Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-08-11
COUNCIL
Of COOPERATIVE
BODIES IS FORMED
Assistance viii Immediately
Be Given to Movement to
Organize Producers of Ma
val Stores in Georgia

At a meeting here wednesday of
the managing heads representing the
five principal cooperative marketing
associations in the state, the Geor-
gia Council of Cooperative Market
ing associations was organized with
the election of j. E. Conwell, of
the Georgia Cotton Growers asso-
citation, as chairman and William p.
Billiard, of the National Pecan
Growers exchange. as secretary.
Other officials attending the meet
ing in addition to Mr.. Conwell and
Mr.. Billiard were T. M. Chastain,
president of the Cane Growers Co
operative association, Cairo, Ga;
John D. Paulk, president of the
Southwest Georgia Watermelon
Growers association, Abel, Ga, and
Colonel r. E. l.. Spence, presiden:
of the Georgia Peanut Growers Co.
operative association, Albany. Ga.
The conference followed a call by
Mr.. Conwell, of the cotton associa-
ton, a few days ago, in which time
AAS oboSoSSLSd lIIC GuN ~oslh4lIIJ III ISI-
resentatives of the co-operatives to
meet from time to time to advise
with each other not only for mutual
benefit, but for carrying forward the
movement of organizing marketing
associations for all farm products.
Ask Aid in Naval Stores
J. Leonard Rountree, of Summit
Ca, and T. l.. Pickfen, of Folkston
Ga, large naval stores producers,
appeared before the council Wednes-
day to ask assistance in a movement
under way to organize the turpen
tine and naval stores operators into
a cooperative. The council will in.
VcStigate the feasibility of co-opera-
tive marketing for naval stores prod
ucts and will aid in every way pos.
slble those interested in placing the
turpentine products of the state on
a profitable basis through co-opera-
tive marketing.
AS described in the rules of or.
the council will be pure
ly a voluntary association Of the
managing heads of the various CO.
operative marketing associations in
the state.
Membership in the council will be
limited to the managing head of
each of the co-operatives chartered
under the cooperative marketing
acts Of Georgia of 1920 and 1921.
In speaking of the first meeting
Conwell stated II car see very cleaF-
ly that the managers Of the different
associations for marketing farm
products can, by meeting together
and exchanging idDaS, be able to rem
der better service, not only for
the cooperative marketing move
ment, but for the members of the as
soclations already organized. This
will be a great benefit in itself, but
in addition to that, the council ex-.
poets to help tb9 growers of the
farm products ir ) II state that are
not organized Al 4 time on the CO.
operative plan, 70 form associations
for marketing their products &C cper-
atively. All members Of the council
were unanimous. III their expression
that to solve this problem would
mean that our farmers III the state
would then he able 10 solve cur
problems Of Investigation inasmuch
Gs orr growers will then be assured
of fair prices for their products once
they are roganized on the Co-opera-
tive plan"
The council will meet from time to
time and the next meeting VIII be
sailed bV the chairman