Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-04
VA. TOBACCO ASSOCIATION
MERCES WITH NEW BODY
Is Absorbed by Cooperative
Marketing Organization
Recently Formed.
NEW SELLING METHODS, URGED
Important Gathering of Growers Is
Held In Dnnvilic, Having In View
Moro BusineHslikc Handling Of
Drop.
Especial to The rimes-Dispatoh.l


DANvILLE. VA. Dec. 3.-The Vir-
Association, which was formed a
year ago in a spontaneous effort to
regulate the prices paid for leaf to-
bacco, was disbanded this afternoon
at the first annual meeting.
On n motion offered by Joseph NJ.
Hurt, of Nottoway, the Growers AS
ISOLATION became absorbed by the
Virginia Cooperative Mark citing AS
ISOLATION. which was formed several
months ago as n subsidiary to the
larger association.
Following the adoption OF this
motion. James II. Warren, president;
Il Logan Coleman, vice president,
and Walter NOEL, secretary of the
Growers Association, rendered their
designations, and the original or
ganizat!on became extinct.
Winding Up Affairs.
The executive committee is wind
ing up the financial affairs OF the
Growers Association, and the sur
plus funds will be taken over by the
Co-Operativc Marketing Association,
which today has more members than
the defunct body. 1t was held that
the Marketing Association has be-
come a far more vital organization
than the other. and that as there was
no need OF maintaining TWO orSani-
nations and double dues for the pur-
pose Of improving the farmers con-
dtions. and that il were best that
the most potential body absorb the
other. The action is taken without
protest.
Mr.. Warren later said that virtu-
ally every member OF the Tobacco
Growers Association is member OF
the cooperative selling organization.
The next step will he the election
of delegates in Virginia, North and
South Carolina for q joint meeting
of the Cooperative Marketing Or
Eanization at Raieign. y. c.. in jan
uury. when officers and an executive
committee to Growers Cooperative
Selling in tho three States will be
elected There will he one delegate
for very million pounds raised in
each county embraced in that area.
Attendance Under Expectation.
The meeting today was not at
tended by the large outpouring of
farmers which had been anticipated.
The City Tabernacle had been secured
in the belief that there would be three
or four thousand growers on hand.
AS n matter OF fact only about 1000
men were present at the meeting. the
various locals having appointed dele
gates
President Warren called the meet
ing to order at II o'clock and in his
report briefly reviewed the history OF
the organization as well as q forecast
Of its future work lie said that the
farmers are today better organized
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