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The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
The RandoInh Shoe

At Arehdale, in Randolph county,
is q large tsnoery started there about
fifty years ago by Mr.. Finley Toms
linson. HIS leather btcame famous
throughout the Piedmont section.
He furnished and built up q fut
trade. After his death, EIGHT year.
ago this fine tannery fell to bis cots.
Nessrs. S. +. and Allen J. Tomlin.
son. They then conceived the id-s
Of starting a shoe factory. / hey took
in with them 3 Mr.. Parker On expe.
rienced shoe mGnufseturer and or.
ganized the Randolph Shoe Co.
which has grown to b. one Of the
leading manufacturing interests 10
the State. TIE leather from which
the Randolph shoe il made is tanned
at their tannery in tha old way and
not by any chemical process. Il re-.
taIBs its old reputation. hence n.
great popularity Of tie honest hand
made Randolph She, whose sale i.
80 large Throughout: the State The
RECORDER readers when buying a
good substantial shOe should call for
the Randolph hand made shoe
These SHOES have taken the premium
a. many Of the fairs. The ofiire.s Of
the company are, Sir. r. :. Tomlin.
son, Of Durham, presideni; Allen j.
1omlinson, 0f Archdale, secretary
and treasurer They maze good,
they can guarantee % every PUFF
chaser. For ,agy wear, Durability
and nealness tie Randolph .ho, can.
not be surpassed. One VI lie bea4-
ties about the shoe they are sold ai
only q ANAL profit.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
Durham as a Railroad Centre.

Durham as a Railroad Centre.
The city Of Durham is peculiarly
blessed with railroads When three
years ago it became known that Dur
ham was the third best paying city
on The whole Richmond q Danvlle
system, that their receipts for freight
and passenger fare was upwards Of
one million fur hundred thousand
dollars annually, other roads began
to seek for share OF this large sum.
The Seaboard 4 Roanoke system, or
the great Rohicsnn system. with the
right bower. Maj. j Q. Winder, se-
cuei subscription of 100000 to
aid them in building a road from their
road at Henderson to Durham. Then
Col. A. B. Andrews, as the right
hover Of The Richmond n Danville
system In this section, wanted to ex-
tend their branch road from Clarks-
vile to Oxford on to Durham. They
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
Methodists i'm North Carolina.

The Conference which has Just
closed its session at Greensboro
shows very gratifying results for
the work of Methodism in the North
Carolina Conference for 1889. Ii
must be remembered that the North
Carolina Conference does rot en-
brace all the State Of North Caro-
lima. There are fifteen counties over
the Blue Ridge embraced in the Hol-
stem Conference, and nine counties
over the Roanoke river in the Vir-
ginia Conference. The actual num-
Der Of communicates in the North
Carolina Conference is 1894, an
increase over last year of2.747. The
amount paid for the support Of the
ministry is SI34,063.4l. The aver
age salaries Of its preachers is S546 :
l6J. The average salaries of Presid-
ing Elders is sl.2lg.0I Paid for
Foreign Missions, sl3. $50 80. Paid
for Home Missions. $7,s1l.09. The
total amount raised for all objects
il s2sl, 7GG -, an increase over last
year of S30,O00.12; an average per
member in the Conference Of 1906.
1t is especially gratifying to the
members Of the Methodist church in
this immediate section Of the State
to learn that Durham district. Of
which Rev. J. T. Harris i Presiding
Elder. has made the finest financial
showing in the Conference. Dur
nam district has G.367 members. and
paid the handsome sum Of S2g.2t2.-
81 to church purposes this year an
Average per member Of s. s.. This
Is the best showing the district ever
made, and these figures do not look
like hard times" II is a matter Of
congratulation to the three Metho-
dist congregations in the city Of
Durham -- Trinity, Main street and
Carr churches to know that each
paid every dollar Of its assessments
to all object and went beyond Oh
come If the claims. Well dOnes
The cause VI education ~ receiy-
IngChief attention. Trinity College
will be moved to Raleigh and opened
on much larger plan. The city Of
Raleigh presents the college with
SiO.t 10 worth Of property.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
Young Mems Christian Associa.
ton.

