The Stanford interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1911-1912, 1912-01-16

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even the small element OF chance nov
visible to the faked eye OF the abnor
mally suspicious is entirely removed;
but, unfortunately for him. he can moi
do this, for In common with most oil
his other experiences he must have
faith and take some chances. II
would be a very poor farmer indeed
who would say I will not waste my
seed TO plant a crop In the spring
but will wait TIL fall and see what
kind of returns Farmer Smith. who Is
20 foolish as TO take the chances OF
sowing In the spring. will get No
farmer is quite so foolish as to take
this course In reference to his crops.
but many of them are doing this very
thing now In regard to their invest.
ment in the Buriey Tobacco Company
] hear many farmers say that they
don't want any stock In the company
Well. what boots that' You already
have II. and am sure that you don't
want to throw It away. But they say.
We will have our money Well, you
can get your money II someone will
buy your stock and pay for II. but you
well know that you cannot arbitrarily
demand your money and compel ths
company TO pay IT, any more than you
can go to bank In which you happen
TO have. say. Ave hundred (ssO0l dol.
lars worth OF stock and compel II To
pay you back the money which you
invested in H.
Why Doubt Management
again. some farmers will say. We
don't believe that the corporation will
be honestly managed. hence we don't
want any stock in it, and many OF
these farmers will take stock in a
bank and feel that they have done a
wise and conservative thing. never
worrying for single minute over the
possible and probable mismanage.
ment or the banks financial affairs
Yet the people who are managing the
affairs Of the Burley Tobacco Com
pany are. to say the least. equal In
integrity. intelligence and general
business capacity TO the average bank.
er in this or any other state.
ITO show you that it pays to man.
ufacture tobacco II is only necessary
TO point out the fact that the original
stock Of the American Tobacco Com.
pany was fifty million (s50,000 000)
dollars. and that company is now pay.
ing large dividends. about four or five
times year. on eve hundred million
's'V'''''''''I u'lidlS. ana lHlS, ldi Nv
ers. is being done at your expense.
Made Nearly Half Million.
This Burley Tobacco Company,
farmers. with it's fourteen hundred
thousand S1.4OOOO0 dollars in
stocks. belongs TO you. You organ
lied il and PUT up every dollar Of
its stock and last year. In it's opera.
iion. you made nearly a half million
$500, 000 dollars. and now what do
you propose doing with II? II you stay
with it and see that it is honestly and
managed, 1t will. In my
opinion. be the most paying PROPOSE
ton you ever had. But II you stand
aloOf and 'cuss' and abuse IL for a
season and then after a short time
forget that you ever had It. OF course
someone Is going to take care OF II
or II is evidently too valuable to be
by everybody. IL the farm
ers Of the Burley district owned a
| aRk in Lexington with q capital stock
of a million and a half ($i.b00.0oo)
dollars. and that bank was making
money as fast ms the Bnrley Tobacco
Company Is. I am sure thst you would
want all your neiehbors 10 know the
fact that you were the proud posses
sors Of some OF the stock in that bank
and You would also know who man
aged that bank and how II was mao
aged. Well. WHY are you not equally
and sensible about your
Burley Tobacco Company:
Has Beaten Al Banks.
There Is no hank In the state that
has made as much money as your
company has. In the same length OF
time. and placed on the footing where
its promoters are now aiming to pu,
it, there Is no bank In the United
States that win pay as we'll In pro-
portion TO the amount Invested as this
company will. II is your company.
Look TO II and never lose sight OF V