4 THE TOBACCO LEAF
"MOUTHING" CIGARS
Dr. Stiles. Discoverer of the Amer-
ican Hookworm Condemns
Habit or Clgarmakers
V\TASHINGTON, March 29.-In a report
just made to the Public Health and
Marine Hospital Service, Dr. C. W. Stiles,
the discoverer of the American "hook-
worm" disease, and whose reports on the
Sttbject led John D. Rockefeller to donate
a million dollars to eradicate the disea5e
in the South, makes somewhat severe
comment on the cigar factories which he
visited recently in connection with the
health of the operatives and certain of
their habits in connection with fastening
cigar bands and "mouthing" cigars. Dr.
Stiles' report is as follows :
"In a recent visit the opportunity was
utilized to visit several cigar factories
and to observe the sanitarv conditions
under which some of the cigarmakers
were living.
"As the people in question belonged to
nationalities (Cuban, Spanish, I talian)
with whom I am not very fam iliar, no
trustworthy conclusions (in the absence
of microscopic examination) could be
drawn in regard to the percentage 0f
hookworm infection among them, but
from an inspection of the surroundings
under which they are living it is clear
that the privy facilitie5 of those not pro-
vided with a sewer are favorable to a
spread of this disease. The importance
of this fact is the more evident when it
is recalled that Italians harbor the old
world hookworm. Accordingly, u nless the
sanitary conditions on the outskirts of the
city are improved, the possibility is not
excluded that the State may have two
farms of hookworm disea5e, instead of
one to eradicate.
"An exceedingly interesting feature oi
the cigar factories is the 'reader.' The
cigarmakers are very quiet in the work-
rooms and from .a favorable position a
man termed the 'reader' reads aloud to
them from the newspapers or from some
novel while they are at work.
"To a person on the outlook for public
health agencies, the thought immediately
occurs that in fhis 'reader' may be found
a person who can be of consider~bl e ser-
vice for good. If he were. suppli~d wi~h
printed public health matenal, written m
popular style, he coul?, by. reading this
to the cigarmakers, ':l1ssemmate a great
deal of useful information to a large
number of people who themselves do c01~~
paratively little reading.
"While the houses of some of these
factory hands are excellent, the homes
and surroundings of some others could
be greatly improved. . s a thmg of beauty as well as a model gas and electricity. Two fire-lines are
"One point which might be emphasized
in pamphlets of the kind suggested, is the
desirability of using some method other
than spittle in fastening. the bands on th.e
cigars, and a suppr.ess1on of the hab~t
of biting and mouthing the end of a ci-
gar. Despite the assurances tha~ these
filthy habits are no longer. permit~ed, I
saw them in the factories which I
visited.
"The custom of having a 'reader' it is
understood is of Cuban-Spanish origin.
It is an excellent one, which might well
be introduced into any factory using hand
labor and engaged in purely mechanical
work."
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JACOBY WITH DANKOWITZ
Meyer Levisson, for many years
salesman for I. Dankowitz, has accept-
ed 1a position with a firm in another
line of business in Salt Lake City, for
which point he left with his family
about a week ago. His m a ny friends
in this part of the country will be glad
to know that his new position is one
that afford5 him g0od prospects for
rap id advancement. He is succeeded
here by M. J . J acoby, formerly a mem-
ber of the leaf firm of L. Goldschmidt
& Co., whose amalgamation with A.
Blumlein & Co. was announced in last
week's TOBACCO LEAF. The Dankcr-
witz-Jacoby combination is a strong
one that promises well for all con-
cerned.
'PHI LAD
mpathetic Strike
Joins A. Co
r Iar
HILAllELl'll I.\,
weather, cot:pled
s, has had much to
ction in business i
e sympathctk ~tr ike
day, and on Tnes<
cigar factories wi
mg. Public conlii
ng restored and it
en's grievances v
k.
he Theobald & 01
in working their 1
capacity. M~ny
went out wh en th
called, have rctu
pr<st>nt time the
y on orders that
ment; J. A. Rigb
is here visiting
tmistic regard ing
lleda cigar, for wh
c::IY have a choice
wrappers. T he ci
k and is made in t
queror, Club 110
cker. Their Mr. J.
