The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1890-03-30
one HOME INDUSTRY.
An Example Of What Enterprise
and Push Will Do.
THE SUCCESS 1T HAS ACHIEVED.
The H. A. Tuckett Steam Candy Factory,
With Capacity of Four Thousand
Pounds Per Day.

Salt Lake has steam candy factory with
capacity of two tons per day, and even
now, at period usually considered a dull
season by the candy manufacturers, is
turning out 5000 pounds of sweetmeats
daily, $4,000 pounds week, or 1900
pounds per month. The goods go north
and south, east and west, and have simply
paralyzed the trade that many drummer
for eastern houses enjoyed in this city
few years ago. This important enterprise
is located on First South, between Seventh
and Eighth East streets. OF the hundreds
of people who daily fly past the modest
structure in the electric cars, few know
that within its walls thirty five people are
constantly employed, many of whom are
girls and boys, and that 81 600 or more goes
out each month in the shape of wages. We
refer to the H. A. Tuckett steam candy
factory.
A HERALD representative paid visit to
the establishment yesterday, and was
shown through by Mr.. Tuckett, the presi-
dent OF the company. Of the commence
ment and growth of his company, that
gentleman said: "The business you now
see was established by myself seven and
half years ago, and at that time the total
the candy making myself then, besides
driving the bakery wagon, delivering in
the morning the bread my baker had made
the evening previous. The total space
occupied at that time was about l6xl0 feet,
with the bakery in the cellar. 1t was not
long before the business increased to such
an extent as to necessitate the employment
of additional help, and the erection of other
buildings, which, as you see, have
been added to from time to time,
and although now we use in
all nineteen rooms where formerly one was
sufficient, we are yet badly crowded for
room, because of the almost daily increase
in business. Yes, the building, or more
properly speaking, group Of buildings, is
not as conveniently arranged as they
might be, as l hope some day to have a
factory built, but owing to a lack of capital
we were compelled to do the best we could
under the circumstances. AS it is now,
do not feel like adding any more improve
ments, because we are figuring on site
close to the railway track, where we pro
pose to put up factory that will enable US
to at least double our present capacity
This is an absolute necessity
"How do you manage to down eastern
and western competition!"
: WELL" said the gentleman, 81 suppose
/ ought to say that our success in tina:
direction is due solely to the excellence Of
our goods; but while this does cut some
figure, the difference in freight on the
sugar we use and the candies that are i'm
ported leaves US a very fair margin for
profits, so that we can, quality of goods
considered, undersell any good-looking
commercial tourist that ever entered the
) territory. Then, again, much of the sue
cess attained.is due from the fact that we
have from the first received the whole
souled and hearty support of the whole
salers, jobbers and retailers of the city
Such establishments as z. G.. M. l., Rem
ington. johnson & Co., Clark, Eldredge s
Co., Kahn Brothers, and others of similar
4 standing are among the best customers w,
Y have in Salt Lake, and our country trade
I is also first-cla
"And as to outside business; is there
a much of that !'
"Our books, as you see, contain the name
of customers in Wyoming, Colorado, Idaho
Montana, Nevada, and our goods have ever
5 gone as far south as Arizona by direct ship
t ments from the factory. There is no estab
e lishment between Kansas City and Sal
Francisco that has as large capacity a
S we have"
t How many different kinds of candy d
4 you maker"
r 'Our price lists show about two hundre,
: varieties. There are some few kinds W.
e have never made yet, because of the fac
b that we have not the necessary machinery
! and nowhere to put it if we did have it."
''Of whom does the company consist 90
n SIT was incorporated year ago, ant
= consists of myself, Bird Murphy, h w
/ Smith, George F. Taylor, J. r. Howard
It Mrs. Agnes Tuckett, George Johnson
7. Franklin Crow, j. M. Baxter, A E. Thor
!. ogood and James Hendry These are all O
S the stockholders at present, and all, witt
the exception of one, are active workers il
or around the establishment The capita
stock is 10000, of which about Sl4, 900 i
e taken.'
e 81 infer that you are perfectly Statistic
e with the support you have received from
the public?"
Perfectly, and my only regret is tina
t, our capital has been so limited as to pre-
Y, vent us from going into the business on
e larger scale, which we will do at no dis
& tant date, l believe"
In connection with the manufactory
the company also carries full line of con
fectioners' supplies, and as an illustratio
l. of how Jaws wag in Utah and the surround
ing states and territories, Mr. Tuckel
, stated that 81 900 worth of chewing guI
= was sold each month.
- The H. A. Tuckett candy company fu1
IL nishes an illustration of what can be don
, in Utah in the way of home made goods
y and the success attained should be an il
>, centive to others who are looking for
- field for investments.