The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1922-03-10
Gnral anh perannal
Friday, March 10, 1922
Cooperation Needed

Now that The Maryland Tobacco
Growers Association has been in opera
tion two years, how many farmer
are pausing to scan its record for tn,
good it has done and the benefits they
have derived instead of taking up ant
boosting along each criticism that they
hear. Naturally the Association has
made mistakes, why not? Who has
not made them? But after all it is not
the little mistakes that need concern
US. but the big accomplishments by
which we should reach our conclusions
as to whether the Association is worth
while or not
Your. organization is in a stronger
position today than it has been in its
history if the Growers will lend help
ing hand. It. has emerged from the
terrible burden of 1920 tobacco on
its hands and in 1921 sold several
Thousand hogsheads more than it receiv-
ed during that season, and has demons
trated its ability not only to sell tobac-
CO, but to sell it at top market prices,
and at the same time to sustain the
market,
So today we find in the hands of the
Association only low grade tobacco,
which, barring the frenzy Of the war
period have never brought and never
will bring price. Even these will be
disposed of at price. low of Icourse,
but the stock of the Association will
be cleaned up and there will be little
tobacco in it's hands when the crop
comes in.
: It is your organization and each in
dividual member of you is responsible
for it's success or failure. Either it is
q good thing and you need it or it is no
good and you do want it? 1t is up to
YOU, but tell you men it will be SER
ious time in Southern Maryland when
tobacco slumps hundred per cent be-
low what it was in 1915, just as corn,
and wheat, potatoes and tomatoes and
almost everything else you produce
has done.
So far tobacco has not. Why not?
Where did it go after you began to
organize? And where has it been
since you have had your organization?
Ne must change our attitude, OF at
least many of US must We make our
selves realize that this is our organiza-
ton, designed for the protection of our
interests. That we must forget the
little petty grievances Of today, failure |
NR6t Icply w q iStbSA We L
.perchance forgot to sign, and look to |
the future, the big things the Associa-
ton is designed to do. This is not a fight
for today or tomorrow bat for all time,
q test to determine whether the. prod
ucer of tobacco down here in Southern |
Maryland is going to grow it IN the |
future, in all the years to come, at |
cost plus profit, or whether he is going |
to spend the rest of his days as he had |
done up to the time of the war growing |
it at cost. no profit in sight, the old |
farm getting poorer, the old buildings |
ID ire delapidated, and the old farmer |
more broken and discouraged.
1T is in your power Mr.. Grower-Two
roads stretch open before you; upon
one the sign post points to Organize
tion, promise and prosperity, the other
to the old way. dis organization, degree
dalton and ruin. 1t is up to you both |
member and non-member; which will |
you choose? You must make choice
now, right now in 1921.
r. LAURIE MITCHELL,
Director of Organization.