The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1876-07-26
DlisnAalAT THE cESTESNIAL.

how gratifying WAS the display made by
cur sister town, rejecting credit ul,on The
town. county aud State.
W. I. BLACKWELL &cG TOBACCO MANU.
fAcrURElss, DURHAM. NC.
This manufacturing firm have secured a
desirable position. embracing, probably,
tw" hundred aud any square feet. Like
all tile other places occupied by members
of the 'Ial,acco l'iad., their space Is be-
conlingly upholstered, having an elegant
carlet anilic fsis, and other appoiBt-
mcnts a,laIaed 10 tl;v locality nnd occs,sion'
InrlosIng the area devoted to their use Il u
substantial silver plated railing. Al eacli
of ti,e four corneisof az their inclosure,
wllica fr0ntson two naves rInning from
east 10 west, are nlarielize,l pc,lestals iil
variegatrd c0lOrs, ai0ut two and half
feet high, o., which are placed four large
and heantiful crystal glass vases will, llll-
packed Durham smoking tolmcco, for the
pr,sluctinnof which the firm, i,s L. kaown.
enjoys splendid reputation. Eacl, vase
Is cInbeliislIed with AN admirable like
Ness ~ Washington. In colors, ms also with
the names Of the agents ofthe firm. Messrs
Mcdowell 4 Ca Philadelphia. i.S. Watts
of Baltimore, aud Messrs. A. Hen & Go; of
New York. Accompanying these a,loril.
n,enis are two crossesl arms. respectively
Ii bisr and gray, with hands cordially
kgnsqed. iiId The famous niotio under-
Iraili. ''Iet ms have peace" Dispv-cd ut
intervals between The. VASES are pyramids
os boxes aud packages Of Durham. A
Islrgc cIrcular pile 81 ioSes and parcels Of
of the same tobacco fills tlie SPACE Ia the
center ofihe inclosurc. Next 10 tile to-
baccn exhibiiesl. which. necessarily, Is the
principal feature 81 interest. the subjects
that viii be likely 10 attract most alteil>
ii.i. ~ this exhibitions. because - iypi-
rally ai.d rfan.ineptly Identified with tie
Iea.lbsg product affhe firnl, arc the two
g,,l,l.qs representatives ofthe aDurham
Bull.r allich ca.siitnted n,e we'll known
tra.ie-matk ufthe house. Thesetwoima-
ges are la,iscd ulni. elevated narbleize,i
platforms, and face respectively the
noriiierIy aud suuli,eriy Sides of the Hall,
overlooking tile naves running alung on
either sl,ir of llle inclHure. Though tllcy
can hardly he called life size, they are,
nevertieIess. large and we'll proportioned
exaniplars ul the famous Durham bull,
whose prrscntment apnrars on every
package oi lie firms princila,l brand of
smoking tobacco, aud distinguishes Il
iron, All others. If no tol,acco were dis
played 10 this arca. the visitor, M rule,
wUiId have little difficulty III determining
10y these symbols 20 whom the enclosure
lH.longe,i, rs smokers aud non-sniukrfs
illrDugI.aut the United Staies, have bccn
brcil made familiar with them as u trade-
nark, by seeing their pictorial represeii,a-
tIon III the warehouse OF every jobbcr and
dealer In -maxing tobacco in The country
Merely M ,ualter IL fact Il may bemen-
toned that they weigh -everal hundred
pyinds eacl, and are well rxrc''ied. The
exhibit altogether isaI appropriate ai'l
attfactira uite. atA8#AN t|lM
Referring To this house. the Baltimorc
tbnwcrcidi of june says:-- iik.
During The war the manufacture Of
Durham smoking t.,l,accO Was carried %,
here by Mr. J. n. Green. He PrrIarri II
Tor market IN bags under various brands.
iaa never caIlel Il Durham tobacco Until
atier tile war. aud ihrn he was lel % adopt
tle brand DURHAM" aud tile striking
lmprint of Ia Durham bull, by an inter
r-llng combination of circumstances ~
shifting from The fbriunrs of civil war
III IS0D Messrs. W. blackwell aud j.
Il. Day were In the j,bblng trade at King.
ston, Lrnoir, Go; ln the eastern pnrt d
tbI. State Becoming acquainted with
t;rccn they we're invited by him 10 l'e-
come partners IN the business, the result
l,clug that III The sane year they puf.
el,n-,sl half interest In tile Durham iac-
tory. The business was thereafter car
rIed on with increased energy. Nc. Grecn
however, was already ~ falling health
and he died 10 1903, when his Interest III
the business was purchased ffom his helm
by Messs. blackwell 4 Day. in 1870 on,
third of the business was purchased BY
Mr. JULIAN 4 Carr, and the firm nov
comprisss w. +. Black well, J'R. Day ana
JulIans. carr, though u may be stated
that the senior member, Mr.. Blackwell
h sole proprietor % the Trademark In ,,ss
ly the irm. Succeeding the death Of NJ
t,rse,,. the business was conducted unde'
ths ,tyle of w. r. blackwell, bnt To- ISL
The present iirn.name wa- adopted. IL
stow Tie wonderful growth Of their b,'-i'
ne.~, ii h only necessary to slate that
fuiri manufacturing nominal anoit u
1870, the yearly prDduct has 10 iIlcrease'
! thn, M isT5 ihc fim manufactured an,
marketed nearly l,5oo.OO poul'iso q &"
bac,o, aud Cor Tie present year The pro.
,IuctIon will amount o. over 2iO0O,W
; mounds. This large product is purcl'ic'e'
hy WHOLESALE tol,aecv delaer in all l'r'
; .i lie United states, pliJ even Ia iorcigi