The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1921-01-19
TOBACCO MARK
E'TING ASSOCIATION
Meeting in Florence Inaugurates
Definite Movement For Crop
Reduction and Cooperative
Marketing

Florence. Jan. u The executive
committ"r Of the South Carolina To-
pace" -S"cintion convene in Flor
enc" Monday evening to take up pre-
umIHalY plans for launching the
growers cooperative marketing or
H"H.>Hti"r. as outlined hy Aaron Sa-
H'o. Of SAN Francisco California. to
H." growers in "a state eathcrin" h r,.
iaNl Friday when moro than .000>
planters endorsed the proposition. r.
b'h'"n Young. state secretary. an
bounced today. From this meeting
Is expected. h" states. 10 proceed the
inspiration and effort which will ef-
i'Ct thc marketing association i'm
south Carolina. ana lin" up her with
nor $iSi'r tobacco states of North
Carolina. and Kentucky i'm the inter
state association OF the Southern TO-
bacco belt
Also, This meeting. by authority
granted it by tho mass m"cting of
friday. VIII d"t"i min" what reduction
20 acreage South Carolina sh ould
mlho tiis year in her tobr",o crop.
N this connection. Secretary Tcung
states that the executive committee
=.
| 1s well rs valuable information. which
WAS procured from the mass meeting
Of Friday. \ census of both the at
tendance and reduction sentiment was
taken of the meeting OF the II to-
b&ccO growing counties of South Car
Olinc. II were we'll represented i'm tie
| meeting Friday; and. Of the 23G per-
sons voting on the proposition of
acreage reduction. six voted TO cut
! the crop moro than 30 per cent. this
| year. 119 voted for a 80 per cent cut.
one for 10 per cent. q for 33 ID per
/ cent. for - per cent. one for 90
! per cent. IS for cutting but not stat
ing any amount. 13 did not express
! themselves one voted to plant 1-2
acres TO the horse and six for two
| acres to the horse.
zone may infer" comments the
| secretary. that South Carolina must
favor pretty strongly n severe reduc-
! ton of tobacco acreage for 1927.
! Doubtless. these figures will assist
greatly the executive committee"
! Counties represented i'm the Friday
meeting We're: Florence. Darlington,
! Williar-: EurG. Marion. Ciarcrdon
STNt"r. Horny. Dillon. Lee ..1lnwcu.
/ ;,:}d Gn"roctown.
The eX' CutiVc committee must con-
s.dvr also means o. putting into eff
! feet the resolutions adopted by the
meeting. Chief among these is to pro-
cure AN enactment compelling grad
! ing and tioing of tobacco for selling
! in South Carolina; cffccting longer
marketing period for the state in
stead OF having all the 66.00O.000
pounds Of South Carolina tobacco
rushed onto the market in six weeks:
, diScOUragmG the harvesting. curing,
and selling of non-paying low grades
which stand statistically against the
high grades and bear down their
! prices
The Tobacco growers Of South
Craolina are facing a crucial season,
! this year. states secretary Young.
Our only hope is united actiOn-mak-
! ing common cause of our problems"
''ln the first place plant tobacco
according To the policy promulgated
! by the South Carolina Tobacco Assoc
iation. make good tobacco of what
YOU do plant harvest only tobacco
which will bring good money. cure it
we'll and thoroughly and carefully.
grade it according to type and quality,
and YOU will find the market better"