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1916
Leading Features
Tobacco Merchants' Association to Investi-
gate Tobacco Habit "Cures"
National Cigar Leaf Tobacco Association
Wants Action on Stevens Bill
Satisfaction Over Lifting of Tobacco
Embargo "for the Present"
Benno Neuberger Leaves Large Estate
The Relations Between the Clerk and
Employer
Appealing to the Taste
What Is the Life of a Cigar?
A "La Saramita" Display
Trade Letters of Vital Interest From All
Sections
Latest Reports From the Cuban Market
Latest News of the American Leaf
Tobacco Markets
Registration of New Brands of Cigars,
Cigarettes, Tobacco, Etc.
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Vol. XXXVI No. 1
PUBLICATION OFFICES: 236 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia
F. C LX)ZANO
TRADE MARK
B«>. V. 8. raiaBt OAot
l M. LOZANO
F, LOZANO, SON 8- CO.
U. S. BONI>ED CIGAR MANUFACTURERS
Makers of the Famous *T. Lozano'* Brand
Clear Havana Cigars
OFFICE AND FACTORY; TAMPA. FLORIDA
New York Addrats, 437 Fifth Atmiim
THE TOBACCO WORLD
vi'iw
Havana, Cuba
Consulado 91-93
Manufacturers of the old brands
"Sol" and "Devesa de Murias"
Independent factories
Our Motto: Quality, always
a little better than
Havana's Best
HURIAS
TWO NEW SIZES
10c CIGAR
Blunt and Club, in the
popular 10-top a'o -packing.
Same real Portuondo quality
at the right price
Cigar Mfg. Co., Philadelphia
"Success Comes
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%MS"
Provided They're Heekin's
When cigars, stogies
and other "smokes" are
packed in Heekin cans,
you may rest assured
that your product will
reach the customer with
a supreme freshness and cleanliness
other words just
you would wish it.
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as
Immediate deliveries, no mat-
ter how large your order.
Send for a sample. See the
quality.
The Heekin Can Co.
Culvert, Sixth and New Sts.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
^ Heekin cans are much more
reasonable for packing cigars
than boxes. Tobacco containers
of all shapes and sizes.
If you are a Wise Jobber
Vou will buy your stogies direct from the factory.
Otherwise you i)ay tlie agent's or broker's commission.
We do not employ brokers or agents.
YOU CAN GET EXCLUSIVE CONTROL
of one of (uir stogie brands because we sell only one job-
ber in a territory. Our g(MMls are selling On tlieir
merits ami are bringing duplicate business.
Try OUU Stogie Itrands.
"Columbus 1492" Retail 3 for 5c.
"Columbus Dutch Tops" Retail 2 for 5c.
Write for terrritory to
CONNERCIAL CIGAR COMPANY, Newark, Ohio
For Gentlemen of Good Taste
San Felice
CIGARS
The Deisel-Wemmer Company
LIMA, O.
THE TOBACCO WORLD
F. C LOZANO
I. M. LOZANO
TRADE MARK
F. UOZANO, SON 8* CO.
U. S. BONDED CIGAR MANUFACTURERS
Makers of the Famous ^'F. Lozano" Brand
Clear Hnvana Cipfars
OFHCE AND FACTORY; TAMPA. FLORIDA
New York AddreM, 437 Fifth At
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VsT^i^
Havana, Cuba
Consulado 91-93
Manufacturers of the old brands
"Sol" and "Devesa de Murias"
Independent factories
Our Motto: Quality, always
a little better than
Havana's Best
HURIAS
TWO NEW SIZES
10c CIGAR
Blunt and Club, in the
popular 10- top 20 -packing.
Same real Portuondo quality
at the right price
Cigar Mfg. Co., PhUadelphia
"Success Comes
in 'Cans'" —
Provided They're Heekin*8
When cigars, stogies
and other "smokes" are
packed in Heekin cans,
you may rest assured
that your product will
reach the customer with
a supreme freshness and cleanliness — in
other words just as
you would wish it.
Immediate deliveries, no mat-
ter how large your order.
Send for a sample. See the
quality.
The Heekin Can Co.
Culvert, Sixth and New Sts.
CINCINNATI, OHIO
^ Heekin cans are much more
reasonable for packing cigars
than boxes. Tobacco containers
of all shapes and sizes.
If you are a Wise Jobber
You will buy your stogies direct from the factory.
Otherwise you pay the agent's or broker's commission.
We do not employ brokers or agents.
YOU CAN GCT EXCLUSIVE CONTROL
of one of our stogie brands because we sell only one job-
ber in H territory. Our goods are selling on their
merits and are bringing duplicate business.
Try OUR Stogie Brands.
"Columbus 1492" Retail 3 for 5c.
"Columbus Dutch Tops" Retail 2 for 5c,
Write for terrritory to
CONNERCIAL CIGAR COMPANY, Newark, OUo
For Gentlemen of Good Taste
^rC/.
San Felice
CIGARS
The Deisel-Wemmer Company
LIMA, O.
THE TOBACCO WORLD
r^^^^^iJ)
Clear Havana Cigars
Lopez Hermanos
Makers
New York Office:
250 Fourth Ave.
Factory:
Tampa, Fla.
HONESTLY ADVERTISED
NOT MISLEADING
LA
Broadleaf
Wrapped
Havana
Cigars
SARAMITA
Pre-eminent
by Comparison
Real Havana
Tobacco
Skillfully Blended
THLK SHIEI^DS-l^BRTHEIM COMPANY, Cleveland
THE TOBACCO WORLD
^MOND
CSTABUeHEO I8S0
Evansville, Ind., December 31st, 19 IS
m5=(^tutm^=mB
TO THE TRADE:—
Twilight shadows have fallen on another scene, so full
of good things for us all, that we must recognize pour
efficient part in the closing pear*s business drama.
Good friends, tried and true, with grateful hearts we
grasp i^our hand in generous applause.
At the dawn of morrow^the beginning of another— we
bid gou good cheer with abundant blessings for the new
ipear Mai; the chain of friendship strengthen as pear bp
pear it lengthens.
H. FENDRICH
MANUFACTURERS '^CHARLES DENBY" CIGARS
The Exceptional Cigar
BUSTILLO BROS. & DIAZ, Inc.
FLOR DE
MELBA
GENERAL OFFICES
267 Foartk Avenue
New York City
THE HIGH MOTE OF QUALITV
THE cigar that u giving dealers
big business everywhere.
In quality of tobacco and work>
manthip FLOR DE MELBAS are equal
to the finest imported eigara.
A full liiM of MELBAS in your .tera b
• cr«dit to yo«r buuiMM jail(iB«nt
a f I • 3 for a quarter
All sizes to
25c. straight
Pbc« tiMiB In stodi mX one* and w.tck
tKem ropML If your jobber CMinot
•upply you write toiu.
LEWIS CIGAR MFG. CO.
NEWARK, N.J.
Tk« UrsMi lBd.p— dwrt Otw F.ctorr ia iIm w«rM.
Mtiu iMnt IK KHEna u Twi ruFiT siMiM mcius
THE TOBACCO WORLD
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Made at our Newark, N. J«, Factories
ROCKY FORD
HAND MADE
NICKEL CIGAR
We alio manufacture at our several Pittsburgh
factories, a very attractive and extensive line of
cigars and stogies to retail at 2 for 5 cents, and
3 for 5 cents. Our leaders
"FAMOUS" and TLAG HEADS"
Write for full Information
UNION AMERICAN CIGAR CO.
General Offices. PITTSBURGH. PA.
THE
Key West Cigar Factory
FadotyNo. 4t3, KEY WEST, FLA.
Office and Salesroom :
43 to47W. 3 3d St., New York
''LA MEGA" ^■SSSJ''
HAVANA CIGARS OF THE HIGHEST
QUALITY AND BEST WORKMANSHIP
V. GuerrOs Diaz & Co., Tampa, Fia,
COPENHAGEN
Ghewins: Snuff
We g:uarMit«c Copenhafen Snuff ii now and always has
been absolutely pure.
It is made of the best, old, rich leaf tobacco. The Snuf!
Procesc retains the good of the tobacco and expds the bitter and
acid of natural leaf tobacco, making Copenhaffen the Warld's
BMt Tobacco for Both Chewing and Snufflnt.
Whenever a dealer has any difficulty in obtaining his supply
of Copenhagen Chewing Snuf! satisfactorily, we will nelp him if
he will writt us.
WEYMAN-BRUTON COMPANY
M Union Squwe North New York, N. Y.
TADEMA
HAVANA
CIGAR8
Argtielles, Lopez G Bro.
MAKERS
GENERAL OFFICE FACTORY WAREHOUSE
222 PEARL STREET TAMPA LEALTAD 129
NEW YORK FLORIDA HAVANA
"MILD HAVANA BLEND"
Thep Lead the Leaders
26 SIZES
135 WeA 42ncl Str«t. New York
HAVANA CIGARS
— - * • • — ^^^^-^
ROMEO Y lUUETA
The Leader In all the
World's Markets
U. S. RepreienUtiTe: Wm. T.Taylor, 93 Broid St.N.Y.City.
''^
A Favorite
with tlie
BEST
Cidar Stores
Restaurants
Hotels and
Clubs
Manufacturers
PEDRO CASTRO 6i CO.. Tampa, Fla.
New York Distributers
LOUIS G. SMITH & CO., 52 Beaver Street
THE TOBACCO WORLD
ss^smm
To the Trade
**The Secret of Success is Constancy to Purpose
We enter the year 1916 with a feeling of pride in the
confidence that we have honestly earned during the past
Twenty-Five Years.
To assure the many loyal friends of our products, our
Motto will ever be
"CONSTANCY TO PURPOSE."
Lipschutz's "44" 5c. and "Adlon" 10c. Quality First Cigars
*'44" Cigar Company, Inc.
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Philadelphia
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Our Desires
for 1916
Peace and plenty
throughout the world,
particularly here at
home.
Prosperity from which
all shall benefit.
*' Above All'' your con-
tinued support and
friendship; we in turn
will continue to embody
all that which shall
merit your valued pa-
tronage in the cigar,
that has speited success
from its inception*
TheCigar "Above AU"
"Bold"
BOBROW BROS., Philadelphia
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FOR FORTY YEARS
THE STANDARD
By Which Clear Havana
Cigara Are Judiied
Write for Open Territory
Faetory: KeyiWeat. Fla.
New York Office; 203 W. Broadway
T. J. DUNN *c^faa
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M.MBLACHRINOaCO.
KYFTIAN QGARCTTCS.
214-216 WEST 47lli STRETT, NEW YORK
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Vol. XXXVI. PHILADELPHIA AND NEW YORK, JANUARY 1, 1916.
No. 1.
NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF ASSOCIATION
WANTS ACTION ONTHE STEVENS BILL
President Fox Writes Chairman of House Committee — Cut-
Throat Competition Would Be Relieved by Passage
of Measure Says Organization Head — Early
Consideration of the Bill Sought
RESIDENT CIIy\REES FOX, of the National
Ci,oar Leaf Tobacco Association, believes that cut-
throat competition which has existed in the trade
for some time could be eliminated if the principles
of price maintenance as represented in the Stevens bill were
le^C^alized by its passage. To that end President Fox has
addressed a letter to Conc^ressman William C. Adamson,
chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and For-
eis^n Commerce to wliicli the bill has been referred, asking
for earh' consideration of the bill and to report it with
favorable recommendations. The letter is as follows:
"In no industry has habitual price-cutting produced
such widespread disastrous results as in that devoted to the
niatuifacture of cigars. It is the chief weapon of monopoly
and lias been employed most effectively in crushing out the
retailer and the independent cigar manufacturer and in
seriously injuring the cigar leaf grower, packer and dis-
tributor.
"The business of manufacturing cigars, especially
those selling at the popular price of five cents each, is to-
day conducted on an exceedingly narrow margin, and in the
case of many establishments is positively precarious. Any
invasion of the manufacturers' exceedingly small profits to
assist independent retailers in their effort to meet monopo-
listic price-cutters is out of the question, and yet the ulti-
mate effects of price-cutting must be borne by these same
manufacturers.
