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TOBACCO MARKET EDITION THE ENTERPRISE r TOBACCO j M ARKET EDITION VOLUME XLIII?NUMBER 69 Williamtlon, Martin County, North Carolina, Tuesday. Augutt 27, 1910. ESTABLISHED 1899 Farmers and Planters Houses Under Old Management 2,000 People Present For First Opening of Loeal Tobacco Market First Tobacco Sold In Morgan's House On August 6, 1902 I .oca I Market Handled MM MM) Pounds of Tobaero Open ing Hay at 'High Price' The first opening of the William ston Tobacco Market on August 6, 1902, attracted wide attention throughou this section, according to an account carried in The Enterprise on August 8, that year. More than 2,000 visitors were here for the event, the paper's headlines declar ed. The story as it appeared 38 years ago, follows: The long looked for day arrived at last. For several days prior to the opening day, the question everyone was asking was, "how much tobac co do you think will be sold the open ing day?" Everyone had his answer and scarcely any two were alike. Ev erybody thought there would be a goodly showing and were in high spirits. But late Tuesday evening the confidence of the majority of the town people began to wane, and fre quently one could hear an expres sion of doubt as to the success of the opening. But on the following morn ing, the day looked for and much talked about, there was a great change in the expressions heard. Everyone was confident of a big day. The warehouses were full of wagons and carts loaded with the golden weed, and others were con stantly arriving. It was after eleven o'clock when the last came in. Sev en counties were represented: Edge combe, Pitt, Beaufort, Washington, Bertie, Lenoir and Martin The Morgan Warehouse secured the first sale and promptly at 11 a m. the auburn head of E. L. Morgan was seen to bob up above the vast crowd that thronged the Morgan Warehouse, and with a whoop and shout the crowd was quieted a lit tle and it was then Mr. Morgan in vited the Hon. Harry W. Stubbs to extend to the farmers and visitors a welcome to the Williamston mar ket. In the usual free and easy way Mr. Stubbs extended the welcome as no other man could. The welcome was the best ever heard on the opening of any market. It was short and to the point, and the people who heard it knew they were as welcome as though he had spoken for an hour. Some of the eldest tobacco men in the State were on the market, and pronounced it the finest opening they had ever seen. Several visiting tobacco men said that the tobacco was selling for one and a half to three cents a pound higher than they had ever seen it sell "anywhere, un der any conditions. Your tobacco market will be a success." The amount of tobacco sold was about 60,000 pounds and the aver age price paid was 10 cents a pound The proprietors of both houses did everything in their power to make the sates a success, and dtow admir ably they succeeded the prices ob tained will tell. One gentleman turn ed his tags, and when asked the cause, said he was not satisfied. He was heard to say, "I got too much; I never got over 6 cents for this grade in my life, and this sold for 8 1-2." The prices were high and every body went home with more money than they had expected to get. All the buyers were hot and were going their limit. The American and the Imperial Tobacco Company's men went their limit on every pile. The sales were the hottest the writ er has ever seen, it looked like the buyers thought there was not an other pound in the country. A large delegation of tobacco men from Rocky Mount and Greenville were on hand, and several of them were heard to say that the prices were too high for them, that they could buy cheaper on their own mar kets. It was an awfully hot day, and the buyers and auctioneers suffer ed from the heat. Mr. J. C McAdams, one of the buyers had to be carried to the hotel, nearly prostrated from heat. Mr. Burton, auctioneer for W. T Lipscombe and Co., Greenville, N C., was here and spelled each of the buyers for several rows. He is an auctioneer of rare ability and is hafd to beat. Roanoke Warehouse force: Capt. C. A. W. Barham. auctioneer; W. T. Meadows, manager of sale; Thad A Joyner, bookkeeper; and F. S. Up ton, weigher; J. D Leggett and J G Staton, proprietors Morgan Warehouse force: E. L. Morgan, auctioneer; W. M. Sitter son, W S. Mathews, W. M York, J Y. Monk, E L Morgan and Com pany, proprietors. The buyers on the market are: T. J. Smith, American Tobacco Co.; D. W Morris, Imperial Tobacco Co.; Mr. Monk, Shakelford and Monk; J. C. McAdams; J. S. Walden; W S Nichols, of Virginia; A F Kennedy; Mr. Cobb, Black well Durham To bacco Co.; J. M Beck; R. W Sat terthwaite; J. W. York, J. W York and Cot;~W M. York, E. L MorganT R. S. Critcher; J. D. Leggett; J G. Staton and W. T. Meadows. GERMAN TOBACCO Despite war conditions and the apparent need for food, Ger man farmers last sprint plant ed 12,000 acres of tobacco, un official estimates placing the 1940 production at 70,000,000 German pounds of barn-ripe to bacco. The acreage planted this year was about the same as it was in 1939 and the tobacco was of the Virginia type. The fact that Germany har vested around 70,000,000 German l>ounds of tobacco last season of fers proof that crop production has been reduced to an exacting science. The poundage runs slightly in excess of 2,100 pounds an acre, and the crop was pro duced under normal conditions. STRONG TRIO AT FARMERS AND PLANTERS HOUSES Recognized as the hustling trio in the successful selling of tobacco, Messrs. Letnan Uarnhill, Joe Moye and Holt Evans (left to right), are among the leading warehousemen in the bolt. They return to the proprietorship of the Farmers and Planters Warehouses with ample floor space to care for a good business that is certain to follow their enviable reputation built in past seasons Williamston Sells Far More Leaf Than Produced In Area The Williamston Tobacco Market, according to government figures, sold nearly four million pounds more tobacco last season than was raised in this immediate area When a mar ket sells that much more tobacco than is actually grown in its terri