The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1922-01-19
CAMPAIGN EFT NDED.
Farmers May Sign Contracts Up to
January 80.

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January 80.
Florence, Jan. 1S.-The last date
for signing the cooperative tobacco
marketing contract will be February
End. The Executive Committee at
Raleigh, N. c., has allowed the various
campaign committees to continue an
active drive for new signers on the
same basis until February End which
time the Board of Directors will as
sumo control. Those signing at the
meeting or prior to the meeting at
their respective courthouses January
3Gth will be allowed to participate in
the election for delegates on that date
The first lap in the race for CO.
operative marketing of tobacco has
been won. All three states have ex-
ceeded by liberal margin their min
imum percentages. While South
Carolina has twice as much to gain
from the successful operation of the
plan, yet Virginia and North Caro-
lima are way ahead of South Caro-
lima in amount signed up. The total
amount signed by the three states as
shown by the contracts at Raleigh to
January 1st, gives a grand total OF
352, ,901 ,437 pounds. Of this amount,
South Carolina had contracts, to jan
uary 1st, showing total of 1924
S24 pounds. More than $1,000 con-
tracts have been signed in the three
states.
The present organization as it now
stands will supervise and arrange for
the elections which are to be held at
the various county court houses
throughout the three states on jan
uary 30th. Each signer will vote for
delegates on this date, who in turn
will elect directors on February End.
The delegates for the first district
will assemble in Florence for the pur-
pose of electing a director for that
district, while those elected in the
second district will meet in Sumter
to elect a director for that district.
The headquarters of the organiza-
ton committees are now making all
the arrangements for these elections
in South Carolina. One of their du-
ties being to notify each of the thous-
ands of signers in this state by letter
to attend these county meetings on
January 3Oth. Each signer Of con-
tract whether he receives his notice
or not is expected to attend this meet
ing at his county court house on
Monday, January S0th, at ten o'clock
a. m. He is also requested in this
notice to bring one or two new sign
ers with him on that date. 1t is
ernestly hoped by the campaign COM
mittee that each and every signer
will do his duty and heed this request.
Some of the tobacco growing coun-
ties in this state already have over
1.20O signers. Consequently, it is ex-
pected that some of the court houses
in these counties will be filled to
capacity on that day. A few small
warehouses are running in the Bur-
lev district of Kentucky to accommodate
those outside of the pool. In COM
menting on the situation, the Lexing-
ton correspondent of Tobacco" a
New York tobacco journal, has the
following to say on January 9th:
"Prices generally We're regarded as
good. The Burley pool, in which
nine-tenths of the Kentucky crop is
signed up, generally is credited for
the increase in prices, and it is the
belief that the pooled crop will bring
still higher prices, as the tobacco
pooled is. said to be of much better
quality than that outside the pool"
In commenting further on the situa-
ton, he says: Gas there is little
tobacco outside the pool, it Is expect
ed that all the unpooled tobacco will
be sold within the next two weeks. "
The Kentucky association will be-
gin to offer theirs over their 120
warehouse floors during this month.
The large tobacco companies have
promised the association square
deal, and thus dawns new era in
the marketing of tobacco by the CO.
operative plan.
Anyone desiring contracts for him
self or his neighbor can obtain same
by dropping a postal to the Tobacco
Campaign Committee, Florence, S. C..