The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1902-08-02

| the scene was one of strenuous activity
and push The prices were up and the
tobacco, for the first sale, was of eXcep-
tionally good quality. Planters were
here from Wake and all the adjoining
| counties and they were enthusiastic over
the opening day, and will continue to
market their tobacco in Raleigh.
.The farmers like to come to Raleigh, .
said scores of them yesterday. 1--WE want
to trade here. 1t is the capital city and
we find warm welcome here. We like
your bushes speople and your methods
and we are going to stick to the Raleigh
market and help to make it a great one,
for it deserves success"
Mr.. Claude B. Barbee. the president
of the Raleigh Tobacco Association, was
on the floor all day His zeal and earn
est efforts have been prime factors in
making the market ''go" and he was
delighted With the initial days work.
He was warmly congratulated by many
and deserves every nice thing that has
been said of him.
The sales over, the making out of
checks was in order. and as the wellS
pleased sellers found their way to the
Commercial and Farmers Bank, which
kept open many hours after the usual
closing hour. to accommodate the rush,
their satisfaction increased as the cash
was counted out to them
1t was a great day for Raleigh. 1t
marked an epoch in a new commercial
life. The business houses of the city
felt yesterday the good effects of thous-
ands of dollars paid out to the farmers,
for in every line of trade there We're
cash transactions yesterday that gave
an impetus to business that is but the
beginning of new era for Raleigh.
The following is a list of the planters
who had tobacco on the floor of the
Farmers Warehouse yesterday morning:
Jno. Farrar, Apex; ]. F. Lassiter Green
Level; w. II. M. Yates, T. B. Segraves,
r. c. Scars, j. H. Sears, Morrisville
A. p. Upchureh & Co., A. d. Upchurch
Cedar Fork; Taylor e. Some, Oak Grove;
A. j. Martin, r. d. Murray Green Level:
S. p. Grass, Chatham; A. J. Martin G.
Co., F. NJ. Luther, Chatham; Robt. John
son, Chatham; o. T. Luther, Chatham;
NJ. T. Wilmington, Chatham; w. w.
Pace, Hickory Grove; E. p Penny, st.
Nary's; r. G. Jones, Johnston: A. G.
Williams, Williams Springs; A. V. aYtes,
apex; MCGEE e Scott. Chatham; C. ].
Terrell. Green Level; John Wilmington,
Chatham; Anderson Harris, Pitt; S. T.
Scott, Chatham l.. p. King, Green Level;
j. NJ. Stevens, Panther Branch; w G.
Sears, Sears & Brown, Morrisville; Ran
som Jones, Middle Creek; A. S. Sears,
Morrisville; C. H. Smith, Eagle Rock;
A. W. Thompson, w. X. McGee, Chat
ham; Sears e. Co, Morrsvillc; W. c.
Hunter, Rolesville: Sidney Jones, Mid
die Creek; Durham & knight, st. Mat
thews; Nal Sears, Morrisvillc; u. S.
Howell. Green Level; w. T. Rogers, Apex:
o. i. Cole, E. E. Coley, PETIT; A. A. Har-
rington. Harnett; Drewry Lilies, Windell;
x. K. Wood. E. p Barber, Morrisville;
G. H. Baucom, Auburn: S. NJ r. Slade,
Rolesville; s. z. Sears. Morrisville NJ
j.. Massey Wakefield; ]. G.. Henry Dur
ham; NJ. f. Butts, Durham; j. G. Coates,
Johnston: ]. w. Lassiter Green Level:
D. E. Sauls, st. Mary's; Pace & Hay
wood Wakefield; J. F. Bates, Durham;
Wall & Blake, Wall & Mumford, J. R.
Medlin, Eagle Rock; j. G. Massey, Pott;
B. T. Pool, Milburnie; Wall & Wall, Josh
Partin, Panther Branch; ]. f. Weathcrs,
Rolesville: J. Howard, Willow Springs;
Wall & Mial Shotwell: G. H. Holland,
Panther Branch; Blalock & Fish, st.
Mary's: J. B. Howard Willow Springs;
H. +. Lynch Durham; c. T. Frazier st
Matthews: Blalock & Woodall, Panther
Branch: A. Il. Leadford, ]. L. Luther,
Apex; e. w. Hood, Wakefield; l.. r. Rich
ard, Windell; ]. M. Horton. Eagle Rock,
r. A. Hester, Eagle Rock: Walter JEFF
fress, Rolesville: DR.. Blalock, Panther
Branch; Green Lassiter, Milburnie; Tul-
ley e. Blalock, Panther Branch; DR.. Bla-
lock and Wrenn, Panther Branch; Mrs
Woodall & Blalock, Panther Branch.
Castlebury & Holland, Raleigh; w. j.
Lynch, Durham; W. F. Castlebury, Raj
eigh; A. p. Jeffries, Rolesville; j. M.
Jones, p. b. Johnson, A. A. Jernigan,
T'hil Williams, Jack Rowland, Middle
Creek: G. M. Lewter, Chatham.
The following planters had tobacco for
sale on the floor of the Capital City
Warehouse:
Burns, r. O. Watkins, w. S. Barbee, A.
]. Barker, w. d. Howell, H. A. Gulley,
Mr. Smith, r. A. Smith, E. E. Smith, f.
J. Bowling, w. T. Bunch, Berry Adams,
S. N. Mills, H. r. Gulley, Daniel Jones,
H H. Hobbs, Marlborough & Garner, X.
]. Bowling & Co., G. f. Holland, S. w.
Holden. w. S. Diffee.
Stone, ]. W. links, Albert Todd, M. B.
Marshburn, Holland & Diffee, j. T.
Johnson, Jesse Wright, John Watkins,
]. H. Murphy, Felix Watson, r. I.
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