The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-01-03
THE FOREMOST MAN IN
NORTH CAROLINA.
MR.. JULIAN S. CARR, OF DUR
HAM.
Some Facts About His Wonderful Ca
reer, and the Great Durham Bull
Smoking Tobacco Factory.
THE ROMANCE OF SUCCESS.

The GOLD LEAF taxes pleas re n
presenting to its readers this week
portrait of one of North Carolina S
foremost citizens-Mr. Julian S. Carr,
of Durham-together with a brief
sketch of his life and the great indus
trial enterprise of which he is the head.
We have reference of course to the
Durham Bull Smoking Tobacco Com
pany, Of which Mr.. Carr is the Presi-
dent and controlling spirit. For this
sketch we are indebted to the South
eyn Tobacco Journal, ofDanville, Va.
The story of Mr.. Carr and his won
derful success reads almost like ro-
nance and we are sure that the nara
tive will be read with interest by the
GOLD LEAFS many friends.
The man of all others in North Car
Dina to-day, whose name is house
hold word is Julian S. Carr, of Durham.
This IS a degree of distinction which
seldom comes to one man nowadays,
and more especially since that man
moves and acts exclusively in the
walks Of private life. He who rises SO
high in the estimation of all the peo-
pie in this late age of hurry and rush
must generally do SO through the me-
dunn of an official career, and yet this
is not the case with MIR. Carr. From
the misty skyland region in the West
to where the tapping waves kiss the
white sea sands in the East Mr.. J. S.
Carr is known, and wherever his name
is spoken 1t is with love and a devo-
ton seldom shown the man in private
ranks.
Mr.. Carr is native of Chapel Hill,
North Carolina, the seat of the State
University. Here his Doyhood was
spent and here he received fair edu-
cation in the stormy days just before
the war. When that great struggle
came and the ffs teffdiff eesll eeasll went abroad
for help, Mr.. Carr joined the ranks
where he served as private soldier
until the end. Returning to the old
homestead where "desolation hung
like festoon moses everywhere" he
looked into a future that seemed dark
indeed. Following the adage-"g go
Yves" he went, and landed in Little
Rock, Arkansas. Here MIR. Carr met
with that reasonable degree of success
which is the sure reward of sober and
intelligent application to work, but he
did not make his fortune.
In 1870, when at home on visit
to relatives in North Carolina, he was
pressed upon to give up life in the
West and cast his lot with the people
of his native State At that time
Messrs. Blackwell & Green were doing
a small but profitable and safe bust
ness in the manufacture of smoking to-
bacco in Durham. The firm was look
ing around for partner and Mr.. Carr
soon discovered that this was his
chance. For a few thousand dollars
he purchased an interest in the busi-
ness, and here. began the illustrious
career which has brought him where
he is to-day.
From the day Mr.. Carr entered the
firm the great Durham Bull Smoking
Tobacco business prospered. The lit
tie wooden house which was the earl,
home of this great enterprise is still
standing in Durham, with the words
"The tie that binds two hemispheres,
painted upon it. Mr.. Carr brought
wonderful business capacity into the
concern for one SO young. For sever
or eight years the bulk of the profit
Of the firm was spent in advertising
and notably a great portion of it il
newspaper advertising. In this con
nectlon it may be we'll to state tha
Mr.. Carr claims to-day that he ha
found that newspaper advertising pay:
better than any other, and man whc
has spent SO many thousands in thi
line certainly ought to know whereo
he speaks.
But the little wooden building coule
not long contain this growing and ex
panding firm. The Durham Bull TO
bacco, linked with the wide-awak,
fame Of its originator, MIR. w. I
Blackwell, grew more in demand ever,
year. The firm was ever watchfu
that the high standard of the good
should be kept pure, and hence one O
the first secrets of its wonderful sue
cess. The bulk of the business, grow
ing SO rapidly, new building was de
manded. This has been supplied, ant
now they operate the largest smokin.
tobacco factory in the world. Nowher
on earth can another such enterpris
be found. From cellar to top it
equipped throughout in the best posi-
BILE manner for the manufacture Q
! smoking tobacco. All department