Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1924-07-31
BARBECUE TO GREET
TOBACCO GROWERS
AT MARKET OPENING
Civic Bodies Cooperate to Make Fitz-
gerald's TcbaGs Market Opening
Gala Affair. DaEss Cash and Other
Prizes for Best Tobacco Sold.

A joint meeting of the Chamber of
Commerce, Kiwanis Club and Mer-
chant Association, held at the Cham
ber of Commerce Tuesday evening,
was presided over by President Bow
en-, of the Chamber of Commerce, and
r. sl:l,cd III the appointment of COM
mittee of nine who will have charge
| of the arrangements of barbecue to
be served at the re-6'y ng plant, op-
ipcsite the tobacco walcho use, on We'd
nesday, August 9th, the opening day
| TO-. the 1924 tobacco season. Invita-
mons will be ISSUED tc all tobacco
growers III the F.;zgtial district and
all farmers of Ben hill and nearby
counties to come and participate in
Tie event.
| The committee in charge are A. H.
Denmark. Chairman, w. S. Halle, 0.
L. Bradshaw, R. E. Lee, S. C. Pryor,
Jr., Bruce Nay, R. l. Maffett, Walter
Wilkerson and J. L. McCarty. Com
mittee on invitation is I. Gelders, w.
R. Bowen, ]. E. Turner, L. B. Knott
and ]. M. Skies.
Prizes to Be Given
In addition to making the arrange
ments for the barbecue and looking
after the comfort of the visitors to
the tobacco market, the committee
will arrange for daily prizes in cash
and others, for the best tobacco sold
on the local market each day during
the entire sales season, which will
probably include forty sales days.
1t is proposed to give at least $1,000
in gold to the farmer receiving the
highest price paid on the floor dur
ing each day, the pile to weigh two
hundred or more pounds.
, Individual firms may offer addition
al awards which will be published later
Over Ohe Million Pounds Assured
Thru the energetic efforts on the
< part o Messrs L. B. Knott and ].
g M. Skies, operators of the warehouse,
t and Mr. Lon Dickey, enough tobacco
n growers have already promised to sell
y their tobacco on the local market to
!. assure the sale of over million
T, pounds here.
l. Experts who have kept in close touch
l. with the tobacco raised in the imme-
: ldiate territory are of the opinion that
the product sold on this market will,
G by far, average higher in quality than
J. lat other points and feel satisfied that
: the prices paid here will be the highest
II in Georgia. Thru the cooperation of
+ committees of the local civic organi-
n cations. plans are on foot to bring to-
o bacoo here from distant points.
J. Sales will be held daily and as al.
a ready announced, will be conducted
e by ]. H Barrack, of Springfield, Tenn;
an auctioneer of long experience, and
t, personally supervised by L. B. Knott,
grower and expert warehouse man,
e who will look after the interests OF the
n tobacco farmers, being a grower OF
tobacco in the local field himself.
To Visit Tobacco Growers
A motorcade is being arranged TOR
: next Monday, to which all business
: men of the city are invited to visit
E the tobacco growers in the adjoining
counties, making a tour thru IRWIN,
: Coffee, Wilcox, Jeff Davis and Bacon
t counties, getting in touch with the to-.
bacco growers of those counties and
presenting Fitzgeralds invitation to
visit the local market on its opening
and participate in the barbecue, which
the local civic organizations are pre-
, pairing for that occasion.
Auto owners who wish to cooperate
in this movement, should confer with
Secretary Owens and list their cars
with him.