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tory belonging to the Stewart-Ralph Company, of 

 Clarksville, Tenn. This factory, under his management, 

 is supplied with the most modern machinery and con- 

 venience for making Scotch snuff, and it has a capacity 

 of 8000 pounds per day. 



PIPE-SMOKING TOBACCO. 



The manufacture of this article, as the working of 

 tobacco for any purpose, involves the most experienced 

 judgment and knowledge of market wants and con- 

 sumers' tastes. The various kinds and qualities of leaf 

 are carefully assorted and brought together in the 

 desired quantities and proportions. The leaf is then 

 cut into flakes and afterwards granulated by a machine 

 made for the purpose. By straining the granulated 

 product through sieves, the exact size for pipe smoking 

 is separated. The tobacco for granulation should con- 

 tain enough moisture to prevent its being ground into 

 powder or snuff, when it could be drawn through the 

 stem of a pipe in smoking, causing discomfort to the 

 smoker. The granulated tobacco is dampened with 

 spirits, or liquids, of special formulas, in order to keep 

 it in proper condition when packed. Certain flavors are 

 also added to certain brands in the process of manu- 

 facture. Smoking tobacco is packed by machinery in 

 cotton sacks of various colors and sizes, each holding 

 from two ounces to a pound. The sacks are provided 

 with a draw string and an internal revenue stamp is 

 put upon each sack. Some tobacco is not granulated, 

 but simply cut into shreds for smoking, Perique being 

 often so prepared. The making of these bags consti- 

 tutes an important department, and 100,000 of the 

 sacks are produced daily in the Durham factory de- 

 scribed herewith. The manufacturers' labels are pasted 

 upon the sacks in the stamping room, and the filled bags 

 are packed in paper boxes, these being shipped in wooden 



