Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1863-05-06
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From the Cincinnati Gazette, May 4th
Convention of Tobacco Growers I'm
Xenia, Ohio.
The credit Of taking the initiatory step towari
organization to make the culture Of tobacco an
important interest in the North, belongs to The
farmers Of Greene county. Pursuant to call
extensively published, they met in convention
at Firemen's Hall, In Xenia, on SATURDAY. after.
noon. The object and scope Of this movem emf
was well stated by the chairman The exlpen-
cles Of the war have already wrought important
changes In the industrial interests Of the North
west. While heretofore the cultivation of TO-
bacco, cotton, sugar, ETC., has been confnei 10
the South, to which We have been compelled to
look for supplies, scarcity and high prices have
induced our people to cast about TO see in what
respect and to what extent they may be able to
supply the demand for these products from the
rich solls of the North. Their industry and
the ingenuity which belongs to the Yankee
race" promises 10 effect the desired result, and
1t Ia confidently believed that not only will the
market be supplied, but new sources of wealth
have been the ravages of war 10 the great to-
bacco dietricts of the South--in Southeast Vir-
ginis, North Caroline, Tennessee and Missouri
that even IL peace were declared tomorrow,
it must be number of years before the South
will again become toe import market for the
world as before the war Better prices for
some time to come are looked for, az for the
past two years manufacturers have been con-
suming the surplus OF the old crops. At tpreseut
the supply is less than tho demand. The Old
World as we'll as the North has imported large
ly from the South. IL ia now the duty, ss it is
most cetlinly the interest of the Northwest to
meet the demand as far as possible. Who will
taY that our agriculturists cannot do III
The rich valleys of Greene county are we'll
adapted to the culture of tobacco. Several
hundred acres will be cultivated this season, in
tracts Of from five to twenty acres. Those In
teretted in II have formed themselves into
society, to bring out by discussions all that may
be known Of the culture of tobacco, and by
unity secure the best prices.
On Saturday temporary organization was
effected, by calling W. T. Bascom, E,q, to the
chair, aud appointing Dr.. g. M Boyd, Secre.
tary.
A Constitution was then read and adopted,
section by section, which we print below, as 1t
may servo ss copy for societies in other seo
tiOns of the country
CONSTITUTION.
The undersigned, tobacco growers aud per-
tobacco growing interest in Greene county, for
the purpose of mutual consultation and i'm
provemeDt in its culture, and for the encour.
agement of the proper efforts to secuie good
effective home market for its packing and sale,
hereby form ourselves into an association, to
be known as "The Tobacco GTotoers' A,soeia-
tion of Greene County" :.
l. The officera Of the Association shall con.
sst of q President, q Vice President and
Secretary, who shall also act as Treasurer, and
they ehall hold their Offices for the year The
President whom preFent shall preside at all its
meetings. The several officers shall respect
lively discharge the duties appertaining to their
sations; and the business of the meetings
shall be governed by the usual rules of deliber-
ative bodies.
II. The President shall appoint an executive
committee of three, who shall have general
charge of its business, and recommend such
action generally as will best advance the inter-
ests. ..of the association They shall, when
they think proper, ask the President to call
special meetings of the association. They
shall report, from time to time, such by-laWs
and regulations as they shall find necessary to
promote the efficiency OF the society. ..-.
III. The association shall hold meetings at
such times as the executive committee shall
direct, and at such places In the county as the
previous meeting may designate.
~. Being voluntary organization for mu-
lusl imdrovement in the business OF tobacco
culture, We each Of us pledge to the others 10
use our best efforts to make our business o
success and we will, in all proper ways, en-.
deevor to makeits meeting interesting and prof
table, and will work together to make the tobac.
co growing business OF Greene county 80 prom
inent as to command the attention of buyers
and traders In the article both in Ohio and
abroad. To this end we pledge our continued
and earnest efforts.
OFFICERS OF ASSOCIATION
The following officers were elected
Prealdent-W. T. Bascom.
Vice Preaident-Natban Nesbitt
Secretary and Treasurer-Perry ID. Popeuoe.
The appointment of an executive committee
was postponed until the next meeting, which
will be held on the last Saturday In the present
month, at the same place.
On motion of Mr.. Riddell, /. was agreed to
discuss, at that meeting, the variety OF plants
and the manner Of setting out-Which will en-
brace the most important points connected with
the culture of tobacco. Altogether, this meet.
ing was ON interesting one, and an important
work will doubtless be done by this Society.