The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1907-06-21
Home rule TO
Be The SLOGAN
Of Tobacco Growers of Green
River District.
Home Warehouse, Home Finance
and Mandatory District
Declines.

| Harmony. Home Rule. Home
Warehouse. Home Finance.
And then, Home Mandatory to
work and place the tobacco on the
market ready for the retail trade.
That was the unanimous verdict of
the tobacco growers of the Green
River district meeting held at the city
hall on Saturday.
If there was anyone present who I'M
derstood the home warehouse PROPOSE
ton and opposed it he did not let
his voice be heard in the protest and
every speaker taking the floor in adj
vocacy of the home warehouse was
scheered to the echo.
The meeting was called to order by
]. ID. Jeffries, who stated that it was
mass meeting of the tobacco grow
ers of the five counties composing
the Green River district of the A. s.
If e.
George M. Taylor was elected chair
man and Bailey Jewell, secretary of
|
slider the warehouse proposition and
submit plans for the organization of
same was appointed.
A communication from the Dark To-
bacco Growers Protective association
and proposition from the Ster' c,ng
District association asking that the
Green River growers affiliate with
them was read and a committee was
appointed to take up the question and
report. The chair then appointed a
committee on resolutions.
While the committees were consider
ing the propositions before them the
convention was given to speechmak-
ing, and it soon dawned upon the
minds of their auditors that husky
farmers, heretofore thought 10 be only
"hewers of wood and drawers of wa
| ter" could also deliver an Grafton and
that his business sagacity equaled that
of some of the manipulators of the
great tobacco warehouse on the coun-
try.
The speakers did not mince words,
but plainly indicated by their talks
that the executive committee, which
has been in full and complete control
of the affairs of the growers of the
Green River district, are but automa-
tons in the hands of the Louisville
| Warehouse company and hints of I'M
fair dealing were strongly made.
The committee appointed to draft
plans for the organization of the home
warehouse reported as follows:
We, your committee, beg leave to
submit the following report:
Believing that the tobacco growers
of the Green River district can secure
real independence through their own
warehouse, and realizing that the in
terests of all can best be protected
by a district warehouse company,
which shall have charge of all The to-
bacco and prorata all sales; and in
view of the fact that the Daviess
county Warehouse company has brill
iantly solved the problem of home
finance and home storage, we would
recommend.
First, That the county Equity Ware
house company reincorporate under
the name of the Green River Ware
house company as district warehouse
company on the plan so ably and
clearly presented by Mr.. Henry Ber-
ry.
Second, That the number of direc-
tors be increased TO thirteen.
Third, That any person who pools
tobacco with the said company be al
lowed to become stakeholder.
Fourth, That the directors of the
warehouse make arrangements where
by they can accept a given number
of pounds of trash tobacco as a pay
ment for one share of stock.
Fifth, That a committee from the
other counties of the district be APP
pointed to act with the present board
of directors of the Daviess County
Equity Warehouse company in carry
ing out these recommendations.
Sixth, That in case any of the other
counties of the district wish TO have
warehouse of their own,but are not
prepared to enter Immediately into the
district warehouse, that the committee
and the board of directors shall be
empowered to make arrangements with
such counties as to suit their condi-.
lions.
Signed--George w. Welsh, chair
man; G. w. Nation, T. c. Field, Ben