The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1905-12-08
TOBACCO MEN COMBINE.

the cOnOlLiOnS COu'1oi"i"S
the tobacco growers Of Maryland took
formal shape Tuesday at the first gen
eral meeting OF the Tobacco Growers
Association Of Maryland at the Mary
land Agricultural College. The associa-
ton decided to incorporate with CAPT
tai stock of $50 900 az start, and de-
clared its aims and desires in set OF
resolutions which put the movement
in official and definite shape.
Officers were elected as follows:
President-Wm A. Walker, Mount
Airy.
Secretary-FrankIin Weems, OF
West R yer, Anne Arundel county.
Treasurer hn H Drury, CLANCY,
Calvert county.
The resolutions, which are given in
full follow:
Resolued, That the present condition
of the market for Maryland tobacco is
such that it must change tor the better
or the growing of tobacco be discon
tinued, either voluntarily or involun-
tarily, by our planters.
Resolucd, That the board OF dlrec
tors shall appoint committee on sales
OF tobacco, to consist of six planters.
Said committee shall secure accurate
reports on the crop for 1905 as to its
quantity and quality and shall make
public announcement thereof, with its
opinion of what should be the market
value OF the different types of the
crop. This committee shall inform it.
self of the prices real ED for said
types by the planters, and if, in its
Judgment, the interests OF the plant
ers are being sacrificed it shall SO an
nounce through the public press
Resolved, That each county associa-
ton shall appoint representative in
and for each school or elect on district
of the county, which representative
shall make house-to house canvass OF
his district, explain to each grower OF
tobacco the purposes Of the association
and secure from him a statement. of
his crop as to quantity in pounds
and land worked and quality, and Sc
cure his subscription as member OF
tue association, with the membership
fee OF 81, which shall be forwarded
direct to the treasurer of the assOcla-
ton. Said sta e,Dents shall be prompt-
" forwarded 10 the president Of the
county association, who shall submit
them to the board of directors, and
the same shall be by said board tabu
lated and announced.
Resoloed, That the statesmen OF Mary
land tobacco should unite to secure
uniform and reasonable prices for our
tob .cco, and to this and coop 'rporate
with the committee on sales Of tobac-
co appointed by this association
Resoloed, That the board OF d'rec-
tors prepare statement of the p~eselt
conditions of Maryland tobacco indus
try, including the causes which have
produced said conditions and the GER
tain destruction of said industry, I'M
less change for the better in said
condition take place, and that said
statement be transmitted through the
proper channels Of the United States
Goyernment to the officials Of the
French Government having charge Of
tobacco manufactures.
Resoloed, That the United States
Department of Agriculture and the
MARYLAND Agricultural Experiment
Station are severally requested to con
tinue their experlm-Dts IN the matter
of MARYLAND tobacco soils and varie
ties of tobacco adaptable thereto to
the end that type of tobacco may be
produced suitable for the home mar
ket and so create competition in the
buying of Maryland tobacco, the ab
sence of competition in the past hav-
ing permitted the creation and per-
petuation of the present conditions.
which, unless changed for the better,
will certainly destroy the Maryland
tobacco industry.
Resolved, That this association lie
incorporated and that it's charter shall
he upon these general lines:
Name-The Maryland Tohacr"s
Growers Asso 'ia''-n.
O j.cts-rn+ t,s ring of :h'' grow
ing and tnarketiny of VI .ry i.ni 'oSac-
P,wers-The creation Of a capital
stock OF $4,000, which may tie in
creased to $3.50 900 each share to be
of the par value Ut 81; the stlliI Z ii
Mary land tobacco AMI the proper -
curing of said advances, the borrow
ing OF money, the establishing or Ieas
ing OF warehouse or warehouses Tor
the inspecting, packing, free storage
and selling of Mary land tobacco and
to make necessary bylaws.
No person shall own more thsp
1000 shares Of said stock. No buyer.
handler, commission man or other
person who buys and sells tobacco
shall hold office in this association,
even though he may also grow the
crop.
Principal office TO be in Baltimore.
Incorporators-W liam A. Walker.
William f. Robinson. William F.
Clancy, George T. Hu,chins. Samuel
Cox Jr John II Drury, Franklin