The Port Gibson reveille. [volume] (Port Gibson, Miss.) 1890-current, 1922-11-23
EMINENT MARKETING
SPECIALISTS HERE


n is singular that farmers take
less interest in things that pertain 70
1 their business than any other bust.
ness men. Last Friday one Of the
most noted experts on cotton market
ling il the country was advertised co
speak at the court house, and had
there not been 4 few business men
present there would not have been an
audience large enough to cause the
speaker and the other two marketing
fexperts with him to have wasted their
time There were but two farmers at
1.-THE beginning of the speaking, but
two Or three others came ia later.
The speakers were G. d. Moser.
secretary Of the Cotton Growers Ex-
change, which embraces the nine cot-
ton states; Mr. 4 M Patterson, State
Market Agent, who is member 81
The State Marketing Bureau, and MIR
q. II, Hill Of South Carolina, who viii
make q campaign Of the county for
the purpose Of interesting cotton
growers in the organization.
The speakers were introduced by
Judge Gage who had heard Mr. Mos
ca speak before the State Bankers az
their meeting at jackson and wAs
wonderfully impressed by the speech.
M. Moser stated that tie two great
problems confronting The cotton farms
er are economical production and &
satisfactory outlet for the product.
Mr.. Moser is himself cotton farmer
and knows the business. He stated
that under our present system Of
marketing every bale Of cotton Is
competitor Of every other bale, and
that every acre planted ia cotton is
2 competitor Of the other acres. The
speaker stated that 'we have been
marketing our crops Ia the most ex-
pensive and destructive way
Since l9l3,n said Mr. Moser, eco
operative marketing became scientif-
lc. There has not been single
scandal ln cooperative marketing
As q class farmers are careful, and
al safeguards are thrown round it,
Ihis organization gets the brains
q the country to handle the business.
and merchandise cotton as single
crop. Every man gets the same price
for the same quality.
The organization has officers ii
the bic cotton mill sections in this
country and in England
.,at;', riss 'psasssl spen tgid What Coop
e,.',;a r',s's ,.lasiAesiS nisp gone Ior tne
II ~ uas eaoHsrs 81 y SailIofnla. re said
of ,.a;a;s. AsAo 1l'iy 4VsV0V POUNDS
1'fn 9ao ~ ~ plouuesa. Anla year,
sl,s,fse tl,s,, pgntssas NeIs prgauceq' ana
snes .,e 9aS pelnk Carried lnto almost
,,,.;ns. nrSas S0uu'hy y tne world at good
R-1Sss HF,. a
So, Naoser eseiateQ that before an
snll1aston coula ee erected N Mis
10o Xxx R Lsias = M9usa ps necessary 70 eet
ai,vvsVvV 4. naies q cotton signed ZIP, and
III III e'''''l'eisn Mouia close on March /
tsgi ~
y, ,.,ss, sso M s'iu eiiat ~ otsleefs snail be
~ ''teh3 taa Wy etnPiQy their experts
la 5'ae Ss5S satesinen' pest ciasslliers and
KAY KAY 9ii.Ssh a,t organizers. SIXTY per
ssile 81 sie saiuS Of lne cotton IS adj
M, s','e'u sns uay tne gottQn y stored n
,1'',. s,'S maa VI. s'louss. q lhe banks "a the
g4sasay ilaFs ~ appheq z ~ 70 loan the or
s-s' sao'i Yo0'VVv,vvV, ana the War
:. '.a,..l.9 .s,,,silelns Ieparement of the u n
nv 5',s ~ ilAlsile e nAs oherea similar sum,
34s ~ ~ ~ nas n0l Deen needed /
ss'T NJ. z liSssMsI nA ssateu'
/. ;l.,l Ut. n1o7er sala 0hab Wherever pos
2tgas al.,4 ipsa1 WAREHOUSES are used and I
si,.'s see otsanlzauon had secured
. .,a ssS L, q insurance az ioW as p cents
Ps4 Deis pSt month:
~ sa'a nis ofganizallon mad always
: ( s2hssn +, !. premiums on lFs COTTON because I
~ q. eo4eon was guaranteed and y can
Il IL lsilyslea Wnen wanted. He said 7
w y AK ialniels are employing from 100 7
" ~ via'es as many people 70 mark I
~ ~ snels COTTON as are needed, while I
sae1r WIVES sne cnliaren have 70 help I
iat'a l,laHS y gnu seP Aoenihg TOT their
laggr'
iis salq tnat every thing except ag-
laSu1sulal phyouets is marketed in
kloull X, y ~ eg-opefal1Te way. That |
t'e saN u Snppiy ana demand IS not
svNerlins tae price of cotton, because
W. a1e setelng from %4O TO S6O per
oa1e more 1of ~ now rnan q the be-
flnniiis q sne season yet tnere was
lus1 & p,B Supply ana just as great
3, 4Silianu az 1nas Lime as now
ne saia tnag cooperative market
lns = pl4eing 1ne eott9n on the mark
~ Jqsb "neh IL Is needed. he declar-
81 tnao ee-pps1asiNe marketing IS JUST
y eooa tof sne merchant and banker
es tSf ene i3finer, tor Eney Rer the
gsnents NHlcn arg aeIlFea from bet
Vt prizes lasS as fre farmer does.
Mr. .e,' Mosef stated mat cooperative
.',,'rh z, sIi1e : " q Aa1m ptoancts mas
placeo Saliiofnia tW0 generations a.
heau q Ihe cotlon growing states,
ana lnat mere aauenters and sons ot
ens la1lners II tna1 staFe are Y tne
daughters and sons Of the merchants