Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-08-05
Prices Please Growers, Even
Though Only Low Grades
Are Offered - Barbecue
Draws Throngs to Douglas
BY JACK l.. PATTERSON

the guests of Coffee county Wednes-
day on the occasion of the opening
of the tobacco market in south Geor-
gia, and a barbecue prepared under
the auspices Of the Douglas Kiwanis
club, of which Mayor j, j. Willing
ham is president.
The sale Of 70, 900 pounds of tobac-
co at a price averaging % cents a
pound was encouraging TO the grow
ers, who are expecting a material adj
vance when the improved grades are
put on the market.
Among the tobacco houses repre-
scented were Liggett & Myers, Export
co company, r. ]. Reynolds Tobacco
company, Imperial Tobacco com
pany and the China-American Tobac-
co company.
The China-American company,
represented in Douglas Wednesday
| by it's president, J. w. o. GraVerly,
owns large stemming and redrying
plant in this city, which will begin
operation Saturday.
Barbecue Served
People arrived in Douglas during
| the forenoon over the Atlanta, Bir-
mingham and Atlantic and the Geor-
gia and Florida railways from many
sections of Georgia, Tennessee and
Alabama, Coffee county having in
Vited thousands to inspect various
plantations and other real estate
that is for sale to home seekers.
! During the afternoon twenty auto.
mobiles conveyed prospective pur-
chasers to projects throughout Cof-
fee and adjoining counties.
noon a barbecue dinner was
served t. more than 5000 visitors
and thousand inhabitants of Doug
| la sand Coffee county. The success
| of this feature number of the pro-
| gram was largely attributable to
| the KiWanis club, whose officers had
| enlis I'd the cool ration of an army
| of beautiful women and girls to COM
| plete the enjoyment of the repast.
| Sidney j. Stubs, chairman of the
| entertainment committee, received
| the unqualified support of the en-
| tire citizenry, the spirit of co-opera-
ton prevailing throughout the pro-
| gram.
Many Committees
Committees aided in the en-
tertainment were as follows:
Kiwanis-James Jardine, chair
man; Ralph Griffin, w. H. Bailey,
| W. Fl. Bone, Jr., Holt Day, J. M.
Thrash, J. Y: SHELTON, E. T. Tanner
I'd w. r. Wilson.
| Finance Committ,e-J. M. Thrash,
lairman; w. B. Benet, Jr., w. H.
Bailey.
Publicity Committee-W. H. Will
| son, w. r. Wilson, chairman; Holt
Committee on Eats-Hoit Day,
chairman; r. w. Eriffin, E. T. Tan
| ner.
The meats were barbecued by
Preston and Lem 'eterson, which
was a sufficient guarantee of excel
nee.
y committee consisting Of ice c..
| Brewer, Lonnie Pope, DR.. o. f.
Dean, Col. J. N. Mcdonald, Bud Ash
| ley and G. A. Tanner met visitors
| from north George and Tennessee
IN Atlanta. In Douglas, the train
was met by several thousand people.
r AIDED by Captair Tom Pri> :. presi
dent of the Union bank; Mayor J. J.
l. rrham and others.
The 1922 Tobacco CrOp
1t is estimated that more than
million pounds of high grade to.
bacco will be marketed at the two
| Dig warehouses in Douglas during
the next thirty days, for which the
planters expect satisfactory price.
Inc quality this season is far
above that of 1921 and the price
on the opening day was ADEQUATE
compensation for the disappointment
last season when there was little
demand for the product. The ware.
houses are under the management
OF j. H. McLain, who is exertins
every effort to provide accommoda,
tons for the large sales that will be
held daily, with the exception OF
Saturday and Sunday, until the
market closes.
Independent buyers who have
secured accommodations at Doug
las are: r. A. George, w. c. Smith
and o. E. Edwards. Many important
tobacco companies will participate
in the bidding which is always
spirited.
Other South Georgia Markets
| Markets are also maintained in
Fitzgerald. Abbeville, Blackshear
Triton, Hazlehurst and Nashville. II
is estimated that the yield this sea
son will be about seven million
pounds. Douglas Is the principa
| market.
The tobacco industry was inaug
urated by the Atlanta, Birmingham
and Atlantic railway in south Geor
gia in 1914 under the direction OF
| w. w. Croxton, passenger traffic
| manager, who was an interested
witness of the sales in this city
| Wednesday.
The Georgia and Florida railway
| has also co-operated with the farm
ers. who have a staunch friend in
the general manager, H. w. Purvis
who has been spending several days
in this city.
Coffee County-DOuglas
Coffee is one of the most pros
porous agricultural counties in the
state, and Douglas is a progressive
city. which has staged a wonder
| full comeback" The financial de
preston is being overcome. Tobac
co has become an important money
crop since the invasion of the boil
weevil and considerable attention
is being devoted to the production
Of cattle and poultry.
The city Of Douglas has srrangeC
to cure 1900 hogs for the farmers
Of the county, who have not beer
extended them. Merchants anC
farmers are arising to the eMgen
cies of the times with the result
that both are receiving materia
benefit.
Two x,aars oro CofPao oo,,,+,, H.,