Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1906-01-07
Washington Tobacco Company o18 Pennsylvania Ave- W.

company. This was the claim made by the
oughly substantiated by the retailers in
tervieW.
Cigar Department.
In the cigar department, to which special
attention is paid. the Washington Tobacco
Company claims. and there seems to be no
reason to doubt 1t, to maintain the highest
standard of quality that it is possible to
procure. This stock, they say, is the
largest from point of well-sellIng brands
and numbers of any in this section, and
one Of the largest in the east. It has
Of business life.
Washington may be well proud of the en-
terprfse and magnitude Of this home indus
try.
Established 1876.
The Nathan Sickle wholesale and retail
house. at 1O11 Pennsylvania avenue, enjoys
not only the distinction of being one of the
oldest of it's kind in the District of Column
bta, but has also established a reputation
for reliability in the jobbing trade which
few can surpass.
Supplies Adjacent States.
The Sickle brothers were the first to esta-
blish the business in 1876 at it's present To-
cation. The Sickle brothers were then
hardly of age. In the beginning OF their
business career. therefore, they entered the
field of commercial activity confronted by
fierce competition.
nathan Sickle later succeeded to the
firms holding, and has since conducted the
establishment. In addition to being one or
the largest retail and wholesale dealers in
the District. in the upper portion of the
building cigars and Turkish cigarettes are
manufactured. The Sickle tobacco house
1 Al tnr ron
quantities, but distributes it's goods to vari-
Gus points in Maryland. West Virginia, Vir-
ginia and adjacent states.
Five travelling statesmen are on the road
constantly for this house, and altogether
they cover large territories. The business
handled and shipped to distant points prob
ably doubles the amount disposed OF IN
local houses.
Mr. Sickle is a native of Washington and
has always lived here For many years he
has been thoroughly interested in local
improvements and alive to the develop
ments of the national capital. Besides
his extensive tobacco interests he il large
real estate holder and has been for several
years His father, Mr. Max Sickle, was
one of the pioneer citizens of the District
of Columbia.
One Of the Oldest establishments.
Probably one of the most notable tobacco
establishments In Washington Is that or
J
nue., where for two score years the weed
that gives such pleasure to many has
been disposed of in its many forms-cigars.
tobacco. cigarettes of the best grades may
be found in abundance, and this shop Is
as popular as any found in the city. In ad-
dition TO American brands those of foreign
manufacture to suit the most fasttdfouS
can be found on the shelves and in the
cases. Prices are made to suit the most
varied pocketbooks.
A Man Well Known in the Northwest
Section.
Mr.. W. b. Holtzclaw, who has conducted
a general tobacco and news store at 1905
Pennsylvania avenue for the past ten years,
is another one of the dealers who has not
suffered from the operations of the tobacco
trust. Mr. HoltZclaw says that business
never was so good as now, and he Is par
ticularly pleased because the tastes of his
customers seem to have become more par
tfcular. and in consequences the average
grade of goods Is much higher
The trust does not seem to bother mo-,
said Mr.. Heltzclaw to q representative Of
The Star last night. II started here in
1895. and business has been growing ever
since. My customers continue smoking
good cigars and reading newspapers, and
SO long as the list of customers increases
instead of decreases, l will have no COM
plant to make
Mr. Holtzclaw enjoys considerable trade
his patrons are many persons prominent
In the social life Of the city.
The firm has secured a large trade
through its prompt service.
Dunbar & Co.
The firm OF Dunbar & Company ranks
Iconservatively among the largest retail and