MAKING SLOW PROGRESS

KKCKNT bulletin fnmi the Tobacco Merchants
Association in reference to the taritT bill now
before Congress states that on November 2d:
Having taken u]) the discussion of the rate
schedules about ten days ago, the Senate has not as
vet disposed of more than one-half of the (Miemieal
Schedule, the first schedule in the bill. There are a
number of other schedules of eiiual ])ublic importance
and which are no less controversial, such as eartluMi-
ware, metals, wood, and sugar, which must inevitably
take u]) a great deal of time for discussion. Hence,
with only alxmt twentv-three legislative days left ot
this special sessi(»n, it is hardly believable that the
measure can be i)assed by the Senate before adjourn-
ment. , . . i

President Hoover has issued a statement urging

that all possible elTorts be made to pass the bill at the
eurrent session. But considering that there are over
4000 items in the rate schedules to be ])assed upon and
all(»wing only five minutes for ej'ch item, it api)ears
that it would* take at least about fifty days to pass the
bill, while only twenty three legislative days remain
for'the exi)iration of the s])ecial session.

The measure can, of course, be taken up again
at the coming regular session, but it seems more than
probable that the injection of the -Farm Debenture'
provision and the elimination of the ''Flexible laniT
clause of the S(Miate, would either create a deadlock
between the House and the Senate, or result in a veto

bv the President. ... ,,

Thus, according to present indications, the en-
actment of a new taritT act seems extremely doubtful.
However, situations of this nature sometimes
change over night, and needless to say that we shall
promptly report any new deveh)pments m the ])rem-
ises.

tent in a number of other counties. Clinton, Tioga,
Lvcoming and l^radford Counties produce a cigar-
oinder tyi>e from Havana seed, which is classified as
Cnited States type 5;i. This type is grown chiefiy on
the sandy loams of the river valleys. ^

A w'ell-defined demand exists for the cigar-tiller
tobacco i)roduced in I»ennsylvania, and it is used ex-
tensively in the manufacture of (hmiestic cigars be-
cause of its excellent blending qualities. It is well
adapted for this purpose because of its texture, flavor
and aroma. While the growers have not yet fullv
realized the importance of paying attention to uni-
formity of tvpe, much headway has been gained in re-
cent years tciward establishing a uniform type or strain
of Pennsylvania broadleaf in Lancaster aiul adjoining

counties. i i • n i

The cigar-binder to})acco pnxluced in I ennsyi-
vaiiia does not occu].y <niite so prominent a i)osition
in trade circles as the cigar filler, mainly because it
can be grown successfully only on the light, sandy
h.ams found in certain localities along the river valleys.
The acreage devoted to the culture of this tyi>o ot to-
bacco Havana seed, lias decreased considerably dur-
ing the last thirty vears. In IMoga (Vninty, for ex-
ami.le, 1785 acres'of Havana seerl tobacco were grown
in 1899, whereas in 1925 only iUU) acres were planted.
The causes of this decline are ])rimarily the absence
of local markets and warehouses, unsatistactory
methods of handling the tobacco, and the lack ot uni-

''^"buifra diffenMice exists in the methods of grow-
ing and handling the two types of tobacco produced in
Pennsylvania.

LANCASTER GROWERS WANT HIGHER PRICES

ANCASTEK COUNTY, PA., farmers who
have good crops of tobacco this year are ask-
ing twenty-five cents and better for their leaf
and refusing to sell at any lower figure, ac-

49th year

17

cording to independent packers wh.o have been in the
jield for several weeks endeavori?ig to ])ick up a sup-
jily of good leaf before the actual general buying wave
begins.

They state that they have been able to i)ick up
a certain quantity of "shorts" at twenty-two cents,
but find it practically impossible to buy good leaf
under the twenty-five-cent price.

One of tlie most attractive ])rices on the through
basis was realized by Jacob M. Maser, of Konks, K. D.
1, Leacock township, whose crop of over two aci-es was
hought by a Lititz packer for twenty cents "around."

"It is harder to huy tobacco this fall than at any
time in my forty-eight years experience in the busi-
ness," Mr. Shreiner, of the A. L. Shreiner (^ompany,
declared. This concern olfered twentv-five cents for
some two hundred acres, and was unable to buy more
than thirty-six acres. "Farmers simply will not sell
now, and the buying situation is practically dead,"
Mr. Schreiner concluded.

The big concerns have formed the most extensive
Inlying organizations in the history of the industry
here, two ami three buyers for a single company being
located in some townships in preparation for the gen-
( ral market movement later. A number of these men
have requested farmers to hold their crops until that
time, and are reported to have ex])ressed the opinion
that ])rices may rise to twenty-seven cents.

Keceiit olTers that were refused include: Harrv
llunsecker. Lime Valley, twenty-five and seven for five
acres; Furry H. Frev, Lancaster K. 4, twentv-three
and one-half and seven for ten acres; Christian Peter-
sheim, east of Intercourse, eighteen cents thnuigh for
his crop.

SOUTH CAROLINA GROWERS TO FORM CO-OP.

Following a meeting held at Florence, S. C., on
Xovember 2(1, when J. C. Stone ami Carl Williams,
tobacco and cotton members respectively of the Fed-
eral Farm Hoar<l, members of the South Carolina
liiight belt voted in favor of the organization of a co-
operative marketing assoeiation to be known as the
South Carolina Tohacco (Jrowers' Association.

They also authorized tlu' selection of a committee
of lifte<'n men from the tobacco growing counties to ])ro-
ceed with the drawing of a <'ontract to Im* finally passed
upon by the Farm Hoard through the ofiices of J. C.
Stone, the tobacco member, who offered whatever legal
assistance they might recpiire.

While there were more than 12(M) jjeople in the
high school auditorium, only about half the crowd
\()te<l on the ])ro|)osition, the vote standing 524 for or-
g.iiiization and only four against.

A tentative contract and draft of by-laws sub-
mitted to the meeting by Dr. W. W. Long, director of
tlu' extension service of ('lemson College, was ap-
prove<I.

Notable features of the suggested contract are
that the faimer who joins the proposed cooperative
association does so for an ind<'iinite ]ieriod of time,
although he may withdraw at anv time after two years.
A sii^nificant provision, howi'ver, is that he may not
get back into the associjition for two or possibly three
years after he has oikm' withdrawn. The crop of 11)2!)
NU)uld be used as a hasis for pledges of tobacco.

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Classified Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with §
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

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WANTED

LIVE REPRESENTATIVE TO SELL A CRACK LINE OF
Pure Havana Cigars; all shapes and prices to make dealers
wake-up. Will make permanent arrangement with factory operat-
ing near Havana, under very small overhead. Address Luis
Rodriguez, Villegas 22, Havana, Cuba.

BROKER WANTED IN PHILADELPHIA— CAN HAVE
either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
524, care of "Tobacco World."

POSITION WANTED

UNUSUALLY QUALIFIED PORTO RICO-AMERICAN OPEN
for offers from reliable firms. Fifteen years in Porto Rico as
general manager tobacco leaf enterprises. Close connection im-
portant growers, dealers, manufacturers. Capable starting new
business or developing one already established. Age 36. Splendid
references. Address Box No. 528, "The Tobacco World."

OUR HIGH-GRADE NON-EVAPORATING

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rUYORS FOR SMOKING and CHEWING TOBACCO

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FRIES a BRO.. 92 Reade Street. New York

DUYS BUILDING SOLD

II Fi well-known hoadriuarters luiildinj^ of H.
Diiy.s & Company, importors of Java and
Sumatra tobacco, at 142 Water Street, New
York, lias I>een sold to interests which are
fircumulatin^^ j)roj)erty in New York's leaf tobacco dis-
trict, and thus one of New York City's landmarks may
pass into oblivion in a short time.

The Duys Company will, however, not have to va-
cate the buildinjti: for a period of a year, and by that
time construction mav be under wav for new build-
ingH in that neighborhood which will cause many old
landmarks to disappear.

EISENLOHR STOCK SALE

(Continued from page 3)

$120,000 as compared with ii;40,000 for the same two
months of 1928.

Improvement in tlieir position is also indicateil by
the volume of unfilled orders on hand September 30,
]!)21), wliich at that time was reported as 2(M)(K),000
cij^ars.

For the first eight months of 11)21) the company
reports earnings equivalent to sixty-seven cents a
share on the common stock as compared with two cents
a common share for the same period of 1928.

v

DECEMBER 1, 1929

UIBRARY

18

49lh year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

NovomlxM- If), 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, '^iVyo^K a^*

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

ilegistiatioii, (see Note A), $5.00
Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certilicate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to members of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If I report on a search of a title necessitates the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the reporting of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- (31), an additional charge of Two D.<>''*j;"
($2.00) will be made and so an aoditional charge of One Dollar ($1.00) will be
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

CARTER HALL:— 45.600. l"or cigars, ciganttes and tohacc*.. Oc-
tober J^^ \'>2-i. .^auiucl (iiiltUtciii. .Xfwark. N. J.

RINTY:— 45,602. l-'or all tobacco products, .\uvc-nibcr 1, V^29. S.
.M. Down^, l-\lton. I'a.

MILKY WAY: — 45.603. lor all tobacco products. Xovcnibcr 7,
\929. (leorgc Sclikgi-l. Inc., New York. X. V.

ROSE HAVEN: — 45,604. l"or all tobacco products. Xovcmber 7,
iwj>). ( icorgc ScliU-Licl, Inc., .\c\v ^'ork. .X. V.

ROUGH BOY: — 45.605. For all tobacco products. .Xovcmber S,
l*Ji''. Irving I'.irkinan. X\ \v \'ork, X. 'S".

GOVERNOR BILBO:— 45,606. For cigars. Xovembcr \2, 1929.
Stockstill r.rotlu'rs. Picayune, Miss.

TRANSFERS
LONGCHAMPS:— 38,708 ilnitcd Registration Ihireau). l-\)r cigars,
cigarettes. cberi>ot> and tobacco. Registered May 13. 1914, by
American Litho. Co.. Inc., Xew York. X. Y. Transferred to A.
Siegel & Sons, Inc., New York. X. Y.. ( )ctober 28. 1929.

News from Congress

{Continued from page 6")

2r)8,i:U, or :u per cent., for \\)'li\. (Jross eaniin.u:s ])y
tlifse corix) rat ions for 1!»27 t<»taU'(l $lir),:;24,:5:^5M17, ol'
wliicli $10(;,:U2,4r)(; wa.>^ all(»\v(.'(l as statutory (ItMluctioiis
and $244,21>:i,:i7r) for not loss for tlio jirovious year, tlu'
total tax lial.ilitv for 1!>27 hi'in^' $1,1;}(M;74,12S (»n tax-
al)k' income of $8,8{)2,()0(U)(I(), a^'ainst $1,2'J!>,7!>7,-J4:^ ou
taxable income of $!M;7:J,0(KMM)<> in 1!>2().

No taxable income for 1!)27 was shown l»y 1(^,826
eorporaticm returns, a^'ainst l!»7,lH(i in 11>-^), or X^ \)Qt
cent., a«,'ainst 4:J ]»er cent, dross rarniiiKs of these
c(.rporati<uis totaled $'J!l,074,ni 1,7lM> and deductiims
$:n,rj4r),7r> 1,1 ().'), leaving' an air^n-ejrate delicit of $2,471,-
r.V.K'Miy for the year, a^^inst $2,1 fi!>,(KH ),()()() in the pre-
ceding year. Xo inconn' data was reported hy JO per
cent, of the corporations doiiiir business in 1!»27.

Incc.me tax returns tiled liy individuals on earn-
ings in 1!>27 totaled 4,l()l,r)47, showin^^ an airuMVirate net
income of $22,r)4r),(iHO,r)r);! and a tax liability of $8:J0,-
(i:]i»,4:}4. As eompared with l!>2f;, total returns decliiMMl
'M\M'h or .89 per cent., and tax liability $1>8,1(;8,(;44, or
1:5 4 ]H'r cent. The avera^'e net income for 11>27 t<»taled
$r)4!K;.7:5, atrainst $r)nnr>.4.". in the precedimr year and
the average tax liability was $202.r)2. airainst $17i.()l,
the averaire tax rate beini: :J.<>8 ])er cent, atrainst .'^.'»4
per cent. The ratio of individual return.s tiled to the
total population of the country was WA') per cent.,
against ?u')'l per cent, for 1!>2(5.

Keturns filed bv individuals with earnings ran^nm:
fnmi $1(M»,(KM) to $:i(KMMHl totaled IM.'U, or .22 per cent,
of the total, showing an aK^ne^ate net income of
$1,42:'»,288,77."), or fi.ol per cent, of all net income, and
tax i)ayments amount inir to $212,17.*'.,741, or 2r).42 per
cent, of total collections. I^ersons with incomes ran^-

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THE KING'S PIPE" IN LIVERPOOL

LONDON, Kii^dand, news])aper corresi)ondent
who recently i>aid a visit to the venue of ''The
[ Kiiiic's ripe," situated at the rear of the great
tobacco warehouse at Stanley Dock, Liverimol,
has given the following interesting details regarding
this little known tobacco consumer:

The Stanley AVa rehouse, t hi it ecu stories high, and
(•orres])ondiiigly eai)acious, is the largest of its kind in^
the world, and it always contains many millions of
pcMinds of the "fragrant weed," the duty on which
materially helps the national revenue.

Hut everv year there is a certain (piantity of the
imported tobacco icjected by the manufacturers as
beinir <>f inferior (juality, and it is this tobacco that
lind-^its way to the " King's Pipe." No customs duty
has been paid on it because of its rejection, and as the
duty is heavy, and thei-e are also other charges before
it i.< ready for the retail tobacconist, its inferior con-
diti(»n does not warrant acceptance by the manufac-
turers.

The "l\(»yal Pipe" is kept burning by a large fur-
nace and the .-^moke is puffed out through a .squat chim-
nev stained black. The bowl of the i)i]>e can easily
accommodate at a fill a huiulredweight of the rejected
tobacco, and. as it is kej)t constantly burning through-
out the year, many tons are reduced to ash in it.

The bowl isiiever allowed to be less than half
emi)tv, but the man who attends to it, and who shovels
in the stutT, is, by the irony of circumstances, only able
to have a smoke himself during his lunch hour. A
strict survey is maintained to i>revent any of this duty-
free stuff fi-om leaving the boniled warehouse without
passing throuirh the "King's Pipe."

Although peoi)le in the vicinity (»f the warehouse
can have their nostiils tickled by tlie smell emitted by
the big pipe, tle-y have to smile at the irony of the '*no
sm(»king" notices profusely displaye<l on the dock
property and be content, for the time being, with a
.second-hand whiff.

VIRGINIA MINISTERS DESIRE TO SMOKE

A memorial to the general conference was re-
eently adopted by the Virginia Conference of the Meth-
odist" Episcopal Church, South, HMjuesting that minis-
ters of that deiKunination be permitted to usi^ tobacco.

The memorial was ad(>pted by a vote of 170 t(» 1.T2.

ing fr(mi $:!00,fH)() tn $r)(K),(H)0 filed 1141 returns, or
.0:5 per cent., net income being $4:U,121,727, or I.IU
per cent., and taxes, $7:i,7.')0,177, or 8.88 per cent.;
from $:)00,(MH) t«» $1,000,000. .■).')7 returns, or .01:5 iK'r
cent., net income, >i:578,lfi(;,:)8!», (.r 1.08 per cent., and
taxes, $(;4,2r;r),:il>l, <»r 7.7:? per cent.; $1,(K)0,(HM) and
over, 2!>0 r«'turns, or .(M)7 per cent., net income $(100,-
(;40,84(;, or 2.<I7 per cent., and taxes, $J)8,().')7,2:?7, or

11.87 per cent.

Individuals with earnings under $1<HM) fihMl 12(v
74.") returns, oi- :\\)\) p«'r <'ent. of the total, had a net in-
come of $72,2:iO,(i84, or 0.:'.2 per cent, of the total, and
!»aid $:!!>,!>80 in taxes, uv O.ill per cent, of all collec-

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2.>2,0/:' returns, or »>.i4 per ceni., nei mmohh-, .t.>,ito,-
or)7V)07, (*r MUVl in-r cent., and taxes, $74,22r),;H)r), or
8.!>4 per cent.; from $2r),fKH) to $1(M),000, 82,f;i)(; returns,
or 2.02 per <-ent., net iiuMune, $:?,r)87,ir)8,l!>l, or If).!)!
per cent., and taxes, $27b,ir)0,2:):i, or :V.\:i:) per cent.

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prevent breakage ... I*. Lorillard ("om-
pany, Inc., \V) \\\si ^Oth St., N. Y. C.

UBLISHED ON THE 1ST AND 15TH OF EACH MONTH AT 236 CHESTNUT ST.. PHILA., PA.

After all
Nothing satisfies like
a good cigar^^.

Even diamonds do not come in paper boxes

The old saw, "SO ' alfalfa and a dash of liay/' was
nc\cT said of a ci^ar. Cigars stand on tliuir dignity.

rluy tarry with them a certain air of respect.
Many famous brands have established an enviable
reputation. And it is worthy of note, that expen-
sive brands of fine ci^rars which ha\ e become popular
symbols of affluence and an aristocracy of taste,
always are packed in wooden boxes.

To pack them any other way, would penalize pres-
tijTc as quickly and as surely as would cheapening
the quality of their tobaccos. If this time-honored
f(;rm of packing is essential to the hnest cigars, no
lower tirade may deny itself this point of distinction
without sacrilicint: fax or. It is jrood business to
pack your cigars in wooden boxes.

/when buying cigars

I Remember that Rrgardlesi of Price
I THE BEST CIGARS

I ARE PACKED IN

WOODEN BOXES ^

A good cigar is a certain mark of an aristocracy of taste and a

stamp of good fellowship.

>^»^fl?^«l»^4l?^^^IMIt^^

Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 23

Established 1881

TO' vCCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

PubUshed on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.

Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 1, 1929

Foreign $3.50

F. T. C. MAY INVESTIGATE TOBACCO BUYING ' McKITTERICK REJOINS TOBACCO INDUSTRY

T A HKCKXT mootiiiK of tho Fodoral Trade
Commi.ssioii, the chairman, Judji^o McChdlocli,
l)r()ii^lit to the attention of the Commission tlie
resohitions adoi)ted l)y tlie tohaceo growers
( f (luilford and otlier counties in Xortli Carolina. In
tliese resolutions the tobacco companies aie charged
with unfair practices, a resort to territorial and price
a,i,'reements, and violation of the anti-tiust laws.

The Commission decided that the resolutions
should he turned over to the chief examiner for the
commission, and this official, in turn, will assij^n an
ixaminer to visit the State to secure whatever evi-
dence may be available in sup|)oi-t of the allegations
fjgainst the companies and the buyers of tobacco.

It is supj)Osed that the examiner assigned to this
duty will be able to visit the State within the next two
weeks. He will first visit the men who signed the n-s-
(>lutions, and with the evidence he may ac(juire before
it, tlie Commission will then decide wliether there has
been discovered "{>robable cause" or a prima facie
case. If this should be the result, and probable cause
sh<»uld be discovered, then a complaint would be issu<Ml
by the Commission, and the tobacco companies woidd
be given thirty days in which to make response.

It is likely that the Department of Justice will
also send an agent to the State Jiinl there will be a
degree of co-operation between the department and
the Commission. if prosecution of the companies
should be decided upon, all the evidence in the hands
of the Federal Trade Commission wouhl In* trans-
mitted to the Attornev-(ieneral.

SCHULTE RAISES CARTON PRICE

The much talked of raise in cigarette prices by the
Schulte Retail Stores has failed to materialize, except
that last week it was announced that the carton price
on the popular brands of cigarettes had been raised
from $1.1.') t<» $1.20.

The package price of the cigarettes remains as
I'cfore — two packages f(»r twenty-five cents, but orders
have been issued to the individual stores that book
matches are to be discontinued unh'ss reipiested !)v
the purchaser.

It was reveale<l that in spite of the advertising
matter printed on the covers of the lM)ok matches,
these cost the company one-third of a cent a package,
which in a year's time amounts to <juite a nice sum.

ALLEN PRESIDENT OF REALTY CORPORATION

A. C. Allen, I'xecutive vice-|)residcnt of the I'nited
Cigar Stores Company of America, has been elected
president of the I'nited Stores Healty Corporation, the
real estate subsidiarv of the United Cigar Stores Com-
pany, K. \V. Jameson, vice-president of the rnited
Stores Cor])orati(»n and the rnite<l Cigar Stores Com-
pany, was elected a director in [)lace of (\ A. Whelaii,
who resigned recently.

B. McKITTFKICK, well known in the ciga-
rette industry a few years ago, when he was
associated with the Melachrino Company, but
who retired about six years ago and has been
traveling al)road practically ever since his retirement,
has returned to this countrv from England recent Iv
and become affiliated with R.*M. Ellis in' Philip Morris
& Company, manufacturers of '* Marlboro" and other
popular brands of cigarettes and smoking tobacco.

Mr, McKitterick was associated with K. M. Ellis
and W. II. Munsoti when they took over the business
of .M. Melachrino & Company, in 1907, and continued
with the Tobacco Products Corporation, when the busi-
ness was taken over by that com})any in 1912, until
1!>2.'), when he retired.

