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

themselves. OF course they try 10 bpy
tobacco as cheap as they can. DO YOU
blame themY Do you know any farm.
err or any other man who does not try
to buy everything he needs as cheaplJ
as he canY The only thing that pun
zles me Is that they do not buy It cheap
or than they do. II the farmers would
make their product more attractive
grow, pack, grade and handle their 20.
bacco the way they should, and have
a plan, and not hope, and run their
own business and not expect the buyers
and compassion men. who either run
their own, or are paid 10 run someone
elso's, 10 run the farmers business,
then they would have no cause for com
plant.
81 want 10 say 1t sounds alright 70
criticise, but put the criticism in the
right place. The manufacturer. the
buyer or the commission man Is q
mighty poor business man u farmers
turn their business over To them unre.
stricted and they do not neninalste II
to their own interest No other con.
Germ In the world has done this. and
guarantee u any farming Implement
concern or fertilizer house In the world
will turn their product over 10 tho far.
mers to put their prices on same and
manipulate IL as they please, subject u
40 equitable restrictions, that the bust.
ness will soon te where tho farmer Il
to-day. aud that u a hotter place thar
Baltimore or any other place in Mary.
land.
mo; tho only fuss We have Is with
| the man who 40 Ia this time seems u
1 a. Es|N N.aA u.s ia
/ business or personal reason why hs
has not Joined the association. Tit.
man, however, Is rapidly coming 10.
a. he has frtssd himself from such idea,
aud obligations and knows Shen he IL
on the right road, and the other ieliow
| Ia the farming industry, Of whom there
are quite iee who want ~ hide be-
hind hls organized brother and Orays
that his ueighbprs organization mas
| succeed Witbngt him, ~ that br car
reap ubc benefits 81 organization and
still remain free nud clear from thf
work, responsibility nud burden 81
making this etganiz ttioa succ ".
snd won't coma out 30 publie and i,'l
any man Why he won't join tile oniy
thing today alive that sill sal q.
from a return 70 the dark days 81 agrl.
culinre, with which most ri Us aft
familiar and Of which uccd make nc
further comment.
You asked use about the report thai
The French wiil nol bc on the markc
this year. | am surprised 20 hear this,
for unless IL is very recent decision,
do nUt think Il Is true. for ! had i
talk wlih Mr.. Henry Woke, Of Claa-
Yoke & Coz who represpni the Frcaef
Government on this market, not lons
ago and he Is certainly very franA
reliable man, and be told mo that 81
present he did NOT know just whpn HI
would he on the market this year, as 4
had MOI bpen determined. Well, #
true, this 10 unfortunate. AZ they ~,
valuable buycrs on this market. cas-
only add II Is doubly unfortunate fol
the man ontsids 81 tire association, 81
be viii have a hard time "a get finances
until hc can dispose nj his crop, bu
tho present outlook FOR The man 10 th,
association, with the banks. the people
lha State and The 6oyernmoni back o
him, is that he can be financed Until
the French, the German, The jew ol
Gentle does get In a position 10 han
die bis product, which am sure thcs
| Rih do as soon as they want Il ans
their linances will inslifg II.
Further from this, ! do not care u
say more, as ! will leave u In III,
hands ~ the farmer, as Il Is entirely
up % them 70 organize and reap thl
benefits oi organization y
Gro. l. GARDINER,
Manager Maryland Tobacco Growers
Association.
Baltimore, Md. Feb. 10, 1921