The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1890-08-28
SPECIAL SALE At HENDERSON, n. C.

SPECIAL SALE At HENDERSON, n. C.
800 PACKAGES SOLD THE FIRST
! DAY TO BUYERS FROM THE
NORTH, EAST AND WEST.
Something Of the History 81 Hender-
sOs's Tobacco Trade and the Storage
/ Warehouse-Her Population In.
creases frem 400 In 1SSO,to 4, ,256
/; The following interesting letter con-
corning Henderson as tobacco mar
ket, together with an account of the
opening sale of hogshead tobacco at
the Storage Warehouse, is from the
Cincinnati Tobacco Journal. The copy
containing the article was delayed
from some cause and did not reach us
until Monday, hence the late date of
its publication in these columns:
HENDERSON, n. c., August L.
Henderson is again leading in new en-
terprises, looking for the future good of
the Bright Tobacco (Golden) Belt of
North Carolina. In 1873 Henderson
was a small village, on the Raleigh 4
CASTOR Railroad, known only because
she lay halfway between Raleigh and
Weldon, and was the depot to get of
to go to Oxford. Her population was
less than four hundred, and little or no
business was done here. In 1873 the
first warehouse for the sale of leaf to-
bacco was built here, and from that
time to this Henderson has steadily i'm
proved. While Ter prosre> has not
been marked by the grand "booms"
heralded from so many of her sister
Southern towns, yet it has been ever
upward and upward, taking no back
ward steps. Henderson is emphati-
cally a tobacco to yn, and, as is we'll
known, is situated in the very center
Of the home of the finest and brightest
yellow tobacco raised in the world.
While she has, since 1878, success
fully competed with the o.ler markets
for the trade of bright tobacco, as is
shown by the increase of her yearly
sales to over ten millions of pounds, yet
Henderson is not satisfied with the
trade that came to her in this competi-
| ton from the North. South and West
OF her. just East of Henderson are to
be found the counties of Franklin,
Nash, Wilson, Halifax, Edgecombe
and Pitt, which are more rapidly de-
veloping in the growth of fine yellow
tobacco than any other section of
North Carolina. Their land is special
ly adapted to the growth of fine yellow
tobacco. They can raise larger crops
and have to do less "picking' to find
lands suitable for its cultivation than
any other section. This section is
almost as back country to Henderson
SO far as the tobacco trade is concerned.
Henderson is not only selling most of il
now but is moving to give these pat
rons better opportunity to come to
us. On the 21st of July Henderson
voted s4O,O to the Atlantic, Hende.-
son & Virginia r. r., which will be
built from Henderson East through
Franklin and Nash counties to open up
and develop this fine section of our
State. When completed this road will
have along its line more acres Of good
tobacco land to its length than any
railroad in the world. Henderson now
has the Seaboard Air Line system
passing through its limits, as well as
the Richmond & Danville system, and
when this new railroad is built, she
will be connected with the Atlantic
Coast Line system, the only other
great railroad system in North Caro-.
lima.
Henderson handles her tobacco cas-.
lily. Her warehouses are we'll manned,
being run by the livest and most pro.
gressive warehousemen to be found
anywhere, and not dependent upon out.
side capital, but well supplied them.
selves, and enabled to do their bust.
ness, affording sufficient accommoda
ton to their customers. No town has
more or better factories for handling
the Leaf while her plug and smoking
tobacco factories are doing well.
The tobacco men of Henderson, re-
alizing the need of the times and trade
decided in 1889 to build a large bricl
storage warehouse here for storing to
bacco. This was made necessary mo-
only by the rapidly growing trade o
Henderson, but by the central location
In December, 1889, the warehouse wa,
opened for business. Mr.. w. f. Gary
as Inspector. The demand for thu
storage house, coupled with the plac
ing of Mr.. w. E. Gary, man so wei
and favorably known to the trade, a
its head, enabled the Storage Compan,
from the very opening TO start with /.
good business, which developed SO rap
idly that at the end of six months tn.
capacity of the building had to b,
doubled. This was the first publ,
storage warehouse built in North Car
DINA, and is the only one now. Will,
North Carolina has been for years tn,
home Of the bright tobacco, yet al
/ if not bought for or sold directly t.
manufacturers had to be shipped t.
other States to be stored and inspecte'
and placed on sale. Henderson deeme'
it best to control her tobacco as far a
possible, and built this warehouse an
, entered upon this new tobacco enter
) prise in North Carolina.
Il The first sale of tobacco at this ware
house was held yesterday, and consid
: ering that it was the first aud trial sal
it was a decided success, far exceedin
the expectations of the most sanguin
friends of the enterprise. While ther
! were not as many buyers and manu-
facturers present from distant market
, as we should have liked to have see
flor Henderson delights in a crowd
e nothing rejoicing her more than to e1
/, tend royal welcome to visitors an
show them the town and its growth
yet those who were present were yer
: liberal in their purchases. showing ths
I they were here for business. They e,
: pressed themselves as well pleased wit
= their purchases, and expressed the hor
] that these sales would continue. I'll
i North and West, as well as Virgin
/ and North Carolina markets, were we
r represented.
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