The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
'MAK|NG TIN CANS
A LOCAL INDUSTRY
Largest Branch Of Amer
lean Can Company
in Richmond.
! GREAT GROWTH FROM
SMALL BEGINNING
J Hasker- Marcuse Company, That
Started Out Making Small Tin
Cans, Becomes Main Stem
! Of Great International
Concern-Recent
Developments.

Many of the leading manufacturing in.
teTcsti 81 Observation-Disclosures that are
makiGg le city known far beyond tho
borders OF the State OF which 1t !s the
capitol, and beyond the shores OF Amer
ica--have grown up here with such rapid
strides. and yet in such a quiet way that
but n small number OF the people OF Rich
nond know anything about them.
or course, IL a shoe factory goes up on
West Broad Street. the people right
around there know all about It, and II II
stove factory runs UP in the East End.
Church Iiill VIII know something about
II; but there are all sorts OF Industries.
great and small. growing trp in all parts
OF the city that the people beyond the
immediate neighborhood know but little
OF. Some of these industries start in a
email way, and grow so fast they become
immense before people think about 1t
There Is n can factory over on Venablc
Street that has been growing from y
small beginning to mammoth proportions.
and doing IL in such quiet way and
the blowing OF so few trumpets that very
few people In Richmond to-day. com
parativcly speaking. know the fact tina,
the Richmond branch Of the American
Can Company Is one of the largest and
most important of the manufacturing es-
Establishments that is making the South
famous and powerful IN the markets OF
the world.
The American Can Company. en- in
corporated concern doing business under
n charter granted by the State OF New
jersey, is one OF the leading industries
Of the United States having manufacture
ing establishments in not less than a
dozen cities In the United States and a
mammoth enterprise in the city OF Homo
lulu, Hawaii.
One OF It's leading and one of the most
elaDcratcly and extensively equipped
branch establishments Is located in this
city, and does business that runs away
up into the millions every year. Recent
improvements and engagements Of the
plant In this city!have made It one OF the
largest OF its kind in the country With
the additions. after they get we'll to work,
the company will be employing here more
than 700 workmen and settling up every
week a payroll for labor that will turn
loose thousands OF dollars IN Richmond
trade channels.
From Small Beginnings.
Tho growth OF this establishment. which
started from small beginning. is SO
growth that review OF it's history will
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Dispatch.
About the year 1879 Mr.. G. H. Hasker
started a little business out on Twenty
fourth Street. he made tin tags and
paper tags to go on plug tobacco and
smoking tobacco as labels. His trade
was entirely with tobacco manufacturers
of Richmond. and at the time of starting
the business he did not dream OF ever
selling the products OF his little shop out
side of this city.
The local trade was good and the busi-
ness grew. Ten years later, that is to
say, In October. 1889, Mr.. Milton Marcuse
became interested. and the firm OF Hasker
&. Aiarcnse was formed. The demand for
goods OF the character put out by the
concern Increased, and this firm soon
saw that there was a bright business tu-
ture on ahead.
Enlarged Prospects.
About this time the scope OF the business
was enlarged, and the concern had begun
to meet the growing demand for high
class, decorated tin tags and for fancy
boxes for tobacco. cigars. candies, confec-
lions Of all kinds; for baking-powder cans
for fancy fruits. and for all manner OF
cans for fancy goods.
In 1880 the concern was still further
enlarged. new partners. new capital and
new energy were taken in, and the es-
Establishment became Incorporated as the
IIasker-Marcuse Manufacturing Company.
About this time tho company built the
first really notable addition to the already
pretty well equipped factory out on Vena-
BILE and Twenty-fourth Streets. Then
tho business was in charge of Mr.. Hasker
and Messrs. A. j.. Milton e. and NJ. NJ
Marcuse and John G. Farland.
The energy. business sagacity and un-
finching fidelity to every trust of these
men, that all Richmond knew of, made
sufficient guarantee that the enterprise
they had taken hold OF would In time
become q great business institution. The
business was extended and enlarged from
local to State trade, then to international
dimensions and then beyond the waters,
until It became worldwide. To-day the
business these men built up from small
beginnings knows no limits on the map
OF tho globe. and the products OF the
factory on Venable and Twenty-fourtll
Streets are sold In all parts of America.
In Europe Africa and Asia.
Tho elder gentlemen above mentioned
have gradually retired from active efforts
in connection with the business, and a
younger generation is now at tho helm.
Mr.. Milton Il. Marcuse continued his ac-
tive association with the concern until
about three years ago, when he became so
largely interested in the Bedford Pulp and
Paper Company as to find that concern
occurring his undivided attention.
American Can Company.
In 1901 the business of this concern had
become one OF the largest and most i'm
portant of Its kind in the United States,
In March of that year the stockholders
found 1t good business proposition to
become part OF tho American Can Cons
pany. one of the largest concerns of its
kind in the world. This company main
tains factories for the manufacture of all
manner of tin goods In all parts OF the
United States. and a tremendous estab-
lishment in Honolulu. where the immense
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