Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 44, Number 270, 27 August 1919 — Page 2

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM. WEDNESDAY, AUG. 27, 1919.

CIGAR MAKERS FIGHT UNIONS BY MOVINGJLANTS r

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Says Sanborn Plants Reopen at Other Points. By WILLIAM R. SANBORN. When the owners of one of the oldoet and best equipped cigar factories in the United States, a plant -with a national reputation, are forced to abandontheir buildings and remove from Boston on account of union labor troubles, it is time that Irresponsible agitators take notice. And when this company states that it "has been forced to realize the utter futility of trying to continue to deal with the Irresponsible element in control of the Boston Cigar Makers' Union," the better and more thoughtful element among the employes, should take the matter Into their own hands. In a statement to the trade this company states that its experience with the union covers a period of nearly fifty years, but that they are now discarding the blue label; that their new factories at Newark, N. J., will be run as open shops, and that they "will be equipped with batteries of the wonderful new cigar-making machines, which have already begun to revolutionize the industry." The fact that other large Boston factories are said to be contemplating a similar move shows that the arbitrary action and demands of many of the strikers in every eastern city, is

likely to rebound to the serious loss J

and privation of the cigar makers and their families, for months to come. Striking in New York. The 6trike of the cigarmakers became general in New York about ten weeks ago. It rapidly spread to out lying towns and cities and at this writing less than fifty per cent of the average number of cigars per week is being turned out in the east, practically all of these being made by smaller concerns in interior towns. This condition has seriously crippled the large manufacturers, who say they "are standing with their backs to the wall, fighting against the confiscation of all their rights in their own plants, except the right to pay salaries, as best they can." It is not merely an abnormal increase in wages they are fighting against, they say, but "for the right to control the manufadure and sale of their own output." The cigarmakers at Denver are the latest to go on strike; they went out just a week ago. The strike in New York seems no nearer a settlement than it was tww

rnenths ago. This has caused a largt-4

New York City concern to notify their pmployes to call for their tools', that the blue label is to be abandoned, and that as soon as all evidence of unionism has been cleared out they will resume -operations asxan open shop. And this firm is going to the country dealers on that platform, and are asking that their old trade stand by them in this new move. Dominance Endangered. Should the action of the two Boston and New York firms be largely followed, as to discarding the union label and the installation of cigar machinery, the union men of the entire country will be practically forced to smoke non-union cigars or to go without their favorite brands. As to that, however, everybody will be in the same boat. Very few of the

smaller shops would be affected by the j action of the great cigar combinations

and the national factors in cigar production, but as these small plants have at best a limited field, the most of us would be shortly smoking non-union brands, or be forced to go without cigars. This would be the only alternative.

The dealers in cigar leaf are affected by the numerous strikes, and so, too, is the price offered to the growers. While we have discussed the strikes in the east it must not be forgotten that in many western cities similar conditions exist. Chicago, for instance, is closed tighter than a drum, with the majority of the cigar retailers backing the manufacturers, because they say that "the demands of the union are unreasonable." Cigar makers are also out. in Milwaukee, but they are only demanding a 25 per cent increase in the scale at that point. The 1919 Crop. The August Crop Report of the Department of Agriculture, estimates a total tobacco production for 1919, of 1,335,000,000 pounds. This estimate is within 5,000,000 pounds of that of December, 1918, as to the total produstion of leaf tobacco last year. If our tobacco crop harvests according to the government August estimate, it will run about 250,000,000 in excess of the five year average, 1913 to 1917. This would not indicate a general reduction ln acreage, despite the agitation in favor of such action last spring. Cigar Leaf Outlook.

tion, with which our readers are prin

cipally interested, the government supplies the following figures as to conditions on August 1. Ohio, 90,490,000 pounds, against 113.2S8.000 pounds estimated for the crop of 1918. While the bulk of this tobacco is cigar leaf, the government does not make separate estimates, but includes the burley crop in this comparative report. Massachusetts and Connecticut are accredited with the promise of 58,000,000 pounds, against 52,000,000 harvested last year, while Pennsylvania shows a reduction of six million pounds compared with her output in 1918, as does Wisconsin also. This survey covers the cigar leaf Btates, Florida and Georgia excepted, neither of which compete with the Ohio product. Taking the country as a whole the acreage devoted to tobacco is 14 percent greater than in 1918, and is placed at 1,774,000 acres. This is sufficient evidence that the tobacco growers in the Light Burley and Dark tobacco districts, have not lost hope as to the continuation of profitably high prices. Situation In Ohio. Holders of 1917 Ohio leaf are being rewarded. Notwithstanding the comparatively high prices at which it went into storage this leaf is now being slowly moved without loss to holders, and promises to do still better shortly. Because of the movement of 1917 crop at better prices the holders of 191S leaf are also asking more money. Very little of the last crop is being picked up by packers, the farmers now being pretty well organized throughout the Miami Valley, and

seemingly determined to hold for much higher prices. The reduced acreage and the condition of the growing crop is a great factor in this decision. There is a feeling that the manufacturer must eventually hunger for 1918 Ohio leaf and that they can wait until he Is ready to do business on what they consider a more equitable basis.

