The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1891-07-02

TOGO TO RICHMOND.
Messrs. Davis & Gregory to Open a
Warehouse at virEinia's Capital.

Messrs. Davis & Gregory to Open a
Warehouse at virginia's Capital.
Efforts will be made to revive the
loose tobacco market of Richmond,
Va, and the first step in that direction
will be taken by firm Of Oxford ware
housemen of well-known grit and en-
terprise.
The announcement is made in the
Richmond newspapers Of Sunday.
The Times says:
A contract of lease commencing July
LIST proximo has beer made and entered
into between our E. O. Noting ct ais.
Of the nrst part and Messrs. Davis &
Gregory, of Oxford, n. G., of the
second part, by which the said parties
of the second part obtain control and
will operate the Planters and Mer-
chants tobacco warehouse, located at
1901 and 1907 east Carey street, city
of Richmond, Va, for the purpose Of
conducting sales of bright and dark
loose tobacco and sales of tobaccos of
all descriptions over the packages. We
are also glad to announce that our DIR.
E. A. Simpson will be general man.
! ager, which fact itself is an element of
success to this new enterprise.
We welcome Messrs. Davis & Greg
ory most cordially and admire their
energy and push, and truly and heart
lily sympathize with them in their
efforts to stir our trade up to taking a
new departure in the right direction.
We urge our tobacco buyers and par
ticularly our manufacturers, to support
this movement, and trust that they
will give these gentlemen the encour-
agement they deserve.
Our tobacconists have repeatedly
claimed that they would buy tobaccos
here in preference to going to other
tobacco markets for supplies. Oppor-
tunity is golden and here it is. Take a
step in the right direction, gentlemen.
Do as Mr.. Blackwell did when he built
up Durham, and say to sellers and pro-
ducers, "Bring your tobacco to Rich
mond and let our railroads, our team
sters, our warehouses, our tobacco
merchants, our rehandlers and steamers
have all the profit of hauling and hand
ling and we will pay you as good and
satisfactory prices as can be had any
where"
We can see our errors and why not
correct them? Why should Richmond
capital be used to build up foreign
markets, when we see that to continue
this course is suicidal policy? These
other tobacco markets flourish on
Richmond capital, while the Richmond
tobacco maaket languishes, and will
ultimately die of attrition, unless her
people unite to stop the fast ebbing
life blood.
Let our buyers support this new
movement with their best efforts to
make it success and it will succeed
and grow, and it's benefits win be far
reaching. It will cause our city to
prosper as it has never done before. It
will give employment to thousands. II
will increase manufacturers and manu-
featuring establishments will increase
and multiply, for they will follow the
raw material which this move will
bring, and on manufacturing and man.
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pend. Values of real estate will be
enhanced and our Richmond tobacco
market, which has lost its pristine
splendor, grand proportions will be
reiuvenated, and will become the
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Messrs. Davis & Gregory have done
much for Oxford-no other two mer
have done more. They have worked
in season and out of season to promote
the growth of the place. Oxford's po
sition among the leading towns O
North Carolina is due in no small
measure to the foresight, energy and
liberality Of these gentlemen.
Our people are sorry that they are
going to leave us. They will be missed
in our social as we'll as our business
circles. They are called to Virginia's
} capital to do a great work, and the
best wishes of their friends go will
them.
They will take the entire force nov
in their employ with them to Rich
= mond. Their opening sales will come
off July 7, 8, 9and 1C.-Oxford Day.