Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-30
A TOBACCO TOWN.
OXFORD, THE MART OF THE He. CUT
TIERS FILTERS, AND WRAPPERS.
Ten wu,,on. of Pounds Sold Annually
Richmond Big Buyer-A "e"''"y
md Prosperous Town.
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ovvopp N. c.. October 20, 1890.
This is live and progressive town.
There are many virginians here and you
meet them almost as frequently as you
do the native Carolininn.
The merchants like the hichmond
wholesale men, and since the establish
ment of speedy and direct commnnica-
ton their trade with your city Is I'M
mense.
This is prc.eininently a tobacco town.
All around you see the farmers wagons
loaded with tho golden product TO-
becco houses ere at every turn, the auc-
TONER'S voice rings in your ears the
very aroma of the plant floats IN the ar.
and the talk OF all you meet is about the
big sales and splendid prices OF cutters,
filters. and wrappers. There are more
tobacco warehouses here than IN any
town in the State and they are costly
| and vell.arranged structures.
PROFITABLE PLANTING.
One man of this county cultivated
eleven acres, worked six hands, sold the
entire crop at Sl7 around, realizing over
"a. coo for the crop, making more than
sGoO 10 the acre. and during a farming
| experience of ten years the same man
has never made less than 500 TO the
acre in tobacco. No wonder, then, that
so much labor and capital are employed
in its cultivation, management ana Ia
cilities for selling.
The Farmers Alliance flourshes here,
and the Alliance Company Is Just com
Melting a mammoth tobacco-warehouse,
and also propose to erect plug ana
smoking-tobacco factory.
ANNUAL SALES.
About ten million pounds OF the weed
are annually sold here. The excellence
of Granville Brights tobacco Is re-
cognized and appreciated the world over.
Professor Voelcker. the English chemist
after a careful analysis, says that II IS
"the perfection OF tobacco and almost
entirely free from nicotine.
The obacco Board OF Trade numbers
over sixty members. Three plug and
three smoking factories are in operation.
Here is located the mammoth stem
merry of the Kimballs, of New York.
Here the Dukes. the Kimballs, the KIN
news. Allen e. Ginter send to get their
choicest stock for cigarette manufactu-
ring. nov so celebrated, and which has
made millionaires OF all who have
| touched IT.
The Snow Tobacco Company, backed
by $3.50, 600, will erect their plant In the
addition known as South Oxford. But
tobacco is not all that makes this town
the home of wealth, hospitality, and
| culture. The situation is lovely and the
climate salubrious. In ten years there
has been nodeath here from consump-
| ton. Epidemics never occur. mineral
springs abound near the town and this is
headquarters for the Panacea Springs
| waters.
oxFoRD's GROWTH.
Until 1880 Oxford was twelve miles
from railroad. In 1888 its trade was
SO large the Oxford and GAINESVILLE road
came the next year the extension to
Durham was completed. The Durham
and Northern railway passes also near by,
while the Henderson and Oxford gives
eastern communication.
Since 1879 the time has doubled ite
population three times and is now con-
spicuous for enterprise and thrift among
the young cities OF the South. Here If
located the great State Orphan Asylum
spreading its charitable protection oveI
800 fatherless children. Here is the
1 NJ 4 lC1 State
and it will soon erect for its fraternity
handsome building on Main street. The
Nasons have q commodious building
here.
CHURCHES AND PUBLIC BUILDINGS.
The Presbyterians have contracted fol
a $4,000 church, and the Rev. Joseph
Rennie, of Chase City. Va, will be its
pastor. The Episcopalians are going to
build an IS, 900 church.
There are two excellent female col,
leges and the celebrated Homer Mill
tary School for boys All are well pa
tronized by the people Of this section.
There are two banks, and j. O.
| Cooper IL Son Will soon complete new
bank building of brick three stories
| high on Main street.
There is brick yard turning out 3d.
600 bricks per day. Pressed brick are
shipped oil over the country.
Captain w. A. BobbIt has O superb
military company.
THE BEST EVIDENCES OF SUCCESS.
There are two ll.edited newspaper
with job-printing Offices; also new
market and opera-h house that cost S25,
COO. The town is lighted by the Thorn
son-Houston electric system, and thu
Western Union and the PoStal-Cabl'
Telegraph Companies are in operation
| INDUSTRIAL ENTERPRISES.
Broom shoe,- SASH wagon, buggy,
cigar candy door, and haness'facto
ries are here; planning. flour, saw, anC
corn-mills established. There are forty
nine merchandise establishments. Ii
the hotel business the town has not KEEP
abreast with the times, but 1t has three
well-kept and home-hke houses for tn
entertainment of travellers.
There will soon be a new COURTEOUS
for the county here. A Grassland
organizing.
South Oxford is beautifully laid of
with broad and well-graded avenues
park, sidewalks, with newly discovers
mineral spring and handsome pavihons
POLITICAL AND OTHER FEATURES.
The town is not behind in politics
progress, and furnishes the candidate 70
Congress for this district Ill the perso
of Hon. A. Ii. A. Williams, who oppose
Brewer, (Republican) and Robert "