Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1879-01-23
barrews that sufficed them. To-
BAoqo CAME apd Rip Van Winkle
perished. -
The First Tobaoco, Faetory.

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The First Tobacco Factory.
In 1869 Major Ham Scales. .lof
Roeklngbam county. came here.
and shortly after established u To-;
bacco. Man,lfaetory. Major Scales
had a Southern National reputa
tion IN connection with this particrs
ular trade, and one Of his known
foresight, selecsin this as q desira,
ble place tor that business, evident
ly induced others to look this, way,
aud ultimatess follow him. To
him, in great ERaea.sure, may onr
town accord to medes of praise,
for the great impetus then given
to trade of every description, and
the great prosperity and develop.
ment which has followed. His.
was then, the advance guard
skirmishing about, and pioneering
for that goal which the town may
now we'll be said to have, reached.
The First Warehouse.
Previous to the year 1872 cur
town made 10 pretentioEs as Il to
bacco market, in fact, such IN idea
had scarcely entered the mind of
any one. Our farmers carried
their tobacco in wagons to Dan
vile and sold it, and brought back
their supplies of family groceries
&c. EARLY in 1872 Major T, J.
Brown, of Davie, came to our town
looking around for business To-
cation. Ie conceived the idea
that Winston was fayorably located
for a tobacco market, and that
warehouse for the sale of leaf to.
bacco wonli do Il good business.
Some of his friends, not as far
sighted as he, attempted to dis
suade him from the project, and
that other points offered greater
inducements.
Notwithstanding their remon-
s s'ances, on the l4th of February,
1872, he opened the first warehouse
in our place. In au old frame stable
on the Miller lot, Immediately
south of the jail, the way of a
venture-for the sale of leaf tobac
co. This venture proved success
ful beyond the expectations Of the
most sanguine. The house soon
proved to be too small, and as bu-
sinass damandsd has hean -anlarg-
ell from time to time until now it
contains floor capacity Of 4,OOc
square feet. The proprietors oil
this house are Major I. j. Brown
and w. B. Garter.
It soon became evident that the
demands Of the trade required ad-
ditional facilities, and in February
1873,
Lash's Warehouse
was opened to the trade. This
house was built by DR.. VIM A.
LASH. now President of the FRS
National Bank of Salem, and was
run very successfully by him ant
Caben Hairston, Esq. While IN
der the management and contro
of Lash & Hairston the house wor
an enviable reputation amoug th.
tobacco ralsers of the country
which it has ever since maintained
This house ut present is ran b.
Mr.. Cabell Hairston, one of tht
original proprieto:s who is recog
.nized in the trade as one of til,
most :horough.going and energetic
tobacco men In our market ant
has won the confidence AMI respec
Of the Tobacco growers fh:oughnu
this entire sectio2 OF country
This house has been enlarged sew
esal times to increase its facilities
TO itaccommodate the public AM
contains floor capacity of11 ,00
: square feet. &siatza t
The Piedmont Warehouse
was first opened in 1873 under tn
} infringement of Major Ham Scale
aud S.. M iHobson who did a sue
cessful business. This house
probably the best lighted house i
the place. For the past two sea
sons this house has been under th
management Of NJ. w. Norfeet
formerly of Caswell county, n. .
and 7. L. Vaughn, originally {
Stokes county, both experience
; tobacco handlers. This house ha
) become very popular with th
: planters throughout this sectio
Of the State, and its proprietor
have found it necessary so max
large additions to the house and
now contains Il 500 squire feet
flooring, making it the larges
warehouses. in the State. IL aa-
! - The experience of SIX years j
the tobacco trade enables our Ware
houselncnto handle tobacco to I'll
: very best aeyantage and prices al
always .obtaine!. equa, to, and
|, some grades in advance Of those !,
any market Of this kind in. or OF
side of the State. .
The above closes the lis. of w ar,
: houses in the town, bat if we kee
progressing as we have since 1877
. doubtless there will soon be 9th,
candidates in the field. In truth,
, would scarcely SAVIOR of air-castlin