"So far as legitimate retailers are concerned their busi-
ness is comparatively small, as the public convenience re-
quires the maintenance of a large number of stores so that
the cost of operating these little establishments is of neces-
sity charged against a comparatively insignificant volume of
business. The profits of the average retailer of cigars and
tobacco are so small that usually the advent of a price-
cutting dealer in their vicinity means the specdv closing of
their stores.
"The consumer has an important stake in this matter,
for the maintenance of quality is a prime consideration
with him. and this is only practicable where the manufac-
turer receives a fair price for his goods and the retailer a
reasonable profit on his operations. If the cigar business
tnd.ny were turned over to a few large concerns which
habitually resort to price-cutting consumers would find
themselves restricted to the output of a verv small number
"f large manufacturers, and they would be unable to pur-
chase the best brands of goods which are now widely dis-
tributed thron-h a large number -.f small independent
stores.
"I venture to express the hope that vour committee
will give early cmisideration to the Stevens bill and that it
will sec fit to report it with favorable recommendation at
no distant date. We know of no measure likelv to be pre-
sented ill the mining Congress the enactment of which
would redound in a greater degree to the substantial benefit
of manufacfurer^. pnxlncers and consumers of the products
of our own and many other industries."
R. J. REYNOLDS COMPANY CHARGES
'SMOKAROLS' EVADE CIGARETTE TAX
Case Brought Before Commissioner of Internal Revenue
O shorn— Holidays Delay Decision— Department
Fails to Make Public Liggett & Myers
Defense of Classification
OLONEL W. H. OSBORN, on account of the holi-
days, has been unable to render a decision in the
case of the recently introduced form of smoking
tobacco called "Smokarols," which it has been
charged evades the cigarette tax. The charge has been
laid before the Commissioner of Internal Revenue by the
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company and the brief filed by the
Liggett & Myers Company, manufacturers of "Smokarols,"
in defense of the smoking tobacco classification has not yet
been made public.
The "Smokarol" was described and illustrated in the
November 15th issue of "The Tobacco World."
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company, of Winston-
Salem, has charged that the Liggett & Myers Tobacco Com-
pany, of New York, is selling a cigarette under the guise
of smoking tobacco, and thereby escaping with an 8-cent
tax when it should pay the cigarette tax. Colonel Osborn
has been asked to decide that the "Smokarol," made by the
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Company, is not "smoking to-
bacco." but a cigarette.
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company contends:
"'Smokarols' are separate rolls of tobacco, weighing
about one-twelfth of an ounce, wrapped in cigarette paper
and packed, unstamped, into a drum which carries the smok-
ing tobacco tax. These rolls purport to be covered by let-
ters patent, which, if valid, will prevent others from manu-
facturing them. They are sold together with a holder. By
merely sticking the end of these rolls into this holder they
can be smoked like cigars or cigarettes. If the present
marketing under the 8-cent smoking tobacco tax is con-
tinued, serious injustice may be done other cigarette manu-
facturers and the entire tobacco trade.
"Our understanding of the law is that rolls of tobacco
wrapped in paper, shall be classed as cigarettes and that
manufacturers will not be permitted to pack smoking to-
bacco in unstamped subdivisions or parcels for repacking in
larger packages."
The R. I. Reynolds Tobacco Companv has appealed to
the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, urging that "Smok-
arols" be held a cigarette. It charges that the taxing of the
Smokarol" as smoking tobacco is a discrimination and
will result in a monopoly.
In its brief to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue,
the R. I. Reynolds Tobacco Companv asserts: "Under the
Constitution of the United States, the Congress is clothed
with power to levy and collect taxes on tobacco, as inci-
dent thereto, to classify the various forms in which manu-
factured tobacco shall be put up for taxable purposes.
".Section 3.? of the Act of August 3. 1900, amending
sections .-?.? and .Tl revised statutes, defines a cigarette as
follows: 'All rolls of tobacco, or anv substitute therefor,
wrapped in paper or any substitute other than tobacco shall
be classed as cigarettes.' "
There is a great difference in the tax on cigarettes and
smoking tobacco. Manufacturers claim that, if "Smoka-
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Some of the Advertisements Which Will Be Investif^ted
N line with its expressed policy of rendering such
aid and assistance as will prove bencticial to the
tobacco industry, the Tobacco Merchants' Associa-
tion's latest move is the ri^id investigation of the
advertisements appearing in various newspapers and maga-
zines throughout the country claiming to cure the so-called
"tobacco habit." The majority of us are more or less fa-
miliar with the "Gaining of 25 Pounds in Two Months
Since Quitting the Tobacco Habit," "The Tobacco Habit
Banished In 46 to 72 Hours," "Stops Tobacco Habit in
One Day," etc., advertisements.
Realizing the harmful efTect such propaganda is bound
to have on the trade, the association has placed the matter
in the hands of its secretary and counsel, Charles Dushkind,
with full power to act. To this end Mr. Dushkind has pro-
cured a number of the so-called tobacco-habit curing com-
pounds which he has submitted to an expert chemist for
analysis. Should it be found after analysis that the ad-
vertisements are fraudulent or deceptive and do not accom-
plish that which they claim, the association has instructed
Mr. Dushkind to bring action against all those advertisers
coming under the ban. It is planned to prosecute not only
under the postal laws, but also under the Shirley amend-
ment of the Pure Food and Drugs Act of 1906, making the
misrepresentation of curative or other properties of medicine
a Federal offense.
Advertisements exploiting the wonderful cures have
been clipped from different newspapers, and are now on
file in the office of the Tobacco Merchants' Association.
The photograph appearing on this page will give an idea
of the advertisements to which reference is being made.
Fleck Cigar Company to Build Larger Factory
A real estate deal has recently been completed in Read-
ing whereby the plot of ground at Chestnut and Orange
Streets has been sold to the Fleck Cigar Company, manu-
facturers of the well-known "Rose-O-Cuba" f^vc-ccnt cigar.
It is the intention of the company to erect a large four-
story factory there next spring in order to care for their
growing business.
The plot includes a frontage on Chestnut Street of 160
feet and a depth on Orange Street of 180 feet. The price
paid is said to have been in the neighborhood of $30,000.
Lorillard Company Entertains Superintendents
.As a seasonable acknowledgment to its su[)erinten(lents.
whose offices it is to look after the manufacture of the ex-
cellent "Muriel" cigar, the P. Lorillard Tobacco Company,
of Jersey City, under the direction of its district manager, |.
Lang, on Christmas Day tendered to its guests a very
tempting Turkey dinner, followed by a cabaret show. Those
present were: Mr. and Mrs. J. Lang, Mr. and Mrs. I. Engel,
Mrs. L. Weintraub, Miss Helen Weidler, Jos. J. dries, 11.
Weiss, of Wilmington, Del., and B. Friedman, of Jersey
City.
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Tobacco Companies Better Off Than Last Year
The unusual competitive conditions that existed in 1914
among the former subsidiaries of the old American Tobacco
Company resulted in earnings in the aggregate consider-
ably below 1913. Competition this year has been just as
keen, but the four companies have so adjusted themselves
to the new conditions that the net results for the year will
probably show an advance over a year ago. The strictly
tobacco business of the old combination was distributed
among the American Tobacco Company, Lorillard Com-
pany, Liggett & Myers and R. J. Reynolds Company.
R. J. Reynolds Company, whose stock recently scored
an advance of over 100 points, selling as high as $500 a
share, will probably showr the largest gain in earnings of
any of the large parts of the old combination. This is a
company that has really featured only two tobacco brands
and has been unusually successful with them. R. J. Rey-
nolds is generally considered one of the best tobacco men
in this country, and even at the time when his company was
a subsidiary of the American Tobacco Company, the direc-
tion of its policies was left entirely in his hands. This ar-
rangement was perfectly satisfactory to James B. Duke.
As has already been announced by Dow, Jones & Com-
pany, the American Tobacco Company will earn about the
same this year as in 1914. The Lorillard and Liggett &
Myers Companies have had successful years, but it is too
early as yet to estimate earnings.
The large earnings of the Reynolds Company warranted
a recent extra distribution of 10 per cent. There has been
no change in the dividend of the other three companies
this year, but extra disbursements of a substantial charac-
ter may be expected on Liggett & Myers and Lorillard
common shares early in the spring. — "Wall Street Jour-
nal."
Business Outlook Promising Says R. G. Sullivan
R. G. Sullivan, manufacturer of cigars, Manchester,
N. H., says in regard to business conditions :
"My volume of business at the present writing is at
the rate of upwards of 40,000,000 cigars per annum. I em-
ploy approximately 1000 hands.
"Business at present is 10 per cent, to 20 per cent,
above the same period last year. Collections are fair. The
outlook for business seems promising."
Lander S. Harris Leaves Cigar Company
Lander S. Harris has left the E. M. Harris Cigar Com-
pany, Detroit, Mich., whose business was established in
1878, under the patronage of such citizens of Detroit as
Gen. Russell A. Alger, James McMillan, Mayor Maybury,
E. S. and George Barbour, Emery Wendel, John Avery and
W. J. Chittenden.
E. M. Harris, the father of Lander S., opened his first
shop on Jefferson Avenue in 1878, moving later to the old
Russell House, when the big stairway led through Heyn's
Bazaar to the hotel office on the second floor. When the
baseball park was on Brady Street, tickets for the game were
sold in the cigar store of E. M. Harris. In 1880 he im-
ported the largest shipment of foreign-made cigars ever re-
ceived in Michigan, and the customs officials found it
necessary to send to Washington for more revenue stamps,
there not being enough in Detroit to cover the shipment.
Lander S. Harris, whose home is now at 2981 West
Brand Boulevard, has been in the firm since its establish-
ment, and until last year has conducted its business alone
smce the death of his father a number of years ago. A
year ago he formed a company under his father's name,
and took a partner.
Mr. Harris expects to take a vacation until after the
holidays, when he will begin his search for another stand,
where he will engage in the cigar business for himself.
Bobrow Brothers Bringing Banner Year to Close
It is almost impossible to hear a discussion regarding
the growth of nickel cigars without calling to mind the
wonderful strides of the "Bold" cigar, manufactured by
Bobrow Brothers.
From the smallest of beginning this brand has con-
tinued its progress and won the smokers until today it
stands prominently as one of the most phenomenal of all five-
cent cigar, manufacturing successes. The business this year
has kept the factories working to capacity despite the fact
that a third has been added to their chain. The demand at
present gives indication of more factories to come. Ship-
ments are going forth as fast as hands can make them ready
and all that the limits of the three factories can produce are
being manufactured every day.
Just what the business of the year will show as com-
pared to last year has not been given out for publication.
Undoubtedly the banding of "Bold" cigar put an end to
much box-stuffing and brought again real "Bold" cigars into
the hands of smokers who had not smoked the Bobrow fac-
tory product for some time, although they had continued to
ask for "Bolds" and got them out of a "Bold" box.
The continued success of the brand is of course due to
the persistent work of the Messrs. Charles and Harry
Bobrow, but no little credit is due to the indefatigable efforts
of A. M. Schwarz, the genial advertising manager, who with
his slogans and snappy ideas, has continued to keep the
brand in the public eye and to bring the merits of the cigar
itself to the attention of the smokers.
Warner Searle Off on Trip for Portuondo Brands
Warner Searle, representative of the J. F. Portuondo
Cigar Manufacturing Company, will leave on January 3rd
for a trip to Buffalo, Wilkes-Barre and Cleveland, in the
interest of the firm's brands. Mr. Searle will spend about
a week in Cleveland, assisting dealers who handle the Por-
tuondo brands in that city.
Hilbronner & Jacobs Will Enter Business District
Following extensive alterations to the building situated
at 26 and 28 South Seventh Street, Philadelphia, Messrs.
Hilbronner & Jacobs, the well-known downtown cigar man-
ufacturers, will vacate their present quarters at Eleventh
and Christian Streets, to occupy their new location. As at
present planned, the removal is expected to be accom-
plished about March 1st. The Seventh Street building has
a frontage of 25 feet, with a depth of 120 feet and consists
of four floors and a basement. The removal to the new
address will place Messrs. Hilbronner & Jacobs in the heart
of the business district, in addition to supplying them with
much larger facilities for the conduct of their business.
