Democratic Sentinel, Volume 20, Number 12, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 27 March 1896 — NEW CIGAR FACTORY. [ARTICLE]

NEW CIGAR FACTORY.

A. Lewis, receutly of Logans*, port, has commenced the manufacture of a number of Li"h grade and popular brands of Cigars.— He is located in rooms over Vu» natta’e harness establishment, in Hildebrand's brick Livery building where he has a number of first class hands employed. By square dealing aud prime goods Mr. L. has established a large trade iu Logansport, Goodlaud. Kentland, Remington and many other north Indiana cities and towns. It is curious, says the Indianaps olis News, what a powerful effoot fuilure to get office has in cansing men to see the error of their polit* ical ways, winning them to renounce the devil of tweedledum and all biß works,fond to embrace with vooiferous and voluable protestations the vivifying gospel of tweedledne. Benny Havens, Penny Hrycrs, hnighol”

The enlarged list of free raw materials has enabled our manufacturers ‘o sell in markets from wkich they were’barred under ths McKinley bill and trade abroad has been greatly extended. In the seven months ended Jan. 31, 1896, the manutactures from the United States amounted in value to $126,892,461, against $104,607,101 during the corresponding period in the year previous. This is the lfirgest exportation of American manufactures for the same, numbei |of months in the country's history. The year 1896 began most auspiciously with exports of American manufactures, amounting in value in *Tanufiry to $18,732,547, against $13,101,738 i . January, 1895. At this rate of increase the exportp of American manufactures for the current year will exceta $350,000,000. The Philadelphia Record remarks that “there is nothing to prevent tnis magnificent growth but agitation for cheap silver and for high tariff obstruction of trade.” A. Lewis, » cigar manufacturer of 20 years experience, recently of Logangport, h«s located in Rensselaer, and opened a cigar factory in rooms over Vanat a’s harness store. Hildebrand's brick livery buildeag and solioits the trade of looal dealgrs and consumers. Goods of a high jade will b manufactured. Try him.