/ An organization that has accoms
lplished much good 10 Durham and
THAT has wide field for its operations
lis tile Young Mems Christian Asso
citation. which was organized about
two years ago and now has upon its
rolls over two hundred members.
The membership is divided into
two classes active and associate.
Any adult male member Of any evan.
gelical church may become an active
member and any young man of moral
habits may become an associate mem
Der. Besides these classes, there is
operated under the auspices of the
Association fonrishing Junior
Branch, composed of boys. This
branch is in charge of Mr.. E. A.
Htartt, who takes much interest in
the woik The devotional exercises
of this department are held in the
parlOr II the association every suns
tay afternoon, at 8 o'clock. The des
votional exrrcis of the Senior Asses
ciation are held every Sunday after
noon, at 4 o'clock, in the Assembly
Hall.
Tho offers Of the Association are.
President, j. H. S.uthgate; Vice.
President, Leo. D. Hea,tt; Secretary.
|. j Simmons Treasurer. p. MI.
Bsiggs. In sd iition TO these there
is a Boaid of Direct rs and various
committees.
unlil recently the as citation had
IN earne.t General Secretary in Mr.
]. ]. stowe, who resigned t. enter the
ministry. The rnoms are ir charge
II Prot. L. ]. Simmons and Prof. J..
) Bassett, pending arrangements for
securing another General Secretary.
Tie Durham Association is one of
The best equipped in the State. It
occupies The entire .econd floor of the
Halliburton building ION Corcoran
rett, near the business centre of the
uw.'. Tn fl ,ar is divided into six
so"ms, VIZ: Parlor. Library, Glass
K ON. Secretsryis Office, Gymnasium
md Assembly usll 49,
Connected with the ASS citation is q
Ladies' auxiliary, which has rendered
ya'a.b G ard highly appreciated aid
in prosecu;iag the work.
The Association is supported BY
voluntary su''sc, options and by Dem-
bers' dues.
Hearty CT operation from all the
evangelical churches OF tie ttwp
would incrrasr the US iulntss OF thu
Y. ii e. A. aid make il powerful
adlanct to tie churches in enIsrgine
the gal Of the m niber. and in bring-
AZ young men t. christ aud 10 the
church.
A cordial H. viiation is exreniei 10
all young met. wh"Iher visiti,
resiie..t, W ether ntBlbprs or moi, to
visit the r0ons ami TO .I,etd the de
yotiun i exc cjses.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
JONES 4 LYON.
Their Two Stores---Isandsome
Dry Goods and Gents Fur
nishing Stores.


The average reporter knows as little
as possible about dry goods and all
that the term implies. So far as the
writer is concerned he pleads ignor
ance, and he makes that plea because
he is onite sure he will manifest the
fact before this artirle is finished,
However, during recent visit to the
dry goods establishment of Jones 4
LYON we observed m 'ch that vas OF
interest, and not the least pleasing
matter was tile veritabe throng OF
buyers in attendance. The day. was
a pleasant one and
THE LADIES WERE OCT IN FORCE.
They evidently found much to iaters
est them, too, and We don't wonder
at it. Pretlier STYLES were never seen
in our dry goods stores than are dis
PLAYED this winter ard prices have
not been lower since the war. Stand
ard calicoes at FIVE cents per yard are
the key to the sitnati N, dress goocs
are in sympathy with them, and no.
tions, lalies' shoes, wraps, cloaks,
furs, &c, have haG to f low salt.
JONES & LYON s
as a firm began business in Septem,
Der, 1887. They first opened in the
building on Main street, jus, west OF
Vauehsn's drug store, lately occupied
by A. Mohsberg. Tney fouud their
stock too large for the store, SO they
opened gents furnishing and shoe
store in the Jtnes.Kramer building,
Just across the STREET. Capt. VIM.
Allen, i prince among salesmen, was
put in charge Of this department. He
has built up for them fine trade.
Last September they had the store
vacated BY Mr.. 5. Lehman renovated,
repainted, &c, aud they M we'd thei'
dry goods stlre To Lat building,
where they opened up a much lar, er
stock. The store robm is Well iighteC
ana shows their go' ds IT, decided adj
vantage. They have the following
statesmen: Mrssrs. j. Snyder, Thaa.
Jones. w. w. ShaS (late Of Muse d
Shaw, ]. ID. Pridgen in the dry goods
store. They have one of the most
elegant stocks of dry goods ever
brought TO this city. Th,ir
GENTS FURNIsHI>G AND SHOE STORE
was novel into the store formerly
occupied as dry goods store. They
have it filed TO Overflywtng with
shoes. has boots, caps aud gents
furnishing goods. They sell largely
to the Farmers Alliance as well Is
the public in city AID country.
The firm is composed of Mr. John
W. Jones, who for ten years was hean
clerk in the store Of Mr.. John l.
Markham, and Mr. J. f Lyon, who
was for number of years 3 promi-
nent and suec, ssful manufacturer OF
tobacco. He for years has been one
of Durham's Leading aud most sub
stantial business men. Dir. Jones
understands his business to petfec
ton. he is a cautious and skilled
buyer. They are pushing their bust.
ness rapidly and are building up s
fine trade in every section tributary
To Durham.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
PLANTERS WAREHOUSE.
JIM. q Jno. G. Neal. Proprietor,

