Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-07-25

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Mr.. Chas. e. Davis. senior member Of
she firm Of Chas. c. Davis & Co., Of New
Brunsrick, y. j.. has been spending sew
eral weeks in our State, sojourning with
hi, family q, Poland Springs. He was in
the city yesterday, and our reporter wa
cour.eog.ly accorded an interview. Mr.
Davis il an educated gentleman, and .
very extensive traveller. He expressed
himself a. charmed with Maine in general,
and Poland Springs in particular.
Reporter; What is the most noticeable
thing you have observed in our State, Mr..
Davis"
Mr.. Davis; .'Tha, is a very hard ques-
tion 20 answer One thing / notice 10 the
sas,faction of the public in their railway
system and its popular manager"
Reporter you think that our people are
fully justified in their loyalty to Mr.. Tue
ker:7
Mr.. Davis. Mos; assaredly, do, but
fxi.h / could have been aware Of II year
ago"
Reporter why so"
Mr.. Dayi. "Well you see il was like
.hi. A year ago while On visit 10 Maine,
Ne..r. Cook. Everett; & Pennell, Of Port
land. .aid TO me that IL the consent of Pay
son Tucker could be obtained TO use his
name on brand Of first class cigars, that
they would add a cigar department, and
create the largest business in the State in
sny one cigar. did not know Mr.. Tuck
OF bu, the members of the firm were so en-
tllI.iastic that /, manufacturer of fine,
hand made cigars, encouraged them 10 pur-
sue the subject with the result that Mr.,
Tucker finally gave bis consent, and
We began the manufacture Of the
cigars. only knew Mr.. Tucker
a. popular railroad manager, bat
hal no tiea that his name was a house
hold word But such found it TO be. Well,
We started the cigar and expected that y e
.bouh probably sell some 200 go the first
wear but A. a matter Of fact. VIC have made,
sad sold nearer threef0urths of a million.
W. made, a. we supposed, ample prepare
tons to handle the business, but the goods
We furnished were but as drop In the
bucket. We could not begin TO keep up
With our orders. This forced US TO transfer
some Of our operatives accustomed only to
Western work, TO this Eastern style of CT
gar. which caused A great deal Of trouble"
Reporter How So"
Mr. Day. The cigar sold mostly in the
West IL a small 1 4 in. perfect shaped one.
while you Eastern people are IN the habit
of smoking the big Eve inch Londres. They
are different in construction, and as re-
suit, instead Of not getting enough tobacco
into them as we feared and guarded against,
they Yot too much and rolled the cigar too
ARMY thereby, as every one knows who is
accustomed 10 handling tobacco, iniuring
not ouly the smoke but the flavor as we'll,
and his Of course, created some dissatis
faction.
Reporter Was this all your trouble
Mr.. Dawes No. ! am sorry to say it
"a. not Aithough It had been dinned into
our ear. for years that the Eastern people
wanted TO smoke Remedies tobaccos, We
found that vhile they were perfectly salts
fei to smoke these tobaccos in the old
established brands, shen they came to a
Payspn Tucker, they naturally expected It
to be- far superior TO all others We deter
mined that it should be so, and having in
our warehouse large quantity Of tobacco
from the Justly celebrated Vnclta Absjo
ai.irict Of Cuba. acknowledged the world
Over to be- the finest tobacco grown, we
commenced using it in this brand. and
hencr forth shah use no other.
Reporter Then YOU have vastly i'm
pforci the quality of the cigar
Mr. DAVIS Entirely so. II those who
have smoked the Psyson Tucker cigar, and
have not been enurely satisfied with 1t, will
IT, one Of recent production, we feel conf
dent thst they will become firm friends Of
the brand As nc have now sufficient
force OF framed operatives 10 meet any
reasonable lemsrd and have a large supply
Of the choicest Furlta tobacco, which - the
finest of ali TIavanas. We 10 not see how any
more l,ssaii.taciion can arse. But you
N;,j hsyr 20 excuse mr upe, ~ | have to
m.,f N, famils at the station. But try this
ftyson Tucker and recommend it to your
friends Good-iay sir. Portland Press.