The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-01-03
NOT REGULAR
A. S. OF E.
That Joined the Home Ware
house From Breckenridge
Mr.. Sharp Thinks That Report
Was Started to Induce Equity
People to Falter.

al tiCie III tHe I1dTllOIu acpuuiiCdh
under an Greensboro heading ated
Dec. %, stating that the organized to-
bacco growers of Breckenridge county
have associated themselves with the
Green River District Equity Ware
house association, commonly known
as the home warehouse. This action
was taken at county meeting held
at Hardinsburg Saturday and the res
olution providing that the Brecken-
ridge county growers go into the home
warehouse association was adopted by
vo of 154 to 2.
This means that the association to-
baccc of the 1907 crop in Breckenridge
through the Green River District Eq-
uity Warehouse company.
The above is misleading to say the
very least of it. In the first place the
meeting was not called by the Equity
people and but few of them had any
thing to do with it,
1t was understood from the start
by the Equity people to be a move by
the home warehouse faction and the
non-union men to sell their 1907 crops,
and in the Saturday meeting when The
deal was made only those who would
agree to sell their 1907 crops regard
less of the 1905 and 1906 crops, were
allowed to vote; hence the result
This report is evidently put out in
this form for the purpose of creating
the impression in other counties that
the District A. S. of +. organization
has been broken and thereby induce
rush of tobacco to market or similar
deals to be made in other counties.
Brother Equity people, these are
times that are calculated 10 try mems
souls, as well as their pocketbooks.
for the power of the trust is being
made manifest in various ways. 1t has
evidently brought the money panic to
help il break our organization and
| force us TO turn our crops loose al
reduced prices that il can reap har-
vest of millions of dollars AT our eX-
pense. Just think of it! Trash of the
best crop of tobacco grown in years
selling from 81 to SO per hundred
when last winter our No. trash the
worst in years, shipped from our pool
ing houses netted the growers $3.50 per
hundred and other grades in proper
ton. Just think of it. The fine crop
of 1907 not averaging as much on the
Greensboro market as the very infer
Tor crop of 1906 by $3.50 to $500 per
hundred. See how fast the people are
paying for their folly. Raise clamor
| to sell the tobacco and watch the re-
suits.
! Just a word on finances. Our pres
ent experience is certainly enough 10
convince farmers that the time is ripe
for starting a move by which they
may utilize their own means in con-
trolling their crops, and quit turning
over their money 10 corporations 10
hoard and hold away from us. Take
out the farmers money from he
banks of our country and how much
business would they do.
Brethren, study the interests OF
Betty and the babies" Not only for
the present, but for the future more es-
pecially, and let us endure the hard
ships a little longer and we can en-
Joy the sweet fruits of victory Re
member the promise is to the faith
full. Nj. f. SHARP.
We took our report of the transac-
ton from the Courier-Journal and it
is needless to say had no desire or
intention to injure the American So
ciety of Equity