The daily times., 1921-06-09
MARKETING ALONG
COOPERATIVE PLAN
GAINING IN FAVOR
INTEREST IN SAPIRo
State Generally Shows Disap-
proval of Corporation Com
missions Action Granting an
Increase in Telephone Rates,
County Summer Schools Ar
ranged.
CBy Max Abernethy).

Raleigh, June o.-fIoSIS Soo - o0
ing made in the farmers. sign-up
campaign for the cooperative mar
keting of cotton and tobacco, accord
ing to DR.. B. w. Kilgore, of Raleigh.
director of the Agricultural Exten-
sion Service.
Farmers in counties already visit
ed by Aaron Sapiro, who tells of the
California idea, DR.. Clarence Poe,
editor of the Progressive Farmer, and
others, are becoming Interested IN
the movement and are anxious to
complste organization of the new
marketing scheme. Endorsement or
the idea has been given by North
Carolina bankers and business men
as well as some of the most pro-
gressive nd prosperous farmers. it is
pointed out.
The millions that Tar Heel plant
ers lose yearly, and especially in
192O-21, may be held within the
confines of this State through CO.
operative marketing, DR.. Kilgore de-
clares Keep this money at home
where it rightly belongs, he points
out, and North Carolina will have no
trouble whatever floating road and
school bond issues.
Failure to properly market its
crop is responsible for North Caro-
lima dropping from fourth to sixth
Splace among the States in the value
of farm products, DR.. Kilgore points
out. During the last year North Caro-
/ lima produced a record crop but was
pushed from fourth place by Cali
fornia, which climbed from eleventh
position.
Reports indicate that the farmers
of tobacco and cotton are serious and
intend to try the cooperative mar
keting, plan, which is a business or
ganization whose officers will not
draw a single penny in salaries. 1t is
of, for and by the farmers.
Corporation Commissioners Geo.
IPell and Allen J. Maxwell who sign
ed the commissioners order grant
1 ing a ten percent increase to the
Southern Bell Telephone Company
North Carolina rates, are distribut-
ing printed copies of the order to in,
jterested parties.
There is nothing in the paper
bound pamphlet save the order
granting the raise in rates and the
dissenting opinion of Commissions
Lee, chairman, who would have al
lowed the telephone company to in
crease its rates twice what was grant
ed, but the fact that the commission
ers thought it necessary to .giv'
Icirculation to the order is interesting
Such action is unusual but not i'm
proper.
All of which means tina. the wal
: of those who would cruelty the cor
r porations has reached the ears OF tn
, corporation commissioners. Tn
lmorning paper here has been loudes
, in condemnation of the increase
There has been lots of complain
heard locally because of the increase
Il A poll of State officials will shoN
t that they are as the majority-the
: dislike to pay more for somethin
that has not at all times given com
s plete satisfaction.
81 The State generally disapproves
1.-The commissions action in grantin
y the increase, so visitors to the cap
IS tol declare.
ISL County summer schools for tn
Is northeastern section of the Stat
is have been arranged as follows b
d Miss Hattie Parrott of Kinston, 81
& pervisor:
el vanceboro, Craven county, begin
= ming May IT, Washington, Beaufor
May %; Red Oak, joint school
a. Nash, Halifax and Edgecombe, Ma
l. 81; Columbia. Tyrell county. June
n Chowan College, Joint school
Northampton. Bertie. Hertford an