-Ml". McKitterick will be first vice-president of

Philip Morris & Company, in his new connection.

•

STATE TOBACCO ADMINISTRATORS CONFER

Administrators of tobacco tax laws in the fourteen
States where such legislation has been adoi)ted, met in
Columbia, vS. C., on November I'Mh for a two davs'

ft

cnid'erence. It was their third annual conference.

Two addresses were made on the morning of the
first <lay on tobacco tax laws. J. W. Culpepper, of
F'ayetteville, Ga., spnke on *' Georgia's Tobacco Law
and How It Is Administered", and D. E. Dunn, mem-
ber of the Alabama Tax Commission, with head(iuar-
ters at Montgomery, Ala., reviewed Alabama's tobacco
tax law.

An open discussion followed the addresses. M. F.
Sni<ler, head of the tobacco division, miscellaneous tax
unit, Washington, spoke on "Tobacco Tax Problems"
at the afternoon session.

South Carolina's tobacco tax law was discussed
by P. M. Minus, of Columbia, S. C., member of the
license tax division. South Carolina Tax Commission.

The conference was o])ened by the Rev. Hroadus
E. Wall, pastor of the Colonial Heights Baptist Church,
and was followed bv an address of welcome l)v Edward
P. IIodg<'s, city councilman.

(lovernor John (J. Richards was sche(luled to be
present, but was unable to attend the conference be-
cause of conflicting engagements.

S. M. Derrick, professor of rural sociology, Uni-
versity of South Carolina, gave a "Review of Tobacco
Tax Laws in the United States", and the conference
then proceeded with the election of officers for 19.S0.

Kov A. Little, director of the license tax division
<»f the South Carolina Tax (Commission, was elected
chairman of 19.S0; W. E. Howse, superintendent,
cigarette revenue de])artment, Des Moines, Iowa, vice-
chairman ; and R. E. Swann, excise division, Nashville,
1'enn., was elected secretary.

The conference next year will be lu'ltl in Mont-
gomery, Ala., on a date to be decided later by the
executive committee.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Decembor 1, 11)2!)

DEBATE ON TARIFF BILL HALF FINISHED.

KFX'KXT special hulk'lin Iroin the Tobacco
Mcivluuits Association of the United States
states thiit tlie taritY l)ill will i)robai)ly not be
passed by the new session of Congress before
some time next Febrnary. The l)nlletin reatis as fol-
lows :

"Finally realizing that it would be impossd)le to
linish the tarillf bill in the few days that were left of
the special session, the Senate voted to adjourn the
session sine die on Friday, the 22d.

''Only about one-half of the schedules have been
passed upon by the Senate. The untinished work of
the bill will, of* course, be taken up at the regular ses-
sion, which is to convene on December 2d. It seems
safe to ligure that it will take the entire month of De-
cember and perhaps some i)art of .January for the Sen-
ate to linish the entire bill and also that it will take
several weeks thereafter for the conferees of both
Houses to work out the dilTerences l)etween House pro-
visions and tln)se enacted by the Senate,

"It mav be added that the two great controversial
features in* the bill, t(» wit: the farm debenture pro-
vision and the tlexible tarilY clause, are likely to cause
an irreconcilable deadlock between the two Houses.

The Tobacco Schedule

"As previously reimrled, the Senate, having de-
ferred consideration of the sugar schedule, which is
Xo. 5 in the bill, took up the tobacco schedule (No. (>)
with the result that the duties on wrappers and tillers
as well as on mixed bales in force since li)22, have l^een

restored.

"The great I4ght with resiMH't to the tol)acco sclied-
ule was, of course, centered on the wrapper duty, and
a real lively debate lasting almost Unw hours was car-
ried on in the Senate before the vote was finally taken.

"Senators Simmons, Johnson, Smoot, Sackett and
Copeland participated in the arguments for tlie reten-
tion of the existing tarilT on Sumatra, as a means of
preserving the standard nickel cigars. In fact. Senator
Copeland olTered an amendment to reduce the taritV
to $1.60 per pound unstemmed and $2.25 ])er p(»und
stemmed, which amendment he su])se<pientlv with<lrew
with notice that he may later reintroduce it if so ad-
vised bv Senator Simmons.

"On the other hand. Senators (Jeorge, Harris,
Bingham, Wolcott, Fletcher and Trammell have most
vigorously urged the retention of the 4()-cent increase
passed bv the House.

**Finally, after a de])ate lasting almost four iKnirs,
a record vote was taken, with the result that thirty-two
Republican Senators and seventeen Democrats V(.te<l
for the retention of the old rates, while fourteen He
publicans and twelve Democrats voted for the 4t)-cent
increase.

"The mixed bale provision was tbeii taken up ami
killed without a record vote. Thus the entire tol>acco
scIkmIuIc as now passed ])y the Senate sitting as a com
niittee of the whole remains unchanged.

"The amendment sponsored by the T. M. A. pro
viding that cigars, cigarettes and tol>acc(> may be <le-
iivered to outgoing vessels b(»und for foreign ports
for their ships' stores supplies without the payment
of internal revenue taxes or without the payment of
duties in case of imported articles, still remains un-
acted ui>on. But inasmuch as the Senate Finance Com-
mittee has interposed no ol)jections to this amendment
as passed by the House, it is safe to assume that it will
finally V»e passed by the Senate.

(Continued on Page 16)

LAST A. C. COMPANY BRANCH SOLD

T WAS announce<l last week that the Cincinnati
branch of the ,J. B. Moos Comi)any, dis-
tributors of the American Cigar Company
brands for that territory, has been sold to the
Keilson Cigar Com])any, of that city. The Cincinnati
branch of the .). H. Moos Company was the last one
of the American Cigar Comjiany l)ranches to ])ass from
the hands of the American ('omi)any into j)rivate hands.
It is understood that the Keilson Comi)any will dis-
trilmte all of the American Cigar Company brands in
that territory in the future, and also that C. (). Smith,
formerly connected with the Moos Company, will be-
come afiiliated with the Keilson Conipay as sales man-
ager.

The Keilson Com])any will now become one of the
largest distributors of cigars and tobacco })roducts in
that territory.

YORK COUNTY BANQUET PLANS PROGRESS-
ING

Plans for the annual bancjuet of the York County
Cigar Manufacturers' Association, to be held on ])e-
cember 12th at the Hotel Yorktowne, York, !*a., are
rapidlv nearing completion, and it has been announced
that Sir Frederick Mc(Jill, of London, Fngland, noted
traveler and orator, will be the i)rincipal s])eaker of the
evening, and his address will no doubt be very inter-
(sting and entertaining.

The Kentucky Jug Band has also ]>een secured to
furnish musical entertainment which will be highly
en.ioya])le. The Kentucky Jug Band is made up wholly
of* Kentucky negroes, and this band furnished enter-
tainment for the National Democratic Conv<'ntion at
Houston, Tex., and has also ap])eare<i at other uotublu
jitTairs throughout the country.

28 PER CENT. OF FRESHMEN SMOKE

According to a survey just ccmipleted at Barnard
College, Columbia University, the average freshmaii
is slightly more than seventeen years old, weighs 12:>
p<Mnids alid has goo^l heart and lungs. The survey was
made !>y the department of i)hysical education of the
college in preparation for the annual Barnard "Health
Day," which took place last .Monday.

* The rep<»rt revealed that 28 i)er cent, of the girls
smoke and 8:5 per cent, can swim, l.'i per cent, being ac-
complished swimmers, and 45 per cent, being classed
US "good" swimmers.

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ROCKY FORD" DRIVE FOR 1930

Acconling to an announcement by W. \V. Drewy,
of the \\ Lorillard Company, a new and intensive sales
camiiaign will be starte<l in VSM) on their "Kocky
Ford" five-cent cigar, which has shown a tremendous
increase in sales in 11)2!) <»vcr the year 1!)28.

It is stated that production (»n this j)opular brand
• luring the first seven months of Ibis year had passed
the total production for the twelve months perii.d of
1{)28, and expectations are that the year 1!)2!) will show
a 1(H) per cent, increase over 11)28.

LOFT TO INSTALL CIGAR DEPARTMENTS

According to a recent announcement. Loft, Incor
porated, which operate a chain of candy st(»r"s in Phil-
adelphia, New York, ami other large cities in the Hast,
are at present contemi)lating the establishing of cigar
and cigarette departments in their chain of stores. A
contract for the management of these departments is
at present under consideration.

December 1, 1929

Say You Saw It tn The Tobacco World

49th year

The MODEL T
UNIVERSAL

(Blending Type)

Long-Filler
Bunch Machine

For High-Grade Work

Has been improved with three important features that:

Assure uniform, high-quality bunches equal to hand
work in every respect.

Save stock, labor and production costs.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear and
longer life.

THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive stock and labor-saving features
which make it a most profitable investment for makers of high-grade long-filler
cigars. It is made with (or without) Suaion Binder Table and with (or without) an in-
dividual, direct-conneaed motor-driven Suaion Fan. This new suction feature holds the
binder tightly against the rolling apron, thereby assuring smoother and more perfectly
rolled bunches. A saving in binders is also eflfected because smaller binders can be used.

The Model T (Blending) Long-Filler Bunch Machine is built with the latest type of
Friction Clutch, which makes the machine run more smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop, which permits the instantaneous stopping of the machine
at any point in its operation.

The Model T is now equipped with the famous Alemite-Zerk "pressure" system of
lubrication so extensively used on automobiles. This system, properly used, assures perfect
lubrication of all bearings and moving parts of the machine, which means less wear and long-
er life. It makes lubrication of the machine much quicker and easier than by any other
oiling method.

The price of the Model
T Universal equipped
with Two Folding
Chairs, Individual-Drive
Equipment and >4 H.P.
Motor is

$2000

Prices F. O. B. Newark, N. )..
U. S. A.

With Suction Binder
Table $50. extra (when
ordered with machine).
With individual, direct-
connected, motor-driven
Suction Fan $75 extra.

Convenient Time Payment Terms in U. S. and Canada
Write for price folder and complete Model T information

UNIVERSAL TOBACCO MACHINE CO.

40 East 34th Street, New York

I

The Improved Long-Filler
Bunch Machine

Labor, Stock

and

Money- Saving Features

A— The Suction Binder Table assures
smoother and more perfectly rolled
bunches. It also effects a saving in
binders because smaller binders can
be used.

B— The latest type of Friction Clutch,
which makes the machine run more
smoothly and reduces its upkeep
cost; also an Emergency Stop, which
permits the instantaneous stopping
of the machine at any point in its
operation.

C— The fomous Alcmite-Zerk "pres-
sure" system of lubrication assures
thorough lubrication, less wear and
longer life of all bearmgsand moving
parts. It also makes lubrication of
the machine easier and quicker.

D—Pffxluf" ^^''-conditioned, spongy
frec-smoking bunches— the equal of
hand work in every respect.

E— Good-conditioned bunches are as-
sured by "laying up ' the filler
mechanically inexactly the same way
as is done by hand; a few sprigs of
filler being intermittently added
until the bunch is built up to the
proper size and condition.

F— Two or more kinds of filler can be
blended on the machine in any pro-
portions desired.

G— Any size or shape of bunch and
both right and left-hand bunches can
be made on the same machine with
slight mechanical changes.

H— With two of>erators. it produces
450 to 500 uniform, spongy, free-
smoking blended bunches an hour.
I— Can be used on mould work, or
bunches can be rolled fresh by hand
direct from the machine.

I— Adapted foruse in conjunaion with
automatic rolling machine.

K,— Quickly and accurately adjusted to
different sizes and conditions of
filler.

L— Assures uniformity of bunches at
all times in both size and weight.

M— Sturdy and simple in construction:
easy to operate and handle; requires
no expert mechanical attention.

I

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

IVcomlHT 1,1029

BAYUK WILL EARN MORE THAN $10

AMUKL BAVrK, president of Bayuk Cii^Mis,
Incorporated, in a letter t(» stockholders dated
Xovcmher Uth, stated that October ^earninirs
of the comi)any per share was ^l-.V) on the
common stock, l)rin.irin.ir the earniiiirs for the ten-month
pcri(Kl to $8.29. Tiie i)usiness outlook continues i^ood,
and it seems assured, therefore, that earnin^'s for the
vear will easilv exceed $10 i)er share.

NEW FONSECA PACKING A HIT

John Warner Ac Sons, local distributors of Inirh-
«rra<le im])orted and domestic cigars, report that the
new Christmas i)ackin^^of the ''Flor de P\>nscca" clear
Havana l)rand has met with such an enthusiastic rece]»-
lion that they cannot beirin to meet the demand, and
Just as fast as shipments are received they are immedi-
ately <les])atched to custcmiers who are waiting for

them.

The new ("hristmas jiackin^^ of the ''Flor de Fon-
seca" consists of twenty-five of the tifteen-cent i)ana-
tela. ])acked in a cedar-lined aluminum bottle. The
bottle is eleven inches tall, and when the ci^'ars have
been removed the c<nitainer may be used for a beverage
shaker, as a strainer is contained within the neck of
the bottle for strainin^^ the contents whenever neces-
sary.

* J(>hn Warner Ac Sons report that business with
them is well ahead of last year, and they luive Just eoni-
pleted a sixty-foot addition to their already larire liumi-
dor in order to acc«»mmodate the larger stock of cii^'ars
which they are now being forced to carry to keep their
customers supplied.

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LA PALINA" MADE GOOD

Current advertising of the Congress Cigar Com-
pany, manufacturers of the ''La I*alina," is fi'aturing
the fact that tliis <iuality brand is now being made en-
tirely from the 192H cro|) of leaf tobacco— tin- finest
crop in years. Sales on tin* many sizes of this brand
have reached tremenchms proportions in the past few
vears, ami arc still f<»rging steadily ahead.

E. R. LIGGETT 'S FATHER KILLED

The many friends of K. H. Liggett, of Bayuk
Oigais, IncorporattMl, were shocke<l to learn of the
death of his father, who was struck by an autobomile
on North Broad Street recently, and passed away in a
local hosj)ital here.

EISENLOHR PRESIDENT A VISITOR

OSKIMl F. (I'LLMAX, .Ir., recently elected
l)resident of Webster, Fisenlohr, Incorjxirated,
and John J. Rogers, were in I*hiladelphia last
week conferring with Salesmanager John 1*.
Sweenev at the local oflices of the com])any, (liscussing
jilans for the advertising and sales campaign for the
year 19;»(). Wel)ster, Kisenlohr brands have shown a
sjilendid increase in sales (luring 1929 and it is confi-
(k'ntlv expected that the year 1931) will show a mucli
greater increase in sales of 'MMnco," "Webster,"
^'Henrietta" and their other jjopnlar brands.

YAHN & McDonnell business good

At Yahn & McDonnell hea(l(|uarters, they re])ort
Imsiness well ahead of la.st year with "Optimo" and
"Hlackstone" well in the lead and showing a steady
increase each month over the same month of the previ-
ous vear.

William (lohlsmith, vice-president in charge ot
sales of F. A. Klein & Company, manufacturers of
"Medalist" cigars, spent a few days in town last week.
".Medalist" is showing a fine increase in sales among
the hotel and club stands in this territory.

Vahn & .McDonnell are receiving shipments of
holiday packings daily in large volume, in many new
and beautiful wrappings.

The Humidor humidor is being shown m three
attractive sizes, capable of holding cigars, cigarettes
or smoking tobacco and keeping them in excellent con-
diti(»n with the aid of the genuine rum moistener, which
in contained in each genuine Humidor. Hefills may be
purchasHl as recpiired. This excellent humidor with
the aid of the genuine rum moistener is also capa))le of
restoring the «»riginal moisture c(»ntent and flavor to
tobacco and cigars which have become dry and lost
their original flavor.

BEDFORD JOINS H. E. SNYDER COMPANY

Charles J. Bedford. wh(» recently severed his con-
nection with Webster, Kisenlohr, Inc., has Joiui'd the
sales force of the H. F. Snvder Cigar Company, of
Perkasie, manufacturers of the "White Ash" five-cent

cigar. . . ,

Mr. Bedford will travel in his old territory, winch
comprises New York Citv and nearby counties in the
State of New York, and Fairfielil, New Haven, Middle-
sex and Xew Lo!id«»n Counties in the State of Con-
necticut.

December 1, 1929

Say You Smv It in The Tobacco World

49th year

AN ANCIENT
HAS BEEN

PREJUDICE
REMOVED

-TOASTING DID IT'—

Gone is that ancient prejudice against cigarettes
— Progress has been made. We removed the preju-
dice against cigarettes when we removed from the
tobaccos harmful corrosive ACRIDS (pungent
irritants) present in cigarettes manufactured in
the old-fashioned way. Thus '^TOASTING** has
destroyed that ancient prejudice against cigarette
smoking by men and by women.

It*s toasted

No Throat Irritation -No Cough.

ei'2«*'nM

C^ Miw<im

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Dt'C'omlxM- 1, 11)21)

News From Congress

_ -AND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

From au» ifVdSHiNGTON Bureau 622Albe£ Building

■—ll II I llggST^— — WW

HI'] cry oi the livo-fcnt ciirar dclVnU'd all at-
tempts to increase the iniijort rate> on tobacco
Noveml)ei 18tli, when the ISenati', by a vote of
41» to 2() lestoreil the langnage of the present
law to the taritl" l-ill after some lour honrs of dehale.
The net result of the vote was to tlisagree with the
House rates of ^2.7^0 per pound on unsiennned anti $.*{.lo
per pound on stemmed tol»acco, and to disai»prove of the
lecommendations of the {Senate Finance ( onnnittee lor
a new rate of bl.b cents unstemmeil anil jfl.lTj stemmed
on leaf consisting of tiller with more than live but not
more than 35 per cent, wrapper.

{Senators from the tobacco-growing districts of the
ISoulh led the tight against the higher rates i>roposed
l>y the House on wrapper tobacco, declaring that the cut
in the internal revenue tax on cigars resulted in greatly
increasing the sale of the live-cent type and that to
increase the duty on wrapper would be t<» take away the
benetit of the tax cut.

What little opposition there was to retention of the
present rates came from {Senators who thought that a
liigher duty would increase the demand for domestic
wrapper tobacco, while, at the other extreme, there was
some feeling that an even lower rate, permitting freer
entry of foreign wiapper, would further expand the de-
mand for tive-cent cigars and thus increase the oppor-
tunities of the grower of binder tobacco.

Tlie tiebate biought out tlie thought that an in-
crease in the rate> on wrapj)er would not benelit the
domestic grower o1 that tyin* if, as had l>een said, do-
mestic wrappers were not extensively used on tive-cent
cigars, and would not lu'nelit the American grower of
binder tobacco since the manufa<-turers, if they were
to continue to produce a good live-cent cigar, would
have to otYset the increased cost of wiapp<'i- by payini;
less for binder, to the detriment of the grower uf the
latter.

On the other hand, it was suggested that a reduc-
tion from the present wrajjp«*r rates would not benelit
tlie binder growers here, since tlie saving would l>e
so small that it couhl not very well be passe<l on, and
for the same reason would not benetit the user of live-
cent cigars; any saving that might result, it was de-
clared, would go to the manufacturer and the senti-
ment, as Senator Smoot of I'tah expressed it, was
"Whv throw tliat monev awav.*'*

* • *

**r do not know that the cigars would he a penny
( heaper to the consumer if that ligure were jjecreaM'd,"
Smoot said. "The money we collect on these cigars by
way of duty is c(>nsidera)»le. It might just as well go
into the Treasury of the liiit<Ml States. The five-cent
cigar will not be any clieaiRM*. The icason why the
committee decided not to agree to the $2.r)() of the House
was in onler to t;ike care of the five-cent cigar, but
the $2.15 will take care of the five-cent cigar in the

iu'esent law. Whv throw that inone\ awav ■ A live-
cent cigar will noi be any cheaper whatever if we cut
llie rate to 30 cent.>."

The light for letention of the i)resent rate's was led
Ifv Senators Simmons of Xorth Carolina and Sackett
Kentucky. Senator C'opeland of New York sought to
aid the situation by having the lates cut still further,
but with<lr<'W his suggestion when the first two Senators
declared themselvi's satisfied. Seiiatoi" (Jeorge of
(leorgia le<l the light for tin- House rates or higher,
and declared that duties on other ])i'o»lucts, cigars and
cigarettes, for instance, were much higher than the St'u-
ate proi)osed to give the tobacco farmers. Senator
Fletcher of Florida also opposed the lower rates.

When tin' \'ote was taken, however, it was found
that the only southern Senators who wei'e o|)posed to
rett'iition of the piesent rates were: Black and lleliin,
<d' Alabama: Broi.ssard and h*ansdell, of Louisiana;
Connally and Shej»pard, of Ti'xas; Fletchei' and Tiain-
mell of Fhuida, and (Joldsborough of .Maryland. Bark-
lev of Kentuckv, Biease of South ( 'aroliiui, ami Tvdings
of Maiyland did !n»t vote.

Effort May Be Made to Standardize Cigar Sizes

possible action by thi' Divisinn of Simj^lified
I'ractice of the I'liitiMl Stat<'s Bureau of Standards to
bring about a voluntary agreement in the cigar indus-
try regarding the number of sizes to be produced, may
Jesuit from representations ma<le to the bureau by
numbers of the industry.

