The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1885-07-29

by the locality referred to, or whether
recreation and escape from tho heat
ofless favored spots: Visit the Springs.
The railway deposits you almost at
the doors Of the hotel, and you are
notout Of the world ifyou are among
the mountains.
[ NoTED TOBACCO FACTORY.
a Recorder Reporter Posts Himself
RELATIVE TO H. p. JONES 4 CO..
Within enc hundred yards Of the
depot at Hillsboro stands a large
frame structure, possessing moi special
ly attractive points in its exterior,
but in this same frame building is
carried on a business that extends "to
the uttermost parts Of the earth" 1t
is nothing more nor less than the
manufacture of smoking tobacco, and
this factory, through its product, has
made the name Of H. P. Jones & Co.,
deservedly famous.
A few words, retrospective in their
character, will not be out Of place in
this connection, as a prelude to what
we may have to say Of the factory
and its goods. Maj. II. P. Jones, the
proprietor, is yet young man-that
is, we should Judge he had not yet
passed the magical 40" He is a ma.
tive Of Hillsboro. and when the late
war broke out he was scarcely more
than q boy. Young as he was, he
entered Che army, at first as drill
master, in 1861, and in 1862 he en-
listed as a private in Cameron's Bat
terry. First onepromotion and then
another gained him the rank Of LIST
Lieutenant and when he surrender.
ed it was at Washinton, Ga., he at
that time being temporarily upon
Gen. Bragg's staff. After the war
be became associated with q com.
mission house at Mobile, and in 1871
he returned to his old home and en-.
gagged in the manufacture smoking
tobacco, which has since remained his
business.
THERE ARE SOME POINTS
connected with Maj. Jones career as
q manufacturer that are notable. He
was the first man in North Carolina
to introduce the manufacture Of "long
cut" smoking tobacco, all claims to
the contrary Notwithstanding. lie
is also. without doubt, the most ex.
tensive exporter Of smoking tobacco
Of all the manufacturers in the State,
and we believe him the only maker Ct
so.called "Bird's-Eye" tobacco.
Hfs EXPORT TRADE
dates from June 25tb. 1874, when be
made his first shipment to Liverpool
but, from causes needless to mention,
he abandoned exporting not long af
ter. In the year 1881 Maj. Jones
being in Richmond on business con
nected with his firm, was casually in
troduced TO a Liverpool merchant
The Liverpool man was familiar with
the character Of goods made by Maj
Jones, an order for goods grew out o
this accidental meeting, and sinc'
then the Factory has pushed it
foreign trade. sending tobacco Il
Liverpool, London, Shanghai anc
other foreign ports. To-day tobacc'
made by this llillsboro factory i
smoked along the shores Of the Medi
teranean and we don't know but ]
perfumes the very air Of the Bos
phorus itself-from the great Euro
pean houses it is widely distribute,
to all the leading foreign sea port
Of the world and il constantly grow
in favor. W.
THE EXPORT BRANDS
arc "Tar Heel" long cut; "Carolini
Birds Eye" Hillsboro' Long Cut
Crescent Coarse cut" and "Old Nortl
State Long Cut" The latter and tn
ucconeechee granulated are doubles
the choicest grades made by lii
house, but the "Tar Heel granulate'
is "a good second" and is especial.
held in high favor in this country.
Beside exporting, Maj. Jones hold
a large trade in North Carolina, il
Georgia, Virginia, and elsewhere, es
pecially IN the cities Of Chicago, New
York, Portland, Oregon and othe
trade centres. These various grade
OF goods are made from the choices
selected North Carolina and yirginit
tobacco ; every process Of manufac
ture is carefully looked after, ant
every appliance Is Of the best. Fo
"loDg cut work, Legg machine
the finest piece Of mechanism Of il
kind we have ever seen Is used.
The capacity Of the factory Of II
p. Jones & Co. is one quarter millioi
pounds per year. The goods mad
are everywhere recognized as stand
ard brands; they are put up in u
tractive packages--tin cans, foil, an,
paper and cloth, and the appearance
Of these packages does not belle thei
Il