" May 2, 1911 - The Tom Lyle Grocery Co. - Grocers and Cotton Factors - Meridian, Mississippi."
(1439) May 2, 1911 - The Tom Lyle Grocery Co. - Grocers and Cotton Factors - Meridian, Mississippi. Condition: Very Good Letterhead measures 8 1/2" by 7" and has been folded. Has a colorful vignette of the company name. Typed letter to Suttle & Jones Co. in Felix, Alabama states they are not in the market for Johnson Grass at the present. (1439) May 2, 1911 - The Tom Lyle Grocery Co. - Grocers and Cotton Factors - Meridian, Mississippi. Condition: Very Good Letterhead measures 8 1/2" by 7" and has been folded. Has a colorful vignette of the company name. Typed letter to Suttle & Jones Co. in Felix, Alabama states they are not in the market for Johnson Grass at the present. Interesing Note: Johnson grass is a tall, coarse, perennial grass with stout (up to three-quarter inches in diameter) rhizomes. It grows in dense clumps or nearly solid stands and can reach 8 feet (2.4 meters) in height. It seems to be viewed as an unwanted grass species. It is suppose to have been introduced into the US around 1830 by Wm. Johnson from Alabama. Price: $5.00 + shipping
Price: $6.00 + shipping
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