The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-07-13
CAMPAIGN CLIMAX
STAGED IN WILSON
OFFICIALS AND MEMBERS OF
TOBACCO ASSOCIATION CELE-
BRATE SUCCESS.

The worlds largest cooperative
marketing association entered the
worlds largest tobacco market al
Wilson, N. c., on Saturday, July 9Th
marking the climax of the whirlwino
campaigns in the Carolinas which
have resulted in a ten thousand in.
crease in membership for the Tobac.
co Growers Cooperative Association
within the past ten weeks.
Oliver ]. Sands, executive manager
of the association of $4,000 tobacco
growers addressed the mammoth mas
meeting of tobacco growers, mer.
chants and bankers from Eastern
Carolina.
More than a thousand contracts
week have been pouring steadily in
to Raleigh headquarters and mark
the successful campaigning which
continues in South Carolina, Virginia
and Eastern North Carolina.
The recent statement Of C. c. Car
rington, president of the United
States Tobacco Association, that the
Tobacco Growers Cooperative Asso-
citation is now grown into a formid-
able rival to the Independent dealers
and warehousemen, has been follow
Cd by some of the most hostile ad-
vertising which has yet appeared in
opposition to the organized growers.
This opposition is stirring the grow
ers to redouble their efforts, and
more than 600 contracts from Vir-
giria have come in since the recent
meetings at South Boston, Chatham,
Gretna, Burkeville, Amelia and brakes
Branch and Bedford, where Senator
Borah, Oliver ]. Sands, j. Y. Joyner,
Joseph NJ. Hurt >and other leaders
of the cooperative addressed thous-
ands of growers.
Severely arraigning the men who
have fostered rumors that 'extrava-
CANT salaries are paid the officials
of the marketing association, Oliver
]. Sands, executive manager has
authorized the following statement.
"There are some people so selfish
and narrow-minded that they cannot
believe that there are business men
living in Virginia, North Carolina and
South Carolina who are willing to
devote their time and talents, to the
service of the people and their states.
"These people have stated that l
am receiving large compensation for
my services. This I deny, I am work
ing in this wholly because I believe
it will be of great benefit to our
people, and I know that if we help
the farmer we help all the people"
T will receive reward in personal
satisfaction and in the same manner
as every other merchant and banker"
saws Mr.. Sands who asked why is
it that cooperative marketing is in
creasing and growing wherever 1t
has been tried?" and pointing out
that a few years ago three hundred
million dollars of products were mar
keted through cooperative associa-
tions, and that this year more than
one billion dollars worth OF farm
product will be sold by cooperative
associations.
With So per cent. of the tobacco
crop of South Carolina on signed
contracts listed by growers, by pounds
and acres at Raleigh headquarters OF
the Tobacco Growers Cooperative
Association, officials of the organiz-
ed tobacco growers here yesterday
dismounted the report of Independent
warehousemen that only 26 per cent
of the South Carolina crop was sign
ed with the association.
Hundreds of new contracts arriv-
ing daily from South Carolina are
pushing the large majority member
ship of the big producing, counties
to higher percentage each week.
Williamsburg county now passes a
90 per cent. sign-up, Florence coun-
ty is steadily climbing from 80 to
30 per cent. and Darlington county
which signed over hundred grow
ers in the last few days is close to
the three-quarter mark.
Robson county sent in Y contracts
in a single day last week and is now
close to a 90 per cent membership.
S. D. Frissel.
To Be Married.