THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER.
Thursday, October
Established 1887.
ODELL BROS.,
Commission Merchants
- Boanoke Dock, NORFOLK, Va.
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Rmlelgh, N. C.
Virginia News Notes.
The State Fair Was a Great Success Lynchburg to Have a New Inde
pendent Tobacco Factory Tobacco and Prices Good Other Items
of Interest. - V- '
Kentucky and . Tennessee, addressed
alarge gathering of tobacco farmers
at Charlotte" Court House, October
7th. Mr. Bondurant's speech was
well received and he strdngly urged
the farmers to pledge their tobacco'
to the Association. Hon. H. D. Flood
also spoke. His slogan was that or
ganization should be the watchword
of the farmers.
Tobacco Prices at Petersburg.
The Petersburg ToDacco Associa
tion fixed the date of October 9 th
for the opening sale of new tobacco
on the warehouse plans.. The sales
were largely attended, the offerings
moderate, and the prices high, rang
ing from $6 to $7 for lug; wrappers
bringing up to $20.
; J. M. B.
Richmond, Va. r -
Messrs. Editors: . From every
standpoint, the Virginia State 'air
of which we sent some ' notes last
week was a great success. . We ought
to say in addition -that .the.: poultry
exhibit was a show within itself,
numbering 1,500 birds-
Surpassing the speed -of . Major
Delmar (2.06 ), mentioned last
week, the performance of George C.,
he bay gelding, 'in; going-a 'mile-. at
2.06 : set a new track record for
Virginia. . ; v -
On Friday, the 11th, a great audi
ence crowded the spacious grand
stand and near-by places to hear the
Hon. Wm. J. Bryan. ;
The fair has come to stay and
those who, when the subject of re
instating the old State Fair was
broached nearly two years ago,
prophesied failure, have been most
agreeably disappointed.
Lynchburg's Independent Tobacco
Company.
Lynchburg is to have an inde
pendent tobacco factory for the man
ufacture of plug, cut plug, twists,
little cigars and cigarettes. The com
pany Is already in corporated with
G. N. Booker, President; W. J. Mor
rison and J. B. Strachan. are also
connected with the new plant. Mr.
Booker has been connected with
some of the largest tobacco concerns
in the country, has traveled in
France, China, Japan, and England,
introducing the cigarette machines.
Mr. Morrison for many years was
connected with the I. C. Williams
Company, of Richmond, and has been
successful manufacturer. Mr.
Strachan Is .widely known in rail
road and banking circles in this
State.
New Warehouse in Keysville.
The Planters' Warehouse Com
pany, in Keysville, Virginia, is erect
ing a three-story building which will
be one of the most commodious to
bacco warehouses in all that section.
The new ' crop of tobacco is now
being cured and offerings of prim
ings are bringing good prices.
New Tobacco in Lynchburg.
The offerings of "mew tobacco L on
the Lynchburg markets are coming
in rapidly and several loads have
been sold at good prices. ,The new
crop is in good eondition and buyers
are much pleased with that already
handled. The prices are satisfactory
to farmers and are sustained on all
grades. '.
Fine Tobacco Around Danville.
The quality of the new tobacco
offered on the Danville market dux
ing the past week has been good;
the prices have been prime and the
farmers are evincing great delight at
the good sales made and will ;- no
doubt take advantage of them to
market the crop as soon as circum
stance will permit. '
It is said that the 1907 crop is the
best raised for the past few years.
The independent buyers and the or
der men are not buying to any ex
tent, but the corporations are buying
freely, taking from 75to eighty per
cent of the bidding.
It is generally conceded that the
prices are the highest since 1902.
Some buyers anticipate a decline,
but many believe that the size of
the new crop and the small stock
HMof the old crop left will cause the
price to keep up.
Dark Tobacco Men Meet.
Mr. E. T. Bondurant, vice presi
dent of the Association of Virginia
f'ROM LECTURER CATES.
He Has Been Busy Organizing and
Visiting Sub Alliances Will Start
Another Campaign in a Few Days.
Messrs. Editors: Let me tell our
Alliance brethren and friends that
the good work is going right on,,
in the lecture field. More j than, a
dozen Subs have been organized
since our State meeting at Hillsboro,
and many an old Sub has been vis
ited by the State lecturer and new
members added and . the old ones
made stronger. .
I am just in receipt of a letter
from Brother Parker, saying that on
the second - Thursday in October, at
the country meeting in Edgecombe
County, the old Juvenile Alliance
was re-organized with thirty-seven
members."- You may be sure this was
good news to me. Tell the farmers
all ; oyer the Oid North State, "Go
thou and do likewise." v v i
I shall spend a few weeks at home
now sowing wheat and housing corn.
But' on the fifth of November I will
start out on the warpath again.
Johnston first, , then Cumberland:
Wilson next and, so on., I am hoping
to get Into some new counties this
year. I want to get back Into Wake.
1 wonaer wnat nas become or my
good friend, W. B. Upchurch, and
numbers of other good fellows I
met in Wake County? Moore County
ought to be looked after, and then
Brother Lane, of old Guilford, has
not been heard from since the State
meeting. He promised - to "do
about" when he went back home.
Let's don't one wait for another, but
each do his part and we shall surely
win. Talk to your neighbors, tell
them what a power we farmers could
be and how little we are in the eyes
of the business rworld all t. because
we will not pull together.
H. M. CATES.
Alamance Co., N. O. "
Our fifteen-cent
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offer tell your
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