New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1889-05-01
New Uln's Cigar Factories.

Among the various other manufac-
turing enterprises which the city of
New Ulm claims as 3 source of its
wealth and general prosperity, are the
three live and ever busy establishments
wherein the fagrant havana weed is
gracefully rolled, twisted and made in
to choice cigars. This branch of in.
dustry started but a few years ago in
most primitive state and its origina-
tors were forced to meet longstanding
competition with what means they had
when they took hold of this. at that
time, a venturesome embarkation. To-
day these factories are known through.
out the state; investments in them nave
been success and steady, healthy
growth has marked each year of their
history. New Ulm's cigars are smoked
by all classes and conditions of men to-
day, from eastern Minnesota to the
western boundary of Dakota and have
found favor with the best judges of
these goods. Mr. Theo. Mueller with
force Of nine men, whom he employs
the year round, has risen step by step
in this business from the time when the
output Of his factory could almost be
counted on ones fingers. until now he
manufactures 100000 year. The ever
increasing demand however, makes
necessary larger sale and the year
1889 will see 100000 cigars turned out
of this factory. His goods finds the
largest sale on the line of the Minnea-
polls & st. Louis Road though the citi-
zens of southern Dakota are very par
tial to..his goods and patronize him .]iber-
ally. 100000 cigars are enough to fill
5000 boxes and they, in turn, make a
carload. Mr.. Mueller's payroll is be-
tween $50 and $50 per week or from
$4,000 to $4,000 year. A fine line of
pipes and SIN oker's articles is also kept
in stock and the gentleman is an agent
for Grodle & Strotz wholesale tobacco
u1StS VI CulCaSo.
Mr.. VIM. Gebser's factory is doing a
safe, conservative business after vaca-
ton during some of the winter months
and with force of six men is busy
each day in meeting the wants of his
many customers. Mr.. Gebser enjoys an
exclusive city, or local trade on his
goods and the brands, Our Colonel and
Codicil, are justly claimed to be Sec
ond to none manufactured in the state.
The pay roll of this factory is $40 per
week, or about $4,000 per year. The
annual output Of it is 100000 cigars or
5000 boxes. In connection with the
cigar salesroom is a complete assort-
ment of wallpaper, books and sta
tionerY.
In Mr.. Burg's large, well-lighted and
ventilated establishment may be seen
two rows of men and boys content
edly at work stripping tobacco and
making and packing cigars. In the
year 1883 there was manufactured in
Mr.. Burg factory 100000 cigars and
there was lay off of six weeks besides;
had it not been for this interruption, it
is safe to say that the number manu-
factured would have reached the neigh
borhood of 100000 cigars To turn
out this enormous quantity, % men
and boys find steady employment and
the pay roll of the force is $4,000 per
year, exclusive of the wages of the
travelling salesman, MIR. Burg, Jr., who
is constantly on the road. To summar-
ize, the three factories employ total
of 81 hands and pay out every week a
sun of 1856; the sum paid in one year
is $13, 900 which is very nearly allspent
in the city for the necessaries of every
day life; the total manufacture is
1.250,O 900 cigars or $4,000 boxes; these
| $4,000 boxes would make about 4 car
loads of cigars. Thus the cigar indus
try adds every year much to the gen.
eral wealth of the city and forms an
important part its commercial life and
yet the subject upon which we have
written would be sadly incomplete un-
less we would add that sit all ends in
smoke. =
The daily state papers had finished
the last act in the Legislative hippo
drome and we began to wonder what
they would do next for news to ..fill
up with. Cur wonder was of short
duration for now three and four column
acco unts ofstereotyped base ball matter
lis thrown upon an innocent public
daily.
/ Their business Booming.
Probably no one thing has caused
such general revival of trade at G. e..
e