Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-05-16
GROWERS TO MAKE PLANS
FOR PEANUT EXCHANGE
Meeting Arranged for suffolk al
IL O'Clock Tomorrow Morning
to Discuss Details.
LARGE DELEGATION EXPECTED
President W. }. Story Sends Letters
to Every District Affected. Pre-
senting Two Important Questions
That Will &c Considered

That State peanut EXCHANGE MAY
be effected as purely business propo-
sition and not in any sense to take the
place OF the Virginia North Carolina
Peanut Growers Association, which is
educational in its aims. will bc tho OBJ
OF the State Al Suffolk tomorrow morn
ing AT II o'clock in the town hall
neiceatcs Will be present from
every township or magistcrial district
In the peanut growing section Of Nir-
Eihia. Each delegation viii be asked
county for the hoard Of directors Tho
seats in the hail will be so arranged
That the delegates will he seated by
Committee Prepares Charter
Tho committee on charter for the
proposed organization VIII meet at
Suffolk This morning at II O'Clock in
the Chamber Of Commerce. and viii be
ready TO present its report immediately
on the call OF tho meeting tomorrow.
So far as possible, every detail has
been worked out in advance in order
10 expedite the work of the organiza-
'on. Instructions have been issued 10
submit any proposed resolutions in
wrl1ins in order to prevent unncccs-
w. j. Story. Of Courtland. prcs,den,
81 the Virginia North Carolina reanu,
Growers Association with hcaGQuar-
'ers at Suffolk, viii preside
President Story's Letter.
In a letter sent TO peanut growers
individually all over The eastern. sec
ton OF Virginia. President story yaiis
attention to two very important points
to be borne IN mind in carrying out the
organization OF the state peanut cN-
change.
Il. That tho time has come for INC
peanut growers 20 perfect a bushes
organization with full power 10 sell
and buy and with 4 competent; man
whether the plans proposed are just
what each Of Us would approve. i; is
our duty 10 De guided by The decision
OF the majority and TO put our money
INTO the organization. trusting TO III.
board OF directors 20 handle its AFFAIRS
10 our best interests. With the stock
al only s. per share and with i,ni;
OF twenty shares 20 any one grower.
every peanut grower should show his
personal interest BY taking stock sun
ser,oe the LIMIT Of twenty shares L
You can and - not hen so your lirni;
Story. - ~ : sS'Os"'
=? Tha, the proposed organization
Viii not take the place Of III. Virginia
North Carolina Peanut Growers As
fociat'on. which viii continue is WORT
OF awakening greater interest on the
part or the growers in the peanut in
oustsE and tho Importance OF their
adopting the most approved business
methods in tho production and market
lnS o. ihelr peanuts. Only through
ine United States Department Of AE-f-
oSlrre AHd % our State Department
81 Agriculture fo- SPECIALISTS 70 study
,ae problems connected with on, in
austry Likewise. through such an as
,,oclsion y our nope az getting ;he
Legislatures q Virginia and Norm
'aTolna q maze sDpro7riatiors To-
rendering the peanut growers financial
Stance sim liar 20 ia. tre- arc Nv,
rendering ;ha fruit growers and live
s s! n-secerz IN ;f'e 49, :or promo
an o-ra- z,s-- -h-og-- 2n7-r -
l-e'." "aris -.no7a rG- y. must