Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-07-03
NEW CANTON OBTAINS
GROWERS WAREHOUSE.
Farmers Of Buckingham, Flu
wanna and Cumber.
land Meet.
lsDecial 10 The Tim-s-Dispatch. ]

NEW CANTON. VA. July "A
great 'hr"ns "f reprts-nt1tive citi-
,1ns from iIGkinKham. Fluvauna
'nd 'nnb-rland Counties gath-r-d at
New canton On Thursday 10 celebrate
"h"ti-r Country Life" barbecue
ahd picnic smi To 'Iist-n Z" speech-s
"pon the subject OF pruv.m-nt In
rnrai conditions and operative
marketing.
Leading men and women from
every part az the three counties were
present. having been called together
by citizens and officials pho are d.
r"ctly interested in the co-operative
marketing Of tobacco. Perhaps al no
f1m. in the history Of buckingham
County have more automobile. been
parked together In ono place. and 81,
IL ,eldorn that such dinner has
been spread
Early in the day w Scott Garrett.
director OF the thirtieth district Of
dark tobacco Srowers took tn
platform which had been erected in
the Farmers Warehous. and spoke
n a lars. crowd on the subject ot
cooperative marketing of tobacco
explaining fully the inside opera
lions NJ the proposed marketing sya-
tenn. detailing every feature Of tn.
'''''TS W T'iiiiS ndnullnk TO-
hacco.
Following Mr. Garrett. Pembroke
retti'. prominent lawyer ~ Flu
wanna County. spoke in favor ~ CO.
operative marketing and suggested
improvement in country life condi-
tons.
Veteran Urges hacking Movement.
Captain c. G.. Snead. prominent
and beloved citizen Of Fork linton.
despite his So years. took the plat
form and made ringing speech
which was clearly heard throughout
the large building This veteran
urged the tobacco growers 10 hack
the cooperative movement 10 the
utmost He said cooperative mar
kettnE was the salvation ~ the
farmer, and should have been IN or
Grafton loo years ago
Al lao great dinner Of chicken.
old Virginia ham. shoat. veal. lamb
cakes pies. fruit. lemonade and ice
cream was served to the vast throng
from tables spread beneath the ware
house sheds.
The afternoon program was opened
with an address by J. n. Meeks. of
Richmond. director 81 markets OF
The Virginia Agricultural Depart
ment. Mr. Meeks outlined tho his
all countries. especially in Denmark.
Germany and other countries or E:u-
rope. and traced its rise and triumph
in the state Of California, which
state II had enriched in a marvel
Gus manner.
Health IL Discussed.
After Director Meeks, DR.. W. A.
Picker Of the State Board OF Health.
spoke upon the matter OF public
health. DR.. Picker outlined plans
FOR prolonBins human life through
preventing serious diseases His
statement that heart disease could
he largely prevented came as a
startling statement to many who
had long looked upon this dread
disease as somewhat OF mystery.
and an inevitahI. and unpreventable
evil. He said that many, II NOT most,
cases NJ heart disease resulted from
injection following attacks nf in
hammatory rheumatism which had
resulted from Infection caused In
early life by had tonsils. adenoids
and Assesses beneath decayed teeth.
New Canton Gets Warehouse.
The best result OF the great meet
ing was the securing Of receiving
tobacco warehouse for New Canton.
local committee OF prominent busi-
ness men. headed by w. A. LeSueur,
president or the I.cSueur Slate Com
pany had been working for the loca-
ton Of warehouse here for some
Time. and not stone had hPen left
unturned In the matter. Large num-
hers Of tobacco growers from Flu
wanna. buckingham and Cumberland
Counties pledged themselves to mar
ket their tobacco at New Canton, and
director Garrett and Warehouse
Manager Chambers were besieged by
growers and business men until a
direct promise was made that ware
house would he recommended for es-
adjustment here.