The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-12-11
CANDY BUSINESS OF Wheeling,

a Visit to IN Extonsivc lactory-An Inter-
esting Interview on One Ut Our Rapidly
Growing Intsrcs,s!
From The Whoiing Register.
The candy business OF Wheeling is
much more extensive than one would
suppose. remember Of talking with an
extensive candy manufacturer Of Pitts
burgh II couple Of years ago, and he said
that this city for years had been 4 sue
cesstul competitor in this line, and that
the prices were lower than they could
sell ut. This state OF affairs remains true
to-day. MIR. George S. Fccny, ut l4lO
Main street, WIS addressed Oh the subject,
and he said that his travellers meet the
prices OF the lowest Cleveland, Pittsburgh,
Cincinnati or Eastern men. But what is
more we manufacture only absolute pure
goods. Come up to the factory and see. :
happen to know something about the
manufacture OF candles anlItook pleasure
in renewing particularly some OF my in
formation concerning it. Tho Fecny fac
tory makes nothing hut plain candles, and
the hour ! spent in the place satisfied me
that no ad~ulteration OF any kind, what
ever, was used. In this age Of spurious
mixtures | was much gratiiied to find one
absolutely pure product md this is un-
questionably the candy manufactured by
Mr.. George s. Feeny.
VI ascribe my extensive business to this
fact OF making only pure goods" he said
when spoken to on the subject, "com-
bined with the low margins at which l
SELL"
The candy manufacturer has opportuni-
ties Tor adultcrution not exceeded in that
OF any other business, with the possible
exception Of tho liquor merchant. And
that these chances are, with but rare
exceptions, like the oncin the case OF Mr..
Fecny,s product, taken advantage OF, there
is no reason to doubt Perhaps the reader
remembers the excitement caused q few
yeas since in Philadelphia by school chill
dren eatlngextensively adulteratcdcandies
and bcccmingpoisonedthereby. Theconsc-
quent investigation and chemical ANALYSIS
made OF the candies sold in the market
showed them TO be most unhealthiul and
lead to prominent comment in leading
papers all over tho country decrying the
practice. And yet that was all the good &C.
complished. Pure candy is never un-
wholesome, rather the contrary, but there
is very little to be had, consideringthe i'm.
mense quantities sold. And vet retail
dealers are to blame for selling poisonous
stuff when they can get every Insurance
that at the establishment in question il
made only what is absolutely without any
kind OF adulteration, poisonous or other.
wise, and that it is sold them at as low
prices MS the goods which may kill either
their own or their neighbors' children.
And this is not putting the case too strong.
for, II | remember rightly, some Of the
children who ate Of the poisonous phila-
delphia candy-poisoncd by mineral color
in it-died from its use.
l said to Mr.. Fceny: "fou ought to ad-
vertise in every paper in a hundred miles
around the fact that your goods are en-
tlrely free from any adultcratiou." But
he laughed as he said; that would cost n
great deal oil money, and besides, my Gus
toners know the fact and new ones are
learning OF it every day."
Then you are selling NIL tho goods you
can make?"
swell, not quite, hut very nearly. With
the room we have We could still increase
our product. But our trade is increasing
every week, and l I expect shortly VIC viii
DO running to our full capacity. But no
matter what VIC arc called upon in the
way OF increase Of business there shall
never be but m standard turned out OF
my shop, that the very highest. Our rom
utatlon for turning out the best goods is
established, and while I have nothing 10
say against competitors, l know that the
demand we have is satisfactory, and I
know what It is based on. We sell goods
close to the doors OF the largest cities in
this section, and We are not afraid OF any
one cutting in on us, nor OF placing our
manufacturers in a position OF being in
ferrior to'any which is in the market, This
is Il strong statement, but l know what |
talking about"
"Outside OF the candy business YOU don
large jobbing trade in fruits, nuts, canned
goods and fine %grocers' supplies, do you
+, "Yes, We push thetradcstrong. Our own
brand OF baking powder, too, has Il firm
hold in the trade. Like our candy a
uiacture it is pure, made OF the. finest
cream oftartar and handsomely put up.
There are baking powders in tho market
which are loudly yaunted through the
newspapers for excellence and yet take
any Of theirs and.I will place our brand
alongside Of any and show its superior
strength and other essential qualities"
Yes, in response to an inquiry about
the condition Of trade. at is good. We
have no dull times around us, and tho
prospects are all We could expect. Prices
are close, as you may know, but We have
10 be satisfied with small margins, and
take comfort in knowing that each week
rolls around finds our sales in
0rnh 1t Quick,