The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-04-29
BOOMING
The Cigar Makers Have Selected 1t
For TheiT Home.


Being Left in the Rear-Thousands
Added to the City's Population.
Tampa People Happy at the Prosper
Gus Outlook.
Tampa, Fla. April 2S-The building of
numerous cigar factories here in Tampa
marks an epoch in the progress of the
city. and much speculation is INDUCED in
as 10 the city's future Even the hustling
suburban Ybor City is crowded 10 the Ut
most. Ybor City is the first suburb built
70 Tampa under the new order Of things,
and is located one and a half miles north
east of the court house, with two electric
car lines running between the two places,
and a continuous line of houses the entire
distance. II has a population Of 1000, but
will have not less than 5000 in less than
three months.
NEW FACTORIES BEING BUILT.
Seidenburg & Co, cigar manufacturers,
made larger quantity of cigars during
last wear than any concern in the United
States. This large factory has been re-
moved from Key West TO this place, and has
gone into temporary quarters in the large
commercial wareroOms between the court
house and the Tampa Bay hotel, until
the new factory building is completed in
Ybor City. The building is to be 100 by
$50 feet, three stories high, and will be
finished in the latest style with all the
modern conveniences known to cigar
makers. IL will cost S25, 900. The COM
pany will put on a force of 500 men as soon
as the factory is ready for occupancy.
One can hardly realize what
this factory means to the city of Tampa,
commercially. until il is figured out. II
means 20,000,000 of fine Havana cigars per
annum, and for the labor alone there
will be paid out 100000. The sale of
these cigars will add Sl,000000 to the
trade Of Tampa. a month ago the firm
of Gonzalez, Mona IL Co, of Chicago,
signed a contract with the Ybor City
Land and Improvement Company, stipu-
lating to work a force of 300 men on
specified conditions. Their large brick
factory, which is 15xl50 feet, and three
stories high, is now nearing completion,
and within thirty days will be open for
business. This building will cost $4,000.
The firm is a strong one, and has every
facility for the manufacture and sale Of
fine cigars.
Another large firm recently acquired
by this growing suburb is that of I'ru-
J1llO, Benemalis Il Co. late of Key West,
with a New York connection. The ele-
CANT brick building now under construc-
ton for the firm is of a beautiful design
and will befurnished thoroughly through
out, having floor space of 80 by $50 feet
and will be three stories in hight, cost
ing 900. senior Truiillo will be the
resident member, while Senior Benemalis
viii have charge of the New York branch
The combined output of the three new
factories will approximate $4,000, 600
cigars and the wages paid operatives will
reach $l,100,000 and the product will
bring s., 600 annually.
WEST TAMPA.
Besides these factories the in fiux Of an
additional population of 1900 means that
q large number Of new buildings must be
erected for residence purposes. Some of
them will necessarily be costly ones,
while many of the others will be built on
a cheaper plan, but the aggregate amount
OF money necessary to be spent for this
purpose will not fall short of $780, 900.
Looking west from the dome of the
court house is seen what is Familiarity
known as West Tampa, which is rapidly
anneXing itself to the business center of
the city, and one of the new acquisitions
to that portion is Cordeza, Gilliams & Co.,
wealthy and extensive cigar firm of
Philadelphia, who have contracted to
work 100 men as soon as their new fac
tory is completed, the building TO cost
$4,000 and having floor space of 45x100
feet and to be three stories in hight. At
present the firm is working seventy-five
men.
On last Wednesday Baranco, Rico &
Co, of Key West signed a contract for
the erection of a factory building 40x75
feet, 3 stories in hight, costing S., 300, the
building to be ready for occupancy in
ninety days. They have obligated them
selves TO work force of 100 men. Beside
this building the LaHilda firm has its
factory nearly ready to be occupied,
which will cost about "a, 800.
The L. Napolis factory will be 30x5O
feet, stories in hight, and will cost
$500. 1t will be ready for business about
June /. 1t will accommodate forty oper-
ators.
J. d. Pompey, another cigar manufac-
turer, has opened up a factory in tenn
porary quarters until his building can be
erected, and Ramon Alfonzo has let the
contract for his factory at $4,000 He
will give employment to seventy-fve men.
Theodore, Percy & Co. will build a very
handsome factory 40 y 100 feet, three
stories in hight, which will cost "a. COO
This building is now under way, and will
be completed IN july, when 10 will be
opened with $50 men at the tables This
firm is strong one and has every facility
for handling the trade.
The Ross-Kellish factory is also a new
concern that has plenty of push and is
having a comfortable factory building
erected. 1t will probably work only
about fifteen experts.
+. r. Gonzalez will soon have his 2-story
factory building completed and will at
once put on thirty cigar makers. He has
number of men already at work
in temporary quarters. On Monday last
the large and wealthy concern of O Halo
ran K Co, of Key West, opened out in tenn
pOrary quarters with l40 men. In two
weeks they will put on 800 operators.
Their new factory is 90 $50 feet, three
stories in hight 1t will be completed in
a short while and will cost $40, 600. These
gentlemen have plenty of money, and
will contribute largely to Tampa's com
mercial advantage
On May the Azmora Cigar Company
will start up with thirty-fve men. Their
new factory is 40 IS feet and is three
stories high, costing 50, 300 This factory
will employ 100 operatives
The tleitas factory is to be a very
handsome building, and fitted up in ele-
CANT style, 40 X 10 feet, three stories high
and costing $4,000 1t will give employ
ment TO 100 cigar makers.
A SUMMARY
The future of Tampa seems now to be
assured, as will be seen by figures based
on facts, contracts having already been
signed:
Total number Of new operatives .... 2,455
Total increase in population. ....... SQ2e
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