The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-10-02
WINSTON.SALEM.
Great Activity in Tobacco Trade--The
Davis School on Great Boom.

Especial Cor. STATE CHRONICLE.1
WINSTON, n. c., Oct /, 1s9O-Your
correspondent wishes that every North
Carolinian could have been in Winston
yesterday. Though there was nothing
OF Importance to happen, it being COM
mon Tuesday, yet there was degree of
commercial activity seldom ever seen in
cities east of the Mississippi and south
of Baltimore. 1t was a different kind
of.,activity from what most people would
imagine Early yesterday morning the
familiar, old-covered wagons, the white
wings Of commerce in this section, came
pouring in from all directions and at II
o'clock your correspondent heard the
number Of such country wagons esti-
mated at very nearly four hundred.
Most of these were loaded down with new
tobacco, and when they were unloaded,
and the bright weed placed upon our
warehouse floors, it was soon evident
that there was by no means sufficiency
of room. All day long the great sales
Of the weed continued, and when dark
ness finally came the auctioreer was
still found crying over great piles of the
weed. The buyers were forced away by
night, and many piles were left on the
floors awaiting the sales to-day.
But with all the mammoth leaf sales
sales and number Of wagons, both will
be surpassed to day. Up to midnight
last evening country wagons continued
to pour in, and at day break this morn
ing there was estimated to be one hun
dred and forty around, the Orinoco
warehouse alone. This means greater
sales than ever to-day, and it is blessed
thing for the farmer that another ware
house has been opened to accommodate
them
Our manufacturers are filling their or
ders as fast as possible, being overrun
by them. Nearly all the firms have call
ed in their drummers, as they now have
unable to fill this year. The chances
are good for them to ship net 25O,0
pounds this week.
Added to all this commercial activity
and the general boom of the place, ''The
Davis Military School" cadets are flock
ing into the city from all quarters, there
being, not including day scholars, about
185 on the grounds. This is the finest
| opening of any institution in the State
and the national spirit of the patronage
is an astonishment to all. The cadets,
some of whom never before saw tobacco
in the crude state, have been busily en-
| gagged IN becoming acquainted with the
handling and manufacturing Of the weed
But they have about concluded their in
vestigations, for Colonel Davis. after let
ting them satisfy their curiosity for one
day, called them in to duty for the ses-
sion. Of course not all of the students
have arrived, the old ones seldom ar
irving by the first day, and there is a
flattering outlook that by the close of the
present session the Davis School
can boast of ar enrolment of over two
hundred and fifty.
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There are two piotracted meetings
going on in our city at present. The
first is being held at the Burkhead NJ E
Church by Pastor Ira Erwin, and The
other at the First Baptist Church by
Rev. H. A. Brown assisted by Rev. L
R. Pruett, of Mt. Airy. Your CORES
pondent learns that great interest il
being manifested and that good man,
souls have been satisfied in Christ.
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Mr.. Peter NJ Wilson, a good citizen
whom Raleigh was kind enough to Civ
us, is one of Winston's most energetl
and public spirited men and is a firm
believer in the great future of our city
He is so fervent in his belief that thi
city is the best place in the South, tina
l honestly believe he will have all hi
relatives, friends and acquaintance hel
in very short time. It only takes
visit here to convince an outsider tha
, this letter is not all newspaper gush, an
, that some things seemingly extravagan
are here in reality. NJ. VICTOR.