The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1907-12-24
IT'S A BUSINESS DEAL

ince of the fourth estate, and declares
1t is a newspaper, determined to give
all the news, unbiased as mortal men
may be, and heedful only that 1t does
neither side injustice. nor wantonly
Injuries cause.
We can't sympathize with a tobac-
co association, per Sc, any more than
we can with a labor union, a political
party or a church. Naturally, in any
struggle between the producer Of
wealth and the mere trafficer In
wealth, our sympathies are always
with the producer. Not only Is he en-
Titled to the highest consideration,
but he generally is the helpless sport
of circumstances, II not the victim OF
lcupidity. Any legitimate method or
Organization he may effect for the
lamelioration of his own condition
and the reasonable protection OF his
own interests should be encouraged.
We do not regard with any feeling
Iof reverence a labor union, but We
Isympathize with the men who work.
whether in the union or out of 1t, and
wherein the union is good and bene-
fetal. we indorse its principles. II
1t fails In its purpose, We must con-
denim IL: but still love the worker.
We know no blind devotion to the
name of a political organization, but
we sympathize with the motives that
prompts the average, honest voter
to align himself with a party. All
tobacco planters. representing one of
the chief elements of wealth in thiA
section, have our sympathy in any
movement that tends toward the i'm
proyement of the condition Of tobac-
co culture in western Kentucky, ami
wherein their association moves to-
ward that end We hope to see 1t win.
Colby stated, the situation pre-
sents a struggle for control of the
market and the dictation OF the price.
On the one hand. those who buy to-
bacco, either to manufacture IL for
the consumers use or to sell II to a
third party, wish to get 1t at as low a
figure as possible. There isn't any
more altruism about the tobacco bus
mess than there is about any other.
The planters wish to get as high a
price for their crop as possible. So
they learned lesson from the big
trusts OF the country and the labor
unions, and they formed a pool, By
which they established warehouses
and pledged themselves to sell their
tobacco through the pool and not let
II be sold by any person other than
the regular association salesman, or
at a price below that agreed upon.
IL the Dark Tobacco association had
control of life insurance company,
It could advance itself funds. paying
two per cent. interest to the stock
holders for the use of the money and
charging itself $50 per cent. for the
accommodation, and do some sure
enough high financiering.
Unfortunately, or fortunately. as
one looks at II. the association is
composed Of Just plain. common farm
ers. and they need money like other
folks, and they have to get it like
other folks. In ordinary times they
don't experience unusual trouble in
raising funds on warehouse certifi-
Gates. In some sections incendiaries
have made tobacco a mighty bad risk
and the association will suffer from
the effect of 1t: but in this district
no such conditions obtain. II is Just
plain case of financing a proposition
In money-tight times.
In our opinion, the growers might
Just as well face the situation as IL
exists, and unless they have resources
We know nothing about, be prepared
to stand by each other financially, and
make some sacrifice of personal in
terests.
There is no inclination on the part
OF buyers for the American Snuff com
pany or the Regies. so far as observ-
able, to interfere with association
pledges. II is inconceiyable that
there could be any such harmony OF
interest between independent buyers
and the representatives of these man.
ufaeturing concerns, as to bring them
together in a combination. Their in
terests are as divergent as that OF
producer and consumer. Probably
the manufacturing concerns would
Just as leave buy tobacco from am as
ISOLATION warehouse as from an indie
pendent, provided the price is rea-
sonable and the quality not decep-
tive. The situation is delicate; but
after all, 1t is just plain business
deal, and even those men, who are
selling at the buyers prices are real
izing more than they used to for their
product.
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