The article describes how congressman Griest , for whom the Griest building in Lancaster is named, advocated for Lancaster County's tobacco industry by arguing against the removal of tariffs on cheap Philippines tobacco and by acquiring federal funding to raise the national profile of Lancaster County's tobacco industry.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 120, number 4 (2020), p. 248-277Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.120 n.4
This collection contains records of the Wheatland Diner, including correspondence, advertising, menu, recipe cards, blueprints and documents for the sale of the property. Newspaper articles report the plan for and delivery of the diner ,fires, 1956 fatal accident, problems with teenage customers and the sale of the property.
The article surveys the following topics: The purchasing of tobacco by agents; warehouse architecture; the sorting and packing that took place in the warehouses; and some of the companies and their owners who built the warehouses.
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Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 120, number 4 (2020), p. 210-245Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.120 n.4