The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-12-07
PLUG AND FINE cur.
Some Interesting Fatts for Tkss who Chew
Smoke, Suu6, or Din.

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anu wukeo out NOT WORD was exchanged
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| NM Luz. MS o"'iy ra'iohs. SAID the attend
"",' ~ oo"ies III every morning regularly
and would sooner 60 without his breakfast
| than his tobacco"
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,.,a -, , you nav. .'''"' customers hN' MIN =
| Yes; over n hurdrcd. Some rrofor Mug.
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| o'hers inc cut Dut Whichever IL ~. they must
| have thor rations"
"Of which kind do you sell tho most. tho
pug or hhe cur
The fine cut. OF courso: : but plug has boon
gaining ground sincn about ,s7i Thev ,el,
me u pet'er now tnnh over before. myself
dom, know. as don't chew. 1 do know.
' ~ man. "'' u,'u " CIV" "ho cuI
now use plug They say that there's too much
| copperns In tho ilne cut: IL hurts thei mouths
nv IN. wa aid Won ovnr soa ,hn,, monn-
,,o,n,, ,o,,e y ,,,',. e,H' s'o 'uon' 'n"n",
mino came in and said hc was going to visit
ono of the largest tobacco factories in the
world ana asked mo To go along. Tho factory
wo visited covered two whole CITY blocks. Tho
p'.'N''ss were n'o anu s'N stories hIsh' ana
were devoted 10 the manufacture OF both plug
"", vu,' "o "'uu w "o'e 10
~. 'uuH I, 'uo "holo "Iocos'' OUT IL TOOK US
nearly halt a day to SOC tho plug department..
We wer. first taken into tho stonminr and
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''N'i "S"'o NV s''S ""h "ohioh
were n, work. Although tho place was fairly
ventilated tho air was somewhat sitting from
the steam ana snoll OF the tobacco Here tho
hogsheads were taken APART and the 15OJ
pounds OF tobacco sorted by women. tho
bright leaf being taken out for wrappers or
covers. rs they call it, Tho othnr was placed Ia
large. deep traps. which were arranged in u
huge steamer. After remaining there for u
specified tim tn mosten 1t was taken out md
PASSED to the stemmers. These were girls OF
all a-cs. and, as far as could Judge were not
very Intelligent: but you should have seen thnir
hands move! They were standing before
each being II box into which was thrown tho
stems. Every sem vent into tho box too you
may depend for they were paid by the weight
o, tho stems "a cents pound. We we're toid
nat ne more eXp"ri ,ny"rnsed 81 pounds u
much tohncco wis inanntnc,urrl n day ana"
would you believe II ?-thc foreman tod ma
oI,n" Sr "nc i"c T'N m"i m n u S '"'"k
After leaving tho steninnrs the leaf was
taken in'I d1n'ng room. w,"re tho thermom,
Tor u TurSiaI BATH we didn't investigate thar
rro,'ss very ro ely Jqi followed our snde on
to the Dipping room Hare were lity or sixty
truughs containing a binck liquid which w,
were tod was composed of liuuoriro and sugar.
Before these trou.ha wprs men who uipued ina
leaf into the black compound and PASSED IL hr-
tween rollers. when il was placed on trays,
over 3 10 men ma boys employed in tnis room,
tho wages of the former being from 81 10 so a
The liquid in which the leaf was dipped
was comp pounded on the ioor above. which We
floor and two noys IN blro feet we're cutting |
NJ piece with rope. you perhaps have
cut up IA bar OF soar. tho bows feet being used |
10 hold the black stun in place. Other bows |
were wheeling barrowfuls of coarsa brown |
were steam rifes and over which non stood stood
like Wdcd'tfs witches stirring up the stun.
After bning dipped ms was to be expected |
some of tho leaves stuck together. 1t was
necessary to separate them and we found n |
number OF crones sitting on the floor of u room
picking them apart. The tobacco was then
ready while still moist to be- made into bars
or plugs. rs 1t is called. and was sent down a
chute on 10 the. machines.
We descended to the machine room and
here, as cI.ewhccre every one was working as
chnes-one a newer patent than the other and
the Introduction Oh which had necessitated a
s s on the an oa sS %hc
about eleven hands to run it. Seven or sight
hume in mining camp, ana as tRsy passed pass
the tobacco along pressed it into shape. The
the tobacco into bars, and Gu, it into ounce.
two 3nn u. ;, or bound pieces boy stood with
WAS diluted rum and sugar. ana painted each
piece AS it cameout. The bars were hen taken
to the weighing room Paw where were about tty
each bit sHpara!elyyi taking from or adding to.
a. was REQUIRED. These Weighers; like nearly
the niece. and earned from 81 to So n week.
- The ugis were neat taken to the coverers.
who finished them by putting on the wrappers.
Several hundred Girs wern thus employed.
In .h.s ,Ga9ry =, systs , OF Grsw"rds ana fines
has Detn lohuh 10 WORK u advantage. especial
ly in tho wrapping department. where owing
To the cost OF the material. great care il eNer-
csrd 10 prevent waste. Thus only a certain
amount is allowed for spoiling those exceed
ing IL being fined. while the careful and saving
are given premiums. The wages here we were
informed depended on the sk i'll Of the hands
some earning only about twelve cents an hour,
while others "aizsd more than doube tint.
girl has TO work u lon: time before sho be-
comes an expert covcrrr.
The tobacco was now manufactured. and
hai only to ba boxed AMI shipped. and | |
Thought we were through but found was u |
little too previous In tho pHcktns and shin
ping room there were over 400 men and Eirs at
work. and elias II and whirl Of machinery. The |
girls put tho plugs into the boxes. but they |
would not down and the boxes were put |
under hydraulic prrs-hs. caliod retaincrs. and |
the tobacco squeezed down. Then men wers
busy heading them up and ! tell YOU they |
OF blaming machines were bu%ns away and
bnmsa rhann ,h.,, w, .,.' hii s i1a .' nt