The Kingdom Of The Tobacco Trust

The year's consumption of tobacco in the United States alone includes seven billions of cigars, ten billions of cigarettes, and two hundred and eighty millions of pounds of manufactured tobacco. The one item of smoking and chewing tobacco, exclusive of cigars, cigarettes and snuff, registers an annual over-all value of more than $500,000,000. In addition, England smokes six billions, Japan three billions, and China one and one-half billions of cigarettes every twelvemonth. This outside cigarette-puffing burns up forty-five millions of pounds of tobacco and puts about $4,000,000 into the bank account of the American grower, giving the giant balance to the Trust. - Everybody's Magazine.