The Richmond climax. (Richmond, Ky.) 1897-1914, 1914-03-11
Richmond'S Tobacco Market,


On Friday Feb. 2;,cloSed for the present
season the loose leaf tobacco market of
our city, this being The fourth year of
successful sales held at this place. The
market here was opened with the build
ing of the Madison Tobacco Warehouse
Company's plant near the Louisville &
Atlantic railway station Then the Far
mers Tocacco Warehouse in the east
end was organized and backed by a
number of our progressive citizens Two
years later the Madison Warehouse peo-
pie built the com mOdious and up-to-date
steel structure, connecting with the old
house by a viaduct across the street.
This year the Home Warehouse, large,
steel. up tO-date building. was erected.
making three houses here for the hand
ling of loose leaf tobacco, these houses
entaiing an outlay of possibly some $50,
900. This market has been fortunate in
the fact that there have been few chang
eS in the buying forces. Mr. John Ivy
Smith, the clever buyer for J. p. Taylor
" Co, came when our market was first
opened; Mr. J. s. Thomas. one of the
best, representing l.. & NJ, also came at
this time, while Mr.. j. ). Leach, the
very gentlemanly and polite buyer rep
resenting the A. T. Co, has been. on
this market for three years. Mr.. w. p.
Judy, the fine gentleman from Millers-
burg, came this year in place of Mr. J
A. Glenn, representing the interests of
r. J. Il. CO.; Mr.. Charles Stewart, also |
a popular gentleman, from Winchester, |
representing O'Brien * Co. All these !
identified with our community and have
all become well and favorably known to |
our people. We wish them to know
that we are glad TO have them with US
part of the time, ifnot all, and with other
and interested citizens, ap- |
preciate the fact that due TO high honor |
and the excellent judgment of these
buyers, Richmond has tobacco market
second TO none in the State in point of |
prices paid for the weed. We think our
people hardly realize what this mar ket |
means to our community. Last year
this market sold 6,ll7.l75 pounds of to-
bacco at general average of Sl2 50 per
hundred. There was paid GU, here for
this crop 1871, 221. 43 The market this
year sold 1850, 900 pounds and the gen.
Pral average is nearly the same as last
year. despi the fact that this years
crop was not as good in quality as that
Of last year. We see, then, that this
year there has been paid out for the |
crop approximately 5000, 600. This mon
BY does not all of course, find its way
into our banks, nor all given in en-
change for commodities at our stores,
but much of it does. and has made our
business better; has made our city as
sumo a more important air; has made
property more valuable. These houses
furnish employment TO approximately |
100 men, with weekly payroll of prob
ably more than 81 600. Now, fellow cit
liens of the good county of Madison, let's
get together, stand together. work to-
gether TO make this one of the greatest
tobacco markets in the State, both in
point of prices and pounds, which can
be easily done, as it is the natural gate
way of the counties east of us, many of
which are growing excellent tobacco and
more each year, while Garrardcounty, our
western neighbor, together with Lincoln
and Boyle, have been large factors in
making this market, especially the good
county of Garrard.
Mr.. Warehouseman and Mr.. Buyer
we are with you and are glad TO have
you with us, and stand ready at all times
to lend our assistance 10 make this mar
ket what it should be. There should,
be, and no doubt will be, built in the
near future a re-drying plant. There is
no better quality of tobacco grown in
the State of Kentucky or elsewhere than
the crops of Madison and Garrard coun-
ties She therefore deserves place on
the MAP as a leading tobacco market.
AS TO point of color. texture and tineness,
Garrard's tobacco would be hard to beat.
AS to points of general excellence, Mad
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