M. Pace. The President and Secre
tary are members of the committee!
O THE TOBACCO TRADE OF THE WORLD.
The North Carolina State Tobacco
Association in its annual assembly on
the 5th day of July, 1892, do hereby
petition the following by unanimous
vote:
1st. That you do recognize the
fact that North Carolina now grows
80 per cent, of the bright tobacco of
the world, of which your trade is such
arge consumers.
2d. That heretofore Virginia has
been creaitea in your quotations,
price currents, etc., witn practically
all of the bright tobacco grown m the
Jnited States of America, and as such
has gathered about herself and her
markets honor and a trade reputation
which really belongs to North Car
olina. 2d. We hereby petition your trade
to consider this matter seriously and
to give North Carolina tobaccos that
credit to which they are entitled and
instead of quoting our product as Vir
ginia Brights that vou hereafter quote
them in your price lists, etc., as North
Carolina Brights.
Our State Association asks nothing
but justice for our bright tobacco.
Our interests and that ot Virginia are
closely interlinked, but to quote all
our products under the head ot Vir
ginia Brights is a misnomer, such as
we know your trade does not wish to
maintain. We, therefore, call your
attention to this petition in all seri
ousness and feci confident that you
will pay proper deference to the request
we make.
The committee on finance recom
mended that the following assessments
be made on the various Boards of
Trade in the Association: Asheville,
$S; Burlington, $5; Durham, $15;
Greensboro, $7.50; Greenville, $3;
Henderson, $12.50; Salisbury, 5; Mt.
