The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-05-21

W. ask the farmers IN all seriousness
if they dsairs to drive the Dukes from
tbs State. Surely they do not.
If Mr.. Webster ia sincere in what
he claim. why don't he advise the
farmers TO sell their cutters in Ours
ham, instead of Rsidsville and Dams
Vile, whore they have declined 50
much. Right here, We will say that
We have for years claimed that DUR
ham was the best tobacco market,
aud paid higher prices than any
other.
II this arch hypocrite should be
srrsignsd before ,ths farmers IN
North Carolina. they would, with
one unanin rus voice. exelaim: DE
par. 70 hyp,crit., dsmogogus."
Some of the best judges ssy, that
usually there is sold on the bright to
baoco markets in Virginia and North
Carolina. 10000 900 p,unls Of this
am ,unt tnsrs were usually l2.0o0-
900 pounds of aIttera Tat the
last crop was Is par cent short,
which leaves the am punt raissl In
shs tws States last year 5000 O)o
They agree that one fourth OF this.
10 cutters. which would make 1900
900 pounds OF cutters; showing that
there is surplus ovsr what is needed
aud what is usually raised, Of $780,
900. In the face of these facts 1t 10
something unheard of in tobacco
circles, for cutters to keep up in
prices Ms they have done We have
shown that the Dukes, notSithssand'
ins his great surplus " ich Is
enough to supply the demand Tor at
leas, 8 IN Inths OF next year ii anoth'
er pound should not be raised, have
actually paid about one cent mcrs.in
she pouni for al they have bought.
Again when the average price on all
the tobacco raised in North Carolina
and Virginia is alb u: 10 csn:s per
pound, the price pail by the Dukes
will average S cents in the POUND
more than the average p:iee Of the
whole crop. II is natural that the
farmers will turn their attention to
, raising that grade they cen get tie
most money for. Bg the W. 1T. $40"
process they can raise over one halt
Of tneir crop cutters. No manu'ac'
tursrs have done N IRE ~ put up the
: prices VI tob lcco than Tie men We.
ster wishes driven from The State.
II This fellow again says. zine tobacco
y belt did without The cigarette FAC,
y torits for many years" Yes, the,
= did without the cigarette men, the,
4, Alec got An average ct II cents pc
1t pound on cutters. This shows th'
10 consistency of his Arguments, ths fsl
= lscy of hia Logic, the bypOcracy Q
his position.
:. The Weekly again ears: ave war
). Mr.. Duke that be had 81 we'll try /
:. larken the sun with the smoke Of hi
! cigarettes 90 70 try 10 bull.dose ID
!. intelligent people Of North oaroIlns.
Well, nov really. who has tried
:. bull-doze the peopIe' Not the Duke,
:. they have followed the even tsns
~ ofthsir ways. worked bard, manage
jadiciously and have the cophdsn,
ns Of every intelligent, sensible man
III woman and child, in Esrth Csrolin,
% In speaking Of Washington Duk
he Ne quote o few extracts from . lie,
10 Ter written the State Chronicle b
4 Gen. James NJ. Leach, one Of ii
Oldest trustees of Trinity Colleg
nc Gen. Leach says: "if we've ak.
I" who 10 to-day the greatest and mo
OF Useful man in North Carolina, | uoul
N. answer. Washington Duke, Of Du
ham, Dr. d. Craven, whose nau
represents . great deal, did more 4
B" the elevation Of the great msss
sss than any man fhis d.y, and wssl
n,s ing. u Duke BY bis friendly gifi
Ioh TrInity College 10 furthering the d
sign Of DR.. Craven. Thus the nam
y" Of Craven aud Duke. will be link
1t together through the coming yea
al. a. great b,n.fAcIors Of their Sta
90. and country.
Mr.. Dukes career has been char
termed By honest dealings rare jad
ing ment, inIomitabIe energy aud sic
Ike lpss vigiIacs akin ~ that Oh The liz
n. ant Which naturalist assures us no
sIoepa. (Ihe crank says BIO sncce
~" ed BY ro1bink The farmers.) |
ac- head AMI heart IL 10 rapport "
etc that enlightened public sentIm