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There arc but few tobacco growers
and dealers throughout all this coun
try who have not heard of W. H. Snow,
the venerable inventor and manufact
urer of the Snow Modern Barn System
and tobacco curing appliances, whose
patent processes cover the removal of
the leaves from the stalk and their
scientific curing by artificial heat.
His name has become a synonym
with the proper treatment of the leaf
nd indelibly marked upon the pages
of history wherein the growth and
development ' of the industry are
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It is due to his advice and counsel,
which embody the most scientific
jmethods in the culture of the tender
plant and the final curing of the leaf,
that the growing of tobacco has been
jnade a source of pleasure and 'profit
to the farmer. :. . . - .j
Captain Snow has issued numerous
pooks and pamphlets descriptive of
iiis method which have been dis
tributed throughout the country, and
his devices have wrought a revolution
in the quality andcharacter of the
National Bank
OF HIGH POINT.'
I The financial transactions of High
Point are amply facilitated by its
banking institutions, chief among
which is the National Bank ?Jot High
Point, which in its twelve and one-half
years of business activity, has accom
plished results little short of phenom
enal,' thus attesting the ability of the
men at its head as financiers of the
highest type. 1
j The bank was- incorporated -March
13th, 1886, with a capital stock of
$50,000. The first officers were W. J.
Armfield, president, A. J. Sapp, vice
president, and J. "W. Worth, cashier.
As proof of its wise and conservative
W. J. Armfikld, President.
management the bank has steadily in
creased its resources from the day it
was opened and at the last semi-annual
meeting showed that it had paid
back to its stockholders the full
$50,000 capital stock, with a surplus of
$213,000 undivided profits, having paid
an. average of 8 per cent, since its in
ception. "
The deposits carried are from $130,
000 to $160,000 and the loans and dis-.-
counts range from $180,000 to $200,000.
thiring the dark days of 1893 when
failures came thick and fast this insti
tution honored with cash every draft
that was made upon it and rendered
timely aid to numerous other business
and financial houses who would other
wise have doubtless been forced into
insolvency. The safe deposit vault
which was erected in November, 1897,
at! a cost of $1,250, has a floor space of
7 by 10 feet and is 9 feet high. Inside
ofj the vault is a safe made by the
Herrings of chrome steel and iron
weighing 8,000 pounds, which Is
equipped with double time locks, dou
ble' combination- locks and double
product in almost all " the tobacco
growing states.
In one of the latest issues he says:
"There is great need of a scientific
method of cultivating and curing the
crop, which is wholly wanting at the
present time. 4A great mystery doth
hedge about the industry. There
are a great many varieties of tobacco
and almost as many methods of cul
tivating and curing; all these methods
can not be right. The great bulk of
the tobacco grown at the present time
is cured as the Indians cured the weed
four hundred years ago. Demonstra
tion has conclusively proven that the
jed I man's method is based neither
upon science nor ; economy. It. is
wasteful in both virtue' and quantity
from every point of view. The white
man, with few exceptions, has blindly
followed his red brother's tobacco
trail, the only deviation being that
the white man builds a shed to shelter
his tobacco from thestorms. while his
red brother hung his tobacco on the.
bushes - or in the peak of his wigwam
to " dry it. Tol shed the light of
science, to group common sense
methods, to help the planter out of
the uncertain blind way in which he
is now .groping! is the object of this
work." A"
He tells you how to plant the seed,
the kind of soil that gives the most
prolific yield, and when and how and
where to set the crop, the worming
and cultivation, the topping and suck
ering, and finally . the proper curing
to insure the brightest leaf and the
highest price.
doors requiring two of the bank's of
ficers to effect an opening. ;
The most fitting and appropriate
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E. M. Armfield, Ca.shikk.
illustrations for this article are the
portraits of 'those! men who have been
a part of the living process of its de
velopment. ?
