Kansas agitator. [volume] (Garnett, Kan.) 1890-1905, 1897-04-09

Lowell, Mass, Pittsburg, Philadelphia,
Boston, Baltimore, Savannah and Gal
weston. The majority of the Greeks IN
this and other large cities are engaged
in the fruit, flower, and confectionery
business. Next come those employed
in the manufacture of cigarettes and
the importation of sponges, and most
of them make comfortable living.
There are few whose social and COM
mercial standing is equal to that OF
men of any nationality. But the ma
jority are men of small means, and
are engaged as flower and fruit ped
dlers, in which capacity they have
largely supplanted the sons OF sunny
Italy.
AS rule, the Greeks are a prudent,
economical, Industrious, and good
hearted lot of people, and, while they
often deprive themselves even of the
accessories of life in order to save
little money, they never fail to provide
for the old folks at home with prompt
ness and liberality.
the old people have been paid off, sis
tiers and daughters made comfortable
Tor life, and money in various other
ways has poured into Greek villages
and towns. The same spirit which the
Greek exhibits in the performance OF
his filial duties he also manifests to-
ward his commonwealth. 1t is not
strange, therefore, to find that many oil
The churches and schools and other
charitable institutions recently put up
in the towns and villages of Greece
have been paid for by money contrib
uted by the Greeks in America, who,
six or eight years ago, started business
here with push cart.
The Greeks engaged in the manufac-
ture of Turkish cigarettes, although
hampered by want of capital, have
succeeded fairly well, owing mainly to
the purity of the article which they put
on the market. 1t has been often said
that the American people like some
times to be humbugged. If that be so
then the frequenters of some fashion
able clubs are never SO much hum
plugged as when they pay a ridicu-
lousy high price for package of i'm
ported Egyptian cigarettes making
themselves believe that there is moth
ing like the imported article. 1t is i'm
possible to tell how Canadian Gig
arctic" would commend itself to the
average American smoker, but an in
wilton to smoke an Egyptian cigar
cite" would bring smile to the lips
Of the natives Of the land of the
Pharaohs, because there is no such
thing as Egyptian tobacco. The brand
of tobacco which Egyptians import for
the manufacture Of Egyptian cigar
ettes," generally from certain districts
in Asia Minor and Macedonia, is also
used by the Greeks in New York in
the manufacture of their Turkish
cigarettes, the only difference being
that one has to pay As cents for a
package of imported Egyptian Gig
arettes," whereas for half that price
one can have the same article and
much fresher as manufactured in this
city. An important advantage enjoy
ed by the Greek cigarette manufacture
ers is that they are masters of theil
trade. They are not novices in the
business. They have pursued this line
Of business since their infancy. With
their friends and relatives in the to-
bacco-raising countries in Turkey they
have all the facilities for supplying
themselves with the best brands of to-
bacco. The same may be said also as
regards the Greeks engaged in the