Fitzgerald leader enterprise and press. (Fitzgerald, Ben Hill County, Ga.) 1921-1964, 1922-01-26
Collective Bargaining
Theme Of Farm Meet
To Be Held In City
Farmers Meetings Here This Week
To Help Producers

Meetings of special Importance to
producers of cotton, watermelons and
cantaloupes, are scheduled for this
week in this city and every producer
OF either of these products should
make every effort to attend the meet
ings, scheduled for this particular pro-
duct. Every season in the past has
demonstrated the helplessncss of the
producer of farm products when it
came to cope with the existing sys-
tenn of marketing and it is good sign
of the times that steps are being taken
by progressive organizations to give
to the producer of farm products op-
portuunities to protect his interests as
others have had for the ages past, and
many of whom have used their organ
izations to exploit the farmer as we'll
as every other line of productive labor
The first of these meetings will be
in behalf of cotton, when the plan for
cooperate marketing of the staple
along the California plan, will be ex-
planned to the local farmers, Friday
afternoon at the Chamber of Com
merce.
More Money for Cotton" is this
organizations slogan and it is entirely
feasible that it can accomplish what
1t promises to do for the cotton farm
er. In Georgia men like Chas. S. Bar
ret, president of the National Farmers
Union are at the head of the movement
which alone guarantees to the farm
ers square deal. At the meeting on
Friday AFTERNOON it is expected that
Mr.. A. A. Elmore, director of organ
Ization will be here in person to ex-
lain the plan and its purpose. Come
out and hear him. At the Chamber
OF Commerce, 2 P NJ. Friday, IAN
uary 10Th.
Watermelon Meeting
Saturday afternoon at the Chamber
OF Commerce a meeting is called for
the perfection of an organization to
handle this years watermelon crop
along cooperative lines. This crop
has also been at the mercy of specula-
tors and dishonest romll..,s.on houses
in the past, but for the past season, the
Southwest Georgia Watermelon Asso-
citation has demonstrated to the profit
OF its members, extending over a large
territory in Southwest Georgia. that
cooperative marketing is the sure way
to secure profit on this valuable crop
and Ben Hill county is thus invited to
join her sister counties in this move
ment. Every business man, from
even a selfish standpoint is interested
IN securing for the producers a fair
price for his product as only through
the producers roserity can the mer-
chant hope to do profitable business
in his line, no matter what that NAV
be.
Cantaloupe Growers to Organize
Saturday afternoon at 2:3O meet
ing will be held at the Chamber of
Commerce, promoted by the agricul-
tural extension department of the A.
B. & A. and Mr.. f L. Dorminev of
the Ice Company, for the purpose of
organizing the growers of Catalogues
nthe county and this district.
Primarily this organization is to Sc
cure acreage for this crop and to en-
courage the industry. Already a num-
Der of farmers have contracted to
plant the "Pink Queen" famous for
several years among northern con-
sumers and which has proven a good
shipping melon
Among the growers already contrac-
ted are A. B. c. Dormincy, E. L. Dor
miney, L. Robitzsch, Walter Robit-
zsch, D. L. Rice, Mrs. Joshua Troupe,
J. f. Turner, ]. R. Horton, ]. H. Dor
miney, F. G, Hale, H. H. James, z T.
Dunn, c. D. Carol, p. I. Mizc L. L.
Griner, S. G. Pryor, Sr., and Mrs. r.
l.. Troupe.