The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1886-09-14
CIGARS AND TOBACCO.
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In Wheeling und its NelghbOFh00d'
INT the Fragrant and seductive
"stOgisp Leads all the Rest
a KEELING stogies
~ %identihed with
u n the city ss the
INV products OF her
MN heavier and more
GN1lIfSS,,SS Gskas| important indus
NH 1fI1 gjkI tries. At home
slI$;k IStIS = they arc "in every:
z5l:atHEHlf lREll body's mouth"
k.5t353aE l.ak=&gS and abroad they
~ have now fame
-.b,,h Ia. forced dealers in remote cities
W Mace them on sale, Year alter year
hat enlarge their field OF occupation,
making themselves at home In the ,popu-
in"s repters OF tho East as well as in the
,emote States and Territories OF the West.
Without special effort they have "paddled
,bsir own canoe" down the Ohio and along
,bs great Mississippi to its mouth and up
;ts tributaries. In its SOutherly course
tSe " lpeling stogie has encountered the
tespIy rooted pipe, but there Ia an indie
seibable charm about it-e grace
~ proportion, q sturdy honesty,
readiness to come up 10 its
~o,k at all times-whiCh has enabled 1t to
srrmonnt even this obstacle, and now
ISousands upon thousands go to "the land
clthe cypress and pine" the cotton field,
Inc rice and the sugar plantation.
On its native heath the Wheeling
storje is iree us air. Somebody pays the
dealer Tor it, at the rate OF "tive for o
nickleu and sometimes a sixth Ia thrown
in But the devotee has his vest
nockgts filed with them, their heads
nsepin, out and their gentle voices
greeting him with the familiar salu'
tslion, "Ilsve a stogieP" The question
Il often asked how the stogie got Its name.
perbaps the evolution can he traced back
wards StOgie is an obvious corruption OF
utoga, and ,ond chopped off Connestoga,
which word has been VariOusly employed
tnJesignata things rough and ready. Stoga
was pronounced with the flat gound oil o,
particularly in the plural, whence stoGies,
and then sLogie.
THE PIONEER.
The first man to make a stogio was Mr..
NJ, Narah, still living and actively engaged
in the business. Perhaps Mr.. Marsh
ough! to bs called an inventor Of a great
b1on to smokers who desire q cheap and |
rood weed. There had long been a de.
mand for the stogie, though 1t was not
born aud had not been named. A ChOaply
made "BmOker" oil Kentucky tobacco
seemed to be about tho correct thing, and J
ia 1851 the Wheeling ytogie began its con-
uuerlug career. The men who did this
Glas1 Of work received sevGnty.fye cents q |
day, 80 that it was possible to put tho
slogieo on the market at from 81 rs to s. 90
thousand. Tho atogie got o fair start
and VAS catching. II soon grew into such
favor that in the drinking houses 1t stood
In glass holders for the customer to help
himself without money and without price,
about IS tooth picks arc placed in this
later day.
The industry grew as stogies CRmc into
iayCr and Wheeling has easily held the
lead in spite OF all imitators. There are
good BLogie6 and bad, and Wheeling has
held her supremacy by the very great
care shO has given TO the low.prlCel pro-
duct. Tho stock for fine grades Of cigars
is scarcely selected with more sCrupulous
regard to the end In view; and though the
s.Ogle must necessarily be made rapidly
to sell at the prevailing prices, Its peculiar,
long, slim form requires that It shall be
well made, or 1t will not be "a good
smoker Experienced stogie makers be.
come very expert, tue best OF them being
able to earn so week. In this city fifty.
five concerns report themselves 10 the III
tsrnal Revenue Collector Rs cigar manu-.
ilClurersall OF them making stOgies among
Othergades. For the past fiscal year, end.
Ing June 3OTeports tothe Collector showed
that Wheeling had made SO, 579, 600 cigars
Tbs product in the vicinity will probably
run the aggregate up to $4,000. Tips,
the next grade 10 stogies, and fine cigars,
1gnre 10 some extent In this large akgre.
gate, but the stogie oYershadows them all in
number and money value. fought to be
said that cigars average cheaper in
Wheeling than in almost any other city
Of tho country. This strikes visitors SO
ioECibly that Wheeling dealers have built
up a large box trade in the medium and
higher grades, shipping to all parts OF the
country. Wheeling'B Havana cigars are
not eQualed anywhere in the country,
quality and price considered.
MANUFACTURED TOBACCO.
Manufactured tobacco, for chewing and
ppe.smoking, Is an increasing Wheeling
industry. Last year three concerns made
SljG7l pounds, Part Of this was con.
sumed at home, but considerable pro-
portion was shipped away. A growing
demand has made necessary an enlarge.
Ment Of capacity, aud increased facilities
continue to DO added. In manufactured
tobacco, as in other products, Wheeling
aims to win her way with an honest arti.
Gle, and this policy she has found to pay.
AT THE HEAD.
The largest manufacturer Of cigars in
West Virginia Is Augustus Pollock, whose
".Orown stogieB" have become sort OF
West Virginia institution, and are most
widely soid in all tho prominent markets
Of the country. These cigars have been
increasingly manufactured by Mr.. Pol.
lack Tor the past fifteen years. They have
especially recommended themselves TO
the trade on account Of superior material
aud workmanship. Their makeup in.
CludtB American Havana long filling and
the beOt Pennsylvania wrappers, com.
btnadon as to quality not inferior 10 goods
sold in New York at $40 per thousand,
while the Wheeling article Is sold at 50 90
per thousand.
In the way Of tobaCCos Mr.. pollack'P
combination specially, known as the "Seal
Of Wcst Virginia" for both chewing aud
smoking, Is scarcely less well known than
his "Cfown Stogies." He was the tirst
manufacturer to introduce such a comb.
nation to tho trade Of this country, and IA
also the inventor OF the patent refining
process by which this class Of his goods
mayo attained their high standard Of ex.
cellenCe aud popularity. This process i'm.
parts to the t0bacCos produced al Mr..
Pollack'a factory degree OF refinement
and excellence uuattRlnable by any other
manipulation, and gives To the consumer,
at IN extremely moderate expense, the
very best natural leaf smoking and chew.
iins tobacco to be had in this country at
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