facturers in those years were offering chewing tobaccos, 

 for instance, under such labels as Good Enough, No 

 Profit, Reformer, Luscious, and Elegant. Cigarettes, ci- 

 gars and cheroots were available if a customer asked for 

 Bogaboo, Hoosier Hustler, Flew de Coop, and General 

 Hobo. Some of these sales titles hardly seem calculated 

 to inspire consumer confidence or interest — yet the 

 brands sold and in large quantities. 



As recently as the early 1920's there were 1,182 estab- 

 lishments in Illinois producing cigars and other tobacco 

 goods. The tobacco industry then ranked third in the 

 state's output from its factories. Within the next decade 

 or so high-speed machinery was installed by the majority 

 of manufacturers. Most of the tedious work of rolling 

 cigars by hand was ehminated and the labor of em- 

 ployees in other tobacco plants was reduced with a 

 consequent decrease in the number of factories. 



For the period between 1896 and 1921, Illinois was 

 almost surrounded by states in which prohibitory laws 

 against the sale of cigarettes were in effect. Frequent 

 efforts to include Illinois in the roster of anti-cigarette 

 states were successfully resisted by members of the Leg- 

 islature. They were well aware that smokers would not 

 willingly relinquish a cherished custom and that restric- 

 tive measures were ineffective in other states. This prac- 

 tical attitude was to prove of great value to the industrial 

 community. 



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