The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1907-05-28
TOBACCO PRIZES
Awards to Patrons OF
Raleigh Market.
The Warchousemen I'm Conference Dc
eide on The Men Who Made
That OF Excellence In
Their Crops.

Their Crops.
Before the beginning OF the present
bcco season last August. the Cham
Der Of Commerce began work 10 raise
subscriptions in money and various ar
ticles from Raleigh's banks. profess
sional men and merchants, TO promote
the leaf tobacco market here. and the
chamber itself made q liberal contrl-
button, as did the warehouses The
prizes were arranged for AT a CONFER
ence OF the warehousemen.
The result OF he Offering OF these
prizes has been Very gratifying. as
though there was a marked falling on
In the acreage of leaf obacco in this
section vet the sales have been some
thing larger than they were during
the previous season and besides this
the general effect has been good as
showing public interest in the mar
ket.
The completion of the Raleigh and
Pamlico Sound Railway Will open -
this city must reach out for the trade
from this. The matter is extremely
important in every way.
The warehousemen have made UP
the list Of awards of the prizes and
this is published. On Monday the sec
Rotary Of the Chamber Of Commerce
Will arrange for collecting the cash
subscriptions, In order that these may
be paid to the winners and a system
of orders. will be provided for. these
to be given to the persons who win
the various articles contributed by
Raleigh's business houses.
/. To the Man selling the largest
number Of lbs. OF tobacco grown by
during the year $50 cash, one
worth SO given by q
Rand. yearly subscription to
To r. B. Horton 1st prize;
To Partin, Holly Springs, End prize
s25 cash: to d. D. Massey Wakefield.
3rd prize $40 cash.
To the man making the highest av-
erage price IN his entire rop to w.
Daniels, Wakefield. 1st prize $50
and one years subscription to Even
ing Times: to w. A. Upchurch, r. E.
u, End prize $40 cash: to G.. A. Scar
boro, r. F. D.. 3rd prize $40 cash.
To the man bringing the largest
number Of pounds in n load: To S.
S. Pickett. Willow Springs 1st
prize SIS cash; To - Partin, VIII
Springs, md prize $500 cash corn
and corn knife worth $3.50
given by j. P. Wyatt & Bros; To Jack
pierce. "akeIleIu, sra prize 30 cash.
To the man coming the longest dis
lance with load not less than 500 lbs
lbs; T. r. S. Conyers. Youngsville,
1st prize, $40 cash: to Tom Afford,
Youngsville. End prize $3.50 cash.
To the mar selling the highest av-
erage Load not less than 700 lbs; to
b. Williamson. r.. F. D. Z, 1st
to A. T. Wilkerson. Eolesville, End
prize s15 cash: to J r. Barnes, Ar
cher. 3rd prize SIS. half barrel flour by
Hunter & Dunn.
To the man selling the finest pile
of not less than 100 lbs: To
G. w. Williamson. r. F. D.. 7. 1st
prize s25 cash. to L. B. Knott, Wen
dell, End prize SIS cash.
To a man selling finest wrappers
les sthan so lbs: To w. a. Simp-
kins, r. F.. D.. 1st prize $3.50, over
coat by Lee & E~rOughton: To A. t.
Wilkerson, Rolesyille. End prize. pillow
worth So by Crowder & Rand and
one-half barrel Of flour by NJ. I. Nor
ris & Co.
To the man selling the best pile Of
cutters not less than 100 lbs: To G.
cash; to George Robertson, r. F. d..
Z, ENC prize SIS cash; to George
Murphey, Archer, 3rd prize, barrel
flour, Phillips & Penny.
Man receiving largest check for any
load of tobacco: To S. S. Pickett,
Willow Springs. 1st prize, $15 cash
and So pair shoes given by Hunter
Bros, & Brewer: to E. P. Wigs, New
Hill. End prize. SIS cash.
Man receiving largest check at any
time any quantity ~tobacco: to NJ.
w. Buffaloe, r. F.. D., 1st prize, S25
The smallest mar selling load Of
%~1aaaD. TA@C Tnn~ Voknfio16
1st prize King Heater, by Hart-Ward
Hardware Co.
The largest man selling tobacco or
market: To Wiley Bum, Wake
field, 1st prize. barrel flour worth IS
PEBBLES Bros.
this market: b. P. Williamson, Jr.,
r. F. D.. 7. barrel flour worth SIS
by Z. l.. Harris.
The Oldest man selling tobacco on
this market: To D.. Bullock. Garner,
r. r. D., pair trousers by Globe
Clothing house and hat worth $3.50
by Klondyke Store.
To the man selling the largest num-
Der Of pounds tobacco: To Mrs. w.
A. Adock, r. T. D.. $40 CLOAK given
by Boylan-Pearce Co; tow Miss Lena
Griffin, r. F. D., lamp with china top
worth IS given by I. II. Briggs &
Sons.
To cOlOred man selling largest num-
Der pounds raised by himself: To
Frank Thorpe, Garner. r. F. D.. 1st
prize $40 cash.
To Robert Speed, r. F. D., End
prize, umbrella Zoe Fonville, and pair
shoes worth $3.50 by c.. w. Hoover.
m % lbs. uga by S. w. Brewer.
To the Man making the lowest av-
erage on his crop of tobacco: To T.
r. Daniels. r. +. D.. LIST prize, hat
worth $3.50 by < Levine and pair
shoes worth $3.50 by Whiting Bros.
To the man making the lowest av-
rag on not less than 100 lbs: To
Jack Pearce, Wakefield. 1st prize. box
tobacco. worth "a by J. G. Ball Co.
box cigars worth $1.75 by Geo. Marsh.
To the farmer living nearest an
other market selling on this market:
To j. d. Penny. Apex, LIST prize $50
cash.
Man having largest number of chill
dren: Ben Bullock's brother, LIST prize,
10 lbs. green coffee worth $3.50 by ].
b. Green Co. l sack sugar beets worth
S1.50, given by Carolina Feed Store.
Farmer bringing the largest family
at any one time: To Peter Williams,
r. T. D.. Lady's hat worth $3.50 by
william Woollcott and trunk worth
$3.50 by Ike Selig son.
To boy selling the largest number
lbs. raised by himself not over 16
years OF age: F.. R. Penny. Apex, suit
clothes WORTH IS by Cross-Linehan Co.
r. 49,, ox-l- . $500