R. J. Reynolds, Jr., Investigating Utah Mica Beds
R. J. Reynolds, Jr., son of the president of the R. J.
Reynolds Tobacco Company, has recently been at the Ho-
tel Utah, Salt Lake City, Utah. He is in the West in con-
nection with the interests of the American Tobacco Com-
pany with regard to the use of mica in the curing of to-
bacco. He says he has found a mine in Utah which will
yield sheets of mica from eighteen inches to thirty-six
inches square, while the mica beds of North Carolina pro-
duce only sheets six to twelve inches square. The mica
is utilized in drying tobacco for "fronts" of stoves and in
other uses which require a semi-metal which will with-
stand heat.
"We have been over the mica beds in Sevier and Piute
Counties," said Mr. Reynolds. "The Utah beds of mica are
superior to the North Carolina beds in that they give a
greater surface area. When they will be developed is a
question for those who are in charge of the mica 'trans-
parency' and 'transheat' of the company."
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Tobacco Ads Banished From Utah University Publication
The faculty of the University of Utah recently refused
the request uf the editors uf the "Chronicle" (the student
publication) to have the question of tobacco advertisements
in the magazine placed before the student body for linal
settlement. About six weeks ago tobacco advertisements
appeared in the school publication and the faculty commit-
tee on student body affairs, of which Prof. F. J. Pack is
chairman, ordered the staff* to discontinue such adver-
tisements. Upon complaint on the part of the "Chronicle"
staff, a meeting of the student body publications board
was called and Herbert Schiller, editor-in-chief, and Ray-
mond Smith, business manager, were sent to protest the
matter before the faculty. That body, however, indorsed the
action of the committee, basing its action on a rule pro-
hibiting the use of liquor or tobacco advertising in any of
the student publications. The "Chronicle" staff, not con-
tent with the decision, sent in a request that the matter be
settled by the student body, as the paper is a student body
publication supported by students and outside advertisers.
The staff of the "Chronicle" feel that the discontinuing
of such advertisements will seriously involve the financial
management of the paper, as not only the tobacco adver-
tisements, but other matter controlled by the same agencies,
will be lost. A financial report will be sent to the faculty
by the "Chronicle" staff.
Southern Georgia Shows Interest in Tobacco
So much interest has been shown in the growing of
tobacco in south Georgia lately that the acreage of 600
acres in Coffee County last season is going to show a gain
of over 400 per cent, another season. Not less than 2500
acres will be devoted to tobacco in Coffee, Bacon, Ben Hill
and Crisp Counties, and in other counties where a few acres
were planted last season it is expected that there will be
notable increases reported.
To assist in the promotion of tobacco in the territory
served by its lines the Atlanta, Birmingham and Atlantic
has appointed C. H. Smith, of Douglas, tobacco agent. He
will devote his entire time to the work. Mr. Smith suc-
ceeds S. J. Brown, heretofore located at Nicholls.
In certain sections of North and South Carolina and
Virginia tobacco has been the chief money crop and from
the excellent results obtained last year in Coffee County
it is believed the growing of tobacco may soon become an
important industry for south Georgia. Some of the farmers
who have agreed to plant tobacco next year are going to
make use of land they have devoted to cotton.
Among the Ware County parties experimenting in to-
bacco, with success, was L. J. Cooper, one of Ware's repre-
sentatives. Some tobacco was also planted in the lower
part of Pierce County. It is a crop that is receiving much
consideration now.
Japanese Tobacco Buyers Visit Lexington Breaks
T. Maruse and S. Takbaski, of Richmond, Va., and R.
Mizntani, of Tokyo, all Japanese, were recent visitors on
tlic Lexington tobacco breaks. Maruse and Takbaski arc
i(»l)acco buyers for the Japanese Government, stationed at
Richmond, while Mi/.ntani is a cigarette maker in Tokyo.
They came for the purpose of examining the quality of to-
bacco sold at Lexington. Some dissatisfaction has been
caused, they stated, at the price demanded for the Virginia
tol)acco, and an examination of the Kentucky Rurlcy was
made to determine if it might be used as a substitute for the
Virginia leaf. Some Kentucky leaf, they declared, might be
nscd ttenil)er ist will be established at 44 Central Street.
I he present store, which, owing to its beautiful api)oint-
ments and the wonderful assortment of smokers' novelties,
has ac([uired a reputaticm as one of the most beautiful to-
hacconist stores in .W-w I'jigland. and this reputation will be
ntained in its new location. Manv improvements have been
planned for the new .store, and the extensive line of European
«'uul donicstic smokers' novelties will be increased. The citjar
'Apartment also will receive attention, and several clear
'hivana lines will be added which will interest the high-grade
smoker.
W. B. Colton Enters Jobbing Business
W. n. Colton, a widely known representative of the
Ilavana-.American Cigar Company, and connected with the
Capital City 'Tobacco Company, of Atlanta, Ga., has resigned
his jx)sition and will enter the jobbing business, hjiving pur-
chased a half interest in the Pinnix Cigar Company, of Char-
lotte, X. C. This company hereafter will be known as the
Colton-Carter Cigar Company.
IC. F. M alone, of the Capital City Tobacco Company, has
expressed regret that Mr. Colton will no longer be connected
through his firm with the brands of the Havana- American
Company.
"Mr. Colton has represented his own company and the
Capital City Tobacco Company with distinguished credit to
the business and to him.self, and he leaves behind him a host
of friends whose good wishes follow him into his new field,"
said Mr. M alone. "I may state that Mr. Colton devoted es-
pecial attention to 'Preferencias' and 'Kelly's liouquet' while
he was with the Havana- American Company in this terri-
tory, and it was through his work with the force of the Capi-
tal City Tobacco Company that he made so much money that
he is now able to g© into business for himself."
Lancaster Tobacco Crop
Lancaster, Pa.
The weather the past ten days was ideal for tobacco, and
Lancaster County growers are highly pleased over the condi-
tion of the fields. Those which were planted earliest in the
season, and escaped the ravages of the cut-worm, making
replanting unnecessary, and have an excellent start. The.se
fields will in all probability make an even crop, while thoare
in which much replanting was necessary will be marked by
their great irregularity in the develojMnent of the crop.
Low-grade leaf tobacco of all kinds is pretty well cleaned
uj). exce])t the 1909. which is also growing scarce. A leading
city i^acker has just completed a schedule of the amount of
!>; goods held by local packers, and it totals a little less
than 8000 cases, all that is left of 5o,cxx3 cases. It has been
selling as high as \2y2 cents a jwund, but the packers are
now refusing that figure. Penn.sylvania tobacco is once more
in its old place, on top in the trade, and 1913 goods have been
selling as high as 20 cents a pound
Reynolds Tobacco Company to Pay Full Salaries
The R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company through its board
of directors, has decided to allow employees who belong to
the Xational ( Aiard full salary while out of the service of the
comi)any and in the service of their country.
Cnder the proposition of the company the salary of ab-
sent employees will be j)laced to their credit and interest at
4 per cent, per annum will be paid on it. This money will
be paid direct to the employee or to such i^erson or such
member of his family dependent upon him for support as he
may designate or to his administrator in the case of death.
The agreement also i)rovides that the standing of any
such emi)loyee with the company remains unchanged and that
any additional compensation or any i)articipation in profits
due for continuous service or on account of stock owner-
shij) be paid to him in the same manner as the other income
the .same as though he were in the performance of his regular
duties with the company.
Former Cigarmaker Opens Factory and Store
P.enjamin Lelyveld. a cigarmaker who has been en-
gaged in that occupation for forty years, first with T. Marks,
and later with W'aitt i^' I'ond. of I'.oston. has recentlv
opened a factorv and store in Rockland. Mass. His lead-
ing brand will be called "The Town Clerk," a clear Havana
cigar.
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JULY 15, I9I6
No. 14
TOBACCO MERCHANTS' ASSOCIATION
OF UNITED STATES.
JACOB WERTHEIM. New York President
GEORGE W. HILL. New York Vlce-Pre«ldent
EDWARD WISE, New York Vice-President
JESSE A. BLOCH. Wheeling W. Va. Vice-President
JOSEPH F. CULLMAN. Jr.. New York Vice-President
ASA LBMLEIN, New York Vice-President
LEON SCHINASI. New York Treaaurer
CHARLES DU8HKIND, New York Secretary
New York Offices, 6 Beekman Street.
CIGAR MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA
FREDERICK HIRSCHHORN, B4th St and 2d Ave., New York. .President
CHARLES J. EISENLOHR. »S4 Market St. Phlla.. Pa. Vice-President
JOSEPH B. WERTHEIM. Slat and East End Ave., M'hafn, N. Y.. Treasurer
8. K. UCHTENSTEIN, 40 Exchange PI., Manhattan, N. Y Secretary
THE NATIONAL CIGAR LEAF TOBACCO ASSOCIATION
CHARLES FOX, New York President
P. M. NEWBURGH, Hamilton. O Vice-President
GEORGE BERGER. Cincinnati. O Treasurer
JOSEPH MENDELSOHN. New York Secretary
INDEPENDENT TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS' ASSOCIATION
J. A. BLOCK, Wheeling, W. Va President
WOOD F. AXTON. Louisville, Ky Vice-President
RAWLINS D. REST. Covington. Ky Secretary-Treasurer
A Manila factory rcprcsciitativo complains tliat tlic (iov-
crnmcnt jjuarantcc is placed on cij,'ars made of \xx)v tobaccos
as well as those made of the finer (jualities. Tie thinks that
there should he some discrimination; that a
Manila line should he drawn placinjr the jjood brands
Cigars on one side and the doubtful ones on the
other. The Government can hardly he ex-
pected to do that as long as the retpiirements of the law are
fulfilled. However, the consumer can be depended on to dis-
criminate for himself.
Cigar Firm Moves the Clock Up
The Randall-Landfield Company, ciear mannfo *
at 112 East South Water Street^hkag! Iir 1'?^^
clocks ahead one hour, beginning July 10th. 'on thatT'
all employees began work at 0.30 A. M. Thev «f^„ ^^'
at 4.30 P. M., instead of 5.30 P. M. ^ ^ "^^""^
This move was decided by a referendum vote of tK
employees. (Jf the sixty-two employees, forty-three voIh
for It and nineteen opposed it. The majority won the
gument, and now all of the men are reported to be ^^
thusiastic about it. It will give the men more time fn"
the enjoyment of the beaches and parks during the hi
weather. ^ ""^
The idea was suggested by A. K. I.andfield and he i,,,t
It up to the empltn-ees for a vote, which resulted favoraWv
France Will Accept Parcels for Soldiers Duty Free
Parcels of tobacco, cigars and cigarettes addressed to the
troops in France may now be accepted for mailing under cer
tain conditions, according to information just received from
the postal administration of France. The communication fol
lows :
"Parcels containing these articles sent by donors residing
in foreign countries for the armies in the tield and the niili
tary hospitals or ambulances are admitted free of customs
duty, provided they are addressed directly to the minister of
war, who is to have charge of their distribution.
"The address of the fighting or sanitarv unit to which
the donor wishes to send the articles, written thereon by the
donor may be included in the address as a statement of'don-
or's desire, the military authorities being the final judge as
to the possibility of comj^lyinjr therewith.
"Individual parcels .sent by private persons from foreign
countries addressed to military persons forming part of the
P.nti.sh or P.elgian expeditionary forces operating in France
will he admitted free of duty."
Kegistered articles addressed to war prisoners and in-
terned civilians in Germany are not admissible, and are sent
back to origin by the CJerman frontier receiving officer. All
postmasters have l)een directed to prevent acceptance for mail-
ing of such articles. The order was communicated by the
postal administration bureau of the Universal Postal Union.
at Berne, Switzerland.
