The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1915-08-05
Mr. President and Fellow Tobacco

the Enieieney OF ORGANIZATION.
Mr.. President and Fellow Tobacco
Growers:
! am glad to be with you to-day. t
see II we can not, by taking common
council, work out some plan or policy
that will benefit the man who by hi:
toll or investment in land produces
white hurley tobacco. feel honored
by being asked by your president and
committee for an expression of opin
ion As you have other speakers OF
greater practical experience upon this
very complex subject than myself.
will be brief and to the point with
my remarks, which you will under
stand are tentative and in the way Of
suggestions.
Necessity for Cooperation.
As look into the. strong, earnest
faces of you men. who for years have
given of your thought. vitality and
substance for the betterment of your
own and your neighbors' condition. a
realizing sense Of the sacrifice you
have made comes over me.
am fully sensible of the many dis
appointments. the heart burnings and
bitternesses engendered in mutual mis-
understandings and evidences of ap-
parent bad faith on many sides. But
we must never lose sight of the fact
that the bigger the undertaking, the
greater the resistance. which makes
for friction both in the domain of ma
ture and the affairs of men. Scien-
lists and astronomers tell us that the
flame of the blazing meteors we see
shooting through the heavens is
caused by the friction those metallic
bodies make in their resistance
against the air. This proposition we
are undertaking TO work out inpresses
me as the biggest and most difficult
OF any that have ever known. The
mere bulk. or literal bigness of it is
almost enough to discourage us at the
outset. Then when we get into ii we
discover many whirlpools of conflict
ing interests. which must be avoided
and safely passed before success Is
possible. We have not only disturbing
factors from within to be dealt with
amongst ourselves and to be recon
ciled. but We have a most powerfully
equipped enemy with brains and |
money. watching and waiting for us on |
the outside. So, II animosities, hard |
feelings and antagonisms have been |
stirred up amongst ourselves from |
within, solemnly urge and warn you /
that they must be suppressed and con-
trolled or all our past toll and sacri- |
fee is lost and our cause hopeless.
Remember also that every good gen.
eral knows that there are several ways
of capturing fortress besides by open
storm and assault. The easiest way is
by sowing seeds OF discord and dissen-
tion within.
So, when we feel particularly irri-
tated against friend or neighbor
bear this in mind. and be patient and
steadfast. and hold only in view the
goal we aspire to reach, Be encour-
aged by the thought and the fact that
we have made a good start. For the
full and satisfactory transaction of our
own business We need huge ware
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uominan. s'o'Ni.oiuel :" Ia' PEI
cent VI tnen' II Is also eoOu 'nine
which We have anticipated and pro-
Niue ior III ,aGl' as ! see H. we haNe
praeticaily an the material equipment
necessary ior success'ui anu pros-
porous management Oh our own Dus'
mess II through passion ana lntoIer-
ahce we 40 not throw II away. we
heed IN TINS great business OF ours
every man ana every corporation OF
our own all working together in
spired by the same view and purpose
Let TINS thought sink into your minds
and souls 1t is hopeless failure If we
do not work together for the good of
one and all. Do you realize that we
are here to talk cooperation? We