The wide rangi* of sizes now produced by the cigar
manufacturers is declared to be working a hardship
<;n the retail dealer, and to the manufacturers them-
selves. U is ]>ointed <uit that in many cases three or
four difTerent sizes of a particular brand are made,
the ilitTereiice between them being so slight that the
aveiage smoker cannot discern it. There is also a wide
nnd unnecessary diversification in colors, it is de-
elar<'d, and the use of a wide variety of wrap])ers, de-
Fpite the fact that the filh-r and binder give the cigar
its charai-ter, has ci-eate«l a misconc«'ption on the ])art
of the jiublic, so that it is geiii'ially believed that a
likdit coloi'ed cigar is a mild one, although in fa<*t it
may be just the opposite.

A preliminary study shows tliat one ]»rominent
cigar manufactuier, who at one time ])roduced as many
Afl twenty biands with eight to ten sizes f<n- each
hrand, has increased liis business considerably since
he confined himself to approximately three siz«'s ])er
]»rand.

The concensus is that there are too many sizes of
cigars on the market and that a reducti(ui would be of
material Ix-nefif to all coiu'eiiiecl. Kepresentativ«'s of
the jlepartment are now interviewing several of the

((Unitinued on Page 12)

December 1, IDl'!)

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

9

the day
through''

You'll always find P. A. and me together,
following the sun around. But we differ from
the fellow in the song. We're never blue! No,
Sir! P. A. and I joined hands when linen
dusters were standard equipment for the
Sunday drive. Vtn still broadcasting my pre-
scription for pipe- joy.

I like to Uft the hatch on a tidy red tin and
treat my detector to that Prince Albert aroma.
Then I light up. . . . Cool as the click of a

taxi-meter. Sweet as the words: "This ride's
on me." Mild and long-burning, with a rich,
full-bodied flavor that's just great!

From the first pull after the bacon-and-
coffee till the house-slipper kick-off at the end
of the day, P. A. hands me plenty of silver-
lined smoke-clouds. No matter what your
present program, pour some of the National
Joy Smoke into your pipe. Then you'll know
I'm not just talking words.

>RINGE ALBERT

— no other tobacco is like it!

This tin contains
TWO full ounces
of jimmy -pipe joy.

^ 1928. R. J. Reynolds Tobacco
Company, Wintton-Salem. N. C.

lU

49th vear

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

Deecm1)or 1, 1029

DcccmlRT 1,1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

11

< (

OLD GOLD" FEATURES JOHN BOLES

UK SKCOXl) ai)i)oaiaiici' of John Boles, the
famous si'i'iH'u and staijco star, on the air \\\\\
oceur (hirin<r the Old (lohl-Paul Wliiteman
In-oadeast over the nation-wide network of the
('ohmil)ia Broadeastinjr System, eomiiiii: from Station
KllJ, in L(»s Anireles, Tuesday, Deeemlu'r :>d.

Mr. Boles will siuij: two numliers, and with him will
appear .Taek Eagan. star of "Broadway Seandals"—
now heing released. Tyi)ieal Old Oold danee numbers,
featurinir the King of Jazz and his voealists, Mildred
Bailey, Bing Croshy, Jaek Fulton and the Bhythm
Boys, will round out the ]n-«>granL
The hour in full follows:

1. -Zonky,"
"From Now On.'*

2. "I Think You'll Like It,"

''Vm Doing What I'm Doing for Love,"
"Somebody Like Vou."
:',. "Dream Love" Waltz.

4. "Sunnyside Lp,"

"Would I Love to Love Vou" (Kagan),
"Painting the Clouds With Sunshine."

5. "Spanish Doll,"
"Memories of .hist < Mie Kiss."
"Nobody Knows Vou Like I Do,"
"(Jay Love,"

"A Little Kiss Kaeh Morning."
"Lady Luek,"
"Lm in Love With Vou."
"My Fate Is in Vour Hands,"
"Love, Your Sp<ll Is Kvery where,"
"Here Comes tlie Showl»oat,"
"Oh, La, La."

C.

WIDOW OF R. C. DULA PASSES

Funeral services for .Mrs. .losei)hine C. Dula,
vidow of the late Robert B. Duhi, former viee-i)resident
of the American Tobacco Company, were held on Sun-
day, November 17th, fr(un the losidence of her daugh-
ter, Countess Tieri, in Now York City.

Mrs. Dula is survived by two daugbters, the
Countess Tieri and Mrs. S. C. Hdgar, dr., and two sons,
Grover C. and Hob«Mt L. Dula, of New York City.

Mrs. Dula was seventy-two years of age.

WALNUT STORES COMPANY OPENS NO. 1

The Walnut Stores Company, which plans to oper-
ate a cliain of drug and cigar stores in this city, n-
centlv opened its first store at the comer of Eighth and
Walnut Streets with an attractive «lisi>lay of standard
brands of cigars at cut prices.

The store is thoroughly modern in its cMjuipment
and contains drug, scnla, cigar ami sundry departments.

PENT IN MIDDLE WEST

Howard F. Pent, president of the Coraza Cigar
Comimnv, of this citv, was a recent visitor in ^^''"/''J;;
nati in the interest of his brand, ''Marshall h U'ld
In Philadelphia, the ''Penlo" )»rand is gaimnir wnh'
distribution, and excellent repeat orders are keeping
the factory runnimr at top notch.

BORROW OPENS BALTIMORE FACTORY

B>obr<.\\ Brotlicrs have opened a factory in Balti-
m«.rc f(.r the manufacture of their popular brands. It
was found necessarv t<. take this means of increasing
their production in order to keep up with the demand
for their ''Bold," "Topic" and other brands.

MUCH TOBACCO TO BE STORED AT DURHAM

HK tirst entries of leaf tobacco were made at
the large tobacco warehouse of the American
Tobacco ('ompany in Durham early this week,
amount to more than a half million i)ouTids.
The huge warehouse, which was just opened last
month, is more than a mile long and one of the largest
in the world. Hevenue from tobacco stored in it will
mount into millions of dollars within the coming year,
for tiie North Carolina District, according to Customs
collectors.

The first four lots of tobacco stored there were
moved from New York warehouses and amounted to
50(),()97 pounds. The largest shipment of the four con-
tained 4{)8,()97 pounds and the remaining three con-
tained onlv a few thousaiul pounds eacli.

UNITED STORES OUTLOOK PROMISING

The WaJl Street Journal, recently in answer to a
question by a sub.scriber as to the advisability of selling
his holdings in Tobacco Products Corporation, and
buying preferred stock of the recently organized
Cniteil Stores Corporation, pul)lished tlie following
statement :

"The new management of Tobacco Products has
passed the Class A dividend, which automatically
stoj)s the common stock dividend. The statement holds
out the hope for resumption of A stock.

"Tobacco Products, Pnited Cigar Stores Com-
pany of American and Union Tobacco Company are
!i(»w mainly owned by United Stores Corporation. To-
bacco Products is a holding company for 80 i)er cent.
«.f United Cigar Stores Company stock, and also has
1< ased its l)rand names and manufacturing facilities to
American Tobacco Company for $2,r)(M),()00 anmially.
Any improvement in the position of Tobacco Products
is entirely <lependent upon resumption of dividends on
the common stock of United Cigar Stores Company
of America, from which the major portion of Tobacco
I*roducts' income has ]K»en derived.

"The preferred stock of United Stores Cor]><'ni-
tion will receive dividends bef<»re other classes of stock
of the company, and is convertible into United Stores
common stock* four common for one y)referred after
.Tanuarv L IJ^-'L an<l until dannary L P>''^-^. ^\»'" ^1»^'
i»ext two years thereafter, the basis of excliange is one
for three; for two vears thereafter, one for two, and
thereafter, share for sliare. Thus, the ])referred has
priority as to dividends, and also has some of the spec-
ulative' advantages of the common stock.

"There is a general feeling of confidence in the
Morrow management, the attitude being that, while it
mav take some time, eventually a strong company will
1k' evolved from the present companies."

CIGAR BOX COMPANY INCORPORATES

The Indianapolis Cigar Box Company, incor-
porated, has l)een incor|>orated by (ie(»rge T. l*urves,
A. N. Purves and George T. Purves, Jr., with capital
stock of 1000 shares of no par value. The pur])os<'<)l
the eorporation is state.l as jmrchasing, manufacturing
and selling of wootlen and metallic boxes aiul novelties.

SHAW COMPANY TO OPEN BRANCH

The H. E. Shaw (V^rapany, HI Mcehanic Street,
Worcester, Mass., one of the largest <listributors of
cigars, tobacco and kindred lines, are planning to open
a branch office at 20 Wortliington Street, Springfield,
Mass.

12

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

DiH'cnibor 1,1929

DcccinlHT 1, 1929

Say You Saiv It in The Tobacco Wohld

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

hwgo tobacco t'oinpaiiics willi vc.uMi-d to the pnssilj'ility
i»t* a])])lyiiiu: siinpliticatioii |»iinci}>lt's to (lie iinhistry.

Firms May Require License From F. T. C.

l.cirislation rc(iuii'iii.L!: that all iuM'-oii^ or (MMicrriis
desirous ol* cuirairiiiir in interstate coiniiierce shall lirst
MH'iire a license from tlu' Ki'deral Trade ('oiiimission
will he ])nslied at tlie r<'ij:ular session of Coiiirress l.y
Representative (Jeori^^e 11. Tinkhaiii (K'ep.) <>f Massa-
chusetts.

ruder a hill which Conirressman Tinkhaiu has
drafted. ai)plications for license must he tih-d with the
Commission, showini; ])ertinent facts, and a licciiso^ is
to he issued <»nly after the the Commission has satistied
itself that tlie prn])()sed activity "does not const itiito
an unlawful monopoly, or an unreasonahh' restraint
of trade or counnerce. or unfair t-onipetition, or a <letri-
ment to the puhlic."

The Commissiou's license, unless revoked, shall
c(»nstitute a complete defense to any i)rnsecuti<»n or
])roceedinir under the anti-trust laws. A license, Intw-
ever, may be revoked by the Commission, after hear-
iiij^r, if it *develoi)s that tlie holder is operatinir in vi<»la-
tion of its terms.

The bill would permit a licensed eorporation to ac
(piire the stock or other capital of another licensed cor-
l»oration, in whole or in part, but ai)proval of the C«mi-
missioH must be lirst secured to the mer,ir<'r. The meas-
ure is desiirned to ])revent the consuuuuation of mer-
jrers which mi.Lrht tend to ]>roduce monopolies.

Reduction in Income Tax Probable

A reduction in income taxes totalliuLT jfKil 1,000,000
which would lower the corporation tax from 12 t<» 11
per cent, and cut one i)er cent, from indivi«lual tax
rates, will l)e asked of Conirress durin.ir the re.i^ular
session by Secretary of the Treasury Mellon.^ ^

The orisrinal tax leduction ]>ro'^ram of the Treas-
urv called for substantial cuts that miuht run upward
of*$300,(K)0,(K)0 and it was with this in view that Treas-
ury officials ori^'inally laid their plans. The recent
j.recipitous jduuire <>f the stock market, however, which
in a few weeks wiped out billions of dollars in i)aper
and actual profits, endamri'red «r')vernmental income
to such an extent as to irive rise to «loubt wheihei- any
reduction at all would be possible.

Followinir a meetin.ir <»f Federal Reserve ojlieiais
at which the market situation was <liseussed, the re
suits of which were laid before I»resident Hoover by
Secretary M<'llon, it was (leei<]ed that a tax rednctnui
of the ai»ove jjrojjortions would be feasible.

The pro])ose/l re<luctions have been discussed with
]?e])ublican and Democratic leaders of both Houses of
('omrress, who have tentatively iriveii them their a]>-
]iroval. Treasurv bflicials stated, and it is expected the
letrislation will take the form of a joint res(»lution of
Con^n-ess, thus permittinir jiromjit action by lM»th
Houses and avoidinj; a j^'eneral revision of the rev
eiiue law.

Effort Made to Stabilize Business.
Concrete steps toward **keepin,t^ business on an
even keel" have been taken as a result of the series
of conferences called by President Hoover with lead-

ing l)usiness and industrial interests, and it is believed
in Washiuicton that the effect of the recent stock mar-
ket liijuidation upon business will be kept to a minimum,

In confeninic with business and industrial leaders,
the President ])ointe(l out that basically there is nothiuj,'
wronir with business in the I'nited States but that stei)s
must he taken to ])revent a psychological depression,

Following tlu' conference, leaders in various in-
dustries announced that there would be no wa^e cuts,
that activities would be carried on through the winter
months without cuitailment and that new tields would
he explored in an effort to expand, rather than retrench.

Speed in foimulatin.ii: a ])ro.i,n-;;m for minimiziuii:
the situation was rcMjuirecl because of the fact that we
are enterinir the winter season, when many industries
normally curtail activities and unem])loyment in-
creases. Any decided increase in unemployment at
this lime, it was feared, would be sulVicient to in<luce
a business slump which miLcht be dillicult to recover
from, while on the other hand, assurance of steady em-
]>loyment at present wa.ire levels w(»uld brin^ Jibout a
feeiiiiir of confidence wliich would i>revail until pro
duct ion and sales data for the current ])erio(l i)roved
the strenirth of the President's contention that busi-
ness fuiKlamentally is sound.

Representatives of industrial an<l trade associa-
tions will come to Washinirton, December .") to attend
a conference called by the Cnited States Chamber of
Connneice for the purpose' of consideri uiif the forma-
tion of a business council to make a study of business
con<litions.

The conference was calh'd at the suir^'estiou of
Presi«lent Hoover and the ^n'oup of industrial leaders
who met in conference at the AVhite House November
21. The meetinir will be oiMMied by President Hoover.

The coid'erence will consider V(>luntary and co-
operative action between various items of inilustry
and between business and (Jovernment ajrencies in aid
of business stabilization an<l the ])reservation (►!* the
recent liigh level of business avtivity.

Tax Reductions Not Permanent

Permanency of the income tax reductions in indi-
vidual and cori)orate tax rates which is to be made by
Conirress before Christmas will de|)end in large part
upon the condition of the Treasury a year from no\y,
it is warned by Secretjiry of the Treasury Melhui in his
annual n'iM)rt, just submitted to Congress.

Reconmn'udi'ig the enactment by Congress of a
joint resolution lopping olT one per cent. <d" the n(»rmal
Vat<' on individual.^ and reduciiig the corporation tax
rate to 11 per <-ent.. Secretary Mellon points out that
this action is to Ik- ajiplicable only to the taxes for 1J>2!>.

A year fr(»m n<»w, dep<'nding upon the revenue
prospects at that lime, it is explaincMl, Congress may
either make the i)roposed P>2!> rates permanent, ])ass
another resolution fixinir the rates for 1!K50 or, by fail-
inir to take any acti<Mi, secure automatically the re-
sfoiation of the existing rates.

•'Aside fnun introducing into our revemie system
the principle (.f a flexible rate which Congress after
further experience and consideration may well «lecide
to ;i.h>pt i»ermanei!tly," the .secretary comments, 'Mhe
proposed proirram applies the major ]»art of the reduc
tion along the very lines that Congress would pr(»bably
follow in a permaiient revenue i-evision. It distributes
the benefits as widely as |>ossible and while giving all
iiicome taxpayers some measure of relief favors those
of moderate in<'omes."

(Continued on Page 14)

EASTABROOK & EATON BUSINESS SOLD

HF OLD established firm of Fasfahrook «t
Faton, of Boston, Mass., has been .sold to
Thomas ,]. Dowd and \V. (J. Finn.

It has been announced that the jiersonnel
of the Fastal)rook cV Faton firm will be retained intact
and that the same biands will be dist rihuteil as lieic
tofore.

Ml-. Doxyd is the head of the T. .1. Dowd Tohacco
Com|>any, of Nashua, .\. H., and Mi-. Finn is an attor-
ney and pi'esident of the Xew Hami)shire Pond ^V: .Mort-
en ge ( 'ompany.

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13

MEHER HEADS A. T. EXPORT DEPARTMENT

F. Me.her, forinei- di\ ision manager foi- ilie Amei--
ican Tobacco Company, supervising sales in the Pronx
(iistricl of Xew York City, has been promoted lo sales
manager ()f that comi>any's export department. Mr.
\Ielier will be assisted ]»y A. H. White in his new du-
ties.

ALLES & FISHER TAKES OVER NOBLE CO.

The Xoble ('ii(ai- Company, of West field, Mass.,
lias been bought by A lies «S: Fishei', of l)(»slon, and
.lames Xoble, former president of the Xoble Company,
has become associated with Alles cV Fisher, in charge of
the manufacture and sale of the Xoble Cigar Company

hrands.

HIS PIPE HALTS SHIP.

The Fabre liner Providence was late in sailing for
the Mediterranean on \Vednes«lay because of Tomasso
Haldini's pipe. The ganirplank was u]> wlien a taxi
t-iiine bounding down the pier. ()u( shot a man whose
wild gesticulations and excited laim:uage made guards
realize it was a matter of dire im})or<ance that brought
him.

The guards had Tomasso paged in the -teerage and
the friend handed hiuj a paper bag. In it was a Idack-
ciH'd bri(«r pijK' Tomasso had use<l for forty years. He
had left it at a farewell party yesterday, so the friend
hoarded a train and overtook the sfeamsliip here. He
knew, he sai<l, Tomasso's would not be a hon voyau:e
without it.

TOBACCO CONSUMPTION IN CUBA.

From Januaiy Isl to August .'50, 11»2!», Cnl»a con-
sumed l.'{7,(l7.'»,27r) cigais, 2.'!."),b2.'J,4()r) packets «»f cigar-
• •ftes, and 22."),().")2 jiounds of picadura. Durinir the
similar period of 1!)2S, the figures were: ir)l.:)S7,:iS<)
cigars, 240,:jr)0,:iin packets of ciLrareltes, and 242,S!M)
pounds of picadura. During the fiisf eight months of
Il>2!l, compared with same pei'iod of 1!>2H, a decrease
has occurred in local consumption of 1. ' 1,1 M 4,10.") ci«,^ars,
4,72(),J)2() packets of ciirnrettes and 1(».!>4() pouiMis of
picadura.

RECORD CIGARETTE OUTPUT IN OCTOBER.

More cigarettes wi'i'i* manufactured in ()ci(»her
than ever before in any siiurle month. If was the sixth
consecutive moiitji with production above th© 10.0(H),-
000,(100 mark, while last yeai- onlv one month excee«le(I
that figure. With 1 l,202,2!»:i,H!>:; cigarettes produced,
( Jctober overtopped the previous hiirh record of IPKJS,-
40(J,(iy3 cigaruttt;^ produced last May.

PARK & TILFORD EARNINGS.

In the nine months ende<l Septendier .'lOtli, Pai'k
iV: Tilford luul profit of $!>2!»,7(;4, after depreciation, but
hefoi-e Federal taxes, against $l,(ns,707 in the same
11^28 peiiod. September «pjarter |»rofit was ff:2Hl,(i02,
against ^:i')^Ji)7.

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Manufactured by

A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Off]

ice, 1181 Broadway, New York City

FACTORIES: Tampa and Key Wt,l. Florida

LA PALINAS ARK
N(JW RICHKR.
MIPDKR. MORK
KRACiRAN riHAN
KVliR— FOR IHKV
ARK MADK K\-
CKISIVKLY Ol
1V2H lOBACCOS—
TH K 1 1 N KS i'
CROP IN YKARS

Turn- in <in llir I a I'alina Kii<li<i
Pta|!ranis. evfry ttnlnrxiav niphl.
•*;3<t o'riork t-aklern limr, aii<l rai h
Sunilay iii)()il al H <>'<-l.»k. ovrr thr
('••liiinhia Uroailranlin^ S\i>icni.

lik PALINA

AMERICAS LARGEST SELLING HIGH
GRADE CIGAR OVER A MILLION A DAY

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TUllACCO MLkClIANTS ASSOtlATlUN
OF LMTED STATES

JESSE A. liLUCn, Wliceling. \\ . Va

C llAKLES J. ElsENLUllK. I'hiladelphia, Pa.
ILLUS LIcniENSlElN. New Vork, N. Y. ,
MLLIAM HESl. New Vork, N. V

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MAJ. GEOKliE V\. 11 ILL, New Vork, N.

GEoR(;E H. I 1L. mm ell, -New Vork, N. V

11. 11. SlIELTON, WashiiiKton, D. C

WILLIAM T. kEEl>, kichmmid, Va

llAkVEV L. HlkST. rhiladelphia. I'a

ASA LE.MLEIN. New York. N. Y

("IlAkLES DLSHK1ND. New York. N. Y

Headquarters. 341 Madison Ave.,

President

•• Ex- President

• • V Vice- President

..Chairman Executive Committee

Vice- President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

• • ; Treasurer

.Counsel and Managing Director
New York City

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

VV. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. H. UITTkOCK. Cincinnati, Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Ky Treasurer

NVM. S. GOLDENBLRG. Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. HIJIR. New York City President

\V. I. LlKASUirZ. Dayton, Ohio Vice-President

M.'\IKI( E llARTMAN. Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER. New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JA( K A. MARTIN. Newark, N. J President

CHARLES D. COLEMAN. Chicago. HI Vice-President

AURAHAM SILETT. 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSERMAN Vice-President

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

DocomluM- 1,1029

nt'c('mlK'rl,192f>

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

BUSINESS OUTLOOK ENCOURAGING

UK (OrHSK ol' lilt' slock market and tlif ]k>s-
sibii' ctlVcts of tlu' hivak in prices have been
tlie suh.jeets of principal interest in linancial
and Inisiness circles this month, states the cur-
rent issue of Thr Cuuiraulu Surrcif, released last Mon-
day bv the Guaranty Trust Company of New N ork.

