Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-01-30

sied ii tho trade have anything Ike
eorrsct iaeA Of the amount Of basi-
,sss done ia tbis city, 10 connection
zith the tobacco trade We have from
lime TO time spoken CT the large qaan-
titles Of this great staple being shipped
through this place by river and By raj, I
but this is bot a small portion Of the I
matter. The siemmiug Of tobacco, 70 .
sav nothing Of It's manufacture, IL tbis
CITY involves an amount Of capital Of
Which we had but 8 slight conception
until within few days
Last week, while lookiEg out for an /
item, we concluded to visit tbs large !
Stsmmsry just completed and put into |
operation by Messrs. Slaughter 4 Co
corner Of Locust Street and the canal
lie addition to the original purchase OF
the property the present propFieters
have added improvements to the amour.
Of more than $4,000, aud have now one
Of the largest and most conveniently ar
ranged stemmeries in tbs country. AT
ter gaining Abundance We were politely
shown through the entire building by
Mr.. Hicks, the experienced and efficient
manager Of the concern. On the frat
aoor, at the end next the canal, are two
large rooms, into which We we're indueted
from the large store room Here we
found some fifty hands at work, men,
women and children, stenming tobacco
and singing as merry IS crickets.
We watched the process with much
interest, and noted the great difference
in the facility with which different hands
removed the stem. Some Of the best or
I most expert ssemmsrs win stem from
$50 to 500 pounds Of tobacco per day,
while others, who are green hands and
NOT particularly Industrious, viii not
stem more than Is to 100 pounds
The weekly wages paid to these stem
I mers viii average from $500 to 800 per
week, or IL run continuously through
the year, would reach $2s 600 to $40, 00t
per years- ee
n From this il viii readily be realized
the amount Of benefit derived by this con-
muni,y from the estAblishrnent of suel
houses 10 this city, and when Il i re
membered that We have three or fou
other houses nearly ~ large, some idei
can be formed OF the snoaut Of none,
pul into circulation in this city on wage
alone ~
From here we are conducted to th
second and third stories which are ft,e,
up with racks for banging up tha strip
to drE These apartments ars 100 Zee
by - feet, and capable Of hanging, wit
the attic above, about $50 bogsheaas {
tobacco.
The whole building is arranged in tn
most approved style, with Sufficient yer
tilaiioni to insure the perfect drying OF
Of the strips In 10y part Of The buiidiuj
From the upper windows Of the buildio
magnificent panoramic view Of Ii
city, the river, and the adjacent coul
try can be had, giving one very di
linct idea Of the extent aud beauty
our city.
The tobacco dealers Of cur city, il wi
thus be seen, are diffusing East amour
. Of money through the city and comm
!, nifty, and are aTording pleasant AZ
profitable employment to hundreds
INDECENT persons, who, without this en
pIoyment, would become a public charg
When the Tobacco Sales Warehouse
IN succeasful operation, and with
Bonded Warehouse In the city, il Co
: gsess should pass The Law which CO
: templates their establishment, il can
readily seen that Evansville would so
become net only the largest but mt
" prosperous city in the State.