The state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1883-1893, 1884-01-12
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GlRDLING THE GLOBE,
y. {. TOBACCO FIRM. LIKE THE
BRITISH ST NpNRD.
creet> the sun in Every Climate and
SENDS "A Missionary tn the ucathcn in
the Islands of the Sea.


:erprisiug hrm Of ". Duke. Sons & Co,
hes recently rc;urnei from tour around
the world Mr. Wright says that eighteen
months ago he started on a business trip in
She interest Of W. Duke. sons & 60.
Leaving New York he sailed for Liverpool.
and after spending about three weeks sn
the domains Of her Bii ish Majesty. hc
passed over tho channel To BE, GUM visiting
Antwerp and Brussels. thence to Roiler.
dam, the Hague. Amsterdam. Bremen
Hamburg. Copenhagen. GottenbcrS. Caris-
tisna, Stockholm, -. Petersburg, Berlin.
Eeipsic, Dresden. Parguc. Vicnns Munich.
Frankfort, Cologne and Paris, tbon back To
London.
From London lie sailed for the Cape of
Good HOPE, Africa, calling cn roiite =, tho
Madeira Islands The Christmas II le>2
Was spent in Southern Africa where much
10 his discomfort he found the weather eN-
tremely hot. bat was RECALLED by the dc
licious fruits and vegetables Of the tropical
climate.
American tobaccos were used ,htrc, but
exported chiefly from England. As Ia civ
ilization. the natives Of the English Colon
les are beginning to learn the language aud
are making some advancement su' even
in the most civilized portions the English.
Dutch and native kutr languages are caCt
so extensive ~ used that an interpreter il
found 10 be an absolute necessity The
dress in the English Colonies is similar To
leaving the sea shore, and The large cities, 1t
was curious TO find that the inhabitants
were quite independent of tailors. and fol.
low the good old Adamite fashion. The
men buy their wives at from five Ia ten
head of cattle-the price being in proper
ton To comeliness and age. and the number
allowed to each individual is only limited
by tho extent of his rancho.
American goods, such hardware,
wagons, carriages, agricultural implements,
cotton sheeting, &c., are extensively sold
throughout the colonies From Africa
Mr.. Wright sailed for Bombay. touching AT
Maurtius, an island situated east of NADIA
gasca, the principal city of which Is Port
Louis, of eighty thousand inhabitants
From Bombay he crossed the empire Of
India by rail TO Calcutta, stopping AT Jcy
pore Delhi, the former the capital of the
Moguls, Lucknow, Cawnpore, the scene OF
the terrible massacre OF English women and
children during the mutiny, Agra. where
may be seen the celebrated Tai or tomb
of Narmahal, said to he the most bcautl-
full piece of architecture IN the world, and
Benares, celebrated for its manufacture of
sIlken stuffs and for its sacred apes. From
Calcutta he proceeded to Ceylon, here for
many ages have been found the finest pearls
known 10 commerce, theme" to Singapore.
Java the land of coffee and Oh 10 Austria
liza via Torres strait, which separates New
Guinea from the main land. The principal
cities Of New Zealand and Australia were
visited in turn by Mr.. Wright and he also
found time for "a short trip into the interior
of the country. Taking final leave Of the
British Empire Mr.. Wright turned his face
hOmeward and sailed for san Francisco,
only stopping temporarily at honolulu, the
chef city Of the Sandw ca Islands. Ih"
trip was "A grand success and Mr.. Wright
had the pleasure of introducing at many of
the aforenamed places certain grades OF TO
baccO and cigarettes OF the fl III which have
already acquired SO cuvIablc reputation
in the United States. He states that the
great difficulty Is the tendency Of tobacco
, IL decay III he warm aud damp tropical eli
I mates and that ne has seen much tobacco
/ utterly uafit for use. On being asked II
/ there was remedy for this, Mr.. w. re-
I piled that w. Duke, Sons X 60 had so pre-
! pared their cigarettes especially for these
! climates that they could always insure their
! safe keeping and that there was no com.
/ plaint, but a constant repetition Of orders
/ from these foreign markets. During the
eighteen months voyage Mr.. Wright saw
! only about six American flags on the high
seas, which in his opinion speaks rather
poorly for us as a maratime nation.
Mr. Wright states that the English tax
upon leaf tobacco is about 50 cents per
pond, and $l.lG upon the manufactured
! article, and on liquors about 50 30 per gal
! Ion which creates such a volume Of revenue
as to enable the government TO relieve the
masses Of lis people from all taxation upon
the principal necessarics Of life. It Is a
/ misapprehenslOn on the part Of our tobacco
growers TO suppose that the revenue tax is
Is a burden upon the producer or even upon
the manufacturer. The weight Of taxation
falls at last upon the consumer and If main
tained for the support of government must
| tend largely TO refeve the necessity Of tax
alton upon such articles as are indispenaa-
bic to the comfort and welfare Of the pco-
pIe. Mr. Wright informs us that the
smoking tobacco trade Of the firm has in
creased so per cent above last years bust
ness, and the cigarette business 3l5 per
cent Their pay roll in 1880 from
four to five hundred dollars per month,
whereas now II reaches the cnomOus hgure
of S8 900 per month They are now run
ming in connection with their establishment
a printing office for labels and large paper
box factory, also several large warehouses
for recurring, ordering and storing leaf to
bacco used in their various brands, thereby
enabling them 10 get the very best article at
bottom figures, saving all speculate Is
profits and thus placing upon the market a
cigarette which retalls at from five u ten
cents per package, superior To any other
which is sod at double the price. Their
rapid increase in business nccct states their
building at once an additional factory Of
brick to contain forty thousand square fccs
Of fioJr room, and which Will require an
additional force Of hundreds OF operatives.
We cannot close this interesting commu-
nication without an expression OF profound
admiration for the stupendOus energy,
which in a few short years Of toll, backed
by wisdom. which may be deemed almos,
, unprecedented, has made the firm name OF
, w Duke, Sons s. Co. power III the land
. and justly enuled them 10 the success they
enjoy which IS the sure reward Of honest
toll.
I 1t is TO such men that Durham owes it.
existence, and upon such sterling citizens
G as these We rely for a perpetuation Of hel
t prosperity.
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