* *'ln the market itself, some seud)lance ot stability
has been restored," 77/c Surrey continues. ''The most
important doveloinnent is the disappearance ot the
forced liquidatiini and panicky sellinir that character-
ized the market at the be.irinnin.u" of Xovemlu'r. 1 he
recovery in i)rices dnriiiir the closin*: days ot October
was more than cancelled bv the renewed weakness early
this month. This, in turn, has been followed by a
series of swift advances in a market that has shown
exceptional activity desi)ite the shortened tradin*,' ses-
sions.

"Recent developments in numerous lines ol bus-
iness show an unmistakable tn-nd t(»ward lower levels,
but in most cases it is ditlicult to jud.ire to what extent
the recession is due to the break in stock prices and to
what extent it rellects seasonal tendencies or a coJ'tin-
uation of the downward m(»vement that has been visible
for several month>. Reports fnmi the radu* industry
indicate that the results of tin- market collapse have
been experienced verv ].rnmptly. The activity ot the
motor industry was detinitely (»n the decline betore the
break: but it is likelv that the sharp curtailment now in
evidence is due in part to the reduction, actual or antici-
pated, in consumers* ].nrcliasinir i.ower. Decreases oi
L'reater or less severity are rejjorted m sales ot such
commodity as jewelry, musical instruments, furs, and
the better i^rades of <lry K(>«»<ls. A jjeiieral dec hue in
the rate of distributi«»n continues to l)e shown by the
movement of railway frei^dit, which in recent weeks
has been consistently belnw the 1928 level, in marked
contrast to the trend earlier in the year.

**()n the (»ther hand, the weekly trade reviews state
that business in ireiieral has exhibited eiicoura^nnu: sta-
bility, despite the disturbances in the stock market an<
the 'speculative commculity exchaiiires ami warm and
rainy weather (»ver \Ni<le areas. Business failures last
mcmth were seasonably more numerous than in Sei»tem-
l)er but were considerably fewer than a year a^'o, and
total liabilities were the smallest in more than a year.
Failures reported durin^r the lirst half of this month
compare even more favcnably with those ot earlier

periods.

**The country's ftnei^ni trade report for October,
like those for previous numths, shows no si^ni of the
declining' ratio of exi^orts t«» imports that has some-
times preceded a major busim-ss recession. Both im-
ports and exi)orts were exceptionally larire, as they
have been for manv months. The export balance, how-
ever was the laiirest in nearly a year and, with the
exception of the fi^nire a year i\^o. was the I artrest ( )cto-
ber total since 1!H>4. The expt.rt surplus for the tirst
ten months of the year is, with only two exceptions,
larger than that for any correspondinir period m eiKht

years.

"Amid the mass of contlictinsr rnnditionf^ and Opin-
ions arising out of the crisis in the stock market it is
clearly too earlv to attempt to accurately appraise the
c(msequences or forecast the probable results, but it is
fair to say that with bankiiiK^ conditions strong, com-
mercial credits souml, money easy, inventories normal,
and commodity prices stable the background tor busi-
ness recovery 'fr(mi eith<'r a sharp and short recession
or a mild and loiur depression is stronger than m other

ARE CARTON SALES WHOLESALING?

II K OHIO State Supreme Court has been asked
to decide whether sale of a carton of cigarettes
constitutes a wholesale or retail transaction,
and Nvhether the merchant who sells cigarettes
by the carton should be subject to a wholesale license
tax of $200 a vear, or merely a retail tax of $.")() a year.
The case in question was filed by Ceorge A. Shwer
and William Wagner, auditor and treasurer of Krie
County, Ohio, resj)ectiyely, asking the i\n\v\ to order
tiie record of their case against the Kroger (irocery
& Baking (Vmipany, certified from the Hrie County
Court of Appeals. , .

The motion contends that the testimony m the
case is undisputed, that the sale of a carton of ciga-
rettes is considered a wholesale sale. "Manufacturers
will sell to wholesalers, and wholesalers will sell to
retailers bv the carton," says the brief. 'Mt is very
seldom that containers (fifty cartons) are sold by
wholesalers to retailers. Advertisements of the Kro-
ger Company in evidence, repeatedly otfer lor sale
cartcms of cigarettes."

According to the brief, the Kroger Com])any in
Sandusky, had a retail license, but not a wholesale li-
cense. Therefore, the auditor certitii'd a wholesale tax
to the treasurer for collection, and the treasur«'r pro-
ceeded to c(»lh'ct, whereui)on the company obtained a
permanent iniuncticm in Erie (Vjunty (^mmion Pleas
(^ourt against collection of a wholesale tax, which the
("nurt of Appeals upheld.

SUIT AGAINST LEIDERSDORF COMPANY

Circuit .Imlge diaries L. Aan.iis last week over-
ruled a demurrer of the Lewis Leiderschnf CiL^ar Com-
pany, of Milwaukee, Wis., aiul charges of consi)iring to
restrain trade in violation of Wisconsin anti-trust laws
have been brought against the c(mipany.

It s charged that the Leidersdorf Company m co-
operation with two nationally known cigar companies
have violated the State ant i trust laws.

The concerns menti<»ne<l required one hundred .sev-
enty dealers in the State to handle only the defendants'
products, the State charges. In return, it is alleged
the cigar companies ofTered these dealers a special dis
count.

News from Congress

{Continued from page 12)
The Oovernment close<l its tical year .lune ."'O, last,
with a surplus of $lK4,7H7,();;r), the smallest surplus for
any vear since 1921, the report sh(»ws. Receipts tor
the year totaled $4,0:r,,2r)0,22r), a decline (»f moiv than
n^9 0(K),0(M) from the jireceeding year; expenditures ag
gregate.l $:?,84H,4C):M9(), an increase «»f 5|:2()4.!>4.^..1.).
Inccmie tax collections accounted for $2,:'.:n,0(MMMM),
a«'ainst $2,174,0()(UK)0 in the fiscal year 1!)2H and cus-
toms receipts were $(;():i,()00,0(M). against !i;:)f;!>,(MM),00(»,
and were the secon.l lieaviest in the history (d the couii
try, exceeded only in 1927 when they totale.l nearly
.f(i(M;,0(M),(MM).

pani<- situations. I'nder such conditions business his-
tory <Ioes not reveal sever.' or long-continued de]M-es
^ioils American finance and industry are at least more
strongly entrendu'd to meet tlu' problems presented
than ever before."

MISS REYNOLDS TO WED ON JANUARY 6TH

R. AXI) MRS. JAMES S. DUNN, of Winston-
Salem, N. C, liave announced the engagement
of their niece, Miss Nancy Susan Reynolds, to
Mr. Henry Walker Bagley, of New York Citv,
formerly of Winston-Salem. Miss Reynolds is the
danght(M- of the late R. J. Reynohls, founder of the
R. ,]. Reynolds Tobacco Company.

Miss Reynohls attended Rosemary Hall, at (ireen-
wicli, and has traveled extensively abroad. Miss Mary
Reynolds is a sister, and Mr. R.'j. Reynolds and Mr.
Zachary Smith Reynolds are lier brothers, and all are
heirs to the tremendous fortune built up by their father.

Mr. Zachary Smith Reynolds was married to Miss
Anne Cannon, daughter of a textile manufacturer, at
2 A. M., in York, S. (\, on November Kith. The cere-
mony was ])erforme(l by Probate .Judge (Jeorge I*.
Smith at his home. The bride's father was present at
I he ceremony.

Mr. Bagley lias attended Oglethorpe University
and the University of Virginia, and is at present in the
advertising department of the Conde Nast i)ublications.

The wedding of Miss Reynolds jind Mr. Bagley will
take place in Winston-Salem on January (itli, and'after
an extende(l wedding tri]> the happy couple will make
their home in New York Citv.

MEXICAN CIGARETTES 2>/o CENTS

According to rejiort of Vice Consul Waldo K.
Kailey, production of the five most important cigarette
factories in .Mexico produced api)roximately a half
hillion cigarettes during 1928. The Wvo factories, the
(•Idest of which was established in 1870, represents an
investment of $1,470,000 and employs 200 people.
Skilled labor is plentiful at the low wage of approxi-
mately ten cents an hour.

The output of Mazatlan, which is made from to-
hacco obtained from the State of Nayarit, is consumed
• •iitirely in .Mexico, princii)ally in the West Coast States
of Sinaloa, Sonora and Lower (California, with the ex-
ception of small shipments for consumption of .Mex-
icans in California.

'i'he Chinese po|)ulation consumes very cheap
cigarettes, and it is stated that less than :\ per cent,
of the half million inhabitants of the district are able
lo purchase other than bare necessities, and cigarette
manufacturers must olTer a very cheap product, some-
thing less than 2' J cents United States currency for a
package of twelve cigarettes of the best brand and a
|»ackage (jf twenty cigarettes of a poorer brand for the
same money.

The machiiu'iy u.se<l in .Mazatlan is for the most
part of American make and the cigarette wrappers are
a light brown wheat straw paper imported from the
Ciiited States and a white Italian pr<Mluct.

ALLIANCE TOBACCO INCREASES CAPITAL

The Alliance Tobacco ( 'ompany, of New York City,
has inciea.sed its capitalization from $ir),(MM) to
$2(M),(MM), with the intention of extending its activities
in the tobacco field.

'riie Alliance Company does an import and export
husiiiess in cigarettes.

BEECH NUT TO INCREASE STOCK

Stockholders of the Heech .\ut Packinu: Company
ast week approved an increase in the authorized com-
nion stock from 42r),(MM) shares to 475,(M)0 shares.

PENNSYLVANIA CROP ESTIMATE INCREASED

C(H)RI)IN(jr to a refiort just issued by the Penn-
sylvania Federal-State Crop Reimrtlng Serv-
ice, at Harrisburg, Pa., the preliminary esti-
mate of the Pennsylvania tobacco crop is
almost l,r)()0,000 ijoiinds in excess of the October 1st
forecast. In the binder district the crop is curing
slowly and damage in shed from frost is feared. The
Lancaster County crop is curing nicely and is of good
<iuality, but much is short in leaf. The es1iinat<'d yiehl
of 1210 [)ounds is below average.

The indicated United States yield of tobacco based
on November returns is 7.*i9 [)oun(ls per acre, compared
with the low yield of 727 pounds in 1928, and 779
pounds, the average of the previous ten years. This
moderate increase in average yield, coupled with an
increase in planted acreage, indicate^ a i)roducti()n that
\yill excee(l that of last year by one hundred three mil-
lion pounds. The changes from last year are as fol-
lows: flue cured, 7(;9,000,00() pounds, "compared with
741,00(),0()() p(»iinds in 1928; all fire cured, 1(;8,000,000
pounds, compared with 1 ;i2.,000,000 last vear; light air-
cured, :i24,000,0()0 pounds, compared w"ith 294,000,000
last year; dark air-cured, r)9,000,()00 pounds, compared
with 44,000,000 last year. Of the cigar ty])es, fillers
and wrappers show moderate increases, wliile binders
show a decline of nearly 10,000,000 pounds.

(Quality of tobacco this year is re]>orted at 79.0 per
cent, compared with 74.4 last year. Cigar districts
witli few exceptions show lower <piality than a year ago
The flue-cured and Virginia fire-cured districts show
higher figures for fpiality than in 1928. Excellent (pial-
ity is rej)orted also in the Kentucky and Tennessee fire-
cured districts, while hurley is somewhat lower. The
numl)er of Class A cigars manufactured in September,
329,422,555, is the highest [)roduction for the month in
the last five years.

BOOK OF CUBA IN PREPARATION

The Federation of the Latin Press, created by vir-
tue of an agreement of the "Prensa Latina," which
recently met in Cuba, is now occupied in pre])aring the
"Hook of Cuba." It is to contain an account of the
development of Cuba in all ways, and will include in-
teresting articles on Cuban cigjirs. The book will con-
stitute fine propaganda, as it will circulate among the
twenty nations which took part in the Congress, among
these being several European nations who are good con-
sumers of Cuban tobacco.

The book is to be handsomely bound and the format
will be 10 inches by 14 inches. There are some 400
l)ages, and .'50,000 copies will be the edition. Cuban
tobacco circles will rec<'ive the book with extreme favor.

IMPERIAL TOBACCO COMPANY DIVIDEND

Directors of the Imperial Tobacco C(mi])any of
Canada on Xoveinber 2.5(1 declared the usual linal divi-
dend of 10 cents a share on the jj^o par common stock and
a (juarterly dividend of 8-;:i. The (piarterly dividend is
payable December .'50th to stock of record December
<ith, and the final is payable December .'^Oth to stock of
record December Kith. The (piarterly dividend of 8-V4
cents places the stock on a 7 per cent, annual basis,
compared with (5 per cent, previously paid.

LITHOGRAPHIC MERGER REPORTED

Last week it was reported that negotiations were
in progress for a merger of the United States Printing
and Uithographic Com[)any and the American r^itho-
graphic Company.

16

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Doeombor 1,1 1)29

DEBATE ON TARIFF BILL

(Covt'niuciJ from Paqe f)

"Tlion> arc a imnilHT of itonis iiicludod in tlio
sniidrios st'liodiilo in wliicli tlio t(>l)a('C() industry is in-
tcroslt'd, and as the sundries selunhiU' is tlio vory hist
in tJH' l>ili, no action has lu'cn taken thereon.

"It may he enipliasized at this j)oint that thus
far the Senate, sittinir as a committee of tlie wliole, lias
only been considerinir amendments to the bill ])ro])osed
l)y ihe Senate Finance ( N»mmittee. Items that have not
been amended by the ccmnnittee, as well as any other
amendmcMits that individual Senators may want to in-
troduce, will be taken up after the committee amend-
ments are disposed of.

The Contract Labor Provision

**As reported in our ])revious bulletins, an amend-
ment was ])assed by the Senate some time airo, i)reclud-
iiii,' the iniiM)rtatio'n of any article ])roduced l)y

"a. Convict labor.

'*b. Forced labor.

**c. Indentured labor.
"Tlie third clause would virtually ])recliide the iin-
])ortation (»f Sumatra as well as many other commo«li-
ties, such as rub])er, suirar. tea and many mined articles,
for the reason that the labor employed in connection
therewith in foreijrn countries or cohmies, is what is
usually em])loyed under contracts containinc: prnal

sa)Ntiovs.

'*It is to be noted that the now amendment does
not preclude the emplo>nnent of labor under contract,
but it does preclude the employment of such hibor under
contracts containintr ])enal sanctions provisions— that
is where the employee refusing to work mhj^ht be put
in i>rison or ])hysically ])unished.

•*It is, liowever, confidently ex])Octod that this
<lrastic provision will be remedied before the bill

>»

passes.

The record of the vote on the toi)aeco rates is as

follows:

Senators Who Voted to Retain Present Rate on

AVra])]M'r

Henry J. Allen
John J. Blaine
Sam (r- Bratton
W. E. Brock
Arthur Capper
Royal S. CopelaiKl
James Couzens
l»orter H. Dale
Cliarles S. Deneen
Walter E. Ed^^e
Simeon D. Fess
iiuy J). OofT
Frank L. Greene
Frederick Hale
Pat Harrison
Henry D. Hatfield
Harrv B. Hawes
Carl Havden
Robert B. Howell
Hiram W. Johnson
Wesley L. Jones
Henrv W. Keves
Robert >[. T.a*Follette
Roscoe ('. McCulloch
Tliomas J. Walsh
Kenneth McKellar
Wm. H. McMaster

Tobacco

(R) Kansas

(R) Wisconsin

(D) Xew Mexico

(1)) Tennessee

(R) Kansas

(D) Xew York

(R) Michigan

( R ) Vermont

(R) Illinois

(B) Xew Jersey

(B) Ohio

(B) West Virt^inia

(R) Vermont

(R) Maine

(D) Mississippi

(R) West Virj.riiiia

(D) Missouri

(D) Arizona

(R) Xebraska

(R) Calif(.rnia

(K) Washington

(R) Xew Hampsliire

(R) Wisconsin

(R) Ohio
(D) Montana

(D) Tennessee
(R) South Dakota

CIGAR PRODUCTION AHEAD OF LAST YEAR

LT1I()1'(}H figures just released by the Treas-
ury Department showing production of ci.u:ars,
cifcarettes, etc., for the month of October, 192!).
show a decrease in ci^ar production of more
than 21,000,000 for all classes, fi^nres for the tirst ten
months of the calendar year 1!I2{> sh<>\v an increase in
])ro(luction of more than 10(;,000,000 for all classes.
The increase, however, is all in Class A, which shows
an increase of more than 2;)7,O00,000 cii^ars for the
first ten months of this year, while Classes B, C, D and
E all show substantial decreases in production over the
same ])eriod of last year, which brin«rs the net increase
for all classes to \iM\X^')^)J)'y'^ cigars.

Cigarette ])roduction shows an increase of nearly
12,000,000,000 cii^arettes for the ten months' ])erio(l,
while smokiuir tobacco aiul snuff both show decrea.ses
for the same i>eriod.

Charles L. McXary

(K)

Oregon

(reorire H. Moses

(R)

Xew Hampshire

Peter Xorbeck

(H)

S(»uth Dakota

(Jeorge W. Xorris

(R)

Xebraska

Tasker L. Oddie

(R)

Xevada

I.ee S. Overman

•(D)

Xorth Carolina

Roscoe C. Patterson

(H)

Missouri

Lawrence C. Phipps

(R)

Colorado

Kev Pittman

(D)

Xevada

Arthur R. Robinson

(R)

Indiana

Frederic M. Sackett

(R)

Kentucky

Thomas D. Schall

(R)

Minnesota

Samuel M. Short ridge

(R)

California

F. M. Simmons

(D)

Xorth Carolina

Ellison D. Smith

(D)

S(mth Carolina

Reed Smoot

(H)

Ftah

Daniel F. Steck

(D)

Towa

Hubert D. Ste})hens

(D)

Mississippi

Claude A. Swan son

(D)

Virginia

Elmer Tlumias

(D)

Oklahoma

Artlmr H. Vandenberg

HO

Michigan

David 1. Walsh

(1>)

Massachusetts

Senators Who Voted for

the Increased House Rate

Hugo L. Black

(D)

Alabama

Smith W. Brookhart

(K)

Iowa

Edwin S. Broussard

(D)

Louisiana

Tom Connallv

(I>)

Texas

Bronson M. Cutting

(R)

New Mexico

Duncan V. Fletcher

(D)

Florida

Lvnn J. Frazier

(R)

Xorth Dakota

Walter F. Oeorge

(D)

Georgia

Frederick H. (lillett

(K)

Massachusetts

Otis F. Glenn

(R)

Illinois

IMiillips Lee (Johlsborongh

(R)

Marvland

William J. Harris

(D)

Georgia

Daniel O. Hastings

(R)

Delaware

J. Thomas Heflin

(D)

Ala})ama

Hamilton F. Kean

(H)

Xew Jersey

John B. Kendrick

(D)

Wvominir

(Jerald P. Xye

(R)

X^orth Dakrita

Joseph E. Ransdell

(D)

Louisiana

Morris Shepi)ard

(D)

Texas

Frederick Steiwer

(R)

( )r<'gon

John Thomas

(R)

Idaho

J«»hn <}. Townsend

(R)

Delaware

Park Trammell

(D)

P^'Iorida

Frederic C. Walcott

(H)

ConiK'cticut

Charles W. Waterman

(R)

Colorado

Burton K. Wheeler

m

Montana

December 1, 11)29

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

17

OCTOBER CIGAR PRODUCTION

HE following com) arative data of tax-]>aid
l)roducts indicated by monthly sales of stamps
are obtained from the statement of Internal
Revenue collections for the month of October,
1!)21), and are issued hy the Bureau. (Figures for
October, 192!), are subject to revision until ])ublished
in the annual report ) :

Pnxlurts
(Mgars (large) :

(Mass A

("lass B

October, 193S .Orfohrr, VJ29

Xo. 352,414,890
Xo. 7(J,993,r)9a

(Mass C Xo. 275,98(),()8()

( Mass I) Xo. 18,988,4:)^

( Mass F Xo. 4,9:;r),():u

Total 723,:U8,()5()

(Mgars (small) Xo. 41,2()8,7()7

( Mgarettes (large) Xo. 8(;8,.S(;9

;u;2,-H9,ir)r)

59,989,:Ut)
258,180,790

i(;,4(;(),252

4,(i(il,42{)
701,710,936

37,474,(553
L(M 17,300

(Mgarettes (small) Xo. 9,921,52(),f;23 11,202,293,893

SnulT, manufactured. . .lbs. 3,(;5(;,47(; 3,(;.')(;,874

Tobacco, manufactured. lbs. 31,(;7(),!)28 :50,080,(;40
Note: The above statement does not include tax-
paid products fi-om Porto Hico and the Philippine
Islands. This information is shown in supi)lemental
statement.