~. N. ~ JnO. ". Neais PrOpfletOrS
Pioneers indeed are Messrs. J.. M.
Neal a. John @. Neal, proprietors Of
the Planters Warehouse, Of Danville,
Va. More than . quarter of cens
tury ago these gentlemen embarked
in the tobacco business. They occu.
pied the positions as clerk and aucs
tioneer IN their fathers warehouse,
aud he was the first man in North
Carolina or Virginia to start the sys.
tenn Of selling tobacco on warehouse
floor in separate piles. Before this
was done, it was either sold in the
barn or wagon, from which samrle
was drawn. This mode was always
attended with trouble and l,ss to the
planters, who were frequently made
to deduct on the price because they
had no redress after deliver NO
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
TRINITY VI. 4. CHURCH.

have done a great deal for the farm
ers in keeriDg up prices. Farmer.
you eve these clever gentlemen Iebl
Of gratitude so when you start for
DaBville the next time strike a bee.
line for the oil Planters Warehouse,
where you will receive a hearty vel.
come by tbese gentlemen. Tbey will
stand by sou on The sales and John
Neal will Fquo'ze ihe last cert out Of
the buyers a. lac who'ps them up.
Besides The warehouse bushes,
they are large dealers In leaf tobacco
Owning. as they do, ample room for
handling. they carry big stocks of the
weed. The RECORDER wishes these
gentlemen continued success.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
We Peel Grateful.

The editor Of this paper feels
grateful 10 his friends aud patrons
for this most liberal patronage. I'm
aided, we have worked mp this edition
in four weeks. The advertising col
alnns show how literally our friends
in this and the surrounding tobac-
co towns responded TO our calls.
they recognize the value Of an adj
vertisement is this, the oldest paper
published in North Carolina.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18

We would call attention N the al.
vertisement n 7. j. Gattis a Son Ia
this issue. They are perfectly relia.
bic, have dne business qualifications,
have built up q fine trade and are IN,
every way worthy or your patronage
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18
}. SCHWARTZ,
The Fresh Meat Merchant.

III" ftNH lItat Merchant,
Mr. Schwartz was one Of the Ere,
10 open a place Of Business IN Dur.
ham where lie pubic couId, from
Christmas 10 Chrisimas, bay any aud
all kinds 81 6fsi class meat. He
continues 20 FuppIy the hungry pub.
BIC with the beat meat she mountains
and western meadows aifgrds. lie
deals largely, selling either wholesale
or retail lie thoroughly BnJefstabd.
the Btat BUSINESS aud always get.
the faltes: ard la.'.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18

se-e given by the people Of Durham
$4,000 FIR this purpose. 50 as 10
h 'rten the distance to Richm md.
Va. BJth roads we're soon COM
pleted. which give rs two powerful
c mpeting companies. Result: are
duction Of 20 per cent. in freight
charges.
Previous TO this ID rhan county
had subscribed 100000 70 build o
railroad from Lynchhurg 70 Durham.
This rad will be completed By the
iirst Of April ard will then co meet
With the great Norfolk Il Western
Dad, which does not belsng t, the
southern Traffic Association. This
yill give Us another conpeiins line
md will probably caase ancth 4 re-
duction Of freight rates. The Lunch.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18

burg h Durham railroad viii be er4
tended south 10 Fayetteville or Co
lunbia. There Is also prob ,bility
Of the Durham q Northern being
extended 10 Monroe, N. O., there en-.
meeting with the General Hoke road
10 Atlanta, Ga. With these new
railroad, and the North Carolina
road. we have frst class railroad Ia
cilities.
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18

