The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1903-07-10
The TOBACCO MEN
MEAN BUSINESS
Our Exhibit OF the Weed Will
be All Right.
CONVENTION YESTERDAY
Executive COMMITTEES Chosen and Went Right
to Work Yesterday Afternoon G. E.
Webb, Of Winston, Was Chosen
Chairman.

mere IS no doubt now That North caro-
Ina will have creditable exhibit of her
tobacco industry at the st. Louis Exposi-
ton next year.
Yesterdays convention of leading tobac-
co farmers, manufacturers, warehousemen
and leaf dealers from all parts of the
State settled that point. 1t was body
of solid men and they meant business.
They set out to adopt ways and means
OF raising q fund to pay for a worthy to-
bacco exhibit, and. they did it.
They named a Central Executive Com
nittee, and that committee met at once
after the convention adjourned, and IN
few minutes had arranged several of the
most important details of the work. 1t
then adjourned until the 18th of this
month, when it will meet again at Old
Point Comfort, Va. where the National
Tobacco Convention will be in session at
that time.
Yesterday morning at half-past eleven
o'clock the tobacco men began to gather
In the auditorium of the Agricultural De
partment. Here are the names of some
OF the delegates noticed and who took acT
tive part In the work of the conventions:
Col. G.. e. Webb. of Winston; Col. Jno.
S Cunningham, of Person; Mr.. o. L. JOY
ner of Greenville; Mr.. Hoge Irvine, of
Kinston; Mr.. A. l.. Holden, of Hillsboro;
Mr.. w. T. Lipscomb, of Greenville; Mr.
Claud B. Barbee, of Raleigh; Mr.. Joseph
L. Pogue, of Raleigh MIR. r. f. Knott, of
Raleigh; Mr.. r. F. Knott, Jr., of Raj
eoigh; Mr.. j. o. w. Gravely, of Rocky
Mount; Mr.. w. T. Morgan, OF Dunn; Mr.
W. II. Fleming, of Durham; Mr.. Robert
Smith, of Benson; Mr.. w. H. Winstead
OF Goldsboro; Mr.. R. ]. Featherstone, of
Roxboro; Mr.. w. w. Green, of Raleigh.
Col. G. E. Webb, of Winston, was
unanimously chosen chairman of the con-
vention, and the News and Observer re-
porter acted as secretary.
Col. Webb stated that the convention
had met at the request of the Tobacsz
Association of Winston, which had met
and appointed five representative gentle
men as It's committee, and provided funds
TO defray the expenses of the meeting
A great many letters had been received
by him from all parts of the State, whose
writers seemed all thoroughly impressed
with the great Importance of North Caro-
Ina having tobacco exhibit at ST. Louis
Col. Webb then asked Secretary T. K
BTuner, of the State Board of Agricul-
ture, to explain the object of the meet
ing.
Mr. Bruner stated that the intention
was to do something never before at
tempted at an exposition of this kind.
that Is, for the State to have a special,
separate exhibit of every one of its agri-
cultural specialties, tobacco, cotton,
wheat, etc.
The exposition authorities had reserved
an immense space in the centre of the
Agricultural Building for tobacco from the
Farlous States, and the object of this
meeting was to set in motion machinery
for the raising of enough money for North
Carolina to have ereditable tobacco ex-
hibit.
Kentucky had raised $4,000 for the pur-
pose, Virginia $3.50, Connecticut 81, 600.
North Carolina should raise at least s4,-
Geo.
It was thought advisable that on the
committee chosen to direct the work there
should be placed one manufacturer, one
warehouseman, one leaf dealer and ore
farmer.
The exhibit should consist of all kinds
OF implements used by the farmer in
planting and eultiyating the crop; all
sorts of plants and seeds, a practical de-
nsonstration by an experienced man of
curing tobacco in all ways, including the
curing OF Cuban and Sumatra varieties;
warehouse, showing how sales are con-
Quoted, and around this warehouse I'M
der glass samples of all grades of leaf
tobacco; the machinery used in the
manufacture OF tobacco into all its forms.
By thus bringing together all the tobac
co exhibits, its great Importance could be
better shown. Heretofore these exhibits
have been scattered through all the
buildings, and it would take any one
weeks to get through to pick them all out
and compare them one with the other.
Secretary Burners remarks were heard
with marked interest and attention, and
when he concluded Col. Cunningham was
called for. He said he was satisfied that
II proper effort was made by this meet
ing and those interested in the welfare
OF the State, the manufacturers OF this
State could raise $4,000 or $4,000 for this
purpose. He was glad to see that Vir-
ginia had appropriated $4,000. for her ex-
lnbit and there was no comparison between
the financial condition of the two States.
North Carolinas debt was comparatively
insignificant.
He did not believe in going into debt,
but we should have creditable exhibit
He recalled that North Carolina was
the only State in the Union that filed
every item in the blanks sent out by the
government for the Chicago Exposition.
The State could show every resource.
lie considered that it would be a
calamity if our State did not have q
worthy exhibit at this great Louisiana
Purchase Exposition, commemorating the
work done by a Southern man, and while
a Southern President was in the Execu-
tive office.
Col. Cunningham was heartily applauded
"a he took his seat.
The chairman then. after few remarks
in which he spoke of the representative
character of the meeting and the fact
that upon this convention the eyes of the
whole State were turned, suggested that
the meeting get down to work.
Mr.. o. l.. Joyner, of Greenville Al'd he
thought there was no doubt that com
mittce would have no trouble in raising
q sufficient sum to make a eredtable eX-
hibit, and supply materials. He had al
ways noticed that tobacco manufacturers