The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-07-14
URGE ELEVATOR
IN PREBLE; CLOSE
TOBACCO MEETING
Blackford and Shearer Speak
to Farmers-Larger Miami
Valley Association is Fore
casted.

EATON, O.. July 14-Little infor-
nation is obtainable concerning any
OF the more important features of the
meeting of the Miami Valley Tobacco
Growers association, held here Satur-
DAY night in the opera house, as mat
tiers closely concerning the growers
and the association were discussed in
a closed session, to which only mem
bers of the organization were admit
ted. About rs persons were present,
the bulk Of them representing the
membership Of the Preble county grow
ers' association, branch Of the Miami
Valley organization. Jesse Sherer,
president Of the Preble county asso-
closed meeting.
AS preliminary to the closed ses-
sion. Frank Blackford, Of Eldorado,
addressed the meeting and launched
movement for a farmers co-opera-
tive elevator organization in Preble
county. He declared that farmers in
the various localities Of the county
where grain elevators are operated
buy an elevator each year, but they
never get the deed for It.
Important to Farmers
a He submitted figures to support his
assertion that the cooperative eleva-
tor plan was of vital importance to
the farmers, and compared local prices
with New York markets, which show.
ed according to his statement. a diff
ference Of approximately 80 cents, with
carrying charges of about 10 cents
He said he did not blame the eleva.
tor operators, If the farmer is willing
to stand for it. The buying end he
declared. was equally as disadvanta.
Seous as the selling end.
He told Of purchasing from his local
elevator a ton Of shorts" for which
he paid SCI. while the Chicago mar
ket quoted the commodity at $40. Sew.
eral counties in Ohio were mentioned
where the cooperative plan had been
established and the result was most
satisfactory to the farmers. One in
stance was related where an organ
ization of farmers had bought an ele-
vator for 1900, and did a 1867 ,00C
business the first year.
Monroe township already has a CO
operative elevator organization with
Al members, Blackford stated He said
that with further growth of the or
ganization IAN elevator would be es
tablished at Eldorado, his home, and
at West Manchester. He declared the
elevator situation at Eldorado was
probably better than at other points
in the county, as there was a bit OF
soreness between the two operating
companies and that as a result prices
were better
Tobacco Grower Speaks
After taking the pulse" Of the meet
ing, it was decided to hold a meeting
here Saturday evening, July 81, at
which details of the cooperative plan
will be fully presented.
President Sherer of the tobacco
growers organization, speaking in the
oren meeting, encouraged the grow
ers to stick to the ship as they have
been doing in the past and urged that
every grower in the county and the
Miami valley be gotten into the mem
bership Of the organization, if pos
sible. The organization, he said, like
an auger, must be made so big and
strong that it will bore a great big
hole-a hole into the pockets of the
fellows that have been getting all the
money and let it run back into the
pockets OF the growers.
Following the talks by Blackford
and Sherer, it was announced that g
closed session would be held, and al
non-members were courteously invited
to quit the meeting. Three or -four
persons left the hall.