The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1889-03-28

Henderson railroad went out TODAY with
ten cars heavily loaded.
Henderson's third railroad is nov fin. |
lshed, and has been opened for business. |
Our town is coming, surely
Tobacco; tobacco! 1t has been rolling
IN from every quarter this week and sales
have been high and satisfactory!
There is more money on deposit in the
banks OF Henderson today than at any pre-
Vious time in the history Of the town.
Hurrali for the Durham & Henderson
railroad hurrah for Durham and hurrah
Tor Henderson, the twin leaf tobacco cities
Of the South.
Mr.. E. w. Christian, of P. Lorillard
& Co., Jersey City, the largest tobacco
manufacturers in the world, was on the
Henderson market this week.
Cooper's mammoth warehouse has been
crowded to overlooking and not pound has
been taken in. This tells the tale. His
customers have gone home hurrahng for
sd. Y" as never before.
| Tobacco has been here from every direc-
ton this week. BY railroad and in wagons
it has come loose and in hOgsheads.
Warehousemen and buyers have been busy
and farmers went home we'll pleased with
the prices obtained.
Among others we notice that Mr.. R. II .
Kicks of Nash and Mr.. Fielding Knott of
Granville. the boss tobacco growers OF
their respective counties, made fine sales at
Cooper's warehouse this week. They never
fail to obtain fine prices for their product.
Work is to be commenced on the tobacco
storage warehouse at once. The lot has
already been set apart and the contracts
awarded. Messrs. Winder, Stagg & Co.,
prOprietors of the Greystone Granite Works,
in this county, have been awarded the
contract for doing the stone work.
Never in the history of Henderson have
such immense quantities of tobacco been
shipped here i'll hogsheads. The high
prices paid by our liberal buyers, and wide
awake warehousemen, is drawing to Hen
derson new territory every week.
Talk about good sales of tobacco, but
they have been made at Cooper's warehouse
this week. The floors have been crowded,
but every pile was shown to good advan-
tage, and every pound sold at good prices.
Much of it brought from IS cents to 1926 a
pound.
Gov. Fowle has appointed Mr.. W. r.
Henry of Henderson Especial commission
er to represent North Carolina at the CEN
tennial celebration of the Inauguration of
Washington, to be held in New York city
April 3Oth. The compliment is handsome
and deserved one.
Mrs. l.. Verell, mother of Mrs. John A.
Harrison, of Oxford, died in that place
Saturday, at an advanced age. The re-
mains were brought here for burial Mon
day. Mrs. Verell was we'll known in
residing here for several years previous to
removing to~Oxford.
The following are the officers of the
Henderson Storage Warehouse Com
pany: J. p Taylor, President; Jas. H
Lasster, vice. recident; {. Hunter
Treasurer; y. Y. Cooper, San'l Watkins.
Building Committee.
DR.. r b. baskervili, a skilled phys.
clan, 4 successful farmer and ;tn accom-
plished gentleman, Of Meek enbulg coun
ty, a, was here this week with a tine lOt
OF tobacco which he sold at Cooper
, warehouse ut good prices.
Mr. J. r. Young, DR.. F. S. Harris Mr.
Ed Hight and Dr. F. r. Harris, delegates
from the Young Men $ Christian Associa
, ton OF Henderson to the General Conven
ton at Wilmington last week, have re
:. turned home aud report having had {
very pleasant time. The convention was
largely attended and an interesting ses
sion was held.
The Durham & Henderson Railroad
I has made q good beginning so far as i
a affects our market. Large quantities o
h tobacco were brought in over that lin
T. this week and the hotels and boarding
houses were full Of people as a conse
quence. The new road has opened up
' rich territory and Henderson is reapin:
y the benefits.
=. More manufactures are what we need i
Henderson, and what we must have an
unless our men of means awake to this fac
they may expect to see the value Of thei
: property depreciate. We need more popu
: iation, but we cannot invite it in until "
# provide something for it to do. Manufae
| vi iCS Will XIV { " AoooA oA
+ busy laborers make prosperity.
When you have to buy anything don
fail to call on those merchants whose ad
c vertsements are to be found in the COL
# LEAF. They certainly propose to SCI
: cheaper than those who do not advertise
l., or they wouldn't be so anxious to have 20
call. They want your trade enough to as
), you for it, and will make it to your int
4 est no doubt to deal with them.
d Mr. S. Watkins has gone North to pu
70 cease Spring stock. He will make extel
a sive selections of everything in the line {
O. general merchandise, making a specialt
of fine clothing, shoes, hats, gents furnish
N ing goods, ladies' dress goods, trimming
& notions, ETC. Look out for the announce
q ment of his return and the arrival of IN
"a new stock. S & G. Watkins are progress
IT. i've, 60 ahead merchants, and will open I'll
nc eyes of the public as soon as they get the
n Spring goods in.
TRUTHFUL WORDs.-Penuriousnes {
:, the part of its citizens will reta I'd II
" growth of any town, no matter what j
advantages may be. Without unity on til
ty part of its citizens, no town Will ever be
"a of any commercial Importance its grow
" will be stunted strangers will notice til
te indifference in moment and all the worl
d. will not induce them to locate, much lie
n. to buy property aud improve it. The
- don't wish to locate in dead town, ar
" for that reason they seek other fields. Pu
lie SDirited citizens are 4 GOd-Send to al