Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1884-12-10
CANDY BUSINESS OF WHEELING.
A Visit to an Extern ive Factory.-An Inter
esting Interview on One OF Our Rapidly
Growing Interests.

Visit to an Extensive Factory.-An Inter
esting Interview on One OF Our Rapidly
Growing Interests.
The Candy business OF Wheeling is much
more extensive than one would suppose. l
remember of talking with an
extensive candy manufacturer oil
Pittsburg couple of years ago, and he said
that this city for years had been a success
full competitor in this line, and that the
prices were lower than they could sell at
This state of affairs remains true to-day
Mr.. George S. Feeny, at l4l0 Main street,
aas addressed on the subject, and he said
hat his travellers meet the prices of the
owcst Cleveland, Pittsburg, Cincinnati or
Eastern men. But what is more we manu-
acture only absolutely pure goods. Come
Up to the factory and see.
happen to know something aoout the
manufacture Of candies and took pleasure
in renewing particularly some Of my intor-
nation concerning it. The Feeny factory
makes nothing but plain candies, and the
hour spent in the place satisfied me that
no adulteration of any kind, whatever, was
used. In this age Of spurious mixtures |
was much grati6ed to find one absolutely
pure product and this is unquestionably the
candy manufactured by Mr.. George s.
Feeny.
81 ascribe my extensive business 10 this
fact Of making only pure goods" he said,
when spoken to on the subject, combined
with the low margins at which | sell.
The candy manufacturer has opportuni-
ties for adulteration not exceeded in that Of
any other business, with the possible excep-
ton of the liquor merchant. And that these
chances are, with but rare exceptions, like
the one IN the case of Mr.. Feenys product,
taken advantage of, there is no reason to
doubt. Perhaps the reader remembers the
excitement caused few years since in Phil
adelpbia by school children eating extern
sively adulerated candies and becoming
poisoned thereby. The consequent inves-
ligstion and chemical analysis made
of the candies sold in the market showed
them TO be most unhealthful and
lead to prominent comment in leading pa
pers all over the country decrying the prac-
tice. And yet that was all the good &C
Comphshed. Pure candy is never unwhole
some, rather the contrary, but there is very
little to be had, considering the immense
quantities sold. Andyet retail dealers are
to blame for selling poisonous stuff when
they can get every assurance that at the es
Enlistment in question is made only what
is absolutely without any kind Of adultera-
ton, poisonous or otherwise, and that it is
sold them at as low prices as the goods
which may kill either their own or their
neighbors' children. And this is not put
Ting the case too strong, for, if l remember
rightly, some of the children who ate of the
poisonous Philadelphia candy-poisoned by
mineral color in it-died from its use.
] said to Mr. Feeny: "You ought to ad-
vertise in every paper in hundred miles
around the fact that your goods are entirely
free from any adulteration." But he laughed
as he said: That would cost great deal of
money, and besides, my customers know the
fact and new ones are learning of it every
day"
Then You are selling all the goods you
can maker
well, not quite, but very nearly. With
the room We have We could still increase our
product. But our trade is Increasing every
week, and / expect shortly we will be run
ming to our full capacity. But no matter
what We are called upon in the way of in
crease of business there shall never be but
one standard turned out of my shop, that
the very highest Our reputation for turn
ing out the best goods is established, and
while have nothing 10 say against COM
petltors, know that the demand we have is
satisfactory, and 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 manufactures in position OF
being inferior to any which is in the market
This is a strong statement, but l know
what am talking about"
Outside of the candy business you do a
large jobbing trade in fruits. nuts, canned
goods and fine grecers supplies do you
notT'
"Yes, we push the trade strong. Our own
brand Of baking powder too, has firm hold
in the trade. Like our candy manufacture
it is pure, made Of the finest cream of tar
tar and handsomely put up. There are
baking powders in the market which are |
loudly Wanted through the newspapers for
excellence and yet take any of theirs and / |
will place our brand alongside of any and |
show its superior strength and other essen |
tisl qualities"
"Yes," in response to an inquiry about
the condition of trade. at is good. We
have no dull times around us, and the pros
poets are all We could expect, Prices are |
close, as you may know, but we have to be
satisfied With small margins, and take CON-
Tort in knowing that each week which rolls
around finds our sales increased"