Salt Lake evening Democrat. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1885-1887, 1885-07-31
SAM LEWIS CIGAR DEPOT.
How the Manufacture of the Erag-
rant Weed is Made "a Success
I'm Salt Lake.

No matter what time of day you pass
by the establishment OF Mr.. Sam Levy
at No. III and l73 South Main street, ar
! AIR OF activity IS noticeable about the
place indicative OF the energetic proprie.
| tor, who has established thriving bust
ness i'll his line by strict attention to the
demands OF his undertaking. This, the
only cigar factory in Salt Lake City, was
established in 1871, fourteen years
ago, when such an undertaking was
decidedly III experiment. Previous
to this time two similar factories,
on much smaller scale, had
tried the speculation, and in a very short
time they learned that it was impossible
for them to suit the public with home
made cigars in close competition with the
East and West, but to practical know
ledge of the business and to an untiring
determination, characterizing the efforts
OF Mr.. Levy, that gentleman has slowly
but surely gained wide patronage for his
cigars, which are handed over the best
counters of this and adjoining Territories.
A DEMOCRAT reporter, knowing that
Mr.. Levy had visited Cuba and the East
within the past few months, and while
there had selected fine large stock of
imported and domestic tobacco for his
factory, made call at his store for the
purpose OF ascertaining the process used
IN manufacturing Levy's dozen or more
brands of domestic and imported
weeds" In the cellar is stored the
baled wrappers, filters and binders, lust
as they come shipped from the hands of
the Cubans. Each bale weighs about
one hundred pounds, consisting of
small punches of tobacco. nicely
tied with bass by the natives.
The domestic stock comes PRINCIPALLY
from Connecticut, New York and Wiscon-
sin, and is shipped in cases OF 400 pounds
each. In making cigar, whether of
homegrown or foreign leaf, bunch of
tobacco is selected from the ball and
placed III case of water to moisten it.
There 1t is stripped assorted and worked
up into the different grade cigars. Mr..
Levy, in working his full force of ten
men, can turn out $500 cigars daily.
lie is now manufacturing some
special brands for private orders. His
cigars sell equally well along
side OF the best Eastern brands, and a
great many persons preferring fresh
handmade cigar TO one of long standing
IN stock, choose Sans Famous or
Flo ID Fumer," as first best. His
Corduroy" Criterion "Mv Own
with his smiling face on the lid-and
Henry Clay" are brands too well
known to require description.
Mr.. Levy says that great many smok- !
Frs call at the factory and order cigar
made OF a certain shape and of mixed
tobacco to suit the taste, which is done
BY combining imported and domestic
stock. All cigars are handmade, and of /
ong filters, the clippings being put into
packages and soil for smoking purposes.
In answer to whether business was
good in the cigar line, Sam smiled
,ncouragingly and said, '1Tave cigar,
md ii you can send me half-dozen
5ood workmen to-day do So" Orders
ire coming in faster than they can posi-
by be filled, and if nothing happens I
viii be ready for few side bets
When the next presidential election rolls
round"