Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-08-16
MANY GROWERS SIGN UP
WITH THE COOPERATIVE.
Claim Opening of Auction
Warehouses at Low Prices
Responsible.
HOLD MEETING IN wILso,
k~nturkInn- Tell >onn,~mbcrs or
Surress of Marketing Plan In Thrir
stnt~-Grent Interest shown b,
Farmers.

Especial to Tho Tim.s- Dlsp,7ch
WILSON, ~ ". Aug. l5-Hundr.ds
OF growers who had followed IN.
policy Of wal, and see in IN. ham.
OF unusually high prices on the
opening sales of the warehouse Hours
In Wilson were doomed to d,.ap.
pointm.nt today
In spite Of tendency To raise
the prices on the lowest grades there
was evident disappointment that the
better grades did not bring higher
prices. in very few instances reach /.
inS 80 cents. More marketing con.
tracts were signed in the town Of
wilson today than In the history Of
the Tobacco Growers Co-pp.ra,iy.
Association. Following the iusist-n,
demand OF IN" growers. II nlass-neet
ing Of farmers was called in the
courthouse. and the courtroom va.
hlled TO overlooking with every sea,
aisle and window Sill OCCUPIED by
tobacco growers. who listened in
ient!y and broke into shouts OF an
piauae at The message. OF Il n
works and Mr.. Blanks, the Ken
ruch!ans. who were hastily sum
m"ned from othe- 20 n,s. 10 make
tH"lT iast appes today 10 the farmers
OF Eastern Carolina gathered a,
Wilson.
Never in the entire campaipn y,
inc big cooperative have tobacco
growers shown such Interest," during
TINS season for cooperative mar
ketins as That expressed in tho
ch"ers of 500 growers which echoed
from the courthouse windows in In.
sirests ot Wilson
The loyal members Of the as,o
citation crowded so fast into ,nn
courtroom that many nonsIsn.rs
were unable 10 gain entrance and
"hen show Of hands were caller
for 80 per cent Of those present were
seen 70 he members Of the market,
ing association. More than half Of
those wh" failed 10 raise their hands
az members Joined the ass,ri,tion
on this last day Of tho campaiyn
Il NJ. Works. Kentucky member of
'he bnri"! pool said. In 1920 w.
continued to give Our tobacco away
TO the tune Of 10 cents nnund
where II cost Ms IS 10 make II, bu,
Today "" have redried our green 10
haccos. Kept good per cent Of our
pest t"haccos and sold a large Ior
"i IN" common green ;obaccos. which
""u'h nave gone for Z and cent,
AZ auction FOR "a cents and million,
OF pounds more for IA cents. VIVA,
IS cooperative marketing?" John
blanks. another Kentucky grover
ana Der OF the hurley pool said
me tobacco companies are our
friends and customers The reason
they have taken our tobacco for low
prices is that We have dumped II,
down and begged them 10 nav ne
what they could Instead OF m.r
'handislns - Ike business men az
The co.op"rativ" associations haye
nv ""i"h !" 40. \ glowing report
NJ IN" operation Of the border mar
N"ts was brought To the maas-mo.,
ing or tobacco growers In Wilson ,n.
i. l. BARNES. tobacco farmer. ~
kenly. y. &, Who Witnessed tn. CO.
"pera'iN" war"hous" q, Lumberton
IN action iasf Monday.
hay" had sixteen or seventeen
Years. experience ia marketing to-
hacc" In Wilson. as my friends in
ms meeting know" said Mr.. Ken
icy ana declared, Co operative mar
""t!nS : the clcanest. incest system
"' handling tobacco ] have ever seen
ana the grading the fasr.s,."
me hrst days operation Of tho
auction markets has unqucsiionablv
started strong ru.yo,p.,,, 49,. -