Democratic Sentinel, Volume 15, Number 21, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 12 June 1891 — Money In Cnewing Gum. [ARTICLE]

Money In Cnewing Gum.

Gathering chewing gum near St. John. N. 8., at the present time is considered even more profitable than anything else farmers’ sons can turn their hands to. The demand i 3 large and a high figure is assured. When it is known that last year one druggist alone sold 200 pounds of spruce gum a fair idea of consumption and demand may be had. For a really choice article, the price to the picker is 75 cents per pound.