The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-10-26
TO FIX A CONTRACT
WILL DE THE NEXT STEP AFTER
FACTORY Is ASSURED.
COMMITTEE WILL BE NAMED
TO WAIT ON THE PRESIDENT OF
THE CIGAR COMPANY.

Latter Part of This Wcek-It Is
Expected That the American Cigar
Company VIII Advertise for Sew
eraI Hundred Operatives as soon
as the Factory Is Assured-Win
Want to Know That Labor Can Be
secured-MayOr Myers Is Certain
That, with a Proper Canvass,
Needed Funds Can Be Obtained.
A meeting of ali the subscribers to
the bonds TO be issued for the erection
of a factory building for the American
Cigar Company in Savannah will prob
ably be held the latter part of this
week. 1t is not doubted that the re-
quired $4,000 will be subscribed, and
already there is talk of the next steps
that will be taken.
When the meeting is held it is prob
able that a committee of the subscrib-
ers will be appointed to cali on the
president of the American Cigar Com
pany and secure a contract from him,
binding his company to the establish
ment of the factory at Savannah, and
its conduct for a certain term of years.
Immediately upon the signing of such
a contract. plans for the factory will
be secured and the actual work
started.
As. soon as it is settled that the fac
tory will be established at Savannah,
the American Cigar Company win adj
vertise for several hundred operatives.
1t is the purpose of the company to
train the men, women and girls who
apply for these positions. 1t is its de-
sire however to ascertain if the re-
TalN he in Co n
nah, and it will be with this object in
view that the advertisement will ap-
pear. This will be after it has been
settled that the city wants the fac
tory.
VIII Publish All Subscribers.
Mayor Myers was actively engaged
yesterday morning in seeking subscrip-
tons. He was successful, too securing
$1,000 in two hours.
The Mayor was asked for the list of
subscriptions made up to date. 1--WE
cannot let you have them as yet" he
said. "As soon as everybody who might
subscribe has been seen we will have
the list published"
Nearly $4,000, the Mayor said, has
been raised. This renders him ex-
tremely sanguine of success. THE can
wasting has been only half DONE" he
said. THE trouble is that a man who
makes good committeeman is always
pussy anu II - Ol1lCulI lot MIN get
away from his own business to solicit
subscriptions for a public enterprise.
Such a one as this should have sub
scribers applying to be permitted to
put down their names, rather than
having solicitors looking them up and
pleading with them to aid it.
Committees Have to Talk.
'Tt requires much time to solicit sub
scriptions. 1t is almost invariably the
case that a committee has to talk at
some length with the man from whom
a subscription is sought. Explanations
have to be given, and the plan has to
be made clear. This all takes time.
When number are to be visited it
may be understood that it is no easy
matter, nor one that can be settled in
a day.
Certainly. though, this is an oppor-
tunity that Savannah's business men
should not permit to slip by them. They
should respond to the call of the COM
mittees. No man should hold back and
expect his neighbor to contribute. Such
a spirit as that will never win the sue
cess for the city that we want. The
time has come for us to seek this
success along different lines from
those we have followed in the
past. The depletion of forests for lum-
Der purposes and naval stores means
that those branches of our trade can
commerce must be supplemented by
manufacturing. No better chance than
this to get great manufacturing en-
terprise will ever be presented. Joseph
Ferst and will stake our reputation
as business men upon such an enter
prise as the American Cigar Com
pany will establish here. Than such
a factor, no more beneficial industry
could be found.
City Does the Asking
"Of course, arguments against the
factory are forthcoming from some.
The committees have to meet and, if
possible, overcome these. They tell us
that they do not see why such a mon
ster, such rich concern as the Ameri-
can Cigar Company should be asking
us for a factory building and site.
We reply to them that it is not asking
us for 1t. 1t is asking US for nothing.
We are doing the asking. The COM
pany didn't come to US; we went to. it.
We wanted the factory, and we asked
the company to establish one here.
1t replied that it would establish one
upon the terms that are now well
known.
81 think the terms are fair enough.
The company will be put to great ex-
pense in bringing machinery here and
establishing it, and it costs the COM
papy an average of about $3.50 each
the Savannah men and women who
may be employed in the factory will
have to be trained, so one may under
stand the investment it would mean
for the company to locate a factory
here. q
II believe the balance needed car
be secured. With a proper canvass
4 am sure it can be. The support OF
loyal citizen is wanted. With the
proper support, there can be no ques-
ton of success. Some have already
subscribed, and subscribed literally
The thanks of the city are due them
Others are yet to be seen who, / fee
sure, win subscribe to the bonds. Some
have not been seen because they were
not at their places of business when
the committees called; others, because
they have been out of the city. AS
tar as practicable, every business man
or Importance in the city will be called
upon, and every concern will be given
an opportunity to subscribe to an en-
terprise that would help every business
that is conducted in the city"
Lan6hoIders want 1t.
meeting of the Committee on Sites
was held yesterday morning, but no
conclusion was reached. Not until ali
the bonds have been subscribed to will
there be a decision
Some very satisfactory tracts are
offered said the Mayor, ''and il is