Jones 4 Co, la, Igh, wants 1000.
600 pvuBds between Bos aid he
FIRST Of March 70 fll oruers, Dou'l
Gail 10 make q note Of tbs
DEC lsIt
The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1889-12-18

Their present warehouse, the Pant
ers', was opened for business more
than twenty years ago What q
bles.irg hey have ben to the farm
ers. For twenty years they have
be n battling tor the interest Of the
tol accn farmers. They have opened
more markets in North Carolina than
any ore else. Mr.. ]. q. Ssai, the
ismors a1ct 'onaer, attended he open
ing sa'e 81 Durham AMI sold the first
tahac' o ever sid at auction at the
Id lie ms Warehouse. Another
brother "peuei the Statesville mrrket,
sill ano,htr opened the Greensbor"
marke'. and Col J VI. Neal a'teudfd
tie oFeniug sale of the Whist mar.
kat. They have . reeord a. ware.
housrmen unsnrpassed by any. 1hey
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27

Entered at the postofficea at DeLand, Florida as
Second Class matter.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27

which materially lessons the cost and
tedium of the operation.
The following directionsfor the cultiva-
tion and preparation OF the indigo will
prove of interest to those who wish to
give the industry trial:
The plant requires a moderately rich
soil, the seed being sown early in the
spring, sometimes broadcast, but prefer
ably in shallow drills about sixteen inches
apart, so that weeds can be removed or
kept down by hoeing. The plants will be
ready to cut in about three months after
sowing the seeds. They are cut just be-
fore coming into the flower, and if condi-
tions of growth are favorable a second
crop may be cut in about two months
afterwards.
The coloring matter does not exist as
indigo in the plant, but when the plant is
STEPPED in water and subjected to certain
processes the blue color is educed.
AS soon as the plants are cut they are
thrown into watts of water, where they
are allowed to remain until sufficiently
macerated. The liquid is then drawn
into another vat, where it is subjected to
agitation by beating with rods for several
hours, or until the water changes from
greenish to a deep purple color. 1t is
then allowed to settle. The water gradu-
ally clears and the indigo sediment is
found on the bottom of the vat.
1t is then boiled, strained through bags,
and otherwise treated until prepared for
commerce.
All the processes require careful, skilled
treatment to secure the best results.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
For THE FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT.
A Slight Error CORE cted.

A recent number of your nicely made
up paper contained a cut of the Early
Arlington peach. The article accompany
ing contained an error wish to correct,
viz: ''The following description was
furnished by James Mott, who has for
some time had the management of Mr..
Bidwell's nursery" have never had the
management of Mr.. Bidwell's nursery.
have only had charge of sending out his
new peaches.
True have said considerable in the
press of the merits of the five different
varieties, the late Mr.. BidwelPs selection
from over two hundred of his new seed
lings, as being best, and while we coun-
seled together very much as to Florida's
possibilities and the many new fruits that
were coming, yet he was the manager, :"
and shall ever remember with pleasure
my association with that bright mind
that has given to Florida's Horticulture
SO many valuable eacquisitions-tha true
man, whose nature looked beyond dis
honesty in any form, and turned from it
in his daily life as he would from the
viper in his path; and how greatly have
felt his loss Now, after he has passed on,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
Sub Tropical Exposition.

The Sub-Tropical Exposition opened in
Jacksonville last Wednesday, and will re-
main open until April 1st.
In circular sent out by the Director
General, it is stated that the Exposition
is in need of exhibits-fruit, vegetables,
plants, shrubs, farm products, etc. 1t
will cost but little for each county of the
State to collect q permanent display of
their products and forward them to
Jacksonville. These exhibits would add
greatly to the interest and usefulness of
the Exposition, and at the same time
keep the sections from whence they come
prominently before the people who visit
the Sub Tropical. The best way to secure
immigrants is to convince prospectors by
:ular evidence that our State is self-sus-
tanning. BY all means send something to
the ub-Tropical.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
Agricultural Patents Now Publ
Property.
Public
Property.

