The progressive farmer. [volume] (Winston, N.C.) 1886-1904, 1900-04-03
No. 8

the warehouse, where 10 will be
weighed, ticketed and placed On the
hoor by the warehousemen. Zach
separate pile of tobacco will have a
d,herent number, which will be marked
on the ticket and on the warehouse
book opposite the owners name. The
owners name will not appear on the
ticket. There will be no auction, but
a grading committee consisting Of two
growers and two expert tobacco men
will inspect each pile and mark it's
grade on the ticket. These graders
will not know to whom the tobacco be-
longs and no partiaIity can be shown.
AS soon as the tobacco is graded the
owner will receive his money.
After the tobacco is graded it is put
in the hands Of the leaf dealers, who
will re order and pack IL eway in hogs
heads marked as to weight and grade
and turn it over to the company, which
can then store it or sell to manufac-
turera or the export trade. The com.
pany will be in q position to help the
independent factories and enable them
20 resume business ON a profitable
basis. This is one Of the aims of the
proposed organ z1tion.
The whole design Of the proposed
plan is to help the farmer, the ware.
houseman, the l. af dseler and the
small manufacturer, and make the
business Of each q profitable one; to
restore prices on the raw material and
keep them where all can reap the full
reward Of their labor. Ehe SUCCESS Of
the plan means q full and just re-
muneration for labor, time and capital
employed, and a larger share OF this
earth's blessings for all engaged in the
growth, handling, manipulation and
manufacture of tobacco. The com.
pany will be one largely composed Of
tobacco growers and dealers in that
product and will work for the inter.
eats Of all concerned. The profits aFis.
ing from the business will Ea equitably
| divided among the stockholders and
the farmers one share Of stock will
share in all benefits equally with that
of any one else.
Gan you do better than to cast your
lot with this organization3 You have
everything to gain and nothing to lose
by 80 doing. You do not rick one single
dollar but are assured higher prices for
what you produce. You are guarAn.
teed an advance of not less than 10 per
cent, not on the price tobacco brings
to day, but on the average price it has
sold for during the past I've years. Is
not this worth havingl And is not
this proposition, made in good faith,
worthy of favorable consideration on
your parG3
Among the remedies. proposed for
bettering the condition of the tobacco
grower and the destruction Of the
trusts are the boycott and the coopera-
tive factory. 1t is confidently urged
that these two measures will correct
the evils. The boycott will not work
efectualIy because the consumer does
not care one red cent? who manufaC-
lures the tobacco he uses. He seldom
knows or inquiries any thing about it.
He wan all he can get for his money
Of what he considers the best, no mat
ter who made it or where it came from.
If the bulk of the manufact ured ar
ticles was consumed by the grower or
his immediate friends, the boy COtt
might be a powerful argument. But
the fact is only a very email percent
age Of the manufactured tobacco is
consumed at home, while the great
bulk goes to other sections Of this
country and to other countries where
no tobacco is raised and whose people
have troubles OF their own and know
nothing Of the tobacco grower or the
conditions under which he IabOra You
do not care q straw who manufactures
the sugar you use for sweetening your
coffee, or the cotton goods Of which
your shirt is made. What does inter
est you is the amount you can get for
your dollar, and you buy where you
can get the most value for your money.
Can you reasonably expect the tobacco
consumer to do differently The CO
operative factory is all right il en-.
dowed with sufficient capital and
brains. Bat unless: it possesses both
qualifications in an eminent degree it
cannot succeed. II the CO operative
factory is started on small scale, az
probably most of its adherents pro
pose, it will no doubt be allowed to
flourish awhile until it has developed
some business and got some brands OF
it's manufacture fairly well established.
when the trust will Ewoop down into.