The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-10-05

And in considering that Winston
has so little in sales of plug and that
other markets have lost so very large
ly, / am constrained to say that every
manufacturer of our town must see
the propriety and profit of buying leaf
only on this market and thereby sus-
tanning his brands upon which Win
ston's reputation. 50 firmly rests. Let
Winston plug be made of Winston to-
baccO and nothing can hinder the in
crease of its demand or the enlarging
of the territory in which 1t will be
used. Our manufacturers now have
most excellent facilities for prompt
delivery of their goods by competing
lines of railroads Offering unsurpassed
accommodations to every point on the
continent, and besides that, these
roads traverse sections of fertile coun
try tributary to our market and bring
to US the finest tobacco grown and en-
abling planters to market here with
greater facilities than ever enjoyed
before.
l now remind you that we must IN
der all circumstances be prepared to
guard the interests of the planters
who entrust their stock to our market
with such full confidence in cur sus-
tanning this market and them in the
future as we have always done in the
past and all patrons Of this market
should remember that all tobacco sold
in this market during this season has
been paid for in current funds of the
United States and our warehouses
have been open for the sale of leaf
without interruption the entire year,
and the average price paid the plant
ers, invites comparison with that of
any market of the Eastern section. l
call your attention now to the extra
ordinary and eXOrbitant rates of in
Surance which the companies doing
business in Winston have put upon US,
doubling, as they have, rates which
have heretofore been profitable to
them for many years and | earnestly
recommend that you take some steps
to see if this injustice cannot be rem
edi2d; and and as our insurance friends
have been reasonable heretofore / can
but expect they will modify their
rates if the matter is properly repre-
sented to them.
[ also invite your consideration to
the great laXity with which the laws
Of your Association have been en-
forced and to express the hope that
now, duly incorporated and chartered,
we no longer submit to any infraction
of our laws whatever.
/ now congratulate you all that we
have passed through the year with
such success as few have enjoyed, and
upon the perfect harmony of this AS
s0ciatiou in it's great work to further
the interests of our city and the up
building of our market. Disastrous
fires have left but slight marks or
scars upon the progress of our city,
for where flames have destroyed,
pluck and energy have rebuilt hand
some and better structures. Our
banks are all open with larger capital
and greater strength than ever before
and we, besides, recognize our further
increased facilities for the upbuilding
of our market and city in the a EDITION
to cur banks of the we'll differed and
strong LOAN and Trust Co" There
is every encouragement for the future.
The possibilities of our market are
illimitable, our energies are indefat-
Igable, our resources inexhauStible
and the extent of our growth should
be boundless. Let us press on until
our market shall not only be the
largest open market of North Carroll
ma but OF the world.
] now extend to you all my hearty
thanks for the courtesies and gener-
Gus assistance you have ever extended
me in the discharge of my duties.
Your obedient servant,
Il. G. EDMUNDs,
President.