The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-04-27
President Stone Says Interests
Circulating Propaganda
Seeking 20 Continue Liv-
ing on Grower
as UNDER OLD DUMPING sYs.
TEN or SELLING

make money of the grower. We shall
have no trouble in making our or
xanization 100 per cent strong" said
President James &. Stone, Of the
Burlcy association, in response to an
inquiry as 20 propaganda being cir
culated quietly By mail among to-
bacoc growers % the district.
These men have lived. just as the
res, Of us who were in the ware
house business used - live" said
Mr.. Stone. "off the buiness brought
to Us By the grower. They are hard
ly to be blamed for desiring to con
tinue TO live OF the work Of the grow
er.. but IL is only fair to the grower
that he should understand exactly
what Is involved in his staying out Of
the Association.
There can be little doubt that the
formation 81 the Burnley association
was a factor in the better prices paid
this year on the independent mar
kets This fact Is generally recog-
nized now even by those who. re-
naming out Of the association. prof
tied by its organization.
supply and demand. indeed. do
regulate tobacco prices, or would
regulate prices bu; for the system 81
every farmer competing with every
other farmer. In case fthe pro-
duction Of a surplus Of tobacco this
year. under the Old system Of market
ing. the surplus. which would be
thrown on the market. 81 course.
with the actual needs Of the manu-
fac,urers. would break the price Of
every pound Of tobacco sold and UNI
der the old system there Is no way Of
preventing this. Under the cooper
alive marketing system, on the other
hand. the manufacturers are offered
only what they need at the time they
need Il. There is no expense Of auc-
tioneers. in fact. Il Is my belief that
the selling expense will be cut in half
by the new. system. II not more. or
course. the tobacco grower pays this
expense. II is taken out Of his crop,
when he sells IL. II he does not rush
his crop to market, but delivers II TO
the Burnley Tobacco Growers Asso-
citation TO be sold for him. he does no;
pay these warehouse charges. He
pays nothing except the expense Of
conducting the association, and thai
in my opinion. will be very much
less than the expense Of conducting
the warehouses under the old system.
in which the profits Of the warehouse
business wen, into the pockets Of the
warehousemen.
II have no fear that the growers.
once they understand the facts in
this matter. will fail TO take advan-
tage Of this opportunity to free them
selves from the shackles Of a mar
keting system that has demonstrated
that IL can ct aside the law Of sup
lply and demand. as il did las, year.
Tobacco interests Of Lexington and
Central Kentucky. at considerable
expense. made a careful survey Of
the situation in the winter Of 1920.
a few weeks before the market open
ed. We proved, not only 10 our
own satisfaction. but to the satisfac-
ton Of government experts, that the
crop Of 1920 was considerably lighter
than that Of 1919, which averaged
3sis cents a pound. In the face Of
this fact. and in the face Of the. furth-
er fact that the demand for tobacco
products passed all previous records.
the crop was literally taken from the
growers at prices but little more than
a third Of those Of the previous
year.
III the tobacco growers will heed
the advice Of those who are interest
ed in their welfare, those whose pros
peri,y depends upon the prosperity
of the tobacco growers-,he bankers.
the merchants. the lawyers. the doc
tors. the preachers-of their COM
munities. We haven't a doubt they
will come with Us in the Burley as
ISOLATION. II they are honestly in
doubt as to what they should do in
regard TO joining or staying out Of
the association, We urge them TO ask
any Of their neighbors who have de.
livered their crops 20 the association
rs to their experience and as 10
whether they are satisfied with re-
suits.
1T is my firm conviction that the
new system Of selling tobacco has
come to stay. that the growers will
never 20 back to the way Of dump
ing" every man for himself and ev-
cry grower in competition with every
other, selling their crops without re-
gard to market or financial .eondi-