E. REGENSBURG & SONS' HANDSOME NEW FACTORY AT TAMPA. 1esday last for Amst
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FAIL uRE IN s0u;~s~a~~~?\ett~;;ej
s morning I fomh
NEW REGENSBURG FACTORY ageIn and th e basement are .the bale, stor-
c as mg rooms, where the raw
fr
mat~rial is received anc! from thence
GreU Cigarmakinl! Plant ls Now Com- carried by an electric elevator to the ritorics, where mall\
plete and Is the Last Word in Fac- third or top fl oor, wher<'! is situated the Elias Aarons & Bro Ltd " of ;n, 44 c!gar were open.
their Southern rep
"tol::acco ~ ~or,'.' for preparing, drying
tory Construction and cond1t10nmg raw material for Orleans Arc In Dlfflcultlei;itin.g l.1is firm. He
tahhshmg the fir11J's
The TOBACCO LEAF presents in this work. A reserve filler-room is also Owe About $55.000 ; trade.
week's issue a photograph of what is pro vided on this floor. Zinc-lined Alfred W . Penner h
chutes carry the material from this flo0r NEw ORLEANS, March 26.-ction with Dohan &
said to be the large5t cigar factory in down to the i:Jins on the second floor,
the world. It is the splendid estab- where ther e is a dist ributing counter. Aarons & Bro., Ltd., cigar manufarrces with A. Cohn &
lishment of E. Regensburg & Sons, at Here are also the cigarmakers' tables of this city, are in financial r!ifficulti ty.
Tampa. The building was erected and sorting platform, with men's and their liabilitie5 .
are said to be ahnmBayuk Bros..continu
i bbons, hoth m Lond
women's toilets and hat and coat ooo, of wh ich $12,000 are cl" - to.es. A. M. Thompw
fr.om drawings by Schwartz & Gross, rooms.
the well-known New York architects All plumbing is open plumbing and banks. T he concern have been sl t at French Lie
and is the result of the most carefui a ll toilets are equipped with all mod- liquidating their accounts for smms hccn ycry succe
)past and their excuse to their crcany new accounts 1
study on the part of the architects and trn c o n ven~<:'nces. The private bath- has been poor collections. It is r ere is a new aclditi
ro.om, on t he first fl oor, is equipped
the various members of the famous with a shower and all other fixtures here that a great many cigars haverce in the person of
Regensburg cigar family. In this complete. returned to the factory of late fr now covering 1 cw
building are embodied every conveni- In connectio n with the sprinkler sys- satisfied purchasers. A number m.
ence, and in fact, every luxury known tem an a rtesian well has been bored ro m~r~handise creditors have signified ttractivc advertisin
to modern commercial construction. sup ply the pressure t ank. There is an willmgne5s to accept forty cents rm of a baseball s
and the establishment as ~t now stands electric pump for the pressure tank, Jollar in settlement of their accGu rk is being distribute
finished and O ccupied, represents th~ and a motor for the elevator located in L. F. Mayer Co. They ar
very highest type of factory building. the baserr,ent. ---- Tello and White K1
Not bein.g handicapped by limited area, Jhe building is equipped throughout EDWARD P. WILLS DEAing popular here. T
the architects were allowed to indulge with a complete telephone service t o Rroad leaf wrapped
th-eir love of the beautiful as well as all floor ~, the central station being lo- . 1od results for the h
knowledge of the practical, and in con- cat ed in the general office. Sir Edward Payson Wills, foreumann is now v isitin
~eq uen~e, the new Regensburg factory Lighting fi xtures are arranged for one of the directors of the Imperiaiddle West.
of sanitation, convenience and practica- p~ovided on the outsirle of the huilding bacco Co., died recently at his re Sig. C. Mayer, ?f Sig
.
