The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1906-07-13
IMPORTANT MEETING
Of Ohio County American Society
of Equity Held Last Week.
Everything harmonious.

LquitE COilNclIeu az IldItlOiu last
Friday. Considering everything.
the meeting. was probably the most
important and harmous every held
in Ohio county.
The minutes of the meeting are as
follows:
On roll call of Locals, it was found
that as Locals were represented.
The question of equalzing the
vote of Locals was raised as it was
seen that a good many delegates APP
pointed by Locals absent. The chair
ruled that the delegates present
should constitute the voting strength
of Locals.
A committee on resolutions was
appointed after which it was order
ed that the resolutions should be
written and submitted to the COM
mittee.
While committee was out, the
house engaged in varied discussions
pertaining to the work of the order.
Committee on resolutions reported
as follows:
Whereas. There are quite number
of members and non-members in our
county who are tobacco growers
and interested in the sale of to-
baccco, the one as much as the 9TH
err, therefore be it
Resolved, LIST That this county
require each local in the county to
present to every one in the bounds
of said Uuion, both union and non
union, an agreement by which they
will pool their tobacco with said
A. S. of K. and be governed by same
in the sale of said tobacco, giving
the number of acres grown by each
one. All tobacco growers signing
said agreement being eligible to
membership and shall become men,
bers. Those not signing same not
being eligible to membership until
the present growing crop is disposed
of. We further recommend that
each Local report the names of all
who refuse to sign this pledge to
next county union.
Resolved, 2nd That we favor act
ing in conjunction with all other Sec
tons of the country where the people
produce live stock for sale on our
markets along the most practical
plan that can be devised by the men,
bers of our organization for a fair
and equitable price for the producer
and consumer of this important pro-
duct.
Resolved, 3rd That Ohio county
wheat growers hold their wheat in
conjunction with all other wheat
growers of the United States for a
fair and equitable price and we
should recommend the price of so
cents per bushel from the thresher.
Resolved, 4th That it shall be the
duty to the Secretary and Treasurer
to make quarterly reports of all
moneys coming into their hands to
each county union.
d. FORD, Chairman.
On motion it was ordered that the
resolutions be taken up separately.
LIST. adopted. End adopted.
The third was read and an amend
ment was offered striking out the
words and figures go cents" and
submitting 81. 90" for same, which
was adopted.
4th adopted as read.
Moved and agreed to restrict the
number of delegates from Locals to
county Unions to one delegate at
large and one for every Is members
or major fraction thereof.
Resolved, That we give the en-
dorsement of the Ohio County Union
to the building of a tobacco ware
house at Magyar for the purpose of
pooling tobacco, provided that none
but members of our organization
shall own the stock necessary for
the erection of said house. Carried.
A motion was made that the chair
appoint committee to select the
delegates to the State Union at Ow-
ensboro, 40 in number. Carried.
A committee of 5 was then ap-