Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-02-03

belt.
Although the association was
organized in the spring Of 1922,
with only $500 members, by the
time the growers commenced to
deliver syrup in the fall of the
same year, that is, the past sea-
son, the membership numbered
5000 satisfied growers and at
this time the affairs OF the asso-
citation are being conducted sue
cessfully and the association is
receiving a price for its syrup
that gives the growers a profit.
What a contrast with the price
of less the cost of production a
year ago.
Wight Is Sales Manager
The association has employed
X. P. Wight, of Cairo, as sales
manager. He has had a wide ex-
perience in selling and merchan'
dising syrup produced in the
cane belt in Georgia. His eXper-
fence and knowledge of syrup
conditions makes him a valuable
man for the association.
To date, approximately 10000
barrels of syrup have been de"
livered by members of the asso-
citation which will be pooled and
sold under the terms Of the con-
tract. Today the price of syrup
is approximately three times
what is was when a small group
of farmers, under the leadership
Of President Chastain, only a
few months ago, launched this
mighty movement that is grad
ually Transforming and making
over economic conditions in
south and southwest Georgia.
Besides increased prices for
syrup, there are many other
benefits resulting from this CO.
operative or merchandising
movement of the cane growers
and it is told, and can be told
no better, than in the words of
President Chastain himself when
he says:
To-day we have three thous-
and satisfied members and every
thing is working smoothly.
Through the association we have
been able to obtain a price that
gives the growers a margin of
profit. Since the association
was organized, our people have
grown from a respondent and
bankrupt condition to that
where life has a brighter future.
"I can say, too, that our peo'
pie, especially our members,
have co.operated almost 100 per
cent. In addition, they have
been educated through this
movement and are now clamor-
ing for cooperative marketing
associations to handle all their
farm products.
1.-THE majority or the banks
and business people, and all
who understand cooperative
marketing in the cane belt, are
cooperating with us. They re-
gard our organization as sub
stantial and permanent and now
they are looking to cooperative
marketing on the contract plan,
not only to bring profits to the
growers of our farm commodi-
ties, but salvation and economic
prosperity to business in gen
eral.
Standardized Product
Il wish to assure the conSum-
ing world that in using the
product of our association, they
will have pure cane syrup of q
standard Al grade, and that
this association will endeavor to
get our product TO the cOnsum'
err with the least cost possible
because We ask only a price
that will cover economical cost
of production and a reasonable
margin of profit to the grower.
"I regard it as the duty of
every cane and cotton grower,
to sign membership contracts
in the cane and cotton co-opera'
tives and to give their unswerv-
ing and patriotic cooperation
at all times. Every man, espe-
cially every grower, who fails
to do this, makes of himself-un-
knowingly, and unconsciously,
at times, no doubt-a stumbling
block to the prosperity and prog
ress of his fellow growers.
we look to cooperative mar
keting to provide the opportuni-
ties for our boys and girls to
become the men and women that
they should be. They cannot
have their rightful opportunities
which must be made possible by
economic conditions through the
old or individual selling system
for farm products. Let every
man and woman, farmer and
business man alike, get awake
to their duties, for there is much
that can be done by all, to build
UP and bring about the market
ing system that our state should
have for all farm products.
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