Maryland independent. [volume] (Port Tobacco, Md.) 1874-current, 1926-02-19
TO THE TOBACCO GROWERS
OF MARYLAND.

We, the undersigned. have been serv
ing for several years as Directors OF tn
Maryland Tobacco Growers Association
We have learned with great regre
from the officials OF the association tina
many OF the tobacco growers have no
vet become members OF the association
and that not a few OF those who hav'
become members have not always ful
filed their contracts to send their tobacco
to the association for sale, but are ship
ping their crops, or part Of their crops
to commission merchants
All OF US are tobacco growers our
selves. and we have no interest in ths
suceess OF this association except as to-
bacco growers.
We receive no compensation for otii
services. being allowed merely our trav-
cling expenses. including the nominal fee
Of five dollars (S5.0O) for attending thu
meetings Of directors, which are held II
Baltimore three or four times year, and
this only since 1924.
We are, therefore, in a position to givs
disinterested advice. As result OF The
mos, careful study Of the whole question
we are unanimously Of the opinion thai
II this association were to break down
and it will break down unless its mem
bership is increased. and unless thoss
who have become members Will keel
their cuntracts-it will be great ealam-
ity and result in heavy loss to all Of us
The association has already done
great deal OF good in the way OF improv-
ing and steadying the market for Mary
land tobacco, but it would be able to Dc
great deal more il its membership
could be increased to the point where i
represented, say, 90 per cent OF the to-
bacco grown in Maryland.
We would then be able to stabilize The
market and secure for the farmer cost
of production plus a reasonable profit
and create conditions in the trade where
the manufacturer could buy promptly
knowing he, too, would be protected
againt disastrous decline
And on the other hand, it would be il
a position TO prevent the breaking OF thu
market by competitors, who are desirous
Of breaking down the association and
bringing il into discredit with the farm
ers.
Accordingly, we do desire to appeal
most earnestly TO each and every tobacco
grower in Maryland, who has not al
ready Joined the association, TO do so, and
to those who are already members OF the
association, to see that their contracts
with the association are faithfully carried
out and that they shall use their very best
endeavors to induce every tobacco grower
Of their acquaintance, who is not already
a member, to join the association.
II the tobacco growers refuse to listen
to this appeal and permit this association
to go to pieces, they will only regret II
once, and that will be for the rest OF
their lives.
May we add this: II any one Of you
at any time has or considers that he has
any ground for complaint against the as
ISOLATION, il he finds anything wrong or
that he thinks may be wrong in IFS man
agement, or the treatment which be re-
ceived from its officials, please notify one
Of us and We will take the greatest pains
to investigate the matter and have any
thing that is wrong corrected. 1t is i'm
possible for us to take care Of your in
terest unless you will let us know when
you have any cause of complaint.
Name. Address.
Thomas Parran, St. Leonards, Nd
H. H. Carr, Lothian, Nd
DR.. W. B. Burch,
274s N. Calvert St, Baltic, Nd
VIM. L. Marbury,