Schulte Cigar Stores Secure Bridgeport Corner
Pease & ]':iliman. in conjunction with Willard S. Cur-
rows Company, have leased to the Schulte Cigar Stores Com-
pany, for a long term of years the entire building owned by
b:idridge K. Wheeler, and known as Wheeler's Corner, situ-
ated on the southwest corner of Main and Flm Streets. P.ridjje-
l)ort, Conn. The Schulte Company secured through the same
I)rokers two other prominent corners in Bridgeport, and in
addition have .secured options on thirty-four choice locations
throughout New York, Connecticut. Massachusetts, Michigan,
Illinois and Pennsylvania, particulars of which will be an-
nounced at a later date. The Schulte Company. u|)on the ex-
l)iration of the existing lease, will open a branch establisli-
ment. Pease ^' Elliman and Willard S. Burrows Company
have been api)ointcd agents for the property.
Storm Damages Tobacco Crop
Windsor. Conn.
Thousands of dollars' damage to growing tobacco through-
out this section resulted from the severe electrical storm-
Hailstones as large as walnuts fell in large quantities. Can-
vas coverings on shade-grown tobacco were set on fire and de-
stroyed, tojrether with the crops thev were shading. Some
estimates place the loss considerablv in excess of $100,000.
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X
TOBAGGO ASSOCIATION HOLDS CONVENTION
Good Attendance at Asheville — More Than One Hundred
Delegates Present — T. M. Carrington Re-elected
President
11 IC annual convention of the Tobacco Association of
the United States, held at Asheville on June 29th and
30th, was one among the successful meetings in the
history of the Association, there being about one
hundred delegates, many of them accompanied by their wives.
The meeting was held at Grove i'ark Inn, the famous re-
sort hotel nestling in the foot hills of the Blue Ridge Moun-
tains.
The resources from the membership not being adequate
to meet the increased work for the benefit of the tobacco
trade a committee was appointed to revise the membership
dues. The committee reported that the dues be 1^15 a year,
which was adopted.
Among the prominent speakers at the convention was an
address by E. H. Mathewson, tobacco expert of the United
.states Agricultural Department. Tobacco statistics, by Sam-
uel L. Rogers, Director of the United States Census Bureau.
The following officers and Board of Governors were
elected for the ensuing year :
Officers
President — T. M. Carrington.
First Vice-President — W. L. Petty.
Second Vice-President — R. P. Watson.
Third Vice-President — B. P. Eggleston.
Secretary and Treasurer — G. E. Webb.
Board of Governors
W. T. Reed, Richmond, Va.
A. P. Thorp, Rock Mount, N. C.
W. Z. Mitchell, Oxford, N. C.
John L. Wingo, Richmond, Va.
A. li. Carrington, Danville, Va.
S. VV. Venable, Durham, N. C.
W. L. McGill, Petersburg, V a.
E. S. Carlton, Richmond, Va.
Geo. S. Nortleet, Winston-Salem, N. C.
J. I. Miller, Henderson, N. C.
G. O. Tuck, Louisville, Ky.
11. E. Spilman, Huntington, W. Va.
E. B. Ficklen, Greenville, N. C.
W. G. Rogers, Warrenton, N. C.
J. M. Edmunds, Wilson, N. C.
M. R. Cotton, Louisville, Ky.
J. A. Clark, Bedford City, Va.
Helm Glover, Louisville, Ky,
John H. Hodge, Henderson, Ky.
Ed. J. O'Brien, Louisville, Ky.
E. V. Webb, Kinston, N. C.
T. H. Kirk, Cincinnati, Ohio.
J. S. Phelon, Owensboro, Kv.
O. H. Ellis, Springfield, Tenn.
C. W. Walters, South Boston, Va.
New Cigar Store for Martin's Ferry
William and Iwan Johns, two young men of Martin's
Ferry, Q., have recently rented a storeroom in the Ralston
block, and as soon as alterations are comi)lete will open a
wholesale and retail ci^ar store. The leading brands of ci-
gars, cigarettes and smoking tobaccos will be in evidence.
Now They Have Started on the "Schulte" Stores
A lone robber recentlv entered the A. Schulte cigar
store, at 140 North Dearborn Street, Chicag<.. 111., and held
"P the clerk at the p(»int of a revolver. The robber se-
••>'ic(l $58.
HAVANA CIGAR STATISTICS
June Decrease More Than Three and a Quarter Millions —
British Embargo Responsible
Havana, July 8, 1916.
UR monthly statistics of the exports of cigars, from
the port of Havana, according to our custom house
returns, show the following changes, viz.:
b:xports from June 1 to June 30, 191G, 7,463,494 cigars
Exports from June 1 to June 30, 1915, 10,859,191
Decrease during the month of June, 1916, 3,395,697 "
According to countries there were the following in-
creases in June, 1916, as compared with June, 1915:
Chile
351,590
cigars
Australia
255,900
United States
198,963
France
173,850
Spain
135,495
Canada
96,500
Spanish Afi-ica
83,185
Brazil
54,690
Egypt
52,990
United States (j
f Colli' mbia
34,000
Italy
33,000
Total
1,470,263
1915
Decreases by countries in June, 1916, as compared with
Great Britain
Denmark
Uruguay
Portugal
Argentine Republic
«
Total
4,749,571 cigars
71,000
32,200
31,600
28,222
4.912.593
b-xports from January 1 to June 30, 1916, , 59,298,272 cigars
l^xports from January 1 to June 30, 1915, 55,534,059
Increase during the the first six months
of 1916, 3,764,213
The ten principal countries, which last year iin])<>rted
over one million cigars from us. show the follow ing changes
during the past six months of 1916, and as compared with
the same period of 1915:
Increases.
United States
Chile
Denmark
Australia
Argentine R('i)ublic.
Spain
Canada
4,871,444 cigars
1,190,879
779,700
715,993
671,190
472,791 ' "
57,750
Total
Great Britain
bVance
Netherlands
8,760,041
Decreases.
I,.")56,6I7 cigars
836.175
157,490
Total
5,550,282
riretaniv.
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THE TOBACCO WOBLD
Amsterdam Tobacco Market
Most Important Warehousing Article of Dutch Commerce
— Sumatra Growers Claim They Made No
Profit on 1914 Crop
MSTERDAM remains the world's principal mar-
ket for tobacco leaf, says Consul F. W. Mahin, of
Amsterdam, in the "Commerce Reports." Tobacco
is the most important warehousing article of
Dutch commerce. Mr. Mahin's comments follow:
"The following table will give an idea of the tobacco
transactions. The figures cover the stock on hand in Am-
sterdam on January 1, liM.j, the imports during the year,
amount sold during the year, and the number of bales un-
sold December ol, lillT) (the bale averaging al)out 171
pounds) :
Uoniin-
ican
Repulj-
Iteni Java Sumatra Brazil lie Borneo Mexico Havana Manila
Bales Bales Bales Halts Hales Hales Hales Bales
Stock on hand January 1,
1915 9.118 600
Imported during the year,412,388 2.16,373 23,454 22,268 14,942 2,170 2,646 1,8«8
Total 421,506 236,i73 23,454 22.268 14,942 2,710 2,646 2,488
Sold during the year. ... 402,420 222,675 23,134 22,268 14.942 2.710 2.646 2,488
On hand Dec. 31. 1915.. 19.086 13.698 320
"In addition to the above statistics ^there were 2255
bales of tobacco imported, principally from Venezuela and
Colombia.
"From the following figures it will be seen that the
average prices for one-half kilo (1.1 pounds) realized at
the Amsterdam tobacco sales for Sumatra and l>orneo were
higher in ]U\'A and 1!)11 than in 11)15, while Java shows
quite an advance in 11)15 over the two previous years: The
prices are given for I'Jl.}, 11)14, and 11)15, respectively;
Sumatra, 54.4, 5(».H, and .'W cents; llorneo, :{0.4, 2G.H, and
2'6.7 cents; and Java, 10.7, !).5, and 13,5 cents.
"Statistics show that the amounts realized in the Neth-
erlands from the leading grades of tobacco for the past
three years were as ft)llovvs :
Kind
1913
1914
1915
Sumartra $23,919.(X)0 $19,617,000 $14,070,0011
Java 12.220,800 9,752,520 14.190,600
Borneo 804.000 548.730 538.680
Total $.?6,943.»00 $29,918,250 $28,799,280
"l>y far the largest quantities come from the Dutch
East Indies, principally Sumatra and Java. The 1!)14 Su-
matra crop, which was sold during 1!H5, was of medium
quality; in fact, part of it was rather inferior, owing to
unfavorable weather conditions, (ierman, Austrian, and
Hungarian tobacco factories, whose consumi)tion rules
more or less the Sumatra market, as well as the respective
governments, were heavy purchasers, especially of cheaper
qualities, and bought large (juaiitities. It is owing to this
fact that the rather inferior Sumatra crop brought a higher
price than would have resulted in more normal times.
"High prices were i)aid for the better part of the crop,
which, however, was limited. American buyers attenijited
to secure all the first and second lengths of light tobacco,
which is the (mly material that can not be substituted by
any other growth, h'or inferior grades of darker descrip-
tion, the American market is no longer dei)endent upon
Sumatra tobacco, it having been displaced in later years by
I'lorida, shade-grown Connecticut, and other seed-leaf tobac-
co. Sumatra tobacco is u.sed in most cnuntries. iiuluding the
United States, as an outer leaf for cigars. The S
tobacco growers claim that , they can book no profi^^^
last year's crop, as its cost price practically equals th«
age selling figure. ^ ^^^ ^^^r-
"Java tobacco also suffered heavily on account of
favorable weather conditions, and the 1!)U crop has I ""'
rated as below middling. The market during last
was irregular and prices fluctuated considerablv T 1^^^^
from the Dutch ICast Indies could be imported intoT
Netherlands without any restrictions, while that from n
other countries had to be consigned to the Netherb H
Oversea Trust Company with a guarantv that it was ,10^'
be shipped to any of the belligerent countries Co
quently, Java tobacco was much in demand, with the"^^
suit that prices advanced. In November, however tW
restriction was removed, and tobacco could be freely in"
ported and exported, which, of course, resulted in a r^
duction in price."
Tobacco Acreage Larger
Washington, D. C
A review of the tobacco situation has just been issued
by the Department of Agriculture as follows:
"The total area of cigar tobacco is 187,100 acres, com-
pared with 172,400 acres in 19 15, an increase of 8.5 percent
Tvvo districts, New York, and Cleorgia and Florida, show
a falling ofif ; New England has the same acreage as last year
and all other districts show an increase.
"The chewing, smoking, snuff and export types show
1,192,800 acres, compared with 1.132,000 la.st year, an increase
of f)o,8oo acres, or 5.3 per cent. The Old 1 '.right. New Bright
and Louisiana-Peri(iue districts show decreased acreages, while
each of the others has an increase. The decrease in the Xew
r.right district was caused by a shortage of plants and dry
weather at transplanting time, '{'he decrease is in South Caro-
lina, luistern North Carolina has about the .same acreage as
last year,
"In the Old Bright district plants were scarce and weather
dry during the early part of the planting season; conditions
were favorable during the latter i)art of Mav and June and
the crop was .set later than usual. In all other districts dry
weather caused no inconvenience at planting time.
"In New York excessive rains and cool weather re-
tarded plant growth and destroyed some fields after trans-
planting was accomplished. This in connection with a short-
age of plants caused the reduction in acreage. In the
Louisiana-Perique district low prices and slow sales discour-
aged growers and the area is the smallest of recent years. In
the other districts plants were plentiful, and, while in some in-
stances excessive rains delayed transplanting for a few days.
the crop was transi)lanted in good time. The stand as a rule
is better than usual, but cultivation has been delayed in most
districts by too much rain in June.
"The (leorgia and l*^lorida crop is being harvested and
gives promise of being one of the best ever grown in that
district."
Havaflorida Cigar Company to Open in Pensacola
IMans are being formulated for the incorporation of the
llavaflorida Cigar Comj)any, which will establish a fac-
tory at Chase and r.aylen Streets. Pensacola. Fla. Tin-
officers will be John A. Day. president; \. M. Avery, Jr..
vice-president; and J. C. Clark, secretary and treasurer.
Daniel Lyon
Daniel Eyon. a retired wholesale tobacco merchant ni
New York, died recently at the home of his daughter, m
P'.ast Nineteenth Street. Brooklyn. lie was eighty-seven
vears old. and a Confederate veteran.
