P M Hanes & Co Big Factory Shows Growth and Change
A detailed view of the P M Hanes & Co tobacco factory at Chestnut and Third streets Winston, describing four stories and three connected buildings. It traces the firm from 1873 74 start, a 1877 fire in Davie County, relocation to Greensboro, and current capacity of about 1.5 million pounds annually with 390 workers. It notes brands Crock Slave and Waite Hampton, distribution from Texas to Philadelphia and beyond, and the retirement of B F P Lines as the firm remains run by P H Hanes and W J Hanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senesse
Winston
P. H. Hanes & Co
Chestnut
Third Streets
P. H. Hanes
Davie County
Whiston
Greensboro
Faetory
Assuras
Planes & Co
Pexas
Philadelphia
W York
Power
Dentesumers
Rob
Schenck
Court of St. James
Llanes & Co
P. H. Hance & Co
Piedmont
North Carolina
Patrick and Henry
Virginia
P. H. Hayes & Co
B. FP. Lines
Po HH. Emnes
JW. Hanes
Mena. W. Hanes
Manofinet Sever
Winston's Pioneer Jobbing House and Captain Gilmer
A feature on Captain Gilmer, a Greensboros County native and longtime Winston merchant, detailing his Civil War service, rise as a leading general merchandise dealer, and key roles in local tobacco warehousing and retail trade. The piece notes his credit, customer relations, and the town's early growth with his firms Hodgin Sullivan and O. C. Smith & Co. active in Plow brand fertilizers and consistent regional jobbing.
Crutchfield McArthur Livery and Winston Mills Operations
The Crutchfield and McArthur livery business, started by Barrow and Beck around 1875, now houses 150 horses with extensive sheds and upcoming buggy additions. Winston Mills, under W. Cooper as proprietor, features a water-powered mill with five stone grinders, a 400 bushel daily capacity, and a 45 horsepower engine for dry months. Brant Beeson, E. E. Knouse, and Cooper oversee operations and staffing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Crutchfield & McArthur
Barrow & Beck
Milgy
W. d. Cooper
Middle Fork Creek
Cooper
Winston- Salem
Himsit
Brant Beeson
E. E. Knouse
OUR OLDEST MERCAN TILE IN WINSTON GROWS WHOLSALE FIRM
In Winston, Capt. Gilmer moved from retail to establish a wholesale house, expanding premises on Main Street opposite the Central Hotel. The firm Hodsin Sullivan and later Crutchfield McArthur built a broad stock, including hardware and drugs. they also operate livery and equine boarding with strong local growth and notable regional ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winston
Gilmer
Main Street
Central Hotel
Capt. Gilmer
Grover
Salem Mills heritage cited in Winston-Salem review
A modern newspaper contrasts current Winston-Salem affairs with antique Salem Mills lore. The feature notes Mr. W. J. Cooper maintains its old-time reputation and hints at fresh beginnings for the venerable enterprise amid changing local interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Cooper
Salem Mills
Winston-Salem
Old Salem
E J Allen Opens Jewelry Store In Winston Salem
E J Allen with seventeen years in the jewelry trade runs a Liberty street shop opposite the Post Office. The store features watches jewelry clocks optical goods and silverware with a strong repair department drawing local and distant patrons. Allen has expanded stock for holidays and claims reliable representations and Bargains for cash buyers. he is a Virginia native who has lived in Winston four years after moving from Charlotte.
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E. J. Allen
Liberty Street
Post Office
Allen
Winston-Salem
Allen’s
Winston
Wythe County
Virginia
Petersburg
North Carolina
Charlotte
Foust and White & Son Cars Pave Winston Trade Pace
A Sentinel report profiles Geo T. Foust, Winston dry goods and notions merchant, praising his selective stock, cash system, and NY Philadelphia Baltimore Richmond sourcing. It also extols J. A. White & Son carriage builders, noting quality, local manufacture, extensive orders, and growing business in Forsyth Stokes Yadkin Teckn ena and Patrick counties with a plan to expand in 1886.
Poindexter Leads Pro Hous with Cash Trade Momentum
H D Poindexter, a Yadkin County native and Winston resident for 12 years, now heads a general merchandise firm on Old Town Street opposite Piedmont warehouse. He started in Hodgin & Sullivan, later Brown & Carter, and four years ago went solo at a brick 85 by 24 foot two story building with a heavy groceries section. The shop emphasizes cash sales with no check accounts and expects steady winter growth as patrons maintain confidence in his enterprise.
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Winston Iron
Old North
Winston
Pownt
Capt. Gilmer
Greensh Suilford County
Twenty-first
North Carolina
Kiredericksburg
Forsyth
Davie
Davidson
Rick Wilke
Guilfard Niies
Pat and Carrell
Virginia
Eith
King
Gilmer
Wade
Ness House
Qrinoco
O. C. Smith & Co
Mesers, 5. 1
Hodsin
E.P. Sullivan
Partnersip
Ind
Embryo City
3D and
Liberty Streets
4Th
Nun
Randolphounty
Rockingham
Hind
Sullivan
Poindexter
Yadkin County
Hodgin & Sullivan
Geo. T. Foust
Brown & Carter
Church Street
Brown
Oldtown Street
Piedmont
Poind
J A White & Son Carriage Makers Home Market Visit
The J A White and Son carriage factory invites buyers to view first class carriages and buggies locally made. In the year, they built between thirty five and forty vehicles ranging from ninety five to one hundred fifty dollars each, including a Central Hotel bus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Court House Square
J. A. White & Son
Also Mentioned on This Page
P.M. Panes & CO
Winston’s Pioneer
J.E. Gilmer
Newick
Baltimore
Mody & Sullivan
Winston Hodgin & Sullivan
Tcheteld & McArthur
Ot. Gilmer
Mot
Meruies
Messrs
Hiodgin & Sullivan
Twin-City
McArthur
Virgin
Tennes
Kentucky
F. G. Cratchfield
Orange County
Northwestern North Carolina Railway
Salem
Wilroalllag
Crutchfield & Stedman
R. M. McArthur
Patrick County
Old Salem Mills
E.J. Allen
Sentin
Raleigh
Third
Asheboro
Foust
New York
Richmond
Slopshop
Stokes
Yadkin
Teck Nena
Boone
Tobacco
the Sentinel
Stokes County
Joseph O. Whie
J. A. White
Julius Sterner
H.D. Poindexter
OUR Carriage Makers
Giersh
Senseman & CO
Salem, N. C
Burch’s
Patz
B. M. Woolley
Atlanta.Ga
Ryttenberg Bros
Winston, N. C
Toring
Ryttenberg
Jersey
Ane Tlon
Broadway
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