Show I A A ut P f ii ii i a ii e 69 Billion tet Sold 1200 I PER ALT ADULT I NE RECORD Tobacco Users Pay U S l Millions In Tax Alone C CIGAR I GAR DECLINING Increase Laid to Women Puffers ers and Advertising ii III 11 II II COlA COLI COLIX OI X V I lal orl I Corie Cor c i ond nt COP right 1925 b bi I The I he Consoli Consolidated dated Pre Press Presa I Ih 11 lb b 14 54 SI S1 Sit Sitt 1 t h nine billion clai cial eta ets in I I I 1 Six lx billion se en II hundred d d thousand thousand ant and cigars cigars- I buch Such a was the tax lax 1 paid 1111 output I ot of ta factories last lat tal I be figures 8 die aie l II of hR I Ib b collected for Cor e eie each month ot Of 6 I Ithe the Iho ial al eai b by the bureau of ot I nal Te en and v tl l title to show the giand J tOI foi 1334 1021 io o 0 Industry In lii the Ito 1 I with lIh the II ot of the lv discovered r shows sho so mil marselous Ious a gro groI I h during the itt It te few en vein rs is s that of the tho I he cig- cig tet Ct ct manufacturer Nine lIne eels eau ago AJO the production the figures show sho a was some some- somewhat wha what less les than 18 IS Manufacture has lias tour four told four fold old within that lot But the tl Idl another too rhe flie passing of ot the cigar lou I oui sears ear ago 01 ot during 1920 mole titan than 8 JOO cl- cl gats ci-gats gals gats CI 0 made anti ant sold soil over the Ibe I counter countr In Iii th the Stat States 8 I Since tha that time Lime the tho ciSal or- or ap appears pears to ha e d steadily I ap-I In tavoi lavol Last Lat year ear cigar car li lion was as more snore than Ihan J 15 per I cent below helow that Ihal of oC o 1 1320 2020 0 Vi With Ith ith the tho ingia l exception of ot 1 1915 IS last lat seat eaL caire I the Iho ho smallest numbu ot of otI I cigar manufactured In this coun- coun Iti coun-Iti I In 20 tears ear ears lG CI S UG UGH UG KL H Lt the ct et la Is I lout lr OUt OUt- I ir the Ilic Ial d ai in III the conlest for forthe the iho m s fa 10 oi And bern Iere II aln the figures figure tell lell sLot y The extent of ot the he sharp harp indus I that depression I u ling tho Iho p ing slid and of ot I 1924 1921 92 1 lor or hen ss slows lows do down lOs n fl sho s th I Is among the Inc fust to feet feel the tho he coil 1011 on- on traction 1 hat I is n sho n for the returns tot 01 1919 and 1420 the iho one scar ear marking the thc begin begin- b beginning beginning gln- gln ning of our poI post war ar the other oilier the height ot of our In m lal lt A As business doling lint period tho tie use of decreased more than san ten en pel pet cent the he total consumed consumed con- con tailing failing from 53 to 10 4 47 I-ast I enl cai s a depres depres- depression l pres- pres Ion sion is q reflected L b bi a 10 gi ow th ot of otIss otliss liss Iss than titan 4 per cent in the tho num lIum- number ber ot of els consumed as corn com compiled piled th 1923 And In 1923 clon Ion iOn a was 20 per cent than It It was as In III 19 Z The Tho between el the tha 20 per cent ot of o one eat eal and t the he foul out per p r Lent ent of ot t net nt as manu manufacturers rs see sec It H rep rep- rep the goll gai gap between a n period ot at prosperity and on ono one of curtail curtail- curtailment ment wient U V S b J the corre correctness of I this lii opinion the tho tae tact fact remains hat the tho smokers rs of oC Ibe United Mlles ale aie lodai supplying Uncle tarn Sam with Ith his third ot r Only th the lie In omo Im-omo omo ta tand nd the tar tariff tC lead tobacco a at pi eri of funds for the tho ted fed til i rai tl In 1924 1824 smokers paid aid the go got more than 1325 1321 tor for those little blue Ue II stamps found on all cl al aland and This fills year the he sum Slim will be bo even larger It roba ly wilt will ill I 1 11 QUO Oi 0 fo for tor C da of oC the ear 1 Un n n years ago alO 0 01 IL ii In 1015 the ito ta tax 1 by Luck bail ham bam ott Was as somewhat some less than 80 ono one of oftie o the tie sun sum collected lost last ear far ar Hut HutIn HutIn In 0 1915 n only ono oio lb ot of Iho lie of oC c a was consumed compared with Ith it Ith I 1924 I Th Ih ho widespread use ot of o Iho lie cig- cig cig-aret cig aret ret la Is attributed hero here to II Iwo 0 main fain The st ot th so soIs Is a tho the In 1 In the number ot of f women omen Nobody here or ele here do 10 0 far O a as tan Ian be bo fonda found fond has a nn tangible by 10 0 measure Ier bod od kno know knows that morn women omen ire re molting today loday than lisp per 1 on 01 lage l'age the line z 1200 Sr OKES RECORD Continued rom Page On One moed broo and the present number of or women smokers t Is grossIng gro Ing by leap leaps and bounds bound nut If It ou ask a II tr tri aury offic OtrIC official ial lal to estimate the number o of omen smokers he I la Is likely to throw up his hI hands hand and nd admit de- de de defeat I feat oat Th They y all tell iou ou It can t t donet be AD ADI done I fI IG I lj Tue second great factor In run- run nine up consumption to 10 Il its lla present mark o of about 1200 an- an annually an annually for tor ee adult In the II country I la is put down don to ader ader- adver rising lour great treat tobacco corn corn- com companion I panics panion dominate the market a as giants above their numerous small email And three o of those comp nl s hate hao Spent millions of or dollars loach each ach tn In adt ad the merits merit of or their ular brinds or of o Most of that ad has ha been ben carried In th dally daily ne netta- netta s- s papers The Tho response has i been so o Great that four out our well no n brands of 11 It It I la Is estimated constitute the be bulk of DC all til sales ales In itt the llio United States Need Neel- lesa les less to sa those thoe tour four I l of u els ate Hi a e manufactured nan b by iy he three great companies whose those hoe ad- ad ad expenditures expenditure top those ot of all competitors competitor It Is 1 an In- In Interesting interesting In fact that the failure lIure of ofa ofa II a foul font OUI th great tobacco company thu thus far to establish estl Itself as a producer of popular Is la attributed at- at attributed largely lar ely to Its lIs Inability to find finda a a a popular slogan for tor or iti Itly t y i landL anda and w The rhe cigar ale frankly won led about the decline In theli thell It has hns not et ot assumed such Ious propel Lions as to threaten r really hard times to any of the leadIng companies but the hand riLing on the willi to spell difficulties ahead Appa t Uio iho he public ha has been I I lq Iq lo the idea that the rel is J the thing thine II 00 00 |