The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1908-02-26


Ieveryone would smoke homemade ci-
.gars. The payroll from a factory this
size would amount to more than $780,
900, all Of which could be spent at
i home. have tried to find the truth in
the matter and believe that careless
mess is for the greater part the cause
of 1t. Unless you ask for a Walla Wal
la cigar you will never get it. The
smokers are careless and the retailers
are careless. We put up good article
here as good as the best and if it is
not, we have nothing more to say; but
if it is, give US the preference and your
money stays at home to build up home
industries and the city. The retailer
does not make more by selling outside
goods, freight considered, than he does
by selling those made here. To help
the city and the manufactures which
are aiding in its growth, we ask them
to be thoughtful and aid u.s."
1.-The cigar makers of this city are
not asking for a bonus to help Them"
said Louis Kan, ''they merely ask you
to buy the goods if they are good; if
they are not, all right; but we know
they are. have several customers who
have become buyers because they had
some of my cigars sent them for
Christmas. If they were not good they
would not send clear out here for
them. 1t is a fact that strangers will
| buy our cigars and so will people when
be sort of spirit prohibitive of this
as soon as they get use to the city. If
We would not ask you to buy them, but
knowing them to be good, we think you
should give us the preference.
There are today some 5000 men in
this city who smoke cigars. Grant that
they smoke but two cigars apiece, that
would make 10000 a day or $780, 900 a
year. To manufacture these, it would
take 100 cigar makers and some 80
helpers, whose wages, paid weekly,
would amount to $125,OOO a year, all of
which would be spent in Walla Walla.
Yet carelessness on the part of the
smokers and retailers has up to this
time kept the industry down."
much can be done to increase the
output of home industries" said H. H.
Turner 1T is carelessness and thought
lessness On the part of consumers and
retailers rather than any lack of pa
triotism. The merchants can help this
by putting forward Walla Walla goods
the consumer can help by asking for
them. What is against the manufac-
turer nowadays is telephone ordering.
The housewife orders and never sees
1.-THE goods. If she gets good articles she
is satisfied A campaign should be in
augurated to get the retailers to do
their share and to get Walla WalIans
to ask for Walla Walla products"
Output of the Cannery.
earning is the infant industry of
the city," said w. A Ritz. manager
of the local cannery. But it is one we
! hope will grow and one which we
| think is deserving of your support This
year we We're not able to judge what
| we would want to do and how much we
ought to put up. but we know now
and next year will be all ready for the
trade. This year we put up 1000 cans
of tomatoes. 1900 cases of pears, a car
and a half of peaches, besides other
fruits. Many people do not know just
what the Walla Walla brand is, but it
lis good and can be had for the ask
| ing. We ask for the support of the re-
| tailers and the consumers and we be-
will get it, This year we employed at
one time SO women who averaged $3.50
per day and "a men who averaged s175
a day in all, about 1925 per day. Next
year we will have longer season and
will employ more help. We have no
blame for anyone, but if the people
land the retailers will stand behind US,
we will build up an industry worth
while"
Gibson Talks On Meat Industry.
| -Four years ago, when the Wall
Ia Walla Meat and Cold Storage COM
pany was started. an average of three
or four cars of hogs were shipped
from here every week, now we use all
that are raised here and ship some in,"
twas the interesting statement made by
Manager O. D. Gibson of that COM
Ipany. "Three millions of dollars
worth of cured meats are shipped in
from the east every year to Washing
ton and Portland. We have no kick