tory, it must be admitted there is Mime leason fof lt, Service, price and satisfaction are the three main factors the farmer considers in selling his tobacco. And they are important factors, too. Last year, the Williamston market sold right at ten million pounds for an average slightly above the State av erage. Grade for grade, the price fig ure held a commanding position in the list of averages, ami after all that is what counts. Just as the crops are better in one section than they are in another in certain years, it is rea sonable to understand how the qual ity of tobacco will effeet the gen era I price average. To get a true idea of price averages, compare them as to grades. When grade fur grade is considered. Witliamstqn can and does hold its own with an> market, no matter how big that market may be. With one of the t longest ware house organizations in its history, the Williamston Market is now ready to open a new reason, pledg ing to its customers hi advance ev ery possible advantage in the suc cessful marketing of tobacco. "Every detail for the successful eration of the market has been at tended to, apd when nine?o'clock comes on Tuesday morning. Septem ber 3. the chant of the auctioneer will be heard with strong warehouse men in the fight to back up his words. It is apparent that after all the facts are considered the farmer who would get the most for his to bacco will do well to sell on the Wil liamston market. Mi Farmer, the facts speak and say that it is nothing but folly to haul tobacco over two counties to market. The tacts point to Williamston as the logical mar ket to sell tobacco. HEADY WELCOME Tobacco farmers and visitors will find a ttreatcr welcome in a greater YVIIIiamston this sea son aa a new marketing season gets underway. A marked growth has been experienced by this little town in the past year, and as its material growth has expanded, its friendliness has grown in even greatrr propor tion and vLsitorx will find a ready welcome awaiting them, a welcome marked by its sin cerity and advanced in the true spirit of friendship. Barnliill. Move and Evans Able Men in Warehouse Business I it ii \rri nki) o\<t v ' Thirty eight years ago when old story in The tinier prise, turn ket was launching its nrst open ing. a customer, according to an old story in The Ttnerprise. turn ed the tags on his tobacco. It seems that the tobacco sold too high in the estimation of the far mer. and thinking some mistake hail been made he turned the tags until the bids could he ver ified. Incidentally, the price was around ten cents a pound, the farmer explaining that he had never seen the particular grades bring more than eight and one half cents a pound It happened once, hut not since then, as far as it can he learned, has a farmer turned a tag because he thought the price was too high. Local Merchants Plan Fall Trade Clearing from then .shelves last | nftonth much of their summer *4?ck, ! Williamston merchants are, now re ceiving heavy fall shipments of fall and winter goods preparatory to the , fall trade j Anticipating the needs of an evci increasing patronligc Willian is tun _ merchants have in the past several weeks carefully .^elected tlteit large fall stock. They have made exteii sive plans t?> serve their patrons, and a?vlsit?to Willi.nnston?will" not be" complete trtttrf the -stores and shops are, given a call The price trend is holding about the same as it was last year, and over the period of years it has been found by careful shoppers that no better bargains are to be found any where than m Williamston stores Included m the new stocks are many of the latest innovations in styles, with quality featuring all the purchases. A splendid plan to follow is to make money by si lling tobacco in Williamston nTTd >ave money Tiy trading with Williamston nui chants. Firm Is Fnteriiiji Its Fourth Year In Business Here llerunl of Fair Healing* llan i?aiii?*<! Ivor-Increasing Farmer Patronage ?. ,? . , Entering u|???n -their fourth year in business here, the. Messrs. Lemari Barnhill, Melt Evans and Joe Moye. proprietors of the New Farmers and Planters Warehouses. are anticipat ' ing a successful. season Long in the tobaceo warehouse business and rec ognized as able tobacconists, these men base then anticipation for a good season on the fact that growers w ill look around for the best places to >ell then tobacco this year while they sold last ve.ir at those places where there was available space during one of the greatest market jug rushes evei experienced. They also recognize the tadvantages of a planned marketing season with sta ble prices virtually guaranteed With an orderly marketing assured by the government?-those men?know?they can more than hold their own with any market or ware-house iri the belt when it comes to serving advantage ously their ru-done rs Block sates might lollow in due time during -the Reason!?tmt-With nearly two acre.-, of flV?or space avail able in the two housi i combined; the proprietors can guarantee that tc? baeeo will not he packed and jum filed in piles,..but lliat it will be ban died t<>- the.very best advantage While nn rerun! -talcs niv to he an.? I in pa ted with.i short crop this sea son. these warehousemen believe thai h'y hard work, diligent and efficient 'mtvice they can maintain more than an average ratio 111 therr poundages and prices paid the farmers Their knowledge of the w arehouse business and their ability, to judge tobacco enable these men to push r.vi i v pile of tobacco to the top dot I.u And tliev ate not all aid to back tlicit judgment They .oe to a po silion lo proieei ihell tu-.luiuerc>, ami tlu y take pleasure in going to bat tor him, so to -.pi ak. WILL YOV Make the Sacrifice Will Your Children Be Forced To Make It? WHICH THEY WILL If You Are Not Amply Protected Thru Life Insurance SEE Leslie JTowden T pawl Simpson^ (Jarland plbain The Father Of These Children Htul A Se curity Registered Life INSURANCE POLICY Tin- Fother Of This ( liilil Said fff Was \o/ Interest* <>d (tmldn't Afford To liny A LIFE Insurance Policy (Wc Wonder If lie (louldn'l)
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