The daily state chronicle. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 188?-1891, 1890-05-01
DURHAM'S NEW INDUSTRY
DESTINED TO OBTAIN A WORLD
WIDE REPUTATION.
The Medicated Cigarette--A Glory for
SmOkers--Pleasure Without Poison.
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The Medicated Cigarette-.A Glory for
Smokers--Pieasure Without Poison.
Especial Cor. of STATE CHRONICLE.)
DURHAM, N. c., April 2O.-Your cor
respondent is aware of the fact that
brief mention was made in the CHRoNl-
Gle few weeks since of the Durham
Medicated Cigarette Co.; but assuming
that your readers would be interested in
a detailed account of this important en-
terp1ise which has sprung up and grown
with such rapidity, | called on Mr.. K.
+. Whitehurst, the affable and industrl-
Gus secretary and treasurer this morn
ing and from him obtained the follow
ing facts.
The Durham Metlicated Cigarette com
pany was incorporated on the 10Th of
January of the present year, with the
following officers r. r. Bridgers, presl
dent; P. W. Vaughan, vice-president:
T. F. Whitehurst, secretary and treas
urer; r. r. Bridgers, J. S. Carr, f W.
Kennedy, P. W. Vaughan, T. j. Lambe,
Jas. H. Southgate and R. F. Whitehurst,
directors AS soon as arrangements
could be made for manufacturing, work
was begun. The factory has now been
in operation about sixty days Its sue
cess was assured from the start, and so
great was public confidence in the enter
prise that there have been numerous ap-
pllcations for stock in the company. A
few shares were sold when the company
began business, but they We're quickly
taken at fifty per cent. premium. and
now none can be bought at any price.
Durham Medicated Cigarettes are
made of purely vegetable compound,
containing neither tobacco nor opiates,
by a formula invented by Mr.. White
hurst. They are recommended as a
remedy for all nervous diseases, Sleep
lessness, headache, colds, throat diseases,
&C., and have been found very effectual
in the treatment of such ailments. Many
voluntary testimonials have been re-
ceived from persons who have used
them. One of our city physicians, who
used them for catarrh and kindred COM
plants, says that he "found in every
case that relief has been instantaneous.
They are pleasant and convenient, and
one derives pleasure from their use as
we'll as being greatly benefited at the
same time. | have never used a remedy
for the above complaints that in any way
equals them" Ladies and children have
used them with the best results The
reporter cheerfully adds his testimony tc
that Of the doctrine. He tried the
cigarettes for an obstinute and annoy
ing cough, and experienced relief al
once and cure in few days.
The demand for Durham MedicateC
Cigarettes has been remarkable. Ever,
store in the city that sells medicines OF
smokers goods, handles them and make
large sales This is severe test Q
merit, as home folks are usually the las
to know a good thing when they see it
The sale of these goods abroad has beer
surprise to the most sanguine member
of the company. Orders have been re
ceived from all parts of the country, an,
some large orders that came in earl
have already been duplicated. Severa
lots of 5000 to 200 have been soil
to the jobbing trade. 1t is no wonder
though, that the goods sell; for asid
from their merits, they are put up in tn
finest French rice paper and packed i
the handsOmest packages known to th
trade.
The writer makes no boast of sagacit
: in predicting that the business of max
ing medicated cigarettes will grow t
a great proportions and become one Of tn
l leading industries of Durham Til
goods have undoubted merit, the formu
e by which they are made is unknown t
t any except the company, and no othe
j goods of the kind are made 10 the In
ted States Anything short of gres
success cannot be thought OF.
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