Western sentinel. [volume] (Winston [i.e. Winston-Salem], N.C.) 1856-1886, 1884-12-11
PIEDMONT VALLEY.
ITS PAST AND PRESENT, AND GIL
MATE AND RESOURCES.

MATE AND RESOURCES.
Winston as Leaf Markotan 7 o5ac-
co Manufa cturing Center-Its Ware
hOusesmen, Manufa cturers and To-
bacco Brokers and Dealers.
Correspondence Western Tobacco .Joarna1.
WINSTON, N. Give know of no
region SO attractive as the Piedmont
section of Virginia, North Carolina
and South Carolina. The happy me-
dunn of this long range of delightful
country centers in North Carolina.
Here the winters cold is rarely in
tense, and the summer heat seldom cp-
pressive; here arc many gleefitl, clear
streams and bubbiing springs of sweet
medicinal water here are diversified
soils, immense tracts of virgin forests,
where the sylvia of more North
ern and Southern latitudes are ming
led here the apple, peach, pear, cher
ry, apricot, plum, nectarine, ounce,
and the berries find congenial homes !;
here corn, wheat, rye and magnificent
golden Tobacco is produced in profu
sien here, GROWING thet p f a foot
hill OF the Sauratown spur of the Blue
Ridge Mountains CLEANS Winston from
the surrounding hills, a new town,
scarcely not out of its swaddling bands
of infancy, yet many bolder steps for
a greater influence and broader space.
Here on the Southern slope, Of this
hill lies the well named town of Sa-
lem, but do not confonnd her peaceful
shady, quiet with sloth or idleness, for
her children have the same calm de-
termination, persistency and energy OF
their fathers, the Moravian Martyrs
of Bohemia. The descendants of the
emigrants from -Herrnhut, Germany,
to Bethlehem Pa, immigrated to this
section when Lord Granville had
granted them 100000 acres, and com
nenced the town of Salem in 1766
a. D.
How great the astonishment of .
person of that period would be who
only knew this country as an unbro
ken forest, tenanted by rude, half clat
Indians and not less wild and ferociou
wild beasts, if he could behold these
two towns, imposing with their >groa
business houses, and factories ant
beautiful churches, to say nothing o
the railroad, macadamizcd streets, wa
ter works, telegraph and telephon
Z stations, electric lights, type writers
four, weekly newspapers and grea
schools.
Previous to 1872 TOBACCO had littl
prominence with our farmers as croI
and the sole manufactory of Mai. Han
Scales used more than all the lea
produced. Maj I. J. Brown, then c
Davie county, in this year converte
the Miller stable into warehouse, an
sold several thousand pounds of Lea
Tobacco. This beginning and pro:
pect was encom aging, notwithstano
ing the fact that Maj. Brown and Nj
Il. D. Mosely, the auctioneer, wer
frequently the ony buyers and s"picl
ed" each other in lively style, to th
qualification of the former owner. L
a short time buyers from other MAJ
kets came; and the market owes muc
to such men as Mr. Tom Barber an
Mr.. Jack Tatlm for their liberalit,
pluck and energy, for they were til
only buyers at one time Of fine an
fancy tobaccos.
The interest grew rapidly, and in
short time, Maj T. j. Brown associa
cd with Col. A. 3. Gorrell as partne
entered new frame warehouse, bui
by joint stock company. This hou:
in short time proved too small, an
and its capacity was doubled. Th
in the next year was filled to overflow
ing, and DIR. W. A. Lash and othcl
built TIE Lash Warehouse This W,
followed by the Piedmont, and this
turn by the Farmers brick warehou:
Maj. A. b. Gorrell, proprietor.
that to-day we have:
Browns splendid new brick war
house, with clear floor of 90x2G
feet; L. J. Brown and w. 3. Carte
: prcprietors.
F., Piedmont warehouse, with a fo'
room of 90x200 feet NJ. w. Nortle
& Co, proprietors.
Farmers warehouse (brick) with
floor room, exclusive of driveway,
67x200 feet Col. A. B. Gorrell, pr
, prictor.
. Orinoco warehouse, (brick) with
floor room, exclusive of drive-awap,
80x200 feet, Gilmer u Wilson, pr
. prietors.
During this time the manu- facturir
, interest had not languished, and MAJ
brokers and leaf dealers had come
, the market.
9 As this article has grown too lon
| we will only give list of manuf;.ctu
!. ,ers, in order to show the importan
e attained by that branch:
r Salem-Marshall, Taylor g. G.
! Shaffner & Hannah j. A. Butner
|. Go.
4 Winston-Winston Tobacco Co =
! j. Reynolds Reed, Brooks & G
r Z f. Leak; T. IL. Hanes d. Co. q
r Winston (Centr:h rDodh Bros
r Bailey Bros. H .H. Reynolds, Bros
= Bros. Biting & Whitaker Hal
n Scales & Co. ; Byerly & Son; w.
d Ellis & Son; Blackburn & DaltoI
: Bynum & Cotton; Hamlen & Hun
+ T. L. Vaughn; Vaughn q Locket
v r. +. Williamson 4 Son; Ogbul
: Hill & Co.; Zglar & Go.
Il Tobacco Brokers Hall & Edmun'
d Williamson & Smith. Tobacco De
ersEB. j. Sheppard & Co.,A. \. Co
man & Co., r: Is J. G. Goldsmith,
Rarbar y IN MoSIat- II Noel,