Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1919-09-05
subscripti0n PayabIe in Advance
FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER s. 1918.
NOW OR NEVER.


Now or never" the farmer,
must unite il they expect cultivat-
ing tobacco to be a profitable propo-
sition, The time has arrived when
a decided action must be taken II
profitable and healthy market is
TO be maintained for this commod-
ity.
The initiative has been taken to-
wards the permanent establishment
Of q Tobacco Growers Association
and all necessary preliminaries ar
ranged looking towards making the
Association a permanent and effect
i've organization, therefore. there
remains now only the cooperation
and the encouragement OF the to-
bacco growers to make the organ
ization a success. In short, the sue
cess or failure OF the Association
rests entirely with the farmers.
Committees have been appointed in
the various districts of the county
Tor the purpose Of enrolling the
farmers in the Association. The
farmers of the county should imme-
diaiely get in touch with one of the
committeeman in their respective
districts and join the Association.
The farmers are practically the
only people who are not organized.
Those engaged in nearly every
other avocauon OF life are organ
lied and united.and as a result they
are able 10 maintain their standards
Of prices, wages, hours, etc. The
farmers can do the same thing and
must do il unless he is satisfied to
take anything the buyers choose to
give him for his tobacco and other
commodities. We do not believe
that the high prices which farmers
have been receiving for their to-
bacco the past two years will con-
tinue to prevail unless the farmers
unite through joining the Tobacco
Growers Association. The cotton
growers succeeded in getting the
prices demanded for their product
but not until they united and or
gained as we are now urging the
farmers to do; wage earners have
obtained better pay and shorter
hours IN recent years but only
through organization. Farmers canl
only get the prices demanded for
their commodities only through or
ganization. Organization does not
mean the uniting OF only few for
this purpose but OF all farmers in
the county.
We urge every farmer in this
County, white and culored. TO |
Strike while the iron is hot BY
joining the Association now and
thus establishing and maintaining |
Tor generations to come a stable |
and permanent market Tor their to-
baeeo. There can be no reason for
any farmer to obligate himself to
any commission merchant financial |
y when there are SO many banking
in this county. where
accommodations can be
lad upon easy, agreeable and salts
factory terms. fhe farmer who |
1oes not join the Association be-
zones not only his own worst en-
my but a detrinient to his neigh
'or and the citizens of the county.
The success OF the Association not
'niy means great benefit to the
Individual farmer financially but
means a great benefit to all Of the
'eople. Ii there is any reason that
an be advanced logically why all
ariners should not Join the Asso-
iation, we are frank TO say that we 1
ave never heard of or can con
eve of any,
his is our last appeal to the far
lers Of the county to join the To T
acco Growers Association, as we {
eel that if the farmers do not now (
rasp the opportunity that is open ;
them now to better their own 5
ondltion that all efforts in the fu-
ire will be futile. hopeless and a j
'aste Of time. =