The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1912-01-10
WINCHESTER TOBACCO SALES

Too much praise and cOmmenda-
tion can not be given to officers
managers and stockholders cf the
Planters Loose Leaf Tobacco Ware
house Company for the superb grit
and determination which they have
displayed in their efforts to give to
Winchester tobacco sales.
These people, in the face of many
obstacles, have overcome mountains
of difficulties, and have demonstrate
ed to the farmers of this and sur
rounding counties, and to the buyers
of tobacco, that they not only can
give, but have now given to the state
of Kentucky a new tobacco market,
where can be sold and purchased the
best tobacco to be found in this
state. AT the sales held Tuesday,
over 100000 pounds of tobacco were
sold, and every seller was more than
satisfied with the price obtained-no
better result than this could have
been asked.
The owners of this warehouse.
most of whom are farmers and eX-
farmers. have erected in Winchester.
one of the best equipped, modern.
up-to-date, steel constructed loose
leaf tobacco warehouse in the state.
with a sales floor Of about $4,000
square feet.
The building has a concrete floor
in the basement for storing at least
1000 hogsheads, with concrete
floor of about $1,000 square
feet under the sales floor for
the packing of green tobac-
co. This floor is on the level with
the railroad car floor of their private
siding, making the loading of tobac-
co most easy of accomplishment.
They also have hydraulic press
that will prize at least 100 hogsheads
a day, and two other power presses
that will prize 30 hogsheads a day.
and their redrying plant and entire
establishment is most complete in
every detail
This enterprise required money
and brains TO produce, and the mag
nificent sales, which were madetTues-
day, clearly show that the people of
this and surrounding counties, APP
preciated the efforts of these people
approved Of the. enterprise, and are
willing ton support those who are
willing TO make investments which
are for farmers ultimate good.
The citizens Of Winchester and
Clark county can not do too much
for these men who have put their
money into this Enterprise and have
done so much for our community.
To have these tobacco sales in
Winchester will mean a great amount
of money invested here with our own
merchants, which otherwise would
go to Lexington or other markets.
The tobacco is hauled here and a.
soon as the sale is made, the selle.
is paid by the warehouse company
and his money deposited with ouI
banks, and if there is anything to be
purchas1 for the farm or home, il
will natui ny be. bought from the
merchants In this city where the
grower receives his money, and this
the merchant reaps this benefit. II
tine tobacco was sold in Lexington
naturally the grower, if he had an.
purchases to make, would make then
there.
Our people should bend every eff
fort to assist the owners in this mos
laudible enterprise. and cur farmer,
in this county should show their ap.
probation of these mems efforts, b,
sending their t, bacco here to be sold
and every min should constitute
himself a &C cimittee of one. to urg,
upon the growers of this county ano
surrounding counties to send thei
tobacco here.
The buyer realizes that the yer.
best tobacco is to be found in thi
market: that it can be cared 70