Owingsville outlook. [volume] (Owingsville, Ky.) 1879-192?, 1898-07-28

GROWERS AcTIoN.-T. S. Robert
son and J. r. Peters, OF this cOun-
ty, attended the meeting /of the
tobacco growers at Louisvfle July
18th to take action ngtinsf>tbe
threatened combination Of the big
manufacturers Of plug tobacco in
the United States. The following
resolutions were adopted:-
Whereas, there is a rapidly-grow-
Ing tendency to combine capital I'm
stupendous proportions in many Of
the business enterprises of the day
apparently for the purpose Of con-
trolling prices, to both producer and
consumer, and,
Whereas, competition Is the life
OF trade" and supply and demand
govern prices" when uninfiuenced by
monopoly; and,
Whereas, the present attempt to
combine the manufacture of tobacco
into two gigantic trusts, the one to
have exclusive control of the buying,
manufacturing and selling of all plug
tobacco, the other, the same of Gig
ars, cigarettes, snuff and smoking
fectually destroy competition in both
buying the raw material and selling
the finished goods, and place both
the producer and consumer Of tObac-
CO entirely at the mercy OF these
trusts; therefore
Resolved, by the tobacco growers
OF Kentucky in convention assem-
bled, That the attempt to establish
N@a
the purpose of controlling the price
of the products Of labor by shutting
out competition anc =-;ins tine
= OF supply and demand, shows q
viciousness of avarice which, IL not
checked, will soon completely sub
iugate labor to capital and establish
q degree Of servitude far more CALLING
and degrading than African slavery
or Russian serfdom.
Resolved, That the Chairman and
Secretary Of this Association be in
structed to draft and sign, In be-
half Of this convention, a memorial
to Congress setting forth the facts as
presented by the present attempt to
the tobacco industry of
this country, and request that imme-
diate action be taken by that honor
able body when next convened to
protect the tobacco growers Of the
as well as all other indus
tries, from the designs of unscrupu-
lOus men who do not hesitate to en-
plOy any means, not in open violation
Of law, TO accomplish their purpose
in the accumulation Of wealth.
Resolved, That committee of three
be elected by this convention to bring
this matter before our next Legisla-
ture and cndeavor to secure the en-
actment of such law as will effect
ually prevent the infringement of
capital upon the rights of labor.
Resolved, That we pledge our word
and sacred honor to abide by the de-
cisiOn of this convention, determined
by twO-thirds vote, upon the plan
Of action to protect our interests and
rights, and whatever that plan may
be we will do our utmost to carry 1t
out.
Resolved, That the producers Of
wealth throughout the land are here
by requested to petition Congress and
State Legislatures to pass laws suf-
flciently stringent to effectually pre-
vent monopoly, gambling In futures
and all practices which create flc-
ticiOus values to the injury or detri- |
ment of labor.
Resolved, That we earnestly ask
the cooperation of all the warehouse
men of Louisville and Cincinnati to |
Join with us, and that we pledge our |
selves to fight a combination of the |
manufacturers, which we be- |
lieve would be disastrous to both our |
interests.
Resolved, That the Chairman of |
this meeting be directed to appoint a |
Of three to act with a like |
of warehousemen, which |
the warehouse trade of Louisville is |
here requested to appoint, whose |
duty Il shall be to watch any further |
that may be made look |
ing toward a combine of tobacco |
and to take such steps |
10 defeat 1t as may be thought advis- |
able, including the power to call to- |
yether the tobacco growers of the |
State in mass or delegate meetings.
w. o. COLEMAN, Chairman;
T. s. ROBERTSON,
AMBROSE DUDLEY.