Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-05
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The Great 81 Modelo Cigar Factory
10000 Cigars a Week.

10000 Cigars n Week.
From the JQckson0iIe Times Uaion, Sept. 2.
A representative of the Times Union
had the pleasure yesterday morning of
meeting Mr.. sligo Myers, Secretary and
Treasurer of the EI MOdelO Cigar Manu-
featuring Company, of this city, and also
a member OF the firm of H.. Myers Il Bros,
of Savannah, by whom he Was shown
through h cOmpany's extensive factory
on the third floor of the Reed block, which,
in size, almost doubles that of n other
hall in the city, and is about 100 by 100 feet.
One not familiar with the extent of This
factory would be astonished on entering
it to see the large force of men, women.
boys and girls at work there. The room
IL divided up into sections, one occupied
by the mould cigarmakers, another by
hand wOrkmeu, another by strip
pers, another by sOrters and pack
ers, besides the drying-rOOm, Of
fees, etc, while the s~tOre-room. in
which Is kept the tObaccos OF various
grades. is in tho warehouse just in the
rear Of the factory.
slow many persons have yOu employed
here, MI. Myers ~ asked the reporter.
About 2O0in allnow, but we are ncreas-
ing our force daily. You sec there is a strike
pending i'm Key West, and a large number
OF the cigarmakers are coming V G here to
seek work, being undor the impression
that a new factory is TO be established
here. We nave given employment 10 all
of them 50 far. and during the past week
have added about SO first-ciass hand sigar-
makers 10 our force. BY the way" con-
tinued Mr.. Myers, ''haVe ven heard from
Messrs. Lozano, Pendas a. Co., recently ?
l was in hopes that they would rave had
their proposed factory established here be-
fore this; | should like to see them come
very much for several reasons. II would
be Of i~ncalculable benefit to the city. be-
sides tending towards making Jackson
Vile n great manufacturing centre"
"Wouldn't they come in competition
with your Z"
''By no means. They have their W
customers, and can dispose Of all the cL-
gars toey can manufacture, while we have
our customers and can do the same,
Each Of us could, with Nery little effort or
trouble, get lar more orders than we could
hll." = L.E
about how many cigars can you turn
cut with y0ur present force per week ?"
"AbOut 10000 now, but we propose to
continue increasing -ouE facilities until
our minimum output will not be less than
10000 per week.
what class Of goods do you manutac-
ture most eXtenRiYelvfN
Eve manufacture allkinds. chiefly fine
Havana. hand-made cigars. The greater
part 81 the workmeV who have arrived
here within the past week or two are Gu
bans, aud accustomed 10 make only the
very finest goods. on course we shall
cOntbn8e as at preseul " manufacture all
grades with n viewNtO satisfy ing all de-
mands. There is one thing very much
needed here, and that Is "a bonded ware
house. This would prove to be n great
convenience and saving TO as, which will
undoubtedly follow. the establishment OF
additional factOrtess here, and, with the
present transportati96 ABILITIES and "A few
bonded cars on the south Florida railroad.
tobacco could be gotten here from Cuba
on very short notice."
Seeing y number Of ladies at work in
the factory, the reporter asked how many
OF these they employed.
II cant say exactly" was the reply.
"Whenever we find worthy aud needy
women aud can make an opening for them
In any Of the departments in which they
can work q advantage, We always give
them employ ment. They usually DO their
work well, "a accomplish as much, and
waste less than the men"
This factory, the reporter ascertained
alter some inquiry, EMPLOYS more help
now than any factory over previously OPP
Grated ia 'his city, aud II thus contrib
uting thousands OF dollars weekly toward
the prosperity Of Jacksonville, while the
capacity " being constantly increased.