The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-05-12
TO ORGANIZE
TOBACCO MEN
Sapiro Pan For Grow
ers OF Kentucky Will
BE Put Into
Operation.

Organization Of the various hurley
tobacco counties in Kentucky will
begin soon under direction Of the
committee named at a meeting held
last month at the instance Of Judge
Robert W. Bingham, to put into ef-
feet a tobacco organization planned
along the line Of the fruit and vege-
tables marketing plan Of Aaron Sapi-
70. head Of the great California
marketing system.
When the counties have been or
ganixed contracts will be distributed
aud signers solicited. and when 10
per cent Of the acreage has been
signed up the habilitation movement.
started by Judge Bingham. will be
put into effect.
In his address Mr.. sapiro. whose
work had come 90 the attention Of
Judge Bingham and Bernard NJ.
BAruch, outlined the plan in use
in marketing the products Of Califor-
mia. and he showed how this could
he applied 10 tobacco.
The C.liforni. Plan.
Mr. Sapiro explained how the Cal.
ifornia raisin growers were first or,
gsAized. and then how that system
was extended 20 the prune growers,
and 40 on through the list % Califor-
MIA products, and then he showed
how these systems could be APPLIED
20 tpobaeeo.
He dealt at great length with the
means % marketing and financing as
well as with the system o. CONTROL.
ing the output
Mr.. Sapiro explained that the
raisin industry was much like the
tobacco industry until the coopera-
tive system was organized and the
growers became the sellers as well
as the producers. With the aid Of
banks and merchants a big corpora
ton was formed. trustees elected and
a manager named Packing plants
were established and the growers
began putting their own products on
the market The domestic market
was not great enough to take up the
surplus stock. but By means OF a
merchandising campaign the market |
was extended. and soon growers be.
gan TO realize increasing profits UNI
al the rai.in growers section Of Cali. /!
fornia, for many years provsrty
stricken became a veritable land Of
plenty.
Advertising and the extension Of
the market for tobacco. according TO I
Mr.. Sapiro. could be made to pro-
duee the same results for tobacco
growers that were secured for the
raisin growers ad Mater for the other J.
producers Of California.
Believe "a Feasible.
MIR. Sapiro outlined the plans for
forming tho cooperative association
and the means for financing IL along
the lines used by grain. egg. raisin.
prune. arid in conclusion he said:
II ant TO say first that my general
conclusion is IL Is absolutely feasible
10 Organize the tobacco interests,of
the United States on the non-pcrish-
able commodity marketing plan. on
a cooperative basis. with modern
methods. and make a com
plete success Of the busiaess within
a period Of three years You can
not do Il overnight. because you have
had the wrong system for about 100
years. You cannot convert that
thing with one crack Of your fingers.
But is can be done. No matter when
YOU STRAIT, Il is going TO take a certain
period Of time to do 1t. ! think the
year 1921 is going to prove the key
year for a whole lot Of agricultural
problems. The farmer has been
made to feel in dramastic manner
not only how helpless he is. but how
backward his whole system is There
Is no intelligent method in H. I'll
Am not SURE that the year l920-2i
$ not the creates, blessing the grow
- ever had. II is bitter sort Of
blessing. During this year the grow
n may evolve a permanent system
through which he will reap more
benefits in one year than he lost In
I've years"