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had not aided the industry and was indifferent 

 to its development; (3) that no benefits 

 would be expected to be reaped from exhibit- 

 ing at San Francisco owing to the fact that 

 Cuban-made cigars have no market in the 

 United States owing to the high import 

 duties. 



"For years the Cuban tobacco industry 

 has been going steadily down and nothing 

 is done to find new markets for it or help 

 it in any material way. although it is the 

 second of Cuba's crops and she practically 

 only has two," says the Havana Post. 



SPAIN BUYS MORE CIGARS 



Spain is increasing its imports of Havana 

 cigars very materially. 



Explanation of this increase, Don Pepin 

 Rodriguez, the senior partner of the "Romeo 

 y Julieta" factory in Havana gives the follow- 

 lowing information. 



"Although the much talked of modus 

 Vivendi has not yet been brought to a satis- 

 factory conclusion, La Compania Arrenda- 



taria (the company which has a contract 

 from the Government to administer the 

 Spanish Regie), has seen fit to treat our 

 manufactm-ers more liberally by making 

 special contracts with them, wliich resulted 

 in a reduction, ujion an average of 20% in 

 the retail cost price of the different sizes. 

 Besides, our cigar manufacturers were given 

 the privilege in naming the retail selling 

 figures of their cigars, according to the 

 different shapes and sizes, to the Spanish 

 consumer. This has been the reason why 

 our exports to Spain have steadily increased 

 in the face of the universal bad conditions 

 almost all over the world. As Spain con- 

 sumes all of our dark colors, which nearly 

 all the other countries are rejecting, it has 

 been a great benefit to oiu' manufacturers, 

 and has also benefitted the Spanish smokers." 

 Don Pepin Roflriguez jjredicts that as 

 soon as the agreement becomes an accom- 

 ])lished fact, Spain may become one of the 

 chief importing countries of Cuban cigars, 

 as one of the clauses of the proposed treaty 

 calls for the cutting in hah" of the present 

 import duties. — Tobacco, N. Y. 



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