The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-08-28

union TOBACCO
SOCIETY FORMS
In Interest 0f Bu'ley and
Dark Tobacco GrowerS.
Incorporate Under the Laws of
Kentucky BUT Plan Will Be
Submitted to Districts

Bowling Green. Ky. Aug. 21.-The
Union Tobacco society was formed
here being a union of all the tobac-
co growers associations of Kentucky
Tennessee, Indiana and Ohio. There
were 300 delegates representing the
various associations, although by the
call only two representatives from each
district we're permitted to enter into
the deliberations.
During the day, while the committee
was at work speeches were made by
G. NJ. Hanna and NJ. G. Rankin. Their
were seven societies represented, the
Dark Tobacco Growers association
the Old Green River association, the
Stemmers association, the Onesucker
association, the Burley Tobacco socie-
ty the Indiana Tobacco Growers asso
citation and the Wisconsin Tobacco as
ISOLATION. f. G. Ewing was made
chairman, and Clarence Lebus secre-
tary.
The committee deliberated all the
afternoon and at night reported In ia
vor of the union under the name of the
Union Tobacco society. A corporation
without capital stock will be formed
under the laws of Kentucky. Each of
the associations in the union is en-
titled to one director and one addition
al director for each 25.OO0.O00 pounds
raised last year up to and not to
exceed three. These directors will Sc
lect an executive board of five direc-
tors who will serve until the associa-
tions met and select another.
The organization embraces a hun
drer thousand tobacco growers. Among
the prominent people in attendance
were F. G. Ewing, Joel p. Fort w. G.
McChord. Clarence Lebus. NJ. c. Hanna
NJ. c. Rankin, A. l.. Davenport and
William Elliot. The organizers are en-
thusiastic over the prospects and say
they can now control the tobacco mar
kets of the country.
The draft of the ar ticles of corpora
ton provides that the principal place
of business shall be in Louisville. No
capital stock is mentioned, but the
limit of Indebtedness in s1,000000. The
nature of the business is to foster and
promote the interests of tobacco
growers and to handle, sell pool to-
bacco of members of the society. The
further purpose is to become the CEN
trial head and general association in
which all the tobacco growers So
cities, corporations and organizations
in the United States may unite and
through which the same may act and
transact business as a unit and decide
all controversies between the different
organizations members of this socie-
ty.
There shall be at least nine direc-
tors who shall be elected one from
each of the organization comprising
the union and an additional member
for each 50,000,O00 pounds pooled by
such association the year before. 9th
er officers are a president and secre-
tary and such other officers as may be
prescribed by the bylaws. These are
to be selected by the directors. The
president has the power TO appoint an
executive committee Of five members
of the board of directors to have ac-
tive charge during the absence of the
entire board.
The articles provide that any other
tobacco association may become
member of the Union Tobacco societ
by subscribing to its rules. The ar
ticles before becoming final shall be
submitted back to the different Or
ganization TO ratification and they to
report back another meeting TO be
held in Louisville, October 6.
There was much enthusiasm during
the meeting. Messrs McChord and
Lebus made rousing speeches to
large audience asst night