Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1921-04-01
THE SAPIRO PLAN
and OTHER PLANS !.
By Victor Victor

plans, and its advantages over them
To appreciate such discussion things
rect understanding Of the simple principles objects Of Sapo
plan casual knowledge Of those Of other plans
scheme sner 5 M s M ad learn. the
the California pan other by which known
circulated The designation probably proper
that while nearly all of the successful California cooperative
them differ detail from the ideal type of organization
BY Mr. sapro and the movement for cooperative marketing
around particular type reorganization contract drawn by the San
Ps e soma aaS called the @
Association Plan in North Carolina other
them all. i
Briefly the Sapro plan for cotton contempa following
esivey landlords who receive cotton
and by board of directors composed of members
g. To make such organization ironcad absolute con-
troll Of the waehousng grading financing and selling of cotton
3 To secure such iron-elad organization through legal
contract binding its members deliver their period
the organization imposing genuine
and drastic penalties violation of the
To have the of this selling organization sufficient
amount OF cotton to make it the largest single selling factor
s. To form this central organization by first erecting
organization each of Southern contracts for the
rous states being practically Identical and providing
erockng of state organizations when
comes valid sufficient percentage of the cotton produced that
state to insure its being the largest single cotton selling factor
marketing such expert grading financing sllu SELL
ing to the largest number of the least expense
o. 10 have the organization profit
proceeds of sale after deduction Of expenses on to- be- to
the me rs and growers proportion to the of
Z To adequate warehouses and handling facilities where
such do not exist by of emndepednt local cooperative
groups sided and backed by the association
furnish service to association members at cost
To employ the greatest experts in the country
cling, grading, handling and sale of cotton
In general the achievements aimed NAV
be stated as follows
To give the grower all the advantages of successful
cooperative marketing in FORM such those occurring
pert grading handling selling and special financing em
aon OF all unnecessary steps distribution between the
To erect in the cotton market of the single ng
fsiD msef ne m
beyond the law OF supply and demand.
To place that sabing hands of the cotton
grower to real the actual producer belongs
Of such and that he get cost of poduc
ne neither deserves expects than that by this
any other means subsequent discussions will follow.
into two general classes @ Those who up many local.
independent cooperative enterprises with central organization
b) Those who seek establish selling agercy for local
cooperative enterprises growers but without the
tral agency having complete control Of the product
The differences applied cotton between the plan
and these other cooperative marketing theories chiefly
lne thee OBJECTS OF apo organization named above the others
can also achieve the first though less successfully and they fail
in attaining the second and third.
Il! regard to the system of many independent locals should
sara at local warehouses and handling organizations
are much better than But should fogon that the
apo organization places power the hands of the
rst and allows him to build his facilities within the signi
cent defense OF the organization the ea
first then builds its minerets and towers
Inc local movement particularly cotton invites
individual units by anagonsc private interest the
moment one OF them exhibits signs of successful competition It
vtes competition between These can have no real
on the gigantic cotton market United We Stand divided we fall
Last but not least the natural jealousy unequal success and diff
eng methods operation of existing local render strong
lsible. % '' ny Ainpoe-
Right here in that last point of the great ADVANTAGES
OF the cotton growing industry their respective adaptabty
oapro organization The cotton growing industry has so few existing
cooperative associations that they may degarded The wheat
growing industry with The cotton growers
OF the South have the inesmabe advantage being able to
right this matter with equal advantage ALL and without the
embarrassment OF retracing steps already taken.
In spite of that fact however spite of the still more i'm
ortan factors that there unity production practical
monopoly wheat there is cotton may stated
that there successful Sapo organization of wheat the
Northwest which handled itself ably Oregon state unit last
year that 1t is securing thousands of outside its
area and said to have obtained control 100000 bushels of
wheat for ~ =
Nevertheless greater production of wheat year will prob
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