The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-07-30

moved by the graceful and exquisite
compliment paid it by the magnificent
concert given in honor to the Asso.
citation on Thursday night, tie 24lh
inst, by Miss Leslie Southgste, and
that the Association extend hearty
thanks 10 those ladies and gentlemen
who so grace fully participated with
her. 8-ss
That the Association extends its
renewed thanks to the railroads and
steamboats, that have so generously
and promptly extended the Associa-
ton transpoita ion facilities
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DURHiN ENTERPRISES. COTTON FAC
h.A&&#a TORY ETC.,
From the Raleigh News and OBJ
server: II consumed during last
year zoe, 600 pounds OF elton, paid
good wages 10, large number Of OPP
eratives and realizsd q handsome
profit on its capital of $3.50, 600 II
10 lighted by electricity and has q
300 horse power Corliss engine that
10 q perfect beauty.
From there the Durham Bobbin
and Shuttle Mills were visited. This
is the only factory ofthe kind In the
South. Il has q great variety Of tools
and makes Lev tools for itself. II
can manufacture anything desired in
wood. lie capacity ID 100000 pieces
q week. II works only Ca orders
and taxes order. 80 fast that it is
never idle. II is = great success.
One can spend many hours pleasant>
~ In seeing the machinery Of the fac
tory at work.
Again boarding the cars, We were
carried to the magnificent factory OF
the Dukes, where cigarettes are made
by the million. This immense estab-
llshment employs $50 hands, and it
IS a sight TO see the cigarette machine
taking in the cut weed, forming il
into line of tobocco, anu carrying
1t over a tape of paper which is clos.
ed upon it, pasted, and cut of at the
proper length, all in one continuous,
incessant operation. This is indeed
u very notable place of mechanism,
but it is equalled by another that
takes o slip Of paper, folds il, pastes
1t, and deliversi it ready to be cut into
proper lengths for the enclosure oi
the packages Of cigarettes. The Gu.
pacity of this establishment Is about
three millions Of cigarettes q day.
Leaving there we finally visited
the well-known factory Of the Dur
ham Bull, presided over by Mr.. Carr
the President of the Commonwealth
Club, which, together with the Other
citizens, had done so much 70 make
this convention Of the press memoir
able one in its history. Here an i'm
mense force was engaged in prepar'
ing the weed for smoking, bags ar,
made by machinerY, boxes nailed to
gether by = machine, beautiful print
Ing work done, and Q rushing ant
great business Is managed.
The offices here, like those Of tn
Dukes, are beautiful and TASTEFUL,
ornamented aud embellished.
i The annual consumption Of lea
tobacco Is 5000, 1000 pound, Owe
1000 hands are employed. and tn
company uses l. 400. 600 yards Of clotl
q year. Wherever people uses th'
weed, the Bull Durham smoking 10
bacco 10 known. @e
/ Among other factories 10 that o
/ X. 4. Morris q Son.. which msmufac
lures both smoking tobacco and snuff
| This 10 . long established and vel
known house, presided over BY tina
sound, conservative and pruden
business manager. ). Il. Tomlinson
whs has won fer himself an enyisbl
reputation for high integrity, SCUM,
Judgment and sterling worth. Will
this establishment has not branches
out largely in business, Il has Away
been prosperous and Its customers
appreciate the fidelity with which ID
goods are made it, dealings conduct
ed.
Other fsctoties are the z. !. Lyo
a Co, and the Faucette Tobacco
Company, which also make smokinI
tobacco; and the J. Y. Whitfield To
bacco 20 npany, that mar ufacturs
chewing tobacco.
The Golden Belt Company. whic
makes bags; The Alliance Pug To
bacco Company; the Durham Ferti
liEer Company; the Durham Furni
ture Company, and various othe
manufacturing concerns. such q
Kramer Il Co., and p. II. ThomaI
who make cigars; WORKMAN Ware
Il Co., and VIM. Mangum, who max
sash, blinds, etc.
/ II Seemtn & Son, and X. T. How
erlon q Bro, wagons, etc, IL. L WyaI
& Son, and T. McWllliams, barnet
saddlery, and X. |. Rogers, who sur
plies tombstones TO the neighborin
towns, for Durham does not seem {
need them herself, the mOrtuary re
port for last year being, as We wei
, told, only about 81 per thouss q.
Durham has 90 factories; with
capital Of sL0OO,O0O, employing 2
i5ll operatives, whose wages amount
led 70 1888, 200, These firms pal
LAT gear over 100000 for adyel
ltisinr. We regret. however, Chs