The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-07-27
S,irrlno Plea to Farmers.

There is un'' '' .''' ,,,oi,,o- I
men. no matter """' '.'"' 30, H. and
cation in lie' "heh '''' ""7"
.b,nld stop and consider "'"' W Wv
n. tine advancement of their own ln
,.-s.t that of their iciio" men, an"
abo,e an things the interest," o' YOU
kfncdom. But when we loon "'o,'u"
rs. we see many "ho' "'''''''" ~ wv
FOR wealth, and having desire ~ O."
emulate riches eve" '' '' ''''
their friends and lo\ed ""c'' "'s''A''"
he Golden Rule 'l'' "'''o o''''' "
sou would have them 'o U'''' you.
think the time mas come J." ~.
history Of the farmers u" S'"P III ''''''
downward path To poverty anu 'o"-
slider what is best Tor lhem 10 "o ~,
their own interest ana '"e ''''e''s' VI
he community al large il oIucl THAT
they may realize more decent sup
poh for their families ana ne ao'e III
he future 90 give more oil ulelI 'lF"'S
nrth advancement of God cause.
Alter many years of oppression by
the Trust, feeling the shackles Dlndlng
lis tighter and tighter and ughler' we
have decided as farmers to throw OH
these shackle, aud be free men as our
orefathers were. I'm order 10 DO lils
We feel the necessity of organization,
AMI iot mo cali uuou every farmer To
.i ,..t,, ,i,o o.-ociation and
'oHe ''' '''''' a
pledge his I.'o crop "i 'V"'OC', "'
helm us defend our homes ana lo\eu
.... from fine distress and poverty
-.,.,,l,,e may say
'na' cO'''''''.7 -, T., 80,
81 can hoiu my '"""'00
make tobacco at cost of SIX dollars
o-ds.ll h. nj am average of four dol
t...., mill ,,ou mo
hi'' 'en lii0 i'0" ~ -
able 20 hold yourself ! nave i'e'' "
that Mr. ferrig0 bought tobacco al an
ors,see inf five dollars. paid one dollar
'-,--........l ,,,;,ino eighty cents
iVi oi"o''''- anu i''''..7 -.
ior shipping ana sol" u at 'ii'-.'' man
ing net profit of nearly s4'oO, as
much as some of us receive for our to-
49,. .+.ftord u.e of foam guano
49,. ,.,.h ,,otbi,g more
"'p ie"''ns "' WIN "O''' -
than hope of doing better WIN 'ne
next crop. rhi, has been the case for
.,.,...to,. 80 ,.o.r. and instead of inn
"''''' W. '' -, ,... o,ro,,,
proving our Ooil'''''"'' ~ '''''
worse.
Farmers Ills left with YOU 70 de
..,..i...,........, ,,.Ii .,hnit Iopoer
Vue "no'"e' s'" '' '''''''
% This unjust oppression, OF VIII 'iliON
Off the hand of the oppressOr, and let
the WORLD t,o,r fine farmer can aud
', -. - o,d
VIII 'Oi''i"l ''o '"'''0'' - "'''
that they demand, at thelr hands u
fair value for their tobacco.
Tho ,,er.bo,,t. con, and should act
r-..., .., form,
" d pio'ii'ue"' '0liV'''''', ~ INV '''' -
ers organization. / pom the prosperity
ofthe farmers. deueuds the business
-oftbe ,,er.bo,t. rnon why NOT lend
,-,N. ..-,,,,,,o g.,
US "ei piis manu- Jul ISIS ''i"ss'O 'V'
seIi-proiectiOn, knowing II is Tor Oul
mutual welfare and prOsperitv. Blu
lam .,rr,. e., ...,. thor. ira sone VIII,
" '0''' ~ ' '''''N cav -
seem To Talk one way 10 the la'iier
and another way 90 others. This way
of dining bu.ine.s will i'm the course o.
time sonr The farming community
and tbev will naturally look out fol
mon I'm deql v,ifb ,ybo are i'm svmpa-
thvwitb tI,e r.r,,in,, interest An
re,ninded ~ .tnrg once heard A
gentlona, ,,es ioefiopeoring for an of
feo and esteJ a. Jemorrat IF he would
.nnnort him be emo1ired IN what mar.
IN be belongsd and his renlv was. 81
0 so" "'', 'ii' al