The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-04-24


nuts OF the 1922 crop. 1t has been ru-
mored that there was dissatisfaction
among the association members, but
| personally do not know any who
will quit planting on account OF it. y
IB. B. Andrews, of Wakefield, Va,
who is not a member of the peanut
association, said: Il am not mem
| Der by my father, w. H. Andrews,
| is. There was little II any difference
| in prices received by me and my
father for our 1921 crops. | think the
association is the farmers salvation,
and will succeed if they all stick"
| went from here. to Windsor, Va.
1t was at this place that a meeting OF
dissatisfied growers was held on Feb.
! 23rd. The call for the meeting, OF
which | secured a copy, reads as fol-
lows:
Windsor, Va, Feb. 10, 1923.-Dear
Sir: You and all who did not deliver
their peanuts to the association in 1921
and those who have sold their peanuts
outside in 1922 instead of shipping to
the association are requested to be
present at a meeting to be held at
Windsor, Va, Friday, Feb. %, 1928,
at 2 p. m. Be sure to come, and tell
your friends to come also. Yours very
truly, .-........-......- Committee.
There were no signatures to the
copy handed me. | was told by J. w.
Jenkins that J. A. Jumbo) Johnson
was chairman of the meeting. J. T.
Williams was secretary. Both OF those
men, according to Jenkins, are being
sued by the association. The first man
interviewed at Windsor was MIR. ia
cob E. Bradshaw, who stated Il be-
lieve in the association and am sure
the sentiment in favor OF it in this
section is much better now than at
any time since it was first organized:
! | believe there is more opposition and
that there are more contract 'slackers
in this section than around any other
place in the belt. | think the manage
ment has made mistakes, but even
with that i believe | have gotten as
much for my peanuts as | would have
received had there been no association
and | feel confident | will proht by
the association in the future. | am
sure it will succeed. l was in the meet
ing held here on Feb. 23rd. | think
there were about 500 men present,
and about half OF them stood when all
were asked to stand who were dis
| satisfied with the association.
| The next man interviewed was }.
!W. Jenkins, who told me he was be-
! ing sued by the association for non
delivery of his peanuts. He said:
There are thirteen states raising pea
nuts, and the Virginia-Carollna AS
ISOLATION only covers seventeen coun-
ties, with a probable membership OF
| fftv per cent OF the farmers OF these
counties, and l can't see how the as
ISOLATION can possibly succeed with
such small per cent Of the peanut
growers organized. | think If all the
peanut sections of the United States
could be organized and get an honest
administration of the affairs OF the as
ISOLATION it would be a great success
At the meeting held in Windsor on
the 23rd there were about $50 present
and all except two or three express
ed themselves as being dissatisfied
with the operation of the association
| know many farmers are renting
their farms in order to avoid making
delivery OF their peanuts on their con-
tracts, and that others are planting
cotton"
then asked Mr.. Jenkins this ques
ton: You say association member;
are renting their farms to evade theii
contracts. Will you give me the names
of some?" His answer was: Il am
Others may not want to own it..
I | interviewed six other men in thl!
district who were not members of the
association. They were J. r. Holland
.IR. A. Butler. r. E. Holland, R. c
ICobb. 7. H. Stevenson and A. H
Jenkins, They all said they though
the association was a good thing, anC
that if it did well on the 1922 crop i
would get many more members. Some
} OF them definitely stated that il mem
Ibers got as much as non-members To-
ilQ22 crop they would join. | next in
terviewed three association members
w. R. Vaughan, H. G. Spivey anc
IlT T. Spivey, all r. F. d. Windsor
, who said. as follows: I'VE think there
were mistakes made i'll the handling
of the 1921 crop which were eXpen
sive to the growers, but that the as
ISOLATION was the cause OF us receiving
as satisfactory prices as were received
The 1921 crop was so Inferior IN quail
itv that without an association we be
licve shelters would have told thu
farmers they didn't want it, and tC
take it home and feed it to the hogs
We think there are about one-fourtF
of the members in the Windsor sec
ton dissatisfied We attended meet
ing on April 9th Of the association
members OF Islo of Wight county
There were about $50 members pres
cnt and practically all seemed salts
fed and expressed their faith in the
final outcome of the association. We
believe there will be many new mem
bers if 1922 returns are up to outside
payments. We have faith in the mer
now in charge of the association"
c. Z. Spivey, the next man inter
viewed, said: Il think the association
is the only hope OF the farmer. The
non-member received more for his
1921 crop. but we received as much
as we would have had there been nc
association, in my opinion. | think
there were many mistakes IN the as
ISOLATION management the first year.
]. A. Reed, member, r. F. d., Wind
sor, said: Il think the association al
right if it is carried out all right. II
is the only organization | have ever
belonged to l think anything Of Il
= L., q.