Supplement to the September Statement of Tax-Paid

Products
Tax-paid products fiom i*orto Rico for the month
of ( )ctober:

Prttflurfs Octoljcr, 1028 . October, 1029

( igars (large) :

(Mass A Xo.

(Mass B Xo.

(Mass (' Xo.

( Mass I) Xo.

( Mass V\ Xo.

i:;,2(;8,()(;5

753,950
3,084,510

Total 17,1(K;,525

ll,19(;,940

319,500

1,78.3,5!)0

15,2(K)

1,0(K)

13,31(),230

(Mgars (small) Xo. 1,040,(K)0 1,000,000

( Mgarettes (large) Xo. 500,000 425,8(K)

(Mgarettes (small) Xo. 55,290 140,820

Tax-])aid products from the Philippine Islands for
the month of ( )ctoher :

I'm,/ nets October, 192s . October, 1929

( Mgars (large) :

(Mass A Xo.

( Mass H Xo.

( Mass ( ' .\o.

(Mass D Xo.

(Mass E Xu.

Total

1(J,8(;8,220

11(1,82(1
1,1(M)
2,600

18,24:m(;5

228,0f)7
97,302
1,550
4,020

17,341.(199 18,574,134

«1,;K)0

90

377,080
309

( Mgarettes (small ) Xo.

M'obacco, manufactured. lbs.

Xotk: (Quantities of tax-paid proilucts shown in
above statements are indicated by stamp sales for the
month.
Supplement to the October Statement of Internal

Revenue Collections

First four mouths
Fiscal if( ar
Objects of Tavatiitu 1929 19.W

I'obacco manufactures :

(Mgars $8,738,934.80 $8,541,712.95

( Mgarettes 1 18,22(i,75f).51 129,(;52,3(;5.59

Snutr 2,:i59,(;9!).(;i 2,3!)7,48!).28

Tobacco, chewing and

smoking 21,448,087.39 21,575,105.28

M£m^iliyiltyM2MZng2Ei^»IMll^li^

Classilied Column

The rate for this column is three cents (3c.) a word, with
a minimum charge of seventy-five cents (75c.) payable
strictly in advance.

igMM3ima£^!?f«it?i!iy>ft?^\tM{i^^

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either private brands or the firm's own brands. Address Box
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HOLLYWOOD MAKING CIGARS FOR WOMEN

ARK LICKTKH, a Hollywood tohaccoiiist, last
week placed on the market a eii^ar mamit'ae-
tured especially for the ladies, and states that
he decide<l to do so hecause of the [lersistent
demand for such a ci^ar. Althoiif.ch the cii^ar is much
smaller and daintier than that made for the masculine
smoker, it is a cij^ar nevertheless, and the manufac-
turer states that orders for this type of cipir are stead-
ily piling: up from female addicts of the weed who are
no longer satistied with cijj^arettes, advertising claims
to tlie contiary notwithstanding.

To one Hollywood notable — Kui)ert Iluii^hes —
there is nothiiii^ to ^et excited about in this develop-
ment. Hujjfhes, whose short story, '*The Woman AVho
Smoked Cigars," shouhl make him some sort of an
authority on the subject, says that he knows quite a
few women who like a ^ood ci^ar.

"As 1 see it, there is no moral issue involved. It
must be remembered that (Jeor^e Washington's mother
smoked her i)ipe with relish, and that many a beniufu
old lady in the mountain regions has enjoyed her pipe
for vears with no ill results to herself or anv one else,"
said Mr. Hughes.

NOVOTNY A VISITOR

Arthur L. Xovotny, of Novotny's Smoke Shop,
Xew York City, importers of cigarettes and smokers'
articles, was a visitor in Philadelphia last week.

18

49lh vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Decem])or 1, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association
Registration Bureau, ^^iVyo^^^m

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective April 1, 1916.

llegistratioii, (see Note A), $5.00
Search, (see Note B), 1.00

Transfer, 2.00

Duplicate Certificate, 2.00

Note A— An allowance of $2 will be made to memberi of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B— If I report on a search of a title necestitatei the reporting of more
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an additional charge of One
Dollar ($1.00) will be made. If it necessitates the rcportina of more than twenty
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- (31), an additional charge of Two DoUara
(^.00) will be made and so an aoditional charge of One Dollar (91-00) wiU Oe
made for every ten (lOj additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

BELCREST: — 45.611. For cigars, toliacco and cigarettes. Novem-

l)(.r 1^'. V>29. A. Siegel & Suns. Inc.. .\ew York, N. V.
OLD EAST:— 45.612. For all tobacco products. November 21, 1929.

(icorge Solilegel. Inc., New York. N. ^.
M. & A. FRESH ROLLED PERFECTOS:— 45,613. For cigars.

.\.ivtnil)ir 22. 1*^29. Ma>tcri>iece *. igar Co.. Crand Rapids. Mich.
MELVALE: — 45,607. For cigar>. cigarettes, cheroots and tobacco.

.\\)veniher 6. 1929. W illiani lioucher & Sons, I'.altimore. Md.
DALY'S SEVENTEEN:— 45.608. lor cigars. November 14, 1929.

Thomas J. Daly, Lanxlownc. I'a.
HAND MATE: — 45.609. I'or all tobacco products. November 15,

1929. ("leorge \\ . Helnie to.. Inc., .New York. N. Y.

TRANSFERS

L'AIGLON:— 45,610 (The Irade-.Mark Record). For cigars, ciga-
rettes and tol)acco. Registered October 11, 1900. by Chas. A. KruU.
I'hiladelphia. I'a. Transferred to John H. Witter. Newmanstown,
I'a.. and re-transferred by Henrietta Witter, Administratrix for
lohn H. Witter to Hehn >iever & Company. Manila. 1'. 1.. Novem-
'her 11. 1929.

RETOLD:— 45,590 (T. M. A.). For all t.>bacco products. Regis-
tered September 24. 1929. bv (ieorge Schlegel. Inc.. New \ork,
N. Y. Transferred to W . H. Svnder & Son, Windsor. Pa., Novem-
ber 19, 1929.

LICORICE PRODUCES FIRE EXTINGUISHER

CCOKDlXd 1<» icHH'iit amumiKMnu'iit, modem
flK'mi.stry lias piTt'ormcMl anotluT miiaclc

Hunts of tlio licorice i>laiit, rcirardcd as
waste material, were removed, have heeii found
V) have very important uses.

These new discoveries were made in the labora-
tories of MacAnthews & Forbes Company, Camden,
worhl's lar^'est manufacturers of lictnice and its hy-
l>ro<lucts.

Fnan the roots have c<>me an important hre ex-
tinguisher antl an insulatintr hoard. The former will
smother the stuhhoriiest kind of fires, namely, tlio.se
found in irasoline and oil tanks. It is caUed "Fire
Foam Liquid." The insulatin^^ hoard has been nam<'<l

"Mafte.x." ^ . ,

Much of the e-edit for discoverintr the une.x] doited
properties of the li'-orice roots is ^nven to Dr. Percy A.
Houseman, chief chemist of .MacAndrews A: Forbes
Companv.

Formerly it was the haWt of the company to clean
and then .stpieeze the juices fr(mi the roots. Then the
residue was discarded or burned. Dr. Houseman found
that through boiliiiir the discard tin* lire-fi^ditiiiK \'u\\ud
was formed. The remainder was treated and box-
Itoard, or insulating boanl, resulted.

WitJiin the past nmnths MacAndrews & FoHk's
have ])laced on the market a ih'W cou^di medicine, " Li-
colin," which has a ba.se irenuine licorice. H is jxiinted
out that pure licorice has a iMJUeftcial ettect on the di-
gestive syslem.

In commenting on licorice and its early history
Dr. Houseman said:

"( )iie of the earliest edible plants of which we have
record is the licorice plant, a weed that grows in great
profusion in the region identified with the biblical 'Gar-
tlen of Fden.' Assyrian tablets record in hieroglyphics
the virtues of a decoction of licorice root ami to this day
the Chinese use large (juantities of licorice to keep
their bodies supple, to increase their endurance tind
to enable them to become 'old in years without aging
the body.' The (J reeks and Romans were alive to the
value of licorice and there are records of it being
jircscribed as a tonic for the Caesars by their personal
pliysieians.

"Enormous (luantities of licorice root are now
gathered l)y thoui^ands of peasants from Madrid to
Hagilad ancl from the Volga to the Nile and sent to
America, where it is extracted to provide an imiiortant
])liarmaceutical article, as well as being an indispen-
.sable flavoring material for the tobacco trade and a
health-giving ingredient of confectionery.

"One would think," continued Dr. Houseman,
"that a weed could be exi)ected to perform no more
service to mankind than supplying the three industries
mentioned; yet modern scientilic research has won
from the lowly licorice root a whole series of commer-
cially valuable conmiodities.

"After the licorice extract has been removed from
the root there is left a fiber which resembles the tan
l)ark made familiar by the circus ring. This "sj)ent"
licorice root on boiling with soda yields a comiM)und
which has literally saved millions of dollars as an effi-
cient agent for extinguishing fires. This extract of
spent licorice root has a i)lienomenal property of foam-
ing when mixed with baking soda and alum, and it is
this foam which smothers any burning surface on which
it is si)read. Oil fires, which are particularly diflicult
to tight, succumi) immediately to the licorice foam

blanket.

"Still the scientist was not satisfied. I rged tor-
ward bv 'a diviu" discontent,' he determined t(> make
licorice* root match the story of the ccmiplete utilization
of the pig — excejit the '.stjueal.'

"Turning to the licorice root fiber from which he
had taken the licorice and the fire extinguishing com-
|H»und, he discovert d that it made a boxboard which was
much t<»uglier than that in common use.

"Finallv it was discovered that the licori<e filier,
besides having unusual strength, was a remarkable in-
^ulator against heat antl souml. S(. was found a new
instrument for the builder."

CUBA MAY TAX CIGAR LIGHTERS

A bill has l)een introduced in the Legislature in
Cuba imposing a tax of one dollar on every cigar
lighter sold in that country, alleging that the impor-
tation of automatic lighters is ruining the match m-

dustrv there.

Several thousaiul lighters have recently l)een im-
)»orted bv manufacturers there to be given away at
Christmas time as advertisements for the intlividual

fiims- . . 1 -11 4 4*

I*resumablv, the new law, it ])assed, will not a!

feet these ligliters, as they are to be given away, and
n(»t sold. The match iinlustry is of importance to
Cuba, asith' from the employment it gives to many men
and women, ]>ecau.se the tax on matches, along with
that on alcohol, was created in 1!MU to furni.sh inter-
est antl sinking fund for Cuba's first great hmn, $:^),
(KXMHM), which was used to pay ofT the Cuban Army
of Liberation.

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Volume 49

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Number 24

Established 1881

TOBACCO WORLD CORPORATION

Publishers

Hobart Bishop Hankins, President and Treasurer

Gerald B. Hankins, Secretary

Published on the 1st and 15th of each month at 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia, Pa.
Entered as second-class mail matter, December 22, 1909, at the Post Office, Philadelphia, Pa., under the Act of March 3, 1879.

$2.00 a Year

PHILADELPHIA, DECEMBER 15, 1929

Foreign $3.50

CIGARETTE PRICE WAR BREAKS ANEW

KTAIL cigarette i)riees dropped to new lows on
Thursdav of last week when the country's lead-
ing distril)utors announced a drastic step in
the price war which has t)een goinjj: on under
cover since Octolx'r 7th, when higher retail jirices were
in order as a sequel to an increase in wholesale rates.

United Cigar Stores Company took the initiative
in the newest price-cutting move by announcing a slash
of three cents a package, to twelve cents. The Great
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company, which has contin-
ue<l to sell the i)oi)ular brands at two packages for a
(piarter since the raise in wholesak' prices, promptly
announced that the new price would be met.

The Schulte Stores, which have maintained the
two-for-a-quarter price along with the (ireat Atlantic
and Pacific stores and cut-rate tobacco anil drug stores,
despite the increase in other quarters, is maintaining
the two-for-a-quarter price.

Officials of the interests concerned admitted that
the new retail prices were suicitlal so far as profits
were concerned, and will mean that the country's ciga-
rette business, asi<le from manufacturing and wholesal-
ing, had gone to a basis of cost or Ix'low.

The Kroger (irocery and Haking Comj)any, an-
other large retailer of cigarettes, announced that it
would maintain present prices on the popular brands,
thirteen cents straight.

The Liggett Drug Stores announced a price of
twelve cents per package; three packages for thirty-
live cents, and a carton for $1.1.'>, and state that these
prices are the lowest prevailing in the industry.

The Liggett Drug Stores also issued the following
statement : "(M-asionally — sometimes from a desire to
sacrifice legitimate business for advertising purposes,
sometimes from a desire to grasp and secure control of
the business of others — large retail concerns cut prices
<»n popular items to a figure which leaves no living
margin or profit to the average dealer, nor to them-
selves.

"A cut-rate war has iK'en started, and is lK*ing
waged by several large retail concerns at the present
time. The IJggett Drug Stores have always oiierated
their Imsiness on the soun<l princijile of selling mer-
chandise of high quality at reasonable prices, yielding
a fair margin of profit to the owners of the business.

"liut we do not propose to have our legitimate
l)usiness diverted to others through such cut-price
methods. With our large chain of nearly ()(H> stores,
our buying power is e<|ual to that of any corporation in
the country, and should we permit this i>ernicious prac-
tice to continue unchallenged, our Imsiness, and that of
all other legit inuite merchants will suffer.

'*\Ve will not allow our stores to be undersold by
any such tactics, or for any such purpose as described."

(Continued on page 17)

CHARLES DUSHKIND REPRESENTS T. M. A. AT
HOOVER INDUSTRIAL CONFERENCE

EPHP:SKXTL\G the Tobacco Industry at the
Hoover Business Conference held at the U. S.
<'ommerce Chamber, Charles Dushkind, coun-
sel and managing director of the Tobacco
Merchants' Association of the United States, said
in his report to the Conference: "That there has
been no signs of and recession in the tobacco industry.
On the contrary, the industry is not only continuing its
usual j)rogress, but the increase in consumption of to-
bacco j>roducts in the last six months ending October
.'ilst, as rellected by the Internal Ki'venue taxes paid,
amounts to 1>.5!) per cent, over the corresponding period
of 1I)2S, when a gain of 7.48 ix'r cent, over 1927 Avas
registered."

"These figures were computed from the officially
reported Internal Revenue taxes paid to the Govern-
ment for tlie reason that with the tax rates on the vari-
ous tyiK's of tobacco products being fixed and station-
ary, the taxes ])aid to the (iovernment must, of course,
accurately reflect the volume of business."

"The Internal Kvvenue figures show that in the
last six months eiuling Octol)er .'Ust the taxes paid on
tol>acco pro(Uicts amounted to $244,()L''J,4i)4.25 as com-
pared with $22.'J,21(i,.'?97.02 in the corresponding six
nn)nths in 1!>*J8. Furthermore, that according to the
tax payment the business in the last six months has not
only registered a substantial gain each and every month
over and al)ove the corresponding month in 1928 as it,
in fact, registeri'd like increases in the preceding
months, but that the very gain for the six months is
2H.S7 per cent, higher than the gain made in the same
period of WYIH over the corresi)onding period of 1927."

"That judging from the demands for holiday
goods, coupled with the fact that the business is con-
tinuing to this very day its steady growth at the high
rate attained in the current year, there seems to be an
unmistakable indication that in the next six months the
tobacco business will continue its normal volume with
an undiminished rate of increase over and al>oye the
corresponding period of this year."

COOLEY MADE B. & W. PITTSBURGH MANAGER

II. ,]. Cooley, who has been associated with the
Albany, New York, (»ffices of the Brown & AVilliamson
Tobacco Corporation for some time, has been made
division manager of the Pittsburgh district, to succeed
J), K. Burton, who recently resigned.

.Mr. Cooley, has also ]>ut in some splendid work
for the Brown & Williamson Corporation, in New York
and Boston, before his connection with the Albany
ofhce, and it is antici|)ated that '*Sir Walter Raleigh"
smoking tol)acco and "Raleigh" cigarettes will con-
tinue to show a .steady increase in his new territory,
where these bran<Is are already eiijoying a splendid
distribution.

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

DtH'i'nilKT IT), V.)2\)

DcccmlxT If), 1921)

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

UNION TOBACCO MEETING DECEMBER 20

MKKTINC (»1* the stockluildcrs of \\w lulon
Tt)l»acco Company has hccii calU"*! t'«)r Di'ccm-
hvv -Jnth, at 7 West TiMith StriH't, Wilniia.irton,
Del., t'oi- the purpox' of votinir •>)! a proposal
of the AnuMu'aii Tobacco ('oini)any, wlieivhy the rmoii
Tolmeeo ('oni])aiiy will irive up control of four brands of
ciirarettes and six bi-ands of sniokinu' tol)acco. A U'tter
addressed to stockholders of the ('t»mpany reads as
follows :

"Your company has l)een sellinL"- certain brands of
cigarettes and tobacco under h'ase from the American
Tobacco Company. The American Tobacco Company
now asserts that the lease has been broken and that it
has a ritrht to recai)ture the brands and !«> recover dam-
aires from vour company. V<>ur comi)any has bciriin a
suit to ])revent thi^^ recapture. Since the beirinnintr of
the lititratioH the American Tobacco Comjiany has ])ro-
luKsi'd a way of settlement that it ix'wv up its claim for
damaires and that your company irive u]) the brands. A
special meeting' of tlu' stockhtthlers of your company
has been called to V(»te upon the acceptance of this pro-
posal.

"The manairt'ment of your comjtany reconnnends
that vou vote in favor of the accej.tance of the ]»ro])osal.
The lease from tlu- American Tobacco Comi>any is an
extremely burdensome one. Your company has con-
ducted business undei" it at a heavy loss and, in the
jud^nnent of your <lirectors, there is no likelihood in the
future of earnintr anythiuir under the h'ase either for
Class A or c<»mm(»n "stock. On the conti-ary, there is
everv likelih(»od that c<»ntinued operation under the
lease will be at a lo^s and will dissipate remaininir as-
sets which your company n<»w holds for its stockholders'
account, and this «!issipati<»n will be increjise«l by the
heavv costs of the litiiration which i> now in pr(»^n-ess.
Tliere is also a danirer (by attemptinir to continue oper-
ations under the lease) of incurrintr heavy damai^es by
failure to ])erform.

"A more detaile<l statement of the nature of the
])roposed settlement, of the assets held by your coni-
])any outsid*- the American Tobacco ('ompany lease,
and of the reasons why the boai'd believes that an ac-
ceptance of the ])»-oposed setth'nient i- in your best
interests is containe(l in the followimr appendix.

Cnufiuiir'l on l'(tff( J'l.

F. T. C. MAY INVESTIGATE PRICE CUT

AST Saturday, Ben (iorlit/er, i>resi(lent of the
Independent IJetail Tobacconists' Association
of American, Incori»orated, said that the Fed-
eral Trade Commission would be asked to in-
vestiii:ate the cuttinir of ciirarette prices by the Cnited
Cii::ar Stores Company and other chain stores. .Mi'.
(bMlitzer asserted that it was impossible to sell cii^^ar-
ettes at a prolit at the reduci'd prices and that the pur-
],ose of the price war was to force independent dealers
out of business.

lie further stated that in the last six months m<»re
retail tobacconists had faile<l than in the preceding'
ten years. He pointed (.ut also that the leadiui.^ chain-
store tobacco comitanies had passed their dividends.

"The renewed cut-i)rice war on popular cip»r-
ettes," he said, "airain serves to emi>hasi/e the neces-
sity for concerted action on the ].art of indeiu'udent
iiealers in maintaining^ standard prices. The futility
of anv attempt oi the part of indejiendeiit dealers to
meet such disastrous and unwarranted comi»etition is
too apparent to ixo into detail here.

"Ci^^arettes f(»rm iiearlv I'ii^dity-tive ]>er cent, ot
our ^n-oss .sales, nid the attempt to sell at the reduced
prices wouhl meai> a territic loss.

"There is only one answer, and that is to maintain
l>resent prices. To do otherwise means the virtual
elimination of the independent dealers. The independ-
ent dealers must stan<l to^^ether and make a ti^dit."

David A. Schiilte issued a statement, in which he
1, .iterated that the demoralized ccuiditions in the retail
1,,bacco tiehl musi be correcte<l by the manufacturers.
Mr Schulte ex]>n'sses the view that the tact that
citrarettes are sellinir at a level which atVords nn ynoiW
tcTthe retailers will awake public consciousness and
aliiTii the consumers on the side of those from whom
they purchase cigarettes.

• Meanwhile there were no further chan^^es in price
aniK.unced bv retailers, virtually all of the chains and
cut-rate <leaiers conformintr to the tw»'lve-cent ]»riee
Irvel initiate.l bv I niti'd Ci^ar Stores, latcirett's Drui,'
Stores record.ed* the "bottom i.rice" for cart. mis ot the
popular brands ai $l.i:i, comi.ared with ^\.VJ lor the
(ireat Atlantic and i»acilic T.-a ( omi.aiiy, and $1.J(>
for the rnite<l.

