Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1902-08-28
THE GINNERS' ORGANIZATION.

There IS a constantly growing disposi-
ton on the part Of people engaged IN
the same line or business. having In other
words. a common interest. 10 organize
for mutual benefit and protection. There
never was a better or more convincing
Illustration OF the strength OF organiza-
ton and cooperation than that story In
Aesops fables about the bundle OF sticks
As the story goes. an old man had seven
sons. among whom there was considerable
disputes and contention on various mat
tiers Of business IN which they were en-
gagged. He called them together one morn
ing and said he wanted 10 illustrate TO
them some good advice which would be
useful 10 them after his death. without
intfmating his purpose. he secured seven
sticks and bound them together and
asked each OF his boys 10 break the bun
die They used their utmost Efforts but
failed 10 break the bundle. He then pull
ed the sticks apart. and asked them 70
break each stick separately. which they
promptly and easily did. he then told
them that so long as they would pull
together and work together, that IL would
be impossible 70 break the combination,
but IL they continued 10 operate on each
ones single efforts. each trying TO inture
the other. that in the course OF time their
lives would be n failure and all the prop
erty he left them would be lost.
This was a practical illustration or
what combination means against individ-
uaI effort.
Organized forces concentrated in the
interest Of a single purpose will win out
in the end. We see IL demonstrated daily
in all the various avenues OF trade. The
gfuuers OF the south are rapidly realizing
the importance Of getting closer together
through general state organization. which
in q few years win develop into an inter-
state orgauiEation- The gin business Is
ceasing 10 be a side line. Individual gin
plants are costing now from $500 10
$500. The estimated gross value Of the
present gin plants in Georgia amount TO
100000 and about the same for Ala
hama.
These values are being increased several
hundred thousand dollars annually. The
movement OF organization among the gin
ners. strange 10 say. starteG In the south
western states first and is moving east
ward. back TO the old original cotton
states II would have appeared most nat
ural for the older states 10 have organized
first. Alabama and Georgia have both
perfected organizations during the past
few months, and doubtless all the cotton
states will be organized before the ex-
piration OF another twelve months. In
Texas and Mississippi. where these or
ganfzations have been I'm force several
years. there are regular ginners' journals
published monthly In the interest OF the
organization But this Is not needed here
because the ginners can use the regular
Eemi-veekly papers
Advantages 70 Producers. "a.
Aside from the material advantages TO
be derived from organization TO each In
dfvfduaI giuner the producers OF cotton
viii also be largely benefited in many
ways In the first place such movement
viii call for the discussion and general
advocacy OF the latest and most improved
machinery and the adoption OF the best
faculties for ginning and handling the
farmers cotton at the ginhouse- The sam
pie OF cotton viii be improved. which will
Increase its value on the market and the
turn out OF lint viii be larger on account
OF having the gin saws kept IN first class
condition at all times Il
Through organization the ginners will