Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-22
HELP Of EDITORS
FOR STATE PEANUT
CO-OPS IS URGED

ALBANY, Ga, March Exhibitors
of the daily and weekly newspapers
in the twenty-five counties in the
territory of the Georgia Peanut
Growers association gathered in AL
bany today as guests Of the Herald,
to discuss cooperative marketing of
farm products in general and the
recently launched peanut associa-
ton in particular.
Col Robert E. l.. Spence, eXecu-
tive chairman of the Peanut Grow
ers' organization, presided at the
meeting, which was convened at
the Minor auditorium. H. M. Nc
Intosh, editor-in- chief of the Herald,
welcomed the visiting newspaper
men and outlined the purpose of
the meeting.
The principal speech was deliver
ed by E. M. Depencier, sales man
ager of the Virginia-North Carolina
Peanut association, another coop
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ding of peanuts which has found
the principle so practicable and SO
profitable to the growers that it is
lending all the help it can to the
new association in Georgia. Mr..
Depencier believes the Georgia or
ganization's work will be easier be-
cause of the work the Virginia.
North Carolina association has al
ready done, and that the older as
ISOLATION will be made stronger by
the formation of the new one in
Georgia. He advocates a close CO.
operation between the two organ
izations which will doubtless be eff
fected when the Georgia Co-opera-
tive association begins to function
in the matter of marketing.
The purpose of the Herald in
calling it's neighborhood contem-
poraries to Albany was that a spirit
of cooperation among the mem
bers of the press might be develop
ed in the matter of supporting CO.
operative farm organizations and
other progressive steps for Georgia
agriculture.
In addition to members of the
press. the meeting was attended
by others interested in the move
ment, including officers of the asso-
ciatio nfrom several nearby coun-
tes and a number of growers.
Editors and newspaper men in at
tendance were entertained at lunch
con at the New Albany hotel by
The Herald.
Mr.. Depencier stressed the inn
portance OF cooperation between
the peanut association and the press,
urging that they are working for
the same purpose in trying to pro-
mote the interests of the agricul-
tural sections they serve, and that
they can best accomplish this pur-
pose by united effort.
Certain factors make it absolute
~ necessary, Mr.. Depencier said,
that the peanut growers have CO.
operative organization for the mar
keting of their crop, If they are
going to rise peanuts at profit.
First among these factors was the
fact that the crop must have a
medium for equitable distribution in
order to prevent dumping and sub
sequent low prices the time OF
dumping. Graphic charts were
used by the speaker to Illustrate the
depressing influence dumping has on
the market for peanuts.
If the price of peanuts is to be
stabilized, it must come through the
medium of some agency that is able
to do orderly marketing over a
twelve-month period, Mr.. Depencier
said, and under tie present system
the speculator is the only agency
that is able to accomplish this. An
other factor that must be consid-
cred is that of that steps to increase
the consumption of peanuts, through
advertising and education, to take
care of the increased production
that is sure to come, Mr.. Depencier
declared.
After the meeting at the audi
forum, the newspaper men went to
the Liberty theater and saw a NOV
ing picture depicting the work OF
the Raisin Growers Cooperative as
ISOLATION in California.