The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-11-04
FACTORY SOON BUSY
CONTRACT WITH CIGAR COMPANY
WILL BE CLOSED TO-DAY.
IN GUCKENHEIMER BUILDING
sAVANNAH'S NEW INDUSTRY WILL
BE LOCATED.

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Proposition Made by the Estate OF
=. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES of the
PrOpositIOn-FlOOr of the Big
Building to Be Turned over to the
Company in Two Weeks-ChOice of
the Building Made Unanimous.
The Savannah factory of the Ameri-
can Cigar Company will be located in
the Guckenheimer building at Bay and
jefferson streets. This was decided
at meeting of the subscribers to the
bonds for the erection of a, factory
building held at the City Exchange
yesterday afternoon.
Mr.. W. s. Luckett, representing the
American Cigar Company, will be in
Savannah to-day to close the deal with
the citizens for a building, rent free,
for five years. Chairman George j.
Baldwin of the Committee on Sites re-
ceived last night the following tele-
gram:
"Greenville, S. C-To George J.
Baldwin. Chairman: Will call on you
tomorrow at a. m. to close American
Cigar Company deal. w. S. Luckett."
1t is expected that the operation of
the factory will begin within two
weeks. BY the expiration of that time
S. Guckenheimer's Son will be prepar-
ed to turn over one floor of the build
ing for the use of the company. He
guarantees TO turn over the entire
building by Jan. l.
VIII Start Work Mt Once
Operatives can be secured at once.
The company will send a number of
skilled workmen here to instruct the
green hands who will be given posi-
lions. On the register that has been
established at the City Exchange there
are about 175 names of applicants who
seek places in the factory. This regis
ter is still open, and those who want
positions can secure them. 1t is an ex-
cellent chance for young women and
girls, and they can learn to earn sub
stantial weekly wages by accepting it,
Applications may be made either in
person or by letter. Applicants will be
given places in the order of their APP
plications.
Terms of GuclIe nj eimer's Lease.
The terms on which the handsome
cured are as follows; The estate of s.
Guckenheimer leases the building to
the Cigar Company for term of five
years upon the cash payment in ad-
vance of S12.750 by the subscribers to
the present fund, the estate assuming
ell expenses of every sort in making
the building ready for the use of the
company.
The estate will enter further into a.
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company for a continuance of the
lease for a further period of five years,
with the option to purchase the build
ing at a price that has been agreed
upon between the estates management
and Third Vice President Nathan
Weiss of the American Cigar Com
pany.
VIII Refund the Rental.
In the event that the American
Cigar Company should vacate the
premises and abandon it's factory at
Savannah at any time after the expi-
ration of two years from the begin
ming of this lease the estate of s.
Guckenheimer will agree to refund to
the Subscribers Committee any rem
tails that may be received by II in ex-
cess of the additional expenses of
taxes that would fall upon the estate
by the vacation of the premises.
The above is the offer as made by Mr..
Abe s. Guckenheimer. 1t was sub
mitted to the meeting of the subscribe
ers by Chairman Baldwin of the Com
mittee on Sites, which recommended
the selection of the building, rather
than the erection of a new structure
for factory upon some other site.
Building PIeases cigar Co.
No better selection could have been
ID 80 V@ln
The Guckenheimer building was it's
choice. Mr. Weiss inspected 1t when
he vas in the city some days ago, and
has had conferences in New York with
Mr.. Guckenheimer and Mr.. Baldwin
These conferences were very satisfac-
tory, so much so that Mr. Weiss ad-
dressed the following letter to Mr..
Baldwin:
The proposition submitted by you
and Mr.. Guckenheimer in behalf OF
your city we will accept under the fol-
lowing conditions:
We viii establish a factory in your
city in the building you designate, viz:
the Guckenheimer building. Your city
TO give US rental free for term of rvr
years; the building to be equipped with
piping for steam heating purposes that
Will enable us to attain a temperature
of about I2 degrees during the season
when heat is required
IF we find labor conditions satisfac-
tory, we will rent the building for an
additional five years at a rental of
$4,000 per annum. The owners of. the
building to arrange city, taxes and in
surance, we only agreeing to pay state
taxes. The building is to be handed over
to us in good tenantable condition
fully equipped with wash sinks, on the
two principal working floors, of the
length of twelve feet and containing
four spigots, and on the remaining
floors the usual factory size is to be
used, with one or two spigots, as the
case may require. The elevators are
TO be put in a safe condition and the
skylights TO be placed on the roof the
design of said skylights to be furnished
by our representative The building is
to be repainted throughout with cold
water paint Fire escapes to be erected
from approved designs of the factory
bureau. Toilets, such as we require. will
be erected by us.
III the above agreement is satisfac-
tory, it is understood that the Quicken
heimer estate is to vacate one floor
within two weeks from date of accep-
lance of the above to enable us to be-
gin immediate operations.
I'VE would like very much to have
you consider this matter Immediately.
as we are very DESTROYS of getting to
work quickly The above proposition
will be held open for your approval I'M
til Monday. Nov. g. and would request
you to wire me of your decision"
Report of Committee on Sites
Both the letter of Mr.. Guckenheimer
and that of Mr.. Weiss were read AT the