Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-04-11

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to gain independence is by pooling his
product with that of his fellow farm
ers.
while # is a fact that the farmer
has been working hard all these years
for nothing" declared DR.. Poe, 1T is
his own fault. All other classes and
professions are using business sense
and horse sense in selling their labor
or their products, while the farmer Is
still going around asking, Please sir,
what will you give me for thisT
Il believe that in the future we will
thank God for the hard years OF 1920
and 1921 because as result Of our ex-
periences and the trying ordeals
through which we have passed we have
determined to wake UP and market our
products on a business basis. We are
realizing that it Is high time we were
changing our position"
Mentioning Oklahoma, Texas, Mis-
sissipi, North Carolina, Arkansas,
Georgia and Alabama, as cotton grow
ing states that have accepted the CO.
operative marketing plan and suoscrio-
ed their respective quotas. the speaker
said that South Carolina and Louisiana
were the only cotton growing states
lacking to present a solid front Tor the
nIon m make farmers sound In their
own interest.
Principle an Old One.
The principle of cooperative market
ing. said DR.. Poe, is an old one and has
been in practice in foreign countries
notably France, Belgium, Italy. ireiand
and Denmark for more than two gen.
erations. Farmers Of Denmark espe-
cially have become all powerful
through cooperative marketing, while
in this country the highest deYei-
opment in farming has been reacned
in California, largely through the re-
suit of the marketing system.
The agreement that the farmers Oh
South Carolina are being asked 10 sisn'
he said. is the same contract that the
farmers in other cotton growing states
have signed. The matter Is one OF
great importance not only to farmers
but to the public at large, because IN
an agricultural state like South caro-
lima all are dependent upon the farm.
There is no chance for profteerins
through the cooperative marketing
scheme, he said, because 1t Is 30 ar
ranged that all members share aiiKe.
Nobody but those who actually grow
cotton may become members and eacn
cotton grower must pledge himsen W
market all his cotton through the as
sociat,on for five years. Provision ID
made in the contract for any act OF
perjury, or perfidy on the part OF any
member; watchful care will be taken
to guard against crooks spd 9nly me
best experts and the most reliable ana
Trustworthy men viii be employed to
market the cotton of members. ~,
Overhead Costs.
Discussing the objection that has
been offered by those unfriendly to the
scheme in some quarters that big sal
aries would be paid those in charge OF
cotton sales, DR.. Poe declared that II
was the intention Of the association to
employ only the most efficient and the
biggest men that could be employed.
The cost of marketing, however, VIII
be nothing like as great as 1t Is now 10
farmers who support hundreds and
thousands of cotton buyers, many Oh
whom are unnecessary and some OF
whom are dishonest, their idea being
TO buy the cotton of the farmer as
cheap as possible and having no knowi-
edge of cotton grade and no inclina-
ton to buy on grade IL they knew.
The plan must be all right, declared
DR.. Poe in conclusion, because the war
Finance corporation has long sipce
given its endorsement and has onered
the Texas association all the money II
wanted. It Is not necessary to go TO
the War Finance corporation, because
all of the leading banking institutions
appreciate the plan and are willing 10
give IL financial backing. 1t is merely
a big business proposition and sound
one at that-a proposition that will put
the farmers of the South on a sound
financial footing and will aid material
ly in bringing prosperity to the South
land. And the best time for the farm
ers of this section to enter into the
plan Is the present.