Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1907-10-05

Mr. Beach, ION the other hand
allege that natural conditions have
played a large part in increasing the
price Of tobacco, and that the Associa-
tion has exerted coparatively a small
influence in securing the advance" "
Well, well (applause.) The crop OF
1902 was fair to look upon, but its AP-
PEARANCE was its chief virtue Its
disappearance was its chief virtue to
the American Tobacco Company)
Laughter) (Reading) "The farmer
sold it at a fair figure, if he sold it
early, but from the time it was hung
in the barn the tobacco steadily de-
teriorated' Do you remember any
thing about that Qaughter?) Every
man who bought it sold it for less
money than he paid for it." Didn't
but one man buy it Mr.. Beach,.
0aughter.) For every man who
handled it in a commercial way it was
a money loser and a trouble breeder"
YEA, LORD 1T WAS A TROUBLE
BREDERl Tremendous applause and
laughter) Reading0 1T is estimated
that in the country around Hop
kinsville, Kentucky - ever hear
Of the place?-"and Clarksville,
Tennessee, the financial loss of
this crop was not short of one million
dollars. Many men were entirely
ruined by the decline in price attended
the loss in QUALITY CD of the tObac-
CO." Uaughter) (You have been
laughing and carrying on here, but
you haven't heard the funny part of it
yet" } (Reading.) "The crop of 1903
was poor in APPEARANCES it
was not so poor in disappearance as
you will find further on.) Oaughter)
And with the experience of the crop
of 1902 in wrathful memoTy'-still in
wrathful memory, might add-"looks
did not rank as a valuable asset. To
baccO was low when the former crop
was disposed of, and there was moth
ing in the appearance of the new crop
to cause dealers to pay high prices for
it. The consequence was that the
farmers received a low figure for that
crop. The tobacco this year, how
ever, acted in a manner DIRECTLY |
OPPOSITE to that of 1902"
1T improved in APPEARANCE |
and QUALITY, and sold for good pri-
ces. Even then the warehousemen |
and jobbers did not regain what they
had lost on the crop of 1902" And
listen to this, just listen to this
THE. FARMERS. HAVE. NEVER
BEEN. ABLE TO BELIEVE. THIS,
daughter applause,
and cries of never could.~ Do you
believe that? (cries Of mot yet.'D |
A man that would believe that would /
believe in Santa Claus. daughter |
and cries of Don't you believe in
Santa Claus?D Now l tell you, a /
man that don't believe that, Beach |
don't believe that. They say am a
lar and an incendiary because I said |
the American Tobacco company and |
the Standard Oil company inspired |
that. don't care if | am wrong, | |
know one Of two things; II either |
originated there or in perdition, be-
cause the Bible SAYS, THE devil is |
The father of liars" prolonged |
laughter and applause.) You haven't |
come to the good part yet; you keep |
laughing and interrupting me this hot /
lay and I will be talking all day If
you don't look out. daughter and \
cries of 'go On.D "The farmers are
firmly Of the opinion that the prices
we're JUGGLED and with the DELHI
ERATE INTENTION of ROBBING |
THEM" We BELIEVED it then, old |
man, but law, we KNOW it now.
He said It was the PECULIAR
QUALITY of the tobacco. Wasn't |
hat the funniest tobacco you ever
heard Of? Q-aughter.) Did you ever |
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