The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1879-10-18

ployed one journeyman-Marcus Kaufman
whom many Of our readers will remember as a
man OF much and varied learning and extensive
travel and pleasant and interesting gentleman.
The start was small but their goods were first
class and by careful operations they grew and
have kept Oh growing from that day to this. To-
day they are working about so men, (the list on
the pay roll may run one or two short of that
number,) to whom they pay out from $500 to 800
week in salaries all Of which Is Of course, spent
in Ottawa, OF course, the employment of 80
hands requires an enormous quantity Of stock
and we find by an examination of their monthly
schedules sent to the L. s. revenue collector that
the monthly average amount of stock made up
into cigars is about 5000 lbs. In September it
was 2,97O lbs. October will show much larger
consumption. This is, of course, in greater part
imported Havana, which is used in all their
goods. From this stock the weekly product is
from 40 600 to 600 cigars, which are packed in
SOS and l09s, the house using from 700 to 500
boxes weekly of both sizes. On these cigars they
pay in taxes to the government from $500 to
| 81, 900 month! This product consists of some
"A different brands, as follows; Ten cent cigars
! OUR Own BRAND, Ottawa Mineral Spring, Ma
tional Pride, Pleasure Garden, A. II B.; fifteen
ccnts-Protection five cents-Nono Such, Eure
ka, Little Beauties, Rosa Cohcha, Solid Comfort,
viIar de Nillor, Golden Crown The Swan Brand,
Indian Chief Boss of the Bosses, Transit Havana
Made, El Delfn, COMMERCIAL, American COUSIN,
TO- X, Clandine, Champion. Of these the "Own
Brand" and the Commercial" are the bestknown
in the neighborhood, where their reputation is
second to no cigar in the market.
| The sales of the house keep pace with the ra-
pidity Of manufacture and We find on cXamina-
ton that they send out in the neghborhood Of
10000 cigars a month. II September the sales
reached the number of 1Sa, 400 cigars, which was
below their average, while Oetober's sales will
reach If not exceed a total OF 100000. This
does not include their retail trade sales The
house having found 1t advantageous for the bet
ter handling of their Iowo trade, have branch
known by the firm name Of Henry NJ. Hess *
Co., at Marshalltown. From these two stores
their trade has been extended over the states of
Illinois, Iowa, Nebraska and Wisconsin. They
employ no travelling men, all the travelling ne
cessary beng done by themselves.
| The establishment is ono Of the solid houses OF
Ottawa, and has won its place by real merit The
4 Atssrs. hess ocsah pusIbess ny giving Soou
cigar for the money, and have done so ever since
They never allow brand to deteriorate. The"Own
Brand" for instance, is tho same now that it WAS
II years ago, when they began its manufacture.
so of all their brands and when customer finds
one to suit the nicely OF his taste, he may be sure
it will always remain So There is no such thing
as in variation of quality. brand, owing to
their exceeding carefuness in manufacture, as
sorting and packing. The stock is, Of course,
carefully selected, and every cigar is carefully
made and always up to size and weight.
An establishment Of this size is indeed one for
Ottawa to be proud of; and we trust our friena:
willcontinue to. prosper in tfe future as in the
past.