Vol. 2. GREENVILLE, N. C., NOVEMBER 21, 1896. WW. WW. Winter. Wraps Where? at MUNFORD’S WwW. W.W. Attractions for this week ‘New Dress Goods, Storm Overcoats. Fine Clothing Shoes, Hats, WHERE 2 WHERE 2 t at _ Munford’s, % NEXT DOOR TO BS he -Igales honse built on the Green-— WHERE?) | GREENVILLE. A Series of Articles on the History of To- bacco Culturein the Eastern Counties. THE PLANTERS WAREHOUSE. The Planters was the third ville market. It was erected in 1894 and when completed was the largest by 40 feet of any honse on the market. On August 15th of that year it was opened with its first breax. From the first the Planters commanded a iuall share of trade. and itg patronage has grown steadily all the while. Its motto was prompt personal aitention to every pile of tobac:;o and high prices, and following You must see my line of . COLD © TA I at them in n all weights and prices. FINE CLOTHING! I got them in all cuts, colors and prices. ‘See me. : FRANK WILS GREEN VILLE, Ne Go go ae z You need a heavy ‘See them. a Piaatateni ia ~~ —— ate tatiana ¢. this a well merited success has tesulted. Early this year, to accommo date their growin business, they puilt a large prizery, one of the best equipped and most conve- nient here. ..The basement of this |- prize house contains brick order- ing and grading rooms. Iu _the latter room are fiye grading benches, and the 21 hands em-— ployed in the prizery alone grade on. an average about 1,000 pounds per day. of being one of the pioneers in the tobacco induetry here, in fact he was the first to become astively interested in gettiag a ware- house and establishing a market in, Greenville. He was among: those who first commenced. rais- ing tobacco in the county, and The Planters whiage s Mf PS ~e This gentleman has the “Founne & ‘MoYE, PROPRIETORS. desiring to familiarize - himself with the handling and sale of the weed, in the fall of 1890 he went to Oxford and fook a position in the warehouse of Davis & .Greg- ory. In this position he not on- ly acquired a knowledge of every [CONTINUED ON SECOND PAGE.] Warehouse. ‘DAILY REFLECTOR this house hse has been solely in dD. J- WHICHARD. Editor. Subscription 25 cents per Month. Entered as second-class mail matter. EVERY AFTERNOON (EXCEPT SUNDAY) detail in conducting a warehouse, but by close observation and com- parison of the tobacco from dif- ferent counties sold there he saw that the product of Pitt was su- perior to all others. He then concluded that our people ought to have a home market and be saved the heavy expense incurred in shipping their tobacco away, and therefore concluded te return home and exert himself to get a) market in Greenville. Just before Christmas he re- turned home, married and settled down. A few weeks later he came to Greenville to spend a day with his brother-in-law, Mr. R. J. Cobb, and while discussing different top iesthey very naturally drifted tothe subjeet of tobacco. Mr. Forbes’ views on the warehouse business so impressed Mr. Cobb that he! became interested, and being a man of influence and capital he decided to make a atart- to get a) warehouse built. Hecalled upon several business men of the town and interested them in the matter, | then drove out inthe country to! see a number of prominent farm—' ers, and in this way secur enough stockholders to build a | house The Greenville Warehouse) S@upany was organized, Mr. os b was elected: President and gave his personal supervison to the purchasing of the lumber and construction of the ware- hoase, and used his own means to help build and start the market. Thus it will be seen that while _ Mr. Gobb is not himself a ware~ hcuseman, much credit is due to him also for the prominent part he took im getting our tobacco market started. Forbes was one of the first i ‘|\warehouseman, Mr. hands of Mr. Forbes, and his ca- pability in this particular is at- tested by the success with which he has met- ~~ In addition to his caresr asa Forbes has the honor of being Mayor of Greenville. of E. A. MOYE. This gentleman, while a part- ‘ner in the Planters Warehouse, is prevented by his duties as Sa perior Court Clerk of the courty from being an active worker on the market... buat his influence and means are used in behalf the mar. ket and in this way he adds mach ‘strength toit. Mr. Moye is algo a large and successfal tobacco grower. Eee A FR/END TO THE MARKET. Editor Reflector : Being wellinformed as to the history of the tobacco market in Greenville, I would hke to men- tion cne man who was instrumen- tal in getting it established and is entitled to more credit for what he did than any one else. That man is Mr. R. J. Covb, of the firm of J. C. Cobb & Son, whose foresight and business qualitica- fions are unsurpassed. * Im the spring of 1591 the writer men ‘connected with the managé- -ment of the Greenville Ware- house, as has been told in previ oas articles. He continued with _ $hat house three years. when, de ~ giring a house of his own, he with a drew, formed a copartuership ok Mr. EA. Moye and bailt the spent a night with Mr. Cobb at his home in Greenville, and along the line of conversation we drift- ed into the culture and disposi tion of a tobacco crop. asked what I thought of erecting a warehouse in Greenville for the sale of leaf tobacco? 