Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 186, 19 May 1919 — Page 3

THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM MONDAY, MAY 19, 1919.

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CHINESE ARE BIGGEST BUYERS OF AMERICAN-MAGE CIGARETTES

By WILLIAM R. SANBORN Just a moment, please; -we are in quest of Information. Kindly tell U3 which of the countries of the world, in your knowledge or Judgment. Imports and smokes the greatest number of American made cigarettes? You hadn't given the matter any thought, you say? Your idea is that Great Britain is likely to be our beot customer In . that line; or maybe France. , , Not such a bad guess at that, for both of these nations are very important customers for everything In the ltne of tobacco that America manufactures. But the biggest buyers of American cigarettes, aside from our own people, lire on the far side of the Pacific ocean, and their shores are washed by the China Sea, for they are Chinese and are proud of it. And well may they be proud, from their own national standpoint, for that . nation is hoary with age, with the frosts of unnumbered winters, during which our present civilization was emerging Into the light. . . And the Chinaman of today Is the Chinaman of the days of Confucious, in thought and habit. But he is slowly changing, particularly In the cities and in his manner of trading with foreign nations. And he has learned to smoke and love cigarettes, not that this may be set down to his credit. The wonder is that China consumes so many paper pipes at prevailing j prices, for one may hire a coolie In the f Interior of the empire for a day, at less than the cost of a package of our advertised brands. China Buys Billions Our shipments of 'cigarettes to China in the eight months of our fiscal year, June 30th, 1918, to March 31st, 1919, totaled 4.677,000,000. This . represented an Increase of two and onehalf billions, as compared with the eight months ending-with June 30th. 1917. Should that rate of increase continue we shall have to double our cigarette-making capacity in order to have cigarettes enough to go 'round. During the eight months above noted the French bought 1,185.000,000 cigarettes of American manufacture, while Great Britain was content to do with

but 693 millions of our various brands. A comparison will show how much more important is the Chinese demand than that from Continental Europe, now that the war is over. China is also a liberal buyer of our tobacco, but not to the degree that our friends across the Atlantic invest in it. Let us give one more surprising fact before changing the subject. In tho eight months in discussion, Panama, a land where they can surely "roll their own," bought 41 millions for the handful of people who Inhabit that narrow Etrip of country. How ever did they find time to sleep, for men, women and children all smoke down in that tropical zone. And then there is faraway Siam, the land of Barnum's famed Siamese Twins, shown all over this country. Siam imported 161 millions of our cigarettes during the same eight months, while wonder of wonders, the Straits Settlements, the islands along the 'African coast in tho South Seas, Including Borneo, whence came the Wild Man of our boyhood shows, managed to dig up enough money to buy 944 millions of the solace so many are learning to crave. Surely, "It's a mad world, my masters." Mumps, Measles and Grippe In introducing a recipe for the cure of the ills from which the tobacco trade is now suffering a New York friend of ours says: "When you have had a hard winter, and you have been off your feed for two or three months, and your wife

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has had the grip, and the baby has had the measles, and the hired girl has the mumps, and when at last spring has come and the earth is growing green, your old family doctor wipes his glasses, looks over the situation and sagely advises liberal medication with sulphur and molasses or beef, iron and wine." He's a pretty good doctor, too, for at such a time and after such experiences, a good tonic is what the whole family needs." What has been said as to the need for a tonic by or for the tobacco, and particularly the cigar-making industry, applies in a large degree to most lines of trade and manufacture, though not to all of them now, by any means. But the makers of cigars can assuredly stand a good bracing tonic In the form