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Lancaster County Tobacco Purchased for France
Lancaster, Pa.
Until a few days ago it had been years since a special
trainload of Lancaster County grown tobacco has left this
•itv The train, over the Reading Railway, consisted of forty-
three cars, and contained 2000 cases of 1909 tobacco. Its des-
tination is France and Belgium, and it had been bought at
prices ranging from ii>4 to 123/S cents a pound.
\\ ithin the last six weeks a single New York firm has
purchased 3600 cases of the 1909 packing. This is the to-
hacco that has proved so costly to many Lancaster packers,
because of the attitude of packers before it was cut, and later,
while curing, in order to keep down the price. The crop not
only went begging for years, but the prices were ruinously
low. I i '.jtlMld
When agents of foreign Governments began buying it six
months ago, it being the only cheap tobacco to be had, it was
selling as low as 6 and 7 cents a pound, and fully 25,000 cases
were for sale. The demand has sent the prices up to 12, 13
and 14 cents a pound.
Big Shipment of Wisconsin Tobacco for Holland
Janesville, Wis.
Within the next two months Janesville will have shipped
1,250,000 pounds of tobacco, approximately 5000 cases, or 100
cars, to the Atlantic sea coast for transshipment to Holland.
The tobacco is being prepared for foreign shipment by
the F. G. Borden Company. This is the second shipment of
magnitude to foreign firms within the past twelve months, a
previous shipment by the same company having been sent to
Baltimore and transshipped to Amsterdam for a large Dutch
tobacco importing firm.
The present shipment has been purchased by agents of
the Heinrich Neuberger Company, Holland, and while shipped
to Holland at first, will probably find its way indirectly into
the various European countries. .It has been gathered in
Janesville from all parts of the State. From fifty to one
hundred hands will have two months' work before it is ready
for its first step in the long journey.
Darke County Tobacco Damaged
Dayton, O.
Becau.se of the activity of black fleas the Darke County
tobacco crop will be very much shortened this year. Darke
County supplies largely to the packing plants and cigar fac-
tories of Dayton, Dealers and farmers say the 1916 crop
will be no more than two-thirds normal. Black flea and con-
siderable rain, which caused the plants to rot, are responsible
for the shortage this year.
An effective remedy to prevent the insects destroying
the plants is .said to consist of nitrate of soda to be sprinkled
over the plants as soon as the insects appear.
Canadian Tobacco Will Be Improved
With the approval of the Canadian government, Oliver
J. Wilcox, member of Parliament for North Essex, will meet
the executive committee of the Kent and Essex Tobacco
drowers' .Association at Windsor, to discuss plans for the im-
provement of tobacco grown in Canada.
At present, tobacco producers of the Dominion are not
grading their produce, good and ordinary qualities being sold
at one price. Manufacturers are willing to pay increased
Ijrices, it is said, if the growers will grade tobacco, as is done
in the Cnited States.
The variety raised in the tvvo western Ontario counties
IS hurley. More than 18.000,000 pounds of this class of to-
bacco was grown in the Dominion last year, Wilcox stated
Saturday. With the co-operation of all farmers, who special-
ize in tobacco, it is plapned to encourage growing of better
grades and government assistance may be given.
Angel Cuesta Off on Two Months' Trip — Jorge Leon Still
Remains in Havana — Sanchez y Haya Show
Steady Increase
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Tampa, Fla., July 10, 1916.
HUS far the output of cigars month by month has
exceeded that of the same month in 11)15. Fig-
ures show a total increase over the first six months
of last year of more than 14,000,000 cigars. The
manufacturers are satisfied with the steady increase, which
means much for Tampa-made cigars.
F. Lozano has returned from New York and is now
in Havana.
Jerome Regensburg, manager of the factory of E. Reg-
ensburg, has gone to New York for a visit.
Jerry Windmuller, of Salvador Sanchez y Ca„ has left
town for New York, where he will stop off en route to
Chicago.
Angel L. Cuesta, Sr., has left on a two months* trip
through the East.
Frank Diaz, of V. Guerra, Diaz & Company, has re-
turned from a vacation spent at Indian Rocks, Fla., and is
now in Havana.
Ernest Berger, of the Tampa-Cuba Cigar Company, is
back in town after a visit to Havana, where he made some
extensive purchases. He states that while the crop is
short, the quality is good. Prices are naturally subject
to a heavy advance.
Jorge Leon, of San Martin & Leon, is still in Havana.
According to reports, Mr. Leon will remain for five or six
weeks.
The factory of S. I. Davis & Company is expecting a
visit from Fred Davis, who is reported en route from New
York.
There is no let-up in the orders that are coming along
for the Sanchez y Haya brand. Evidently when the smokers
of that cigar go to the shore or the mountains they demand
"Sanchez y Haya" with the same regularity as when in the
city. Mr. Torres, the general manager, is highly pleased with
the business that is coming in.
Another factory that is enjoying steady improvement
over the same period last year is that of Salvador Rodriguez.
The demand for "Charles the Great'' keeps the force steadily
at work. Mr. Rodriguez, Sr., is in the North prior to leav-
ing for a Western trip.
Perfecto.
Western Classification Committee Gives In
The Tobacco Merchants' Association announces that
the W^estern Classification Committee will place cigars
under the same classification as cigarettes, on and after
August IT), lOlfi, in regard, to the use of fibre-board boxes.
After that date the present requirements of strapping and
sealing, or fastening with staples, or stitching with wire
all openings of fibre-board boxes, will be abrogated.
The Tobacco Merchants' Association is now making an
effort to secure a similar ruling from the Official Classifi-
cation Committee.
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From Our
Exclusive Bureau
Perscveraftcia No. 8
Havana, Cuba.
Havana, July 8, lyiG.
!ilK sales during the past fortnight have swollen
considerably through the big amount (8UU0 bales;,
taken out of the market by the Spanish Regie,
and if we should deduct it, as in reality this sale
was made some time previous, subject to examination by
the buyers of the Regie, the remainder would show only
moderate operations, during the past two weeks. There
was more demand by American manufacturers, partly
through the arrival of Tampa buyers, and partly through
orders received by our commission merchants from their
American customers.
Exporters for Europe are now handicapped by various
circumstances, among which we may mention scarcity of
tonnage, lack of more suitable goods of last year's crop,
as well as that the new crop might be too high in prices
to admit of larger operations, and tinally, that there is
some serious doubt expressed whether the British govern-
ment might not construe the revoking of her order of the
23rd of last November, to mean that in future all tobacco
shipped to the Netherlands should be considered as con-
traband of war, if it could be proven that the shipments
could find their way to the enemy's countries. Nobody feels
safe at the moment, and therefore there is no buying go-
ing on.
Vuelta Abajo colas and hojas de semilla, of this year's
growth, are in strong demand by our cigarette manufac-
turers, and as the quantity harvested this year will not be
sufficient to cover the demand, all the low grades of Reme-
dios, as, for instance, the loose leaves of all grades, and
even the third capaduras may be needed to supply the
needs of the cigarette manufacturers. Under these cir-
cumstances prices for all such goods are extremely firmly
held, and may reach unheard of figures during the course
of the year.
Partido tobacco enjoys a very good demand, as the
quality, texture, colors, and the burn have met with the
satisfaction of the buyers, who have come here so far. Par-
ticularly also as the prices, while higher than last year,
they are, however, not exaggerated in comparison with
Vuelta Abajo and Remedios leaf.
All the g(K)d part of the Remedios crop in the Santa
Clara province has been sold at the ruling high prices to
the packers, and there remains only the less desirable part
from the inferior districts, which is fetching more moderate
figures, but vvhich may serve only for the purpose of mak-
ing loose leaves. The escogidas have only commenced to
start up in good shape now.
Sales during the latter half of June totalled l'i,m
bales, and which, divided, represented: Vuelta Abaju 15-
538; Partido, 444; and Remedios, 1U38 bales. ' '
Buyers were: Americans, 3478; exporters to Europe
n,524 ; shippers to South America, 4GG; and our local cigar-
ette manufacturers, 1552 bales.
Exports of leaf tobacco, from the port of Havana, dur-
ing the past two weeks, ending with of 4th of July, to-
talled 23,079 bales, and which were distributed to the' fol-
lowing countries, viz.: To all ports of the United States,
13,089 (in this quantity there are included about half the
number of bales destined in transit for the Netherlands,
but cleared here as being destined for the United States) ;
to Canada, 594; to Spain, 649; to the Netherlands direct
from here, or rather via New Orleans, 8117; to the Canary
Islands, 20; to the Argentine Republic, 82G; to Uruguay,
<)0 ; and to Chile, 24 bales.
Receipts of Leaf Tobacco From the Country
For the two weeks ending June 3(», 191G. Since Ian. I, 1916.
Vuelta Abajo 5,419 bales 43,122 bales
Semi Vuelta 329 " 2,910 "
Partido 660 " ],'248 "
Remedios 442 " 18,354 "
Oriente 96 " 2,902 "
Total 6,846
Total 68,536
Buyers of Leaf Tobacco That Come and Go
Arrivals — lYoni New Y»irk: Jose M. iJiaz, president
of the Preferred Havana Tobacco Company; and Max
Schwarz, of Max Schwarz.
From Tampa : Moi.ses Bustillo, of M. Bustillo & Com-
j)any; Phillip Verplanck, of P. Vcrplanck & Company;
Emil Berger, the secretary of the Tampa-Cuba Cigar Com-
I^any; Manuel B. Pcndas, of Y. Pendas X: Alvarez; Val M.
Antuono, of Val M. Antuono; T. O. Morgan, of the Mor-
gan Cigar Company; and Bornabe Diaz, of F. Lozano Son
& Company.
From key West: .\. W. Arnold, president of the Mi
Favorita Cigar Company.
From Chicago: Nathan Flson, of Grommes & Elson:
and Mike Friedman, of M. I-'ricdman & Company.
From San Augustine. Fla. : Augustin Solla, of Aiig«S"
tin Solla.
Departures — To Tampa: Matt W. Berriman. Jose
Cosio, Manuel Corral. Tnso F.scalante. Jaime I'endas. Moises
Bustillo. Phillip Verplanck. Jose M. Diaz. Manuel I!. Pen-
das, Val M. Antuono, and Manuel Garcia.
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To Key West: A. W. Arnold.
Returned — llilario Muniz, of Muniz llernianos, Nor-
hcrt Cueva, of Garcia iK: Conijumy, and of F. Miranda &
Company, of New York ; and Rene Berndes, of J. F. Bern-
des & Company.
Cigars
The overshadowing event has been the lifting of the
embargo upon the exports of our cigars to Great Britain,
and while the restriction still calls for only one-third of
the quantitv exported from here, in the calendar year 1915,
nevertheless it has given new courage to our manufacturers,
who were almost on the point of desperation. As we are in
the dull season of the year, when orders are very scarce,
it will help our manufacturers materially to bridge over.
Romeo y Julieta, II. Upmann, Partagas, Punch, Por
Larranaga, and Sol and Devesa de Murias are going to seat
all more cigarmakers, in order to execute their orders for
Great Britain.
Leaf Tobacco
Ernest I^llinger, of the lirni of Ernest Ellinger & Com-
panv, New York and Havana, had been expected to arrive
here, accompanied by Fred Davis, of Sam I. Davis & Com-
pany, of Tampa and New York, about July 4th, but the
firm here received a cable informing it that their visit
would be postponed for a short time.
Tomas Benitez is the successor of Ignacio Ganzalez,
and has taken charge of the same warehouse, 15 Monte
Street, with all the former help of the old firm of Gonzalez
& r.enitez, including all of their faithful and trusted coun-
trv buvcrs.
Leslie Pantin is heading the list of our big buyers
again with 30(15 bales of all kinds of leaf tobacco, for ac-
count (jf his customers, during the past fortnight.
Jose Menendez has closed out all his holdings of leaf,
during the last two weeks, there remain only a few vcgas
on consignment for sale, until the new crop should begin
to arrive fnjm his escogidas.
Mark A. Pollack was a buyer for account of his clients
of loTl bales of leaf tobacco, in the ]iast fortnight.
T. Kaffenburgh iJ^- Sons sold 1000 bales of Remedios,
mostly second capaduras, to their customers.
