The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1888-09-11

North Carolinians determined to
establish home markets and manufac-
turing towns Of their own. The re-
suit was Winston, Durham, Reidsville
and other points OF. less prominence,
with warehouses handling millions
upon millions of pounds of leaf an
nually and manufacturers putting this
leaf into shape for chewers and smok-
ers, for the commerce of the world.
There is not country on, the face of
the globe where tobacco is smoked
where Durham's brands have not found
an entry ana purchasers: She stands
unrivalled to-day as the smoking to-
bacco manufacturing center of this
continent, and that means the world.
And 80 has the form of Winston's
plug and twist stood, and its superior
ity been established, until the twenty
two factories now in operation cannot
supply the demand. She does not
enter the field Of competition on low
and cheap grades Of goods, preferring
to keep the standard up and maintain
ing the reputation she has won for
superior work. She leaves the low
grades to the rival towns across the
border which have no reputation to
lose:.p @hihJ DINO "sbok ,D3Hoi'n9ih
no Less than fifteen years ago Ethe e
first warehouse was opened here for
the sale of leaf in an old stable, Il From
that humble beginning and within
this brief period of time has this
colossal business grown ; In place OF
that one 'imprornptu warehouse we
have four immense structures handling
from twelve to fourteen millions Of
pounds of leaf annually, for which
more than q million of dollars is paid
to the planters who produce it! It is
estimated that ten millions of pounds
of leaf will be worked by our manu-
factures this year by the close OF
The working season, in October. There
are now In active operation, twenty
two factories, all, with but one or two
exceptions, substantial brick 0 struc-
tires, employing in the aggregate
four thousand hands. In addition to
these twenty-five, there are four more
approa ching completion and two more,
i am informed, will be built by the
opening of The next season, making
twenty eight in all, about four times
as many, If I am correctly informed,
as are nov In operation IN Danville,
Which ever had the to obacco manufacI
turing business of this section prac1
tically in her own hands, 19bisi'oo
The question might be naturally
asked, whence this marvellous growth,
whence this greatsueeess within such a
markedly Oshert xperiod z Where Tis
the answer: By fair, square dealing,
good business methods cand by level
headed management, by making la
quality of work which could enter The
markets of the world ontits merit, by
a proper selection of the leaf neces1
sary to do, this, and (byn paying prices
for this leaf which would encourage
planters to- raise it forTthe market.
Our manufacturers, wisely recogniz-
ing the necessity of sustaining their
home market, keep it up by paying
the highest market prices for the leaf
they buy, and hence the reputation of
this market for reliability and fair
prices. 81 If there is any section of the
country where the culture of tobacco
pays, (and it does pay when properly
conducted) it should be here where
there is a constant and constantly in
creasing home market, supported by
manufacturers, not spectators, in
terested in keeping their market up.
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