Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-08-07
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AT TODAY'S SALE
ON LOCAL MARKET
Many Prominent Men at Sale;
Barbecue and Speaking.
Features of the Day


nesdhy, making their way to the to-
bacco warehouse when an efficient
crew received the loads of the golden
leaf and prepared it for the sales
floor. By ten o'clock it was estimated
a crowd of between two and three
thousand people gathered to partici-
pate in the days business and plea
SureS.
Staff correspondents and photo
graphers of the Atlanta Constitution
and Journal were ON hand to get first
hand information of the revival of
business conditions thru the tobacco
route in South Georgia and take such
pictures of scenes and individuals as
would assist in conveying the truth
of the arrival of "old man" Prosperity,
who had abseinted himself from this
territory for the past two years, hand
icapped by that insistent pest, the boil
weevil.
Forty farmers from the Nichols sec
ton, forty miles down the Dixie high
way, and several from Jeff Davis
county, besides numbers from our
nearer border counties, had joined the
Ben Hill tobacco growers to swell the
local tobacco receipts.
Preceding the opening of the days
sale, Col. B. L Bugg, receiver for the
ABBA, and one of the pioneer advo-
Gates for growing tobacco in this teri
ritory, was introduced to the multi
tude by Mr.. ]. E Turner, and gave
them a cheerful message of the end
of adversely and the certain arrival
of prosperity of the agricultural ele--
of prosperity through diversified
program of farming, in which 'tobac-
CO has a preferred place, due to the
peculiar adaptability of our soil
to this crop and the favorable climatic
conditions, which assure good yield
and fine quality of the bright leaf to-
bacco, for which the demand is con-
tinuously increasing. The sale con-
tinued uninterrupted until p. M,
when a recess was taken for dinner.
Webb Brings Message From Hahira
Two thousand people gathered in
front of the re-dtying plant where the
barbecue was in preparation, and gave
close. attention to forty minute
speech by w. w. Webb, the promoter
of diversified farming and oo-opera-
tive marketing, which has made not
lea DldCG Out vi Ills tOWAJ liam
ra, where every farm is cultivated and
every tenant farmer is said to have
bank account.
The speaker was introduced by Col.
Ia. J. Mcdonald, who also introduced
Congressman Charles R. Crisp, who
depressed his appreciation to his con-
stituents.
True to custom in Fitzgerald and its
loyal business men, veritable feast
served by dozens of young ladies and
matrons awaited the hungry guests
as they entered the building. Each was
served with barbecued mutton, beef,
pork or kid, as individual taste might
choose, along with the ever-welcome
Brunswick stew, pickles and iced tea.
Tho the crowd exceeded all expecta-
tions, the loaves and fishes fed the
multitude and every participant was
fed to their hearts content to the
strains of music made by Browns
Orchestra and others of FitzgeraldFs
choicest musical talent
Brings Good Price
Nearly one hundred thousand
pounds of tobacco was sold during
the day at an average price of over
17c. The $40 gold prize was awarded
Mrs. Frank Meeks, of Nichols, who
brought $40 pounds of tobacco, for
which she received 40c a pound.
Pleased With Results
T. p Cartwright, large planter of
the Nichols district, was well pleased
with the days sale OF tobacco, his
average being above zoe, as was also
Gray and Wilson, who averaged Csc.
Mr.. Goodman, of this county, Tho
mas, Whitley and Barrentine, Frank
Meeks of Nichols, and scores of 9th
ers, all of whom brought tobacco OF
their first curing, much of which con-
sisted of sand Jugs, as is usual on the
first sale days.
Many Prominent People at Sale
Many prominent visitors were not
ed among the participants, among
them being the Hon. Chas. R. Crisp,
Congressman of the Third district;
Col. B. L. Bugg and J. L. Edwards.
of the ABBA, ]. A. J. Henderson, of
Ocilla; Sec. F. IL. Abbott, of the
Georgia Association; Mayor Douglas,
of Nichols; J. E. Howell, of Irwin;
Col. Dwight Rogers and Mr.. Tankers-
ly, of Ocilla; Mr.. Collier, staff cor
respondent and Mr.. Sparks, photo
grapher for the Atlanta Journal; S.
F. Gelders, staff correspondent of the
Atlanta Constitution, and its photoe
grapher, Mr.. Tracey Matthewson.
At Other Markets
The following figures as reported
to the state press approximate the
amount of tobacco sold at other mar
kets and the average prices paid. These
figures, however are unofficial and
may be revised.
So1ec Av Pr;ce