The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1920-07-24
STATE ASSOCIA.
ton EXPLAINED
Mr.. Dabbs Receives Letter from
Tobacco Secretary
BETTER TOBACCO ON
A BETTER MARKET
Banks, Warehouses, and Busi-
ness Men are Asked to Send
in Membership Fees
Florence. S. c., July ii, 1920.

Florence. >. e., July IA, 1920.
Mr.. e. w. Dabbs,
Member Executive Committee,
,Mayesville, S. G.
Dear Sir:
You no doubt are informed as to
the present status of the South Caro-
lima Tobacco Association which was
formed about one year ago, and know
some of the work which this associa-
tion has accomplished since it's beginn-
ing the principal work being to have
the embargo lifted on tobacco ship
ments during the last marketing sea-
son. Realizing that there are Likely to
be greater needs for concerted action
during the season coming in, we are
trying to get our organization into bet
ter working condition.
On July 9Th, Mr.. N. A. Mcmillan
called a meeting of all tobacco inter-
ests in the tobacco belt. which meeting
took place In Florence, and the pro-
ceedings of said meetings were pub
lished in the various paers of the state,
which. no doubt. yon saw. At this
meeting a central committee of five
was appointed to carry out the poll
this meeting held in Florence. 1t
was decided TO put on a paid secre-
tary to perfect the work of the Organi-
zation OF the association. A suitable
man Guild not be obtained Whereupon
Mr.. w. w. Long. of the Extension Ser
vice. Clemson College, was asked to
come to Florence After going into the
details and seeing the needs, he decid-
ed to give two men from his E;xten-
sion staff to come into this territory
giving their time, and the college also
paying their subsistihg expenses. 1t
will be the duty of these men to CO.
operate with the officers of the asso-
citation, the executive committee the
warehousemen, business men and
farmers of the tobacco belt. They will
put on an educational campaign, and
our motto is. Better Tobacco on a.
Better Market
The two gentlemen who have been
assigned in this work are Mr.. f. L.
Harkey of the Bureau of Markets and
Extension Service of Clemson College,
who has been number Of years in
marketing service. Mr.. Harkey is we'll
known thru out sttae, having render
ed already valuable service in a num-
Der OF activities in this state. Mr. l..
III. Lewis, who has recently come with
the Extension Service of the College
s the other man, who has been as
signed in his work and has come to
this state highly recommended from
similar work in Alabama, having had
several years experience along these
lines. Those men will go out into all
OF the markets of the tobacco belt.
Their purpse will be to work through
the leading men in each market prin-
cipally the warehousemen, bankers,
business and professional men and
just named should cooperate with Mr..
Harkey and Mr.. Lewis in enlisting the
interest Of the people in every section.
Without your help the work Of these
men cannot be q success. We want
to get several thousand members into
this organization during the next thir-
ty days.
The membership fees are as follows:
Banks, SIS, Warehouses, SIS, Business
Firms, 50, Professional men and farm
ers, 81 each.
work by sending to this office the
names of all warehouses and ware
housemen in your county, would also
be glad to have you send names of
all banks and number Of business firms
and farmers that you think should
hold membership I'm this association.
thereby helping to hold up the market
OF South Carolina
1t has not been possible to secure
the services of satisfactory paid Sec
retary, though the Central Committee
has secured the writer to serve with
out pay until permanent arrange
ment can be made.
We are sending you under separate
cover some circulars, which we wish
you would please distribute and have
posted to the best effect.
lnasmuch as you are member of
the executive committee of the. asso-
citation and represent your county, We
will take the liberty to mail you from
time to time such literature as we have
for distribution, and will write you
just before coming into your county
and will look. you up Immediately up
on arrival SO that you may steer us in
the right direction. Yours very truly,
s. c. Tobacco Association.
BY II. Il. Young, Sec.