Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-06-05

satisfactory progress. The next year
| Q873) the Piedmont Warehouse was
built by a joint stock company. Then
in due time the business became eX-
tensive enough to warrant the election
! of the Hannah Warehouse. These con-
tinued to increase every year the vol
ume OF trade. The pioneer farmers
had had such rich yields from their
labor that tobacco culture became con-
tagious and the golden leaf began to
come into market ip constantly in
creasing quantities. Meanwhile, too,
| the manufacture of chewing tobacco
had begun and constantly gone for
ward, and was making the little vii
lage a town Of great commercial i'm
portance.
In 1881 the Farmers warehouse,
the handsome brick structure, was
erected. This gave the town its 4th
mammoth warehouse. And now a
company with ample capital has been
organized to build fifth one this
year. Besides this, the old Brown
Warehouse will have substituted for it
a handsome brick structure.
! These warehouses have, of course,
been the channel through which the
farmers have got their money. They
have all done the most solid kind of
work for the upbuilding of the coun-
try. The pioneer house of Brown and
Garter, still managed by Maj. Brown,
has continued to increase its business !;
and it had the advantage of priority
in time over the others. Mr.. M. w.
Norfeet at the Piedmont, Messrs. j.
p. Hannah & Co., Col A B. Gorrell
of the Farmers and Maj. t. j. Brown
have paid farmers more money since
they began this trade than the farm
ers Of this county ever made before
since this Western country was set
tied. During the tobacco season just
ended, there has been sold, it is esti-
mated. about 100000 pounds of the
weed in these warehouses. Put the
average price Git has been bad crop
year, little above the government S
average for North Carolina-S15 per
100 pounds-and at this price the far
mcrs have been paid by the warehouse
men for this years crop s1,500,000.
The statistics kindly given by the
Collector Of Revenue of the 9Th Dist.
show that during the past tobacco
year 5,217,750 pounds were manufact-
ured in Winston. Supposing that the
general average made by the census
be correct about the income of the
manufacturers, the Winston mann
facturers made profit during that
year of something like 100000.
They employ about $500 operatives
and distribute enormous quantities OF
money as wages.
The tobacco manufacturers are as
follows:
H. Scales & Co., (1S6O.)
7. L. Vaughn, (1S73D
p. II. Hanes & Co, GS74)
r. J. Reynolds, 0S75.)
G. Hamlin & Co, (1S75.)
Brown & Bro, (1S76)
Biting & Whitaker, (1S77.)
S. Byerly & Son, (1S7S.) (Smok-
ing Tobacco.)
w. P. Reynolds, 1S79)
& Bailey Bros, (1S79.)
! Ogburn Il Hill, QS79)
Bynum & Gotten, (16T9.)
, S. B. Ziglar, 1oS1.)
! H. H. Reynolds, 18S2)
. T. F. Williamson, (1SS2)
, Winston Tobacco Mfg. Co., c82.,,
Foy & Bro, (18S3.)
Reynolds Bros, (1S83.)
Dodd Bros, 1889
Blackburn & Dalton, (1SS3.)
! Lockett & Vaughn, (18S4.)
Hunter, Marshal & Co., (1864)
Hannah q Shaffner, (1SS4)
Reed Bros, & Brooks, CS4) (Smok
!, ing Tobacco.
: Y. o. Thompson & Co., (18s4..
! (Cigars.)
l To be built this year
r Dr. Butner.
, w. J. Ellis.
4 Leaf Dealers and Brokers:
/ Williamson q Smith.
! Hall & Edmunds.
b M. w. Norfieet.
a T. j. Barber.
e F. G. Schaum.
) W. F. Smith q Son.
S B. j. Shepperd &, Co.
+ James Shelton.
: Robt. Mosley.
i +. M. Griffin. ED. SENTINEL.
e The "back country" of Winston
It better and bigger perhaps than that 9
i any other tobacco town in the Stat
e unless Asheville be excluded fror
n the exception. The finest wheat land
in the Southeast are in the same re
IT gion. The same region also takes i
= excellent grazing lands and a marvel
. lous fruit country. 1t is no wonde
5 that the town has had steady and rar
J. id prosperity. Rich as the tobacc
n crop is, it is not dependent entirely O.
t. it: and there is a great diversity c
It industries. The large mercantile el
j. Establishments in particular would be
D credit to much larger town. Capt. J
!. E. Gilmer does an extensive wholesal
: and retail business. Messrs. Allen
l. Allen have trade III hardware an
, agricultural implements that has as
n tonished themselves in its growth
e Messrs. Hinshaw & Bynum have
E. wholesale stock of general merchal
le disc that any Southern metropol
IS might not be ashamed of, and the
r sell fertilizers to keep half a dozc
IS counties rich. These are not all tt
N merchants-by any means-but the
sr are only fair examples of the men WI
g have made Winston one of the be
N trading places in the State.
q Most Of the business blocks are