Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-09-20
HAS BEST
OPENING DAY ON RECORD
Beginning of Auction Tobacco
Markets Declared to BE
Successful.
s~,OOO POUNDS AuE SOLD
Farmers ThronR city to Bring In
weed md "I"ccI" the Sales Floors
OF Warehouses Crowded with
People.
Am. SOLD

PETERSBURG. VA. Sept. 10
Tho opening OF The local tobacco
market today was declared TO be the
biggest In the history Of The city,
according to the managers of the
two warehouses. OAKS and virginia.
which sold together approximately
100000 pounds from $50 in the
morning until late this afternoon.
The doors were literally covered
with Tho weed and tho hundreds in
tn" warehouses experienced no lit
tie trouble in going nbou. the build.
inss. II was pronounced as The mos,
successful day tina, mas ever bean
experienced here among tobacco
growers.
Hotels Crowded.
Early MUuda" afternoon wagon,
and automobiles were arriving in
Petersburg loaded 20 tho brlm yyi,h
t"hhc"" Hundreds oE farmers cam.
|" witness tho opening AK sp.c,a
tory 10 feel tn" market Thc
hotels We're crowded and the u.v.
ihS picture shows presented an nI1
time appearance with their Longtime
OF waters" htanding on tho ou,sid.
nhN!ous To get In TO sec the show.
stores ias1 night. those that ken,
OPEN ala rushing business. and hy
= O'Clock this morning Ia. streets
5NTToundinS the warehouses were
crowded with vehicles OF all kinds
itaNic was soon conrcstcd carly
this morning and it required the
services OF two police oi,iccrg to
Keep Inc way opcn. Photographers
"or" on hand 10 get a "shUr" .: In.
crowds In the warehouses
rho sales at the Virginia ware
h"nse started "a: O'Clock amd last
e!idinF was soon iu orG"r. Repre-.
s"nta,ivcs OF large manufacturers
were on hand ana were ever alor,
picking out th"ir particular weed.
james Il. Harrison. the aic1innccr
started the ball rolling In fcw
minutes. while business men II 20.
ttrshuTE vent through Tho ,hronys
hHhhihr hands ana extending a ,vcl.
come 10 the farmers. Li,"ratur.
wa scattered about the buildings
ana everything possible vas don. 10
max" IA" sale a success
IN. highest price this morning
Was $50 hut better grades wcr"
ahead and farmers Predicted in.
'',ts'a as th"+. grades were reached
IN" local stores were busy an
oav handling the VISITORS and bank.
efh declared that II was til. great,
est opening day o: rc,crs1ur.'s To.
bdcco market that thoy have cyor
cHprrIomced II romlndcd one oc,h.
na!s OF cam? Lee. when limos were
io'm.d around the ;elicrs' window,
20 secure cash Tor checks
Going about the streets greeting
the farmers who We're missed at No
warehouses. members Of the Rotary
Cuo. headed hy John Lyon i;rauch
and the k!wanis club. headed hy
Ashton Gray. stopped the strangers
ana made them acquainted WIN
othcr members OF the clubs and IN.
business men who did not belong 10
Rho organization. |; did no, matte,
what kind o, business one was in
II no lived in Petersburg i, was nm
20 MINI 20 greet tho stranger and
no did.
Everyone Talks Tobacco.
Tho oaks warehouse opened This
afternoon ~ O'Clock with big sales
IN .act everybody VAS so Li!sv no
one had time to do anything but
talk tobacco
The season bids fair 20 break the
record OF any previous year. Til.
local organizations o, the city e>.
pecr and say they Will see that Pc
tersburg goes near the 10000. 600
pounds record th!s year.
Inc cooperative warehous. will
open around October !. il was stated
this morning This Is expected 10
thousand pounds. The managers
are working fast lining up their
growers and Indications point 10 n
successfu year for the association
Today was big day for Peters
pnvS and the farmers. Greater DAYS
ae the season continues are even
predicted.