Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1923-03-03
PEANUT GROWERS
HEAR CONNELL AND
] j D GE BINGHAM

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growers of Georgia, called fo meet
here Thursday morning to organize
a cooperative marketing assocla-
ton, gathered at the municipal au
ditoriIm and heard spirited ad-
dresses on the value of the co-opera-
tive principle in marketing 'a5rlcul-
tural products, made by Judge Rob
ert w. Bingham. of Louisville, KY,
and J. z. Conwell, president of the
Georgia Cotton Growers Co.opera-
tive association. Though the at
tendance was not as large as that at
the recent Sapiro meeting, enthusi-
asm ran high and predictions for
a successful elimination of the or.
ganization plans at a meeting Of the
Organization committee in the after.
noon were frequently heard among
the delegates.
The organization committees per-
sonnei was announced Tuesday by
Col. r. e. L. Spence, of this city,
who was appointed at the Sapito
meeting to have charge Of the pre-
liminary organization work. His
committee consists of representa-
tiyes from twenty-five Georgia
counties, and most of them were
present for the Thursday afternoon
meeting. He explained to the meet
ing that the committee was a tenn.
porary one, formed not for the pur.
pose of operating the proposed new
association Of peanut growers, but
merely to bring it into. existence.
He announced the addition of A. A.
Jordan, of Dolly county, to the
membership committee as announc.
ed Tuesday.
The meeting was opened with
prayer by Rev. L. G. Henderson,
D. D., pastor of the First Prespy.
terrain church.
Agreement Contract
Colonel Spence, as chairman, in.
PRODUCED the speakers as men who
had worked well and unselfshly for
the success of the cooperative mar.
keting idea, Judge Bingham by
travelling extensively at his own ex-
pense, making speeches advocating
the principles, and Mr.. Conwell in
his efforts in behalf of the co-opera,
tive marketing Of cotton.
Farmers, as they entered the au.
ditorium, were each handed a copy
of a tentative crop agreement con-
tract which they were asked by the
chairman of the meeting to study
carefully, SO that they might be pre-.
pared to make any suggestions re.
gardlng its terms that might prove
useful in deciding upon tbs final &C
cepted form.
Both Judge Bingham and Mr..
-Conwell were given close attention
and each scored many telling blows
in their arguments favoring the CO.
operative marketing plan in gen
eral and its application to the mar
keting of peanuts in particular.
Executive COMMITTEES.
The executive committe named by
Col. Spence will have for it's chair
man the chairman of the organiza.
ton committee, to be selected Thurs
day. Other members will be P. j..
Brown, Albany, Dougherty county;
r. l.. Hall, Newton, Baker county,;
]. p. McRee, Camilla, Mitchell coun-
ty, and w. j. Oliver, Shellman,
Randolph county.
Concrete plans for going ahead
with the organization of the peanut
growers will be made at this meet
ing. The organization committee
will launch its sign-up campaign at
this time. Following the meeting,
a campaign will be put on by coun-
ties and districts throughout the state
to bring at least so per cent of the
peanut growers into the organiza
ton which is expected to make pea,
nut growing in Georgia a profitable
business, just as a cooperative or
ganization has done in Virginia and
North Carolina.
Judge Bingham, who is given credit
for organizing the hurley tobacco
growers of Kentucky and neighbor-
ing states, rescuing them from
bankruptcy prices, has extensive
farming interests in Georgia. He
expects to plant a large acreage to
peanuts in Lee county, this state,
this year. In this connection he has
been named a member of the Or
ganization committee, representing
Lee county, as named by Colonel
Spence, who is associated with him
in this Lee county enterprise.
General Organization Committee
The organization committee nam
ed by Colonel Spence, with the coun-
ties represented, is as follows:
Baker,. L. Hall, Newton.
Ben Hill. E. Turner, Fitzgerald
Berrien-Dr. G. Fl. Paulk, Alpaha,
Brooks-W. S. Yates, Quitman.
Calhoun. E. Goodwin, Edison.
Clay-M. M. Smith, Fort Gaines.
Colquitt-J. W. Coleman, Moultrie
Cook. S. Jones, Abel.
Crisp. M. Hunt, Cordele.
Decatur-C. S. Hodges, Cyrene.
Dougherty-P. J. Brown, Albany.
Early-T. M, Mcdowell, Blakely.
Grady-T. NJ. Chastain, Cairo.
Irvine. A. J. Harper, Ocilla.
Lee-Judge r. w. Bingham, Louis
vile, Ky, and E. M. Martin, chair
man county organization.
Miller-G. P. Shingler, Colquitt.
MITCHELL. P. McRee, Camilla.
Randolph-W. J. Oliver, Shellman.
Seminole-W. w. Gibson, Donal-
sonVille.
Stewart-T. F. Carter, Richland.
TorrolI-I- < Worthy Dawson