.Shippers above 200 bales of leaf tobacco, during the
past fortnight, were: J. F. Berndes 6c Company, 4501 bales;
Walter Sutter & Company, 4210 bales; Mark A. Pollack,
•Jfi51 bales; Virgilio Suarez, 1532 bales; Cuban Eand and
Leaf To1)acco Company, 854 bales; Sobrinos de A. Gon-
zalez. «w;i bales; Leslie Pantin, 562 bales; Perez, Capin &
( onipany, 527 bales; Manuel Suarez, 512 bales; J. Bernheim
\- .Son. Kil) bales ; Hijos de Diego Montero, \'M bales ; Ernest
I'llmger iS: Conqjany, 427 bales; Havana Tobacco L:xport
( onipaiiy, S37 bales; Menendez c*^ Company, 380 bales; jo.se
Suarez X: Conq.any, 3.53 bales ; G. Arrostegui, 311 bales ;"Bri-
'lat I't Company, 225 bales; Maximilian Stern. 201 bales.
Orctaniv.
Receiver Appointed for New York Cigar Dealer
I'ollowing a petition in bankruptcy. Judge Hand has
■■M»l"»i"ted John L. Lyttle receiver for llarrv Bremmer, a
"k'ar dealer, at 121 Eiberty Street. The petition was filed
I'.v the folh.uing creditors:' (\'irlos Garcia i^v Brother, $200;
^'ivid M. Baum. $227; Berriman P.rothers. $71. The lia-
'"I'tK's arc placed at $3000. and assets of $500.
Former Ball Player Buys Mansfield Cigar Store
Harry M. Schlegel, formerly third ba.seman for the
Mansfield Tigers, and more recentlv emploved in the cigar
^tore of Stecker P.n.tliers. Mansfield. O.. h.'is recentlv pur-
|-Iias(d the cigar store of G. IL and H. D. Eowrev. on
•^^Tth Main Street, that city.
Importation of Tobacco Into Great Britain
A license has been granted to the British-American
Tobacco Company to import American tobacco during the
year commencing June 1, to the extent of four times the
quantity of such manufactured tobacco (plus 10 per cent,
for loss in weight) that was exported from the United King-
dom by this company during the three months ending
March 31, 1916. A condition of the license is that leaf
tobacco shall be imported in neutral ships not usually trad-
ing with United Kingdom and that cargo space not usuable
for tobacco shall be at the disposal of the British Govern-
ment for carrying munitions or other goods at current rates.
A further condition is that any manufacturer of tobacco for
export may obtain similar license on furnishing to the De-
partment of Import Restrictions prior to July 15 a state-
ment showing the quantity of tobacco imported by the ap-
plicant during the quarter ending March 31, and, license
having been issued, the tobacco must be carried in ships
provided by the British-American Tobacco Company at the
rate paid by the company for transporting its own tobacco,
namely $3.50 per 100 pounds (in hogsheads) and $4 per 100
pounds (in tierces). These licenses are distinct from license
granted importers for the importation of one-third of quan-
tity imported during 1915. The British-American Tobacco
Company will make arrangements as far as possible to ac-
commodate the goods of other manufacturers on reason-
able notice in London or Terminal Shipping Company,
Baltimore.
A. T. Co. Opens Premium Station in Columbus, Ga.
According to an announcement just made, Columbus,
Georgia, is to have a most complete premium department,
which will be owned and operated by branch offices of the
American Tobacco Company of New York.
The station will be located in the building with the
Solomon Company, and will carry a full line of premiums,
which will be exchanged for cigarette coupons of the
American Tobacco Company. There are only three of these
stations in the South, it was stated, and Columbus is to
be one of the possessors of this concern's departments.
Everything that is carried by the main office in Xew York,
except the heavy furniture and other such premiums, will
be handled by the Columbus premium station.
According to information the station will be opened
July 15 by special representatives of the American Tobacco
Company in the persons of Messrs. Bowden and Heritage,
of New York City.
Western Retailers Plan Convention
Seattle or Spokane are the cities which are in a con-
test for the convention of the Western Association of Re-
tail Cigar Dealers which is proposed for this vcar, with
Seattle in the lead for the honors. Arrangements will j)rob-
ably be made in the course of the next trip of Secretary
N. E. Nelson, secretary of the organization. Mr. Nelson
will confer with members relative to the proposed Cali-
fornia anti-coupon law. He will also visit the affiliated
California associations.
Lynchburg Tobacco Market Closed
The Lynchburg, Va., tobacco market closed July 1st,
for the sea.son, and sales will not be resumed until .Septem-
ber 1st. The sales of the past year amounted to 12.r»fi1.300
l)ouiids." an increase over the previous year of 343,400
pounds. The quality of the tobacco was hardly^ up to
standard, but the demand was good all through the year,
and the prices were considered fairly satisfactory. A large
crop has been planted, and all reports are that so far it is
doing well, although in a few localities heavy rain has made
it difficult to keep the grass down.
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THE TOBACCO WORLD
1^1 Deaths in the Trade
James F. Hammell
James F. Hammell, a former member of the Hammell
Cigar Company, and for the past few years deputy labor
commissioner of Hancock, Mich., with headquarters in
Lansing, died recently as a result of dropsy. He was
well known in that section of the country, having trav-
eled it in the interests of the cigar company with which
he was formerly connected.
Henry Winters
Henry Winters, a prominent resident and business
man of Dayton, Ohio, died recently at his home in that
city, after a year's illness. Dropsy and heart trouble caused
his death. Mr, Winters, who was fifty-nine years old, was
born in Newark, N. J., but came to Dayton at an early
age. He engaged in the cigar manufacturing business un-
til 1913. He was well known in the trade in many of the
surrounding States.
The deceased was prominent in fraternal circles, being
a member of the Elks, Knights of Pythias, and a Thirty-
second Degree Mason. He is survived by a wife and one
daughter.
Gottlieb Lenz
Gottlieb Lenz, a Civil War and retired cigar manu-
facturer, died recently at his home, 723 Halsey Street,
Brooklyn, aged seventy-two years.
The deceased came to this country from Germany
when a boy. When the Civil War came he enlisted in a
volunteer regiment and fought in fifteen battles. At one
time he was active in Republican politics. He was a mem-
ber of the G. A. R. and belonged to several fraternal or-
ders. Three daughters survive.
Benjamin W. Thornburg
As he was entering the grandstand of the baseball
park at Cedar Rapids, la., Benjamin W. Thornburg, pro-
prietor of two of Cedar Rapids' cigar stores, dropped dead
from heart disease. He had been affected with the disease
for some time.
Mr. Thornburg formerly resided in Minneapolis, where
he was in the cigar and tobacco business for ten years.
The deceased is survived by a wife.
Michael H. Barlow
Michael H. Barlow, a wholesale tobacconist of Leaven-
worth, Kan., died recently after a long illness, at the age
of thirty-seven years. He first opened a cigar stand in
the National Hotel, and as the business grew he opened
a wholesale establishment. He carried a number of special
brands for the army oflficers. A brother and one sister
as well as his parents, survive him.
Magnus D. Alexander
Magnus D. Alexander, one of the founders of Alexan-
der Brothers, leaf tobacco dealers in Pearl Street for many
years, died recently at the home of his daughter in East
Sixty-eighth Street, aged eighty-four years.
Mr. Alexander was born in Germany, and came here
as a boy. He contributed to many charities. Two sons
and three daughters survive him.
George Graf
George Graf, a former resident of Brooklyn, and for
many years proprietor of a cigar store on Broadway, near
Canal Street, Manhattan, died recently at his home in
BriarclifT Manor, N. Y. The deceased was sixty-three years
old and is survived by one son and one daughter.
3St Traidl® J(S)ltitni]D|^@
p. A. Wysard, vice-president of the Havana- American
Tobacco Company, was a recent visitor in Atlanta, Ga.
J. H. Thayer has recently purchased the cigar store
of Thomas E. O'Loughlin, in Athol, Mass*
A certificate of incorporation has recently been filed
by the Sterling Tobacco Company, of Scranton. It has an
authorized capital of $30,000. Julius Segal, of Scranton
Pa., is named as treasurer.
Thomas J. Riordan, well known in North Adams
Mass., has recently opened a wholesale and retail cigar
store at 238 Main Street, Greenfield, Mass.
Cauley's cigar store, on Federal Street, Boston, re-
cently had a dandy window trim on the "Herbert Tarey-
ton" cigarettes.
John W. Merriam recently called on the trade in Min-
neapolis, with results of mutual advantage.
While en route to the Tampa factory, E. J. Stachelberg,
of the Jose Lovera Company, paid a visit to the trade in
Cincinnati.
C. B. Perkins & Company, of Boston, have recently
taken on the "Ignacia Maya" brand. The brand has been
a winner wherever placed.
The William Steinmeyer Company, of Milwaukee, has
recently added the "La Muna" cigar to their line. Tht
brand is manufactured by Gans Brothers.
The Max Roth Cigar Company, of Los Angeles, re-
ports excellent results on the "King's Court" brand, which
is manufactured by Pedro Castro & Company.
Grommes & Elson, the Chicago cigar manufacturers,
have recently incorporated, with a capital of $1'^0,0IH». The
firm name is retajned in the incorporation.
Charles L. Stopler, who looks after the interests of
the Park & Tilford brands on the Pacific slope, called on
the trade in Seattle recently.
"El Dallo" cigars are doing fine in Detroit, where their
distribution is handled by Charles (iauss. The brand is
well placed and a steady stream of orders is proving the
duplicating qualities of the cigar.
"Arcadia Mixture" has been a feature of the recent
window displays of the Albert Breitung chain of stores in
Chicago.
The Baer-Wolf Company, of Cleveland, distributors of
the famous "Admiration" brand, report that the sales are
coming along in a most satisfactory manner.
"Cuesta-Rey" cigars formed ati important window di;^-
play for William Boucher & Sons. Baltimore, during the
Elks' week.
"Unis" cigarettes, made by Philip Morris k ^""|?.^,J^'j
were the subject qf a recent window display by Sig -»<-'
& Company, Portland, Ore,
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ISI(gii]rdl ©IS IBir©iidIwaiy
1\ IJ. Iloisington, ai the Cayt'V-Caguas lobaecu Com
pany, is spending a vacatiirmingham, Ala., now occupied by the
Patton-Popc Drug Company, and will open a handsome
cigar store and large soda fountain there in the fall. The
lease becomes effective October 1st, and the lower floor of
the building will be thoroughly remodelled and improved.
This location has been occupied by the Patton-Popc
Drug Company for a number of years, though the cigar
stand there has been recently operated by the W. G. Patter-
son Cigar Company. The building is owned by Frank Nel-
son, Jr., Richard W. Massey and Carl Steiner. The Patter-
son Cigar Company, which began business here several
years ago, now has five retail cigar stores in the city.
Cigar Vending Machine Company at Pensacola
There has recently been incorporated under the l«iws
of i'Morida the cigar Vender and Sales Company of Pensa-
cola, which states that the general nature of its busmess
will be to manufacture, buy, sell and acquire the rights on
patents for cigar vending machines. The capital stock i"
given as $10,000. The incorporators are Mose Iralson,
Thomas K, P>ird and Alex. LeischkofT.
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We41 Say This Would Make a Mouthful
A. A. Patterson built this cigar for Jarvis & Jackson, Everett, Wash., who handle the "Reynaldo"
brand in that city. The smoke effect is from real tobacco. The cigar itself is twenty-eight feet six
inches long, while the height from the ground to the top of the band is fifteen feet. Some smoke!
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AIb(2)iicft T®wiffl (S®^snp
BY BERT
C. \\. Saunders, of the Cortez Cigar Company, is
aiiioiij,^ the recent visitors to the trade.
Paul lln)gan, secretary of Dusel, Goodloe & Company,
is out of the otilice on his vacation.
i\V() attractive wmdows appear in the Juniper and Mar-
kft Streets store uf Yahn i\: McDonnell. ( )ne is devoted to
a hrand of stogies and the other to pipes.
A. M. Schwar/. advertising manager of llobrow
ISruthers, will be noticed on the I'.oardwalk at W ildwood,
•\- J-. on Sundav.
