The Butte inter mountain., 1902-06-19
ClGARMAkERS DO MUCH TALKING TO
PERSUADE HER TO CONSENT
TO USE OF NAME.
NOW IT WILL BE TOBASCO
SAUCE AND DEvlLED HAM
One More Step Is Taken by Clever Butte
Girl in the Direction OF Undying Fame
and Dead-Wall Notoriety-Proprietors
OF Trade Mark Describe Their DipIo-
matte MacLane Visits.

Mary MacLane is just $500 better off as
a result OF her name being used for a
cigar label.
This is said to be not conversation
money, but real coin Of the day that can
lie spent everywhere. True, only one
fifth of it is cash, but the remainder is in
four notes that are safely locked up in
Miss MacI I.anes strong box along with the
clippings from the Eastern papers about
her book.
The cigar manufacturers are responsible
for the statement that the above sum was
paid to the authoress. Although this
would seem to be quite a bit of money
TO pay for the use OF woman's name on
cigar box the permission to use the
name and the ladys signature to the con-
tract were only obtained after great
deal of trouble.
Called Frequently.
Altogether | went to see Miss Mac
Lane about seven times" said Mr.. Piquet,
one OF the rm, this morning-it Is pre-
stunned that Mr.. I'iquet refers to the total
number when he uses the word alto
gether."
For while ] had no hope of getting
permission TO use her name. At first she
would not consider the matter at all.
Later ! took my partner around and to-
gcther we talked her into the matter. This
was about four or five weeks ago and we
had the contract drawn up at once by
lawyer. This was taken around and to
our surprise Miss MacLane had again
changed her mind.
he business had to be begun all over
again then and several visits to the Mac
Lane home were necessary before the
young lady could be made to sec things in
the right light"
Everything being settled. as they
thought, there was another hitch. The
young womans ideas as to the value OF
her name on cigar box had changed
since the first contract was drawn up and
did not IN any way coincide with the
ideas OF the manufacturers.
She Wanted Real Money.
Various sums were discussed. Real
money-not the amount to be stated in the
advertisements of the cigars-was talked
about. Once more Miss Macl.ane was
;. made to see things in the right light"
No chances were taken this time on
the lady again changing her mind.
lawyer was sent for at once and the new
contract drawn up. II gave the manu-
facturers the right to use Miss MacLane's
name and signature on their cigars forever
in consideration Of the payment of a
bonus Of $500.
Arrangements were made whereby $ioo
was to be paid in cash and the rest was
secured by notes for Sioo each
The next day. June IL, to be exact, Mr..
: Piquet paid Miss Macl .ane four $40 gold
pieces and two $40 pieces. and the deed
was done.
Mary NIacI aae has risen 10 the point
Of fame held heretofore by such cedebri-
ties as Lillian Russell, Della Fox and
Henry George.
He Likes Mary.
u found Mary Macl.anc very pleasant
young woman said the cigarmaker as
Stunning the air of connoisseur, "but one
who has plenty OF good business Judgment.
She knew what she wanted and how to
talk Tor it. and there was nothing crratic
III her conversation.
Her ma ne should prove big thing for
our cigars and we expect to get back
that $500 and great deal more in a
short titne At present we shall confne
the sale of the brand to Montana alone
Other makers of cigars we're after Mary
Maclanc to get the right to use her name
and 1t is said that manufacturers of other
goods want the same right. Before long
the dead walls of the country will no
doubt be covered with faring posters to
announce the arrival of the MARY Mac
Lane Soap" the MARY MacLanc rabasco
Sauce and the MARY MacI .ane Dcviled
Ham,