The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1917-06-27
To the Tobacco Growers OF
South Carolina

We are pleased to advise you that
from all reports tobacco will sell well
this season, in our opinion an dbeing
advised from every source we believe
prices will be high. In view of this
fact and an increase crop of tobacco
in the vicinity of Lake City several
enterprising citizens are building a
large warehouse which we have leased
and will operate for a period of three
years. The new Star Warehouse is
being erected on the site of the Old
Star Warehouse formerly operated by
Col. Hall and which was destroyed by
fire last year. Rumors have gone
about that this house will not be ready
for the opening of the tobacco sea-
son. We wish, however, to correct
this statement as we have the assur-
ance from the contractors that the
house will be ready by July 9Th, when
the market will not open until July H..
When this house is completed it
will be one of the largest in the state
and one among the best lighted houses
in this section. We will have plenty
of room to put your tobacco on the
floor without crowding, which is very
essential to good sale. This house
is indeed a credit to the town and is
in full accord with the Lake City
Market, which is known in the tobacco
world as the largest and best equipped
tobacco market in South Carolina.
We know most of the buyers locat-
ed on this market personally, several
of them being from South Boston, Va.
our home town, and they are buyers
of whom any market should justly be
proud. Our force at the New Star
Warehouse, we can safely say, will
be as good as any in this state or in
the tobacco belt. Our auctioneer, Mr..
Joe T. Bass, is considered one of the
best in the tobacco belt and has had
experience in selling tobacco on the
largest tobacco market in the world.
Our clerks and book-keepers, Messrs.
Ingram, Featherston and Wilkins are
good enough for any market and have
had experience on one of the largest
markets in North Carolina and Vir-
ginia. Our floor managers and weigh
master are too we'll known to require
any introduction at our hand and YOU
can depend on your tobacco being we'll
cared for and getting good attention
and good weights at the hands of
Messrs R. Fleet Epps, Peddie D.
Cockfield and Ezra Nj. Singletary
when you come to the New Star
Warehouse.
Messrs. Hodges and Edmondson,
the proprietors, have been operating
warehouses on the leading tobacco
markets of Virginia for many years
and invite you to give them the oppor-
tunity of demonstrating to your en-
tire satisfaction their ability to sell
your tobacco to the very best advant-
age. Mr.. Frank r. Edmondson is a
member of the old concern Edmond
son Tobacco Co., which was establish
ed in 1872 which concern has bought
in the past considerable amount of
tobacco and expect to have buyer
in Lake City this season. Mr.. Hodges
has been operating a tobacco ware
house in South Boston, Va, for over
20 years. Last year his house sold
100000 pounds of tobacco at an
average of 1911 per hundred
Now, all we ask of you is fair
trial and we will convince you that
Lake City is the market and the Star
Warehouse is the place to get the
high dollar for your tobacco.
Please give us trial and we will
convince you better than we can tell
you that you have made no mistake
in selling with us. Should you wish to
store some Of your tobacco with us
before the opening sale we are pre-
pared to take care of it for you, ad-
vance you a reasonable amount upon
it, or buy it from you if you prefer
selling.
We expect to keep our house open
as long as there is any tobacco in this
section to sell and will do all in our
power for those who patronize us and
the Lake City tobacco market, and
in our opinion you will not have done
yourselves Justice until you have
given us trial
Sales open July 18th.
Thanking you in advance for your
kind consideration, we are
Yours very truly,