The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-11-15
TOBACCO GROWERS
AT GREENSBORO.
Law and Order People lost In
Shuttle.
Sale of 1907 Crop by HON :
house Ratified by In
anim0nS Vote.

Greensboro witnessed one of the larg-
est crowds of men ever seen in the
city on last Saturday, says the Owens
boro Inquirer. The original call that
brought IL together was one not eX-
pected TO bring very many men to-
gether, but there was something mys-
FERROUS about the call and its circula-
ton and about the influence that this
call exer,ed in bringing out a large
crowd or rather two large crowds.
ANONYMOUS FIRST CALL.
The first call was an anonymous
one, but by prominent and responsible
farmers who have been uneasy since
the peaceful army" of poolers visited
the country. They are, chiefly, those
who do not pool and who are deter
mined not to pool. In some way the
word got out that the organization
or the meeting was to denounce and
antagonize the so-called army of
peaceful invasion" This seemed 10
be ample to call the ''army" back and
it came in larger numbers than ever be-
fore. Not only did it come, but it
took possession of the courthouse peace
fully and for the purpose of promot-
ing peace and of redeclaring itself in
favor of peace and of peaceful meth
, DDS, and to declare vigorously against
any who should disturb or threaten
to disturb the public peace.
HOME WAREHOUSE MEETING.
Another call was issued for the pur-
pose of getting together the members
of the, recent organized Independent
tobacco growers for the purpose OF
getting their sanction of the sale by
the comittee or officers of the Green
River Equity Warehouse company of
the 1907 crop of tobacco pooled or
promised TO be pooled with that COM
pany. This body finally held its meet
ing in the courthouse yard. 1t was
presided over by j. d. Jeffrey of the
home warehouse company. A series
of resolutions were read by Hon. H.
G. Overstreet and adopted by the
meeting. They endorsed the sale of
the crop of the 1907 tobacco, prom
ised support to law and order, and de-
nounced all threats and acts of intim-
idation. The resolutions are said 10
have been prepared by DR.. b. F. Itch
ernor and are very mild compared
with what a few wished them TO be.
After they were read a short talk
was made by Mr.. Overstreet and an
other was made by DR.. B. F. Tichenor.
Both were conservative, and the only
words that could be considered al all
bitter were those of Mr.. Oversireet
when he said,in reference 10 the Lou
isville poolers, Take away from them
a few paid officers or managers and
there will be none of them left" The
session of this meeting was short. 1t
was a fine opportunity for an orator
but there seemed 10 be none there
wound up. The crowd was large and
eager and would have listened TO al
most any utterance that might have
been made, but the fear of being ST.
lent, perhaps it was, that made the
orators mute. After adjournment the
crowd fingered about the court house
yard and wherever 1t seemed THAI one
man was having few about him 9TH
ers would flock to them and listen. In
this way the great crowd broke up.
The circuit court room was the an
nounced place of meeting and here
was held the lengthier and the more
orderly meeting of the day. 1t was
called to order at the time announced
for the meeting of the farmers. Pres
ident j. d. Jeffrey of the Green River
District Equity Warehouse company
was the first to attract attention. He
rose as If to call the meeting TO or
der and announced that he was ready
for the transaction of business. 1t
required but glance over the quiet
but thickly crowded audience to show
him that he was not in the house OF
his friends but surrounded with those
who regarded him and his associates
in their corporate capacity as genuine
types of the genus bumpers. He ther
said there was not room for all to
get in the court room and they would
adjourn to the court house yard. Mr..
Jeffrey started to leave and only a
very few followed him. Many began
to protect and call out for him TO &c
on with his meeting. go on with the
business" cried one and then others
took It up. what are you afraid of"
asked one and then another called
out, You are too cowardly to pre-