The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1922-04-11
Judge Bing = Speaks;
Brings Good News
TO THE TOBACCO GROWERS. OF
NORTH CAROLINA AT RAIL-
EIGH YESTERDAY; TOBACCO
INDUSTRY OF KENTUCKY RE-
VOLUTIONIZED.


INDUSTRY OF KENTUCKY RE-
VOLUTIONIZED.
RALEIGH, April 1O.-Judge Rob
ert Bingham of Louisville, Ky., lead
er of the Kentucky Burley Growers
Marketing Association, told a gather
ing of the Raleigh Chamber of Com
rerce and officers from the cham
'bers of commerce from all cities of
North Carolina last night how the
association Of hurley tobacco grow
ers ad revolutionized an industry
more than a hundred years old with
in 80 days, and stated that it could
be done in Virginia and North Car
olina rs we'll as in Kentucky.
Josephus Daniels, addressing the
leaders of the Kentucky Burley
Growers, the directors of the Vir-
ginia-Carolina Tobacco Growers Co.
operative Association, and the guests
Of the local climber of commerce
from FL parts of the state, said that
Judge bingham had done more than
any citizen Of Kentucky in half
century to help the farmers of that
state.
Telling how thirty million pounds
Of tobacco had been sold at one
time to one large company for sat-
| isfactory prices by the Association
Of Burley Growers, Judge Bingham
stated that this system was proving
more satisfactory to both growers
and big leaf dealer than the auction
sales. "The cooperative movement
is undoubtedly the great movement
! Of the immediate future" said Judge
Bingham, who stated it would mean
! the last glimpse Of barefoot women
and ragged children in the fields Of
! either Kentucky or the Carolinas
| Pointing out how the growers of
| California now enjoyed schools, and
] roads and homes equal to those of
!! slle cities, Judge Bingham prophesied
/ that with cooperative marketing
changing the receipts Of the grower
from eight cents to forty-eight cents
!: Il the consumers dollar, the future
ETealth of the country would belong
to the south.
More than five million dollars'
worth of warehouses have been turn
ed over to the organized Kentucky
Growers, according to PRESIDENT Jas
c. Stone, and the 9o-day lien Of mil
lions Of dollars made by the asso-
citation was entirely paid within 4C
! days.
President Stone prophesied SINH
lar success for the 10000 organized
tobacco growers Of Virginia and the
Carolinas who have arranged to take
over more than $50 warehouses IL
tie three states Manager Stone con
graduated the directors Of the To
bacco Growers Cooperative Associa
ton upon their great achievement.
Features Of the reception accord
cd to Judge Bingham, in addition t
the smoker rendered by the loca
chamber Of commerce, We're a dinne-
given by Josephus Daniels, fornle7
secretary Of the navy, and lunch
con under the auspices Of the Rotar.
Club. Among those present were Oh
iyer J. Sands of Richmond, manage:
Of the Tobacco Growers Cooperativ
Association; Richard B. Patterson
manager Of the leaf department. o
that association and formerly man
ager of the leaf department Of tn
: American Tobacco Company; c. 3
i Cheatham, former district manage
4 Of the Universal Tobacco Compan
and now with the organized growers
] President C. A. Norwood and all d
y rectors and officials Of the Tobacc
:. Growers Cooperative Association.
Oliver j. Sands, manager, and {
= A. Norwood, president Of the Toba@
co Growers Cooperative Association
were ether speakers at the smoker
a wno told Of the progress and pro:
pact of the organization Of 1000
Carolina and Virginia growers.
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