Reported for the FLORIDA AGRICULTURIsT by F.
B. Brock, Patent Attorney, $50 f Street, Wash
ington D. C,
These patents expired February 20,
1889, and are free to be used by anyone
so disposed. Valuable devices are fire.
quently embodied in them. Drawings and
specifications of any patent will be fur
nished at cost of fifteen cents each by
Mr.. Brock.
Apparatus for making Plowshares, E.
Ball, Jr.
Plow Golfer, J. Pinkham.
Plow, c. Billups.
Plow, J. Wallace.
Manufactures of Scythe Blades, w. P.
H. Willis.
Stone Litter and Stump Extractor, J.
Knoop.
Moving Machine, J. j. & F. Bulfinch.
Horse Power, L. &. Taught.
Grain Binder, G. b. Wilmington.
Fruit Box, J. Shepard.
Flood Fence, R. S. Gilcrest.
Fence, A. M. Aplin.
Potato Digger, w. W. Speer.
Cultivator, Seeder and Stalk Cutter, J.
and W. What.
Corn Shelters, A. Adams.
Bee Hive, J. E. Moore.
Baling Hay and Straw, w. Hadwin.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
An Orange Trust.

We are credby informed that an immense
orange trust is being formed. with Ocaa for it's
headquarters to harvest the Florida orange
crop, doing away with every class OF mddlemen
1t is said that the large growers all the State
are falling into line and taking stock in this
enterprise, which will revolutionize the orange
trade.-Bartow Informant.
Why not? In this advanced age OF or
ganization and cooperation, the indi-
vidual or industry that alone and un-
aided attempts to achieve success will
have an uphill road to travel
Nearly year ago the AGRIcULTURIsT
suggested the formation of an 'orange
trust" as the most practical solution of
the bothersome question of disposing of
our fruit atprofitable prices.
In order to make the trust of any value,
it must have the earnest support Of every
orange grower in the State, who must
first organize and select managers, and
then follow their instructions to the let
ter
The object of the trust would, OF course,
be to regulate prices by controlling ship
ments, and, if necessary, contracting the
supply of fruit This would be their
prime motive, yet in a thoroughly organ
lied condition and under the leadership
of intelligent, experienced and influential
men our fruit growers would be in bet
ter condition to demand and maintain
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
Abyssinian Yams.

We are under obligation to Mr.. C. H.
Dearborn, OF st. Johns, N. B., for pack
age OF Abyssinian Yams. These yams,
in shape are very much like the ordinary
Irish potato, but instead of being white
on the interior, they are dark purple.
This color, however, is not Objectionable,
as it disappears when the tubers are
cooked.
The yams presented to us were grown
in the high latitude of New Brunswick,
which shows that they are suscepti-
BILE of being cultivated in a variety of
climates. AS Florida is in very nearly the
same latitude as Abyssinia, the yams will
no doubt do we'll here. We will give them
fair trial in our experimental grounds.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
An Old Florida Industry.

Cotton was not always king in the
South. At former, and no very distant
period, the culture of indigo was aprofit-
able and material industry of the South
ern States, and was as much the king OF
products as cotton is at present. In
many sections of our State the old indigo
fields can still be seen, connected with
which are the vats drying houses, store
rooms, etc.
For some reason, perhaps because the
preparation of the indigo into market
able article was an expensive and unwhole
some operation, it's culture yielded to cot
ton, which, if less profitable, is more at
tractive. ae
The annual exports of indigo from the
Southern States once amounted to l ,OOO,-
900 pounds At the beginning of the
present century it.was only 6 6,000pounds,
and now there are only a few places i'll
Georgia and South Carolina where it is
cultivated at all.
The Departmental Agriculture is of the
opinion that it's cultivation in Florida at
this time would be remarkably profit
able, as many improved methods OF pre-
pairing it formarkethave been discovered,
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27

'"THE FLORIDA AGRIcULTURIsT, of De-
Land, f. O. Painter, publisher and pro-
prietor, has been greatly improved, and
is now one OF the bestagricultural papers
in the country Continued success to
you, Bro Painter "-Orlando Sentinel.
Thanks, Bro Vaughn; we appreciate
your kind wishes, and will try and de-
serve your praise.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27

as write the tears fiji the eyes of the
strong man.
| have some little nursery of my own
here at Orlando. | make specialties of
new fruits (that | find after thorough
tests to be valuable) and grated roses.
JAMES MOTT.
The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27
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The Florida agriculturist., 1889-02-27

their rights from transportation compa
MES and other elements that at present
have them by the throat, and from whose
grasp they seem, separately, to be unable
to extricate themselves.