The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-05-06
T0BAc co BOOMING
Az lea a warren's Warehouse.
srAcrs RELATIVE TO THE FIRM.

SFAcTs RELATIVE TO THE FIRM.
he rapid development made in
the Mercantile and commercial in
SSsssets of Durham is natter uf re-
ioicing with its public spirited citi |
zens, and the splendid results
achieved are due in great measure to
the untiring activity and enterprise
of our tobacco warehousemen. Any
class of business men might be better
spared to Durham than this. 1t is by
means of their capital. their energy
and enterprise that the great staple of
this portion of North Carolina and
ajacent sections of Virginia is so
largely collected here, held for favor
able markets, and forwarded to cons
sumers at much less cost for hand
ling than would be possible under
any other system.
Among our reliable and enter
prising firms engaged as warehouse
men and buyers is. that of Lea u
Warren, whose warehouse, "Reams,
is known throughout the Golden
Belt. The facilities which Creams
I warehouse" has for the handbag and
sale OF tobacco has secured to them a
very large clientage-a clientage
D scarcely second to that held by any
. warehouse in this State or Virginia /;
r their liberal methods of dealing with
!; both the grower and the conslgnor,
1.-The careful and immediate attention
that is given to all consignments, the
promptness with which sales are made
and returns forwarded has won for
) the house the highest reputation, and
their business transactions aggregate
> hundreds of thousands of dollars an
y nually.
r The proprietors Of "Reams' Ware
l. house" are w. A. Lea and j. b.
y Warren, and their co-partnership
: dates from about one year ago. Prior
IS to that time, however, the senior
e member of The firm had been identi'
Is fed with the great warehouse bust
ness Of Durham. Originally from
Caswell county and formerly far
mer, Mr.. Lea became connected with
a our warehouse business in April, 1879
% as q partner in the firm of Lea, Cor
y nett & Co., who operated the Banner
- warehouse, and he remained with il
II until 1881 since then he has beer
Re identified with Creams"
~ Mr.. Warren, somewhat youngel
i man than his partner, is from Gas
at we'll county, and before his remova
- to Durham was merchant at Pros
pect Hill, in his native county. Eacl
l. of these gentlemen devote their whole
= time to their warehouse and leaf buy
es ing business. their prize house being
I'd located on Railroad street. They arr
re liberal buyers, too, rejecting nothing
l. for thy hold large shipping marke
y for aiy and every grade, even to re
fuse scraps. .
Of Messrs. Lea & Warren have no
r. only provided themselves with mos
Re excellent warehouse and shed taclli
o, ties. but they have taken pains t.
L. surroSnd themselves with clerica
g. | forcewhich they can rely upon. Ih'
atla kagers are Messrs. j. ]. Lei
we the book keeper
4e6. Murray; tn
Cox, J. G. Rome.
u Thomas, the latter gentle
$, from Person county, belnl
lie known 10 our farmer friends general.
it as the ssFarmer's Host" one specia
~ province of his being to see that far
to mers and their teams are proper.
% cared fer. In addition to this cleri
re cal force some eight or ten colore'
te men are employed, SO that the lea
s. received is sure of prompt handling
t. The sources of supply, in the main
lie are Durham, Granville, Person, Cas-
c. we'll, Orange. Alamance, Chatham
of Wake, Wayne, Sampson and Gull
ford counties, and the farmers through
L, out all that region are we'll aware hov
IL carefully their interests are looked
d. after at "Reams' Warehouse" indeed
E. each patron of the house calls tn,
ie members of the firm his friends, ant
lg with the best of good reasons, too
u No one can doubt that the veteran
5. auctioneer, Mr.. G. A. W. Barham
% will do his duty,-his record in hi.
lr warehouse during the past ten OF
v eleven years proves that.
lie The columns of the RECORDER ant
of the other papers of Durham hav,
ir told, over and over again, wha
d Ream's Warehouse is accomplishing
II in the way of prices for the farmers
q The averages secured for leaf hav,
d been exceptionally high, and ready
y market is found for all grades. 81
8. far as that is concerned, all of oul
9, warehousemen are doing well, an6
9, each strives to out-do his neighbnr
: It is equally true that Messrs. Lea
: Warren are not being left in the race
e for supremacy.