Rensselaer Semi-Weekly Republican, Volume 22, Number 83, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 July 1901 — The Cigar Factory Organized. [ARTICLE]

The Cigar Factory Organized.

The Jakey Hopkins cigar factory is a sure thing. We speak of it as the ‘‘Jakey Hopkins” factory, because Jakey is to be the manager thereof. As yet the factory has not been named. The company was organized Tuesday evening, at a meeting for the purpose at McCoy’s bank. The capital stock is SI ,000, held in sums of SIOO each by the following 10 persons: G. W. Goff, A. F. Long, J. A. Hopkins, T. J. McCoy, Geo. Hopkins, G. E. Murray, B. F. Fendig, George A. Strickfaden, Henry Hildebrand, Delos Thompson. The company was organized as follows: Geo. W. Goff, President. A. F. Long, Vice President. J. A. Hopkins Sec. and Manager. T. J. McCoy, Treasurer. The company will be duly incorporated, and a down town factory opened at once. The factory will be put in operation as soon as it can possibly be done. They will make only the best grade of cigars and expect thereby to work up a good and permanent business. The company is looking about for a good name for the factory, and no doubt will handsomely re* ward anyone who will suggest a satisfactory name.