MR. SADLER ON TOBACO) CULTURE.

Daily Southern Cross, Volume XXIV, Issue 3319, 6 March 1868, Page 3

MR. SADLER ON TOBACO ) CULTURE.

To ths Editor of the Daily Sotmnnir Cxois. Sir,— l *m gUd to tee that Mr. Sadler it of opinion that new industries should, be encouraged amongst us ; and, though manufactures are of slow growth, I do not despair of yet seeing some flourishing in the province. In. bis new pamphlet he draws attention to tobacco culture a likely to he more immediately use*, ful ; and to show Mr. Sadler and those interested in the matter what great effects arise from small beginning!, the United States now produce annually 300 millions of pounds of tobacco, and export to all parti of Europe, l'be Stales mot>t renowned for the quantity and quality of their tobacco are V»rg nia, 'I ennessee, North Carolina, Maryland. Connecticut, Kentucky, Missouri, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois. Cuba, Porto Kico, and the Philippines produce the tobaoco the most esteemed after that of Kentucky and Maryland. European tobacco is tven finding • market, for I lately observed that the French Government had given an order for 40,000cwt. of Hungarian tobacco. But Mr. Sadler's proposition that " two or three. American tobacco-grower* be obtained, and retained at any rate, to give instruction in its growth and manipulation," is not so practicable, in the present position of the provincial exchequer. A much better plan would be, as Mr. Sadler bays his pamphlet is << written also for the meridian of Washington"), to send this gentleman, with a special edition, on a mis-, sion to the Southern States. Great distress is at prevent existing in some of them, and many of the planters have already emigrated to Brazil, British Honduras, and Upper Canada. Not many months ago, Mr. Mason, of • Trent' notoriety, was engaged visiting some of the principal towns and cities io Canada with » view of ascertaining their respeofcive capabilities of manufacturing and other purpose*, and reporting the same to Southerners of capital who desire to' locate in the Dominion. All who h»v« been in slave State*, and know anything of Canada, mu»t at once admit that the province of Auckland would be preferred, if sufficient inducement were offered to counterbalance the expenses of the voyage, from my own experience, I must say the Southern fire-eater is a very agreeable gentlemen, —aristocratic by birth and education, but this he cannot help ;— •nd if Mr. Sadler could penuade him to cross. Jbhf Pacific with his tobaoco «nd go.a-h#%& proclivities, the people of this province would be under the greatest obligations to both.— l am,, *c, . ' J. L. SnroLAiß. March 1,1868. .. „ • ,