The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1902-08-05
Over Seven thousand Dollars
Were Paid Out.
MANY LAUIES BRIGHTEN THE SCENES

MANY LAUIES BRIGHTEN THE SCENES
Hundreds Of Wagons Loaded With the
Weed in the City and the First Sale
is of such Magnitude rs to Make
Certain Of a Splendid and Growing
Market in Raleigh.
with one bound Raleigh jumps full
rauor.tI into the field OF competition as
a hutng tobacco market.
Aa Inspiring scene it was yesterday
in the Farmers Warehouse where the
ferual oHning of the market took place.
I.r hours every man of the force had
been busy at work preparing for the
break. The trucks were rolling and
twisting in and out of the huge piles of
tobacco. getting things in shape for the
soug Of the auctioncer and the spirited
l's of the buyers.
Every inch of space was made use of
and he tobacco was packed in as close
as rcssjhlo AS the hour for tho sale
approached the crowd of visitors in
creased The farmer who had his to-
haoc0 for sale Was there, the farmer
who had tobacco at home but who want ed
10 san what Raleigh would do on it's
opening day was there, the business men
cg Raleigh were there, and the scene was
happily frightened by the presence of
scores of ladies whose interested faces
showed that they recognized the impCr-
rdurg of Tho event.
The rush was SO great that it was i'm
pos ho TO get all the tobacco on the
floor at the hour set for the opening, and
N Was after II 0'ciCc!, when "All Ready
WAS sung out by the proprictors and the
1Hin~ began
The crowd pressed around the pile
whore the opening sale was 10 be made.
High on a pile Of tobacco stood Mr.. Frank
>trona"h. a prime mover in the opening
CI THO market. Auctioneer Rice called his
nam" and Mr. StTonaCh in q ringing voice
'H1oooad the formal opening of the
h@I lrh Tobacco Market welcomed the
H.h'' 'rs 10 the city, guaranteed to them
.T ".".'Ng and IS high prices for their
".o as was paid on any market in
ta" state. All he asked was that the
...'"'Ia would bring their tobacco to Raj
''-3 amt they would be satisfied. but that
. h2I0onCd that at any time there
"'s ||-SatisfaC CtiCn it would simply need
."r calling to it Of tho attention Of the
l"a""0 men of tho city and the matter
WOUND b" rcmcdiod. He declared that the
a"-.""S5 mon Of Raleigh were deeply
I''f'cd IN tho uphuiIding of the mar
".' "Ha That by cycry means in their
."'F they were ready to assist ard
l' "| |rEthjng that was possible to make
IordiI success.
Ih"ro were cheers for him during his
earnest talk and as he ceased the stem
""i1" voice Of AuctiOncer Rice sang out
''"" m"ah am I bid" and the real work
-@n The first offering WAS a pile Of
pounds Of primngs from the barn Of
Mr. Il A. Hester. 1t was started at
Fl hundred and rapidly climbed to
.'.'' which price it was taken by the
J1" pile bringing $11.73 gross, or
N.' charges deducted for weighing, auc
" .. and commission of 64 cents
''' @a'o of $11.oa.
N' then the buyers and sight-secrs
.." o" to the noxt pile and the song
'." a""tione"r, tho "WhooD it up,
T" Mr. Frank Stronach the bid
'..." ana counter bid of the various
|h" mnrmur' of voices and the
'''sIHg hub-bub Of live tobacco
"0H' on. Il was inspiring, it vas
'''#". it was magnetic The very
1- "N1rEod and surcharccd with the
. "'.N nf the rush of business and
t''h3Id feeling which comes from
'f'1ght about by push and on
.' 'A" united fight Of a determined
'" a'j 10 thoir city's interests
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