S to k e B1shop, . . expected home m a f
bility. with hose nozzles and valves on each at . Clifton, Bristol' muc11 gra t'fi
i .ct1 wit
The building is 288 feet long and 50 floor and roof, and a Siamese connec- age of seventy-six. He wa5 a son ;eir El Wa.:lora, whi
feet wide, with brick walls, wood joists tion at grade for steamer connection. late H. 0. \i\Tills, the latter being,ominent factor in the
and flooring. The outside is faced with In short, not a single detail has been the fathe r of Lord WinterstokiYahn & M cDonnell h
red brick, and there is a fine porch at overlooked in the arrangement and' founder of the firm of l'viessrs. W. play of El Siclelo Br
the entrance, of ornamental construc- equipment of t he bui lding, and the H. 0. Wills. Sir Edward Willsenth Street window.
tion and with a copper roof. The main Regen~~urg product, already a big to the hospital and was mThe M. J. Dalton
portion of the building is covered with propos1t1on. now has plenty of room in 25,000 K C. B. by Queen Victoria, who iid quarters at Thirtee
slag roofing, and the main wing is which to further develop and expand. opened the home. His brother, Sir reet on Friday, an;!
roofed with tile. The factory has a
seating capacity on the cigarmakers'
floor o f r,ooo hands.
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SAMUEL EINSTEIN DEAD month.
erick Wills, died at Cannes in Fct w ;;tore at l r r South
1909, and his widow died at Cann.he int<'rior of the ne
mo<lelrd and rosewood
At the front end of the building is a ~- ing installed.
clack tower in which is located a AMSTERDAM, Ga., l\forch 25.-Samuel A.
gravity tank. A pressure tank is also E instein, general manager of A. Cohn H. F. Wagner, importer of highGeorge .B. Jo<:vans has
located under the gravity tank for op- & Co.'s tobacco plantations, died here cigar labels and bands, recently r .irtme11t Ill his drug sto
erating a sprinkler system t hroughout several days ago after an illness of sev- his offices to 36 West TwentJid Chestnut ;Streets. w
th e building. The building is e ntered eral weeks, having been unconscious Street, New Yor,k. Mr. Wagner jJ' hrands will be car
at this end, giving access to the main for twelve days. Mr. Einstein was agent fo r the United States for th 1010-1012 Market Str
or first floor, in which are the general born at Savannah, Ga., in r85r, and established house of Moritz Pre "romhination windo
and private offices, with fire proo'f vault lived th ere for thirty-five years after Nache, o f Leipzig, Germany, whose pl~yed such popular
and private bath a nd toil et room in which time he was con nected w'ith A. uct is noted for high-class qualit 1g s Lon~lres, Tom Ke
connection therewith; men's and wo- Cohn & Co., of New York, and for the finish. 0ns, 44 C1ga1 and Sah
men's toilets with hat and coat rooms; past twelve years had been here. His re- - -+--- six for a quarter. T
and shipping, packing and labeling de- mains were taken to Savannah, where rs is very attractive
partments.
J. D. Manton, .of the l\[~nton-Cf kgrouncl a large Tom
the fun eral services were h eld. He is
There is also a large stockroom, the urvived by a wid?w, two daughters, C? was recently m St. Loms comp studded with incande
walls and ceiling of whi ch are con- moth er and two sister , all of whom his tour ~mong some of the 1. t the 44 Cigar Facto
West~rn cigar centres, and he !Shulz stated that their
structed with an inner and outer re side at New York.
sheathing nailed on studs, the spaces
between being filled in solid with sand.
The floor is of similar construction.
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CHURCH CO. ASSIGN
back 111 New York the end of thi; t hecoming one o f the
He has ec~red a _nui:nber of good \Vest, and is gaini
fr.om P\Otn ment d.istnbuter~ on the nth after month. !I.
Rican cigars of his house, mcludmg ounts in that section
with brick paving laid on the top and
finished with cement. The walls and MUNCIE, Ind., March 26.-The Church a few new and promising accounts. ers was that of P . T.
ceiling are lined with zinc, and all sash Tobacco Co., of this citv have made an cent reports to ew York headqu blon A. Funk another
in this room is arranged for double assignment of all their assets to L. L. from :8 .Svitzer, their Porto Rican csr11tativcs, is now ,
g la s. Bracken, trustee, for the benefit of the ager, md01cate an excellent crop fro. ennsylvania and re,
In the packing department are cedar- firm's creditors. The assets are valued company s t<~bacco plantations, w1 r. Gan:;, of Max Ga
lined cigar cabinets for loose stock. at $6oo. large proport10n of fine wrappers. k, was here recently,