The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1906-02-16
MARYLAND Tobacco
Growers Association.


ISOLATION wants your help. The Rural
Press is a power in rural communities.
1t is unnecessary to tell you that the pres
ent methods of mark citing the one staple
of Southern Maryland is suicidal to the
planter No matter what it may have
been in the past, for the present and flu
ture new methods must be devised, if any
hope of profit is to be entertained by the
growers of Tobacco.
As business men, the Planters of South
ern Maryland must observe the canons
Of successful business methods They
must base the selling price of their pro-
duct upon three facts: 1.-1nterest on
money invested Cost of production.
ga living profit If a price based upon
such an estimate cannot be obtained. then
the sooner such crop, in the system OF
rotation, is dropped out and another
substitute d, the better it will be for the
farm economy.
1t is now q we'll established fact that
the diff erence between the price paid the
producer and the cost to the consumer OF
the Maryland product, demonstrates that
the producer should receive much larg
er price for his product. 1t is business
heresy to make product for sale, which
ut the time of making, we know we must
sell to a man who obtains the right to buy
the product by bidding as low as his judg
ment dictates will be necessary to secure
this right. When such bidder has obtain
ed this right, he is in the position to offer
the planter just what he chooses.
The history of the last two years shows
how low such man will dare to bid. 1t
is confessed by every thoughtful planter
that the net proceeds from the sale of the
Tobacco Crop for the past two years in
Maryland has not met the cost of produc
ton. The condition is intolerable. Some
thing must be done. Can we look to you
to help US?
We need loyalty to the cause. We can
easily win our fight, it eighty per cent
Of the tobacco growers will join tbs Asso
citation, and then remain steadfast to the
principles of the Association.
The plan is to fix our types of Tobacco"
and agree upon the minimum prices fol
our types, by consultation with the Com
mission men of Baltimore City, and then
hold our product for this price. Courage,
frmness, and loyalty to our Association,
with an unwavering faith in the justice
al h.
contest before US.
am sending you great speech, out
lining the fight which has Just been sue
cessfully waged in Kentucky and Tenne
SIDE. If you lend your helping hand in
this movement to the extent of publishing
this speech. and for several weeks follow
ing, by editorial comment shape public
opinion, and deve op personal enthusiasm
in the cause, you would introduce pow
.rful factor for successful this movement.
Give the planters of Tobacco in South
ern Maryland the interest on their CAPT
tai invested, the cost of production OF
their staple crop, and a living profit, and
YOU will not only make the country pros
porous, but will at the same time, give
reasonable value to our real estate, which
today is without value.
When the growers of tobacco in South
ern Maryland are prosperous, every Mer
chant, Doctor, Lawyer, Preacher. Editor,
Mechanic and Laborer. feels the thrill of
their prosperity.
This being the case, every person in the
rural sections of Southern Maryland.
should lend helping hand to this move
ment We earnestly ask for this aid from
you all.
Will you not urge your constituents,
through editorials, to become members of
the Maryland Tobacco Growers Assoca-
ton, and after becoming members, to
stand immovably by the plans which will
be outlined by the Committee of the AS
ISOLATION on Sales?