Burg cigar factory fuels New Ulm growth and pride
A lengthy look at Capt Burg’s cigar plant, established in 1871, now employing over fifty with a $4000 weekly payroll. The facility ships across Minnesota, North and South Dakota, producing nearly 2.5 million cigars yearly with Cuba Sumatra and Connecticut tobaccos and a spotless, orderly operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Ulm
Minnesota
North Dakota
Havana
Sumatra
Burg
Cuba
Connecticut
Burg Cigar Co. Built a Proud New Ulm Industry
The Burg Cigar Co. grew from a small 1871 frame shop on Minnesota street to a two story Centre street factory by 1882. Capt. Frank Burg founded it after an 1868 Chicago tobacco trade apprenticeship, with 25 workers in the main workshop producing up to 400 cigars a day. The firm incorporated in 1901, offering stock to employees, while long-time staffers built a durable, skilled workforce. Cleary works in Washington on research, and Mrs. Hunter Doll, once Senator Cushman K Davis’s wife, died near Hyattsville Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burg
Berth for McCleary in Second District Office
A Washington telegram to the Minneapolis Tribune states James T. McCleary is in line for a second district office post if a certain bill becomes law. The article notes cigars are packed in bundles of one hundred, with 30,000 to 40,000 boxes yearly, then aged four to six weeks before sale or shipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Minneapolis Tribune
James T. McCleary
Burg Cigar Co Officers and Publicist Max Burg
The Burg Cigar Co brand lineup includes Blizard Ga Signorita and Commercial Club among many others. Officers are Fr Burg Wm Schroer and Max Burg. Capt Burg is president, Schroer secretary, Max treasurer and noted as the active genius and strong advertiser. A Knox bill to build a 3 million dollar highway includes James T. McCleary as a commissioner, a Minnesota figure defeated this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burg Cigar Co
Blizzard
Ga Signorita
Fr. Burg
Wm. Schroer
Max Burg
Capt. Burg
Mr. Schroer
Max
Guth Gets Sixty Days In Jail In Assault Case
Albert Guth of Cottonwood township pleaded guilty to assault in the third degree after being indicted for second degree assault. The court jailed him for sixty days instead of a fine. Taft led Roosevelt by about 7,630,000 to 7,623,480 in the latest NYT figures, with Democrats at 6,450,090 versus 5,077,971 four years ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guth
Taft
Albert Guth
Cottonwood Township
New York Times
Roosevelt
Also Mentioned on This Page
Cleary
Congressional Library
McCleary
Congress
Knox
Gettysburg
Library Committee
Minnenesota
Bryan
Commercial Club
Durg Qgar Company
Telephone
Turner Theatre
J. Sardam
Jos. E. Howard
Music Big Tier
Pioneer Drug Store
Martha Eichmann
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!