{Continued on Page 17)

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Assure uniform, high-qualit)' bunches equal to hand
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Save stock, labor and production costs.

Cause smoother running with lower upkeep costs.

Assure perfect lubrication, resulting in less wear and
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THE Model T Universal is now built with exclusive stock and labor-saving features
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cigars. It is made with (or without) Suction Binder Table and with (or without) an in-
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ith Two Folding

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easy to operate and handle; requires
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I

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Bocomhor 15, 1929

WEBSTER EISENLOHR NET INCREASES

i:iM)RT of Wi'bstor-Eiseiilohr, Inc<)n)<)ratcHl,
for till' iiiiio montlis oikUhI Sei)ti'mh('r i»n, V.Y2\),
sl](»\vs uv\ iiK'onu*, after sclliiiK, gi'iioral and
mist't'llaneous t'X]u>iis(»s and tax rcsorvf, of
$404,040, an incroasi' of ^-JT.'MlOi;. For tlio (jimrtor
endod Sopti'mlu'r HO, tlic ni't income was $1()(),H7S, as
compared with $70,ir)-J for the same i)eriod hist yejir.

.Josei)h F. (^uUman, .Ir., presiih'iit, in commentm^^
npon the earnings, said: "In view of m-ent chanire
in manairement and consetpient hick of opportunity
to investigate thovonirhly the condition of the comimny,
it is impossi])le to cU'termine at this time wliat adjnst-
mcnts mav liave ti) he ma(U' in inventory or otlier items,
Init, as it will he the j)olicy of this management to main-
tain its inventory and other assets at extremely con-
sen'ative levels, it seems entirely })rohahle that the ad-
instments to he made at the end' of the year will mate-
rially reduce the earnings helow those indicated hy the
statement. I helieve, however, it can he safely assumed
that these adjustments will not reduce the net earnings
of the year helow the i)referred dividend rocjuire-
ments/'

])a

SAM PALEY ON WINTER VACATION

Sam Palev, presi<lent of the Congress Cigar Com-
,.anv, left last' week for Southern California, where he
wiirsi)end his winter vacation. Mr. I*aley stopped olT
at Hot S|)rings, Ark., enroute to California, for a short

visit. ^,

(). M. Carmichael, of West Palm Beach, Fla., was a
recent visitor at "La Falina" headcpiarters and re-
])orted that the holiday demand in his territory was
i)eyoinl all expectj»tions.

G. H. P. CONFERENCE

Final ])lans are rapidly being completed for the
annual conferenc<' of sales and executive forces of the
(i. H. P. Cigar Company, which will he hehl this year
at the Benjamin Franklin Hotel, December 27th to
30th inclusive.

This annual event is well balanced with business
and pleasure, and is eagerly awaited by the sales and
executive forces.

E. S. THOMPSON A VISITOR

:. S. Thompson, well-known cigar broker, of
_ ^)a, Fla., was a recent visitor in Philadelphia, visit-
ing the H'tail and jobbing trade in the interest cif his
l)rand, "Champ Clark".

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BAYUK VISITOR

KKCFXT visitor at Bayuk headipiarters at
Ninth Stieet and Columbia Avenue, was J. P.
(liven, territorial manager, of Buffalo, X. Y.
Mr. (iivn was conferring with sales manager,
A. Jcjseph Xewmaii, on shipments to his territory for
the holidav trade.

B. W.'Burnside, who has been in Pittsburgh, assist-
ing the X. Kice Cigar Company, in a sales campaign on
Bayuk products in that territory, has returned to head-
quarters, reporting highly satisfactory results. Offi-
cials of the Company expect a record-breaking business
during the holiday season this year.

OLD TIME CIGAR MAN DEAD

Mahlon Xewton Fox, well-known in retail cigar
circles here for more than fifty years, passed a\yay at
iiis late residence in Hyland Park, and was buried on
Thanksgiving Day.

Mr. Fox entered the retail cigar business about
fiftv vears iigo, when he o])ened a store at Seventh and
Market Streets, and later he also opened a store at
Eleventh and Markt't Streets. Later Mr. Fox Ix'came
associated with the firm (»f E. Bradford Clark & ( o.,
hiLdi grade grocers, and his most recent c(mnection
was with Vahn & McDonnell, in their Wich'uer Buihling
store. Mr. Fox retired from active business a few
years ago.

BOWLERS HOLD DANCE

The Cigar Manufacturers Bowling TiCague hehl
their annual <lance at Turner's Hall on Fri«hiy evening,
marking the close of the first half of the ID'JO-IIKW)
season.

The standing of the teams at the beginning of the

second half is as follows:

Bavuk Phdlies .T-J

Dutch Masters X>r)0

Cinco .<iO<)

Harvester ••'<«^

El Producto .-'yiS

Bayuk Havana Hibbon .450

Cremo ••^'•^

Chancellor -l^W^

SCHULTE UNITED SALES INCREASING

Schulte-I'nitcd Five-Cent to a Dollar Stores^ In-
corporated, report sales for Xovember totaling $2,786,-
833. Octolier sales amount (n1 to $2,227,07:J.

December 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

Judges of Quality

'One thing you can say for the
men — they know a good smoke.

Their judgment has made
Camels the most popular ciga-
rette in the United States.

ame

CIGARETTES

G 1929. R. J. Rrynolds Tobacco
C«Hpan7, Winston -Salrai^ tL C*

8

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Doeenibor 15, 1929

New5 From Congress

'iXND

Fe D E R A L

Departments

()X(}KKSSK)XAL action leading' to the estab-
lishmont of a parcel post convention with Cnha
aijrain is strons^lv rccommcMKk'd ])v the Post-
master (Jcncral in liis annnal report, jnst sub-
mitted to Congress. This can only be accomplished,
it is i)ointed out, by repeal of tFie law restricting^ the
importation of cijjrars and cigarettes.

A tentative j)arcel j)ost arrangement was entered
into several years ago, with a condition that it should
become })ermanent when Congress rejiealed this law,
which action was to be taken within a certain time.
Congress failed to enact the necessary legislation and
the agreement lapsed.

*'Cuba continues to be practically the only country
in the world with which we are unable to effect i)arcel
post arrjingements," Postmaster (Jeneral Brown })oint8
out. "This is due to the failure of Congress to repeal
the old law prohibiting the importation of cigars and
cigarettes in (puintlties of less than .■>(HHI to the i)ackago.
Cuba contends that this legislation, which was enacted
many years ago to prevent snuiggling and is no longer
necessary, dejjrives that country of any reciprocal bene-
fit from an exchange of parcel post, and thus the re-
mainder of our industries are jienalized by the contin-
uance of a measure that is of very doubtful benefit, even
to our tobacco interests.

**This department and tlie Treasury Department
have repeatedly riH-ommended re])eal of this law, and
it wouhi greatly ^erve American business if Congress
woidd take such action at the coming session, and thus
make it ])ossible for our exporters to enter the Cul)an
market on an e<piality with tho.se of other countries."

Flexible Provisions For Income Tax

The principle of a th'xible tjix rate in income tax
reductiiiii afTecting individual and corporate tax rates,
which is carried in the pen<ling tax reduction program,
may prove to be the ])est way of <lealing with tax legis-
lation it is suggested by Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon in his annual report, just submitted to Congress.

*' Aside from introducing into our revenue system
tlie principle of a flexible rate which Congress after
further experience and consideration may well decide
to adopt permanently," the Secretary comments, "the
proposed program applies the maj(»r j)art of the re-
duction along the very lines that Congress would prob-
ably follow in a jx'rmanent revenue revision. It dis-
tributes the benefits as widely as possible and wliile
giving all income taxpayers some measure of relief
favors those of mederate incomes."

Secretary Mellon recommended tlie lowering of
the normal tax rate on individuals by one per cent
and reducing the corporation tax to eleven per cent.

From our tVASH in gton Bureau 622Albee Building

This legislation, he conteialed, is not of a radical char-
acter, relating as it does only to the taxes for 1929.

Congress may determine at the exj)iration of a
year, after a study of the revenue prospects, whether
it is advisable to make such legislation iR'rmanent or
draw up a new scale of rates. If that body feels, how-
ever, that rates in effect prior to 192!) will best serve
the future interest of the country, it need take no legis-
lative action, which wjuld automat ically restore the
old rates to effect.

The report on the condition of the Treasury at
ch)se of the fiscal year, .lune .*U), last, is as follows:
Surplus, $184,787,0.*>r), the smallest for any year since
1921. Keceipts for the year totaled $4,U:J3,250,225, a
<lecline of more than $9,(H)0,(K)() from the \)revious year;
expenditures, $.'J,84S,4().*i,l!H), repiesenting an increase
4)f $2{)4,94.S,.*nr). Income tax collection amounted to
$2,;i:n, 000,000 against $2,174,000,000 in the fiscal year
192H and customs receipts were $(50.* 5, 000,000 against
$.")()• >,000,000, and were the second largest in the history
of this count IV. Vhv high mark was in 1!>27, when thev
totaled almost $()(!( ;,000,000.

Government Expenses Less

Initial appropriations for the ojH'ration of the
(lovernment (luring the fiscal vear which In'gins ,Iulv 1,
next, will total $4,r)!H),9ir),80H, it is disclose<l by 'the
anmnd budget jus; submitted to Congress bv President
Hoover. This'is nearly $120,(HI0,(MM) less t'han the ap-
}>roi)riations so fai* nnide for the curicnt year, but does
not include any ai)j)ropiiation for the revolving loan
fuiul of the Federal Farm Board.

In view of the fact that the Innlget is so close to
the total appropriations made i'm tliis year, it is highly
probable that the expenses of the Fed<'ral (Jovernment
during the fiscal Near KKJl will be coutiiUerably higher
than for the present year.

Among the items carried in the budget are $(190,000
for the Boar<l of Tax Appeals, compared with present
ap|»ropriations of $(>(».),H(i:{; $1,4.'>7,4(!0 foi- the Fe<leral
Tra«le Commission, against $1,277, 7()0; $H2r),000 for the
TaritT ('(mnnission, against $7H!MM)0; $ 1 (I.'), OHH, .')(»; for
the Department of Agriculture, against $ir)r),729,990;
$r)2,.'{S2,270 for the l)(*|)artmeiit of Commerce, against
$:)H,79r),(;09 ; $;{04,:;02,:!47 for the interior Department,
against $;U I,:J4(;,07r); $.'12,017,292 for tlu' Department
v\' Justice, against $27,9:{7,:J70; $12,219,770 for the De-
partment of Labor against $10,774,4::O: $:'.S(),:{92,r)2()
lor the Xavy Department against $;{(;2,o(;i,247 ; $8:i8,-
!»70,r)77 for the i'ost < )nice Dejjartment, against $818,-
2:r),72r); $17,2;?8,(;r)9 for the state Department, against
$14,7!U,94r); $;U8,i07,(MM) f(.r the Treasury Department,
against $:U2,(;:n,7ir): and $4(;(i,(;2(;,:5:52 for the War De-
partment against $4(>.*l,4r)2,777.

(Continued on Page 18)

Dccem])er 15, 192!)

Say Ton Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

9

AN ANCIENT PREJUDICE
HAS BEEN REMOVED

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Justice is no longer dispensed
by ignorant and individual
domination. Another ancient
prejudice stands convicted by
AMERICAN JNTELLI-
CENCE which insists that a
jury^ "twelve good men, tried
and true" decide the facts.

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© 1929, The American Tobacco Co.. Mfrt.

•TOASTING DID IT"—

Qone ic hat ancient prejudice against cigarettes
— Progress has been made. We removed the
prejudice against cigarettes when we removed
from the tobaccos harmful corrosive acrids {pun-
gent irritants) present in cigarettes manufac-
tured in the old fashioned way. Thus **TOAST-
INC* has destroyed that ancient prejudice
against cigarette smoking by men and by women,

"It's toasted"

No Throat Irritation-No Cough.

10

49th year

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

December 15, 1929

ALEIGHSat twenty cents couldn't
please more people— or please any
people more— even if they cost
twenty dollars.

BROWN & WILLIAMSON TOBACCO CORPORATION Uuhnlle, Kentucky

CULLMAN AND SMITH AGAIN ASSOCIATES

AVhen former Governor Alfred E. Smith was re-
cently elected chairman of the board of the County
Trust (Vmipanv, of New York City, he became as-
sociated with Howard S. Cullman, well known leat to-
bacco dealer of New York city, for the third time.

Mr Cullman was chairman of the campaign com-
mittee at the time Mr. Smith was elected Governor of
New York State, also chairman of the Finance Com-
mittee of the National Democratic Committee at the
last presidential election, and he is also a member of
the executive committee of the County Trust Company.

KEOGER PAYS 5 PER CENT. IN STOCK
The board of directors of the Kroger Grocery and
Baking (^om]>anv, on Thursday declared a common
stock dividend of o i)er cent, on the common stock of
the companv. The dividend is payable as follows:
Two per cent. January 11th to stockholders of record
December 21st; one ])er cent. March 1st to stockholders
of record February lOtli : one per cent. June 2d to stock-
holders of record May 10th, and <»ne per cent. Septem-
ber 1st to stockholders of record August 21st. The
Kroger Grocery and Baking Company retails a large
quantity of cigarettes.

CONGRESS CIGAR EXTRA

The board of directors of the Congre'Js Cigar Com-
pany has declared an extra divid.'nd of twenty-five
cents, and the regular (piarterly dividend of $1.2.') a
share. Both divi<lends are i)ayable January 2d to
stockholders of record December 14th. This is the
same extra dis])ursement as was made in the previous
quarter, which is ami)le i)roof that '*La Palina" cigars
are, and have, "ma<le goo<l.**

GOUCHER LIFTS SMOKING BAND

Smoking has become so common among girls that
Goucher < 'ollege on last Friday lifte<l the ban against
students smoking in juiblic places.

An announcement from the college explained the
reason for the move initiated by the student council and
approved by the entire college authorities. Smoking
will l)e permitted in tearooms apprr)ve(l l)y the college
and a smoking room in a <lormitory will l)e fitted up.
Students had been allowed to smoke at the home of
friends, but smokirg in the dormitories or in tearooms
or other public places had been forbidden.

OLD GOLD TO BROADCAST HITS FROM "SONS

0' GUNS"

up: ''Old Gold"— Paul Whiteman Orchestra on
next Tuesday, December 17th, will mark an-
other memorable radio event in the first ap-
pearance on the air of Mary Margaret Owens
who is now busily engaged on the coast in the ''talkies."
In addition*to this celebrity will be heard for the
first time over the air hits from the new Connelly and
Swanstrom musical comedy "Sons O' Guns." This
is a special courtesy release to Paul Whiteman as this
show will not pernait any of its numbers to be broad-
cast for sometime to come. .„ «.

Among the new tunes which "Old Gold" will offer
are, "You're Responsible," "AVith You With Me,"
"Tanned Legs" and "Blue Eyes Get Red Ready for

IjOve."

The ix)pular Paul AVhiteman Rhythm Boys will
again be on the program as well as Mildred Bailey, con-
tralto, Bing Crosby, baritone, Jack Fulton and Al

Rinker.

The comi)lete program follows:

1. "Liza"— Trio.

"Red Hot and Blue Rhytlim— Rhythm Boys.

2. "I'm AValking with Moonheams"— Bailey.
*«^Vliv"— Crosby.

"I Could Do It for You."

3. 'M)iane"—AValtz— Fulton.

4. "You're Responsible"— Crosby.
"AVith You with Me"— Bailey.
"Tanned Legs"— Rhythm Boys.

5. "Not A."

"Blue Eves Get Red Ready for Love."

6. "Show Boat Medley."

1. "Old Man River."
"Only Make Believe."
"Can't Help Lovin' That Man."
"AVhv Do I Love You?"
"Bi'L"
„. "Old Man River."
A Night of llai)piness"— Crosby.
■A Shi]) AYithout a Sail"— Bailey.
'Sittingby the Window."
"Plo(Uiing Along— Rinker, soloist.
"Some Sweet Day."

3.
4.
5.

6.

8.

MORROW GROUP BUYS YUBAN COFFEE

Robert H. McMullen last week announced that a
group of capitalists liad been formed to take over con-
trol of the Yuhan Coffee division of Arbuckle Brothers.
The group is headed by Ro])ert H. McMullen, chairman
of the hoanl of (Jrocerv Store Products; George K.
Morrow, ehairman of the board of the United Cigar
Stores Companv and (iohl Dust Corporation, and m-
eludes Oliver (\. Jennings, and (Jeorge S. Brewster,
of the Standard Oil Company; John B. Elliman and
James H. Hills and H. H. Mills, respectively president
and treasurer of Grocery Store I*ro<lucts, Incorporated.
It is understood that Mr. Jennings and Mr. Brew-
ster are to l)e elected to the board of Grocery Store
i»rfMliu'ts, Incorporated, and that Yuhan ColTee, Incor-
]K)rated, the new corporation, will become one of the
divisions of Grocery Stores Products, Incorporated.

SANTAELLA IN TAMPA

Antonia Santaella, of A. Santaella & Company,
manufacturers of the popular "Optimo," has returned
to Tampa after spending several weeks in New York
City. Mr. Santaella expects to spend the winter
months in Tampa with his family.

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You pipe smokers
will get this . . . you u find

GRANGER "Rough Cut" slower-burning —
therefore cooler — than granulated or finely
cut tobaccos.

So pack your pipe firmly. That way you
fill up air spaces, insure even draft; and en-
joy the full rich flavor that Wellman's 1870
Method put into this fine old Burley.

GRANGER Rough Cut is packed in foil,
and sells at 10 cents. Smokers tell us they find
this soft foil package "just the ticket."

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R O UGH CUT

..In mote bipei even^ '^H \

O 1929. LlGGlTT ft MYMLSTOSACCO CO.

12

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Docombor If), 1929

REYNOLDS INSURANCE FOR EMPLOYEES

X FrKTllKWAXCK of its ]H)lii'y of ,uivinj>: prac-
tical consideration to the wcll-bcin^^ of its
cmplovccs, K. .1. Kcynohls Tobacco Company,
the makers (»f ''Camel" ci.^arettes and ''Prince
AllKM-t" smoking- tobacco, has entered into a contribii-
torv i»Tou]) insnrance contract in excess of $UMHHMHX>
for"ai)i)n»ximatelv KMMH) members of its oruanization.
This insnrance has ])een i)laced with the K(initable Lite
Assurance Society of the United States. Althon,u:h
thirtv davs were allowed for employees to acce])t the
])lan,' witiiin three davs of the tirst announcement 80
l)er cent, of those in Winston-Salem had registered
their wish to ]>art icipate.

In announcing the new ])lan, the company ex-
pressed its ]>leasure at making such insurance arrange-
ment as follows: .

''K. J. Kevnolds Tobacco (N>m])any is very much
l)leased over having bern able to arrange for insurance
])rotection for employees as herein announced. The
company believes that" the plan as worked out is ca])able
of ])rovi"ng very hel])ful to .'very em])loyee ])articipating
therein. It bi'lieves that by so ])articipatiiig in the
])laii any employee will be working directly toward his
or her own greater comfort and security and the greater
comfort and security of his or her family or other de-
]KMidents. Moreover, by ^^^)rkillg out this arrange-
ment on the gnmp ])urchase plan, it is ])ossil)le for the
individual em])loyee to secure these benefits at a very
much lower ])r('mium exju'iise than would l>e possible
for any individual attcmptini; to secure same in any
other wav than thumgh the grou]» ])laii."

The plan consists of life insurance, total and iH'r-
maneiit disability insnrance and non-occupational ac-
cident and health" insurance. Only employees who have
been with the R«'ynolds ('om]»any for six months or
more are eligible for i)olicies, which are graduated on a
salary basis. The amounts of the polieies range from
$r)00 to $10,000, and niKh'r the accident ancl health fea-
ture the weekly indemnity varies from $6 to $40, <le-
peiiding upon the worker's income.

In addition to men and wonn'ii in the AVinston-
Salem i)lants and offices, the following IJrynolds em-
ployees are eligible for policies: all plant managers ami
members of tlie su]M'rvisory force, salesmen an<l sales
office assistants, leaf tobacco Imyers and their assist-
ants, clerks and bookk«'epers, agents and employees
at all shipping, delivery warehouses and offices of the

company.

The smallest life insurance ])olicy isued to a Rey-
nolds employe under tlie agreement with the K<iuitable
Society is for $r)00. This ])olicy ])avs a weekly healtli
and accident indemnity of $0 and costs the insured
seventy cents a month. In all, there are eitrht income
classifications, the hiirhest i)royiding for a $10,(K)() life
insurance ])olicy, which ])ays a we<*kly health and ac-
cident indemnity of $40 and costs $9 monthly.

Employees ar«' not re(]uired to take a medical ex-
amination provided the insurance plan is accepted
Avithin the thirty-day period ending January L 19:?0.
"When the insured leaves the com])aiiy he may convert
his y)olicy an<l continue it if lie so desires.

Announcement of the group insurance by the Hey-
nolds Tobacco Company followed only a \veek after
its new retirement plan was i)ut info effect. This pro-
vides for retirem<'nt i)ayments ranging from $fi to $40
per week for mah' employes sixty-five years of age and
female employes sixty years of age, who have been con-
tinuously in the service of the company for twenty or
more years. The retirement plan ^Iso applies to per-
sons employed by the company for twenty years, who
are permanently incapacitated for work.

