The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-28
Durham Display
OFPUSH AND GRIT.
NORTH CAROLINA TALENT
EVOLVES A CITY OF RR- e.
VARIABLE ENERGY.
The Wand of King Tobacco---It
Waved Oyer a Land of Peace
and Plenty.

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and Plenty.
DURHAM, N. G. May 17.-[Special
Correspondent There 10 no city in
the United States with more pnsh,
grit and enterprise to the square inch,
than right here in this plucky little
tobacco city Of Durham.
And with her big factories tower
ing high up towards the clouds and
her massive church steeples reaching
up towards the heavens, she presents
q striking appearance to strangers
passing this way. T..
Durham is known the world over
as the home Of that celebrated smok.
ing tobacco, the Durham bull" and
the great and good Dukes cigarettes.
II is the home Of two of the noblest
sons Of the south, and the land where
the tobacco plant fourishss.
As a tobacco market, Durham has
always been in the lead in North
Carolina The first warehouse sys-
tenn was established here in 1868, and
grew gradually in favor frou one
million pounds sold that year, until
In IS, when twenty millions were
sold on the Durham market. At
that time other markets began TO
spring up throughout the tobacco
belt and somewhat detracted from
the Durham market, although the
effect was never keeLly felt, and to-
day Durham still leads in quantity
and quality of grades sold. The
superior quality Of the tobacco sold
here is admitted by the unriyaled
success Of the manufacturers here
and the eagerness of manufacturers
throughout the UnitSd States 10 pur.
chase much of their stock in this
market. The soil here is particularly
adapted 10 the growth Of fne yellow
Leaf, suitable for good smoking
qualities, being void OF nicotine Ind
the bitter taste that characterizes the
tobacco raised in many sections.
There are three large ware houses
here for the sale Of the leaf, and every
day the loud, coarse voice of the
great tobacco auctioueer can be heard
IN the land. The tobacco is graded
BY the farmers, and hauled in wagons
and placed on the floor ia different
grades 80 that the purchaser has the
opportunity to select any grade that
be may desire, from the common
scrap to the finest wrapper that il 10
be found upon any market. varying
in price from 81 per hundred to $50.
Great is Durhsm's tobacco market.
FACTORIES.
The manufacture Of tobacco txkes
the lead In the industrial vacations
Of Durham. It 10 said that the wars.
houses have paid On an average year.
y. for the last ten years, to the farn.
srs for their tobacco sold here the
sumof 81 100000. Besides the %.
bacco industry there are other large
manufacturing industries, such q
wood.nills, Darham Fertilizer com.
psny, Durham Cotton mills, and 9
large snuff mandatory. Added Ia
these establishments are many others
yet in embryo, which will be started
az soon a. the exigsEcies Of the time,
demand il II capital is looking for
an investment, II can be judiciously
used here, certain 70 be returned ten.
fold, and more than likely twenty
fve-fold.
BLACKwELLs DURHAM COOPERATIVE
TOBACCO COMPANY.
This 10 the largest grsnulaied
smoking tobacco factory In ths
world. Is capacity 10 5000, 600
pounds per annum, and ih produsti
are sent 10 every principal market Cd
the globe, where the quality Is pro.
nouneed By connoisseun a. beink
par excellence. The factory has 4
capacity Of $50. 900 pounds per DAY,
and the company has paid The gov
eminent on an average more thai
$4,000 per year in taxss, for ths
last ten years. T
This factory 10 undoubtedly ens
Of the most imposing bull iings Of ID.
character in the state, and with Ia
adjuncts COVERS over twenty acres 81
ground. Il 10 made Of brick and
granite, and 10 substantial In archi.
tectural beauty. IL has o frontage
Of $50 feet, u four stories high and
100 feet in length.
To gain some idea regarding ID,
immense business Of this concern,
may here state that 10 four consscu.
tive years thsy paid 70 the govern
ment s2,076, SOS 81 for stamps on he
genuine Bull Durham tobacco
About 1900 cases Of tuenty-nss
pounds each are shipped dailv, will
10000 pounds allowed 70 Q Csr-losd
and these shipments 20 10 al psrt.
Of the world. gaining in favor and
reputation yearly. They employ
nearly 1000 banda The eomban,
use l10, 900 yards Of cloth Q month
for saeking their tobacco, or q total
Of |, 100000 yards per snnum.
This mammoth business b OWNED
hv Han Iuftan q e.. "a A