The Business Context for Pitt County Tobacco
Tobacco's rise as an important cash crop in Pitt County did not take place in a vacuum. It was affected by local business, labor, and agricultural conditions and, in turn, had a significant impact on the local economy. Several sources--business directories, reports of the Bureau (later Department) of Labor and Printing, and a promotional pamphlet describing Greenville--provide information helpful in understanding the nature of the local economy during the early twentieth century.

Business Items
Date	Title
1900	Report of the Bureau of Labor and Printing for Pitt County
1902	The North Carolina Year Book
1910	The North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory
1910	Report of the Department of Labor and Printing for Pitt County
1914	Illustrated City of Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina
1915	The North Carolina Year Book and Business Directory