The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1897-05-02
TAMPA's BIG INDUSTRY.
Cigar Factories That Turn Out over
100000 Cigars a Week.


Tampa, May 1.-The cigar industry IN
this city shows no abatement in its out
put now. despite the fact that the summer
season is approaching. Men experienced
in the business say that there will be no
let up in the demand and that the supply
VIII keep as near the demanS as 1t is at
present This means that the number of
cigars made each week will not vary
from that at present.
The number of cigars made in Tampa
each week is something enormous to one
who has never seen the work. A visit
to nineteen of the factories this week
shows that they have made 3,6OS,75O cigars.
This list does not include all the large
factories, and none of the smaller ones,
and will give only an idea of what the
manufacture of clear Havana cigars
amounts TO in this city. To-day's pay
roll will put not less than $4,000 cash
money into circulation In this city among
the people who are engaged in the cigar
factories.
Many of the factories have announced
that they will add a considerable number
of men TO their forces Monday morning.
Every factory in the city mas all the or
ders it can look after, and many good
ones are daily turned away because the
manufacturers have long ago determined
TO take care Of their old customers before
supplying anybody else with Tampa-made
clear HaYanas, no matter what the temp
tation might be in the way of prices.
The Plant steamship Mascotte arrived
last night from Cuba and brought the
largest list of passengers in her history.
She left Havana with 232 alien passengers,
a few of whom stopped in Key West and
Z ba no, afr M IN ma n These
people are taking advantage of the few
days left before the quarantine laws,
which went into effect to-day, would pro-
hibit them landing They are refugees
from the devastation of the war, and
many of them are in a most pitiable con-
dition. 1t will fall upon the shoulders Of
the workers there to take care of them
and see that they do not want for any
thing while they are away from their
sunny island home. The suffering on the
island among the pacifcos, who have been
driven from their homes in the country
to the towns, is reported as something
simply dreadful and many are starving
to death. They say that if they were
were left alone in the country at their
homes they would not want for anything,
but the cities are unable to furnish them
sustenance, and there is no way for them
to get enough to live upon there.
Judge Phillips of the circuit court this
morning nedTu the answer u the city ~
torney to the petition of certain parties
to set aside the city tax assessment of
1896. The judge decided that the answer
on the city's part contained no good and
sufficient grounds why the injunction
should not be granted and he issued the
order. This is a very bitter fight and
means a great deal to the city treasury,
as it will prevent the city tax sale, which
is set for next Tuesday. The case of the
Tax Payers Protective Association win
come up before him in a few days and
every one believes now that it will go the
same way as this one has, because it is
similar petition and the same grounds
are used. 1t is decided that the assess
ment is Illegal because it was made by
a man contrary to the city charter, which
prescribes just who shall make the assess
ment The court has upheld this point
and thus the entire thing is Knocked out.
The trouble all started because the city
council made a levy for a bond interest
fund when no bond had been sold and the
fund could not be touched for anything
else. To this number of people objected
because they said the city should spend
the money and not keep 1t tied up in such
a fund.