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

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l'q,ibiy httls that y new caa Do said Of
pace, which, from i.s saudsb r,se ~ yv,,-
. qutnca. has bsen the inspiration VI many
4 journal St. Yet, il cvl.rayt TO The slug.
n or gradual exparslvn .yf The vlus
tvwus II NORTH t:srvIina. the sle.sisc . VI y
iitls ism et tpnngmg ffom losigbifcanes
20 reach 10 few short years the iu,l pro.
portions Of large Town, s,iys With eu.fget.
10 snd ;, ,stsnate mdasiry. aud influencing
by ITS products the Iost disiaut quartsrs Vi
,heglsbe. Is one sell calculated 10 sxciie the
wonusr aud admira,iva oi the ususii, eau.
tio -. prud %, and sluw guiag North Caro-
lima. Why should there DO such diile-
renee bsiw,en thus people snd their evllpa>
triotst frum what fountain have the,
drank that li,sy are inspired with ,ucs SUI
peficr ehefrya MIA, good Genius has en-
lighieped lhrni With SUCH surpasslb1 saga
cityf i Or shat foriunaius mas entrusted
them with she keys u isbuicils fortune
lib 70 is neither magic NOR u, ,sltiy nvr su-,
peinaiural guidance that led the way 10 The
marvellous growth u Durham sihpiy The
application u the vrdll,ary principles u
hanas foresight, and . bold p,omplne-s 10
seize on opportunity Ind tuin u 10 account
Cvlnlnuui,ier lees prosperous. aud midi
yiduais les successful are quite wiling 70
lesse ta scclarnt Ihe shaping 81 the ior-
tunes VI . place which stsrts by the bril-
lisncy u its desfinier, aud 10 relieve It's in--
hab tants OF all share VI delibsrsti.n or
agency 10 cnaBge 50 wonderful. II il was
40 ids.t va, acciJ.is s.m,.ar 10 the iall
Il tbs apple BY Nswioa's ride. rrf-c,Rn
upou sh,ch established the Laws oi grsyll..
tivn. The s-cidsDisi fame acquired b,
Dur am tobacc By It's diffusi,n through the
wh' Union By tie d.spe,sing solalsrs u
/ 9th armies wss nvt hst upon ~gavIous
mind, and incidents that night have paw
ed lhLeedej laid ban. 10 reflecting men The
secrets " 80 exbausiless future.
lt is sell known that smoking tobacco
wsr made on small scale. boih before sbd
during the war. al Durham : aaIion. tbsn
only known as depot on the North CsruIl
ne Rail Ruai at which passengers for Cha,
pei Hill dissmbarkea. aud al which. be-
slies the warehouse. there was email
country store. ISAIAH hotel. private jssl :
ling o. two. and, 10 be true 10 history. =
oar room. Mr. X. y. Morris was the
lsndluru Of the hotel. and engaged ibeiden.
tally In the manufacture of iulscco. AR.
]. II. Green. sita whom was the original
Il. "a a.. I...l -. :. f........ y. ILL.,
ws.ls Durhsm I.bsgco. built dwelling.
ss believe before The var. at wha, w.s
then reg4rded ~ very remote frnm the de-
poi-nos occupying very central portion
~ ihe town. lleioo engaged in tne mssu-
isciuEs. Dir. ". Duke. living m the
eoun.ry q the distance VI iwo vr three
u,les. alsD did the same; and these three
we're the germs from which 70 s,upsudousa
growth has sprung. Nat
We prsga,se 10 notice the principal facto-
riss hos II xork and slrp y speak II The
kindred business oi the salss Warehouses
~bieh have proved % important an adjusct
70 The factories IN the rapid sxpsnslon Of
the business uf Durham. Indrcd. Il might
be . question whirl. j. no~ the lnosI ilppnr-
taat u the two; though IL will be readily
admitted that the fsme of the msnufaciu-
ries called the Warehouses into existencs.
but working hand 10 hand. they have be-
come lnniuslly dependent upon saeh Other.
The Business Of minuficture i c,n6nei
slnnst exclusively to smoking tpbseoo. only
one hsare. that nf Hunt 4 Thomis. heing
engaged in making plug. Several 6rms
have at fimes--anung them blsckwell---
entered ihis 6e.d Of euterprise, but have
successfully abandoned ii. until the vne
above mentioned rrmsius the sole ereep-
iion. DC the Smoking Tobacco Factories.
that Of
w. T. BLACKWELL 4 Co.
Il he nlost extensive. This house is the
direct successor 81 J. r. Green who estab.
lisLed The business in 1860 and originated
the brand nos 80 celebrated, and the sub
jeel u such fierce legal eon6icis for the IN
irsrily % is possession. the last u which
has recenily ended ihe in signal defeat Of
Dibrell 4 Co, ef Riebmond Vain the suit
uied befare Judge Hughes in the u. :.
District Court fur kastsrn Virginia. Mr..
Green died 10 1863. and ~ the ~ls cf bis
interest IN the business, the monthly pro-
duct was ss,imated st 1000 pounds. II
nos reaches Cor tts same time 500. 900 lbs.
Tho present style of The 6rm vas adopted
n 1870. IT, memhers consisting AZ VI. +
IsIsckweIl, w.F, Day and Julian ). Carr.
A bold energy aud keen sagaciiy have
been from the hrt striking sharsc,sri-,ics
cf the dtas 10 which hss been united 70
much hhet~l public spirit aud aboandiue
generosity thst success was st once compell.
.sJ 10 their service. Untiring enterprise.
resissle~ essrgy, scrupnlous adherence 10
character ancs s,,sinsd. ssi,sd. have given
colossal proportion. 10 The original small
esstion .ef indisidasl sFsrt p s,0pssrd
swd upvasd'' speaks everywhere. The
original frame budding has given rlsce tcs
large hsnd-ems four story brick building,
fsll n every modern convenience Of mschi-
nery, IL Sss, Of elevators, Of al 10 fsct that
petfso.s aud fscilitstes operations.
The product Is the Gsuuits Durham