Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-09-21

PRESENT MARKETING SYSTEM VS.. CO.
OPERATIVE MARKETING SYSTEM-The
following comparison OF the present marketing
system with cooperative marketing was recently
prepared by leaders i'll the Texas cooperative cot
ton marketing campaign
Present Marketing System
Who controls Present System Spnners spe-
clators and gamblers.
Cost OF operating present system AThc rrodn-
pays the profits and expenses OF al the long
l'ne OF Luycs and dealers who operate between
t:,m the mills, and he $50 pays for average
If eight .anples per bale, Tor weathcr ia aage
and many other wasteful and unnecessary charges.
What is the present selling plan dumping"
as soon harvested, which forces years supply
of cotton the market in four or five months,
and inevitably breaks" the market.
What IS the financial method of present system?
None, SO far as the producer is concerned. Cot
ton buyers utilize the banking resources of the
country to finance the purchase of cotton but the
producers are without any system for using bank
ing credit for orderly selling.
Grading and Stapling, present System-Entre-
1y in the hands of the buyers. 1t is matter of
common knowledge that cotton in the hands of
farmers is almost universally undergraded and
staple values ignored i'll local markets in which
farmers sell
Weather damage, present system-From an
average of SO to more than SIS per bale-all maid
farmers.
Results, Present System-Poverty, child labor.
hardship and distress, poor churches, poor schools
and unsound and unstable business
COOPERATIVE Marketing System
Who controls cooperative marketing system?
Producers acting through their cooperative sales
agency.
Cost of operating Cooperative Marketing Sys-
fem ?-Cotton will move direct fro mthe produc
er to the warehouse of his selling agency without
any cost except transportation charges When
sold by the Association the full amount received
less the actual cost OF maintaining the Association
Will be returned to the growers Wasteful sampline
weather damage, and the profits of MANY hand
lers will be entirely eliminated
What is Cooperative selling Plan?-Orderv and
systematic selling throughout the year according
to demand, which will be factor in stabzirp
the market and minimizing bear" raids and efforts
of spectators to break the market and lower the
price.
What is The Financing Program of CoOpera-
tive SYSTEM 'lhe Cooperative Marketing Asso,
citation, using negotiable warehouse receipts, wiz
utilize banking resources of the country to make
advances to members at the time OF delivery and
market cotton in an orderly and systematic man
ner.
Grading and Stapng Cooperative SYSTEM
In the hands of experienced and COMPETENT men in
the employ OF the Cooperative Marketing Associ
alton Every member will get the full benefit o.
the grade and staple value of each bale he produc
es This alone will mean an average profit in ex
cess of $40 per bale
Weather damage, Cooperative System-None
All cotton of all members will be stored and insur
ed in bonded warehouses;
Results, Cooperative System-Fair and stable
prices representing cost of production and profit
independence, comfort, good churches, eooC
schools, and stable business-Progressiv Farmer