The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1921-08-23
UNION COUNTY FARMERS sign
FOR COOPERATIVE MARKETING.
This viii Put Farming on a Regular
Business Basis says Nr. Bpom-
List of signers in This County.

List OF signers in This County.
Speaking OF cooperative market
ing, Mr.. I. J. ". Broom says: The
late DR.. Seaman A. Knapp said in
some OF his writings that agriculture
was one-ei-hth science, three-eishtls
are and four-eighths business. Farm
ers have learned great deal about
the science. are fairly well skilled IN
the art. but up 10 this time cotton
farmers have applied very little bust
ness to agriculture. We have pur-
chased fertilizers. farm implements
for preparing the soil. distributins
the fertilizer. planting and tilling the
crop. and other necessary things for
making crop, all OF which are pric-
ed to us at profit to the seller. II
labor is hired TO help produce or
gather the crop. the laborer knows
the price he is TO receive before he
begins work. II a child is born or
sickness occurs requiring the atten-
ton OF physician a profitable fee is
charged. Should a death occur the
undertaken gets profit for his SER
vice. All of which is right. for the
parties who render such service as
outlined above are entitled TO profits;
il is business.
But the farmer, after purchasing
the necessary things for the produc-
ton of crop and providing for extra
labor, takes his children TO the field.
and sometimes his wife. where they
work all summer and into the frost of
autumn, and when the crop is har-
vested he carries ii to the gin where
he pays another profit. He then loads
his crop on the wagon and drives to
market and asks, what will you
give me and my family for our years
work." and small bunch of men In
New York and Liverpool answer the
question for him, Is there any liber-
ty or freedom in this? Is there any
business in IL?
Now the cotton farmers all over
the South are signing contracts and
binding themselves together in a CO.
operative marketing agreement
whereby they will be able to do bust
ness as other men do business and
have something to say as to the price
they will receive for their product.
II is right. it is just. il ought to be
done. and because il is risht, and just
and ou-Ai TO be done. II can be done,
and II Is going to be done. The
farmers are doing IL, and not from
selfish motives alone, but for the
sake of the civilization of this coun-
try.
"The campaign Is on in this coun-
ty and will continue until every man
that grows cotton has ap opportunity
to sign the contract and thus declare
his independence"
Following are the names OF some
OF those who have already signed:
II. {. Boyce 4 Bro, II. l.. Gordon,
W. j. McAteer. B. F. King, w. r.
Hill. z. b. Brooks, Jas. c. Austin,
Mark Hill, C. +. Rushing, j, X. GRIT
fin, C. C. Griffin, G.. II. Tadlock, Il. II.
Smith. VI. c. Phifer, Geo. B. stewart.
S. Strawn, Paul Little, I, L. Price,
VI. 4. Tucker. L. w. Tucker, l.. c.
Tucker. r. NJ. Tucker, II. d. Little.
J. V. Brooks. A. B. Austin, j. T. Dun
can, +. d. Helms, o. j. Clontz. P. A.
Kafrier. W. & Campbell. j. l.. Crow
ell b. A. Clontz. 5. L. Purser, j. G..
NJ. Yam. Fed C. staten, A. A. Cad
dy. W ". Holmes, L. d. H. Simpson,
i. ". Starnes. f. G.. Yarbrough, b..
Il. YarArou IN, W. N. Davis, II. ID.
Sims. J. 7. Leonard, l.. T. Marsh, +.
A. Marsh. W. B. Marsh. j. A. Tie,
l.. l.. Marsh, J. Press Marsh, ]. Wal
ter Haney. H. C. Hauey, w. B. Will
liams, VIII D. Hasty, J. S. Howey, w.
H. Parks, j. T. Green, 7. j. w.
Broom. II. NJ. Mccain, B. H. Griffin.
B. C. Hinson. w. S. Walkup, J. q.
Green, L. A. Staten, V. S. Simpson,
A. H. McLarty, C. ]. Braswell, N. w.
Carriker, f. l.. Hill. ]. n. Price, j. H.
Edwards, s r. Helms, W. A. Eu-
banks, d. T. Penegar, John A. Biv-
ems, ]. NJ. Lowery. Y. T. Belk, r. W.
Elliott, P. d. Dry, J. G. Helms, W. H.
Hall, Lem A. Helms, !. d. Crowell.
j. G.. Duncan. d. W. Porter, y. h.
Helms, II. NJ. Beck, J. c. Helms, II.
W. Staten. L. L. Green, W. c. Green.
NJ. l.. Baker. r. L. Belk. Fred Hor-
ton, V. NJ. Walters. vann II. Baucom,
J. ]. Smith, F. 7. Smith, T. S Lee.
G. R. Thomas, J. C. Simpson, W. l..
Green. G. T. Wincester. H. +. Will
liams. Will II. Griffin. w. s. Treada-
way. A. r. Edwards. ]. II. Nance. r.
C. Hamilton, E. S. Nance, c. V. Pope
|. B. Tarleton. r. l.. Helms, c. J.
Helms, S. W. Helms. NJ. r. Pigg. 7.
B. Davis. B. F. Parker. j. c. Moore,
H. F. Parker. ]. S. James, NJ. W. Per
ry, S. A. Latham. John Holmes. P. B.
P. P. w. Plyler. DR.. NJ. P.
Blair, T. L. A. Helms, j. T. Broom.
and F. W. Eason.