There are more than one and a quarter millions acres in the U. S. under cultivation of tobacco which yields a crop at present approximating to 1,000 million lbs. of leaf annually. The industry shows an absolutely increasing condition in every particular at each census. During the past 45 years the value of the product has increased more than $300,000,000. In addition to the trade in manufacturing in the U. S. there is the export trade principally in unmanufactured leaf. This amounts at present to about $54,000,000 annually. The price of export leaf has been continuously increasing despite of the fact that the production of leaf abroad is increasing. Thus in 1886 the average export price of leaf from the U. S. was 8-1/2c per lb. In 1914 it was more than 12c. The following statement shows at a glance the marvelous increase in the tobacco industry: _Comparative Statement of Manufactured Tobacco in the U. S. (all products)_ Capital No. of persons Value of invested. employed. product. Year 1880 $ 39,000,000 86,000 $126,000,000 Year 1890 90,000,000 117,000 195,000,000 Year 1900 111,000,000 142,000 264,000,000 Year 1905 324,000,000 159,000 330,000,000 Year 1909 197,000 417,000,000 In addition to the number of persons employed in manufacturing we must take into account those employed (as well as the capital invested) in the agricultural and distributing ends. The export manufacturing trade is not important, being only valued at about 3 million dollars annually. The value of the home manufactured products which in 1905 was shown at $330,000,000 is distributed as follows. Cigars $198,000,000 Cigarettes 16,000,000 Chewing and smoking tobaccos 109,000,000 Snuff 6,000,000 Other products 1,000,000 ------------ Total $330,000,000 For the increase in the present value of the product these figures would be proportionately increased. In the year 1913 the United States exported about 350 million lbs. of unmanufactured tobacco leaf, and in 1914, 449 million lbs. This was distributed as follows: To Great Britain and Ireland 174 million lbs. To Canada 17 " " To France 55 " " To Germany 32 " " To Italy 45 " " To Netherlands 28 " " To Spain 17 " " To Japan 16 " " To China 11 " " To Belgium 11 " " To Africa, Australia, etc. 43 " " ---- Total 449 " "