The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1895-09-04

At Darlington there is one large
factory for the manufacture of smok
ing tobacco-the only one in the PEI
Dee. It is known as the Darlington
Tobacco Works, and is run by Messrs
Burch & Burch. It's capacity is 50(
pounds day, put up in pretty packa
ges. The factory is well equipped.
had the pleasure of going through i
and it was a revelation to see the
speed with which the packages are
turned out. The crude leaf, favored
with rum, is put in the machine anc
the best grade of tobacco, ''The Pride
of Darlington is as pretty as, and
very much resembles. the ''Marbure
Pickings." The grades of this facto
rvs output have, however, already
been described in The State. The pro
duct of the factory is finding ready
place on the market.
The first "break" today was at the
Farmers Warehouse. All Of the for
ty piles Of golden tobacco, averaging
about ninety. FIVE pounds to the pile,
were brought in during the twelve
hours preceding, straight from the
barns of planters in Williamsburg ano
the Indiantown section. The farmers
had had no time to select it and con
sequently large number of tags were
turned" which means that the to
bacco was withdrawn in many instan'
ces. It was to a large extent damp,
and the buyers could not do much:
Ali the same Timmonsville' highest
price, s2.05 a pound, was beaten, 2:2;
being paid per pound for some choice
tobacco. Eighty cents was paid fol
another lot. The warehouse present,
ed a beautiful scene. The people were
up and doing bright and early. At Il
o'clock the warning horn blew, and al
10 80 Auctioneer Ellington began his
work. The average price per pound
was quite low. Scores of ladies were
present in the warehouse, moving
about among the golden leaves, and
some were to be seen sitting on the
piles of tobacco, watching the lively
scene.
The ''break" at the Florence ware
house began after dinner. The same
amount of tobacco was on hand to be
disposed of as at the other warehouse.
The tobacco came from around Flor
ence and Marion and was of a much
better grade. Though 81 was the high
est figure paid for pound, the entire
sale, it is said, averaged up IA or Il
cents per pound, which is better than
the usual average of the breaks al
Danville, Durham, Winston and the
other markets of Virginia and North
Carolina. Only six tags were turned
at this warehouse. It was most sue
cessful break.
At the first "break" the planters
who had but lately begun to plant to
bacco showed their experience, by
putting superb leaves along with
small ones, not knowing that the
buyers bid according to the smallest
leaves. The best prices usually palc
are 35 to so cents pound; the average
is ~ to 13 cents. An experienced
planter who spends about SIS per acre
in raising his crop, usually gets abou
$130 an acre for it.
Truly today was great day in fan
Florence, the future central tobacco
market of South Carolina, and IL
those golden tobacco leaves she dis
played to the world the the true pear
of the Pee Dee. state
Confess to Arson.
CANTON, Ills, Aug. 2S.-Oscal
Baughman, alderman, Ellis Brown
ex-city marshal, and Chas. Henry
ex-night watchman of the City o
Lewiston, have been arrested charged
Nth tho h,,nninn of the court house