The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1889-08-02
REVOLUTION IN CIGARS.
Important Facts Made Known to The
Smoking Public.
An Interview With MIR. Tan sill, of IL
W. Tnnsill e. Co. - He Explains the
Origin aud Development of His Inn
mensc Husine~s-isclatcs the Causes
ofl1is Phenomenal Success.
nsnver lcolo.l Republican. 1nly I.

Denver (Coio.) Republican. July I.
So many causes have been assigned
for the success of the celebrated 'eIan.
sill's Punch cigar, that IL Republican
reporter, learning of Mr.. Tnnsill's So
iourn at the Albany, called on him to
ascertain for the benefit of smokers a
true explanation of these causes. Mr..
Tansill expressed q readiness to COM
municate on this subject, and the re-
porter piled his questions.
"Havc You any objection, Mr.. Tan
sill, to giving The readers of the Repub-
lican an inside view of the success You
have attained in your business?"
"Well, no. | can't say that I have,"i
was the reply. "Since / have no patent
on my methods OF conducting business
and no secrets to withhold from tho
public, / I'm perfectly willing to crafty
you to the extent Of my ability. 10
commence with: After the great Chicago
fire of III, l became convinced that
there Was n large and increasing de-
mand, n tidal wave, rs it were, for q
first-class five cent cigar. How to pro-
duce sucl n cioor and to market II nrof;t.
ably was the problem to solve.
81 was n young man ut the time and
fnll of ambition. After carefully study
ing the condition of the trade, / settled
upon a plan to accomplish my object.
But before | give it TO you, let me ex-
plain the situation rs it existed at that
time, The AVERAGE retail deolnr in
those DAYS never thought il possible to
sell n tiyc.cent ci.ar Mt less than 100.
per cent profit. willie the average whole
sale dealcr or manufacturers mode n
profit yaryin. from $40 TO Sl5 per 1000
on that class of goods. Such tiye-cent
cigars. OF conrsc. were made of very in
ferior domestic stock.
"Now | conceived the idea that by re.
ducing both profits and SLIGHTLY increas.
ing The price, and at the same lime max
ing a cigar That should contain the
choicest Havana filler. aud then p]lncinc
it in the hands of prominent retail deal
eYs I'LL over the United States. with an
exclusive control or agency for the same
for their towns or ncigIib0rlools, they,
through tlte aa3el:or puality of tile
ci2ar. which nj ouce commanded n
largely increased trade, could afford TO
sell it ut II reduced percentnno of profit.
In other words first rn,snI tl,n ,i;,o ~
Inc Goods 10 tLn ,n,n;In,. onI ~ ttha
some timn rnIucnJ NV. owen %m,.o,its
more finn onnlIolf gI,;SS d;naronnn a..
abled me 10 furnish nm Hnvono tllsd
cicnr. That cDuld Lo 1cfoilnd for five
cn7is ~ ~ I've
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opnTie,c ions 10.
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'"a p'9 NV my n'1s' shils'il'i.
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ia',Es;v q oI.ci.'Iloo ~ !luh's loln"'
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stoi .l1"'' nave hust n,'cem contfac's
NO, Fix , dnn ~; H., amiis',i = Imi,nn IN
,,o,e :, ,;ih' :, nnn,i ;nnI mrmTia muMala'
"a o~ar S0n ON 600 onm;na ''1Hsio ,n
fh;s II rnn Iva scom thot ty ,,n s,;.h ! i a.
marifs nf my Goods or"J - ~ Ill ~
If ~enjIina tj,e,n 10 stranna. nn 49,
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