Mexico weekly ledger., 1893-07-27

f~eetionery is always kept in
stock. He also deals in foreign
and domestic fruits, nuts and
fine cigars and tobaccos, and
during the summer months dis
penses ice cream to sweltering
humanity. AS a first-class ba-
kerry, restaurant and ice cream
parlor Mr.. McKinley's establish
ment wonld be ii credit to any
city in the land.
A. F.. Gentry.
On the west side of South
Washington street near Prom
enade, is located the grocery
house of Nil. A. +. Gentry, who
has been in the grocery trade
of Mexico for three years, and
who is one of its leading mer-
chants in this line. His build
ing covers a space of "a by SO
feet, and is stocked throughout
with a general line Of staple and
fancy groceries, all selected with
care from the best standard
brands. Mr.. Gentry also deals
in foreign and domestic fruits
and country produce, the latter
of which he makes a special
feature, and is always in the
market to buy the same, and for
which he pays the highest pri-
ces in cash or trade. This store
also carries in stock a full line
of glass and queensware, as also
an assortment of tinware, and
gives particular attention and
keeps constantly on sale a fine
grade of teas, coffees and spices.
Altogether it is among Mexico's
largest mercantile establish
ments, is doing a good and con-
stantly increasing business and
in the hands of Mr.. Gentry has
been a growing success from
first to last.
Urban Weimer.
The oldest established cigar
factory in Mexico is that of Mr..
Urban Weimer, who has been
doing business at this point for
nine years, and during the time
he has built up a trade that ne.
cessitates the employment of
from ten to fifteen expert cigar
makers, who all belong to the
cigarmakers' Union. The loca-
ton of this factory is on the
west side of Jefferson street, first
door south of the Ringo House,
where in addition to the man
ufacturing department is also
a retail tobacco store, where is
constantly kept in stock a full
line of smokers articles such as
pipes, tobacco pouches, and in
fact everything in the line, and
all selected from the best and
choicest goods on the market
In the matter of fine handmade
cigars this concern turns out
some of the finest made in the
west, notably, the celebrated
Club House and Fleet Cadet,
than which there is no finer ten
cent goods made. 1t also man
ufactures other ten cent cigars
equally as good. The Sigma.
ture-a f~ive-cent cigar--made at
this factory has been on the
market nine years, and is as
staple as wheat or corn. The
product of this enterprise goes
into almost every state in the
West and is rapidly gaining in
popularity. The Exquisite is a
new brand of cigars that this
factory will soon put on the
market. Mr.. Weimer is a prac.
teal cigar-maker of many years
experience, does his own trav.
cling on the road and pays out
in wages from $4OO to $500 pei
month, and averages 800 per
month in revenue stamps. Like
all its manufacturing enterprises
this concern helps Mexico, and
has for nine years been a prom
inent factor in putting this city
before the outside world as
headquarters for some of the
finest cigars made in the west
and should be literally patron
lied by every local merchant
and citizen of the common
wealth.
Ed. l.. williams.
Cigar factory number 1899 is
owned by Mr.. Ed. L. Williams
who has been it's proprietor since
last September, and is successor
to Williams & Williams, who
conducted the enterprise as {
firm for the three years previ
Gus. The product Of this facto
ry is Seed and Havana cigars
the leaders being Princessa d.
Rosa-a fine ten-ceDt cigar
aud Ke No, a popular five-cen
smoke, and both having a goot
local patronage, as also a good
and growing demand in the sur
rounding cities and towns along
the lines of railways centerins
at this point. Mr.. Williams i!
a practical and experienced ci
gar-maker, and aside from hi
manufacturing and wholesal
department, he is also a retail
dealer in cigars, tobaccos, pipe
and all kinds of smokers arti
cles. His location is in Arm
strong & Baskin's building
where he has his quarters NIGEL.
fitted up as becomes a first-clas
cigar and tobacco store and ciga
factory. For fine hand made ci
gars made by citizens of Mex
leo and everything in the line G
smokers' goods. 90 to Ed. |