of Increased consumption and larger orders. Prosperity Depends Upon Consumers Prosperity, ultimately, depends upon the consumer, for this simple reason: If there Isn't a market for goods they will not be produced after that fact becomes apparent. People did not want to buy anything for a time following the signing of the armistice, though the situation is , surely brightening from day to day. Hence business which had been on the upward swing became stagnant and production was restricted, to the detriment of labor and with no compensating decline in prices to those who wished to buy. The fact Is we have not so far been able to recover from the shock the war inflicted upon us ; nor has any other nation. Time was, and recently, that it was patriotic to abstain from buying things In many lines. But not so today. To buy all that we need and have the money to pay for it is now pure and undented patriotism, as a duty we owe to our fellows. When we begin to buy In that spirit the wheels of commerce will at once commence to hum and we shall have to comb the country for men and women to do the work. National Advertising Campaign It would be a good thing if some combination might be effected to nationally advertise this tonic which all America needs. It would be a most profitable Investment: one of benefit to every one under the flag. Good advertising always stimulates trade and increases the buying power of those who read it; at least it loosens the purse strings of those who are tempted and are able to buy, and of these the number is legion. These are everywhere, in city, town or hamlet and out on the millions of farms, where wealth finds its inception, in the main. Cheerful, optimistic advertising copy is what the country needs and a little of this can fittingly be included in all classes of business announcements, don't you think? Getting Back to Tobacco The unfavorable weather in mar.y districts has retarded transplanting. Should anything happen to the 1919 crops, look . out. The man who has 1918 leaf on hand will be a nine-time winner then, but at the cost of all who use the weed. Holders of leaf, whether in farm sheds or in city warehouses, would reap a harvest, this fall and during the next winter, but at the expense, of course, of a loss of trade in 1920, when there would be so much less leaf to handle and to use in manufacture. Let us hope, then, that nothing may interfere with the growing of this important crop, nor of any other, for the weather plays no favorites. Government Cigar Purchases The report from Washington which recently became current, to the effect that the ending of the war had caused an increased demand for cigars by the doughboys, and that the former mainstay of the fighters, the Inevitable

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oz NV - By E. C. 8TONE. National Crop Improvement Service. WHILE pork production has Increased from 20 to 30 per cent - during 1918 the Hampshire hog has made history by increasing over 100 per cent, something which has astonished the swine world. . The greatest winning that has ever been made by any breed of hogs In any state, national or other show was won by 102 Hampshires entered as a carload exhibit by Gus Meyers, Elwood, Ind at the International show In 1918. . They were grown through the summer on a clover pasture with two ears of corn per head per day. The first of September they were put into - a small four-acre pasture with a big, roomy house at one end of it. They were fed on ground rye and wheat middlings in a mash and all the corn they desired until December 1. They weighed 391 pounds per head. Their appearance at the show created a sensation for uniformity and finish, size and quality. Everybody picked them for winners before they were Judged. They sold for $21.00 per 100 pounds, or $2.35 above the top of any other show car. They dressed 84.9 per cent of their live weight, which beat every other record by 3 per cent. The next best car was also Hampshires. Each hog made a perfect caruass with no mark of objection of any "find by the United States Inspectors. Hampshires farrow large litters which develop rapidly. They outgrow all other breeds at the age of six months, eight months, ten months and ;ne year. In the recent International show cigarette, was losing favor, does not appear to be true. In fact the statement is denied by the Tobacco Section Quartermasters department, which further denies that a recent purchase of a million cigars for overseas shipment had been made, though some cigars are being duly purchased for the troops, from time to time. The former statement, sent out by the press agent of the National Democratic committee, was very encouraging to the growers of cigar leaf and also, certainly, to manufacturers of cigars. Candidly, it will be as well to state that the proportion of cigarettes to cigars shipped overseas continues to "be out of sight," for indeed there is really no comparison as to quantity, nor was there at any time during the struggle. But even so, the return of so many men from the front and their arrival in their old home towns must stimulate local trade for everything In the tobacco line; and their purchases will be made from local stocks and not from those owned by the government in a foreign land. This means that the money erstwhile circulated abroad by our soldiers will now be spent at home, and regardless of how spent will insure to the benefit of American

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there were 28 cars of hogs of . all breeds In competition. They were sold at public auction. Eight of these ears ! were Hampshires which outsold all other breeds, the winning car - $225 i ana the average of the eight cars $1.50 per hundred above the top price realized for any single car of any other breed. The American Hampshire Swine association has enjoyed a hundred per cent increase in its business , during the year. A. new office building has been erected in Peoria, paid for by popular subscription. It will be' debt freA before the end of 1919.- 1 Fifty-two Sows Bring $50,000 In Pork. " Fifty-two producing Hampshire sows owned by J. M. Ballard of Marlon, Ind., In September and October of 1917, sent to the packers a year later 132 tons 500 pounds of pork (104,500 pounds). This makes an average producing record for each sow of 2.52 tons. These hogs sold for the top of the market on the day they went to the packer and including their spring litters they yielded almost fifty thousand dollars In cash for pork sold. These figures would prove that each of these sows is worth slightly over $900 for every year she Is retained oo the farm. A Poor Man's Hog. While a few rich men have been promoting Hampshires and like them very muclf-heir history has been made largely by men who find It necessary to earn their own living. No other breed In America has enjoyed such successful summer and fall sales and Hampshire men state that their bank accounts fully prove that the advertised prices are actual. These sa'es have averaged better than twice the market price, after paying all sale expenses. Hampshires always bring big crowds and soot cash. retailers all over the home map. This increase In domestic business will be of benefit to the government in the way of revenue, for cigars exported for the soldier boy went out untaxed, and the same is true as to those given (away by the American Red Cross towaru me ciose or me war, ana snouia have been from the beginning. As to Tobacco Acreages. To what extent the campaign for a reduced acreage of tobacco this year will become effective should soon be known. With favorable weather for transplanting that job will be as quickly rushed as possible. There Is a wide sentiment in favor of securing acreage statistics this year; which has not so far been the rule. This is promised to be thoroughly done in York and Lancaster counties In Pennsylvania, and if so we are to be furnished fie figures for the information of our readers. Arrangement was made to this end when the writer was east a short time ago. A tobacco census Is also likely in Kentucky, where two opposing state factions are at work. It looks as if the Kentucky State Department of Agriculture begins to believe that a tobacco-hungry world will cheerfully am

