The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-01-21
A TOBACCO MARKET IN RALEIGH.

No " OF city can stand still IN this day If enterprise. The town or CITY
Durham has 10 advantage over 1iisboso in climate or nearness to the 70
taceoo or cotton fields IN act. Hnlsboro has the most natura advantases =
yet Durham is a great n growing young city and Hnhboro remains chief.
its flood h tn armis of h North arc south encamped near there and
smoked the pDe Of peace with Durham tobacco Young men Of enterpria then
saw :e chance of building a great city n Mr. Green, Mr.. Day, Mr.. BLACKWELL
Mr.. Carr Mr.. Duke, none OF hem men OF wealth, vent on to fortune 90
cause they seizedt he tide at the flood u tobacco alone coud rot coan"
Durhan's growth am its men Of wealth have made it also a noted rua
market and the home of the chief cotton anufaoturing plants in central "
eastern North Caroline. The progressive men of Durham viii add other pr
city and maintain the value Of their larse investment they are too wise to "'
their town lag or cease to 20 Onward steadily
Of Wilson It was born as the educational centre of a large section. and VIII
it had only 1000 inhabitants it had large sennancs conducted by such cumo
mn IS Charles F. Deems, VIM. Hooper, J. D b Hooper, Sylvester I,rar
Joseph n Foy, Edward NJ Nadal John B Brewer. d s Richardson. David e
Gillespie n others 1t had but one esourcc from its surrounding country
cotton. Up to $50 it was a cotton made town and he the bottom fell oat "
cotton, the town suffered. property deprecated in value. m h property o1n
srs tobacco rbous vre hn1t ana now tbatt TOWN sos - o No" nonnIs
If tobacco annually ana has over 10000 invested in the tobacco inauHr>
Every interest in the town has felt te stimulating n helpful prosperity thar
has followed the building of a great tobacco market
he growth has been steadily it hasn not ben rapid Or great. During the last do
adj II has bnht three cotton factories, tHo knitting mills am added other "
potant industries out since the beginning Of the n" century n great do
trial enterprise has been launched snd the shortness Of the cotton crop n 9TH"
resource nave ""e inc i''s"e COTTON re'eH" very "U" S""e' ina" "'
If Raleigh is to grow a it should. something us be done to add to tr
money crop handled in Raleigh as we'll Is moro industries nus be cstabIshci
give employment to labor. TIE important matter that must SOON be scrn
in Raleigh mis-: Will Raleigh reopen IN e-esabish the tobacco MARI
Mr. 3 Iobgood, Mr. coley, and other farmers in Wake who nave made moa
growing tobacco, rcpor tia h farmers all owe rs county are going lmsr
into the cultivation of tobacco. 4 had to carry ny tobacco thrtynve mil.
set. to market last year. said Mr.. Hobgood at a meeting of ee chamo"
or~nt - h.aa mm,. ar .so hom. rn:4oa
crs spend most of h money for which they sell their crops. in the t
where the sales are made. Durham merchams have gotten trade hitherto u
Cd by 1aleieh because some farmers in Western Wake o. carry their ct
to Durham instead of bringing it to Raleigh
The trade Of Raleigh cannot grow and expand as it should unless this ct
tablshes a tobacco market as good IS durham, Oxford Henderson IouHt.
Wilson mithfeld ad other towns in this section If h State. That is tI
too simple for cucidaton 1t will take money to omen the market aDr,-.
the farmers to plan tobacco, m secure the csab ishunea IF 4 good MAJ
If established, it will increase is trade that much with a certant. ~
steady increase year by year. Will the property owners of Raleigh. tho }
cu and investors te erchant tho maou,acnTcr ,nc rrofn5ona, NC,
coton men,, he raider and capitalists permit Raleigh to stand still or r~
(bl"c men bs the investment of six to ten thousand dollar this G~t
oNI! can :" made OF great value . every interest in he city? The Chm
:" o"""bEe mas DfouSh This matter sharply o the attention Of the p~p'
o"""iee OF progressive business men will call upon the citizens this s."
- invest III a company to open n sustain the Raleigh tobacco arhrt
poc q Paying Investment IN the importance o the market ought to
NFS cnZcn to be glad to SUBSCRIBED bcrauv
= "oid % pieasanter to write onyo Of The beauties of Raleigh and If
a"'st" lhS are know of all men. With the bais of every advance
N'"Ep uot 70 have a population of 5000 before 1910. 1t Will M" h
|"V unless nc property -on ners and business en are active and pfOSrf~|
week.