ANNIVERSARY NUMBER 1919 



105 



factory sanitation, to the end that 

 the product that reaches the con- 

 sumer is an article that is cleanly in 

 the extreme. The total capacity of 

 the company's factories is sixteen 

 million cigars per month the result 

 of the labor of over seven thousand 

 people. 



EL ORIEXTE FABRICA DE 

 TABACOS, one of the oldest es- 

 tablished cigar factories in the Phil- 

 ippines, was founded in 1883, immedi- 

 ately after the abolishment of the 

 Spanish Government tobacco mono- 

 poly. For over thirty-five years, 

 the products of this factory have en- 

 joyed an enviable reputation that is 

 second to no other factory- in the 

 Philippines. For the greatest por- 

 tion of this time, it has led all other 

 factories in the exportation of its 

 products to all countries in the Far 

 East as well as Europe, where the 

 "LA PERLA DEL ORIEXTE" is 

 a slogan of merit, which you see on 

 every box that leaves this factory, 

 and we guarantee to keep it synony- 

 mous with its present status, "The 

 supreme cigar quality and value." 



HELIOS CIGAR FACTORY, es- 

 tablished in 1890, has been an im- 

 portant factor in contributing to the 

 pleasure of smokers all over the world. 

 It is in the United States, however, 

 the home of critical and discriminate 

 smokers, that the products of this 

 factory have found their largest 

 sale. Over forty-five million cigars 

 a year go to the States to give comfort 

 and solace to lovers of the fragrant 

 weed. This factory did its share 

 during the European War shipping 

 many millions of cigars to France, 

 where they were very popular among 

 the men who strove to make the world 

 a decent place to live in. 



LA GIRALDA CIGAR FACTORY, 

 established in 1888. This factory was 

 amalgamated with the La Comercial, 

 Aguila del Mundo, La Concordia, 

 La Constancia, La Favorita, and 

 La Perla del Sur Factories in the 

 year 1904 and operated under the 

 name of The Philippine Company, 

 Ltd. In 1917 the main factory 

 building was destroyed by fire. On 

 the old factory site, we have erect- 

 ed a new factory building much 

 larger than the old one modern and 

 up-to-date in every respect. We 

 specialize in this factory on high grade 

 cigars for the Export Trade. Its 

 products have been particularly well 

 received in the United States by a 

 discriminating public, and orders re- 



ceived from other parts of the world 

 are convincing evidence of the satis- 

 faction with which the public receives 

 this brand. 



The products of our factories are 

 sold throughout the world. The 

 epicures of America, Europe and the 

 Far East have continued to purchase 

 our cigars for many years. The 

 ready sale with which our various 

 brands have met is conclusive proof 



that the products of these factories 

 are acceptable to the demands of the 

 public. 



Our factories are open to the in- 

 spection of the public. Every detail 

 in the handling of tobacco and manu- 

 facture of cigars, from the time the 

 tobacco is received in the bale until 

 the finished product is packed in 

 cases ready for shipment, is gladly 

 shown and fully explained. 



WALTER E. OLSEN & CO. 



Manufacturers of 



HIGH GRADE MANILA CIGARS 

 27 Escolta 



Manila Philippines 



THE OLSEN BUILDING 



The first re-enforced concrete building erected in the Philippines, on the site 

 of the "Kiosko Habanero" 1906. 



