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Farmers' Prosperity Real
Concern of Local Citizens,
Who Are Farmers Also
The farmer is coming Into his own once again
with the harvesting over and an exceptionally
large and fine crop of tobacco cured and ready
to handle for the market. Tobacconists are busy
with the preparation for the sale of the golden
leaf and new hope fills every heart
Located in Eastern North Carolina, in the cen
ter of the Bright Leaf Belt, and with its in
corporated limits reaching almost to the banks of
Little Contentnea creek, which winds its leisurely
way to the river Tar, is a "contented" group
of people numbering 3600 composed mostly of
farmers, and known for more than six decades
as the town of Farmville, with a tobacco market
which has brought fame to its doors and thous
ands of patrons annually to exchange their of
ferings of golden weed for silver coin.
Wholly Agricultural
Farmville is one hundred per cent agricultural,
every business here depending on the fanner and
whether prices for his produce go up or down,
the doctor, lawyer, merchant and chiefs final
summary?in his accounting for the year?black
or red, finding its results in the prosperity of
the farmer.
A large majority of the business and pro
fessional men here are farmers themselves, "who,
in the cool of the evening steal away for a look
about their plantations. And those who are not
actual owners, are secretly planning some day
to purchase a little farm, for the "Good Earth"
soon gets into the blood when one hears little
else all day long except crop production.
Thirty-five years ago Farmville was an un
known quantity, today it is a thriving town of
3500 population, surrounded by many of the fin-,
est farms in the commonwealth, recognized at
home and abroad as a mighty force in the State
and well known in every town and city that speaks
the language of tobacco.
And what has brought this prestige and dis
tinction to its name ? Without hesitation any
Farmville citizen will answer your question in
four words. "THE FABMYILLE . TOBACCCL
? MAKKET " It has been her glorification.
Pausing in the MARCH OP PRO- I
GRESS, Farmville looks backward with . *
pardonable pride over the steady growth *
of her Tobacco Market. __ M
The personnel of the warehouses have
increased four fold in just the past five
years, the volume of business many times.
Progressing from hit and miss methods
of advertising, and general management
of the market's affairs, to highly trained
efficient ? staffs, the Farmville Tobacco
Market now complies with the high stan
dards of the tobacco industry and to the
{'customer's personal requirements.
' The appearance and selling facilities of
the Market have been transformed from
frame, shoddy buildings in. the years gone
before, to the most modern and up to
date leaf sale houses in the State, and *"
has played a conspicuous part in the
transformation of this entire community.
The Market has gone through the hard
school of experience but its leaders held
to their high ideals of community service,
and have by faithful and fruitful service,
created and maintained a Market with -an
atmosphere of true friendliness and. a
spirit of true helpfulness towards the
farmer.
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BUYERS
Buyers from every known company and
many independents make up, for the
, Farmville market, the best of buyers to
be found On any market Many of these
buyers, all veterans in the business, have
been on this market for several seasons,
and are popular with both warehousemen
and growers.
This popularity is greatly due to the
friendly spirit of competition which runs
hand-in-hand with just as strong - spirit
of cooperation. The competition always
results in the highest prices for the grow-'
era, and the cooperation they give to
market, farmers, and all concerned, keeps
the sales running smoothly throughout
the entire season. Each of these buyers
is anxious to be instrumental in main
taining for the Farmville market .that
reputation for* friendliness and satisfac
tion which it has enjoyed for many years.
Every stemming, drying and storage
plant here has been placed in the top of
condition in readiness for handling the
purchases of these popular' buyers.
The large factories of Independent and
domestic companies located here are all
steamed up and ready to go as soon as
1 J the warehouses release your offering^ at
jhe last cry of the auctioneer.
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About It Revolve A U The Wheels
of Industry,Finance and Progress
Farnwlk b Located
Center of The Bright
leaf Tobacco Belt
Approximately eighty-five per cent of all tobacco
sold in Eastern Carolina is marketed in an area
comprising the counties of Wilson, Edgecombe, Mar
tin, Wayne, Lenoir, Craven, Greene and Pitt, with
FARMVILLE located directly in the center of this
territory. Some of the finest tobacco, grown in the
world is produced here, and every pound of it is ,
subjected to the most competitive solicrtihg of any
area in which tobacco is produced. This fact is
recognized by all tobacco manufacturers, both for
eign and domestic, and dealers. As a result all
concerns keep their best and most efficient buy
ing organizations here.
Right in the heart of this territory lies FARM
VILLE, bounded on all sides by the other big five
markets. To even be able to exist in such a loca
tion would be a credit to any market and yet
FARMVILLE TOBACCO MARKET not only ex
ists but it has grown steadily and continues to
grow, but? only because it has worked and does
work for the farmer's interest and welfare on
each and every pile of tobacco sold here. To
prove this compare it* averages over the years
to any other market or with the general averages
for the years. ' J
FARMVILLE sells more tobacco per capita than
any other market in Eastern Carolina and this
in the face of more good legitimate competition
than all the rest combined. When you bring
a load to FARMVILLE you may rest assured
that not only the warehouseman who sells your
tobacco for you, but every man, womtm and child
in this town is pulling for you also. Tobacco is
the biggest industry in FARMVILLE and FARM
VILLE is a 100 per cent tobacco towm-With this
in mind bring a load to Farmville for the open- '
ing sale, watch. the- whole town work for you
and you will be convinced
Farmville is either on the top or near the top
in price averages every season. It is the price, not x
the pounds,' that sends growers home with the
satisfaction that they received the maximum for
their crop. Smiies of satisfaction are a part of*
every sale on the Farmville market!
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