The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-07-06
False Report Corrected.
Rice, VA, July ., 'O6.

,,..,sis "a report being circulated
,',,bs acreage of tobacco for 1906 is
l.l largest chat ha- been planted for
tme past Im, D., am injustice
.t. earning community, and is be-
ned 20 discourage prices of to-
' '' and To- the injury of the farmers
oeiation. lfwy man, with a fair
,h,ne.t mind. will lind out the
ut,n and scarcity of labor ON our
s.m. bewiIatoucesce Che absurdity
irving To- make a sensible man be-
have .ueh a report, and 20 SAY the least
r,tis utterly untrue. and ] think
the farmers ought 10 resent such re-
,o,t.a. they know 20 he false and cal
'.ists5 to iniure them in their honest
so5sa,or for liberty and self-protec-
aoo. tits wonderfully strange to me
that some people should resort to so
many different means TO discourage
ond to create discussions among the
memher, of the farmer, association,
irving with all the strategy they pos
-. 10 break down an organization,
ubo.e aims are the grandest Of any
or.snization. ON Gods green earth,
save the Church of our Lord Jesus
Christ
A.ns name suggests, We are band
inc together for self protection, for the
interest Of our loved ones, and for the
welfare of our country. Fellow farm
ELS, For long. long years we have
been toiling, often with our wives and
children by our side, day in and day
out. hoping when the year drew to a
close. and our crops sold, We would be
COMPENSATED partly for our work, and
have some money, with which to fur
ni,h wife and children some of the
Injuries OF ] might say in many cases
the necessities Of life. But alas our
homes often were blighted, and the
close Of the year found us in the same |
distressing circumstances We were in
thepreceedug year, and we had to bow |
our heads, with hearts crushed with |
disappointment. and submit to the un-
meciful greed Of the Trusts, who, we !
realized, were, contrary TO the teach
Ings Of Gods word, living by the sweat |
ofour brow.
But two years ago ray Of hope, |
blessed word flashed upon the |
minds Of some Of our western farmers, !
who had also felt the hand Of oppres- |
sion, iiat they could 10y organization |
protect the farming interest, which |
they did, and are progressing finely. !
They feeling and knowing that in
unity there is strength, called upon |
Virginia there is strength, called up
on Virginia TO help them in this strug- |
gle ior liberty aud right, and TO share |
with them IN the spoils when the VIC
tory is won. Thanks 10 those noble |
people, and believe, weas Nirginians,
being always ready TO protect the in
ieie,t Of our State and that of her peO-
PIE. will respond To their call, put on
our amor organization and with |
our forces well equipped for the fight,
will hoist our flag never To bee uniurled /
until the victory has been won. Now |
ie'low-famers ] want To say, you may |
expect some differences Of opinion TO |
occur among our p ople, but let Us be
patient, let as stick together and work |
together as one man, and all will be
WELL You will find some, WHO, you |
would think, were naturally your
inends, and friends TO the Association,
viii tell you anything to discourage |
you, and make YOU withdraw from |
We Association Beware Of such men,
hey are wolves Ina Sleeps clothing. |
some of our enemies tell as we had as
well throw our tobacco i'm the river as
We will never sell TO- Such talk may |
Influence man who has no thinking |
faculties, bat not one who is capable |
OF appreciating the conditions Of af-
iaifs as they now exist. Before clos
ms would like 90 say "a few words 70
Those who have not Joined the Assocs-
uon' Those who are fond Of duck |
ulnlihg, know very well that a pie
'afe of @ duck called "Decoy Duck" is
lu' Out 900 the water, and i'm floating /
around they are seen by fiocks Of ducks |
D!ing over The pond, and they are de-
eeNed and eutIccd 20 come and swim
along with them. and their enemies
S y are Boo ambush, open fire andl the
Noch ls destroyed
Farmers You wh0c0ntinue tO.sell
your tobacco 0u the warehouse floor, !
eIe being used bon the hands Of the
"us' as "Decoy Ducks They are
concealed behind their large Golfers,
.''ed with millions of dollars they /
nave accumulated from the tobacco on
"H'ch we have tOilcd and often times /
expended more money than they pay |
", a' loI u on the market, and as soon as
i,lty ean get enough of YOU together, |
p. paying such prices as may seem /
satisfactory, they will step forward, /
.uu open fire with such ammuni- |
'o' as they used ON YOU last spring, |
namely, over production Enough |
so'oeo, consequently low prices. |
'ui leo me tell YOU a secret. "rO |
Aeep mp the market they bought /
S'eiy pile of tobacco that the farmers /
nou.o Sell, at their own price,, and /
"ouil have been exceedingly glad 10 |
nave bought thc cream of the crop, |
,a'' Wa, pat Zoo the "Sink Hole
Wv gentlemen. we have the fine to- |
.','o which you want and must have, |
a ...... "aen you get ready for il, we
"'n sen at prices that will Justify us
,' making 10 and leaving "a respectable
..'ins lof our families. ~ YOU do not
N"ut llc 1900 cr1p We have on hand, [