Smyrna times., 1900-02-14
FARMERS TRUST MOVEMENT
AN EFFORT TO CONTROL THE MARKET ON
ALL FARM PRODUCTS.
Mass Meeting to be Held in Dover To.morrow
Tor the Purpose of Getting Together
on the Tomato Question.

on the Tomato Question.
All farmers of Kent county who favor
an organized effort to secure better
prices for all fruit and other produce
grown on our farms, are requested to
meet IN the Court House at Dover. at .
O'Clock tomorrow, Thursday afternoon
to help perfect a permanent orcaniza-
tlon. (Signed) r. NJ. Cooper, Ches-
void; L. E. Warren, Rising Sun; J.
nj. Huntley, Dover; G. D. Jackson.
Dover; Geo. Walheater, Jr.. Woodside
Committee.
"Dlle there is no assurance or even
expectation that packers will paw more
than 5000 per ton for tomatoes in the
lace OF the great advance in the price
OF TIN and other material in canning. it
is as proper for them to form trusts as
the sugar, iron and other large produc-
ing interests. 1t is question of the
farmers standing together.
Secretary E. G. Pacard of the Kent
county Tomatoes Growers Association
has the following to say regarding
the objects and prospects of organiza-
ton:
1t is simply a case of necessity.
The time has arrived when farmers
must organize in self-defense, or quit
the business. At our second meeting
held last Saturday, representative
farmers were present from all over
Kent county. They are of the more
intelligent, thinking class of business
farmers and are thoroughly in earnest.
We are laying the foundation of a
strong working organization. which will
embrace not only the growers of to-
matoes, but the growers of all kinds
OF vegetables, and especially the fruit
growers.
81 think the name-Tomato Grow
ers' Association-will be changed tn |
one more expressive of the objects of
our organization. The movement was
begun by the tomato growers, but we
lind the growers of sweet POTATOES
berries and other fruit, are anxious to |
make the movement general one for
mutual protection. The time will
soon come, when the crop of Keiffer
pears alone, from Kent county. will be
something enormous. We propose
when that time comes, to be in shane
20 handle the crop to the best advan-
lge; to be provided with cold storage
plants, and to be in touch with markets
md buyers which will take our fruit at
air prices. We expect also to estab-
lsh uniform packages which will be
ecognized as standard in market. and
system of proper grading and hon
st packing which will give BUYERS con-
ldence to take fruits and vegetables.
'earlng our stamp, at remunerative
rices.
Our members are making a thor
ugh canvass of the farmers of the
ounty and we expect eventually to
mbrace practically all of them in our ,
rganlzation. We expect also that
lmilar associations will be formed in
lew Castle and Sussex counties. to act 8
n the same lines, so that the entire
utput of Delaware fruits and vegeta- {
les will be controlled much as that of :
allfornla now is. We are not antag- '
nlstic to the Gamers or the produce !
uyers. We want them with us. We :
zpect. through our organization. 8
so control production, raise the
of quality and enlarge the "
larkets, as to be for their best inter "
'ts as well as our own.
"Of course it will take time to ac-
'mplish all this. We have been so
tie in getting started, that we shall :,
ot be able to do all we would like this
'ason, but we have made beginning :"
Id shall keep moving along lines laid ="
1t by our association {"