The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1905-08-25
To Our Farmers

ne laIlliefs VINO might well be cal
ed the gentle doves ola nations ark
that brings To the distressed worl,
each year its daily bread and produce
each mOrsel u food for the professional
man, the business man, the laborinl
man, and for their traitors who brinl
to them in return financial destruction
are now gathering together over hill,
Of success which have forts Of brother
| ly protection.
Like the hunter, who with his dog
and gun, fires into a flock Of quails,
and scatters them to the four parts Of
the world, so i'm nineteen hundred-two
and three were the defenseless farm
erS, who produce tobacco for our peo-
pie, sought out by traitors and fired
on by robbers with the TRUST GUN.
which scattered them to the four parts
Of financial destruction.
We can now hear their clear whis-
ties ~ they cry out on their way To
join their brother farmer and band to-
gether for their own protection.
There has not been so much salts
faction among the tobacco growers az
there is at present when they have 81
ready organized into Farmers Mis-
sions and have experienced its effect
for one year; while in sections where
they have not organized, there is not
nearly 50 much satisfaction among the
farmers.
Now whether they got more or less
than other farmers, who were not or
gained, is not the question, but it is
for satisfaction that the farmer goes
the long years OF toll and worry. and
II the farmers can get satisfaction for
their work and trouble by organizing.
then why not do so?
The sections which have not. aud are
not putting forth all OF their brother
farmer to reach the point where they
can deal, and he dealt with fairly
should be looked upon a. being very
unpatriOtic 10 their fellow-workers.
and to their pOsterity, for many of
them will have to produce tobacco and
meet the same difficulties that we now
confront.
am sorry To say that in my own
native county these organization have
not yet been formed, but feel full sure
that she will soon awake To her re-
sponsibility, and will in the future. As
IN the past, do her part without a
nurmur.
The statement that farmers cannot
re brought together is one that is
grounded upon hypothesis, and has
10 depth OF reasoning and thought
No longer will the intelligent farm
n consent 10 labor for twelve months
md then put il on public floor for
ale at the mercy Of the merciless
nd crouch around their piles Of tobac-
and pitifully beg the buyer to bid
few cents more, but ii will be their
ndeavor hereafter to set reasonable
rice on their own product 50 that :
ley can make a support from il, and
zen sell II so that those who buy can v
lake n good profit 4,
The farmers in many sections are q,
'ganlzing with this rs their motto:
owe shall work and strive together -,
u tobacco price has been made that ~
the seller, and not a. a public CRY. Ir
or him who chooses TO buy" n,
] shall close with these words. II Sc
ganizing will help the farmers to get Ell
asonable prices, and give them salts ~,
elton for their trouble, why not or ga
nize? And why should we wait for "
hers to organize and then Join As if S Sn
felt their importance more than we SCI
our own? Honor and success are i
ways at the front, so let us all he s ~,
Iders. a
rs ever yours, are