1 had been ' Tne managenent of Peg Ne ay ee ge ly Sage engaged in the warehoase basi Mr. Cobb ness with Davis — & ‘Gregory, #t > Oxford, in the fall of 1890, seal y lknew something about how the business was couducted and the benefit a town would derive from atobacco market. I told him ‘it would be the ereatest enterprise Greenville would ever Have if w® could succeed in establishing a market, that the difference -in freight alone between a home a _jand @ fore'gn market would put thousands of dollars in ctrculativn in our own town that would other- wise go elsewhere. So, being a thorough business man, Mr- Cobb saw the need of a home market, and with characveristic energy he canvassed the town and county and revealed the idea to both merchant and farmer, inducing many to subseribe for from: one to eight shares of stock for the purpose of erecting a warehouse in Greenville. A meeting was then called and the Greenville Warehouse Company organized. Mr. Cobb was chesen President, and under his management the land and lumber were purchased and the Greenville Warehouse erected, which is now occupied by Evans & Co. Mr. Cobb lib-— erally used his own means ia starting and encouraging ‘the market. F: ee The following story, showing) General Robert E. Lee’s magna- nimity, is told. Early in the war, before he bad proved his pre-em-}: he was se—}# inence as @ general, verely criticised on more than one occasion by Generai Whiting. ‘| Whiting had stood at the head of } his class at West. Point, and was considered a bright and capabie man. One day President Davis, wishing an. officer for some im- portant command, called upon General Lee tor advice. do you think of Whiting?” asked Davis. Lee.answered without} hesitation, commending Whiting as one of the ablest menin tne army, well qualified in every way |}. for even the most responsible| place. One of the officers present was gréatly surprised, and at the first opportunity drew Lee aside. “Don't you know what ankind things Whiting has been saying about yout” he inquired. Lee’s answer was of the best. “I un- derstood,” he said, “that the pres- ident desired to know my’ opia- ion of Whiting, not Whiting’s opinion of me” ' “What) three of the ice men ip it, Mr. Clevelana, Mr. Carlisie and in New York and Boston, Mr. Oleveland and Mr. Carlisle to live in New. York nad ase: Olney | in Boston. - See GREENVILLE TOBACCO MARKET - REPORT. eae LY 0..L- JOYNER. ASR Tops.—Green.... ....:.--1to 23 ». 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Mr. Olney will forma partnership ._ for the,practice of law,with offices’ Pone—stew dy * PEARUTS: Prime a Extra Prime 3 “ancy. - 2 Spanish : $l bu ~ Tone—easy. t bab nee Greenville Market. | Corrected by S. M. Schultz: ana ntter, per lo 15 10 26. Western Sides 6to7 ~ | Sugar cured Hams’ 12 to 183° Corn 40 to ‘Corn Meal 50 to 65 - ‘Flour, Family 4.00 to 4°60 Lard 54 to 10 ‘Oats - 40 to’ 50 Sugar 4 to 6 Coffee . 16 te 26 ‘Salt-per Sack ~ 85 to 1 745 Chickens 12}-to 20 [Eggs per doz 123 to 15 Beeswax. per 20° = ‘at Reflector te eae? He 8.40 ape ETERS bi Bd! é Tarboro 9.50: Hiorry . = oe seer om cee 2: 7 _|@arolins orothe State Es se, a —— a are 2 oa : rf sig. 3 eases a i Pi g PORK . SERB bL ERS ~ puy direct from Manufacturers, ena’ you to Pak. at one profit. A, com plete stock of FURNITURE | elseays oar Pa A jhe times. accel ohrend sold for CAS. srefore, Pon risk to “oe a RULES atts, N Cc TOREENVILLE | a and centinue for ten ‘months. “The course embraces all the branches R.| terms dtaucht in an Academy Terms, both for tuition and ‘beard treasonable. ~ fl Says one of the-chitdren can pid - |them Pt ge Pap gers and henet ps *) pet ki he ay t 2) a - |he said, the The ay ee ars 4a dozen or more; she old — real t? been desttoy oa; they: ut ‘thém| # kv Tarhur | 1.2 ubder'a hen j ng which| #AE Uv Rocky Mt | 1 o5}10 20 6 ob |adopted them as- «her: own: » brood: | Lv Wilson 2 03/T1 03 . | They are nan ir groN n and feed 2 Lv ea 5233) «: roost with t ens, come. pe i) 4 Solis sal tis Rouse atay fea as gentle as —- E22 it was not their nature’ to be wik een f College Hotel; 28 | College Hote Wises |"s’ee A Mo| MRS. 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