FARM SALE CALENDAR Aug. 28 Malt Siarr, t miles south of Richmond, mile west of Boston. Sept. 1 Roscoe Coughlin, 6 miles north of Liberty, 9 oclock a. m. Sept. 1. C. G. Smith, 1 miles N. E. of Greensfork. Sept. 9 W. O. Huddleston. south of Centerville. Sept. 9 Cornelius D. Connell. 5 miles southeast of Richmond, 3 miles northeast of Boston. 10 o'clock. Sept. 10 Ben H. Davis. 7 miles S. E. of Connersville. 10 o'clock. Sept. 26W. P. Krom, Williamsburg Pike. Big Type Poland China Hog sale.

PORT WORK SUSPENDED.

PARIS, Aug. 27. Work in the port of Marseilles has been almost completely suspended because of the strike of the dock workers, according to advices received from that city.

Indiana News Brevities

KVANSVILLE Because one of their members was discharged for going squirrel hunting, four union mill workers walked out at Akln-Erskine Milling company. BRUCEVILLE The Oliphant-John-son company's mine here broke its record for an eight-hour day when it loaded 3,115 tons of coal.

V1NCENNES Local firemen have been granted an increase of $10 a month by the city council, effective September 1. SHELBYVILLE John G. Brown, state president of the Indiana Federation of Farmers' associations, addressed a meeting of farmers from the eighth district on "Why Farmers Should Organize." BETHANY PARK John W. Davidson. 78 years old, was killed almost instantly Tuesday afternoon by a west bound Pennsylvania freight train at the crossing between Bethany Park and Brooklyn.

pointed chairman of the fair price food committee here, has forwarded his resignation to Dr. H. A. Barnard, state food commissioner, at Indianapolis.

Fayette County Farmer, Despondent, Hangs Self LIBERTY, Ind., Aug. 27 Wallie Nichols, 68 years old, and for many years a prominent Fayette county farmer, living five miles west of here, committed suicide Tuesday afternoon by hanging himself at his son's barn. Boyd Nichols, the son, and wife left the farm about noon, returning about five o'clock to find Nichols hanging by a halter, which had been thrown over a beam in the barn. He is survived by a wife, a son and one daughter, who was in Liberty at the time of his death. He also has one sister and an uncle living. Despondency over his age is believed to have been the cause of Nichols' act.

International Roqae Series at New Paris NEW PARIS, O., Aug. 27 Eight matches were played Monday in the international roque tournament, which is being held here. For the remainder of the present week, play will be held for entrants who reside in and around New Paris, and next week, entrants who have come greater distances will be allowed the use of the courts. Following are the results of Monday's matches: Wagner, 32; Hawley, 18; B. Wisler, 32 and Wm. Wisler, 6; Pence 32 and B. Wisler. 15; Wagner, 32 and Wm. Wisler, 15; Kramer 32 and Pence 16. The scores in the second division were: James, 23 and Reeves 21; in the third division, Sheppard. 23, and Winkelman, 17; Eiler 21 and Winkleman, 12.

POSTOFFICE CLERK RESIGNS

OXFORD, O.. Aug. 27. Glenn Hlers, Clerk in the local postoffice, has resigned his position, and will become instructor in chemistry in the Xenla high school next month.

LAFAYETTE Delegates from eight counties comprising the third district of the Indiana Federation of Farmer's association will meet here Thursday to perfect plans for raising Tippecanoe county's quota of the $200000 guarantee fund to be raised in Indiana before the first annual meeting of the farmer's association in November. ANDERSON John F. McClure, ap-

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(By Associated Pi ess) WEST BADEN, Ind., August 27. After a year, of service as a reconstruction hospital of the United States army, the West Baden Springs hospital here Is practically ready for its return to civilian life. Since its

release from army occupation, the building has been restored and redecorated and the rooms, which were used as hospital wards, refurnished.

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JAP SENT TO RIGA.

PARIS. August 27. The Japanese government has sent a diplomatic agent to Riga to take charge of Japanese intersts there until the arrival of a permanent representative. It is reported the United States contemplates similar action.

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