St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-01-13
HOMEMADE SMOKES.
The Commercial Club Stands
by the st. Paul Ci-
gar.
Members Also Pledge Them
selves to Wear Capitol
City Shoes.
What Purchasing Home Man
ufactures Means for the
City.
interesting Facts and Figures
Worthy Of Close Consid-
GRAFTON.

Inc nrSI meeting Oh the d. L auI Solii-
.nercial club in furtberance of the pur-
poses OF its organization was held last
evening at the chamber of commerce.
II is true the club held its annual meet
ing to elect officers, and the board of di-
rectorS has held frequent meetings to
promote the organization and to make
its influence felt i'll promoting
the industries of the city, but
no ganeral meeting of the
club had been previously held with the
avowed purpose of discussing the needs
and methods of stimulating industrial
enterprises The meeting was pre-
sided over by z. J. BrOderick, who
stated that such arrangements had been
made by the directors that the club
Will soon be installed in permanent
quarters in the Germania Life build
ing. He stated that the purpose of the
meeting was to discuss two classes of
induStrieS-thoSe of boot and shoes and
of cigars.
4. =. Warner was announced to read
paper ON the cigar industries. lie re-
sponded TO the call and discussed the
subject in a thorough and interesting
manner. The first step 10 be taken is
TO increase the retail trade in st. Paul
made cigars, end thus create demand
for greater production. This would
stimulate the growth of the city and
add to the circulation of money at
home. There are seventy-eight cigar
factories in the city, but only two of
them DO an extensive buslnesS-moSt of
the others employing not more than one
or two men. The product of these fac
tories is about 100000 cigars, and
about 800 persons were given employ
ment in all departments at an annual
pay roll of Sl500O0. Ire products last
year were worth about 100000. Cigar
manufacturing
Had Not Grown
with the development of the city in the
past ten years, and there were 100000
less cigars made last year than were
MADE six years ago. If St. Paul cigar
factories are properly supported, the
$4,000, 900 cigars sold in st. Paul an
nually should be made at home, the en-
ployes increased to 5000, the output
run up in value to S3,500,000 and the
wages increased to Sl.000.000. This
would result in transferring the patron
age from New York. Key West and
other places to st. Paul.
cigars can be made as cheaply here as
in Key West and at the same time be of
as good quality. The Key West cigars
are made OF the same material as home
made cigars. Havana cigars can be
made as well mere as i'll Havana. To
buy Havana tobacco and make them in
St. Paul would give an advantage in
duty of S5l.70 per thousand or S5.13
per hundred. The difference is i'll the
duty on manufactured goods over the
leaf tobacco.
Capt. II. Crandall claimed that st.
Paul manufacturers can not buy tobacco
as cheaply as Eastern men and can not
hire help as cheaply, because girls work
in factories III the East. He expects to
start factory in ST. Paul and would
place st. Paul cigars on sale beside
Eastern cigars, but would charge more
for the same grade of homemade
cigars. Key West cigars are better
than the same grade of cigars made
elsewhere in the United States, because
CubanS will not work even as far north
as Chicago.
These statements called Mr.. Warren
TO his feet for the purpose of controvert-
Ing the statements of Capt. Crandall.
st. Paul had to meet such statements
from newcomers or agents of Eastern
houses in all lines of industry, and he
pronounced such statements as unQual-
lfedly false. He emphatically asserted
that girls were employed in st. Paul and
also Cubans in making cigars; that work
is as cheap, and that st. Paul men can
and do compete with Eastern men in
buying large stocks of
Material in All Lines.
Chairman Broderick stated that he is
60.
knows that the statements of Capt.
Crandall were wide of the mark and
absurd. His experience is that such
argument has been made against all OF
ST. PauFS Industries, but they were
made by men like the speaker who
were newcomers to the city and who
were interested in selling goods made
elsewhere. His investigations recently
made i'll the East convinced him that ST
Paul can make cigars even cheaper thar
they are made in the East.
}. l.. Stack spoke in favor of the mer
its of st. Paul made cigars, of which
samples were being smoked by most Of
the members present.
j. A. Gregg has smoked st. Pau
made cigars for ten years, and refused
to buy of several dealers who do moi
handle them.
John II. Hart also spoke in favor Of
increasing the home manufacturing il
this line.
S. NJ. Foote read a very amusing anC
Interesting paper on the subject of the
boot and shoe industry. This industry
amounts to S240, 1000, coo in the United
States. st. Paul has One-twelfth of The
population OF Minnesota, and trib
utary and with in a radius of twent,
miles there is a population of 100000. l
all those people bought st. Paul-mad,
boots and shoes the output would show
all amazing growth. ST. Louis increased
its boot and shoe manufacturing 1,3Ot
per cent in ten years. and st. Pau
should show a corresponding increase
and we would thereby increase our pop
Elation $4,000.
A. S. Talmadge spoke in favor o.
stamping goods with the manufacture
er'S name.
). NJ. Foote SAID his firm had put it
stamp on 100000 worth of boots AM
shoes last year, and they found thai
minneapolis bought double the amour
of the goods that we've purchased in St
Paul.
Prof. Phelps said that the club ough
to discuss industries which are not Ia
Gated IN the clty.and mentioned tanner
and linen industries. An effort ough
70 be made to establish such industrie
In st. Paul.
He was Informed that such matter
would be considered later.
I. w. Horr moved Il resolution. whicl
vas adopted. that the memuers of TN
club consider it to be their duty and in
terest to purchase boots and shoes an,
cigars manufactured in st. Paul.
h: 3. Warner thought it good idle
70 allow men having adverse interest
30 manufacturing in st. Paul to AIR thei
views, as it gave an opportunity t
confute them. His motion to tender
vote of thanks to the gentlemen VIII
read papers and to the chamber of con
nerce for use of its hall was carried.
Des troyed the Dresses.
The fire department was called shortl
after 6 O'clock last evening to ECO Il