Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-02
RICH REIDSyILLE.
A PROSPEROUS AND SOLID NORTH
CAROLINA TOWN.
Large Manufactures and Larger sales Of
Tobacco-Business uouses-Sooiety
Iadtes-Rtcbmond Drummers.

NJ Reidsvillc. one Of the most founshing
tobacco markets in North Carolina Tue
town is beautifully located in the COCO
old county Of Rockingham, on the hico-
mond aud Danvillo railroad. l6o mics
from Richmond. II has 4 population OF
several thousand thrifty. energetic people
and the country surrounding al TINS sea
son of tho wear is especially delightful to
look upon.
TOBACCO INTERESTS.
The tobacco interest is the PRINCIPAL in
dustrv and is tho backbone OF the Town;
Thcre are many tobacco-tactorie hnd
warehouses. the number OF hands being
abont 500 one or two OF the factories
- ,c,.rtlv taken new departure and
wbite labor instead Of col
80 lie number OF pounds OF
-, manufactured Is estimated
~, eh9ut A.aOgcO per anuum. The
strl.s II goods manufactured are
y.e aud twist chewing. graduated
sr king. cut goods, and goods Tor export
yurpo.cs. The manufacturers OF no other
t.wn IA tie South tho SIZE OF Reidsvllle
are more active than these. keldsv,llo
tobacco manufacturers claim 10 do the
LARGEST cxuort business OF any town IN
N.rth Carolina. They ship their goods
direct D Japan. Australia, New zealand,
South h!uCa. Germany, and many other
foreign ports Herein radius oil seventy
Eve miles Is grown the finest bright to-
l4ccoln tar world. Tor this section ~ widely
noted for the highest standard OF Orghls
and MaboL any Wrappers and hllers'
TIE LEAF MAHKrT.
The leaf sales per Annum will reach from
5000 n1l % Io,0oO.0n pounds. ms eX-
ce,Is thcamount Of tobacco manufactured
ie.e. which - attributable TO tho fact
fIat fhero ls such q demand for the leaf IN
other markets There are o number OF
loaf firms IN the town who purchase Leaf
GO order Tor various factories throughout
TIC country. Hence tho leaf market IS
very active Tobacco az all times brings
t.e inquest market pnces. and In the last
few venrs ihe product brousht nero mas
moro than doubled itself
Richmond BAuyi!ie. New York, st.
LOUIS. Louisville. Baltimore, winston,
and other markets huy large quantities of
wrappers iu this market.
The l-Gi houses or those which deal OK
c!u-iyeiv IN leaf or buy On order are the
American Tobacco Company M. 4. Allen,
manager. B.. ~ Read a Co.. +. u. Watt Il
Col. n. Watt q Co., NJ a. Appls, A. NJ.
Burton. j. h. Burton, ". Nj. Roach, and
G. ~. Johnson.
The lcai warehouses are the Leader,
Blackwell d IeunlX. proprietors; Star
Warehouse, 1rotter 81 Mamack; beddS
Wlrerous- J. s.. Roach 4 Sons.
Tie following firms manufacture the
most popular brands Of tobacco. A. IL.
Notle. COMPANY. King OF An and
"pN.eQ Queen ': Robert Harris 6 Brother.
"pri. az EeidsViie" and Maud Har-
r.s": T.. IL. Penn * Co.. ." Kitty Nav " and
"toaaay Eeb' and Edna Lindsey y;
N-s,t. Penn d Co.. Mar, Anderson -;
Johnston Brothers. King Solomon -; x.
Il. Richardson a. Co.. Ola North State
rAvTs sSD NrwsPArrEs.
TIE banking houses are Bank Of Reids
vl.. s. a. Eoyd. PRESIDENT aud the Cltl-
.a.'- BaDh ID. u. Scott PRESIDENT. each
Ilyrsa can't ! If $4,000 aud surplus and
u.uyl1rd pr1uts Of 4 5000. The net earn
la- for fss were - per cent, G per cent.
re.i ont and tuer cent. carried 10 surplus.
There ere two excellent weekly papers
l.r.. Ilth lave v-ry good circulsuons,
.r wide awake. and keep abreast of the
tues. They are IL" Hccl0r, published and
ol'.l hv Gillian ~ Oliver, and HeJNHS
Iot. D.. ly }. r. Webster.
TIE CH-ECEE7.
