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Tobacco Organization
Did you ever stop to think what it
is to make a house-to-house canvass
over the entire county? You get
every man’s views, and they vary
quite a bit too. But with all this we
are right after the job, and this job
is to get every tobacco grower in the
entire tobacco growing section to
sign a pledge that he will cut his
acreage to at least one third this year
and pay 25 cents per acre on this
years crop to defray organization ex
penses.
At least one third of the farmers
will tell you that they are not in
favor of an organization of any kind,
and they perhaps have a right to it,
for there is no class of people so
hard to unite and remain united as
the farmer. This has been tried
often. But for this particular kind
of organization there is quite a dif
ference. The great trouble is that
the average farmer never stop» to
think about the over production of
his crop. We now have an over pro
duction of tobacco. The market is
glutted and do you think it advisable
to go ahead with a large production
in 1921? If we can get the amount of
tobacco planted that will supply the
demand, then we can command a
reasonable price for the crop and the
market will pay that price. One man
will tell you ^^Well if I cut my acre
age the other man right across the
road will increase his'\ What are we
going to do about him? If there is
any man, farmer or any other pro
fession, who is unwilling to help his
fellowman when he is in trouble, he
is unworthy of the name of a man
and should be regarded as such.
Recently I stood on the floor of a
tobacco warehouse and saw a trick
worthy of mention. The sale had be
gun. A farmer had three piles of
tobacco, the first brought 15 cents,
the second 18 cents and the third 50
cents. The auctioneer went on down
the line. When he came back the 15
cent tobacco had been moved and a
new tag placed on it. It was sold
again and brought 41 cents. This
meant $46. 80. The second pile was
then moved and sold for 25 cents.
This was a difference of $16.10. The
third pile was unmolessted. The
farmer was satisfied with it. But
there was a difference of $62.90 on
one load of tobacco. Mr. Farmer,
what are you going to do about this?
Are we going to try to continue to
farm and make a living and when our
crop is ready for market allow some
foolish frivilous man or set of men
treat us like this? Or are we going
to come together as we have never
done before and determine the des
tiny of a right and safe market? The
trouble has always been in the mark
eting of our produce. When we find
out what the demand is and supply
that demand with a standardized
that demand with a standardrized
commodity that is required and need
ed, and not glut the market with an
unstandardized product, then we will
see the future to the tobacco crop
as well as the others.
One other story along the same
line, and it happened the same day.
A farmer brought a load of tobacco
to market and it sold for 18 cents in
the fore-noon and being displeased
with this he turned the tag. In the
afternoon he sold it again in the
same warehouse, with the same buy
ers and the same auctioneer. It
brought 25 cents per pound. This
was a difference of $15.3,2. What is
the trouble? If this happens in one
market it is evident that it happens
in many. How many years Mr. Farm
er have you been allowing this to go
on? Shall we continue to grope in
utter darkness or shall we rise up to
day as one united force and demand
that which is right and just?
DeligHt Your
Girls
THEjIS^
A Shetland Pony for Xmas
We still have on hand some of the Shet
land Ponies we had on exhibition at the re
cent Sandhill Fair. Every animal is a gen
uine Shetland brought here by an expert
horseman from the Blue Grass Region, and
examined by a State Veterinary before being
put into shipment for North Carolina.
The Ponies are stabled in Aberdeen. Call
at our office and'we will be pleased to show
and price them to you. Liberty Bonds will
be accepted as cash.
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Peoples Realty & Insurance Co.
ABERDEEN, N. C.
Selling Agents for Hedgecock & Johnson
War
Declared
i
on
High
Prices
Our entire stock must be reduced at a loss to us,
so we are gdng to give our customers the bene
fit. We positively are going to sell Dry Goods,
Notions and Shoes below cost. Below you will find
a few cut prices. You must come in to see
others. Sale commences
Monday, Dec. 6
and continues until Dec. 24
$4.00 shirts now
3.00 shirts now
2.75 union suit now
45c percales now
45c outings now
45c ginghams now
35c ginghams now
25c ginghams how 17 l-2c
In our line of Groceries we are offering
Green Coffee that was 35c lb. is now sell
ing at 25c. No better can be had.
$2.90
30c sheetings now
20c
2.00
$12.75 shoes now
$9.50
2.00
10.00 shoes now
7.50
30c
8.00 shoes now
6.00
30c "
2.50 hosiery now
1.75
30c
1.00 hosiery now
75c
25c
60c hosiery now
45c
17 l-2c
25c hosiery now
15c