The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1907-10-29
Bourbon Growers Decide to Raise
No Tobacco in 1909.

The Bourbon Tobacco Growers held a
large and enthusiastic meeting Satur-
day afternoon at the court house and
decided to recommend that no tobacco
be grown during the year 1908.
Congressman VIM. Preston KimbalI
addressed the meeting and made
several telling points, showing that in
his opinion no tobacco should be raised
in 1903.
He was followed by the Hon. c. M.
Clay in strong speech in favor of LETT
ting the farmer be free to do as he
thought best to his own interest. The
three principal points made by MIR.
Clay were these:
First that to undertake to raise no
tobacco in 1903 would result in laWIess-
ness for more detrimental and destrlc-
tive than any oppression inflicted by
the tobacco trust; second, that to raise
no tobacco would mean the extension
OF the tobacco producing territory
covering States were no tobacco was
being raised, and third, that the rails
ing of no tobacco would drive tenants
from the county, many of whom were
substantial citizens, as it would leave
them without the means of a livlibood.
Hon. Claude M. Thomas was then
called on and reluctantly arose. He
began by paying high compliment to
Mr.. Clay, but begged to differ with
him on this question and conclusivelv
showed the growers that the ONLY
course for them to pursue was to raise
no tobacco in 1908.
John A. Larue, chairman of the
meeting, called for an expression from
those present, when James II. Thomp-
son, a member of the ROufbo Board
of Control, arose and offered resoI.-
ton expressive of the views of the far
mers and growers Of Bourbon county.
The resolution, which carried by an al
most unanimous vote, follows:
Whereas, at a meeting Of the Rour-
| bon County Board of Control held at
Paris, KY, on the morning of October
%, 1907, the following resolutions were
adopted:
"First-That as representatives of
the tobacco growers of Bourbon
county. we believe 1T to the best in
\ tereSt of our cause not to increase the
present supply of tobacco, believing
that the two crops now in the pools
will be of as much value as three crops
on an overwhelmed market,
therefore, Be it resovled, that we
recommend to the tobacco growers of
Bourbon county that there be no to-
bacco raised In the year of 1903. Fur
Their we invite the cooperation in this
movement of tobacco merchants, specu-
lators and business men, and
Whereas, this meeting of the tobacco
growers of Bourbon county has been
called for the purpose of considering
the present situation as effecting the
interests of all parties associated with
the growing and handling of tobacco,
and especially to consider whether OF
not it would be of advantage TO the
growers of tobacco to curtail, or com
pletely eliminate the crop of 1903,
Therefore, Be it resolved by the
tobacco growers of Bourbon county in
mass convention assembled that the re-
commentators of the Bourbon County
Board of Control, DE, and the same
are, hereby accepted. and we do here
| by urge upon all tobacco growers of
tine Burley District that the crop of
1908 should be completely eliminated,
and that no Burley tobacco should be
grown in that year.
i Resolved, further, that the repre-
sentative of Bourbon county in the
/ meeting to be held at Winchester on
the 18th day Of October 1907, J e, and
/ he is hereby, instructed to vote for
: no tobacco in 1908. and to do all in
his power to have such resolution
, adopted"