The Hillsborough recorder. [volume] (Hillsborough, N.C.) 1820-1879, 1878-02-13

and has a working capacity Of half II mil.
iinn pounds annually. a.'a
Tile snuff Manufacture isa new enter-
prize. and b the first vsntnre ~ the kind
South Of Virginia. Bot the. experiment
poves efninrutly succeSsful. and promises
to control the Southern market. Il was
linaugnrated IN 1876 and Is already la ac-
tive demand abroad. tn meet all wants.
all the different gradpriof snuffare made.
incilding sIaccaboy, plain, sweet an,isllt
II Is all artisiicaiiy put up inilrat and
attractive packages. and lIiore VINO urp
the article are unanimous In giving u un.
qualified praise. The demand Ii purely
southern. which will keep at home thou
sands Of dollars heretofore sent abroad.
II. H. whIaHT 4 ca g e g
Began the nianufaciure Smoking To-
haceo In 1877, and their success ll,iis Gar
hns been very striking, oeginning with
sales % five thousaud pounds per month,
and increasing 50 rapidly in their brirl
career as 10 give PROMISE 81 the empioy-
mrnt of the full annual raparity 81 five
Hundred thousand pourds. The only
brand Is the "lienuh.e Orange County
Bright Lear with tile device of M Or
ange. This brand fin,ls mn active market
In -. Louis. Chicago and Cincinratii and
also III boston, New York and PhiIa-
delphia; and also In Texas where there
have i,eesi made considerable sales With
Increasing demand. wv y ra~ "''@.' .
Tiiis factory. like most of the Others. II
worke,i ty siean, power, and is supplied
with the must perfect u,achiaery. Iii, Ieg
sl #saR r. \ FAucErr srag sae aaa
Is the n,senttciassr Il the FaYp,iie'''
Dlrlia:n Smoking t0la 60. lie brgail
bushes ii Durham rs manufacturer
Of plug lobacco, giving to that most
ofhis time aud atleniion; but the increas-
ing lr.pularityoi aud demand fnr smoking
tobs,co drew hin, into he tide which was
sweeping all the other manufactures ON it
lortune. aud he now makes smoking tu-
baccn exclusively His sicerss. Is alsu
Significant Of the general good fortune
which has accompanied all these enier.
prises. showing that co;nE,on fame ia.
made work fur ail. He makes about sOU
pounds per ,ias, using steam power, and
all tie late improved mschinery. He
business is steadily increasing stimulated
by largeorders from all pats of tb. United
states. # Ii, "a a.ss.. s.s' r
z....sa OTHER FACTORIES, ,s,.4i
There are several other factories in .ope
ratinn of which We have obtained no parii-
culars. all engaged in making smoking to.
5scco. Among .heiB. is that Of I.ucieii
Green. recently established. z. Lyon Il Co
oue Of the ol,lest 10 the place. RpulLsc q
20. wbo began operations in llillsboro in
1871. but WIN removed 20 Durham IN IS.
aud who are doing good business with an
excellent repute; and perhaps one or two
more that escaped Us in the limited time NJ.
lowed u in making our inquiries. .Hara
e SALES WAREHOUSES. Hnt45#
II isimnossibIe 10 estimate The weighty
infiuence exerted npon the tuhacco busi-
mess u Durham, and upon The prosperity
of the tobacco producing section by the
inauguration of the Warehouse system.
Upon tile latter tLe effect was happy and
Immediate. securing ready aud lair sales
under the cumpetition of buyers fro,n n.
broad a. well as NJ home, aud giving 10
the painter cash relurns forhis products;
ensbling him 10 attend the sales and re-
turn home with the procee.ls ofhis crop
In his pocket. instead of awaiting the old
slow process OF fcoislgnnients 10 factvrs, the
pay ynient Of larue commissions and other
ex penses. aud the haasslag d-layo 70.
turns 10 the former, the plan was
equally beneficial, enabling the niaUufac.
lurer TO bny aud select his stocks at his
very doors. avoiding expenses .: ship.
Ipents 90 stuck bought elsewhere. and the
unavoidlable injury incident TO repeated
handling ofthe leaf. Asa consequence.
with the gruwth ~ nlanufact urss, the
number of Warehouses has increased
TO the number of four, who's. aggregate
sales last year reached nearly eight mil.
lions Of pounds.
We will speak Of each Of these, giving
such infarmaiisn rs we were enables, 10
obtain Irpm their prnprieiors. Aud iirst o:
RsAAs' wAREHousE
To Henry A. Beams Is due the honor of q
tiist venture III The business ~ Durham,
tile first Leaf snll III tllat place Ly auction
having been s,ld by him o., the 18th u
May, 1871. His tirst yeats operations
were conducted III one of the factory bull.
Jings. aud In this he sold the first year
eight hundred thmisand pounds. But The
building used was entirely tm suall foI
the -uprls p,niiiup i, hrun Il, sSlca sdten
or necessity h,aAr soll III tie wagons ~
tl,r, thsouge,I ariHud ihc fartpfy, Which
small thuugh II Was. hal frcsive,l tl,s
name 81 the Durham watrhuusr. Ia
1877, Mcssrs Blackwell a Go, built th,
large and handsome wawlinaire. at present
occupied by u, Parish, Of which Mr.
Reanls t,pk charge, relsiniug the nsn,ea
the Durham w.rehpu~s snsl iskisg !,