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A. Fair's Cigar Factory
| Name | A. Fair's Cigar Factory |
| Ortssitz | Brantford (Kanada) |
| Straße | Murray Street |
| Art des Unternehmens | Zigarrenfabrik |
| Anmerkungen | Fabrik anfangs Ecke Colborne und Murray Streets |
| Quellenangaben | [Profiles of Brant County companies, banks, societies, & churches (1883) Internet] |
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1873 |
Beginn ca. |
1883 |
[Profiles von Brant County (1883)] |
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| ZEIT | 1883 |
| THEMA | Firmenbeschreibung |
| TEXT | Ten years ago Mr. Fair was induced to embark in the business of manufacturing cigars, and after commencing upon a small scale and making a first-class article, his fame soon spread through the Province, and the demand for Fair's cigars was so great that it became evident that he must increase his shop capacity to meet the numerous orders pouring in upon him. With that end in view he accordingly moved his factory to more extensive premises a little to the west of his grocery establishment at the corner of Colborne and Murray Streets, in the East Ward. Since then the business has increased to such an extent that it was found necessary to procure still larger premises, and consequently the brick building on the east side of Murray Street was purchased and the factory removed into it. the facilities are now such that a large number of hands are employed and the output for the last four weeks was respectively 29,900, 24,800, 32,200, 35,000; aggregating no less than 122,000 cigars, the majority of which were the favourite Punch, Patience, Prize Leaf, all first-class cigars. This large amount was far less than required to fill the orders on the books of the proprietor. Mr. Fair, although paying the highest wages demanded, finds great difficulty in obtaining a sufficient number of hands to enable him to keep up with the demand. The building now used is a story and a half, with a frontage of 88 feet on Colborne Street and 60 feet on Murray Street. The ground floor is used as a workshop, stripping room, curing room, packing room and bond room, while the upper floor is used for drying purposes. The room adjoining on the east side is the packing room, where the cigars are all assorted by three experts and packed. The principal markets outside the Province of Ontario are England and Manitoba. According to the trade and Navigation Returns, and the shipping book of the factory, he exports more cigars to England than any other manufacturer in the Dominion. Manitoba has also been a good customer, and to such and extent that he has been obliged to send an agent there to look after the interests of his business. In connection with the cigar trade, Mr. Fair does a very extensive grocery and liquor business, both retail and wholesale. In foreign liquors and wines he imports direct from the vineyards, thus guaranteeing the genuine article. |
| QUELLE | [Profiles of Brant County companies, banks, societies, & churches (1883) Internet] |
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