Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-09-04
SUCCESSFUL
TOBACCO SEASON
CLOSES FRIDAY
Sales Exceed Expectations and
Future of Local Market
Assured
PUSH INDUSTRY
Georgia Association and Atlanta Trust
Company to Locate Carolin-
ians Here .eu@


Fitzgerald's tobacco season is about
to close the net result for this year
exceeding all expectations of the local
there being only eighty
five acres of the weed actually planted
in this county. tho several hundred in
near proximity brought the total sales
up to nearly million pounds. Messrs.
Knott and Skies, the operators of the
local warehouse have fully demonstrate
ed their ability to handle the market
and thru their upright dealing with
and for the farmers, have built foun-
dation for the future success OF the
local warehouse. These two men have
leased the warehouse for five years.
During the entire season which OPP
ened here August 6, scores of planters
from distant counties brought tobac-
co to the local warehouse. In every
instance they have left fully satisfied
with their treatment and the prices
they received. Planters of Appling,
Bacon, Jeff Davis, Brantley, Ware,
Atkinson, Coffee, Turner, Irwin and
Wilcox counties marketed their tobac-
CO here and contributed their share to
the revival of the local business.
The merchants of Fitzgerald, the
chamber of commerce and individuals
have, thru their efforts in various ways
added to the success of the business
and will reap their reward in the flu
ture increase of their several institu-
tons.
Thursdays Market
Twenty thousand pounds of tobacco
were sold here today at an average
price of &c per pound. The highest
paid today was $4,000 a hundred, to
Fletcher and Turner of Irwin county,
who received today's premium OF $40
from the chamber of commerce.
The last sale of the season will be
held Friday, after which the ware
house will close for the season.
Sales Since Last Issue
Friday, August 29.-45,000 pounds
at an average price of $25.62.
Monday, September l. - $4,000
pound at an average price of $24.50.
Tuesday, September 10000 lbs.
at an average price of $500
Wednesday, September 10000
pounds at an average price OF $lO.UU.
Thursday, September 10000 lbs.
all average price of S220O.
Prize Winners for Season
The following have received the $40
gold premiums paid by the Chamber
of Commerce for the 200 pounds best
tobacco sold each day during the sea-
son:
Wednesday, Aug. O. Mrs. Frank
Meeks, Nichols.
Thursday, Aug. 7 M. E. Num-
Fitzgerald.
Friday, Aug. S-Milton Cole, Mich
OILS.
Monday, Aug. lie. L. Rigsby of
Ambrose.
Tuesday, Aug. 12-Alex Meeks. Ba-
con County.
Wednesday, Aug. 49,. F. Meeks.
Nichols
Thursday Aug. l4-Mrs. c. A. Roy
al, Ambrose.
Friday, Aug. 15-Hill and Douglas,
Nichols.
Monday, Aug. 18-W. D. Turner,
Ambrose.
Tuesday, Aug. 19-Hill and Doug
las, Nichols.
Wednesday, Aug. 20-E. S Lilies OF
Ambrose.
Thursday, Aug. 21-J. N. Johnson
Rockingham.
Friday, Aug. 22-E. S. Lilies. Am
/ brose.
| Ambrose, Ga.
Tuesday. Aug 26-Victor Deem &
Rigdon, Alma.
Wednesday, Aug. 27-R P. Brown,
Ambrose.
Thursday. Aug. 2s-J. R. Hennings,
Ambrose, Ga.
Friday, Aug. 29.-Douglas and Tur
ner, Ambrose.
Monday, Sept. 1.--E S. Lilies, Am
brose
Tuesday, Sept. 2.-Ruel Sellers, Ben
Hill.
Wednesday, Sept. 3-H. M. Hutch
inson, Ben Hill.
Thursday, Sept. 4.-Turner and
Fletcher, Irwin.
Carolinians to Locate Here
Messrs. Ashley Haywood, L. G.
Faulkner I. E. Jacobs. Jarvis Jones,
and E. C. Massey, of Zebulon, N. c.,
who were here last week, accompanied
by N. N. Ferguson, geld agent for she
Georgia Association have made ar
engagements with J. w. Skies. local
of the Atlanta Trust
Company, to locate colony of kitten
North Carolina tobacco planters in
Ben Hill county. The trust company
will completely overhaul an remodel
houses barns and other out buildings
to fit the requirements of tobacco
growing for these newcomers and their
families.
The proposed colony will be in close
proximity to one of our Consolidated
schools in the county and near enough
to the city, enable the larger child
rem to attend the High school in the
city.