The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-01-26
Organization Of the Big
] Stone Gap Tobacco
Growers Assoei-
alton.
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A Movement that Will Add
Thousands to the Wealth
Of this and Surround
ing Virginia and
Kentucky Courl-
ties

| TN last Fripay Right IN response 10 y CAL
made through the columns of the Posi- a
meeting Of the citizens vas held iasdaih-
ews &Maynors lawnfEieef og thesaHrp of
! organizing tobacco growers association
1 al this place. The object of the associa-
tionsis to Introduce and encourage the
growth Of tobacco in this aud the sur
rounding counties in southwest Virginia
and adjoining counties of eastern Ken-
lucky.
w. f. Harris vas elected chairman and
H. c. Mcdowell, jr., secretary.
1t was moved that the meeting resolve
itself into an association TO be known as
the Big Stone Gap Tobacco Growers as
ISOLATION.
The adaptibilty of the section of coun-
bacco, the great profits it would bring to
those who engaged in it, and the great
benefit it would be in the way ofincreasing
trade at Big Stone Gap was then discuss
ed ut considerable length; also the plans
to he adopetd by the association in start.
ing the "ball to rolling" and to get the
people properly Interested
Gen. r. Ayers suggested that the asso-
clifton furnish to the farmers who would
take hold Of and experiment with say, any
where from e-haf to ten acres Of tobac-
co. the necessary seed free of cost, and not
only the seed but that large beds he put ont
here and looked after by special COM
mite, and, in addition to the seed al
so furnish plants to all who would enter
into the experiment. He also suggested
that the association guarantee to all who
would enter into The plan, that ware
house will he opened up here and ready to
receive and sell their tobacco when ready
for the market His ideas were consider
cd good, and adopted by the association.
+! The appointment and election of MEM
bers was then taken up. The idea was to Sc
iect few live, widc-awake men in differ
! cigghhorhooAs. who would nterest-them=
poinment and securing of other members.
The following is a list Of those elected.
| DIG STONE GAP.
RIA. Ayers, H. C. Mcdowell, jr., Jos.
i. Kelly, Geo. Brown, w. S. Mathews, S.
W. Thacker, J. B. F. Mills. D. G. Andcr-
SON, j. X. Taggart, d. II. Shelby, w. E.
Harris, j. NJ. McAlanaway, d. p. Root, G..
M. Harris, John Giley, l.. A. Cousins, L..
NJ. Collier, NJ. A. Wells, D. NJ. Nicely,
Joseph d. Smith, Chas. c. Scott, D. F.
Wells, J. NJ. Kennedy, Jno. T. Bray, j. j..
/ Willis, DR.. D. S. Reason, Vim. Bailey,
Joshua Mullins, Sampson Bishop, John
NJ Goodloc.
EAST STONE GAR.
DR.. Herald, 4. NJ. Lea, Jno ". Morris,
II. j. Stewart, Elisha Tate, Thomas Or
randcr.
WISE COURT HOUSE.
Ira Gillian, Gillian Rogers, W. I. Mill
err, C. F. Flannary, w. II. Dean, 7. G..
Wells.
TURKEY COVE.
Col. C. Slemp. l.. NJ. Wade, NJ. H. Rea-
sor, H. C. Semp, j. X. p. Barron, F. 81.
Clarkson, s. L. Wnmper, Fracis NJ. Wells.
oLINGER.
J.C. Olinger, Carr Bailey.
Faye,tc Riggs, j. G. Lewis, Vim. Shop
pard.
CRAB ORCHARD.
VIM, Legg, A. G. Morris, j. X. p. Lcgg.
KELLyvIEw.
j. j. Kelly, jr.
COOKS EYE.
Frank Sturgill, H. NJ. Davidson, Jos.
Parsons, j. u. Stursill
JAS. Isom, VIM. Hunsucker, Jos. NJ.
Day.
: = NORTON.
Jno. NJ. Wampler. Ira Baker.
FLAT GAP.
Geo. Adams.
BRICK STORE.
w. S. Coldiron.
YoKrM STATION.
VIM. Stout, X. D. Ltton.
James Mullins.
:. wHlrEsBVRG, KY.
W.K. kilbourn, Wilson Sergeant.
WRIGHT, KY.
| John Wright.
PARTRIDGE, IA.
Joseph Day, j. j. Lewis, Martin Collier.
cowAN, Ky.
/. Maj. II. G. Day.
t.. KlxG's CREEK, KY.
Jno. L: Holcomb. (lower)
HocHHousr CREEK, KY.
h sligAe Combs.
RIDER FORK. KY.
Wilson Church.
/ Aftes.the election Of the above named
members ii committee to look after and
see to,tltc propagation of plants for free
|distfii,atioh Among those who would uii-
iiIcrtake the culture ot'tohacco was appoint
cd, si6ilnissiissting OF Rrs. r. s: Carter, A. w
irvine aatl john W Fox, ST.
|. clos. s.. KsiIr. G. III. Harris, j. B. +.