Among the attractive displays in the business section
arc tht»se in the Ledger Central and across the street in the
^11111 i\: McDonnell store in the W idener lluilding. I'.oth
plaices are featuring the fauKJUs shade-grown "Reynaldo"
'"■and of Luckett. Luchs .\: Lipscomb.
|, J<- <■'. Cunningliani. secretary of Otto ICisenlohr's &:
•rothers. Inc.. is back at his desk after a pleasant vacati
on.
IMSMiig xve pause to note that his coat of tan is quite
lie hnest we have seen this suninier.
First Six Months' Exports of Manila Cigars to U. S.
Herewith is a comparative statement, showing by
months the number of cigars and cigarettes exported to the
United States during the first six months of 1915 and 11)10,
respectively.
Month
lanuarv
I'ebruary
March
April
May
J une
Total
Increase
Month
January
I'ebruary
.March
April
May
June
Tcital
Increase
Cigars
1915
191(1
l,-il9,;i!>8
4,5UG.X^21
9.1'.n>,487
9,857,089
T.094,88()
5,619,240
:!.,S(l().9v'S
7,309,o:jo
;;.<;98,(j5!)
7.581,07o
:?.4 54,5-^9
7.958,154
:!1,;?8S,887
42,892,010
11,50;{,129
Cigarettes
1915
1910
rv^n.odo
255,000
(105.250
!>87,750
()15.',>00
340,000
:{(n.(;50
710,250
MKi.SOO
500,250
50'i.5(Mi
5(>,00(>
•^«ir 1.10(1
2.8 19,250
177,850
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Billboard Campaign Planned for Lovera Brand — 'Gene
Stolz Lands Some Good Orders for "Palo" Cigars —
Kraus & Company's Representative Busy
San Francisco, August 5, 1916.
( )^'V of the schools and colleges in and about San
i'ntncisco opened last week, and others will be
opening in a few days. This is bringing the vaca-
tion season to a close and the summer absentees are
rapidly returning to the city. Due partly to this and partly
to the cooler weather the smokers are out in larger numbers
than for some time, and the retailers are enjoying their best
business in more than a month. There is some difference of
opinion as to the outlook for fall ; but the general opinion is
that the last half of the year w-ill show up better than the
latter part of 1915.
The election seems to be having no effect on trade, and
not much interest is yet being taken in anything but the
proposed prohibition amendments to the State constitution.
The movement of*^the labor unions in favor of prohibition
in retaliation for the part taken by large capitalists, includ-
ing large liquor interests, in the open shop anti-labor union
movement here is viewed with some uneasiness, though
with less than would have been the case two years ago
when prohibition had not been tried out in a number of
neighboring States. Though the bulk of the cigar men are
naturally opposed to prohibition as an infringement on per-
sonal liberty, it is thought by many that the results in Ore-
gon, Washington and Arizona show that the cigar business
is not seriously dei)endant on the liquor trade.
Joseph Michalitschke. of Michalitschke Brothers &
Company, wholesale cigar men of this city, is away this
week, taking a short vacation in Monterey County. He is
due to return about the middle of the month.
S. Bachman & Company are now getting things lined
up for the early opening of the fall business. With them
the vacation season is about over, and the traveling men are
now either out on the road or at the home office, getting
things lined up for a start within the next week or two.
Joseph Eiclnvald, a wholesale tobacconist of Shang-
hai, China, was married here on July 31st to Miss Violet
Cameron McKillop, of this city. He sailed with his bride
the following day for the Orient, where the honeymoon
will be spent. Mr. and Mrs. Eichwald will reside in Shang-
hai.
Major B. F. Burrows, factory representative of the
Jose Lovera Company, and Wellman, Peck & Company, the
San Francisco distributers for the same house, arc now
getting busy with the fall advertising and promotion work
for the "Bandero" brand, the five-cent specialty of the Jose
Lovera Company. A big bill-board campaign will be car-
ried on throughout ithe central and northern part of the
State, most of the larger cities and towns coming within the
scope of the work. At the same time a lively campaign for
business will be instituted throughout the territory. The
"Bandero" has had a big run during the first seven months
of the year, and Major Burrows is planning on a further
boost to business during the remainder of the year.
M. A. Gunst & Company received eighty-three cases of
their "Alhambra" Manila cigars this week on the steamer
Darien Maru. The "Alhambra" brand has recently had n
great vogue, especially in the country districts of Califor-
nia.
H. B. Fakin, manager of the Los Angeles branch of
}/[. A. Giinst i*^ Company, came up from the South this week
and is making a short visit with the home office W
j)orts a good outlook in the South, where business is '^ ^^
ning well ahead of last year month by month. ^"""
Morgan A. Gunst, of M. A. Gunst & Company, retur
early in the week from a two weeks' vacation atKla ^^1
Falls, Ore,, where he did a little fishing and resting
T. W. Harris, president of the Tobacco Companv
California, who has been in the East for some timp ;.
1 • 1 J • , , . "-""c, IS now
on his way home and is expected to reach San Franc'
within a day or two, if nothing happens to delay him '^^
Edward Wolf, local representative of H. Anton B l
\- Company, of New York, has placed the "Don Antonio''
Importellas of that house with Haas Brothers, prominem
wholesalers of this city.
E. J. Stolz, Pacific Coast representative of the "Palo'
brand of cigars, is again in San E>ancisco working ujth
Joe Rinaldo, his San Francisco distributer for a still further
placement of the "Palo" line. The reorders are comii,.r {„
nicely, and both are confident of a rapid growth in the de-
mand. While away. Mr. Stolz covered all the northern end
of the coast, where he knows everybody and where he had
no trouble in making a big initial placement for his new line
He believes that he has one of the best things put on th»
market in a long time, and his friends are taking his word
for it.
Arnold Pollak, western factory man for Kraus & Com-
l)any, of Baltimore and other lines, returned this week from
a little trip to the South, taken mainly for pleasure, but
which nevertheless brought in some good business. He
spent, a part of his outing at the old mission town of Santa
Barbara, on the Southern California Coast.
The vacation season is coming to a close with Ehrnian
Brothers & Company, California street wholesalers. S. I.
Blake, head accountant, has returned from a short stay in
the mountains of Mendocino county, w'here he found plenty
of opportunity for roughing it, as well as plenty of chance
for rest and recreation.
H. H. Manley, of the San Francisco office of the Amer-
ican Cigar Company, who has spent a week or two in Ore-
gon and Washington, is back in San I'>ancisco this week
He will. howev<*r, soon be out on the road again after more
business.
Abe Israel, of the Sam Israel retail emi)orium in this
city, spent his vacation at Lake Tahoe, coining and going
in his automobile.
F.mil Judell, junior member of II. L. Judell & Company,
has also returned from a two weeks' outing at Lake Tahoe,
where he stopped on his way back from a business trip
through Nevada.
Allen.
Claims Kinship to Dead Millionaire
Alleging that the late Edwin C. Way, of Marshall,
Mich., millionaire and former president of the Scotten-
Dillon Tobacco Company, of Detroit, is her brother, Mrs
H. C. Moore, of Horton, Mich., is preparing to claim the
entire estate of more than a million dollars.
Mrs. Moore says that Mr. Way was not the son ofthe
late Mr. and Mrs. James A. Way, of Marshall, but that he
was an adopted son. She says that when he was ten ^ear^
old he ran away from the parents' home in Stockbridgf.
Mich., and was not heard from until six years ago, when a
letter was received by Mrs. Moore's parents, Mr. and Mr=
Henry Fish, saying that he had been trying for years to lo-
cate his parents, the letter was signed "Edwin C .^^^y
Fish."
Mrs. Martha Cirou, one of the town's oldest inhabi
tants, says she distinctly remembers when Mr. Way ^'^^
born and whs one of the first children who saw the new
baby,
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Marcelino Perez, who is in Havana, is expected to re-
turn to his offices some time this week.
R. D. Burnett, of the R. D. Burnett Cigar Company,
of Birmingham, Ala., was a recent visitor to New York.
The firm of A. & B. Levinson, tobacconists of New-
burgh, X. Y., have recently filed a petition in bankruptcy
with liabilities of $1567 and no assets.
Fred Hirschorn, president of the United Cigar Manu-
facturers' Company, has returned to the city after a vacation
spent at Mt. Kineo, Maine.
S. P. Coe, manager of the cigar department of Acker.
Merrall & Condit, has returned from a trip through the
West.
The Reynolds-Lindheim Cigar Company of Nashville,
Tenn., reports a steadily increasing demand for the "Por-
tino" and "El Toro" brands which they distribute.
The United Cigar Stores Company has secured a loca-
tion in the New Hotel Cleveland, to be erected in Cleve-
land, Ohio, on the site of the Poorest City House.
The cigar store at the north end of Petroleum Bridge,
Oil City, Pa., operated for some time past by C. Blatt, has
been sold to J. H. Smith.
Raymond B. Berry will in future conduct the cigar
stand in the Connecticut Mutual Building, Hartford, Conn.,
due to Everett K. Hawley retiring from the concern!
which was formerly known as the Hawley- Berry Company.
The Suffolk Cigar Association, Inc., is the latest firm
in Boston. It has incorporated for a capital stock of
$l",OOU. The incorporators include A. F. Power, Morris
Werthenn and Raphael Block.
Fred Berry, who for many years conducted a cigar
store m Waukegan, 111., will re-enter the cigar business
•igain ni that city on August .15. He has leased a store
tm W ashington Street.
Charles II. Knubel, western representative of "Charles
n^ 'Teat, and ahso f(,r the "Centrosa" and other brands
U.S a recent visitor in Denver. Mr. Knubel's headquarters
•^reniSan I-rancisco.
The John Brothers tobacco shop in the Ralston Build-
rcnitK ' w"'^^^ •'^^'""*' ^^^'■t'"'^ ^'^'^y^ W- Va., has
It > opened for business following a complete renova-
tion of the store
"1 th
lair".*:^,''^''"*"'^ ^A^-'^'' ^*o^^ <^f ^avis & Morrison,
l-as lJ„ ;;"''^'"^'' «" Procter Street, Beaumont, Tex.,
t^x»k inin n'r . ^'' •^*''*'J''' P'randstetter. Mr. Brandstetter
^ """if'diate possession.
J 'a. aret-rV'''^'''"' *"^''''" "^^""fa^^turers, of Ncwmanstown,
InVs C! (^r "" three-and-one-half story addition, 50
^"Wition isV'" T '''^'''"' factory in Lebanon, Pa. The
temher 1st ^*'"''^*''' *'' '''* ''^"'^^y ^^'^ occupancy about Sep-
"El Yutan" Makes a Hit in City Trade— Stogie Prices
Advanced to Consumer — David Straus Back
From His Vacation
Cincinnati, O., August 11, 1916.
S reported in other cities the "El Yutan" cigar is
making a hit with smokers here. J. B. Moos Com-
pany handle the line and it is worked by Henry
Adler, the local representative of the American
Cigar Company.
Charles Krohn, of the C. N. Krohn Company, has been
suffering from a strange illness ever since he returned from
his vacation. He is convalescing, however, and hopes to
be about this week. The firm has recently taken on the
"Lucella" cigar.
Despite the fact that business is slow with the jobbing
houses these days, S. Frieder & Sons are quite active.
Their jobbing business is showing a steady increase.
The "Admiration" cigar, which is distributed by Straus
Brothers & Company, is well placed throughout the city
and the house states that the demand for the brand is more
than satisfactory.
The stogie manufacturers have advanced the price of
their goods, and Louis Kusnick, who does a large business
in stogies, has unhesitatingly advanced the price of some of
his goods to the consumer. There is no falling off in his
business.
One of the new advertisements of the ''Truly Spanish
House," Cuesta, Key & Company, is being shown by John
C. Davis & Company. It is a painting captioned "Pur-
veyors of the Royal Court of Spain." It is attracting much
attention.
David Straus, of Straus Brothers & Company, has re-
turned from the Jersey Coast resorts and looks as if he
enjoyed every minute of his trip. Business is going along
splendidly with the house.
