Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-02-09

FARMERS UNION
PUTS SHOULDER
TOCOTTON POOL
State Convention Pledges Itseif
To Work For Plan In
Georgia

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you forget that said Charles s.
Barrett, president of the National
Farmers union, Following a meeting
of the members Of the state organi-
zation at the Hotel Lanier yesterday,
in asserting that there must be co.
operative marketing and 'co-opera-
tive politics." too, OIL the part of ag-
riculturalists.
For twenty-one years have been
attending farmers meetings in vari-
Gus parts Of the United States, but
never have / seen such enthusiasm
and such determination as was dis
played here.
II saw the proposal of the Georgia
Cotton Growers Cooperative associa-
ton put To vote The farmers
rosa as one and pledged to 90 the
| limit for the association. They
pledged themselves to go back home
and work for the success Of lie as
soclation- work until every farmer
in Georgia has become a member Of
that body. There will be no let-up
in their work.
There must be cooperative mar
keting and cooperative politics, too,'
said Mr.. Barrett, the latter reference
in tofte that indicated that farmers
are planning to get into national pol
titles even more than they have done
in the past.
Asked if the plan indorsed is what
is commonly known as the California
plan, Mr.. Barrett said: Yes, incor-
rectly so. 1t also has been called
the Sapiro plan. But let me say one
thing: This cooperative system Of
marketing was in effect successful
ly in Denmark and parts of Europe
long before Mr.. Sapiro was born and
before Californians knew anything
| about agriculture.
Success I'm Cooperation.
As to the future, we can only
guess. We believe that cur success
the success of the farmers of this
country--lies in the cooperative
methods of selling that have been
adopted here today"
Seven hundred and fifty farmers,
in attendance at the tWo-day meets
ing Of the Georgia division Of the
Farmers Education and Cooperative
Union yesterday afternoon adopted
resolutions unanimously endorsing
the Sapiro, OF California, plan Of
marketing products, especially cotton,
and urged that every farmer III the
state sign up to market his pfodues
tion for the next five years, through
the Georgia Cotton Growers associa-
ton. Macon as headquarters was
freely discussed.
The resolution followed addresses
by Charles S. Barrett, president Of
the National Farmers union; j. j.
Brown. comissioner Of agriculture;
former Governor Nat Il. Harris and
E. +. Elmore. Mr.. Elmore reported
TO the conference that Of the 200,-
900 bales in pledges asked Of Geor-
gia farmers, 100000 have already
been secured and the entire matter
will be completed by April ). The
association is to market the crop.
The resolution endorsing the move-
ment is:
We heartily endorse the forsna-
ton Of commodity association for
Al LOT Gecrgia's principal products,
and we recommend
/ For Long 'Tern. Contract.
THAT associations be organized
under long-term binding contract,
in which the growers should pool their
products and average prices for the
same quality and grade Of stuff hand
led.
I'VE recommend that associations
be organized around the particular
commodity that is to be handled; we
recommend that these associations be
non-profit and non-capital.
We wish especially to call atten-
ton to the Georgia Cotton Growers
| association and earnestly urge every
farmer in the State Of Georgia ID
| sign his cotton for sale through This
association for the next five years.
we consider. the question of
solving the farmers marketing
problem as much the problem of the
business man as the problem of Tie
farmer and we therefore wish to call
upon all business men of the state
for their assistance in forming mar
keting associations around Georgia
products. We have no hesitaney in
saying that business men should con-
tribute both in time and financing, hl
helping the farmers to form their
marketing associations.
And this, the Georgia division of
the Farmers Education and Co-op-
eratipe Union, do here and now for
all time go on record and pledge our
earnest support and work to the sue
cessful completion of the campaign
to sign the cotton IN Georgia undef
this contract.
Ford Offer Endorsed.
A resolution was unanimously
adopted in last nights session pledg-
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