The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1907-11-13
TOBACCO GROWERS
Had a Strenuous Day at
greensboro Saturday.
A GREAT MEETING WAS HELD
Three Causes for Gathering
Which We're SatiSfactO-
rily Settled.

Saturday, November ., will go
down in history of Daviess county as
one of the most strenuous and eX-
citing days that greensboro, the
county scat, has ever witnessed.
Hundreds Of tobacco growers rep
resennng Daviess, Mclean, Ohio,
Breckenridge and Hancock counties,
assembled in greensboro on Satur
day. The majority of these farmers
were Daviess county growers. They
began to arrive in Greensboro Friday
night and on every road leading to
the county seat score of farmers
could be seen up until noon Satur-
day. 1t is estimated that two thous-
and farmers lined the streets of
greensboro at noon Saturday. So
dense was the crowd in the business
section that it was necessary for
Owensboro people to walk in the mid
die of the streets.
There were three causes for the
crowd in Greensboro Saturday. The
! first was the call issued by the Green
River Equity Warehouse Company,
better known as the Home Ware
house Company" requesting all to-
bacco growers who have pooled with
the company to come to greensboro
Saturday for the purpose of ratify-
ing the sale of the 1907 crop of to-
bacco to the American Tobacco COM
pany.
The second cause was for meet
ing by the Independent tobacco grow
ers of Daviess county, who have here
tofore refused to pool their tobacco,
for the purpose of recognizing for
"sa!f-protCction."
The third cause for the large gath
eriHg was a special meeting called
by the Green River District Tobacco
| Growers Association, of the Ameri-
can Society Of Equity. The soldiers
of the Army of Equity which re-
Gently invaded Daviess county and re-
quested the growers to pledge their
crups to the Louisville Warehouse
Company, are members of the Green
River District Association, known as
the Regular Equity"
The results of the gathering Sat
urday were as follows: The Home
Warehouse people unanimously rati-
fled the contract made with the
American Tobacco Company for the
sale of the 1907 crop of tobacco.
The Independent farmers adopted
resolutions pledging themselves and
their means to protect their proper
ty and to uphold the strong arm of
tn law"
The Louisville Warehouse faction,
which represents the Army OF Equi-
ty," adopted resolutions calling on
h III, tobacco growers of the Green
River District not to deliver their
crops until the 1905 and 1906 crops
have been sold and requesting that
no tobacco be received by the buy
ers. Resolutions were also adopted
condemning violence, but saying that
the meeting of the Independent far
mers and Home Warehouse people
was the first step TO violence and in
timidation.
l.ater-.The tobacco buyers of Ow-
ensboro have signed a request TO
growers not to deliver tobacco in Ow-
ensboro before December IL. 1t Is
stated in the request that currency to
make settlements cannot be obtained
before that date. 1t is thought that
this move will put an end TO the
trouble that has been brewing and
give the factions a chance to get TO-
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