Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-11-16
PLANS ARE MADE
F0R A TOBACCO
WAREHOUSE HERE

Since the beginning of work this
s. miner in getting the farmers to agret
to plant tobacco, the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber of Commerce
has been at work in quiet way, work,
ing to establish a tobacco warehouse
in Americus, that the farmers might
be confident in the raising of tobacco
knowing that they could bring it tc
Americus and get the spot cash for il
upon delivery at the warehouse.
After conference with Secretary
Manager Hyman, Mr.. C. H. Smith and
Mr.. N. M. Dudley Monday, they are
able to announce to the farmers O.
Sumter and adjoining counties that a
first class tobacco house will be erect
ed at once in Americus for the handl
ing of all tobacco raised in this vicin-
ity, and they will not have to ship Il
to South Carolina, as they were forced
to do this year.
This warehouse will be styled the
Americus Tobacco Warehouse COM
pany, and will have all the equipment
as the large warehouses in North and
South Carolina. After the tobacco is
sold at auction on the floor of the
warehouse, there will be a prise house
for packing in tobacco hogsheads and
it will not be long before Americus
will begin to ship tobacco, same as
they do in the Carolinas.
Mr. c. H. Smith is the originator OF
raising tobacco at Nichols, Ca, and
the first man to erect a warehouse. il
being built at Douglas Ga. The Amer,
icus warehouse will be the second to
be erected in the state of Georgia.
Big Concerns TO Buy.
The farmer brings in his crop of to-
bacco to the warehouse, where it is
graded into the different grades that
make up the crop. Then it is auc-
toned off by experienced auctioneers,
and eager buyers try to bid it in at
as high price as possible. The buy
ers will represent the American To-
bacco Company, Liggett- Myers Com
pany, Imperial Tobacco Company, Ex-
port Tobacco Company and the Robert
Harris Tobacco Company. This win
throw many tobacco buyers here in
Americus for at least three months.
The Americus Tobacco Warehouse
company will carry big stock Of ac-
cessories used in tobacco growing and
will furnish the planters with every
thing they will need to make Their
crop. Plans and blue prints will be
furnished free for building curin <
barns when the time comes for the
planters to make ready for curing their
crops.
The warehouse company will have
four demonstrators who will travel
o er the county in automobiles to in
struct the farmers how 10 plant and
grow tobacco. They will visit each
planter of tobacco and instruct him
h W to raise the plants, then how 20
set they out and how to continue to
grow the crop until it is ready for
market. Then they will be instructed
how to prepare it for the warehouse.
MIR. w. c. Mullinix will be the mana
ger of the demonstrating department.
Mr.. ~ NJ. Dudley will be president
0 the Americus Tobacco Warehouse
company, and Mr., c. H. Smith will be
general manager of the warehouse and
tobacco business in general.
Sumter to Lead.
This will put Sumter county several
notches aheaed of the other counties
of southwest Georgia and is in line
with the work of the Chamber of Com
niece in saying that it would make
Sumter rank first in agricultural
wealth in the next census. Sumter
county now ranks third in the state.
All demonstrators will have their
headquarters at the Americus and
Sumter County Chamber Of Commerce