The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1906-10-10
COUNTY UNION,
A. S. of E., Met at Hartford
Last Week In an Inter-
eSting Session.

follows:
Committee on Resolutions was ap-
pointed as follows: Dudley Ford, ST.
las Stevens, 7. H. Dalmain, J.P. Aus
tin and C. 7. Whittinghill.
l.. b. Tlchenor, Fl. d. Burch and
j. l.. Miller were appointed to audit
the pooling pledges
The time for signing the pooling
pledge was extended to October goth
for those who have had no previous
opportunity to sign.
1t was further ordered that con-
mittee be appointed by each local
union to look after the tobacco inter-
ests and see that all pledged tobac-
co is pooled and that which is not
pledged is not pooled
The Resolutions Committee report
ed the following resolutions which
we're adopted.
Whereas, The State will hold All
institute in each County in the State,
Resolved, That this County Union
urge the State Union to insist that
our Commissioner of Agriculture APP
point an able member of the A. S.
OF f. as one Of the speakers in cav
rying out the institute work. Said
speaker to receive the same compen-
sation as other State speakers.
End, Resolved, That We extend TO
the editor of the Farmers Home
Journal our sincere thanks for the
stand he has taken in favor of the
farmers organization, and that We
furnish him a COPY of these resolu-
tons.
Sd, Resolved, That the County I'm
ion take immediate steps to perfect a
grain growers association, so that
the farmers of Ohio County may be
enabled to pool their grain and hag.
(Signed) S. L, Stevens,
Chairman.
c. T. Whitinghill.
Secretary.
On motion, the Finance Commit
tee for the 1906 crop of tobacco was
installed as follows:
Sulphur Springs Dist, T. II. Bal
main; Hartford District. Silas L. Ste
vens; Fordsville Dist, NJ. F. Sharp;
Cromwell Dist, +. p. Sandifer; Cen
tertown Dist, Warren Lindley; Blu
ford Dist, David Moreland. David
Moreland was reelected chairman of
the committee.
The following resolution was OF
fered and adopted:
Whereas, The United Mine Work.
ers have, through their delegates TO
this County Union, offered to buy our
products at the Union price and ask
that We use Union coal and other
Union made goods, therefore, be 1t
Resolved, That We agree to their
demands and cooperate with them
in all practical ways, and further that
we appoint a committee of five to look
after the mutual interests of the \.
S. of f.
The committee appointed to notify
the millers and merchants of the
of the action taken at the call
ed meeting of the county union on the
wheat question, reported and were dis
charged.
On motion the chair appointed the
committee to take action in
forming a Wheat Growers Associa-
ton.
J. T. Miles, Silas Stevens, ID. Ford,
J. b. Mitchell, Alney Tichenor, A. S.
Chinn, ]. p. Austin, J. P. Foster, F.
NJ. Bailey, A. Il. Tichenor, T. F. Tan
ner and F. G. Austin. This commit
tee met and organized by electing
Z. G. Austin, Chairman, and Alncy
Secretary, then adjourned TO
meet in Hartford the LIST Monday in
Afttr considerable discussion it was
decided to send three delegates to the
meeting of the National Union at
East St. Louis, Oct, % to 26. David
VI. +. Sharp and j. II. Wei
Ter were elected as delegates.
A motion to suspend all members
who failed to sign the pooling pledge
until they have sold their 1906 crop
IF tobacco, was rejected.
David More!and, NJ. f. Sharp, w.
F. Stevens, Alvin Ross, ]. r. Weller,
and others who can go, were select
I'd to represent this county at the
National Tobacco Growers COnven-
ion which meets at GAINESVILLE, Tenn.
he 10th inst
On motion 1t was ordered that a |
ak of two cents on the 100 lbs. of |
obacco pooled, be collected to pay the
nance committee. Their pay to be
It the rate of $500 per day and ex-
lenses for the time employed.
1t was ordered that President More
and be given an order on the coun-
y treasurer for the balance on eX-
lenses incurred by him for the Street
Fair and Rally at Hartford.
l.. b. Ticheror, Alvin Ross and II.
J. Burch were appointed to settle with
4. F. Sharp as County Organizer.
hey report 1851 in excess of his
alary in the hands Of Secretary
harp.
The County Treasurer was ordered
o pay the expenses of the delegates
o State Union at Greensboro as soon
$ he has sufficient funds.
The committee on pooling pledge
eported 80 per cent. of the tobacco
igned to pool.