The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1923-08-14
DrANIJT ASSOCIATION
WILL STORE LOCALLY
,,r oF LOCAL FACILITIES IS
We no AFFORD WIDER DISTRI-
BUTTON OF FEES.

lion has been reached by the
DeC!si0P Peanut Growers Co-Opera-
Geo'e lssociation to use local ware
tive ;a% facilities throughout the pea
houIniH as far as practicable. This an
nnaur'ncement was made by J. J. wat
nou"I PRODUCTION manager OF the new
SUI" lucrative marketing organization
c9 J,o denied reports that have been
WIZ in some communities to the
cl glut hat all of the thousands OF tons
enc fern1ers peanuts to be marketed
OF 'alj This farmers organization
tnroiGJ7 he concentrated in Albany and
Wow faT other central points.
NV Nv Watson made it plain, however,
tn W., everv warehouse in every COM
thal ~, would not be used as AIN as
NUM- MUTTON storage place, but said that
Soe, saat MANY of them would be used,
Az selection to be based on their
t.nar. UNIV to the growers OF that
J;strict the freight rates applying
G fron the points where they are locat-
III u, and the insurance rates applicable
Gu @ tbat point. Economy from the
u ' "',,l viewpoint will be the first
gid most important consideration, ne
Sa Tisa Of these local facilities in many
.onn1rnities throughout the state will
o oGnrd a wider distribution OF the tees
aho farmers organization will pay tor.
et1 of such of this years crop OF
o ot"r as may be held off the mark
pt during the fall months, when the
Sdrmning" movement usually reached
;ts highest peak and prices are lowest.
Mr., Watson, who will also aasslst, IN
the sale of the peanuts handed
through this big coop, is now visit
mo Chicago, Cincinnati and st. LOUIS
70 confer with brokers and Obtain
Srst hand information about the de-
,nand for peanuts and the prospects
of prices to be paid for this years
crop. ta &c
oroanization in the Peanut Assocla-
ton was announced this week by Col.
R T. L. Spence, president and gen
eraI manager, and John H. Mock, di-
rector of field service. They have
abandoned the plan of community
locals in each county in the state
having as many as ten members, ana
in turn will hold only countrywide
mass meeting in each county, at
which the growers will set up their
county organization This will be toll
lowed in each county by an intensive
campaign by the field service to sign
growers who did not come in on the
first drive.
The reason for postponing the work
OF forming locals in different school
and militia districts this year was the
great expense attached, to 1t, the OH
GERS stated. 1t was estimated that 1t
would require a young army OF men
working steadily till Christmas to or
game a local in each community III
the state with as many as ten mem
bers. So, for this year at least, the
Peanut Association will contlne Its
organization work to establishing
county organizations,
-Four new districts have been lad
out in middle Georgia, similar to the
districts in south Georgia, and a par
ticipating director will be elected from
each of these. The same system OF
election that was followed IN south
Georgia will be employed up the
state. :.
In a few more weeks farmers IN
south Georgia will be gathering pea
nuts. and in this connection the asso-
citation has issued urgent instructions
to its members to shock cure their
peanuts and to pick them or. regular
peanut pickers, instead of threshng
them. Authorities declare that sun
cured peanuts and threshed peanuts
do not stack up in grades, and that
farmers lose money as a result.