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Domestic News
July 28, 1869
Clarke Courier
Berryville, Clarke County, Virginia
What is this article about?
Mr. German Smith has built a large sumac mill in Winchester, turning a worthless shrub into a source of good wages at $1.50 per hundred pounds. The county has abundant sumac, ideal for gathering now, with Mr. T. Griffith as agent in Berryville.
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Good Laborers Wages.—It is always pleasant to us to help forward any new enterprise or industry. Mr. German Smith has erected in Winchester a large sumac mill, by which a heretofore worthless shrub is made useful to the world, and available as a means of procuring good wages. There is an immense quantity of sumac in this county and we hope a large quantity may be sent to Mr. Smith. This is just the time to get it. If it is gathered too young it dries up and weighs nothing. Mr. S. offers $1.50 per hundred pounds. Money can be made at it. See his advertisement in another column. Mr. T. Griffith, Berryville, Agent.
What sub-type of article is it?
Economic
Agriculture
What keywords are associated?
Sumac Mill
Winchester
Labor Wages
German Smith
Sumac Gathering
What entities or persons were involved?
German Smith
T. Griffith
Where did it happen?
Winchester
Domestic News Details
Primary Location
Winchester
Key Persons
German Smith
T. Griffith
Outcome
$1.50 per hundred pounds offered for sumac; money can be made gathering it.
Event Details
Mr. German Smith erected a large sumac mill in Winchester to process the abundant local sumac shrub, providing good wages for laborers. Sumac should be gathered now to avoid drying up if too young. Mr. T. Griffith is agent in Berryville.