Mr. A. B. Sapp, whose portrait accom
A. B. Sapp, Bookkeeper.
panies those of the president and cash
ier, has been the bookkeeper of the
bank from the beginning of its career.
Mr. E.M. Armfield, the cashier since 1888,
a native of this county, assumed that
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j The Snow Tobacco Barn System has
been endorsed by State boards of agri
culture and hundreds of growers -who
have found it an indispensable adjunct
to their business, and have - written
testimonials in cordial approval. .
j Captain Snow is the manufacturer
of every kind of basket used' in the
gathering, curings and after handling
of tobacco, as well as farmers, grocers,
laundry, and other baskets and ham
pers made to stand the wear. His
establishment ' for this purpose . em
ploys a considerable force of men to
meet the large and continuous de
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T I Captain Snow is the pioneer manu
facturer of High Point, having been
the first to perceive, its incomparable
location and highly favored surround
ings. Every industry he founded is
how busy and prospering. He blazed
the way to industrial development and
piloted numerous undertakings to
prosperity. He came when others
feared to venture and laid the founda
tion for its present commercial and
industrial activity, and isr known,
loved and venerated as the "Father of
High Point." Seven times the people
have called him to the chief magistracy
of the - town, and he responded with
characteristic usefulness. The people
never 5 pause to consider his views on
questions or state and national policy,
knowing that he is devoted to their
material interests and able to promote
these fn the face of all difficulties. Be
it! said they have never been disappointed.
important position when but 19 years
of age and was at that time the young
est bank cashier in the United States.
The president of the bank, Mr. W. J.
Armfieid, the father of the bank, is
a native North Carolinian bearing
those distinguishing characteristics of
polished refinement coupled with a
wide ranged executive ability which
has been the keystone of hi& eminent
ly successful career. His best efforts
and highest aspirations have been de
voted to the promotion of the finan
cial interests of this section. He
has been identified with the devel
opment of several financial institu
tions, among which is the National
Bank of High Point, the National
Bank of Greensboro, and the Bank of
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xwanuoipn, oi wnicn ne is vice-presi
dent.
The directors are W. H. Raeran. J. A.
Lindsay1, N. C. English, J. H. Millis
and W. J. Armfield. ,
Novelty Manufacturing Co.
f GREENSBORO, N. C.
In this inventive acre when some of
the best products of mechanical gen
ius are peing produced their manufac
ture and introduction is an important
one to the inventor as many a meri
torious device never nets the inventor
any ; pecuniary benefit owing to his
lack of means or a business knowledge
necessary to introduce it.
In.facib the inventor seems to be con
sidered he legitimate prey of the pat
ent attorney, capitalist and manufac
turer. jAfter he passes through the
crucible: of the attorney, and fails to
fall into the hands of the capitalist he
is oftenj left without means to intro
duce his device. The Novelty Manu
facturing Company meets just such
emergencies; it does not rob the in
ventor of his labor or charge him exor
bitant sums to .manufacture his in
vention hut makes terms that enable
him to introduce it. They can also aid
those who have ideas which they have
not worlced out. They will furnish es
timates and take contracts for the
manufacture and introduction of nov
elties of all kinds. j
Among the specialties made by the
company are indestructible bed
springs, Jfolding cots, folding poultry
coops, fruit crates and egg cases. They
control many patents, among Which is
a wagon for advertising purposes
which is well worthy of investigation
by those who wish to invest. Without
a doubt it is the best advertising idea
ever conceived other than newspapers
Somebody will make a big hit and big
money with-it. . , ,, .
that
make High Point famous for its tre-i
mendous- output
High Point Chair
utes its full quota
in furniture, the
Company cohtrib-
and enjoys a large
trade, the result of careful and con
scientious workmanship and natural
advantages that enable them to put
their goods upon tke market at a low
figure consistent with their quality, j
The business was! established in 1890
by Joseph B. Best, and has since been
Among those establishments
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A variety of styles are manufac
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