A unique repository of historical back- 

 ground on Georgia's flue-cured tobacco in- 

 dustry has been assembled by Mr. Fred W. 

 Voigt, of Waycross. With assistance of sev- 

 eral associates, particularly Mr. Robert Miles 

 and Mr. John B. Preston, he has compiled ex- 

 tensive tape-recorded interviews of more than 

 a score of individuals personally involved dur- 

 ing their lifetimes in the creation of this indus- 

 try in the state. Without Mr.Voigt's far-sighted 

 project, a considerable amount of rich detail 

 would be lost to scholars and others interested 

 in the subject. 



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ids and buyers 



The market at Douglas sold around three million 

 pounds in 1918 at an average price of 34.5 cents per 

 pound. The success farmers were having with tobacco 

 caused an even gieater spread of its growth. 



The boll weevil by this time was creating havcc for 

 the Georgia cotton industry, but tobacco was thriving 

 as it never had before. The trend of the times was well 

 expressed in the December 19, 1918 issue of the Black- 

 shear Times when its editor said: 



Every thinking man realized that the Boll 

 Weevil has absolutely revolutionized condi- 

 tions in this territory and made it impossible 

 for us to depend solely on cotton for our 

 money crop. The wise thing to do would be 



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