The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-03-16
COL. T. 4. SUTTON ENDORSED
For the COllGCt0rShip Of the 9Th Inter
nal Revenue District
By The TOBACCO MANUFACTURERS
Resolutions Read and Unanimously
Adopted in Favor of Col. Sutton
The Latter's Address-Thc Tobacco
Board of Trade and Chamber of
commerce Requested to Meet and
Take Action in the Matter

The tobacco manufactures of Win
stou-Salem met on the 10th instant
and endorsed Col. Thos. II. Sutton for
Collector of the Fifth North Carolina
Internal Revenue district.
The meeting was held at four o'clock
in the Chamber of Commerce room.
DR.. W. L. Brown, of thefrm of Brown
& Brother, was called to the chair,
while Il. Z. Bynum, of the firm of By
mum. Gotten & Co, was appointed
Secretary.
Chairman Brown explained the OBJ
ject of the meeting by stating that it
was for the purpose of discussing the
question of trying to secure the head
Office of the interval revenue for this
city:
W. w. Wood stated that he was in
favor OF the manufacturers endorsing
a home man for the Collectorship.
from the fact that the man who re-
ceiyed tue appointment would have
the privilege of moving the office
where he pleased, just SO it was in the
district. Mr.. Wood read the following
petition which explains itself:
Whereas, 1t is very important to
the business interests Of Winston, n
@. and TO the interest of the Tobacco
Manufacturers that the Collectors
Office of the United States Internal
Revenue be located in this city, and it
is equally important to the Tobacco
sections contiguous to Forsyth cOun-
ty. Now therefore be it
Resolved, That the Board of Trade
OF the Tobacco Manufacturers of this
city and county, realizing the import
ance of this Office to WInstOn-Salem,
\. g., the large and ever increasing
tobacco business of the Iwin-City de-
mandlng the location of the Collect
ors office here, and the immense to-
bacco tax paid monthly into the Unit
ed States treasury from this city, we
therefore earnestly request that the
President OF the United States will
appoint to this office, Thomas III. SUIT
ton, of Winston, \. c., whom we cor
daily endorse for that appointment,
dS Il capable business man, and one
whom We are satisfied will faithfully
and satisfactorily discharge the du
ties of the office with credit to him
self, and guard every interest of the
Government.
Resolved, End, That the President
of the Manufacturer Board OF Trade
will forthwith appoint committee,
whose duties it shall be to take all
such necessary steps as will carry out
the object of this resolution, and Sc
cure the Collectors Office for Winston,
\. G..
The above resolutions were unani
mOusly adopted This the 10th of
March 1898. w. l.. BROWN,
Pres. Manf'rs Board.
We the undersigned members of the
Board of Trade of Wir rston-Salem, n.
c., do hereby respectfully recommend
to the President of the United States,
the name of Thomas IL. Sutton, of
Winston, \. c., as a suitable person
for the appointment as Collector Of
Internal Reyenne for the Western
North Carolina district, and sincerely
as well as earnestly hope that he will
be appointed as such. We have every
reason to believe, and do believe that
if appointed che will satisfactorily
discharge the duties of the office, and
faithfully guard every interest of the
Government in connection Herewith.
Respectfully submitted,
w. l.. BROWN, Pres. Man'fr,S Board.
TAYLOR BYNUM, Secretary.
The resolutions were unanimously
| adopted by a rising vote.