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lumber to build it. The gold Ie:if used 011 this boot would buy a good sized tobacco farm, and it is decid-!y .1 t echcrchc affair—we don’t exactly know what th«s foreign word means.but it tits the boot and weighs about the same, /. c.% 1,000 pounds.-Just take a look at this modest little sign.We are glad of this opportunity of outlining the career and chronicling the success of the h“»use. Itsproprietor belongs to the army of workers, and his business action here lias redounded to the good of Winston. Now if he could only induce some of our enterprising citizens to join with him in the work of con verting the custom manufacturing department of his business into a wholesale factory it would he n grand- thing for the Twin-City. With Mr. Sinaak as manager of such an enterprise, it could not help but thrive. All that is needed is organized effort and a capital commensurate with tlie business to be transacted. A ready market lor all90the foot wear that could be made bv such a a factory lies right here at our doors and Winstoninns ought to avail themselves of it. Think the matter over, friend Smoak—talk it up with your business friends and acquaintances, and if you can organize the scheme The Sentinei. will promise to he one among the eailicst subscribers to the capital stock.than now. Its business /or 1SS4 showed a decided increase over that for 18S3; and we can see for ourselves that 1SS5 *lflS been propitious.It is not within our province to enter upon a detailed description of the establishment of Gray Martin. It is sufficient to say that it is not lacking in anything that serves to make such a house complete—its special mission is to cater to the wants of the public so far as a modern and model drug house can, and its record is wholly to its credit.isthinthvcccatnrar•c*cctv(IWINSTON’S TOBACCO TRADE.A Model Warehouse.SENTINEL REPORTER VISITSICfllblt;hihlt;BROWN S TOBACCO WAREHOUSE.GRAY MARTIN.Their Drug House is an Ornament to Winston.FACTS FANCIES CONCERNING IT.Outside of the Tobacco belt, so called, very little is known, except in the most general way, of the tobacco Warehouse business. Visitors to Winston, Danville, Durham, Henderson i nd other points, hastily walking or driving through these towns, do not and cannot form an idea of the great interest represented by the huge brick or frame structures that arise upon either hand, and which are denominated warehouses. For the most part these structures do not present special comeliness oj architecturalform, hut with regard to their ar- -ffCscFmBPflelt;kclTbwisqis*«rangement no apostle of light or heat could find any fault. Experi ence has been a prolific teacher to tobacco dealers, whether buyers or sellers, and these men have long since learned to employ the agencies of nature.Throughout the entire tobaccovVitlSItlUfcIn most communities like this the generality of business men usually follow in the path already macadamized by their predecessors and it is tlt;» those who have originality of thought or action that theI mi nic must look lot benefits and improvement* upon older and m »re inconvenient business methods.Not only this, l*ut occasionally it is found that prejudice* must be overcome—that al nosl inherited trade must be attracted from old house- and drawn out of old tuts into new live channels and so the problem of business existence for a new house becomes a complex one.Such a problem the firm of Gray Martin were called upon to solve. In 1SS1 their pat tncrship was formed, succeeding to Montague Gray, whohud established a drug house here one year before. Since then Mr. Watt Martinhas had charge of the business abusiness with which lie is thoroughly familiar and upcn vvho*e acquirements as a pharmacist the Examining Board placed their seal of approval inasmuch as they constituted him Licentiate. lie is a native ofiNSsfsWrn;the drug trade, subsequently he attended the New York College of Pharmacy and the occupation of a druggist has employed his timesinceDr. R F. Gray is now the oldest inhabitant born in Winston, albeit his age is not far from 30. He is a graduate of the Louisville and Bellevue Medical Colleges, and gives his whole time to the practice of his pi ofession—a profession in which he ha* been very successful.In the store Mr. Martin is assisted by Mr. B. B. Owens, a graduate of Washington College of Pharmacy, and who graduated at the head ofhis class, “ scoring. as our sportsmen would say, 994 out of 21 possiTIIK GUAYBYT fSKBEBO BKOS.hbcS’V*1tlble 100.Gray Martin occupydistrict of the South, and especially' here in what is known as the ‘‘Gulden Belt,1’ has the warehouse system prospered. It was originated tor different purposes, to correctabuses that were too common, and to bring the farmer into direct contact with the buyer in an open mar-c' H Vwarehouse business has taken to itself various phases, but in no section of the country has there been created a higher type of excellence in thb line of trade than we find embodied in the operations of our Wi.iston warehouse men.Brown’s Warehouse stands as a representative concern of its kind, and that simple word 44 representative” means much if it is closely analyzed. To be representative of business, of power, of menus, of integrity, of popular sentiment—to led and know that one’s efforts are appreciated, and that those efforts have been untiling in promoting the common good—all these things we tike to he embodied in the meaning of the word “ representa-cIncVI:v1:fand goIthe building on Third St. which was erected by the late Robert Gray, Architecturally considered it is a very credithlc structure, semi-gothic in style, its only fault being that the sales-room is not large enough for the needs of the firm. However, a very attractive display is made, and any visitor to the store will lui charmed with the air of neatness taste manifested.We especially notice the facilities that exist ir. the preset iption department and note with pleasure the care taken to avoid mistakes of any kiiul. Abso lute safeguards are thrown about the filling of prescriptions wherein poisons are used. Under the system ill vogue Giay Martin cannot mistake morphine for quinine, and the fact is worth remembering. Ai a matter of course; the prescription business of the firm is large, as itought to be where such a department is in charge of such competent men, and in the future as in the past each patron of the house may relyupon having his or her prescription filled with the purest, the freshestand the best of drugs or chetnic.ds.Another department that deserves especial mention is that devoted to so-called ‘’druggists sundries.” In it are embraced all manner of toilet articles, the choicest of perfumes, of pomades, etc., both of foreign and domestic manufacture, and the Indie* especially give it a liberal patronage. Within tHe handsome fchow cases is a great variety of exquisite articles known as fancy goods, and these tilings add much to the attractiveness of the salesroom.So far as the trade of Gray Martin is concerned we may say that it gains in volume a* the years pass by. Its business,both at wholesale and retail ha* extended into all the adjacent counties; old patron* nf the house have seen their ranks swelled by new accessions, and the simple fact remains that at 110 lime in the history of the establishmentwas it in better or greater favoiaBfjBROWN S TOBACCItive,” and so we repeat that Brown’s Warehouse is a representative institution. no* «»l Winston only, but of the entire tobacco growing sections' of North Carolina ant! Virgina.Brown’s Warehouse was originally opened in February* 1S72, the buiidiiig being a somewh.it rough frame .structure upon 4th stiect. It was the first warehouse proper of Winston, though, as a matter offact, Maj. Brown had for some time before held sales in a stable upon Liberty street, which he had extemporized Into a warehouse. Of course the indications at this time did not point to much «»f a trade inthe immediate future. The ice was broken, however, and “Bob” Mosely (as he was familiarly called) in the role of auctioneer at Winston's first warehouse, proved an able co-worker with Major Brown, his employer.Some sever or eight years ago the firm of Brown Carter was formed, the co-partners being Maj. T. J. Brown and W. B. Carter, jr. As their business increased they felt the urgent need of larger andi better warehouse facilities, and so they began the erecting the new warehouse, upon Main street, and; of which possession was taken about | Christmas, 1884.* Splendid quarters! they are. The lot is 200x160 feet, and the building, which is of brick,
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Winston Salem Western Sentinel
Winston Salem, North Carolina, US
Thu, Jul 26, 1900
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