The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-02-05

ADDRESS by Sapirio in
Which He Decries For
nation of Local or
|. County AssOcia-
= tiOhs by Farm
- 81 erS

~ Of the California Citrus Growers
Association and other associations of
NE character on the Pacific coast and
u the middle west. gave his views
~ 70 what method the cotton farmer
" the south should pursue to estab-
IAN correct marketing system.
He strongly urged the cooperative
1nAyketing method which has proved
W such benefit In the west along
D<laineD lines for the scientific dis
ft1butjon Of cotton. He decried all
pplicies and social features. claiming
nat. the true cooperative distribution
&es$em should be composed of farm
ff. badness men and not "oratorical
oetll binders" Mr.. Sapirio Is we'll
btown In Columbia where he stayed
about hheen years ago. His is an in
N'r>S.ti,E career. He began life as a
@swiah ftubi. then decided to go into
rQAness. studied law and is now one
) 81 the widely known corporation at
/, terheyp OF the country. While I'm CO.
lutneSa he was guest at August kohn,
~, ptrsonal friend. He leaves tomor-
rpw for New York. He was brought
81 Columbia by Prof. w. w. Long, or
tke United Slater Extension depart
pApt In cooperation with Clemson
Ebil<te. to sive the members or the
oHntrai assembly his ideas on the
rAtkhtink Of the cotton crop.
& 9trerative marketing. he said at
~ betinning Of his address, Is one OF
tUc AAhesk systems OF business ever
1v1hed for the farmer. 1t Is a world
yveohtht; IL is developed highest In
p{HlAAfk and the Scandinavian coun-
(Eo4 The system has, spread over the
NJ - nation but ne said. the Unit
~ HooSeo N extremely backward.
& o oAid that the method OF cooper
-0<yX marketing was started In Cali
}4f48 twenty-nve years ago and all
.otvduets brown there are handled
N !Sht sys&ein until now between
tSeel1ep00 and S3o0.Ooo. 900 worth
m fS9deh are handled annually
4 St5psrstIsn is based on certain fun
c}enlai prfncipfcs which have been
<fReds out BY an extensive expert
a.'1H placed M the first principle that
M trJ>ols ,comnsodity has to be organ
No AID not the locality He claimed
ana( fatal mistake made by the cot
eN qtowsrs was the method of or
1niAnv local associations. He gave
nnerete illustration OF where local as
fqcfatfons had been formed I'm the
PEST and they Immediately began
&omb<tin0 with each other and conse-
4Ye0SIy tailed. He pronounced as n
eictpm that the producers should not
<osnpete, the buyer to do that.
n iHe c~ntended that I'm the market
nv OF perishable products the great
kHDbiem " routing and speedy distri-
Hqtion; for stable products the prin.
.t1bai nnancins.
Under his second thesis. he said
QA4 the cooperative systems in the
r3st were real business enterprises
40, politics and social features were
- allowed TO enter. he said the only
hing the grower asked Is that the
&islaturc give them a legal vehicle
which TO do business. They do no,
TOR one cent OF appropriation nor
NY. help from the lawmakers.
Hr. Sapirio went on TO explain that
tufye must. be definite contracts with
i3t growers. first as to a minimum OF
peoooce to be sold. and that every
eHmoer OF the association must de-
u.er TO the organization all his
hfoauct and that he must be made TO
e$hver by contract or legal pena ~.
9pe contract must be iron clad and
s9y not less than five years. There
- be no cutters and the association
% be cooperative: no profit and
W selling must be strictly business
the associations must be SO re-
1&ted by the farmer as not to allow
4IRscians or any other than the
Oowsr 10 Join.
agriculture and art are the only
hgoopots chat are individually mar
neted and not mark eted as shoes or
ePthing. me said.
fiAdver1ising is needed and Il pays a
{qoun4nd fold. he said. He described
Ne great advertising campaigns of
F1Nfornia and the result they had Oh
4ined. He went into detail as to the
phases or the cooperative association.
- s(rtsseN the Importance OF cooper
4qqn and working the local banks.
xne hanks will hep the growers IL
We, growers will help the banks. He
e1platned fully how Texas and Okla
Nerna are nt work already signing up
~ the cooperative marketing of cot
NJ. He distinctly made 1t plain that
70 plan was a curealI. III they will
ts&s une 20 set the best help, the re-
eYir viii, come by organization.
saI He told how the low prices OF cot
sqn had brought about the low stand
so OF living I'm his section. South
terpiina has every advantage over
ftiffornia In location and everything
49,. he claimed. The difference Cali
fovpis has organized and uses busi-
ness methods instead of oratory.
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