The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1922-10-13
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While no formal statistics have been
published showing that rs per cent of
| the tobacco acreage raised in the stase,
based on the 1920 planting, is covered
| by pool contracts, reliable information
I carries the assurance that such is the
fact. This should dispose of all doubts
as to that matter The contracts which
have been signed are binding until June
l, 1927, and unless the signer at the ex-
piratlon OF this term gives due notice
of withdIa avail according to the provis-
ions in the contract, it continues auto
matically in force from that date. The
executive committee of the board of
directors has held several important
meetings, decisions arrived at have not
| been given out, but it is expected that
the name of the head grader will soon
be- announced as we'll as the names of
other persons to be placed in positions
Of trust. The publicity method to be
adopted by the field director may be
given time for thorough study before
definitely decided upon. While the pool
as business proposition does not diff
fer from any ordinary business organ
ization, its bigness requires conserva-
| tive planning and careful study of de-
tail. The growers who have joined the
pool expect that the pool, which now
| owns their tobacco, shall by its method
increase the net income from the to-
bacco crop above the general average
| received in the past. They will look to.
| the management of the pool to conduct
| its business so as to insure better
| price for tobacco and an equitable price
| to all members. The persons charged
with managerial duties can not please
Everybody, of course; to them the sue
cess of the enterprise as a whole must
take first place in their considerations,
and the individual can not expect to
benefit beyond the benefit as whole
1t is this spirit becoming disciplinary
force that makes CO operative under
takings possible; and the extent of
| their success depends on the power of
| this spirit in the minds of the greater
| number of those associated together in
the common enterprise. AS it takes
enthusiasm to bring movement of this
sort into organized shape, it takes pa
tience, tact, insight, courage and hard
work to make it success.
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The people who live in the asserting
centers and to considerable extent de-
pend upon the asserting of tobacco for
their winter income are. perhaps, as
vitality interested in the question of
the place as ANYBODY To hundreds of
women and men who labor for wages
the asserting season is looked forward
to as period of steady work and fair
income. Every week they can call for
their pay envelope, and it carries the
family through the expensive season of
the year, the season when warm cloth
! ing, large amounts of fuel and better
food are needed. It IS a fact which
speaks well for the local tobacco indus
try that very little labor trouble has
ever been experienced, and that the
| warehouse men and the asserting forces
have gotten along harmoniously year
after year, many of the assorters hav-
| ing worked in the same warehouse for
decades. The experience of many
years work at the asserting tables has
made the laborers highly efficient and
naturally assisted the packers in turn
ing out product which has made
good name for itself throughout the
land. During the coming season every
warehouse center hopes to see suf-
fcient amount of leaf bought to keep
all hands busy during the winter. The
private packers have bought nearly all
| available northern tobacco already, and
those who are interested in the south
ern type will undoubtedly buy that in
the near future. If that is not suffic-
lent to fill their needs, it must be hoped
that they can make reasonable arrange
ments to buy whatever they desire to
handle through the pool warehouses
| There should be found way to effect
an understanding which would be mu-
tually profitable. The warehouse di-
rector, Mr.. Holtan, has made one very
commendable move already, by insist
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be made to fit the need of each contig-
uous growing area, and that new ware
| houses shall not be started where avail
able asserting and storage space can be
| hired in warehouses owned by private
| packers. Some sort of reasonable
m thod of obtaining such leases must
be worked out in common sense way
so that both parties to the deal have
full and free oDDOrtunitV to act In ar