The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-02-08
BIG HARMONIOUS
MEETING HELD
By Green River Tobacco
Growers Association.
Pooling Plan Adopted and Execu-
tive BOARD to Advertise for
Financial Propositions.

A call meeting of the Green River
District Tobacco Growers Assccia.
ton Of the A. S. of E. was held at
the court house, IN Greensboro, last
Friday with all counties in the dis
trict represented. About fifty dele
gates were in attendance.
The meeting, was on the whole. un-
usually harmonious. There were
some differences of opinion on sew
eral subjects, but there were none
of the heated discussions that for
merry marked meetings of the dis
trict body, as well as of the Davies
county union. The fact that several
important matters were considered
in this spirit indicates that factional-
ism in the district has been eliminat-
ed and that a united fight will be
made on the 1907 crop.
1t was decided that there are to
be no more newspaper discussions
between members of the society.
Newspaper articles contributed on
Equity subjects hereafter are to be
minated to official announcements
and such other general information
as it may be necessary to prOmul-
gate by that means. Questions of
warehousing and finance and all 9TH
er discussions are barred.
Another important matter was
the passage of resolution instruct
ing the executive board to advertise
for propositions for the financing of
the 1907 crop. By this means it is
believed that the best result will be
obtained, and that a plan of financ-
ing will be secured on which all
Equity men in the district can
agree.
A pledging contract was drawn
and adopted. the committee which
drafted the pledge was composed of
John P. Foster, E. B. McEuen, j. H.
Burney. l.. N. Robertson, G. S. Will
son and John E. Minnett.
There was considerable discussion
of the various phases of the pledge,
particularly that prohibiting land
owner from assigning his allowance
of 10000 hills to a tenant. David
Moreland, of Ohio county, Presi-
dent of the State organization. ia
vored this feature of the pledge. Il
have tenants" he said, but | want
no unfair favoritism. This thing Of
allowing a man to transfer his
10000 hills to another man is not
justice nor is it equity.
The pledge finally reported and
adopted is in full as follows:
We, the undersigned, hereby
pledge our honor. that we will not
plant or have planted on land that
we own or control for the year 1907
more than 10000 hills to the hand
or 5000 hills to the half hand. Ev-
cry person who is sixteen years of
age or over on the first day Of
September, 1907, shall be counted
a hand, and every person who on
that date will be twelve but less
than sixteen shall be counted a half
hand. This applies strictly to those
who work in the tobacco field, no
one being allowed to transfer his al
lowance to any other person. Binding
ourselves under the penalty of having
our names published to the world
as persons of dishonor should we
violate our pledge, and that every
member violating his pledge shall
forfeit his membership in the A. S.
of E.
The following delegates from Ohio
county were present: John P. Fos-
ter, L. T. Bunger, Albert Cox, VIM.
G. Grove, Henry M. Pirtle, j. H.
Tweeddell. J. C. Overton. B. T.
Bean, j. l.. Patton, N. w. Moseley
and j. B. Renfrow.
Irregular as the Sun"