The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1922-09-23
COOPERATIVE
CONTRACTS
TO BE TESTED

Against illiam1s-
burg Member Of the
Associat ation L
Florence. Sept. 20:-The South
Carolina Tobacco Growers Co
operative Marketing association
late this afternoon procured a tenn
porary injunction against w.
Fairey. planter of Williamsburg
county restraining him from de-
livering his tobacco TO any other
warehouse Or association except the
= growers cooperative association,
with which he has signed a con-
tract
Judge S. W. G. Shipp granted
the temporary Injunction in cham
bers upon the application Of Will
4 EEK & WILCOX, rep presenting the as
sociaticn.
The complaint alleged that while
Mr.. Iairey had signed the contract
OF the association he had not ful-
filed its terms With respect to the
deliyery of the tobacco. The com-
pIaias stated that he had deliver
ed to the association only 500
pounds out OF q total acreage of 60
acres.
The papers in the case have been
fled and copies have been forward
ed to Kingstree for service. The
case will come to trial upon its
merits in due course.
q, The proceedings are important in
that they constitute the first at
tempt OF the tobacco growers as
sociation to enforce its contract
Should AIr. Fairey make applica-
ton to kaye the injunction dis
solved the bearing may be held
earlier than the regular term of
the court.
Much interest is attached to the
case It was announced some time
ago that the association would ex-
ert every effort to force compli-
ance with It's contracts. The action
taken yesterday nay lead to others,
2 It was stated today
Raleigh, O., Sept 20-The
Tobacco Growers Cooperative as
soeiation started legalaetien TO
protect the contracts Of $4,000
loyal members tedaS when 1t OBJ
tanned restraining orders against
1 u a. HarreiT OF Edgecomb coun-
ty, n G., and W. T. Jones, ofssNasfi
county, to prevent these al
s legged contract breakers from de-
livering any more of their tobacco
outside Of the association.
Judge C. G. Lyon, holding court
in the Fourth judicial district, is
sued restraining order. which was
forwarded TO Nashville today and
will be served without delay upon
the defendants ia this case Of the
tobacco cooperative.
q. q Harrell OF Maeclesfet1,
who signed up $4,000 pounds os
tobacco with the big cooperati.es.
and ". 7 Jeres ef Nashyi.,e. who
signed over 1e.ooe pounds. are al
legged IN the complaint OF the asso-
cation to haze sold 5.eau pounds
each outside Of the association in
violation OF the centract. Both
parties are alleged TO haze stated
they would not deliver any Of their
tobacco to the association, and
rapers will be forwarded them noti-
flying the defendants to appear be-
fore Judge +. A. Daniels OF the
Second judicial district 1t Nash
vile. \. C.. on Monday, October 3,
to show cause why the Injunction
should not be granted uatii the
final hearing of the case.
The summons fled in these first
suits OF the tobacco cooperative
association called for liauidated
damages Of FIVE cents a pound for
all tobacco sold outside of the asso-
cation as provided in It's contract
with all members. also for attoc
neys fees Of $3.50 in each case
The cases in which the tobacco
cooperative takes action today will
be followed up by suits against
other contract breakers and those
inducing members of association
to break their contracts, according
to Aaron Sapiro. attorney for the
association. who told 5000 farm
ers attending the recent mass
meetings Of tobacco growers in
Daaville. and Southh;ll, Va, that
suits were being prepared to pro-
tect the interests of the thousands
Of loyal members OF the associa-
ton who have organized to per-
feet their system of marketing to-
bacco in three states.
The bankers OF Florence, after
six weeks OF cooperative market
ing. teIegraphed the following
comments received today at head
quarters of the Tobacco Growers
Cooperative association at Raleigh
by II. o. Wilson, secretary:
'srhe Tobacco Growers Coopera-
tive association in South Carolina
IS a splendid success. The city of
Ffcrence, including banks and bus-
mess houses. is 100 per cent CO.
operative. We feel that we have
doubled the price pf our entire