Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1885-09-20
DISCIPLES OF RALEIGH.
ENORMOUS .ONSUMpIiOS or THE
NOyT0Us WkEDI 1HiS CITY.

Interesting Facts About the Consider
P.cuiiari,iss OF Purchasers These Who
smoke and Those who Ch.w-List Of
smokers and Their FAvorite brands.
A very few OF our people have any idea of
the amount Of tobacco consumed in this city
doubt, when they are told the following facts
regarding the quantity OF cigars, chewing
aud loose smoking tobacco that is sold in
the city of Springfield every day.
prominent tobacconist, whose
opinion vas asked, gave us the follow
ing facts al think it would he a fair esli-
mate to say that ut least ten thousand cigars
are sold every day in the year. Cigarettes
are none the less in demand, considering
the number of smokers. place
their average sale per day at iron four to five
thousand The qusntits OF smoking tobacco
place at from fifty to sixty pounds. As to
the average number of pounds Of chewing
tobacco. two hundred is, perhaps, as correct
an estimate as could be made. Drummers, IS
a rule, call 'or ten-cent cigars, and some go
UBHfI, 'ui " 10 iuic 'hihE ''i !" '"''i'ht
salesman 10 smoke a lve-cent cigar. Dry
goods merchants are the poorest cigar smokers
OF any of the city business men.
Cigarettes are smoked less in winter and
more in summer, but with cigars it is inst the
opposite. Theatrical managers and stars
smoke twenty -fve-cent cigars, as n rule. This
applies to prominent politicians and "boated
bondhoders," too. The majority of the
wealthy men OF the city smoke tep-cent ci-
gars, and seldom go any higher. There is
an odd fact in connection with the
sale OF cigars this year. and
tha, is, large majority of cigars smoked are
light ones II is seldom to find a regular
smoker, especially an old one, who calls tor
dark cigars nowadays, and most OF the travel
ing cigar drummers carry more of the lighter
article with them than the dark. Among
business men more cigars are sold to profess
siouals than to any other class. Doctors and
lawyers 1--WE don't mention preachers at ally
almost all OF them smoke, and they demand
the finest ten cent cigar in the market. No
one brand of cigars or tobacco can be said to
be more popular than any other. The taste
for them is the same as for victuals. One per-
son will enter a cigar store and call Tor c-
gar that he thinks the best, and per-
haps another will come in right after HIM and
call it a cabbage stalk" The dealers claim
thai plug tobacco is the meanest and hardest
tobacco to sell Of any other kind.
They will have, perhaps, twenty
different kinds, and man will
come in, and call Tor dimes worth Of -
the dealer will say he is lust out but has
some MS good" No, that won't do. The
81 ,to ,,I
but under different name. Bat the man
chews the name, and not the tobacco.
Star" "Spear- Head" aud piper Heidsc'
are the first three favor'es in plug, and
"Fountain." "Globe" and "May. Flower" are
called for nasty by the chew ers of fine cut.
A list OF the principal smokers among our
prominent old men and young men and their
tavorite brands was taken by q reporter
and is given below. as accurately Ms possible: (:
El. Bowman prefers the "Mardi-Gras;' iiar-
~ kzer always calls for "Wilchcraft Ium;
Sam Craig Imported; DR.. Runysu, Elsa
DORA" keywest; Denny Rogers, pipe; Harry
Frey, "Bronze Medal" Arthur Smith,
"Speckled Beauty" Dick Houston,
pipe Ben Warder, Jr., Cabinet;
Frank johnson, "Isadora," Key West
Chas. Jetiries "Specklcd Beauties Ed.
'Hurd, snuff; Ralph Bartholomew, nous
tache; Fred Ludlow, Lohmyers best; "Doc'
Arthur, Guiana; Frank Bartholomew,
"Elorco;" Ron Coleman, "Elorico;' Ed
Wallace, "Eorico;" Frank Webb, generally
prefers paper straight; Merit Hedges, Key
West; John L. Zimmerman, "Elorico !
Warren Carter "Reiua Victoria, imported
Gus. Summers, "Londres Grandes;" Will
Rabbits, "lsadors," Key West; Harry Rab
bits, "Belmonts;" Dick Huntington, "fIenr,
Clays;" George Steele, "IIenry Clays;" Will
Thomas, imported; Burr Wright, "7's;" El
Kelley, "Imperials;' Geo. H. Knight, i'm
ported; Dr. Buckingham, "Isadora," Ke!
West; DR.. Diamond, "Specked Beauties" +
b. Trump, "Flora del de Trump" Fulle
Trump, stogies; F. H. Clark, straight II
cents; D. L. Dolson, 'Speckied Beauties; |;
W. Il White, do; W. G. Downey, BEL
mont" A. l. Chase, imported W. 5. Hoti
man, "Optimus;" ". II. Hamilton, do; G. G
Rowley, "Peebles Boquets;" Ed. Gillett,
straight five, going to be married soon
reason; Cbas. Stout, "Sp ckled Beauties !;
Jos. Deniehe "May Blossom;" Sam. Bu'
blnk, ala Suprema;" Eden Bowman, ke
West; Chas. Armstrong. "Speckle ed Beauties
Bruce Chorgsennig, do; Walter Weave
Optimus; Chas. Stewart, "Centropolis
Lou. Philips, "Optimus;' Carol HOLLOWAY
"Speckled Beauties W T. S,i.lwell, iu
por,ed he's in with Whitley; Chas
Hauk, Key West; Harry S. llauk, as
married last week; Bob Houston, "Speckle
Beau'ies;" Z. G. Middleton, "May Blossom
John @. q. Clark, "Cabnets;" Elmer Ell
worth, LA Suprema;" J. G. Rodgers, III
West; R. D. Bruce, "lsadora;" Geo. g. Raw
lins "Elorico;" W. F. Foos, Imported; Anst
Moore, pipe W. G. Leslie, "Speckl'
Beauties" John Klnnane, "lsadora' Ne
West; Ed. Knnane, Imported; II. II. Moore
"7's," married next November; Burt Tayle
Key W,st; I'd. Ackerson. Cubannasj ID.
Ackersou, "Speckled Beauties;" W
Cartmell, do; Lou. Evans, do Theo. Hol
do; D. @. Putnam, do; A. l.. Claypo'
"Speckled Beauties W. II. Blee, lmporte
Fred Farmer, Key West; D. p. Jefiries. d
VIC. Lefirl Imported; John Bishop, X
West, j. Warren Keiier, "Reins Victoria
Smith Sullivan, "EIorico'; Bob Hedg
"Speckei Beauties; G. A. Welsh, d
Charles Clark, Henry Clay"
The list Of cigarette smokers is not co
plete, but as far as could be learned it is
follows DR.. Drummond, Vanity Fa
Ed. Hurd, Sweet Capora; +.
Goode, Richmond Straight Cut; Geo.
Perkins, Richmond Straight Cut;
Buxton, Sweet Csporal; Baldwin
Grew, Full Dress; NJ. G. Baird, Full Ore
Burt Taylor, George Phelps Ed. Phe
Charles Voight, Sweet Capo'al; Viii
Crane, Full Dress; Jack Houston, Op
Pulis; Edgar Williams, Sweet Caporsl lila