ARITHMETIC AND ADVERTISING

11 K FIRST idea in advertising— going some
years back— was that So and So's goods were
I 'Mhe best." Beyond that no statement could
l)()ssibly go. The best was the best, and there
the matter ended, excei)t in the minds of memlx^-s of
the public, who thought that the statement was wnmg,
because their opinion was that other goods were bet-
ter than the so-called Ix'st. Then, following the Ameri-
can lead in advertising, 'Mhe reason why" became a
leading feature of publicity. ''They make their way
hv the way they're made," "they prevent sore
throats," they are smoked by peoi>le \vho have ''Wills
of their own," and so on. Ingenuity has lately dealt in
ligures. We got the new Cossor valves — to deviate for
a"moment— which give 2S ])er cent, greater emission;
2S per cent, greater power. Now look at that statement
and see ho^v arithmetic is brought to U'ar. Coming
back to "our muttons," one notes that Craven "A" —
the largest-selling cork-tipped cigarette in the world —
has enjoyed 2:M .*» i)er cent, increase in sales during
192i>. Here we have the percentage idea again. No
exact ligures are used — dear to the heart of the staf isti-
eiaii— merely a percentage. But a tobacco firm does
not use a wli(»le-page space in the paper of the largest
circulation, to talk alwuit ])ercentages, without the sure
knowledge that the fact recorded will impress smokers.
The whole argummt is founded on the truism that
nothiniT succjmmIs like success. Another firm — it was
(lodfrey Phillips we believt — scmie time ago gave
actual figures — in millions — of increased sales. Ad-
vertising has its fashions, and arithmetic is one. It
may \w a reflection of the struggle for supremacy be-
tween some of the great daily papers, who delight in
large circulations and comp<*te on an arithmetical basis.
The whole subject is interesting, Ix'cause it illustrates
lH»th the psychology of advertising and the difTerent
modes of tliought entertained by various advertisers
at one epoch (H* another. If memory serves, it was not
so lonir airo that "Tobacco" committed the indiscretion
of ])ublishing the jjrecise and exact figures of output of
a famous brand of cigarettes. The total given w-as
very complimentary to the brand, the output of ^vhich
was given, but such "inside" knowledg<' \vas not then
broadcast. The present tendency of ])roelainiing suc-
cess in terms of actual fiirures would seem to l>e a new
feature. It is doubtless foumled on the idea of mass
suggest i<»n, a gohlen means of accumulating gold. What
everyone is doing must be the cf)rrect thing! If a manu-
facturer can inculcate the knowledge that his goods arc
the fashion, their vogue increases. Factory figures are
extremely int<'resting. Tliey have Ikhmi covered up in
tlh' ])ast. Xow that manufa<*tun'rs are iM-ginning to
use them for advertising purposes, a new era has
dawned. Some manufacturers, however, are slow to
follow every lead that is given them, and we liave still
to await particulars about the turnover of .some of the
best selh-rs. We may have to go on waiting. — Tobacco,
London.

KROGER SALES INCREASE

Sales of Krogc r (Jrocery and leaking Company for
the four %verks ••nding Xovcmber .'U)th amounted to
$'jLMMO,r)!>.'), as compared with $17,7H8,1()9 for th<* same
p<'riod last year. Sales for the fcu'ty-eighf weeks of this
year were $2f>l,702,H07, as compari'*! with $18fi,(;9r),84r)
i'or the same perio<l last year. The Kroger Company
sells a large vol nine of cigarettes in connection with
their grocery Inisiness.

December 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

ADVANCE INFORMATION REGARDING
NOVEMBER TOBACCO BUSINESS

UK Tobacco Merchants Association has just
issued the following hnlletin giving advance
information as to the trend of tlie tobacco busi-
ness for the month of November:

**IInder ordinary conditions, the revenue statistics
covering withdrawals of tobacco products or the tax
receipts therefrom in the month of November, couhl
not possibly have been made available ))efore the latter
I)art of December.

''But the Iiuhistrial Conference called by the
United States Commerce Chamhei-, in j)uisnance of
President Hoover's business stahilization program, in
which the T. M. A. has been invited to participate, has
made it desirable that we snhmit the rrrf/ latrsf infor-
mation regarding conditions in the tobacco industry,
including the Son inht r figures, if possible.

"Then, too, we felt that it would, of course, be of
value to the tobacco industry itself, to kno\y at the
earliest moment what effect, if any, the recent Wall
Street collapse has ha<l upon the tobacco business.

"Having laid this situation before the Internal
Kevenue Departnicnt, it is with genuine gratitude to
this highly efVicien: and eagerly accomnKMJating govern-
mental (h'partmen' that, as a result of wires most liber-
ally used l>y the (iepartm<'nt, we are now able, at this
early date, to submit the ligures showing Inteinal Reve-
nue receipts from tobacco products in the month of
November in s(mie of the revenue districts located in
large tobacco manufacturing centres.

"It is to be noted, however, that while the districts
thus reported embrace jipproximately 97 per cent, of
the total cigarett*' taxes and 4.") pc?* cent, of the total
tobacco and snutT taxes collect('<l bv the (Jovernment,
they constitute (miy about 'IH pci* cent, of the total
cigar taxes. Thus, while thes*' incomplete returns of
the revenue receipts from cigarettes ami tobacco may
safely be taken as a fairly accurate basis for figuring
what the complete returns will show, they are hardly
sufTicient to form -i safe basis for calculating flu* com-
plete returns from cigars.

"In due course oui" Barometer contaiiiiag c<miplete
returns will be issue(l as usual.

November Intern?! Revenue Collections From Tobacco
Products by the Following Internal Revenue Dis-
tricts :

1st California, Kentucky, 1st and 5th New Jersey,
1st, 2nd and 3rd New York, North Carolina and
Virginia

49th year

13

From Cigars
" Cigarettes
" Tobacco and SnufT

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$r)9r),(;i7

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$(;r):?,sr>7
•J4.!»:)(;,;mi

2,47(1,18;?

Total $2!>,!>:)(;,884 $28,()8(),41 1

Percentage of incn'ase (»\»'r Xovenibi'r, If^iH, ().()(»

percent.

The total of November, 1I>28, returns registi'ied an

increase of 2.88 per cent, over November, 1I>27.

Tln' receipts by separate districts were not given.

Only the totals wen' furnislie<l."

GARVETT RETURNS FROM TRIP

Joseph (Jarvett, sales manager of the Philadelphia
branch of the Mazer-Cressman Cigar Company, has
returned from a recent visit to the Columbus, Ohio,
branch of the comiKinv. "Tciinvson" and "Manuel"
sales continue to show a line increase in this territory
over snh's for the same period a year ago.

"BEST OF THE BEST"

Manufaeturad by

A. SANTAELLA & CO.

Office. 1181 Broadway, New York City

FACTORIES: Tmmpa and K*u WtH. Florida

* .^

THE BEST CIGAR

TOBACCOS IN

._^ .«._^ _ YEARS WERE

^L^5^!^'' " GROWN IN

I U 2 S
LA PALINAS ARE
NOW MADE EN-

LAPALINA Z: "^^^'^^

AMERICAS LARGEST SELLING HIGH IHIS CROI

GRADE CIGAR OVER A MILLION A DAY

TOBACCO TRADE ORGANIZATIONS

TOBACCO MERCHANTS ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES

JESSE A. BLOCH, Wheeling. W. Va

CllAULtS J. EiStNLOHK, Philadelphia, Pa.
JULIUS LICHTE.NSTEIN. New York. N. Y. .

WILLIAM BEST, New York. N. Y

MAJ. GEOKGE \V. HILL, New York, N. Y. ..
tiEoKGE H. HUMMELL, New York, N. Y. ...

H. H. SHELTON. Washington, D. C

WILLIAM T. REED. Richmond. Va

HARVEY L. HIRST, Philadelphia, Pa

ASA LE.MLEIN. New York, N Y

CHARLES UUSHKIND. New York. N.

■<^>

Headquarters, 341 Madison Ave., New Y'ork City

President

Ex- President

Vice- President

Chairman Executive Committee

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice-President

Vice- President

Vice-President

Treasurer

.Counsel and Managing Director

ALLIED TOBACCO LEAGUE OF AMERICA

W. D. SPALDING, Cincinnati, Ohio President

CHAS. B. WITTROCK. Cincinnati. Ohio Vice-President

GEO. S. ENGEL, Covington, Kjr Treastirer

WM. S. GOLDENBURG, Cincinnati, Ohio Secretary

THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION

NATHAN I. BIJUR. New York City President

W.J. LUKASNMTZ. Dayton, Oliio Vice-President

MAURICE HARTMAN, Hartford, Conn Treasurer

HENRY FISHER. New York City Secretary

NATIONAL BOARD OF TOBACCO SALESMEN'S
ASSOCIATIONS

JACK A. MARTIN, Newark. N. J President

CHARLF.S D COLEMAN. Chicago. Ill Vice-President

ABRAHAM SILETT. 1153 Herkimer St., Brooklyn, N. Y Secretary-Treasurer

NEW YORK CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' BOARD OF

TRADE

ASA LEMLEIN President

SAMUEL WASSEKMAN Vicc-Preiidcnt

14

49th year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

December 15, 1929

ITALIAN TOBACCO SALES INCREASE

ilLTlK )VVi\ I several years ago decrees were pub-
lished ill Italy forbidding' smokiiiij: either in the
tramears or in the cinemas, and several lines
were imposed for infractions of this law, recent
statistics show that this year more tobacco was smt)ked,
and more money went up in smoke than ever before.

From timeto time the public complained of the re-
strictions, then linallv became resijiriied. Those wlio
could not abide by tlie law walked instead ot ruling
and refrained from attendiuir picture shows.

There was a considerable <lecrease in the amount
of tobacco bouirht duriiijj: this period, then the enforce-
ment became less striiii^'cut and each tranicar had a
trailer where all smokers could liiiht up. It is said that
in the future smokiiij: will be allowed in all cinemas.

The enormous increase in smoking recently has
been discussed ])v doctors, who are now divided into
two camps. One" group says that smoking is not bad,
tuid cites manv cases of men and women of eighty who
have smoked *all their lives and are well and healthy,
but another group placed the blame for many diseases
on smokiniT. riillke other e.nintries, Italy does not
take this (piestioTi very seriously— there are no anti-
tobacco leat^'ues there as there are in the Unite<l States.
The Italian State takes in an enormous revenue
from its tobacco monop(»ly. It has its own tobacco
lields and factories, which, however, are not sufticient to
supply the demand, so foreign cigarettes are imported
in large (piantities. .

In si)ite of the increased e(»nsumptiou ot tohacco
in Italy this year, there was a decreaseil consumption
in siiutr and expensive cigars. , .. •

SnulY is still used, principally by monks, Iriars,
village priests and old men and women. There has been
a decrease but it is still sohl in fairly large (luaiitities.
Another comnKnlitv whieh has lost sales is tobacco lor
making ciirarettes, as the majority ])refer to buy their
cigarettes alreadv made. Pipe smoking has increased.
The great inVrease in the sales at the government
tobacco slioi)s is in cheaper cigarettes and a cheap
eheroot, which is exported in large (piantities to Lon-
don. While this (igar is clieap, and to many an ac-
quired taste, if once indulged in, it is said no other
cigar takes its place.

The greatest increase in smoking, statistics show,
is duo to the use of tobacco by young girls an<l young
men.

ROBINSON REJOINS WEBSTER EISENLOHR

William L. Ko]»inson, who has )>een connected with
the Webster Eisenlohr Co., and the (►Id iirm of Otto
Eisenlohr & Bros., for a pericKl of more than twelve
vears, but who resigned fn»m that organization a few
months ago, has rejoined the sales force of that ("oni-
panv and will assist Vice-President John Rogers m in-
creasing the distribution and sale of their popular
brands in the futuie.

SCHULTE DIVIDEND

Doubt over \hv continuation of the dividend on
preferred stock of the Schulte Retail Cigar Stores was
(lispelled on December 2d, when the board of directors
announced the declaration of tlie regular quarterly divi-
dend of $2.

PEGGY O'NEAL CORPORATION

The Peggv O'Neal Cigar Corporation has )»een
incorporated uiuler the laws of the State of Delaware
with a capital of $ir>(VK)0 by Harry C Hand, Samuel
C Wood and William M. Stevens of New York.

CIGAR FACTORIES DECREASE 472

(X^ORDING to statistics just released by the
CommissioiK^r of Internal Revenue, at Wash-
ington, on January 1, 1928, there were 7974
factories in operation engaged in the manu-
facture of cigars weighing more than three pounds per
thousand, and on January 1, 1929, there were only /o02
factories thus engaged. During the year there were
77') new factories opened, while there were 12ol tac-
tories discontinued, thus making a net loss for the year
in the number of factories engaged in the manutacture
of cigars of 472.

UNITED STORES EXTEND EXCHANGE LIMIT

The Cnited Stores Corporation, formed recently
to join the interests of Tobaco IM'oducts Corporation,
and the United Cigar Stores Company, has extended
to Jaiiuarv L')th its olTer to exchange its stock tor
vtock in the eonstitueiit companies. The offer is for
Class A an<l common stock of Tobacco Products Cor-
poration, <lividen(l certificates of Tobacco Products
series A, 1^ and C, calling for stock of United Cigar
Stores, and for common stock of the Imited Cigar
Stores Company. The basis of exchange remains tlie
same as originally stated.

SCHULTE-UNITED PASSES DIVIDEND

The l)oard of directors of the Schulte-United Five
Cent to One Dollar Stores, Incorporated, on Thursday,
emitted declaration (»f the regular (luarterly dividend
of $1.7.') due at this time on the preferred stock. In
view of the fact that the stock dropped from $89 to $24
a share this vear, omission of the dividend was not un-
expected bv 'those in tinancial circles. The corapanj-,
organized alxnit two years ago, operates a chain of
about sixty st(»res, some of which are in Canada.

BAYUK DIVIDEND EXTRA

The Board of Directors of Bayuk Cigars, Incor-
porated, on Friilay, declared a rpiarterly dividend of
T.') iM'uts a share on the common stock of the comi)any.
Previously the dividend ou the common stock has been
.'() cents quarterly.

PORTO RICAN AMERICAN DECLARES
BACK DIVIDEND

The board of directors of the Porto Rican-Ameri-
eaii Tobacco Company has declared a dividend of $1.75
on account of arrears on the Class A stock, in addition
1o the regular ipiarterlv dividend of the same amount,
l)oth of which are pavable January 20, 19:^0, to stock-
holders of reeord Deeember 20, 1929. There now re-
mains $:i7r) <lue on the stock.

AMERICAN SNUFF PAYS EXTRA
The board of directors of the American Snuff Com-
l)anv last week declared an extra dividend of fifty cents
a share on the c^jmmon stock and regular (piarterly divi-
dend of seventy-live cents on the common, and $1..)0
on the iiref erred stocks of the company.

All three dividends are payable January 2d to
stockholders of record December 11th.

DAVE MORRIS' MOTHER PASSES AWAY

The manv friends of David F. Morris, agent for the
Philii)pine (Jovernment, were very sorry to leani of
the passing of Dive's mother at her home in Califor-
nia, on Wednes<lay of last week. The Tobacco Wokld
joins his many friends in exten<ling sincere s>'mpathy m
his great loss.

December 15, 1929

Say You Saw It in The Tobacco World

49th year

15

UNION TOBACCO MEETING

(Continued from Page i)

The ai)pendix to the <lin»etors' letter, which ex-
])lains the comi)any's position in detail, is herewith
(pioted in full :

**Tlie nature of the litigation between your cx)m-
j)any and the American Tobacco Company and the con-
siderations which have led your Roard of Direetors to
recommend the settlement of this litigation and the
return of the brands to the American Tobacco (Com-
pany are as follows :

"Under the lease referred to in the ])recedlng let-
ter, the American Tobacco Company leased to your
company until October lU, 2022, the right to sell, in the
United States, certain brands of cigarettes and to-
bacx'-o, the best known of which are "Herbert Tarey-
tons" and "Melachiinos." In return vour companv
agreed to pay the American Tobacco Comi)any (a) a
yearly rented of $1,512,000, (b) an additional sum
amounting to $92,000 per year for the first three years
of the tenn of tlie lease (that is, from September 1,
1927, until September 1, 19.'?0), and thereafter amount-
ing to $252,000 per annum, such additional sum being
payable out of the first profits of your com])any after
provision is made for dividends on not exceeding
$f),00(),000 par vahie of 7 per cent. ])referred stock (of
which $.S,250,000 par value is now outstaiuling and
$1,750,(X)0 par value will ])robably 1m» issued within a
sliort time pursuant to an agreement, dated August 8,
1927, between youi com])any, the American Tobacco
Company and the North Virginia Corporation) and
(c) an additional amount e(|ual to one-third of the
profits for each calendar year made by your company
on the leased brands. The American Tobacco Company
is given the right under the lease to manufacture for
your c^)mpany the leased l)ran<ls of cigarettes and to-
bacco (excef)t under certain conditions which have not
come into existence), your company paying to the
American Tobacco Company the cost of manufacture.

"The litigation arises out of a clause of the lease
which provides that (1) if an impairment of the capital
of your company recurs reducing such capital to $7,(M)0,-
000 or less and the capital is not restored to more than
$7,000,000 within thirty days after demand made upon
vour companv bv the American Toltacco Companv or
(2) if for three consecutive twelve months' ])erKKls
your company fails to make an averag** twelve months'
profit out of the business lease<l of at least $1,512,(KM)
(before including in expense any of the aforesaid ren-
tals accrued under the lease), then ami in either of such
events the American Tobacco Company may cancel
the lease, take back the brands and collect li<piidate<l
damages from you: company cd' $1,512,000, unless ])ay-
ment of such amount would reduce the net worth of
your comjiany below $r),000,000, in which (|vent the
American Tobaco Company may collect liquidated
damages of not less than $1,(M)0,(M)0.

"On October 7, 1929, the American To]>acco Com-
pany served notic" upon your company that an impair-
ment of your company's capital had occurred reducing
such capital to .$7,0(M),(M)0 or less and called upon your
company to make good the impairment, as re<piin'(l by
the lease, within thirty days. Vour comi>any was also
advised by \\w American tobacco Company that if the
alleged impairment were not made goo<l within the
thirty-day perio<l jjrovided for in the lease, the Ameri-
can tobacco Company would cancel the lease, take back
the brands, and jiioceed to collect damages provided
for in the lease.

"The alleged impairment of the capital of your
comi)any was occasioned by the decline in the market
value of large amounts of stocks of other tobacco com-
panies, notably the common stock and Class A stock of
Tohacco Products Corporation, which had been pur-
chased prior to Ajjril, 1929, and before your president
and the majority ot the present board of directors took
ofiice. The stocks held by your company at the time
the notice of the alleged impairment of capital was
given by the American Tobacco Company (and which
are still held by your c(mipany) are shown on the esti-
mated balance sheet attached hereto.

"The situation created by the attitude of the Amer-
caii Tobacco Com[>any required pnmijit action. Ac-
cordingly a suit was started by your comj)aiiy against
the American Tol)!icco Company and a temporary re-
straining order jn'ocured enjoining and restraining the
American Tobacco Company from cancelling the lease
and recapturing the brands and ordering it to show
cause why a temporary injunction, pending the final
judgment upon the merits of the litigation, should not
be entered against it. The ground, among others, upon
which the injunction was sought by your comi)any was
that uiKler the lease vour companv is entitled to have its
assets taken at their "fair value" for the purpose of
determining whetiier or not an impairment of capital
has occurred rather than their "market value," and
that, taking the assets at their "fair value," no impair-
ment had occurred.

"After the commencement of this suit, negotia-
tions between the two comi)anies for a settlement of the
litigation took place. These negotiations resulted in
the proposal being made by the American Tobacco
Company that the lease be cancelled and the brands re-
turned to it, u[Kjn the waiver by the American Tobacco
Company of any claim for any damages to which it
might be entitled for a breach of the lease by your
coni[)any.

"Meanwhile vour !)resideiit and vour other direc-
tors had made a thorough canvass of the situation,
and on Xovember 20, 192{>, and December 2, 1929, meet-
ings of the board of directors of your com]>any to con-
si<jer the above-mentiojied proposal of settlement were
lu'ld. As a result of these meetings, your directors de-
termined to submit the ])roposal to the stockholders
with the recommendation that it be accepted.

