The Mt. Sterling advocate., 1921-08-16
Cooperation Farmers
Only HopeCantriIl

Congressman J. Campbell Cantrill.
one of the largest growers Of Bur-
ley tobacco in Scott county, in an
address to about 1000 tobacco
growers at Gedrgetown, endorsed,
without reservation, the contract of
the Burley Tobacco Marketing As
sociation and urged his neighbors
to Join the association. Almost every
man in the audience, which filled
the courthouse, rose when Congress-
man Cantroll, at the close of his ad-
dress, asked those who favored the
plan of obtaining better prices for
the growers to stand up.
Not only did Congressman Cantrill
go on record as favoring the con-
tract Of the marketing association,
but he answered objections of those
who had objected to entering the
association. He said he had heard
in some quarters the objection adj
vanced that the movement was a
"scheme to unload the warehouses
on the farmers" He answered this
by showing that, according to the
rates charged by the warehouses
last year and the proposed rate
under the new system, the growers
would save 100000 a year with to-
baeeo at 10 cents a pound, based
on the normal crop of 100000, 900
pounds, and that if the drop brought
little better price the saving would
be in proportionn and that at the
end of five years the farmers them
selves would own the warehouses.
Congressman Cantrill made an in
spring address, an appeal to the
growers of his home county to stand
together to prevent the organized |
buyers from stalking your tobacco
away from you," and said that il the
growers did go into the organiza-
ton they would be enabled to bor-
row on their warehouse receipts as
much of an advance on their to-
bacco this year as the entire price
would amount to if the farmers.
without organization should dump |
their crops on the market as they
did last year.
Rather than go under the pres
ent system" he declared, 81 would |
hope that not another tobacco plant
is ever set out again in Kentucky
Recalling the success of the cut
out Of 1908, Congressman Cantrill
declared the pooling of rs per cent
of this years crop would be prac-
tically cut-out, so far as the man
were concerned, and that
they would be "down here in Ken.
tucky asking you to name your price
for your tobacco;" instead of the
farmers dumping it on the market
and taking whatever they could get
for it.
Congressman Cantrill told of the
new federal warehousing act that
lad been made a law by Congress,
and said that under this act there
would be no danger that the farmers
would not be able to finance their
for the warehouse re-
seipts, he said, would Constitute the
'est collateral in the world" for any
oans the farmers might need. that
ocal banks would be able to handle
hese advances, and if they were
lot. outside banks would be glad
o loan money on such a gilt-edge
ecurity.
Quite a number of women were
n the audience and not a man left
is place until Mr.. CantrilI had fin
shed. Practically every big tobacco
rover in the county was in attend
nee, and after the address of Con-
ressman Cantrill many came for :
ard and signed the contracts with 7
ne marketing association.
Cantrill made an unanswerable
for the contract, assert
lg that it was "the only hope of the I
rowers of the Burley district" and
lat '1if you farmers do not sign this
the tobacco trust will come