The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-11-30
PROGRESS OF EQUITY
Outlined by National Secreta'
ry c. II. Taylor.
Points Out How Dumping Pres
emf crop Retards Sale OF
Pooled Tobacco.

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desire to say here that whenever
this organization becomes anything
else than a farmers business associa-
ton it will have outlived its useful
ness, and the moment the planspur-
sued by the members diverge from
safe and conservative business princi-
Piles the organization will become
less than a business association and
unworthy of support.
would be glad to know that the
action of the men who are selling
could be justified-that they have
a Just cause and Sufficient reason for
selling now and placing stumbling
blocks in the way of the organization
for they must know that before we
can sell we have to climb over every
load they put on the market. If
absolute necessity impels these
sellers, have no criticism to make.
And hereby challenge in all fairness
and friendliness, any person who is
now selling to show why he considers
his action justified. And it appears
10 me that if such action cannot be
justified, the sellers are doing them
selves as we'll as others an irrepara-
bic injury.
We have organized to sell our to-
bacco. We can sell, and get just as
much, IL not more. than we could
get without organization. And it is
perfectly PLAN that with the percent
age we now control we can compel
the buyers to pay all there is in the
crop, allowing them an equitable
profit also.
Under these conditions it is all the
more astonishing to see men betray-
ing their commercial savior for a
B few ready shekels of silver. | feel
that the principle of the thing is all
wrong. and being in this move heart
and soul. on business principles and
from benefcent motives, | will new
er be satisfied as long as a single
honest farmer is outside of our bust
ness organization.
Our members should be of good
cheer. So far we have been getting
ten to one-ten loads of Equity to
one load of outsiders. and similar
expressions come from Ohio, Han
cock and Daviess counties. Presi-
dent ]. w. Dunn says that the larg-
est tobacco delivery made during
the history of Whitesville was made
last Thursday. Next Monday the
Mclean county houses will open.
Also the houses in Muhlenberg
county. S. B. Lee has received over
$4,000 pounds at the new Equity
house at Narrows. One at Magyar
and one at Fordsville will open at
once. Soft seems that we are go
ing to get the tobacco.
On the other hand, let Us see
what we are doing with the tobac-
co we have gotten heretofore. 1t is
being sold from time to time, and
were it not for our misguided fell
lowmen who have fed the fire all
along, it would all have been sold
ere this. But notwithstanding our
handicap, we are selling some, with
bright prospects for large sales to
follow. | have been reliably inform
ed that the entire holdings of Breck-
ridge county's 1904 crop has been
sold. And | am also reliably inform
ed that as soon as the 1904 crop is
out of the way the 1905 crop will
move quickly at our prices.
do not, for moment, believe
that the bumpers" are dishonest
or mean. Far from it. feel that
they do not understand, and would
like to have them study over the
lines of the Scotch bard who first
wrote:
Mans inhumanity to man makes
countless thousands mourn
C. HAYES TAYLOR.