Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-01-08


w the cooperative market
ing OF cotton got under
way in this state the main OBJ.
stacle in the path of the organic
ers of the Georgia association
was the lack Of interest, and in
some cases even the hostility of
the business men.
Not understanding the prin-
ciples and the practices of the
Sapiro plan, and not being fully
informed of the soundness of the
associations which had been
functioning in European coun-
ties, especially Denmark, and in
the tar west for many yearS-in
short, being unaware Of the
merits of the plan, many bust.
ness men not unnaturally as
sumed that it was some sort of
Socialistic movement, born OF
politics and being bred to ad.
vance the personal interests of
its organizers.
The leaders in the movement
had little difficulty in converting
to it those exceptionally progress.
sive farmers to whom they could
explain the plan. And so a
sufficient number was enlisted
to make it possible for the asso.
citation to get under way for
business in 1929. The ma.
jority of the farmers had he'd
back to see what would happen.
They may have been convinced
the plan was sound in theory,
but they wanted to see what
would happen in actual practice,
They in turn were converted
in June of last year when the
state association paid it's mem
bers over &c cents a pound for
cotton when the average price
for the season was only "a cents,
and when at least half Of the
amount produced in Georgia had
been sold for % cents or less.
This showing kindled enthu-
siasm among farmers to a de.
gree that has seldom been wit
messed in an agricultural move
ment in Georgia, and the result
was that membership of $4,000
was swelled to $4,000 by October
1 of this year.
And now business men every.
where are turning to the CO.
operative plan as the one great
step by which the farmer can
be assured fair profit on his
Investment and his labor.
The lines underneath the car
toon above retell the resolution
adopted at the last meeting OF
the agricultural commission Of
the American Bankers associa.
ton.
And on the heels of that ac-
ton comes announcement from
the Georgia Cotton Growers as
ISOLATION of striking Endorsement
it has recently received from
three big business enterprises in
the state. These Endorsements
each approach the matter from
a different angle.
First is letter from a large
fertilizer company proclaiming
its desire that its customers who
buy on credit shall sell their cot
ton through the association,
thus getting a better price, be-
coming more prosperous and
therefore better customers.
Second is a letter from the
manager of the Armour Ferti-
l.zer Works at Albany in which
he asked if he might sell for
that great firm Is bales of cot
ton through the association. TIE
association was not able to
handle this cotton, for its char
ter provides that it can sell cot
ton only for producers who are
members. Nonetheless, the ques-
ton itself was a high indorse-
ment of the principles and man
agement of the association, for
when a concern as big as Ar
mour turns to a cooperative for
profitable selling of cotton you
may be sure that the action was
prompted by careful thought
after close observation.
The third is a letter from the
Vaudeville mills, at Carrollton,
in which that big concern, which
not only consumes a large guam.
tity Of cotton, but which also
conducts a big supply house and.