The western sentinel. [volume] (Winston-Salem, N.C.) 1887-1926, 1893-02-09
THE FIRST SALE A SUCCESS
Abbott & JGnGS Open Their Mammoth
New Warehouse
WHICH WENT UP AS IF By MAGIC.
Sentinel Artist Pictures the Scene
Two Hundred Spectators Wit.
ness it-Who Bought the First
Pile of Tobacco and What ii
Brought Abbott and Jones

Abbott & Jones opened their mann
| moth new warehouse most auspicious-
| ly February 1st.
The first sale in their warehouse pre-
sented an animated scene. The ware
house was filed with all the faces and
characters familiar to the tobacco
The buyers were there crowded trade.
around the pile Of tobacco and looking
or nodding ''ycs" or s.no" into the
eyes If Auctioneer Hundley. as he
begged W t st 9ntOrian persuasiveness
for an increase in the prices. The
tall form of Proprietor Abbot was
seen now bending over the pile to picIl
up the golden leaf: now unfolding it
and exposing it to the view of the
buyers, as he diScoursed upon the ex-
cellence of its quality.
Proprietor Jones was there too. He
was not so easy to pick out in the
great throng. because he is Il man of
Lacchean stature, but by looking real
hard you could spot him by the
pleased look on his c0untenance, as
is always seen on the face Of a man
who has finally reached the shore of
success after swimming through a sea
of difficulties.
Herr and there sturdy farmer in a
jeans suit, with only a big thumb
showing of horny hand thrust into
his trousers pockets, stood by, his
sGnhroWned, bearded countenance
lighting up with smile of satisfac-
tion as his tobacco went off with a
whoop at a good price.
Great, covered wagons, called
prairie schooners" out West, stood
about the entrance. Just outside the
door
were piling up the weed as it was
brought in by the buyers, preparatory
to hauling to the factories or places
Of shipment.
The scene was an animated one in
deed, and everything went off-well
just as if Abbott & Jones had been
running warehouse for 20 years. 1t
was witnessed by more than two hun
dred spectators.
ed off to the r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
Company at $50 per hundred.
The warehouse was built by the
TiseS and leased by Abbott & Jones
for a period of ten years. 1t was
built il less than twomonths, because
Abbott & Jones having been burned
out in our recent fires, We're unable to
secure standing building. The
first brick was laid Nov. 20, 1892, by
Dorsey Jones and the last one Jan.
26, 1898, by j. L. Abbott. 1t is a
substantial brick building of great
capacity, provided with waiting rooms
for farmers, stalls for stock, and
every convenience necessary.
Both prOprietorS are men of long
experience in the trade. Mr. j. L.
Abbott. the senior partner, is an eX-
perienced warehouSeman in every
way worthy of the confidence and pat
ronage of the people, having for eight
years operated successful business
with the CabelrS aud Planter ware
houses, of Danyille.
Mr.. Dorsey Jones, of Pittsylyania
county, Va. is the junior partner, and
the handling of fine wrappers has
been his vocation up to his engaging
in the warehouse business. His eX-
tended experience on the tobacco
markets and his ability as judge of
the leaf render hiH invaluable as a
WarehOuseman in manipulating the
sales to the best interests of the
planters.
The corps of employees are as fol-
lows: j. L. Schofield, Danville, Va,
bookkeeper: John Read Hughes,
Rockingham county, n. c., and Luth-
er Abbott. Danville, Va, clerks,
Julius w. Young, Stokes county, n.
c., weighnaSter: j. II. Hundley, Mt,
Airy, n. c., aactioneer; d. A. pple,
Guilford county. n. c., floor manag-
er. j. w. White. Pittsylyana county,
Va, c. III. Hancock. Franklin county,
Va, and j. L. Simpson, Rockingham
county, n. G., solicitors; Thos. Neal,
Stokes county, N. c., night watch
plaQ.