The Breckenridge news. (Cloverport, Ky.) 1876-1955, 1905-04-05
CLOvERPORT KENTUCKY, WEDNESDAY, 5,
GROWERS GET DOWN
TO BUSINESS IN CONVENTION.

ton anu enforcement of the foregoing,
by securing the signed agreement and
otherwise of all members and non
members of our orr ami zation, to this
end. And, If these means fail, that
all local unions and mem bers be in
strncted TO use any and every other
means that they may see fit to de-
wise and adopt whereby this reduction
will be more perfectly accomplished.
And that each local union be held
responsible for the proper enforcement
of this plan, and that, in turn, each
local union mold each and every
farmer IN its ter ritory responsible for
the same. And be 1t further
Resolv ed, That any farmer whether
he he a MEMBER of the tobacco grow
ers' organization or not, who will
premedltatedly take advantage of this
reduction by the organization, and
increase his crop, that he may profit
by the efforts Of this Society, and
that he may he benefited at the ex-
pense of others and thereby defeat
the objects of this organization That
he and all such be regarded as a scab,
and treated as scab. that he be
regarded as "a traitor and that he be
treated as traitor and an enemy to
his neighbors, in country, his fam
lily and himself, and that we do not
and will not consider him or such as
he, worthy CT our confidence.
All of which is respectfully submit
TED, believing as we do, that, in order
to successfully compete with this octo-
pus in the form of tobacco trust, we
must refuse to sell and that we must
reduce production, and then we will be
in position TO dictate terms IN the
enemy country, that will he highly
satisfactory to us.
W. S Ball,
E. b. Oglesby, Committee.
Matthew Shrewsbury.
Mr.. Ball of the committee, made a
strong speech advocating the adoption
of the resolutions without amendment
Matthew Shrewsbury also spoke for
the reHbrt. John Hazlipp, of HIte's
Run, made a strong talk supporting
the resolutions, and, the question being
put by the char, they were declared
adopted without a dissenting vote.
On motion Of j John p. Haswell, Jr
the financial committee provided for
in the resolutions, was selected. 1t
was composed of these well-known
-armers: Il 5. Wilson, E. b Oglesby
ard Silas Miller.
Upon the suggestion Of E. b Ogles-
by, tn plan to reduce the acreage Of
tobacco in the county was adopted. 1t
is IN the torn OF a contract and is as
follows:
We, he UNDERSIGNED, in consideration
of the benefits TO be derived to Us, by
IA curtailment OF the dark TOBACCO
crop for the syear 1903, do pledge,
agree and bind ourselves, not h plant
or permit TO he planted on lands
which we own or control, a greater
numb. + of scres Of 6alk iOl acco than
that Indicated by the number set OPP
posite our respective names in the COL
umn marked 1905 And we state that
the numbers in the columns marked
1903 and 1904. set opposite our respec-
tive names are the number of acres of
tobacco cult Waited In those years,
We and each of us do further agree
and bind ourselves thar in the event
anv of us shall violate this contract
ard agreement, then the tooacco rals-
Ell by us, in excess of the amount
herein argeed to be raised shall he for
feited to and become the property Of
those embers of the Amer can Socl-
ETY. of Equity, who have signed and
not violated this agreement and CON
tract.
In TESTIMONY whereof witness our
hands and seals.
Each local unicn will secure the sig
natures of those farmers residing
within the territory of the unions,
The oass of representation IN the