Delaware state journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1870-1883, 1872-10-26
SpIoe Manufacture.

The following reference to a well known
Delaware manufacturing firm we extract
from the columns of the New York Grocer
ON election day reporter of the Ameri-
can Grocer found himself in Philadelphia,
with time heavy on his hands. To lind a
man to talk business to on such Il day was
un inn oss hility, therefore a search after
items of interest to the readers Of the
Gr0ccr was Instituted. What was found
ont about mincc-pes is told in anOlhtr
column. Gu the same block the reporter
spicd the sign of &c. j. Fell IL Brother
knowing il to be- an old house in the spice
line We looked in, and read established
in 1865 Here, sure, was an Item. A
house more than century old must know
something of interest about the business.
Introducing himself, the reporter modestly
asked 10 be shown the m0dNS opcrdndi OF
preparing spices for The trade. This was,
in part, impossible, rs the reporter found
that the mills where the spices are ground
were located ut BrindyWiue Springs, near
Wilmington, Delaware. Also part Of the
packing in cans and labelling is done
there The balance is brought IN casks TO
the Philadelphia house, where it under
goes the same up ration aud Il ready for
sale. The specially Of this house is puro
spices.
W uhltNfI EUth huh Win llltll kIhut~
mark under their name is guaranteed 10
hc in all rc-pects pure and nnadnlterated.
To meet demand of the trade for lower
priced goods, different grades are made,
hut III no case His' they ever allowed to
bear the nau'e of the firm, that being u
guarantee of the purity of the contents Of
any package of SPICES upon which II Is
| found To those knowing the house.
nothing need Inc said about their way of
| doing business. on ers, if such there be,
! may he interested. 4 stranger steps IN
and asks the price, say, of pure pepper
| Do Nuu want pare Pepper is asked, and
/ a ptce list is handed him. Why, / never
paid more than--mcutiOning a sum less
than the cost Of plppcr before II is ground
| The matter Is explained to him and the
be- pepper ia offered him that can be had
1 for the price he is willing to ray. Upon
this principle the business is conducted.
| If a merchant wants pure goods and Is
willing To pay a tairprice for them, be can
get them. II lower-pi iced goods are want
cd they Will be furnished him, the beat
that ran he had for the money, hut they
will notihc put up under the name of c. J.
| Fell ~ Brother over their trademark.
Packages Of their goods are all full net
| weight, except glass, which are of stand
ard sizes. For hot climates aud long
voyages, glass packages are always re-
commended. Space will not permit the
telling Of half that was seen; the quanti-
ties Of crude goods the immense casks of
ground spices of all kinds ginger root
imported from Bonco by themselves and
of which they have the monopoly nut
mcgs eighty to the pound and much that
was new aud iutcrt sting to the reporter
and would he to the trade If space would
permit il all to be told. As an instance of
what this house iuiu, out, one order, seen
Icy the reporter upon their books, called
for 1900 pounds ground Cassia, 5000 lbs.
ground cloves, =, 100 pounds grounl nut
mcgs, and 1880 pounds ground allspice ;
li-lO0 pounds ground spices in one order.
The firm are also sole agents for Fox s
PhilaGelphiA starch, Of winch large guam
titles are handled and also are soils agents
for The United States for Nelson's gelntne,
an article claimed 10 be superior to any
other, either imported or domestic, for the
purpose for which it is used.