The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
DURHAM TOBACCO TRADE.
A Model Warehouse, u Recorder
Reporter Visited Col. Par
rish's Place of Business
Last Thursday. a

Last Thursday.
Outside Of the tobacco BELT So
called, very little is known, except
in the most general way, of the to-
bacco warehouse business. Visitors
to Danville, Lynchburg, Reidsville,
Winston, Durham and other points,
hastily walking or driving through
these towns, do not and can not
form an idea of the great interests
represented BY the huge brick or
frame structures that arise upon
either hand, and which are denom-
mated warehouses; forthe most
part these structures do not present
any comeliness Of architectural form
but with regard to their arrange
ment noapostle of light or heat
could find any fault. Experience
has been aprolitic teacher to tobac
co dealers, whether buyers or sell
lers, and these men have long since
learned to employ the agencies Of
Nature.
| THE GOLDEN BELT,
has the warehouse system prospered.
1t was originated for different pur-
poses; to correct abuses that were
too common, and to bring the far
mer into direct contact with the
buyer in an open market. This
warehouse business has taken to it.
self various phases, but in no sec
ton Of the country has there been
created a higher type Of excellence
in this line of trade than we find
embodied in the operations Of our
Durham warehousemen.
4. PARRISH WAREHOUSE
stands AZ a representative concern
of its kind, and that simple word
representative means much il
closely analysed. To be representa-,
tive of business, of power, Of means
Of integrity, of popular sentiment
Ito feel and know that ones effort:
are appreciated and that those ef.
forts have been untiring in pronot-
ing the common good-all these
things we take to be embodied in the
meaning Of the word representa-
tive" and so we repeat that the
Parrish Warehouse il a representa-.
tive institution, not Of Durham
only but Of the whole South.
To those who have never been in
I Durham, we may say that the Par.
IRISH Warehouse i any thing but an
ungainly structure. being built 81
brick, and j. l20x20j feet with sus.
pension roof and solid sky lights
II is conceded to be the largest house
in North Carolina for the sale Of
leaf tobacco.
Col. Parrish commenced bushes.
IN Durham in 1871 as auctioneer in
tbs first tobacco warehouse establish
! ed IN Durham, and continued Al
such until 1873, when he becam,
proprietor Of the new warehouse
just finished and known n "Th,
. Farmer" In 1873 be was a sue
eessful bidder Of the Durham Ware
house. which he occupied at an an
| Bnal rental OF 81, 900 for three year
aud his business increased rapidly
and in 1879, he erected a fine bricl
warehouse where the Parrish Build
: ing" nov stands. He occupied thi
!. building until 1887 when ii wa
destroyed By fire. After that b
built the warehouse he now occu
: pies.
1t can be truthfully sid Of Col
Parrish that he has sold more to
= bacco than any other warehouse
" man in the whole State. Som
years his sales ran over S.000,O0'
pounds
!. In 1856, he became the purchas
er Of the celebrated X. |. LYON 4 Co
q Smoking Tobacco factory. Iii
|. sales Of the "Lyon, "Cut and Slash
and "P,ucky Durham have bee
" large. The business is increasin
n every year. e~
% Col. Parrish is one Of the foremos
men iu the State; indowed with
J. fine intellect, he " esteemed ar
b loved By all Who know him for hi
many Christian graces.
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