The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-02-02

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MEETING oFTHE TOBACCO
ASSOCIATION.
Last Monday night the Big Stone
Gap Tobacco Growers Association
held it's meeting as announces IN las'
weeks Posr. The meeting was not
as well attended as it should have
been, but those present manifested an
interest that went to show they dId
not intend to see the undertaking re-
suit in failure.
Chas. S. Harris was made tempo
rary chairman and S. L. lessee sec
rotary.
Mr. j. X. Taggart, general super
intendent of the Virginia Coal and
Iron Company, was present. ana
stated that there were at least ten
houses on his companys property on
which he would make liberal leases
| TO experienced parties who would un-
dertake the culture OF tobacco. SAID
he would allow them to fence as much
as fifteen acres of ground, put III the
dwelling house and allow neces-
sary timber for tobacco barns, ETC.,
for the sum of $40 per year. On each
Of these places the renters would mo
Of least rs much as five acres OF
ready-clcarcd new land Oh winch 'ney
| could go right to work
He also mentioned the tact that
these places were all located III snort
distances of the mines OF his company
aud at times, when the tobacco grow
ers were not at work at their crops,
thew could find profitable employment
in aud around the mines.
He also referred to the. fact that
the many hundreds Of stoc!l-carS that
would yearly be brought into the
coke works in which to ship out
coke. contained thousands OF tons OF
manure. These cars have to be
thoroughly cleansed before coke can
he loaded into them The manure
taken from them could be used as
fertilizer for the tobacco, and ut a
very small cost.
A committee, consisting OF ). e..
Maynor, w. L. Kennedy and Z. NJ.
Harris, was appointed to solicit funds
to dcfray expenses Of the association,
and ordered to report next Friday
night.
The Association adjourned, TO
meet Friday night next, s o'clock, at
Council CHANGER.
Now, that this important move
ment has been set ON foot, our people
should give it their hearty encour-
agement. IF we. all sit quietly down
and wait for some one else TO put the
necessary push behind the industry
to make ii ga CO. there will never
be enough tobacco raised in tie sur
rounding country to produce first
class sneczc. 1t is necessary that
everybody do some work II pushing
forward this industry. 1t is not only
necessary that the people Of the town
do all they eau toward getting the
industry started, BUT before success
can be hoped for the intelligent and
enterprising farmers Of the surround
ing country must become fully inter
ested. If the farmers Of the sur
rounding country will come in and
give the Association tie leneht OF
their valuable assistance they will
find the citizens Of Big Stone Gap
ready and anxious to do their part.
Come in. farmers, all, next Friday
night, and let's get nl,a big ieo'n II
tobacco growing.
The Posr woul;.. like Is. l:eas from
every farmer. throughout tilc country
who ii willing to undertake. the cui-
tivation Of a small eral, Of tobacco.
STATING the lamber uflcres they wall
nut in. Plants. OF seed if preferred,
will be furnished them free ct cost BY
the Association, provided notice is
given early enough to enable It 70
provide for. all who; may apply,
GENERAL AZ FRS
The yrsrs has lierct SIRE zen sile,dsas
10 IL. cbaire fnr t;eyerns i, i,f we ypict'
HE sentiment OF i n,ainsi,ysf ilseciiizze en-
nj Russell e8t,slfx. Ven III. &, give MS