"The conclusion of your directors tliat the accept-
ance of the j)roposal should be recommen<led to you
was H'ached onlv jd'ter a verv careful studv of the situ-
at ion. They are convince<l that as a matter of business
it is desirable from the stand])oint of tin* stockholders
to discontinue your company's business under the lease.
Their conviction is based upon the following considera-
tions:

"(a) Unless the earnings of your company in the
sale of the leased brands should show a very marked
increase within the next few months your company
will be in default under the ])rovision of tlie lease re-
(|niring that for three consecutive months' periods the
average twelve months' profits on the leased brands
be at least $1,512,(M)(>. To secure such an increase in
the sales of the leasetl brands the immediate ex])endi-
ture of large sums of money in the promotion of these
hrands would be necessary; and even then there could
be no assurance that the necessarv increase would be
secured. The capital for this purjwse, however, is not
available. Vour com])any itself now has no capital
which can be used for the purpose because its assets are
such that, in view of the present unfortunate market
situation, they cannot be turned into cash without great

(Continued on Page 16)

16

49th vear

THE TOBACCO WORLD

DoccmlxT 15, 1929

Doccmhcr IT), l!)l>9

Say Yoxi Saiv It in Tin: 'J'obacco Would

49th year

17

UNION TOBACCO MEETING

{Contiuucil from Pane 15)

sacrilit'c to tln' stocklioldcis. Your ])rt'si(U'iii juul your
(lirecttus have als(» disciissi'd witli hiiiri' and iiiUTi'stod
stofklioldcrs of your iMnujiany llu" iiossibilily of raisiii<j:
irosh capital for j.iomotin^^ the Itiaiuls, but liavc found
\]\o raisiiiir «'f additional i'a)»ital t(» !»<' likewise' inipos-
sihlo. Indoi' tho finniuislancos, thcrofjui', tlioro scoius
no r(.'asonai)K' ])ros]K'cl of avoidinir a canconation of
tlic loasi' next Aui::ust even if tho pn'sont lili,u:atiou is
suci'i'ssf nl :

•'('») It ai)it"ars that carryinir <»i luisincss under
iho h'aso in the ])r('S('nt cirfuinstanrcs will almost cer-
tainly result in further loss to y<»nr company's stock-
holders.

•'As stated ahove the leasi- reiiuii'es the annual pay-
ment l)v vour company in liie American Tol)ac(-n ('(»m-
l)anv ("if "$l.r)]L\un() fm- the privih'^•^' of seHin>r the
hi-ands. The fir>t profits (after i>ayment t)f_this rental)
of vour (.M.mpany. tn the aim>unt of sil^ti.iMM) upon
^r),(io(»,(i()0 i»ar value of First Preferred Cuuuilativt' 7
per cent. sKu'k ( ol" which, as stated ahove, $;;,"J.")(M><'() is
now outstandinir .md ^l.TolM'ni) will pn»hahly he issue<l
sh.MtIv), ar«' rcipiired to he set asid<' for dividends on
this First Preferred stock. The next ])r<»tits of your
companv, up tn .>f^i>'J.(»>() jier annum until September 1,
]!>:;(!, and' th«'reaf:er up to tr'J.VJ.diH) per annum, nmst be
jiaid to the American Tobacco ("ompany as udditional
compenstion for the base of llu- bran<U. Accortliuirly,
until Seittembcr 1, VX\(K y<Mir (•(►mpany must earn over
ami above its c.peratinir expenses a|»p»'<»>^'|»»Jdely
^l.I 4r),(l(«i per annum, and afti-r Sei.temlter 1, VX\^l a])-
proximately :r"J,lU,n<i(l per annum, before tliere an* any
earninirs which may be ajiphu'd as dividends outiie
Class A stock or cn'mnnui stock. Kveii if the earninirs
reach this pnint the Anu'iican Tnbac«'o Comi»any is
entitled, under the lease, tn (nie-tliird of the ]»rotits
of the leased brands.

*'V«uir company has been conductinir business
under the lease for a ]M'ri<Ml <»f twenty-six m«»nths, from
September 1, 1!»-J7, tn October ."d, VX2\l Durinir this
period, the averai:*' monthly earninirs nii the leased
])rands ln't'ore payment of an'y ..f the rentals have been
less than $11S,()(>0, or at the rate of less than $1,4H;,(HMI
j)er annum. Voir- company recently adnptecl a new
couiHUi i»lan for piomntinir the sales of ciirarettes; but
even upon the assumption that this plan proves to l»e ui»
to the best expectatinn> of tile ollicers of your company,
it is estimated tha; the <'arninirs will n(»t excecil $:n;,(MM)
])cr annum nv( i- ann al>n\ .■ the lixed rental of $l,r)PJ,(MH)
\)vv annum. This .ii!M;,n(in wcmhl be }r'jr)l,r»(in less than
the $:{.J<U 1(1(1 re»|uirement fnr First Piefeired Cumula-
tive 7 per cent, stoik dividends.

"V<»ur direct«»rs, in brief, believe that <'ven tlmui^h
the litiiration with tin* American Tnbacco Company
slionhl i»rnve succt'ssful it would likely be loiju^ and
expensive and wc.nld at best result in a barren victory:
and that in tlie pn M-nt circumstances eontimied opera-
tions under the lea»e would only result in further losses
and woubl diminish the likelihood of any return to tlie
stockholders from api»reciation in value <.f the securi-
ties held bv ynur c(nnpany. Vonr directors also feel
that even if the litiLration slwuild be .siiccessfid for the
moment, it wnnld jMobably be only a matter of time
before tin- ri^dit of the Ameri<'an Toltaccn Cnmpany to
terminate the lease «11<1 r<'capture the bramls w(Mild
(learlv rim and that the brands w<Hild ultimately Im-
lo«t nii(h*rcircuiiHtanees which niiirht not make pnssible
an escai>e from the payment nf the damai^es now
claimed by the Am<'rican Tubac<fo Compauy or a sub
stantial ]>art thereof.

UNITED STATES CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION

11 F I'nited States Civil Service Commission
announces the followin.ii: open competitive ex-
aminati<Mi :

MarketiiiiT specialist (tnbacco), )^:]H{){) to
?i:44()(»a year.

Api)lications for market iiiir specialist (tol)acco)
imist be on lile with the Civil Service Commission at
Washinirtoii, 0. <'., imt later than .lanuary S, 1!>:;(I.

The examinatinn is tn till vacancies in the Bureau
..f Airricultural Fcniinmics, Department nf A«r»iciilture,
for duty in Washiiiirtnii, D. ( '., nr in the held.

The entrance >alaries raiiire frnm ^IJSPO tn $4400 a
year. liiirher-salaried jinsitiniis are iHled thrnu^di pr(»-
nintinn.

The duti<'s are, under ireiiera! direct i<»n of the
project leader, to plan, outline, supervise, and t(» l»e
resix.nsible for the held work connected with tobacco
•rradimr in tlie re«rion to which assitcned ; the instruc-
tion of"irraders in methods of irradinir tobacco; the es-
tal»lishment and maintenance of stamlarcj t(»bacco
unades includiiiLr tbe jjieparation of si>ecilications ; and
represeiitiiiir tlie P.ureau and Department in its con-
tacts with Stat*' ami commercial tobacco interests. ^

Competitors will not be re<iuired to rei)ort for
written (xami nation at any jilace, but will be rated on
llieir ('ducat ion, experience, and litness, and on a thesis
or discussion.

Full information may l>e obtained from the United
States Civil Service Commission at Washinirton, D. C.,
or the Secretarv of the Cnited States Civil Service
Board nf Fxaminers at the post nlVice or custom house
in aiiv citv.

"Accordinirly, they recf>mmeiided that y<m vote in
favor of the proi)ose<l settlement, and that if you cannot
attend the st (»ckho!ders' meetiiiu: ill ])er.soii, you «late,
>i«rn and return the eiu-losed jiroxy."

A note a<lded to explain the c(»mpany's Imsiness in
;he eveiil that the airreemeiit i« ctnicelled «leclares:

*'If the atrn-emeiit is cancelled and the brainls re-
turned t«. the American T<»baccn Ccmipany, your com-
pany will cease to eii^^ap' in the tnbaccn bu>im'ss: its
inv<'nt(»ries will be sold, its accounts receivable col-
lected and its liabilities pai«l, such payment to be pro-
\ ided fnr in part by tlie payment to it of the subscrip-
tion price iA' the >I.7:)«M»oo par value of its First Pre-
ferred Cumulative 7 per eeiit, stock which i> expected
will shortly be issned. Your company w ill then be free
fnun debt and will hoM the stocks listed on the esti-
mated balaiico sheet attached In'reto.

••it is not eonlemplated at present that y<mr com-
panv will In- dissolveii ami its remaining ass<'ts litpii-
dated, how<'Ver.

••VcHir board <if «lireetors has «1etermined that al-
tlKMi^rh snme of the stocks which it holds are of litth*
or no value, there is a reasonabh- expectation that the
lartfc investment of your companv in the stocks of To-
bac<'o Products rorporati<ui will ultimat«'ly shnw a
ccuisiderable appreciation over tin' amnuiit lnr which
it cniild now l» disposi'd of, and that it is, therefore,
for the best interest of your c<mipany and its stock-
holders to hold these stocks as an investment."

CIGARETTE PRICE WAR

(Cont'inui'd frcm Page 3

In view of the fact that the reduction in prices will
he nation-wide, it is deemed obvious that the earniii«j:s
of companies s|)<>ciali/iii.u: in the retailinu: of tobacc(>s
will be cut into liea\ily. CiLcaicttes constitute approxi-
mately 7)0 per cent, of the retail tobacco business, ac-
cording: to the trade.

Xanishiiii;' cigarette pr<dits are expected to force
tobacco retailers to diversify even more widely than
tliev have in the last vear. Oiilv recentlv the Cnitcil

• • • •

Stores added books and publications to its sidelines
an<l Cnited and Schulte st<»res now vend numbers of
articles hitherto in the province of the book shop, the
restaurant and the confecti(Hiery store.

The cut in jU'ice marks the failure <tf Cnited St(»res
and others who advanced theii* retail prices on ()cto-
ber 7tli to maintain volume of cigarette sales in the
face (d* competition from Schulti;, grocery and drug:
( liains and cut rale tobacco coni|)anies.

In announcing the Cnitecrs decision to slash prices
tn twelve cents a package, A. C, Allen, vice-president,
said :

"We did lint wish to take this action, but were
foi-ce<l to do it by competition, and in oi-der tn keep uj)
volume of sales. Losses are incurred either way. Our
volunu' was sutTerin^. "

Discussing the new retail price with relati(ui to the.
wholesale ligure, .Mr. Allen stated that all «d" tin* popu
lar brands now were selling at $0.40 a thousand. This
was the new i)rice establishe(l earlv in ()ct<»ber bv the

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manufacturers. The increase at that time was 40 (M'Uts
a thousand, except in the case of '•Obi (Jnld," whi<-h in-
creased the price frnm $(I.lO tn $0.40 a thnusand.

On the $(1.40 price tin- discount is lo per cent, to
direct buyers and '1 \h'\' cent. U\y (ash, bi'inging the net
(ost per thnusand, tn tlmse who buy direct and pay
cash, to $7). (14, or 1 l.liH cents per package, 'i'he profit y*\\
a package retailed at 12 cents, therefore, would Im- ap
proximately only (J per cent.

According to .\lr. Allen, overhead and other
charges allocated to cigarette sales by the retail stores
W(»uld be (Muisiderably in excess of (J per cent. One
source in the trade estimated retailers' cost> in this con-
nection from Ki t(» 'JO |)er cent.

It is also pointed out that the practice of givinj^
matches with cigarette purchases would further cut
into any possible margin iK'tWi'eii the wladesale and
retail price. The cost of a clip ^^^ matches, including
handling, is iig:ured hy the Cnited at abniit a third of a
cent.

Americjin Tnba<'cn Company nflicials and execu-
tives of «»tlier wholesale and iiiamifact uriiig interests
declared that there was no prospect i^^ a cut in the
whnlesale price of cigarettes.

According to these interests, tin* price war i>« en-
tirely betwt'en tin* retailers; tliat tlie pres«»iit whole-
sale lever is "reasonable and moderately prnlitable,"
and that if those cat<'riiig tn consumers decide to engage
in a price war it is entirely their own alTair.

THREE YEAR OLD SMOKES CIGARETTES

.Mrs. Hose (iordon, of Omaha, Xeb., tiled suit for
divorce fi"«»m her husband nn December lltli, charging
that he taiiu'ht their snn tn siimke cigarettes when he
was one year nld, and that the child imw is a regular
< igarette smoki-r at the age of three years.

Mrs. (inrdon also charges that her husband's rela-
tives gave the child a pipe tn smoke.

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M f. Scliiillc's .^-tntt'inciit cnninK'ndiiiir llic new pricc-
ciitliiitr move n.H eoiiJ^tnictlvc, wns as l*<)ll(»\\s:

"Tlif I'liitpd niiiiouncfniciit <»t' tlicir now [nicu tor
rii^aii'tti's i.s mosi opixM'tunc mikI is, in my (►pinion, a
ni»>\(' that should prove hciu'ticial to the ciitiri' ii'tail
lohac<*o [\v\i\. In April <»f this year I mad*' tlie stato-
iiHMit that the deniorali/.<'d coinlitions in the retail to-
bacco tield must necessarily he corrected hy the nianu-
factureis and, unh»ss this was done, it was unt'ortuiiatp
hut ni'cessary thai the chain retail tobacco stores would
he I'orctHl tu sell cij^ari'ttes at a price that could not
pn»duce ade(piate profit. In .May of this year, our
company, in kcepinir with the ahove views, was forced
to reduce our ciiCMiettt' prices. This recent move of tlic
rnite«l is conse<piently welc<»med hy m«' as an addi-
tional >tep ill the ri.4i:ht din-etion — the ultimate ufoal of
ail retail lohacc<» dealers heiiii? the awak«'iiiiiic of a pub-
lic con.»^eiousnt»ii8 that will jicrmit cii^rarettes to be sold
at a fair price \o the j)ublie and with a fair nun*<:in of
prolit to the dealers."

18

49lh year

THE TOBACCO WORLD

Docombor 15, 1929

Tobacco Merchants' Association

T^ • . , • D 431 Madison Ave.

Kegistration bureau, mew york city

Schedule of Rates for Trade-Mark Services
Effective AprU 1, 1916.

llegistration, (see Note A),

Search, (see Note B),

Transfer,

Duplicate Certificate,

$5.00
1.00
2.00
2.00

Note A-An .llowance of $2 will be made to membert of the Tobacco Mer-
chants' Association on each registration.

Note B-If » report on a search of a title necessitate! the '«■?<»'»'"««*,'??:*
than ten (10) titles, but less than twenty one (21), an add«"o"»l /^arge of One
Dollar ($100) will be made. If it necessitates the T«P«^ '"I " . nf T-„ D^Uars
(20) titles, but less than thirty-or- (31). an additional cTiar« «f Two DoUart
($2 00) will be made and so an aaditional charge of One Dollar (»1.00) wtil oe
made for every ten (10) additional titles necessarily reported.

REGISTRATIONS

PORCIANA:— 45,015. For all tobacco products
IQ'9 (icorge Schickel. Inc.. N'cw York. X. ^ .

LORD ROCHESTER:— 45,616. For smoking tobacco
15, iy_'y. Silver Rod Stores, I'.rtioklyn, X. Y.

Xovcmbcr 30,
Xovcinber

TRANSFERS

GARCIA SUBLIME:— 30,507 (Tobacco World). For cigars. Reg-
istered October M), 1^14. by Steffens. Jones & «. o^, Xew \ork.
X Y Througb mesne transfers acquired by the Creat Western
cigar Factory. Chicago, 111. Re-transferred to H. H. Irankhn &
Co., Chicago. 111.. Xovember 14. 1929.

CROYDON:— 16,834 (V. S. T. J.}. For cigars. Registered De-
cember 14. 1895. bv S. R. Moss, Lancaster, Pa. Transferred by
Jacob S. Xew, receiver for Kraus & Co.. Inc., Haltnnore, Md.. suc-
cessors to the original registrant, to D. l-:mil Klem Co.. Inc.. Xew
York, X. Y., Xovember 2^), 1929.

News from Congress

(Continued from page 8)

Charge May Be Made For Postal Directory Service

Lo^n .-elation autlioriziii^ the postal service to im-
pose a ehar^'e of two eents, in addition to the rejrnlar
posta^t', i>P'>" '*11 "^'"^ matter on whieh (lireett)ry serv-
ice is necessary to insure delivery, is recomniended by
Postmaster (ieneral Walter F. Hrown in his annual
report, just su1)mitte<l to Conj^ress Directory serv-
ice costs the dei>artment approximately $'J,00«MMM) a
year, the Postmaster (Jeneral state:-, and it is not ])e-
iieved the department should be called upon to bear
this burden, since the ^vvai majority of cases in which
directory service is reipiired are due to the carelessness
of the sender in omittins.^ street a<ldresses.

The department also recommends le.i^islation per-
mitting the collection of additional fees for the extra
work caused when a money order is presented for pjiy-
ment at an office other than that on which it is drawn;
authorization for fees for in«piirie,v ma<le by patrons
concerning: re^isiered, insured or collcct-on-delivery
mail and for postal m<»ney orders; changes for return
receipts for domestic ret^nstered and insured mail re-
<luest(Ml after mailing; ft*i*s for a<lditional receipts or
certiticates of mailini; to senders of various chisse.s of
mail matter, and unlimited indemnity for registered
mail, now fixed at a maximum of $1(K)(), The report
also urges enactment <»f the bill now ])endin^ in Con-
gress to«utli(»rize the department to impose demurrage
charges on undelivered coUect-on-delivery parcels.

Keceipts of the postal service during the fiscal year
1929 totale<l $(]!K;,!)47,r)77, an increase of j^ls.'U.'MJ.'iO over
1928, while expenditun's totaled $782,34:^,048, an in-
crease of $r)r),f;4:^,882, the book-keeping deficit for the
year being $8r),4()l,17G.

CUBAN EXPORTS

During the Septemln'r, 1!)29, (luarter, Cuban tobacco
exports totalle<l 9,7i;^(HH) i)ounds, divided as follows:
Wrapper, 14(MUH); tiller, 4,r)2:MX)^>; stemmed, 4,388,000,
and scra])s, (;(;2,(HK), and the total value was $(;,371,7r)6.
To the I'nited States was shipped practically all of the
wrapper, 750 tons of filler, 19(H) tons of stemmed, and
all of the sera]), except 10 tons, which went to Canada.
Spain took 7(H) tons of filler, Holland 155 tons, Germany
1 1;} t(»ns, Argentina 1 10 tons, Chile 05 tons, Belgium 32i
t(Mis, and Canada S5 tons. Canada took 33 tons of
stemmed and I'ruguav 12 tons. Amounts not accounted
for, iis noted, were widely distributed. (Mgar exports
;nnounte<l to 21,7(i8,(;2!), of which England received ap-
proximatelv 10,(H)0,(HH), and the United States 4,500,000.
( iirar distribution was wide, the heaviest buyers being
ATgentina, France, Au.stralia, British Africa and Ger-
manv. Cigarette exi)orts totalled 19,052,985, French
Africa and the British (N)lonies In'ing large purcha.sers.
i^inania took 7,(HM),(HH), Argentina (),0(H),(HH). (\)lumbia
2,(KH),(HH), and the Canary Islands 2,(KK),0(K), with a wide
distribution of the remainder. A total of 81,570 pounds
t>r Picadura, valued at $43,549, were shippecl, the heavi-
est Imyers l)eing France, Fnghuul and Africa.— (L. .1.
Keena, Consul.)

PHILIPPINE TOBACCO MARKET

The nn.nthly Manila radiogram to the Tobacco
Secti<)n, Department of Commerce, advises that the
<)ctol)er tobacco market showed little change from
activities of the jirevious month. Latest reports avail-
al>le indicate that all of the La Cnion Province crop
was sold to japan at an average of (20 yen) $12.42 per
hundred iH.iinds, C. 1. F. KoVh\ The sale included third
grach' and some first and second grades. Local dealers
holding stocks of previous crops are asking higher
]irices than those ])revailing in September, due to
hiirher prices of this year's crop of the i)rovinces of
Cairayan and Isalx'la.* Exports of stripi>ed leaf and
scraps during ()ct(/ber amounted to 4,05(),(KM) ]>ounds,
out of whi<-h France took 2,293,(MH), Japan 92,000, Korea
234,(HH), North Africa 115,(HH), Europe 32,000, Spain
l,(i(H),(H)(), Cruguay 53,(MM), and the Cnited States 171,-
(.(H). Cigar exports during ()ctol)er, 1!)29, amounted to
1(;,3(M),(HH) pieces.

F. T. C. Censor Advertising

Creation of an organization to dean up newspaper
an<l periodical advertising was the outstanding feature
of the Federal Trade Commission's activities during
the last fiscal year, according to the annual rei>ort sub-
mitted by the Commission to Congress.

Three of the Commission's attonu'ys have been
designated as a board to investigate false and mislead-
ing advertising aii<l to initiate cases wliich are then
prosecuted by the Conmiission in tlie same manner as
other c(mi]>laints. The work of the board is unoflicial
and the intention is to dispose of as many case.s as pos-
sible without formal action.

Prior to the creation of the board, the report sliows,
.: Iarg«' number of applications for complaints were tile<l
charging publication of false and misleading advertise-
ments in newspapers, magazines and other publications,
resulting in the issuance of complaints against numer-
ous advertisers.

As a result of a number of 'nformal hearings wliich
have been held nn complaints tiled since the establish-
ment of the board, it is declared, many advertisers and
their advertising agencies are engaged in modifying
their a<lvertising copy so as to eliminate the matter
considered unlawful and unfair bv tlie Commission.

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