The Lee County journal. (Leesburg, Ga.) 1904-19??, 1915-05-27
JUDGE ]. IN. HINES WRITES
ANOTHER INTERESTING LETTER

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their trade from so to 20 per cent.
These gehtlemen said if the tobacco
could be raised the farmers 20miles
, tim the country could raise it and
bring to the barns to be cured. |
lmention this so you can think it
over, and if Mr.. Christopher makes
{ success by September the people
Of Lee county can get in touch with
these gentlemen and be ready for
big crop of tobacco next year; and
besides these men will bring other
good citizens with them and that is
what We need in Lee county. Di-
vide them up. Put half Of them in
Smithville and the other at Lees
1 burg and it could be made a sue
cess. Think this over, boys, and
/ let's get out of the old rut. 1t is
true that tobacco is cheap now, like
cotton, but you see the war will not
| last always, so be ready when the
time comes and get in the swim.
+ While speaking on the subject, a
!, gentleman gave me plug OF tobac-
co that is 50 years old and is in a
good state of presentation now.
i | will bring it home with me and
let the boys see it. The gentleman
that gave it to me said his father
made large quantities Of tobacco in
i 1868 and he could only sell it for
Confederate money and he decided
to keep it until after the war was
i over and sell it then, but the gov
eminent put tax on it and he got
mad with Uncle Sam and said he
would never sell it if he had to pay
a tax, SO he kept it until his death
and left it in his Twill that it was
] never to be sold as long as there
was a tax on it and his sons have
4 kept it until now. Those who
smoke say it is fine, but not good
to chew as it is too dry. | would
have sold it if it had been mine, but
J the old gentleman had plenty and
J was able to stand it.
In one month from now the Re
union will be here and guess the
} old boys who wore the gray will
have one more big time. Richmond
is making big preparations for them.
III hope l will see some Of the boys
from home 30 we can talk over old
times once more. Nothing happens
r | will be home in a few more days.
| | have been away from home twelve
i, months and / want to see my wife
| and children SO bad, also m y
old friepds and tell them Of the
} sights / have seen up here, and
: then | want to go out to my old
t friend Lee Mathis and have Miss
Willie Bell cook me some coIlards
and country ham Just like the din
} ner she gave me just before | left
t home, and when [ get there Lee
and Miss Willie Bell will think a
cyclone has hit their table. | have
not seen a collard since | left home,
} they do not raise them here. |
} eaten at thousands Of hotels and
: boarding houses and hospitals and
they all feed alike. ! get plenty
here but so much of the saneness.
. You will remember that in one Of
| my letters last year ] stated that if
: any one wanted to know what
: hotels, boarding houses and hos.
e pitfalls fed you or. / referred them
g to the 18th chapter and eighth verse,
8 that will tell them.
Y / have just received the last issue
Of your valuable paper and / was
t glad to see that the Grand Jury
! elected me to succeed myself as No
!. tary Public and Justice Of the
s Peace | take this as quite COM
t pliment from the honorable body
It Of representative men Of Lee county
/, | have had this office for number
e Of years and ! have done my duty
i as saw it, and | promise in the
d future to give to every litigant q
n fair and impartial trial. AS | can
not see each and every member Of
! / the Grand Jury in person, ! take
- this method Of expressing my heart
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