The western sentinel., 1892-04-14
TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS.
Work Starting Up BriSkly in All tda
Factories.

piOyeu IH the Industry Inns
| Season.
The tobacco manufacturing sea-
son IN Winston is opening up with
encouraging prospect
Many of the factories have al
ready started in some of the depart
ments and in few weeks all of
| them will be running at full capac
ity.
careful in -estigation shows that
but few if any factories will de-
| crease their output while many fac
tories will greatly increase the
amount of product
One new factory. M. n. William
son, has been established; two firms,
W. W. Wood & Co and the r. j.
Reynolds Tobacco Company, have
erected large factories and are just
beginning work in their new build
lngs. Quite number Of factories
have built additions and have put in
additional aud improved machinery.
Already about 4, ZOO hands are en-
ployed. Laborers aye arriving here
by the car load almost daily, and it
is expected that withia a month fully
1000 will be employed.
The output of the factories last
season was over fifteen million
pounds of plug and this year it will
be several millions more.
Messrs. P Il. Hanes & Co. have
opened up for a big years business.
The picking department has been in
operation for several weeks VIII lie
the rolling department was started
up two weeks ago, The firm al
ready has about 500 people at work
and this number will be increased
about 200 more in few weeks They
will manufacture as much if not
more of the weed this year than they
did last.
The R. j. Reynolds Tobacco Com
pany now occupies their mammoth
factory fronting on Chestnut and
Depot streets. The company has all
the modern improvements and their
handsome quarters attracts the at
tention Of everybody who passes
along the street. 1t is the largest
plug factory in the State and the
firm proposes to do a business in
comparison with their large build
ing. They have commenced prizing
and are giving employment now to
$50 operatives. In few weeks this
number will be doubled.
Messrs. Brown & Bro. are among
Winston's largest manufacturers.
They are running at their full capac-
ity, giving employment to 500 hands
in the various departments. The
firm has just placed in their prize
rooms car load of new machinery.
Their output this year will be about
four hundred thousand pounds in
excess of the business done last year
Messrs Baily Bros. have about
150 hands now IN their employ.
They are running on full time and ex-
pect to manufacture es much if not
more than last year.
Messrs T. l.. Vaughn & Co., began
work this morning. They expect to
be running on full time and capacity
in a few days, when ti.ey will give
employment to $50 or 300 opera
tives.
Messrs Hodgin Bros & Lunn have
put in pickers and rollers and will
commerce prizing in a few days
They will employ $50 hands and will
do a large business, as usual.
Lockett, Vaughn & Co, commenc-
ed work several weeks ago. Every
department now presents a busy
scene. They give employment to
three hundred and fifty men, women
and children. The firm is building a
large addition to their factory and
will there fore do larger business
this year than ever before. Their
present numb ber of operatives will be
increased in few weeks.
Blackburn, Dalton & Co. opened
up, their picking department three
weeks ago with forty laborers. They
will commence rolling in few days
and will employ about 200 opera
tives during the working season.
Messrs. Bynum, Cotton & Co. have
opened their picking department
with 30 laborers. They will put In
their rollers on the 18th instant and
about a week later their prizing de-
partment will also be opened after
which they will give employment to
about two hundred operatives. Their
y
equal to that of last year.
W. A. Whitaker, proprietor of the
Lucille Tobacco Works, has commen-
ced work in the picking department.
In about two weeks his esta blish-
ment will present a busy scene from
garrett to basement, and will give
employment to two hundred and ff-
ty laborers. His output will be
about the same as last year.
The Red Elephant Tobacco Works,
81. n. Reynolds proprietor, is just
opening for work. The plekers are
already at work and both rolling
and prizing will be commenced in
two weeks, at which time about $40
laberers will be employed. This es.
tablishment will make an output
somewhat in the rise of last year.
Messls. w. W. Wood & Co. have
recently moved into their handsome
new building on Depot street and
will be running to their full capacity
tin about four weeks. They will give
| employment to 200 operatives and
| their output Will be one hundred per
cent greater than ever before.
/ N. S. and I. j. Wilson are now
ready for the seasons work. Their
picking department. will be be opened
the last of this week. When in full
operation this establishment will
give. employment to 110 la5orers.
Last year this firm doubled it's ca
pacity and their output this season
will exceed the previous year.
r. f. Williamson & Co.'s, picking
and rolling departments are now in
full operation with so laborers. They