The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1908-01-02
WANT TOBACCO GROWERS
OF KENTUCKY AND TENN.
TO COME TO w. FLORIDA
F. F. Sarp Goes to Induce
Them to Come to This
Part of World.

C. C. PACKARD IN INTERVENE
SAYS IoEAoco GROWERS or
KENT AAD TENNESSEE
] ARE >tPsET CONDITION, AND
TIME E PRoPITlous TO TALK
F. Spp, secretary Of the Gul1
Coast elopmeut Ass0cistt6n, ex.
poets & ave tonight for the tobacco
district s the middle northern STATED
on Sionary tour, having as til
| object inducement OF nohaco0
growers q these states 30 embark In
| the cultivation Of the tobacco soils
contiguous 10 Pensacola.
The trip is the outcome OF the
| formation Of q Tobacco Syndicate"
formed last summer for the purpose
of giving the advantages OF this Sec
ton publicity, especially as regards
tobacco raising and agriculture
Tobacco Syndicate.
This tobacco syndicate" IS com
posed of some OF the leading business
interests of Pensacola, who have
jointly Subscribed the funds necss-
sary for undertaking an effective pre-
liminary campaign, conducted through
the Gulf Coast Development Associa-
ton for West Florida
A personal visit to these northern
districts, including the special distri-
button OF the Chamber of Commerce
issue Progressing Pensacola" pub
lished by North & South, and the Sc
curing of effective lists OF skilled to-
bacco growers in these districts is a
part of the program
While in Chicago Mr.. Sapp has APP
pointments to meet the officers and
directors of an organization which
claims TO have a large number of its
own people which it expects to settle
in the south. Efforts will be made
to locate these people in territory
near Pensacola, in West Florida and
Baldwin county. Alabama. Negotia-
tons favorable to this end have al
ready been started, which, if sue
cessful, viii mean the location in the
near future OF several hundred fani-
lies, to be engaged largely in agricul-
tm.af pursuits.
While the present upset conditions
continue to exist in the tobacco dis
trfcts of Kenucky and Tennessee, it
seems OppOrtune to call attention of
these tobacco growers, hundreds OF
whom will not make planting there
the coming season, to the advantages
OF West Florida in the cultivation
OF Sumatra and Cuban tobacco.
Many Inquiries.
Mr.. Sapp says numerous inquiries
have already been received from par
ties looking for an opening to en-,
gage in tobacco culture in West Flor
ida. these coming from various SEQ
tons of the country, while private
advices from kentucky and Ten
nessee. as well as the Miami valley
districts of Ohio. indicate conditionf
peculiarly favorable at this time fol-
missionary work"
One large buyer in Chicago says
he will take at the best market pric1
al. the tobacco he can get, il the out
put is equal in quality to samples
from this territory submitted to hiTn.
One of these samples was from Hun
garian seed, and if this buyers judg-
ment is right valuable variety out
side of Sumatra and Cuban tobaccos
is available for culture in this Sec
ton
G. c. Packard Talks.
c. G.. Packard, editor OF the North
and Solrth, who has just been through
the tobacco districts OF Kentucky ana
Tennessee, is in the city on a visit
to his sons, and last night gave out
the following interview on conditions
existing In those states
With 200 special policemen and a
Of state militia at Hopkins
vile where 500 night riders recently
shot up that pretty city, Kidding
the banks and newspaper Offices and
burning several buildings in which
tobacco was stored, tobacco cultiva-
ton in Kentucky may be said to be
in a decidedly upset condition. The
trouble arises, IN brief from an at
tempt of the growers Of white bur-
lev tobacco-from which, together
with black hurley plug tobacco ia
chiefly made-to thwart the attempt
Of the tobacco trust (American To.
bacoo Coz to continue depressed
prices. Growers are aligned In what
is known as the Equity League
are yet holding their 1905 crop.
State of Turmoil.
Because of this situation thous
snds of growers are now banded to
yether. agreeing not to grow any
crop next year. and because of Ii, Il
might almost be said that state Of
turmoil, closely approaching civil
war now exists.
These conditions in general obtain
N the entire dark and light tobacco
growing regions of western Kentucky
md Tennessee. in and about Owens
1oro, Henderson, GAINESVILLE, Guthrie,
etc
Under these circumstances It
seems TO me obvious that scores or
.hese skilled tobacco growers, thus
,ereft Of an opportunity TO employ
heir useful experience, might easily
De successfully approached to inter-
sst them in the culture OF Sumatra
eaf in this immediate vicinity They
know how the trick is done; they are
amiliar with the profits OF ordinary
obaCco culfure--an6 thew are out Oh