The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1899-02-16
COL. CARR RETIRES.

quarter OF century lucnIiueu Will
the Blackwell Bull Durham Tobac-
co Company, Though yet COM
Parativly a young maD and for a
long time president and general
manager of that great manufacture
ing enterprise, has retired from the
same. Only short while ago it was
announced that he had disposed OF
his entire interest to a recently
formed syndicate, but that his services
would be retained as president. But
Col. Carr has seen fit to sever his
connection with the company and
retire altogether as we learn from
the Durham papers.
1t if to be regretted that Col. Carr
has taken this step but we trust it
only means that he will give his time
and attention to other matters which
will mean no less to himself and to
the public.
Col. Carr is yet in the prime and
vigor of life-too young and active,
too full of energery and usefulness
to retire from active life and business
although his fortune is ample. The
State, the people, his friends and
fellow citizens need his services, his
example, his counsel and assistance.
The GOLD LEAF trusts that he will
devote his energies and activities in
some direction in which he may con-
tinue to be the same useful and help
full citizen as heretofore-North Caro-
lina's best citizen, in fact, as the
Charlotte Observer puts it.
The Durham Sun says this:
In taking his leave of the business
which has been SO near his heart, and
which he so zealously guarded and
50 successfully conducted, he made a
very feeling and patriotic speech to
the office force and managers, telling
them of his retirement and that Mr..
M. w. Reed would now be in entire
control.
The employees part with Col. Carr
with regret. He has been friend tC
them and they esteem him more than
words can express. He was kind and
sympathetic towards them, and holds
their highest regard. His care and
attention for this great industry is
now at an end. He will give his
time, attention and active mind to
other things-other industries and
enterprises in which he feels a deep
interest, and this will be to Durham
advantage The Sun hopes he will
have the most unbounded success in
whatever he undertakes. for he is of
that class of liberal-hearted, public
spirited men who always make the
wheel move whenever they take hold
of a thing.
The Durham Herald, whose editor
was former employe Of the Black
well factory under Col. Carr's
management, says this:
We venture the assertion that as
the news spread through the i'm
mense factory there was look O
regret on every face and that eacf
employe felt as if he had lost deal
friend, for Colonel Carr was uni
versally loved by his employees. No OPP
erative of the great factory,no matter
how humble, ever went to this
great hearted man with a grievance
but that he heard him as patiently as
his time would permit, and if /.
wrong had been done it was invaria
bly, righted.
If the employe had done wrong and
had to be disciplined, his justice wa'
tempered with mercy. He was +:
friend of every employe and knew
most Of them by name; and whe1
sickness and dull times came he was
always ready to lend helping hand
Having worked in his factory fo1
fifteen years or more we know tina
what we say is true and much more