1 A Half Century of Effort | j ED. HERMAN, 2*l SQUARE Hy, NORTTT TTTT'R'n 9T y&l f\g> iniß.u 01. Present Head of the Business. Becomes Associated With Business Present Location ot the Executive Offices. Where the Business Was Begrun. , This Year. _ •• • • Sjj js 8 2 ffl Way 'way back in the days of *6s—the days of Lincoln and 18 North Market Square, the limited quarters at 22 North Third Grant and Lee—two men started a little retail tobacco business at 22 Street making this change necessary in 1912. g jg North Third Street, under the name of Herman and Hay. The <j n d b us J ness steadily grows. I S cigars they sold in their little store they manufactured themselves. T . ... , i r iif . . i i l i H i? _ . IJ It is gratifying at the end or a halt century to look back over |R | qln a few months, one of these men, John C. Herman, acquired such a success f u l career as this business has enjoyed. Gratifying— § his partner s interest, and converted the business from a retail to a because it evidences the constant rendering of a service, the jji wholesale nature. GIVING and the GETTING of a square deal, three conditions 11 H? €J It was about this time that Uncle Sam inaugurated special taxes without which no business can hope to succeed, || | upon Cigar and Tobacco Manufacturers, to facilitate the collection q Quality and conscientious value have constituted the square deal I I of which the system of numbering factories was adopted. we h ave at a U t j mes endeavored to give to our customers. 1 <J The factory of John C. Herman was given number one in this reco gnition thereof by dealers and consumers and the con- Distnct. That factory has been operated continuously ever since, sequent patronage have constituted the square deal that has been gj and is still known today as Factory No. 1 among more than five given to us in return. if S thousand such factories in the Ninth District of Pennsylvania. 1 r1 1 1. t. *l 1 £ 1 H g tj) To the thousands of dealers and tens ot thousands or smokers S I ln IS * Herman > son J°hn C. Herman became w^o h ave t h us contributed to our success— - i B identified with the business, and after his father's death four years . , , 1 ~ , . 1 ' • H I later became the head of the house of John C. Herman & Comp- To L the em P'?y, es whose loyalty to the firm and care in their g I any, which post he still retain,. labors have enabled us to fulfll our obll g atlons to out customers- g | q During this year of 1915, fifty years after the founding of the A To all who have, directly or indirectly, played any part, signifi- I | business, John C. Herman, 2nd, son of Ed. S. Herman and grand- cant or in the success of this institution- | H son of the founder, became associated with the business. We express our deep appreciation. g A half century has passed. As to the future, we shall strive to merit a continuance of the i q Today four factories housed in as manv buildings are required to B°°?, will that has been ac f? rded to us in lhe P ast > maintaining | I supply the demand for the company's products.' at ali times our flft y year old P ol,cy - | i| q Offices and stock rooms are now located in the Calder Building, ScjUdf £ DcCll « I John C. Herman & Co. I HARRISBURG, PA. j THURSDAY EVENING, HARRISBURG TELEGRAPH OCTOBER 7. 1915. 13
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