The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05
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ment Of his tobacco aud che place 81
rs manufacture, which was destined
ia a few years, En- the aands OF Others
/ who succeeded him, to bring large in.
diyidual fortune and commercial fame
10 the present city of Durham
j. r. Green was a man of feeble ply.
steal constitution, and died of con.
sumption in the year 1869. J. n
Green was the first and original owner
OF the "Bulf' trademark for smoking
tobacco, but he was not the first manu-
factureI OF smoking tobacco All Dur
ham. The first manufacturers Of to.
bacco at Durham were Thomas b. Nor
rig and w. a. Wright. and their bust.
ness was almost exclusively confined
to plug or chewing tobacco, while the
scraps" or waste Of their little
wooden factory were manufactured in
10 smoking tobacco and packed for use
in little paper bags This was before
the war, and the little wooden factory
of Morris d Wright stood where the
blackwell Tobacco Factory now
stands DR.. Richard Blacknall be-
came a partner for a short while in
the business OF Morris d Wright, and
Wright subsequently went off TO the
war, the firm name becoming there
after Morris q BlaclnaIl
Morris d Blacknall sold out during
the war to w. A. Ward Ga refugee
from Eastern Carolina) and J r. Green,
and the firm name during the war was
Ward a. Green. J. n. Green sold out
his interest to Ward and retired from
business a short time, and afterwards
bought ont Ward and thereafter to
his death continued the business in
his own name; and, as before stated.
was the first to adopt aud use the pic
ture OF q 'Bull' as his trademark for
smoking tobacco, and was the first
manufacturer at Durham who used
choice leaf tobacco for manufacturing
this now celebrated brand of smoking
tobacco. lie may, therefore, be justly
called the originator Of the smoking
tobacco business, which is now, and
has been, the great keystone of the tri-
umphal arch Of the prosperity Of Dur
ham. 1T is said that ii was j u Whit
ted, now a resident Of Durham bat
then resident OF Hillsboro. who first
suggested to Green the use of the pie
ture of q bull for his trademark: hut.
at any rate, Green was tie FIRST 10 use
it, and his first sign was painted by
James l.. Berry, refugee painter and
buggy maker from Newbern, II. c.
The sign was painted on sheet-iron
and put up at the railroad crossing
(now Corcoran street railroad cross
ing), nearly opposite the old Morris e.
Wright, later Ward e Green, and later
STILL 7 r. Green, but now the mann
moth Blackwell's Cooperative Tobac-
60 Factory Whether or not j. r.
Green was the original and sole owner
0f the "Bull' trademark was disputed
By others at one time, but his right
and ownership after his death was
clearly established IN the courts by
his successor, William r. Blackwell,
who, from first to last, between 1869
and 1883, spent over 100000 in Iitiga-
ton to successfully establish and
maintain his exclusive right to use it.
To-day Durham draws to her mar
Set much OF the tobacco grown in the
Of Durham, Orange, Caswell,
Alamance and Chatham counties desig-
lated as bright smokers These
together with Granville,
Wake, Vance, Person and new tobacco
of the Eastern part of North
carolina. constitute what is known as
he Golden Tobacco Belt" a section
# country that produces a grade Of to-
Dacco that IN flavor, color, texture and
quality is not grown elsewhere in the
gorId Durham has control of much
IF this source of supply, from the
prominent position she occupies in the
eading center of smoking tobacco in
he world. and owing to her natural
situation in this golden belt" which
gives her advantages that cannot be
by any other market in the
'ntire country.
So great is the consumption and sale /,
II tobacco i'm this market that only one
ourth Of the 15,690,000 pounds received +
lere per annum is brought in wagons
% market. the rest being shipped here /
~ railroads which make every other |
olacco market in North Carolina I
tributary t1 Durham. Two factories /
lone conSu9ne ia manufacture 10000,
,0o pounds OF leaf tobacco per annum. /
Durham COOPERATIVE Com /
)any. manufacturers of smoking to-
Jacco only, and VI Duke, Sons e. Com /
,any, manufactures of smoking to-
,acco and cigarettes, each being of its
Sind the largest in the world. The |
lamc and fame of these two institu- !
ions have gained for Durham in a few
ears a worldwide reputation for to-
lacco, and made millionaires of their /
,wners.
CThe above history of the town is
aiken from Mai. Guthrie's article in
Western North CarolinaA'')
STATISTICAL INFORNfA-
TI0N ABOUT DURHAM.
Durham has as good banking facili-
les as any city in North Carolina She