The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-28
Wilmington Cigar Industry.

Wilmington us manufacturing GEN.
tire and distributing point in the cigar
industry. ID one OF great Importance.
1t 10 estimated that Wilmingtonian
alone consume on an average OF from
10000 900 to Il, 900 900 cigars annually,
the total amount OF which cannot be
fairly expressed In figures, since the
price OF cigars vary, ranging all the
way from 5000 to si25 per thousand.
Tie higher grade of cigars sold In this
section. however, are manufactured In
other sections OF The country, princl-
pauyin Philadelphia, Morris k. Langa-
dorf, trading as Jacob Langsdorf Sons.
supplying about 1000, 00O or about one
tenth OF all the fine oigare con-
sumed annually. who has been max
Ing weekly visits for the past fourteen
years, and Is perhaps az we'll known
in that branch OF trade as any OF tho
local manufacturers.
The house OF Morris X. Langsdorf
was established IN 1851 by the father
OF the present proprietor, at a time
whom tho Cigar industry OF the ooun-
try was in Its Infancy, and the greater
part of tho better class of goods wns
imported from HAVANA aud when
ciRare now ranging from at about
slOo per thousand were delivered for
$50, or about the figures obtained at
present for what Is called nickel
grades. mado OF HAVANA filler and
bulnRtra wrapper. AT that time cixare
were made in This country in q print
tive way and no particular attentiN II
WAS paid either to shapes. size of the
gar or the color OF the wrapper. Al
the commencement OF the late war
however, the price OF all classes OF
merchandise advanced so rapidly and
to such an eNtunt IL created a special
incentive In manufacturers to com.
pets with Cuban makers, who had
heretofore almost tho entire control ol
thH entire markets OF tue world, and
TO day 1t Is very generally admitted
that the manufacturers OF cigars IL
this country are opon to the livelles
/ couipettion aud produce the very
best grades made.
In the matter OF cigars there ar,
four things about which the buye
should he able to learn positNeIy: til,
color. The age. the slh., shape, ant
, what is mora important, the namo o
the manufacturer, and in this respec
we again refer to Mr.. Morris X. Langs
don, who has lad an extensive expert
ence auu considered ono OF the vei
best judges OF leaf tobacco in thi
sentton OF the country, a very import
ant matter III the get up of cigars 0
the highest order. Mr.. LangsdOrf i'm
ports all OF his own Havana leaf, di
rect FROM Cuba and tho Sumatra from
Amsterdam, where he has representa-
tives. lie also manufactures all tn,
better grade of cigars under tho Gu hai
nome inade plan froia specially select
ell stock.
The snecial brands bearing his nam,
are known in almost every sectloI
nt The country,aEd are ia pidIy dis tame
ing ali competition for deiicGcy o
lGN"r, true fragrance, perfect work
manstip and select lear, and are II
heavy increasing demand throughout
the United ts,tes, This concern htl
built up the trade on the basis of Iiu
handmade goods only. In fac w
cannot too highly raGunon1 the trad
III general to sample their stanIar,
cigars, which give such universal satis
tsction and will DO found to sell quick
~ ana hold customers generally Ihl
house has established agencies in Bus
. ton, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati
. Washington and Kansas City, and tn
representatives are placed upon
thoroughly substantial and satisrac
tory footing.