The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1891-10-08
PR SlDEN1' WOODS ADDR IS
Before the Winston Tobacco Association
Monday Afternoon,
CLOSING THE CURRENT TOBACCO YEAR.
A Strong and able Paper, Showing
the Marvellous Growth Of the Wins
ton Market in the Past Year.

IollOWluS lie cAduplo VI My IS
teemed predecessor submit a re-
port Of the tobacco transactions in
Winston during the current year
from October l, 1890, to October 1,
1891. In order to show the annual
growth of the tobacco business in
this market shall include the fig
ures embodied in Mr.. Hanes's excel
lent report Of last year covering the
sales of leaf tobacco for the three
years last preceding the one just
now closed.
Thinking that it may be of addi-
tional interest I will also submit .
statement covering the sales Of man
ufactured tobacco for the same Pc
Rod. r..
The sales of leaf have been as fol-
lows:
a Yeas Pe ssa s Xs{sss Az per s, Sxt
1856 SO. i1'iss,'oss. 1851, soz.So. 1855
1s9O-'9l. 16,Os6,37a. 1.912660.75. 1l.89
The sales of manufactured tobacco
have been as follows:
Years Pounds Reytax p'd Total val
1ss7-,ss 6,66s, 1891 s5SS, 1870 s., 81, 2ss.H
ss7s54t 7es 81 se15 s sss 4
1ssO-9l 10, 4oi, o2S e6e,921.2s $3.50, 1882
To explain why the ten millions of
the last year paid less revenue tax
than was paid on a smaller number
of pounds in the previous year, I
mention that the tax during the nine
months since January LIST of the
present year was only cents per
pound whereas it was 8 cents prior
to that date.
Those statements respecting both
leaf and manufactured tobacco
show an increase in volume of the
tobacco business for Winston emil
nently satisfactory, and of which
her people may be justly proud.
Further comment from me is un-
necessary.
Since our last annual meeting our
railroad facilities have been in
creased by the building os the North
Carolina Midland, from Winston
southwark, bringing US into closer
intercourse with those excellent to-
bacco counties-Davie and Iredell-
with whose people we are daily in
creasing our business relations to
mutual advantage; and the furtheY
extension of this road will open up
to US other valuable tobacco produ-
cling territory in the counties of AL
exander ,Catawba, Lincoln and Burke.
The building Of a number Of to-
bacco factories of unusual large ca
pacity this year adds greatly to
Winston's facilities for handling the
coming crop, and shows that her to-
bacco men are keeping pace with
the progressive spirit of their day.
By their enterprise and progress
siveness the establishing of the
South arm Tobacco Journal in our
State became one of the important
transactions Of the year and will be
felt for good by the entire tobacco
interests of North Carolina.
In grateful contrast with last year
no death has occurred in our men,
bership during the one just closed.
This unbroken and merciful contin-
uance of our lives with increased
prosperity, vouchsafed by the AL
mighty God, should inspire us with
feelings of deepest gratitude and
loyalty to Him.
would be lacking in apprecia-
ton of ''the beautiful and the good"
were I to fail to mention another
transaction of the year, VIZ: The
securing and properly equipping of a
place of meeting commensurate with
our needs and tho character and
magnitude of our business. No
steps taken by you during the year
has been more expressive of your
enterprise, your pride and your ap-
probation of personal comfort, than
the requirement of a home for this
association. :
believe that ne equal number of
words in poetic song ever came in
closer touch with the chords of hui
man sympathy, or found more uni
versal and lasting enlodgment IN the
human heart than the ten which
immortalized John, Howard Payne
who said "Be it ever so humble
there's no place like homeland no
one can with such depth of feeling
appreciate them as those who have
been without a home-a fact that
may we'll magnify them in our own
appreciation, for though we now
have a home we have long been
without one. Therefore gentlemen
1 greet you with most hearty con-
gratulations upon this the first occa-
sion of your assembling in our new
home.
In behalf of the joint committee
on rooms for the Chamber of Com
merce and this association I esteem
it a special pleasure to present to
you this comfortable and beautiful
home-the result of their efforts in
pursuance of instructions from the
two bodies.
For the elegance of taste and
completeness Of arrangement espe-
cial honor is due to Mr.. T. l..
Vaughn, Col. A. B. Gorrell and Cap
tain J. E. Gilmer of the committee
who gave their personal attention to
| the work.
In the occupancy of this splendid
apartment and the use of it's furni-
tnre we have become joint owners
aud tenants in common with the
Chamber of Commerce.
Here will be held the meetings OF
these two organizations of our citi-
zens-the membership Of which is
almost Identical in each-having
the same general aim and purpose
the further upbuilding and develop
ment Of our cities and all the coun-
try around about us.
To this commendable undertaking
let the Winston Tobacco Association,
in its new home, now address itself
with renewed energy-having ia
mind that to us, in q measure, il
! committed the care Of the creates,
industry in Piedmont North Carroll.