The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-08-10
A Gard From Mf. Hardy.
Blackstone, Va Aug.

the American society OF tqully'
Immediately following this, is an
editorial on Agriculture and Manufac-
turers, and if the editor had have
written this first and asked himself
the question: Why the agricultural
interest had not progressed in the
same ratio, and what was the main
secret Of success Of all the manufacture
ing interests, he would not have been
surprised to find that the intelligent
farmers were trying TO organize and
better their condition 10y working to-
gether. CAL it a trust, cooperation,
association or anything you please.
The Planters Protective Association,
Of Kentucky, Tennessee and Virginia,
is am organization of tobacco growers,
who make similar types Of tobacco
and who are trying TO protect their
homes and families, by conducting
their business along the same lines
that every other successful business Is
conducted: namely, by corporations
and if what we are doing is violation
Of the Sherman law, or any other fed
eral statute, we will take the conse-
quences.
The letter Of Mr. Taylor published
in the Fridays Dispatch has been
carefully read, and we see nothing inI
it that is extreme or forbodes evil toI
anyone. fla doctor, or lawyer, or edi-
tor, or carpenter, or bricklayer, or a
kinky-headed little negro has a right
to put price ON his labor, a man who
owns a farm aud works it with his
own hands has a right To puta price ON
the product that represents his labor.
The Tmcs-Dispatch the leading
newspaper Of the South, and read dali
~. with pleasure, by nearly all the in
telligent farmers OF this state, holds
strange views as TO this great move
ment Of the farmers This paper, the
great Apostle Of Democracy; the great
friend Of the people, and the advocate
Of increased taxation, TO build high
school, M the country: and has almost
admitted that compulsory education
is the thing, is the first paper in the
state to hit the organization a lick,
which organization is trying 10 help
the "boys" who live in the country to
take advantage of these blessings.
Force a man to tax his land to build
high schools. force him To- send his boy
TO school, and force conditions around
him So that he cannot send his boy TO
school, a pretty picture, is il not ? The
first thing tO do To educate the cOun-
try boys, is To try To help their dad
dies 10 yet i'm condition financially
so they can let their son, get out ofthe
tobacco and cotton patch long enough
10 20 10 school The farming class are
delighted at the prospect of having
high schools, but with the scarcity and
high price of labor and with the pres
ent way of selling our main money
crop. throwing it ON am open market
to be sold at public auction, with viz
tually no competition, high school
at every cross road would not be very
much benefit 10 the country boy. Peo-
ple all over the state are asking why
this opposition Of the Associated Press
to this movement Of the farmers,
which has more business common
sense i'm il than any organization they
have ever had. a few local papers,
notably among them the Blackstone
Courier. have ever spoken a word of
announcement. Does the Associated
Press look upon the Planters Protec-
tive Association as a labor organza-
ton. and does the money power Of the
country dictate the policy of the Press.
We want TO state our position plain
lly. II the tobacco growers Of kentuc-
XIV. Tennessee and Virginia, i'm every
sense Of the word, are not laborers, We
do not know what to call them and II
this is the cause Of the opposition of
the Press, just make the most Of it.
Drka smoked tobacco is grown IN
less than twenty-five counties, i'm Ken
lucky and Tennessee, and only in
parts of sixteen counties i'm Virginia
This tobacco is bought mainly by The
agents of the Reggie government ano
the American Tobacco Company
and, seemingly, these agencies are
working hand i'm glove. The tobacco
growers Of these sections have formed
an organization and propose to fine
out what these two agencies want. w
propose to make type Of tobacco
most desirable 10 them, cure IL as they
want il, put il up i'm good safe keeping
order i'm the manner and way the.
want it and keep it for them until the.
get ready to pay reasonable prom
able price for it, We have no quarre
To make with them, but expect to d
business with them i'm a businesslik
way. We do not look upon thes
agencies rs charitable institutions, AM
expect them to buy our tobacco a
cheap as they can get il, but If the,
are not willing TO pay "A price that vii
justify our making il, then they ca
do without il, and we will curtail OH
/, tobacco crop, make more corn, whea
and hay, and wait until they get read
, for tobacco. The organization is goin
to try to be very careful, not TO gorg
the trade 10y overproduction. TIA
= Planters Protective Association is com
posed of the best farmers in the tobaC
, co sections Of Virginia, and we inyil
, all tobacco growers who have an
public spirit 10 join us and help in th
t,rnaf Undertaking fo better the cor