The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1916-12-04
Big SALES
Are Expected by the Heads Of the LO'
cal Warehouses at the Opening Of
the Opening Of the 1910-17
Season Tomorrow Morn
Ing at 3 O'clock.

The opening Of the tobacco season
of 1851 will be held tomorrow morn
ing beginning at 3 o'clock. Plans are
being made for a very successful sea-
son in this city and to bring this city
more to the fore as a loose leaf mar
ket.
The warehousemen will hold a meet
ing in this city tonight to appoint su-
peTvisor of sales and to make some
plans regarding the opening of the sea-
son. 1t is understood that there are
three candidates for the position of
supervisor. The three gentlemen are
expert judges of tobacco and the ware
housemen will have a rather difficult
time in selecting one out of the three
for the position.
The warehousemen will also decide
tonight the house in which to open the
sales. There will be hardly any choice
in this matter as each of the warehouse
has, about an equal amount of tobacco
on hands. The sales will start prompt
ly at 8 o'clock regardless of which
house they will open in. The sales
will continue in a regular order from
the house in which they start and it is
probable that all houses will get sale
for the opening day.
II is thought by some of the leading
tobacco men that about 100000 pounds
of the weed will be on the floors of the
various houses to be disposed of to-
morrow. A great number of wagons
are rolling in this morning as the
growers are anxious to take advantage
of the opening prices. The average
on the Lexington market at the open
ing day was $16.38 per hundred and the
local market is expected to do as we'll
While the fall has been rather dry
in this section of the country yet in
the past two weeks there has been
enough rain to get the tobacco In con-
dition for stripping. The growers i'm
mediately took advantage of this damp
spell in order to get their tobacco on
the market before the holidays so as
to obtain some Christmas money. Very
few whole crops will be brought in be.
fore the holiday season it is thought.
1t is expected that there will be no
delay in the unloading of tobacco on
the market this year as has been ex-
perienced in previous years. This con-
dition last year was greatly improved
and it is thought that there is ample
facilities this year so as to cause no
delay.
A number of years ago, before the
Maysville market had reached its pres
ent state of development, farmers ex-
perienced great deal Of delay in sell
ing, and the tobacco often remained
on the streets for several days with
no sort of shelter. This condition has
been done away with now. There are
eight houses In this city and the drive
ways of these houses provide ample
shelter for any tobacco that cannot be
Immediately unloaded and the floor
space is so large that very little delay
is experienced in unloading. Last year
there were but few times that the to-
bacco could not have been unIuaded
and sold within three days after reach
ing the market.
With the opening of the tobacco sea-
son each year large number of per-
sons gain employment that would 9TH
wise be denied them. 1t is extimated
at 1000 people annually find employ
ment during the tobacco season m the
warehouses and in the redrying plants.
including buyers, floor managers, auc-
tioneers and laborers. A large number
OF women are included in this, they be-
ing employed in the redrying plants
sticking tobacco.
The following are the sales man
ayers at the various houses:
Farmers and Planters, Mr.. A. L..
Powers.
Growers, Mr.. j. c. Rains.
Independent-Central, Mr.. L. c. Park
.er.
Amazon, Mr.. T. F. Goodman.
Home. Mr.. A. T. Day.
Liberty Mr. @ M Innaa