The state chronicle., 1889-04-19
LEAF TOBACCO WAREHOUSES;

growing country in the world. Oxford is
drawn the leaf from every section of the
Golden Belt of the State SO large is her
trade and the reputation. of her market.
that upon the floors of her warehouses
can be seen the products of the tobacco
soil OF Durham, Cdswell. Granville, Per
son, Alamance, Vance, Warren, Franklin.
Wake, Mecklenburg, Va, and Orange
counties. AT this season of the year there
are large 'breaks" upon her market and
the prospects are tfattering for a better
crop next season than the last four years
for the simple reason that farmers are
more determined and Independent of fer
tilizers than ever before. Among the
leading establishments of Oxford looms
up the
BANNER WAREHOUSE.
An old tobacco raiser, the horny handed
labor to some market to exchange it for
the necessaries of life. The problem
racking his brain is where he can reap more
for the sweat of his brow For their ben
eft there was organized in 1886 the above
named warehouse. From the Jump it
sprang out as a candidate for the farmers
favor, and its patronage became very
great. In March of 81 unquenchable
flames swept this wooden building into
ashes; but like all enterprising men, they
once more built up building with brick
enlarging and making many improve
ments. Rapidly did they regain their
former stand, and to-day can boast of
having made the largest average on sales
IN North Carolina for the whole year since
their establishment high as $22. This
is why she carries the Banner" "Men
make times" is an old maxim, and good
energetic men. Such are the clever pro
prietor and employees of the Banner p"
Messrs. John H. Bullock and W. T. Mitch
ell are young and ambitious and destined
to crown the r retiring years with the
good Will of every one with whom they
come in contact, and especially the farm
er, whose interests they are ever Oh the
alert to protect. They pride themselves
IN their warehouse being the headquarters
of the famous Beaver Dam tobacco and
the fact that they are the oldest leaf to-
baccO dealers in Granville county. \
clever force at an established warehouse is
very essential to the growth of its patron
age and one can we'll say that at no other
place can be found a cleverer set of good
fat, healthy fellows than right down there
at the place they call the Banner. That
man they call E. T. Crews, who gets up
.,
gentlemen ? Going at, going-gone ~
believe they call him auctioneer there If
my memory be correct, he fumbles with
the books a little, and takes his quill call
this think Is correct, If my memory be
correct,) and draws a check KNOW THIS
Is so. Whatever may be his true position,
| know that he is used to good things to
eat, for the signs are external. Previous
ly l mentioned the fact that before he be
gan to holler at the sale be got up on the
pile. Since considering the matter this
must be an error, for il does not occur to
me that their warehouse prizes their to
bacco on the floor. All this is true But
farmers, amt | right when | say that he
Is the cleverest man for his size in the
county merry, jovial laugh is his and
an intelligent, pushing, determined air.
The firm is greatly indebted to his energy
for North Carolina and for the Banner
| warehouse Wish we had more such
young men. His assistant boOkkeeper is
Mr.. W. NJ. Gulick, aud the other assist
ants of the establishment are their two
travelling drummers, Messrs T B. Jetfries
and 5. If. Bullock, the fruits Of whose
labors are seen in the warehouse at every
sale.
NEW JOHNSON WAREHOUSE.
This Is one of the leading warehouses in
Oxford, and its proprletors, Messrs. Davis
Il Gregory, are noted for their enterpris-
Jug and whole-souled ways
II Mr.. ". A. Davis Is a native of CasWell
county, a man whom We revere as a for
mer member of the craft. He came to
oxford some fifteen years ago AMI became
he editor of the TOrchlight, but becoming
interested ID other ways soon was com
PEELED TO sell his paper 50 as to give proper
attention to his other business. He is one
OF the best business men in Granville and
behind his business talent has push en-
ergy and pluck to help him upward
maj. n. a. Gregory is one of those vet
Grams who came out of the war bearing the
marks of wounded hero After it was
all over he was, for some time, Town Com
missioner, but the best efforts of this man
were made while following the farming yo-
cation. He was President of the Good
win Agricultural Club, and to-day Is a
lively member of the Episcopal church and
of the X. of H
To the great pleasure of the farmers of
Granville county they recently opened the
above named warehouse and are pushing
and holding their ground. 1t is so seldom
that one sees two better men as partners
IN business, and we know that Granville
county Will appreciate their efforts for its
advancement.
Other establishments for the sale of the
leaf are the Minor, Center and Farmers
Alliance, all of which are doing good bust
ness and are helping boom the place as a
large market.
TOBACCO BUYERS.
Probably there is no other town in the
South for its size which eclipses Oxford in
the number of buyers on the market.
Competition is the life of trade" but in
this case competition between buyers on
the warehouse floor is the life of the far
mers. Where there are more buyers,
which produces competition, there is great
er demand for tobacco and consequently
prices go up. Some of the most successful
brokers are Messrs. W. S. & J. NJ. Currin
T. n Burwell Dr. E. T. White, Adams &
Scott, Dorsey Jones, O. S. Smoot. John
Webb, l.. G. Smith, J. n. Day. B. J. Gooch
John Meadows, J. b. Boothe, Burwell 4
| Parker, Strause & Rand, Knott Bros, r
| V. Minor, J. e. Bowling, b. Glenn, w. T
| Lyon, and Geo. NJ. Beale Among those
energetic set of men is the firm of
f. o. BRANDFORT Il co
When distant firms place in the hands
| of buyer an order for a certain grade oi
leaf it takes a very cool, shrewd man tC
satisfy them, and it is this style of one We
present in this sketch. To become gOoC
| buyers one must needs have much expert
ente and a habit of close investigation