The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-07-30

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Wilmington "a q manufacturing con.
tire and Distributing point In the cigar
industry. is one OF; great Importance.
IL 10 estimated that WilmingtoDians
alone consume ON an average OF from
1000. 900 to IL. 000, 900 cigars annually,
the total amount OF which cannot be-
fairly expresse@@ln figurea, since the
price OF cigars vary, ranging all the
way from 5000 to $l25 per thousand.
Tho higher grade OF cigars sold In this
section, however, gre manufactured In
other sections OF the country, prlnoi-
pallyin Philadelphia. Morris X. Iangs-
dorf. trading as Jacob LangsdcIf Sons.
supplying about 1000, 0OO or about one
tenth OF all the. fine cigars con-
sumed annually, who has been max
ing weekly visits for tho past fourteen
years, and Is perhaps as well known
in that branch OF trade as any OF the
local manufacturers.
The house of Morris X. Langsdorf
was established In 1851 by the father
OF the present proprietor, at q time
when the cigar Industry OF the coun-
try was In its Infancy, and the greater
part OF the better class OF goods was
imported from HAVANA, and when
cigars now ranging from at about
&l0O per thousand were delivered for
$50 or about the figures obtained at
present for what Is called nickel
Sunatra wrapper. At that time cigars
were made In this country In PRINT
tive way and no particular attention
WAS paid either to shapes. size OF the
cigar or the color OF the wrapper. At
the commencement OF the late w ar
however, the price OF all classes OF
merchandise advanced SO rapidly and
to such an extent it created special
Incentive In manufacturers to COM
pete with Cuban makers, who had
heretofore almost the entire control of
me entire. markets OF tho world. and
to-day IL Is very generally admitted
that the manufactures OF cigars In
this country are open to the liyeliest
competition and produce the very
best grades made.
In the matter OF cigars there are
four things about which the buyer
should be able to learn positively: the
color, the age, the size shape, and
what Is more important. the name OF
the manufacturer, and in this respect
we again refer to Mr.. Morris X. Langs.
dorf, who has had an extensive expert
ence and considered one of the very
best judges. OF leaf tobacco i'll this
sertlon OF the country. very import
ant matter in the get up of cigars OF
the highest order. Mr.. Langsdorf i'm.
ports all OF his own HAVANA leaf. d.
rect from Cuba. and the Sumatra from
Amsterdam, where he has representa-.
ttves. He also manufactures all the
bettor grade of cigars under the Cuban
hand made plan from specially select
| ed stock.
The special brands bearing his name
are known In almost every section
OF the country,and are rapidly dlstanc-
Ing all competition for delicacy OF
navor, true fragrance, psrfect work.
manship and select Leaf and are in
heavy increasing demand throughout
the United states. This concern has
built up the trade on the basis OF fine
handmade goods only. In fact, we
cannot too highly recommend the trade
In general to sample their standard
cigars, which give such universal salts.
faction and will be found to sell quick.
ly and hold customers generally. This
house has established agencies In Bos-
ton, Chicago, New York, Cincinnati,
Washington and Kansas City, and the
representatives are placed upon q
thoroughly substantial and satisfac.
tory footing.