The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1890-01-22
TIL " Want Ii Sold On the Ware
house Floors IN Dirham---
Highest Prices Will BE

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| Ths Durhsm Tobacco Association
| les RS to cal to yonr attention {, v
f,cts which. ia its judgment. shcult
command the mast favorable consid,
Grafton ON your part First, w
claim that Durham was the cause oi
tie building up Of nearly every TO
uacco narict in North Carolinn
tiereby g,yng 10 the planter a homl,
market for the sale Of his pr duce.
For, rs It vel known, II was for
merly tie custom 10 sell en the Yir.
giuia markets nearly all of the to
baeco grown III our State, as we had
no market of our own. But about
ItS10 or 1871 the first warehouse Of
my consequence for the sale Of leaf
tobacco ever established in North
Carolina was opened in Durham,
(which was quickly followed by 9th
ers, and the place at once sprang in
to existence as regular tobacco
market. This example thus set by
Durham was followed by other
towns in the State, until now we
have number Of markets, each
competing with the others, and at
any Of which the planter can sell his
tobacco without being forced to
send it out of the State, as was the
ease until Durham inaugurated the
present system. And not only this,
North Carolina tobacco now enjoys
a higher reputation throughout the
world tnan that grown in any other
State OF the American Union, whilst
formerly it was not known at all as
North Carolina tobacco, but as Yir-
ginia tobacco, owing TO the fact that
it was nearly all sold on the markets
Of that State. Now we claim that
Durham was the chief cause Of the
building up Of this great reputation
which North Carolina tobacco has:
first, because she inaugurated the
lpresent system Of HOME markets for
the planter, thus having his tobac-
co elassed and sold as North Caro-
lima tobacco, and, second. because it
was through the vim and push of
her great manufacturers, the Dukes
land the Blackwell concern, isspead-
Hg hundreds Of thousands Of dol
lars in advertising theif brands, that
North Carolina tobacco has become
known to the uttermost bounds Of
1.-THE earth. We think, therefore.
that We can safely say that in the
respect named Durham has done far
more for the planter than any 9th
er town in the State. In fact, we
do not think il too much to say that
she has done more than all Others
lput together. But this Is moi all.
We take more OF yOw tobacco than
any other riarkd IN The STATE.
For il must be remembered that the
lquantity which We handle is not TO
be measured by the amount actually
sold on our warehouse floors, though
that foots up many millions Of
pounds annually, but IN addition
there has not been u market in the
State where tobacco has not been
bought upon the warehouse floors
end afterwards RE-soLD privately
and in large quantities to our man
ufacturers, so that after all q great
portion Of the tobacco HANDLED IL
OTHER MARKETs has had 10 seek a
market in Durham. Now our man.
ufaclurers much prefer 10 buy their
own market, and are ready and wil-
ling to do 80 il planters will bring II
there. And not only do our manu-.
facturers desire to buy their stocks
at home, but our leaf dealers were
atur ma better condition financially
ii.aa Mty are 10 day, and they, too
! are ready aud willing to take large
+ quantities Of your tobacco. Why
then, haul il of to other markets
Perhaps il is the hue and cry about
: trusts" and combines" IL IL is
se will say that as body we are O.
much opposed to trusts and com
binations as any other town in th,
!. State; nor Is Durham any more re
: sponsible for their formation. If an,
exist, than any other market in lh,
state. The Messrs. Duke, VIII,
) some busy-bodies in their effort !,
iniure this market have charget
with entering into a "cutter trust
sith other large manufactur
! ers Of the country, expressly declar
that what they have done IN thi
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