Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-16
TOBACCO GROWERS PLAN
SCORES OF MEETINGS
Eight Counties Call Gather.
ings for Next Saturday
Night.
Fon COOPERATIVE MARKETING
Systematic Effort In ON Foot In Large
Area To Get All Planters TO Pool
Their Crops for Period of Ycars
With Annexation.
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LfNCIiBURG. VA. Dec 15.-Over
100 tobacco growers from Campbell
Amherst. Bedford, buckingham, Nell
son. Appomattox and Charlotte coun-
Ties met last night IN Bookcr's Ware
house to formulate plans for the
meetings to be held In these coun-
lies Saturday night. December II. at
o'clock.
Tho success Of tho membership
campaign In which $4,000 farmers
iiavo already aligned up moro than
~ per cent OF Virginias tobacco was
discussed. and tho tobacco marketing
contract explained by County Agent
John w. Ponton. OF Bedford.
Mr. Ponton said that there were
xix fundamental principles that every
marketing organization must have In
order to succeed, all OF which are
embodied In the present contract
as enumerated by Mr.. Ponton, they
arc:
First--Organizc one commo dity or
crop. Don't try TO organize two or
more crops together.
Second--Allow only growers OF tho
10y ~ w b'NV4Ilc
Take In no outsiders.
Third-lIave the contract for q
pcrlod OF years 40 selling organ,-
cation can bc run on onc-ycar con-
tract
Four,h-pool tho entire crop for
each year by type and grade. All
tobacco OF tho same grade Will be
pooled together FOR each year
Fifth--EveTy member must get the
same price for the same grade for
that year. regardless OF when nj,
crop Is put into the pool. The grow or
who delivers n certain grade OF to-
bacco to the association Ia March vii!
get the same price rs the grower who
delivers the same grade In September.
or any other month.
Must stnnd by Contract.
Ssxth--Thc contracts must he bind
Ing In tic tobacco contract the
grower agrees TO pay cents a pound
on any tobacco sold outside the assoc
citation. and lac further agrees that
the association can get out an In
Junction against him when they find
lie Is breaking the contract and stop
MIN from selling tobacco anywhere
but 10 the association. ana that he
VIII pay oil court and other costs OF
Tho legal proceedings against him.
Mr.. <rontOu explained that any
iarmers' organization that coutniuh
these six fundamental principles is
bOund to succeed. ana that any or
ranization that lacks any ono Of
them Is bound to fa!l wholly or IN
part. lie said that he Is certain that
this is the last season that tobacco
VIII ever he sold under the auction
system on the open warehouse i.oor.
The growers were urged to see
That all signed contracts In their
counties were mailed to :. -. Fr!s-
sell. state secretary. ut keysvilic, by
Tuesday night. December 20. AS only
contracts mailed by this time Will be
counted In dividing the tobacco ter
riiory !rto districts for the election
OF directors in January.
Sovcnty-nlnc per cent OF The grow
crs present had already signed the
contract, and all OF the remaining
u per cent pledged themselves Ia
sign before the campaign ends mex,
Tuesday. II was pointed out tina,
next year the growers who have no;
signed the contract VII! be 50 seat
tcriEg that IL Will cost more To Sc
cure new members than IL has this
year. and for this reason the mem
hcrsilip fee. which is now SO Tor
the five years, Will have 20 be raised
TO $40.