The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-12-18
new TOBACCO
SOCIETY FORMED
For Purpose of Controlling
The Entire output.
Burley Society Only a Branch
Kentuckian Named as
President.

Complete and definite formatronof
the largest tobacco-selling organizatio
in the wrld was effected last Thurs
day says toe Louisville Herald when
prominent men representing a
majority of tobacco growing States
this country met in the Louisville
Hotel and formed the Union Tobacco
Society an institution Winch will seek
to pool the tobacco output Of toe
entire country AID which will deal witn
the American Tobacco Company and
Independent buyers as a unit.
In this successful lunching OF this
society of which the Kentucky Burley
Society, formerly the larest organiza-
ton of it's kind in existence, becomes
only a part, the most advanced step Il
unionizing the farmers for the success
full sale OF their products was taken.
Provided the new society approaches
the degaree of success attained by tn
Kentucky Society, it's sale of tobacco
in the future will make all former
transactions seem diminutive, and will
established record in the ordinary cna
nels of trade without parallel
After several hours of conference
the various men present. re-
presenting a large majority of the
tobaoco-growing Interests Of the coun-
try. announced that the society had
been successfully launched; that its
work would be for the purpose Of pro-
tecting and preserving the interests Of
the farmer.
Immediately afterward a special
committee was appointed to map cut
plans for the opening operations of the
big society to draft constitution and
bylaws and to outline plass for secur-
ing pledge for a great 1909 pool whicl.
is to contain the entire output of the
season.
An election of officers was held and
the following were chosen.
M. o. Hughes, Bowling Green, Presi
dent; j. S. Doss, Greenville, KY
Secretary; H. c. Kelsey, of Halls
boro, Mich; Clarence LeBus, OF
Cynthiana, KY, and H. F. Ray, OF
Lake Ind, were chosen as Board OF
Directors which with the executive Of
ficers, will constitute the legislative
body to direct the affairs of the new
society in its infancy.
The members of the directorate are
men who have had lifelong experience
in tobacco affairs, and their choice oc
casioned wide qualification among all
identified with the movement.
Of special pleasure to tobacco grow
ers of the state is the selection OF
Clarence LaBus, President of the Ken
lucky Burley Society, who was the
leading figure in the big SALE success
fully concluded a short time ago,
when the Burley Society sold three
tourths of its 1906 and 1907 pooled crop
to the American Tobacco Company
for $12,OO0,000.
w. C. McChord, Chairman of tie
special committee ON constitution and
bylaws which also will form tine first
operations of tine society in the way
of pooling is a member oil
the Legislature from Washingto
county and was the author oil
the McCord tobacco bill, introduced at
the last session of the Legislature.
For many years Mr.. aLcCord has been
a prominent worker for the tobacco
growing interests. d. l.. Pendleton, o
Winchester, his fellow committeeman
! is a prominent young lawyer OF the
State.
The significance and magnitude OF
the society formed is without
parallel in the annual of the
: State as tobacco-producing section.
it's organization is taken to indicate
the dawn of new era in tobacco
affairs, and the work is will essay Is OF
stupendous character. All tobacco
growers of the entire country will be
organized in tine various districts, ac-
cording to plans with special view to-
ward having growers OF each particu-
lar kind of tobacco in societies OF
their own.
The products of all will be pledged
to one great pool, and negotiations for
it's sale will be carried on only
through the one official body of the
national organization. Inspectors
and graders will review the products
each year and adjust prices which will
be compared and graded with other
products OF the pool, after which the
various prices will be given to all
buyers.
At the conclusion of con-
ference the officials departed for their
respective homes Immensely satisfied
with the work they had accomp Hshed
They declare that the new society
will be one OF the greatest organiza-
tions ever formed and that its results
will he rich IN raward for the farmers