The Durham recorder. [volume] (Durham, N.C.) 1879-19??, 1911-12-01

II ugHt Qu&y 70 MkAo YlHlN ~ nc
Ill Fifth Avenue, the executive ol
fees 81 the American Tobacco Com
pany. knowing that tho latch atrin
is always on tho outside to them
The once boys ana doormen seem
cd 10 recognise . Tar Heel At sigh
and glad hand Immediately was ex
tended.
What Jsmes !. Hill Is to til
Northwest y y. Duke Il 10 III
South generally and to North Caro-
lima IN particular, Each 81 the w
itors had xtory to tell 81 thu worl
Mr.. Duke aud bis brother Benjamin
are doing toward the development
OF the proud old stats, as well Il
what their father. William Duke
had done before them.
The Tar Hecls also made trip.
down town 70 visit Augustus va.
WICK. the first president ~ thu
North Carolina Society OF New York,
Iancs w. Osborne, George Gordon
Battle and other native sens, who
have distinguished themselves III
Now York.
''Thr story or the house OF Duke. \
said G. c. Gufheric At the Hotei
BersIine. us Ae remarkable one.
There we're many Northern regi-
mcntb cnmpcd Ia and about Durham
during the civil war. and the sold!-
crs liked the tobacco raised there.
When they returned to their North
crn homes they wrote back wanting
smoking tobacco. william Duke.
who had been In the Confederate
army. sci up ! small tobacco place
in Durham when be returned from
the field
The letters were turned over TO
him and be Allied few Of the or
ders. In few months orders pour
cd in upon him from the North. Az
ter = while be made a mixture and
sent II 70 his Northern customers.
In years time he could not make
enough to supply the market. but
he kept right on charging bis basl-
meas. and Irl few years Was veal
thy man for our part OF the country.
From this small beginning the foam
dalton Of the American Tobacco Co.
was laid
THE tobacco business made Dur
ham the thriving and beautiful city
fh.t Il -. When william Duke be-
came wealthy he first built . hand
some church and afserxxrd endow-
I'd Trinity College. which Is located
In our toxn.
Nos his sons are doing wonders
for North Carolina. a. their father
did for Durham. The Southern
powsr Company. which Vas started
By the Duke boys. Is nov supplying
fofty-five towns. The Dukes have
a.rsAdy Invested 1fS.eoo. 900 IN
this cuierptis~. The trolley syssssrs
uz~ this power and oHr eiflss ars|
illuminated BY H. The Dukes are
building trolley lines over the state
and slso into South Carolina
Greensboro. like other principal
Ioxns OF tho State. & growing" said
y. r. Bush AZ the sxnc hotel "oa-
Ing 10 our great water power We car
cotton goods more
rheaply than anywhere clxs"
Raleigh. the capital. IL growing
With the rest OF the State. said Col
srsI Thomas Pentx u the Waldorf
Astoria. New cotton mills are
building and old ones being extend.
"a. People who became wealthy IN
pfber parts OF the State are build |
ng homes In Raleigh"
r. N. Brown. OF Charlotte. Who
With Mrs. Brown 10 At the Brcslln
sald
charlotte Is the largest town in
Inc State. and h becoming = great
centre. Some OF the
largest cotton mills arc located here
The basis of the power system Of
he State a located near there. and
his alone gives us an advantage
,ser New England"
G. W Evans. OF Wilmington. who
"a ~ the Hotel Martinique, sasd;
wilmington Is the coast city oil
he State and has . good hsrbor.
With the completion q the Panama
canal Ne look for boom. Already
plans are under way for sesersi
lines OF railroads 10 be built into
> "Wins'on-salsm sald n. @. cha
han. owner of WOODEN mills. n
prospecting. IIks al the other prIn.
.ipal tc~ns Of our state. There IN |