The Farmville herald. [volume] (Farmville, Va.) 1890-1934, 1906-06-08
Appeal to Sensible Farmers.

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10 insert a few thoughts as they may
present themselves 10 me. The first
is, how the farmers have been deceived
by crcditing the reports Of the amount
Of tobacco sold on all the markets and
published 10 the world. These reports
have been i'm the interest Of the buyer,
by claiming, as an excuse for the low
prices, that the production is greater
than the demand. But the farmers
having awakened 20 sense of duty
they owe 10 themselves, and 10 their
loved ones God has entrusted To their
care, have begun To think for them
selves, aud upon investigation find, n
stated in an article i'm your paper "A
short time ago they are over reporting
the actu, amount Of tobacco for con-
sumption, and that the supply is not
greater than the demand
Let us take a sensible view of the
situation Of things. 1 will say with
out fear Of a successful contradiction.
/ that there is not as much tobacco
made now a. there was ten years ago,
and that the consumption is greater
than was ever known. Why comes
in the plea supply greater than the
demand?" 1t is merely To feather the
nests of the trusts, and to putinto their
Golfers, thousands Of dollars, forwhich
the farmers have honestly toiled, and
ought to have had as a remuneration
for their laboTs. How long are the
farmers going to submit to this UNI
merciful oppression
believe the time has come when
every farmer should help to throw of
the fetters, with which the combine,
and trusts have had us so long bound,
and defend their own interest and that
of their families. Some one may ask,
how can we do this? will answer:
BY organization.
Join the Tobacco Grower, As,Ocia-
ton, pledge your crop Of tobacco and
let the world know. The farmer has
the right TO fix price on his own pro-
ducts, and that we intend 10 assert aud
maintain this unquestionable privilege.
Is not this in accordance with the
rules Of all classes Of business men in
the world? Yes without any excep-
ton. And yet when the farmers take
steps TO establish their rights, we hear
Of complaints, and are abused by some
people for wanting to doa thing that
all classes Of people are doing except
the farmer. What relationship exists
between the farmers and those who
follow all other avOcations oflife? The
very closest imaginable. The farmer
is the supply store for the whole
world. ! saw in some paper, a short
time ago, this question, "what would
become Of the rest of us, if the farmer,
would strike aud hold their produce
for one Year, This il very serious
question, and yet very sensible one.
This question is just rs applicable to
our tobacco as il is TO our other pro-
ducts. When the trusts and tobacco
dealers find out, that the farmers are
organized, and have their tobacco priz-
eel and stored away in the "Sink
Hole" Jas they are called, by some
who, blinded by selfish motives, are
working against us and wishing us TO
fail, il will create thirst among them,
that nothing will satisfy except the to-
bacco itself, and the cry will no longer
be heard from the anxious FOR his fee
auctiOneers "nine dollars for this fine
long tobocco help this fellow, hc is "a |
good man., but instead we will have
men to come and say, farmers We want |
your tobacco over which you have so |
faithfully labored and prepared for
market, say what you wish for it and |
we will buy it.
Then and not until then, we will
get the value Of our tobacco, our boys
will remain on our farms instead Of 90
ing to towns and railroads, the mort
cages on so many farms will be paid
oil, store accounts will be promptly
settled, and the farmers will be con-
tented, happy and prosperous people.
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