Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1921-02-24

themselves. OF course they try 70 buy
tobacco as cheap as they can DO you
blame themY Do yon know any farm
or or any other man who does not try
10 buy everything he needs as cheaply
as he canY The only thing that puz.
zles me Is that they do not buy IL cheap
or than they do. II the farmers would
make their product more attract se--
grow, pack, grade and handle their to-
baceo the way they should, and have
plan, and not hope, and run their
own business and not expect the buyers
and commission men. who either run
their own, or are paid to run someone
else's, to run the farmers business,
then they would have no cause for com
plant.
~ want to say it sounds alright TO
criticise, but put the criticism In the
right place. The manufacturer. the
buyer or the commission man Is q
mighty poor business man If farmers
turn their business over to them unre-
stricted and they do not manipulate IL
10 their own interest No other con-
Germ In the world has done this, aud !
guarantee IL any farming implement
concern or fertilizer house In the world
mers 10 put their prices on same and
manipulate II as they please, sublcct to
no equitable restrictions, that the bust
ness Will soon he where the farmer Is
today, and that Is q hotter place than
Baltimore or any other place 10 Mary.
land.
"No; the only fuss We have is with
tho man who up to this lime seems ~
think that he has had sume speci al
business or personal reason why he
has not Joined the association. This
man, however, Is rapidly coming in,
as he hos frwfd hlmseii from such IDEAS
and obligations and knows when he Is
on the right rosd, and the Other ielloW
In the farming industry, ~ whom there
are quitu d icN who want 20 hide be-
hind his organized brother and prays
that his nelgbbaes Organization mar
succeed witboaL hsu, 80 that hr can
reap pbu benefits of organization and
still remain FRYE aud clear from thn
work, responsibility und burden ~
making this organic stion success.
and WON'T CONS out 10 public aud n'il
any man why be wont Join The ouiy
thing today alive that vail salr -
from a return 70 the dark days 81 agri-
culture, with which most ~ o. are
familiar and Of which ! ueed make no
further comment
'fou asked me about the report that
the French will not be on the market
this year. am surprised 70 hear this.
for unless IL Is a very rrcenI decision.
do not think IL j. true, Tor had d
talk with Mr. Henry Woke, ~ Ciaas
Woke 8 CO., vho represent she Fnearh
Government on this market, not long
ago, and be Is certainly 3 very FRANK
reliable man, and he told me that AZ
present he did not know just when he
would 10 90 the market this year, as Ii
had not bcen determined. Well, II
true, This Is unfortunate, as they are
valuable bnsors on this market. can
only add IL Is donbly unfortunate for
The man outside OF the assoc alton, a.
he viii have hard time 10 got finances
until he can dispose 81 his crop. but
tho present outlook for Tho man 10 the
association, with the banks. the people.
the State aud the Government back Of
hiu, Is that he can be- financed until
the French, the German, the Jew or
GENTLE does get Ia position % han
die his product, which ! am SURF they
will do as soon a. they want II aud
their iinanees will Justify Il.
Further from this, ! do not care to
say more, as ! will leave IL In the
hands oi the farmer, as Il Is entirely
np 10 them 10 organize and reap the
benefits OF organization.
Gro. |, GARDINER,
Manager Maryland Tobacco Growers
Association.
Baltimore. Md, Feb, IS, 1921