An additional store of the "United" chain is to be
opened in the city shortly. It will be located on Sixth
Street, near Main.
The stock of the J. H. Lucke Cigar Company was re-
cently sold at auction, and Charles B. Wittrock, the receiver,
expects to wind the affairs uf the concern up shortly.
Albert P'alk, of the P^alk Tobacco Company, stopped off
here recently and found "Herbert Tareyton" cigarettes
moving nicely.
The "Knowledge" cigar, manufactured by Samuel
Greenwold, is beng distributed by Horwitz Brothers, who
have worked up a very healthy business on the brand. It is
a nickel cigar and seems to have "made good" with those
who have smoked it. A special deal to the consumer is a
box of ten free with every purchase of a box at two dollars.
Michael Ibold, the manufacturer, is well pleased with
the way his "Sonada" brands are making good. Almost
every "live" store in town has some in stock, and the factory
is quite busy with duplicate business.
"Raincoat," a race horse well known on Western tracks,
was so badly injured at Hamilton, Ont., that it was neces-
sary to kill the animal. Charles Straus, who owned him.
has felt the loss keenly.
The rumor is current that Lilienfeld Brothers are look-
ing for a factory in this city or vicinity. In fact, it is said
that several Detroit manufacturers would like to establish
branches elsewhere.
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THE
OFFICE
BOY'S
COLUMN
HOW TO DO IT
No coupons with my cigarettes!
'J'his makes me very sad,
A "flivver" 1 had planned to get ;
This puts my plans "in bad."
I only need ten thousand more
(It drives me to a tear) ;
And I, my wife and children three
Could do it in a year.
We've puffed and smoked until it poured
From chimney, crack and door.
And false alarms have been turned in
lly neighbors by the score.
If steady effort brings success,
That car is sure to come,
Fw now we chew, and chew, and save
The wra])pers from the gum.
EVEN IF HIS FRIENDS WERE, HE WASN'T
We observe that the late J. P. Morgan always managed
to have a cigar or two about his office for his close friends.
We come to this conclusion at least after reading an ap-
praisal of his estate, which included cigars at the Wall
Street office valued at $8639. The anti-tobacconists will no
doubt point to this as evidence that Mr. Morgan would have
died a rich man if he had not spent so much money on cigars !
WHY EDITORS GO MAD
The editor received the following letter and attached
list last week and took it home to i)repare. Failing to hear
from him after three days, we sent a messenger to his home
to discover the trouble. We learned that on the night of
the second day he was found wandering the streets in his
pajamas. After being taken to the station house he was
unable to give a coherent account of himself and kept re-
peating what seemed to be a combination railway time-
table, liradstreet and hotel guide. He had a grip containing
thirty-seven maps, twn) hundred and twelve time-tables, a
United States Baedeker, fifty-four resort bureau hotel
guides of Pennsylvania and a cigar manufacturers' directory
dated 1002. Under his right arm he carried a 11)0!) edition
of R. G. Dun & Com])any. He was removed to the Observa-
tion Ward of the I'.lockley Hospital for the Insj^ne.
Now if some kind subscriber can work out the answer
to this letter and will forward it to us we believe that the
knowledge that this letter has been satisfactorily answered
will restort- our (alitor tn his right mind.
Here is the letter
, Pa., August 8, 1916.
Dear Sir:
The writer would like very much for you to please
outline which would be the best way to visit the town-
on the list attached, that is the first one and so on the
best way to make connections, the time of train's ar-
rival and next one's departure, the number of dgar
manufacturers in each town, and their rating if possible
Also if you know of any of the towns nearby which have
a few good cigar manufacturers in it, advise us and in-
clude in list. What towns would be best to stay over-
night in and what hotels do you recommend?
Please rush reply as we want to start our man out
on this trip as soon as we get your letter.
Trusting to hear by return mail, 1 remain,
Yours truly,
P. S. — To insure
send letter by specia
Here is the list:
Allentown
Boyertown
luist Greenville
Lansdale
Little Oley
Mohnton
Norristown
North Wales
Perkasie
Phoenixville
Pottstown
Pottsville
Quakertown
Reading
Richland Centre
Robesonia
Schuylkill Haven
Elizabethtown
Gettysburg
1 larrisburg
Hellam
Schwenksville
Sellersville
Sinking Springs
Womelsdorf
Adamstown
Akron
Bethlehem
Bittersville
Blue Ball
Centennial
Craley
promi)t receipt suggest that you
1 delivery.
Dallastown
Denver
Dover
Easton
F!ast Prospect
F-dge Grove
Ephrata
Hanover
llazleton
Hallam
Holtz
1 .ancaster
Lebanon
Lititz
Littlestown
Lock 1 laven
McSherrystown
Manchester
Manheim
Mansfield
Newmanstown
New Oxford
Rertmstown
Red Lion
Schaeft'erstown
Sheridan
Windsor
Wrightsvillc
Yocumtown
Yoe
York
^'(^rkana
We i)ause Ui note a few of the famous Johns:
The Baptist
D.
Merriain
Demi.
Shanghai Tobacco Merchant Takes Bride in 'Frisco
Josei)h Eichwold. a wholesale tobacco merchant uj
r^h.uighai, China, recently paid a visit to this country, 3|5
while in San Francisco was married at the St. Francis -^
tel to Miss Violet Cameron MacKilh.p. Thv day fo|l'J\|^"^!!
their marriage the couple sailed on the steamer
for the Orient, where they will take up their residence)
.Shanghai.
Who Did Discover the Turkish Cigarette?
As some cigarette smokers may know, the best Turkish
tobacco is grown in what was formerly European Turkey,
in that country, southern Macedonia, where the Bulgars
and the French and Serbians are now tramping the fields
into blood-soaked mire, says the "New York Sun." Up
among the rocks of the mountains that separate southern
Albania from the Monastir district, there is soil in which
grows tobacco so fragrant that it was never exported at
ill until recently, but was consumed entirely by the Turks
of high rank, including the Sultan himself. Such tobacco
would bring as high as $^5 a pound — five Turkish uras.
It is a peculiar fact that it was through the late King
Edward of England that Turkish tobacco became famous
over the rest of the world. Forty-five years ago a poor
Armenian, who made a scanty living in London by making
cigarettes received a visit from a stranger who had heard
of his cigarettes from a club friend. They had a chat, and
the stranger as he was about to leave congratulated the
Armenian on the excellent quality of his tobacco, and in-
quired why he did not open a store. The Armenian replied
that he had not the necessary capital.
■'Oh, that doesn't matter," replied the stranger cheer-
fully; "here's my card. Go and take a shop." And then
he walked out. The poor cigarette maker smiled and shook
his head, until he happened to glance at the card. He under-
stood then that his visitor had been the Prince of Wales.
With the Prince's card he had no difficulty in raising
the necessary capital, for a big trade was assured him ; and
until the day of his death King Edward remained one of his
best customers.
The poor Armenian's trade grew rapidly and he sold
his Turkish cigarettes to most of the crowned heads of
Europe.
"United" Plans Big Store for Jacksonville
J. H. O'Neil, vice-president of the United Cigar Stores
Company, was a recent arrival in Jacksonville, Fla., for the
purpose of looking over a location for a store. It is under-
stood that a special representative has been in the city for
some time "clocking" various corners.
According to the report, articles of lease have been
prepared for the location at the northwest corner of Main
and Forsyth Streets, and that the "United" contemplates
opening the store there next summer. It is said that the
])lans for the store include a soda fountain, which is a
feature of the Southern stores of the chain.
Mr. O'Neil is expected to continue to Tampa, where he
will also make observations as to the feasibility of opening
a "United" store in that citv.
Tobacco Crop Estimate August 1st
The tobacco prospects improved nnjderately during
July in the northern tobacco States (except Ohio), also in
Kentucky, but declined in Virginia and South Carolina.
The August 1st forecast for the United States is 1,197,-
0(1(1.000 pounds, which, if maintained, will be the largest
crop produced; last year's crop was 1,001,000,000 pounds,
and the average of the preceding five years is 993,000.000
pounds. Larger crops than last year are expected in prac-
tically all cigar districts and in Kentucky and Tennessee,
but somewhat less in Virginia and the Carolinas. Of the
total forecast this year, nearly 20 per cent, is cigar type and
^0 per cent., is smoking, chewing, snufT. and export. This
IS close to the usual proportion.
Pennsylvania Tobacco Crop Heavy
Reports from the diflFerent sections of the State give
UHlication that the tobacco crop this year will be a heavy
one. Ml fact one of the largest in years. Tn Lancaster County
alone it is estimated that the farmers will net $1,000,000. '
Cutting Out Cigarette Coupons
At the moment it appears likely that the three largest
cigarette manufacturers of this country will do away en-
tirely with use of coupons. The Lorillard, Liggett & Myers,
and American Tobacco Companies started the ball rolling
in such a decisive fashion that entire elimination of this
inducement to buyers of cigarettes seems likely. On basis
of coupons eliminated by American Tobacco Company dur-
ing the first week ot the change of policy, the saving to this
concern amounts to $200,000 a month, or $2,4U0,0UU a year.
'Jhis is ecjual to G per cent, on the common stock.
Further elimination of coupons by this company will
mean an increased saving of $100,000 a month additional.
This would add 3 per cent, more to earnings on common
shares of American Tobacco Company, or a total difference
of 9 per cent. Figuring that the American Tobacco Com-
j)any is a consistent 25 per cent, earner for common shares
with use of coupons, this would mean that the company
can show in the neighborhood of 35 per cent, on the com-
mon stock with coupons eliminated. The saving to Liggett
& Myers and Lorrillard concerns will be in proportion.
The step looking toward elimination of increased cost
falling upon tobacco concerns was initiated by the Liggett
«!<: Myers Company with dropping of coupons on the "Fa-
tinia" brand.
Total .saving to American Tobacco, Lorillard and Lig-
get & Myers concerns will probably be between $8,000,000
and $10,000,000 annually. — "Wall Street Journal."
About Courtesy
To some Courtesy may seem a Lost Art, little worth
bringng back. But it is not. Courtesy is one of the Old
Line Arts that dies only with the Man or the Business.
For the rise of many a Man and Business has started
with it.
Take time to be Courteous.
Emerson once wrote: "Give a boy address and accom-
plishments, and you give him the mystery of Palaces and
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small cigarettes; and 9>4 pounds manufactured tobacco.
Tobacco in Br^iitish South Africa
Large foreign firms have established tobacco factories
in Cape Town with an investment of capital amounting
to between $5,000,000 and $6,000,000. A large business is
done annually, and great quantities of South African to-
bacco are utilized. The business is prosperous, and the out-
put is increasing.
The crop for 1915 was small, not only in the Cape
Province but throughout the Union as well. The local pro-
duction of Turkish tobacco was greatly reduced and fell
far short of the demand. The better grades of tobacco have
been realizing good prices.
Reports indicate that the tobacco industry in the Trans-
vaal is progressing satisfactorily. The treatment of to-
bacco is similar to that in the United States, American to-
bacco experts being largely employed to deal with the crops.
South African tobacco is not extensively exported at pres-
ent, practically all of the product being consumed locally.
The Tobacco Trade in Gibraltar
Gibraltar's trade in tobacco has not been affected in any
way excepting that higher prices have been paid for new
stocks. Freights have also been higher, and the profits
of all dealers have consequently been reduced.
Prior to the outbreak of the war this market was
largely supplied by Austria; the demand was large and
steady owing to the cheapness and mild quality of the
Austrian product, helped by low freights from the Adriatic.
Austrian tobacco was imported for the purpose of
blending it with American, Brazilian, and Philippine prod-
ucts (which are of a higher quality) in order to manu-
facture the chopped tobacco, locally known as "picadura,
which is pressed and packed in small containers of 2, 4, and
8 ounces and 1 pound and sold mostly for Spanish con-
sumption. ,,
Purchases from the United States during 1915 would
have been larger had it not been for the large stocks of to-
bacco remaining on hand from previous years.
The demand for tobacco of all kinds is steady and large
purchases must be made from the United States Buyers,
however, believe they will experience some difficulty in
getting supplies and are asking high prices for their remain-
ing stocks.— "Commerce Reports."
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