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Levnsburg, 0. S. A, Kepler and wife have moved to .Eaton, having purchased property there several weeks ago.'. ...Arthur Farra. Ed Bunger, Lester Hoffman, and Robert , DeMatte ,. arrived home Wednesday from Camp Sherman

where they were discharged from the army. . . .Mrs. Poling of Dayton visited at the home of her niece, Mrs. Alice Yohe, and mother the . latter part of last week..... The Misses May; and Bertha Cotterman of Brazil. Ind., are visiting this week at the F. A. Kern home....Markey Hllleary of Cincin nati spent Tuesday . and -Wednesday with his parents, J. E. Hllleary and wife.... Florence Sweeney and Esther Lelber visited in Dayton Friday.., Anna Tusker V went to Cincinnati Thursday to spend several days there with friends.; . .Mrs. Fred Van Sklner of Camden Is spending several days with her parents Lester Kelly and wife.... Dr., Mary Cromer of Unian City visited here .Wednesday and BOLSHEVIK ENVOY IS REPORTED SHOT wr Adolph Joffe. Adolph Joffe, who has represented the Russian Bolshevik! in their dealings with the German Reds, is reSorted shot. Dispatches state that e was seized and shot by the Poles when they caDtured Vilna. take and liberally pay for all the Burley that may come to market next season. To this a large and Important class demurs; namely the warehousemen. At all events the figures will be Interesting for conmarison and when the crop is harvested we shall see what happens, in either case.

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Thursday with relatives.... B. S. Horn and . John Crickenborger visited In Orenville Tuesday ....8. H. Schwartxtrauber and wife .are entertaining her mother, Mrs. Albright, of Eaton.... Preston and Pauline Foster of Richmond, Ind., are visiting with Riley Forter and wife.... Miss Laura Amstuty of Bluffton is the guest of her sister, W. R. Althaus and husband.. . . Dr. Ed. Coff man and family of Portsmouth, visited his parents the latter part of the week....Myrtice Morningstar, who Is staying with her grandmother Stiver of, near Farmersvflle, has been at home for a few days.... Born to Karl Katzenberger and wife, a boy; to Herbert Price and wife, a girl. .. .Walter Ruff of Dayton visited Tuesday night and Wednesday with his parents Walter Ruff and wife. -

MIAMI ENTERS MEET OXFORD, O.. May 19. Physical Director Al Brodbeck, Miami University, has entered seventeen athletes in the Western Conference field and track meet to be held in Chicago on June 7. This will be Miami's first appearance In this big meet. Soldiers returning to South Africa are to be given facilities for acquiring agricultural training.

NO. 405 BANK 8TATEMENT JESSE T. DRULEY, President ' WALTER F. PARKS, Vice-President O. M. WHTTM1RE. Cashier. Farmers State Bank Report of the condition of the Farmers State Bank, a State bank ati Boston, In the State of Indiana, at the close of its business on May 12, 1919. . RESOURCES ' ' Loans and Discounts 109.962.83 1 Overdrafts ........... ............. 160.TJM IT. S. Bonds . ...................... .... . . . . . . 10,963.23 . Banking House 4,234J9 Furniture and Fixtures 3,000.00 Other Real Estate 1,500.00, Due from Banks and Trust Companies............. 4,417.64 Cash on Hand ........ 24877' Cash Items 129.04,

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State of Indiana, County of Wayne, es: I. O. M. Whitmlre, Cashier of the Farmers State Bank, Boston, Indiana, solemnly swear that the above statement is true. O. M. WHITMIRE. Subscribed and sworn to before me, this 16th day of May, 1919. . RUSSELL W. STANLEY, Notary Public My commission expires June 24, 1922.

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