The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-04-05

Person, ard right royalty have they
stood by their market.
The Pioneer Warehouse. although II
was built big ia the beginning, found
that 1t must spread out: so fifty feet
were added in order to meet the de-
mands of its ever Increasing sales.
Another warehouse became a neces-
sity, and few Of liyest of the towns
men put their heads and their dollars
together and built the Hyco, one of the
roomiest and most commodious sales
rooms in the State. In the erection of
shis house the Pass boys, Of Roxboro,
were the moving spirits. Messrs. w II.
Pass, r. A. Pass, j. G. Pass, with Mes
srs. Clayton 81 Brooks, were the build
ers, and at present are the owners and
eroprietors. The necessity for still
another was soon manifested, and the
Farmers Warehouse Go. was organ
lied Col G. S. Winstead, one Of the
substantial fellows upon which Roxboro
rests; II. i. Stevens, Capt. "A. j. Hester,
and A. j. Nelson, the two latter among
Person c0unty's largest and most sue
cessful tobacco growers, were the main
forces in the erection of the Farmer
Warehouse. 1t is owned by them yet.
but is leased and r1in by Messrs. Hum,
Paylor n Co, live team Of warehouse
men This trio Of warehouses, the Ri
onecr, the Hyco and the Farmers, gives
Roxboro facilities for ifs ponderous
daily receipts Of golden leaf, and the
live, active buyers that march up and
down their floors each day keep the
reF
the great procession.
THE BUYERS.
This little army Of buyers is com
posed of such solid, substantial men,
young and old, as A. S. de Waning,
Hubbard e Long, Capt. John $. Lock-
hart. F0ushee Il Stevens, G. d. Ray,
resident buyer for American Tobacco
Company, j. y. Baldwin, w. III. MUIR
ply, Hoge IRVINE, @. III. Marlborough
& Co. NJ H. Garrett. j. III. Ashley,
r.. j. Gentry 81 Co, Bowen q Co, s. j.
Barnett, Geo. w. Thomas, w. j.. Powell,
+. T. Bradshaw, w. IT, Holderby, John
RI. Hester, +. A. Mitchell, j..
r.. Walker and r. H. Street.
These gentlemen, with G. q. Mitchell
81 Co, Of the Pioneer Warehouse; Pass
Clayton r. Co, Of the Hyco; and Hunt,
Payler a. Co, Of the Farmers, together
with such we'll wishers and active aids
in the tobacco industry Of the town as
Mr. r. Al. Long, Col. Winstead, Mr.. J. S
Merritt, Mr. r. y. Long, each Of whom
is connected with the tobacco business
as owners Of buildings or partners in
firIns-all these form Roxboro's To
bacco Board of Trade, an organization
which hasadone and is every day doing
much to strengthen the market.
Mr. A. S. de Waning is the enterpris-
ing and popular President Of tbs
Board; Capt r. j. Stevens, Yiee-Presi-
dent: and Mr.. Ernest Y. Webb, Score
tary and Treasurer.
OF Roxboro's tobacco men, Mr.. a. ;.
de Waning, is a well known and ex'
ceedingly popular tobacco man. lie
was for years with the late Thomas -
Jones. Of Durham, one Of the best
most liberal and patriotic gentlemen
that vas ever connected with the to
bacco industry in North Carolina. lie
was one Of the biggest hearted men
that ever lived In Durham lie was 2
lar0e tol,aceo fealer and in the con.
duct Of his business made both friends
and fortune. and at his untimely death
a few years ago the whole town
nourned.
Mr.. de Waning was for years his
right hand man. and as the efficient