Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-08-14
TOBACCO SPIRIT IS SUPREME
IN PLUCKY LITTLE HA4IRA

and cigarettes. He spent much OF
| his time working against the tax
and still has it on his mind.
1T is a shame" he said, that
the Georgia legislature should levy
a tax only on articles made OF
/ tobacco are not touched by this tax,
which is directed solely against
/ cigars and cigarettes, the only ar.
ticles that can be manufactured from
GeOrGi grown tobacco
A prominent part in the develop
ment Of the tobacco industry has
been taken by the officials of the
two local banks, these including :.
for the Bank Of Hahira, w. ri.
Overstreet president; w. II. Nc
kinnon. vice president and O.
Beatty. cashier, and, for the Citizens
Bank of Hahira, George CoppeG"r.
president, and ID. g.. Hollis, cashier.
1--WE couldn't have done anything
without the banks and the splendid
backing they have given us"-thut
seems to be the unanimous opinion
of the tobacco growers of this sec
ton.
DR., f. +. McNeaI. MAYOR of Ha-
hira, also has been among the most
! enthusiastic supporters of the to-
| baCco industry. and among others.
! farmers and business men, who have
| been Instrumental in making it a
success are r. Y. Sclue2s. Turner
Brice, Ira Webb Everett Webb. E.
d. Webb, ST.. and Taylor Coppedge
and Hosie Mcdonald.
The two big tobacco warehouses
III IIahira, the Gold Leaf warehouse,
operated by j. +. OHara, and the
Farmers warehouse, operated byoW.
r. F'enner and y. b. Smith, sold well
over half million pounds of the
leaf during the opening days last
week, the product, including only
the cheap sand-lugs, bringing AN
average rice Of 22.93 cents, accord
lag to warehouse fig ares.
Mr.. OHlra halls from the old
bright tobacco sections of the Caro-
lilas, but is enthusiastic over south
elI Geo! gia as "A tobacco producing
section.
THE Georgia farmer" he said,
''can rais< The best tobacco that
grows out of the ground without try
ing. The tobacco lands here are the
best in the south, but the farmers
need experience.
Advantage Over Cotton
"They need experience particularly
in curing, drying and packing the
leaf. The handling of tobacco crop
is half the game and there will al
ways be a heavy loss until the farm
ers learn to build proper drying
houses and packing houses to keep
the tobacco in good shape for the
market. One SGvantage that the TO-
bacco from Cook, Lowndes. Berrien
however. is that d partially ruined
tobacco crop can still be sold for
something, even if for only Il few
ceAts a pound, whereas if q cotton
crop or watermelon crop or any
other crop Is ruined only partially
the farmer gets nothing"
Mr.. O'Hara stated shat The ware
kOuses at Hahira were handling to-
bacco from Cook, Lowndes, Berrien
Mitchell, Colquitt, Tiff Lanicr and
Brooks county in Georgia, as well as
from several Florida counties. The
Hahira territory, he said. partially
covered a radius of 175 miles.
In connection with lIahira $ pros
perity as tobacco center, it is call
ed 10 mind that the Hahira district
always has been one of the most
progressive farming sections of
Georgia.
| once led the state in the pro.
duction of sea-island cotton, its pro.
"ressiie farmers turning naturally
n oo r to-
boil Weevil raFa2es made too ex.
tensive production OF the flaecy sta
pie both impracticabIe and unprofit-
able.
While tobacco proba briy ranks at
present as the most important and
VaiTaLle crop of this Immediate dis
trict, cotton still is being raised
though with reduced acreage and
intensive Doisor,ng methods, while
variety of other crops also are
grown at a profit, including many
varieties of vegetables aad truck
products which are shipped III car
load lots from the Hahira territory
to distant points.
MANY CARS OF TOBACCO
PASSING THROUGH AUGUSTA
AUGUSTA, Ga, Aug. 11.-With
nearly 100 cars of tobacco from
south Georgia having passed through
during the past week, ami
around 200 cars expected to pass
through this week, indications are
that a bumper crop will be made
this year. The tobacco is being ship
ped to markets in Virginia. the Caro-
linas and to other points for export
The Georgia and Florida railway
is handling the shipments through
and officials of the road
predict that over 500 cars will move
via this city during the season.
Nashville.s the first town to shiD
tobacco this season from south GeOr-