Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-08-09
POTATO GROWERS PLAN
BIG SELLING ORGANIZATION

ABEL, Ga, Aug. 6.-Southwest
and middle Georgia sweet potato
growers announce the forming of an
association which will handle the
grading, packing and curing, and
also the selling Of the Georgia sweet
potato crop in northern and western
markets.
Sweet potato propaganda has been
prepared for distribution in all dis
tant markets, in the way of recipe
books, special bulletins, poster adver-
Using, and newspaper publicity. Sales
representatives in large cities have
undertaken to engage chefs who will
visit leading restaurants and hotels
and get up sweet potato dishes Of
all styles and descriptions. Northern
ers are expected to learn once for
all how many ways one can cook,
bake, fry, can, roast, candy and gen.
enally eat southern potatoes.
Plan Of Organization
The preliminary meeting will be
held Monday morning at Abel. J. S.
Jones, president of the Southwest
Georgia Watermelon Growers .asso-
citation, has issued call to principal
growers for the purpose of getting
the new association under way. The
town of Abel will officially entertain
the delegates at a public luncheon.
The announced idea is to follow
the "Sowega'' and ''Midga" melons
sweets, the proceeds representing
clear gain to growers who have
heretofore fed the entire crop prac-
tically to their farm stock. Labels
and an association guarantee will go
with each and every shipment. as
was done in the case of melons.
Secretary ]. J. Parrish, of the
meeting Monday on the failure of
various Georgia crops this year, the
reason for the striking success of
the watermelon crop, and his belief
that an association along similar
lines will put the sweet potato crop
over the top in first-class fashion.
J. B. White, sales manager in
charge of both tie "Sowega" and
"Midga" melon associations, has
ben invited as representative Of the
North American Fruit Exchange to
participate in proceedings. The
growers are keen to obtain this sales
service in their program to distribute
sweet potatoes in all cities, towns
and hamlets where there are people
to eat them.
One important feature for this
newcomer among associations in
cludeS plan whereby growers will
be guaranteed cash payments at the
time Of digging potatoes, so that
they will not need to wait until the
crop has been cured, shipped and
sold before actually receiving any
money. Details of this plan will be
completed at the Monday meeting
Following this session, a general
meeting to which all growers of the
state will be invited, will be held at
Abel August 10. At that time per-
manent Officers will be elected, a
manager chosen, and the organiza-
ton laid down along definite lines.
It is understood the program will
call for the building of a large num-
Der of curing houses throughout the
sweet potato district.
Organization Committee
The committee meeting Monday at
Abel include the following: Hugh
Westeberry, Sylvester; F. B. Walker,
Barney; B. w. Baker, Ellenton; j. E.
Webb, Hahira; E. L. Ivey, Cecil; ].
w. Lewis, Quitman; Ed Gaskins.
Troxler, Sylvester; G. w. Coleman,
Triton; ]. w. Coleman, Moultrie; Ewel
Brown, Lake Park; 7. H. Jarman,
Sparks; w. L. Miller, Midtown;
Omega; G.. H. Cannon, Moultrie; T.
dale Nashville; w. M. Creech, Ray
Brice, Quitman; E. G. Holmes, e. S.
1 Whaley, Boston; George T. Belts,
\ Ashburn; J. P. Carter, Naylor; Vir-
| gil Peters, Valdosta; w. r. Lindsey,
\ Lenox; E. P. Quillian, Clyatville; +.
]. Paulk, Alapaha.