There Orc Eve white sNd several colored
cmt.Lps. They are the Methodist tpls-
c.rai church, South, Rev. W. r. Ware,
te.to-. Baptist Rev. Mr.. Howard; Pres
l.t.uaL. E.y. y. /. Crais Episcopal. Rev.
- Stiekaev. rector: Primitive Baptist,
D.y. Mr. Cameron, and the Christian, who
ist. 10 pastor
!L- Nerhodi-ts pYclJmiuate, and they
ar about completing y handsome building
vl.l val cost about sl5,oOO wncn
r.. I.au, Mons Christian Association,
V.lcr ia wcil attended. Is IN tOnriShlng
condition and doing good Christian woTk.
IHE MASTER AND SERVANT.
There are several boardiug-houses and
no.el kept bv mine host. W. X. Nlckers.
l;. tips the Rlcs o. 3i?, and Is " hail fell
low well mot" with tho bows on the road.
WAS not little staggered this morning
al breakfast. when facetlous waiter
u-ksl How'll YOU have yO' eggs, sa'
suuuel. ,r fried wId der ewes wide
cp,u.' Ii is a. Hess 10 say passed on
eggs.
la- uu efficient fire department
The tAr is We'll represented 10y Me'srs.
Rod n Reid. Thomas Settle, Boyd h John
son, McuAuo 4 Scott, and J. A. Burton,
THE MERCHANTS.
Tho principal merchants are S. M,
White. Samue. Smith, Bsyne3 Il Black
bdru. Z. II. Williams & Co.. G. J. Mathews,
Iamlorth Brothers 4 Co, X. \. Perkin-
son. James irwin. G.. ID. Williams. }. :.
Iullock William Z. Ware. New York
Racket Store. Violin a Hooper. Violin
d brothers. and x. 7. Richardson, ST.,
general merchandise: -. A. Hendricks
Hopkins 3 Co, j. $. Hutcheson d Co. l..
Bgnrman and Rice Brothers. clothing A.;
Fetz d Ogerman. Irwin & Galloway, w. 5.
Auon. and Dr. J. W. Smith. druggists /;
Gtl-s k Co.. j. W Peay 4 Co., and Denny
Brothers. hardware Benson 4 Son and W.
Keats. harness; Mrs. j. A. Roach and j..
D. Hufenis. millinery; J. L. Smith, furni-
ture. ". Is. Ray, feed y. y. Craig, books
q. Y. Wood and J. VI. fash, lewelry.
CoTIoS-snLLs.
The principal industry, not including to-
lacc0. is the Hermitage Cotton-Mills,
which were organized IN 1899 They have
fl capital OF about $500, 900 and mSnufac-
turc cotton warns. They are thoroughly
,quipped with modern machinery, pro-
,ect-d against FIRE By automatic sprnk.
crs. &c. have about 1000 spindles. and
CuulOy over 800 hands. The entire pro-
net of these mills IL consumed by the
o., q Manufacturing Company, makers OF
ram and Ralt-sacks The latter mill en-
blows about $50 hands and toe two mills
are worked 20 then tuil capacity both dag
and night. Surrounding the mills are
bulltauumber Of cottages, which are occu.
pied by the families Of the operatives, and
each cottage has garden attached 10 IT,
nTAUIFUL WOMEN.
Reidsville is noted for the culture and
b. 1utv OF its women and the morality OF
Its Young men, and DO not think II amlss
20 mention few of the most popular
Young LADIES' They are Misses Mary +.
Boyd. kittie NJ. Penn, Annie Sloan, Min
mo williamson, Annie Williams, Blanche
Courts. Maud Harris, Mary ). Motley. Net
ffe Reid. Nellie Scales. jennie richardson,
Gu.sie Evans. Emma Galloway. JAIME
Montgomery, Annie Staples, Florence Pan
NH. Evelyn Andrews, Annie Bailey Roam,
Bell Pierce. Blanche Harris. Annie Gallo
way. SADIE Sloan, JAMIE FlOurnOy, Maggie
Dalton, Gertrude Hall, and Annie With
els.
ACCOMPLISHED LADIES.
The society of Reidsyillo is delightful.
Tie question was asked society dude
wi IS the BELIEF
II can't say. but Miss MARY Boyd and
5li.s Nellie Scales are very popular.
Miss BOYD Is handsome blonde and
Ms Nellie Scales lovely brunette. Miss