Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-28
TOBACCO GROWERS SEEK
BUSINESS MEMS SUPPORT
Speakers Explain Co-OpGra'
tive Marketing Plan at
Danyillc Meeting.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
DANvlLLE, VA, Nov. GA plea
for tho good Will. OF the Danvl!le
business interests was made Friday
night at an important meeting Of
farmers and officials OF the Virginia
Tobacco Growers Association. at
which time speakers representing
that organization explained the plans
for cooperative marketing next sea-
son.
IL any doubt existed In the minds
Of local warchOuscmen or others that
the giant combine OF Virginia farm
er3 who are affiliated with the tObac
co growers OF North and South Car
Dina was too cumbersome to become
effective. such a. doubt was dispeilcn.
II was made clear that next season
IN Danv!llc. ana :Or that matter. on
he Virginia and Carolina tobacco
markets. the method OF selling 'cai
VIII be rcvolutionized. ard that the
time honorcd method OF crying" to-
bacco on the noors OF warehouses
VII give way To a more modern
method.
Appearing here as Spokesman were
| l. rofessor j. K. Hutchinson. Of the
extension division. Virginia Polytech-
mic Institute: II. 4. Williams. Chase
city. president Of the State Bankers
1 Association; NJ. O. Wilson. general
organizer and vice-presideDt of the
| ' irgiuTa Tobacco Growers Association.
and X. l.. Burke. Appomattox. cashier
OF the Bank Of Appomat,ox and
chairman OF the committee on farmin =
/ OF the Virginia Bankers Association.
panville men who spoke were John
! i. itison. Frank Talbot, B. V. Booth.
! john Il. Tucker and Hon Il. s. War
rem.
! The prime purpose Of the meeting.
| which was attended by scores of
farmers. was to make It clear that
the time has come for {, definite un-
Outstanding. that plan Of operation
/ has been worked out and that the
cooperative marketing will become
effective next tobacco season. Ware.
| house men present who have cx-
| pressed the fear that under the new
order OF things they would he
! frozen out" since the principal fea-
,ure Of the co-operntives sales plan
I was To eliminate the middle man and
/ To bring the producer and the buyer
/ together. received some consolat ion
at the promise of their help being
needed In the new method Of sale on
a rumuncrativc basis. II was repre-
scented that the Virginia Bankers AS
ISOLATION has already given careful
! thought 10 the matter. and has In
/ dorsed the farmers plan and pledged
! IT'S aid az an organization.
! Mr.. Hutchinson, in his address, said
that the farmer was the only class
Of people which at present has no
| direct voice in the sale of his pru-
duct. and who is at the mercy OF
market auctuation. The new scheme
VIII remedy This. he said. and IL viii
..Flx
community in which such a plan is
. worked. The farmer will bring his
! tobacco to market. II will he placed
/ In the warehouse. where expert grao-
ers Will appraisc it. and nut unon II
an approximate price. The tobacco
! viii be stored and the farmer will
receive ccrtification for his hold
| ing. Tobacco Will be marketed AT u
more leisurely rate than at present
according 10 the demand and t,e
| grower win know about how much
he may expect his tobacco to bring.
This method Will prevent such in
! c!dents as tobacco, taken in by the
grower. after an auction sale. be-
cause II fails to bring the desired
! price. and selling for higher figure
| on another warehouse floor There
/ have been several such incidents here
/ lately.
/ NJ. o. Wilson reported that more
1 than 20 per cent OF the Virginia
/ growers have signed tn. nvc-yca :
contract, and that there is no danger
that any OF the three States involved
in the cooperative marketing idea
! talSnS below their quota.
The tenor OF the brief speeches
made by the Danville business men
was ono Of sympathy with the pro-
posed plan and the pledge OF sup
| port To any revolutionary measure,
which would benefit the farmer.