The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1872-12-25
ABOUT CIGARS.

ABOUT CIGARS.
1t has always been, apd probably
ever will be, the common belief that
the best cigars are made in Cuba, aud
this is true in u certain measure. Pre-
viuus tn the yenr 1920 the manufac-
t0re Of cigars on that island was mo-
nopnli2ed by the Government, but
since then it has been thrnNn open to
all aud owing 70 the in.esssnt demands
made upon the Cuban market there Is
hardly any real competition among
the manufacturers. The Cubanas
brands seem, however, to bring some-
what higher prices than those of any
other house, the best cigars from that
manuiactory occasionally selilng for
fifty cents la Havana, or twenty-five
cents at Wholesale. Besides the i'm
mense quantity sold for exprtatiun,
over fourteen hundred pIllion cigurs
are annually smpked on the Island Of
Cuba. The cigar maIfhtae1ure-. is.
Government monopoly in. the Phillip
pine Islands. the best tobacco is
raised in the northern portion or the
Island of Luz,n, and is cultivated an
der the immediate supervision of span
ish officials aud agents who buy it di-
iectly from the planters. There are
three large mhnuiactnrlps. The largest
is II Manila, and employs seven thous
aud womsn and twelve hundred men,
al of whom are pald by the piece to
Iii ~ haf fsI.
work. The other TWO average ABOUT
four thousand hands each.
Nearly Gne hundred and twenty FIVE
million cigars, and pr"porti"natrly
large number of cheruOts aud cigar
cities, are annually exported from the
Philippine Islands. The colonies
atiorilng better opportunities and
more advantages for tue culture and
preparation oi the valua lie leaf, but
few manufacturers have been es ablish,
eel il Span Itself. Yet those that
have heeu started have nearly ali con.
tinurd IN successful operation, aud the
one AT seville has gained II wur,d.wIdU
rrputatiuu. In France, the t"ba, ca
Manufacture III AL iis branChes has
long been one "t the prln, lpai sources
ui internal revenue. As early aS lGT4
the mun"pniy of the tubaccu t adr was
sud Tor slX years 80 Jygn Breton fur
the sum ui 100000 nvres, or ahOul
one hundred und titty Thousand dollars
The Frcuch cigars Nrr mostly ot Il su'
PERI T. quality, aud aIe SO sklliiuiiy
shaped and driicalrly manipulated
that none hat experienced cenuulseur>
can dr;ect the diii,iruce from tbe grti-
uiue PaygaGas or NurItu Aaaj,s, wIo-e
superiority II mainly doe to their ps-
cdiiar flavor uud II uniform vumblu,-
iiuu. lnmcnsc qsuulies ut rlgar,
anu cigarettes are manufactured III
Brennan ami .ainhurS, with very ia,
irrlnr ur damaged !~dNcs.anu 6le SHIP
ped To all parts of Tie wortG, 10 b,
uispnsed of at extremely loo rncS.
Bremen takes the lead in th;s brsuci
OF trade, more than 1000 PERSONS be
ing actively engaged in It, aud IL,
yearly eXportatI"ns from ihis clp
alone numbering over 3,UO0,OOU III
paSSaHt II may be interesting ior ia,
sized cigars can he Prutitably manu-
iaclured out OF 500 pounds of good
unuduiterattd tobacco. This siEip!,
fact shows bow very rcmunrratve th,
business can he made. Whtrevcl
civilization has penetrated, the cigal
has made its appearance aud has rap
, idly csme into 1av"r, however mucl
has heen said agai.sI smoking in'
annual amount spent hy the En-llsl
on tub4rco alone -a'd principally ut
cigurs has been estimate q AT not Dul
from l4,000,0 600 pounds steril.g Bu
in point OF consumptlnn, as welt ~
traiic aud manufacture, the Unite,
States ranks inremost, as lar ae rigdu
are concerned