Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-01-25
Georgia Association Has
Made Money for Farmers
Speakers Point Out in
Stressing Need of Mutual
HeIpfuIneSs

ATHENS, Ga, Jan. 23.-The six
teenth annual farmers week and
agricultural conference" entered the
second days session here today with
a complete program of addresses by
experts in farming and diversified
lines. The first session opened yes
terday afternoon at the state agri-
cultural college here and is state
wide in it's scope.
Among the prominent speakers on
the program today are G. F. Hunni'
cult, editor of the Southern Guilt
vator; Prof. J. H. Wood, who will
speak on Marketing Poultry Prod
ucts;" w. c. Mccoy, Prof. Woofterg
Prof. Grannon and Prof. Overton,
who will discuss poultry subjects;
Chancellor David Barrow; j. G.
Brown, state commissioner Of agri-
culture, "The State Bureau of Mar
kets Program for 1929" l.. j. Bal
lard, state school superintendent
elect, 1.-The Needs of Our Public
School SYSTEM" George A. Maloney,
United. States bureau of entomology,
"Cotton Production Under Boil
Weevil Conditions" H. E. iaverly,
extension field director of the United
States department of agriculture,
who will address county agents; Roy
Neal, editor the Savannah Morning
News, Functions of the Daily Press
in Aiding the Solving of Rural Prob
lems;" r. M. Striplin, secretary OF
the Southeastern fair, How the
utheast stern fair helps the
Farmer"
The conference is being largely
attended.
Addresses were delivered yester-
day by DR.. Andrew M. Soule, presl.
dent of the Georgia State College OF
Agriculture, and j. E. Conwell, pres.
ident of the Georgia Cotton Growers
Cooperative association.
Standardized Products
Rogers chain stores and others
can handle an enormous amount OF
foodstuffs raised by Georgia farm
ers for market, provided the produce
is standardized, declared S. B. Tai
lev. president of Rogers, at Mon
day nights session of the confer
ence. .
But under present conditions"
he continued, cit is almost impos-
sible to deal directly with the pro-
ducer. All human endeavor is based
on confidence. When a dealer buys
goods, he must have confidence that
what he orders he will get. That is
how your co-operatives can help.
They can standardize the products
of Georgia and thus assure a ready
market for them.
1--WE, too, want to see Georgia
prosper. But how can she when
over 1000 carloads of produce that
could easily have been raised within
the state are shipped into Atlanta
alone during the short period Of
three months. Over SIS, 100000
year go out of Georgia to buy food
stuffs that Georgia herself can
raise.
Proposing huge advertising
agency to advertise Georgia prod
ucts throughout the country, the
speaker pointed out the numerous
possibilities in this field, calling par
ticular attention to the cane syrup,
sorghum and pecan Industries.
My institution" he stated in con-
clusion, would gladly, contribute
$500 to every cooperative marketing
association organized in the state of
Georgia, provided we are assured
that Georgia farmers will standard
lEC I1C1I plOduClS. 1OOh lOEWdEu
to the day when that will be DONE
When it comes, Georgia will be pros.
porous.
Preceding Mr.. Talley's address,
movies were shown illustrating the
work that is being done at the agri-
cultural college. The meeting was
presided over by DR.. Jarnigan.
More Organization Needed
Times and conditions have chang.
ed, and now every industry and pro-
fession is organized, except that most
important industry of farming" de.
clared J. E. Conwell, president of the
Georgia Cotton Growers Cooperative
association and chief visiting speak
err at the first meeting yesterday
afternoon.
eve are organizing commodity as
sociations because we cannot organ
ize the farmer" he continued. "There
are so many different minds, so many
shades of opinion, that full co-opera-
ton by farmers on every farm sub
ject is now impossible. With as
many financial situations as there
are farmers, it is natural that is
should be so.
But in marketing associations"
pointed out Mr.. Conwell, 1.-The grow
ers are all of one mind. They each
have a product to sell. Their OBJ
ject is a reasonable price for their
produce, a price that will enable
them to pay the costs of production
and have something left over for the
proper support and education of their
families. Therefore, there is COM
mon meeting ground and marketing
associations are feasible
Praises Georgia Coop.
Recalling the origin of the Geor-
gia Cotton Growers Cooperative as.