ANALYSIS OF TOBACCO GROWERS' ASSOCIATION" 



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partment officials were responsible for the grading of such tobacco 

 as it was delivered. At practically every receiving point there were 

 employees of both departments. Later, in some localities, the duties 

 of grader and warehouseman were combined to reduce expenses. 



The personnel of the field-service department comprised its direc- 

 tor, five district field men, assistants, and clerical help. The associa- 

 tion's house organ, the Tri-State Grower, the weekly News Letter, 

 and the^ editor of these publications also were in this department. 

 The duties of this department were to assist in organizing local units, 

 to conduct and address local and general meetings, to solicit new 

 members, to obtain the delivery of the crop, to keep the members 

 acquainted with the operations of the association, to develop in them 

 the spirit of the cooperative movement, and in general to keep up the 



Internal Organization of Tobacco Growers' Cooperative Association 



96.000 GROWER MEMBERS 



BOARD OF 25 DIRECTORS 



BO. OF DIRECTORS 



SOUTH CAROLINA 



WHSE CORP. 



BD.OF DIRECTORS 



EASTM CAROLINA 



WHSE CORP. 



BD OF DIRECTORS 



CENTRAL CAROLINA 



WHSE CORP. 



BD.OF DIRECTORS 

 BRIGHT LEAF 

 WHSE CORP 



BD.OF DIRECTORS 

 DARK LEAF 

 WHSE CORR 



<ED BY A CROSS 



executive; manager 

 general manager 



1 



WAREHOUSE DEPT. 



AT 



RICHMOND. VA. 



LEAF DEPARTMENT 



RICHMOND. 



ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE 



AT 



RICHMOND. VA. 



FIELD SERVICE DEPT. 



AT 



RALEIGH. N.C. 



RALEIGH. 1 



DIRECTOR OF WHSE. 

 ASST. DIRECTORS 

 6 D1ST. DIRECTORS 

 ASST SECRETARY 

 WHSE. MANAGERS & 

 ASSISTANTS 



[DARK LEAF I [BRIGHT LEAF | 



GENERAL MANAGER 

 ASST MANAGER 

 SUPERVISING GRADERS 

 GRADERS 



GEN'L MANAGER 

 2 ASST. MANAGERS 

 SUPERVISING GRADERS 

 GRADERS 



HEADS OF 

 LEAF RECORDS OFFICE 

 MEMBERSHIP ACCOUNTS 

 PURCHASING t SUPPLIES 



OFFICE 

 FINANCE OFFICE 

 TRAFFIC & STORAGE 

 BILLING DEPARTMENT 

 GENERAL 

 CLERICAL ASSISTANTS 



DIRECTOR OF FIELD CHIEF COUNCIL 



SERVICE ^ASSOCIATION SECY ASST COUNCIL 

 EDITOR OF ASSOCIATION LEGAL ASSTS 

 OFFICIAL MAGAZINE 

 FIELD SERVICE MEN 

 ft CLERICAL ASSISTANTS 



Figure 9.— Internal Organization of Tobacco Growers' Cooperative 



Association 



Besides the administrative office at Richmond, Va., there were four major departments — 

 the warehouse and leaf departments at Richmond, Va., and the field service and legal 

 departments located at Raleigh, N. C. Five subsidiary warehousing corporations were 

 linked to the association by cross contracts. 



morale of the members and to promote the welfare of the association 

 among the farmers. 



The legal department consisted of a chief counsel, an assistant 

 counsel, and local legal assistants. Their duties were to bring suits 

 for liquidated damages or injunction against disloyal members and 

 to protect, advise, and help the association in all legal matters. 



SUBSIDIARY WAREHOUSING CORPORATIONS 



The association made provision for the establishment of ware- 

 housing or other corporations where and when necessary for the han- 

 dling of tobacco delivered to the association. Five warehousing cor- 

 porations were established ; two, the Bright Leaf Corporation and the 



