The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-02-21
AT ITS own
FIXED Price
The Ky. Union Sid 5. 000,-
900 Pounds Of Tobacco.
Refused Offer For MOre--Senat0r
CantriII tells of no Crop
Situation.

Cantrill president OF the Kentucky
Union of the American Society OF
Equity the association of tobacco-grow
ers Of Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana ana
West Virginia, was in Louisville Sast
night on business pertaining 10 inc
success of the organization. Senator
Cantrill has devoted much of his time
and money 10 the organization for the
past two years and his efforts 10 COIL
vince the tobacco-growor Of the noed
of uniting as body 10 fight The grow
ing trust evil has done more Than aE
one thing o bring about success, which
it is now claimed, is now close at hant
Senator Cancrill said last night III
discussing the tobacco situation, that
the organization of which he Is the
head has sold during the past week
5000, 900 pounds of the 1905 crop of 10
bacco at the price listed by The associa-
ton and that this price was twice whai
it was year ago when The tobacco was
pooled by the farmers. He SAID Inc
association had also received an Offer
for 2O,O0O,000 pounds at price signify
under the listed price but that the Of
fer had been rejected because The Of
ficers of the organization felt they
sufficiently controlled the situation
to compel the American Tobacco Com
pany and lis allies TO pay The Rices
asked for tobacco.
now has between 160,000,000 and No.
now hasbo,ween 160,000,0O0 and l'O,-
900 900 pounds of the 1906 and 1917
crops in the pool and that unhl all
of the former crop had been SOLD nor
a pound Of the last crop would be as
posed of. and that with the elimna-
ton of a crop of tobacco his year II
would be an easy mater 10 dispose
of all OF the tobacco in the pool. lie
said that the entire acreage in the BUR
lev tobacco district of Kentucky, m
diana. OHIO and West Virginia was
about 10000 acres, and that hItle
more than 1000 acres had been pledg-
ed by owners in favor OF theno-crop
plan this year, and he believed mat
by the expiration of so days fully loo'-
600 acres would have been signed up.
Senator Cantrill said further that the
owners of fully $4,000 acres had pledg-
ed the association that they wouid
not raise crop of tobacco this year.
but had not signed contract 10 tha'
effect and would not buL that under
no circumstances would these men
break even a verbal contract.
He said the only men who had SO
far held out and refused 10 sign d
contract not to raise tobacco THIS
wear were those who We're not III the
pool and had disposed of their 1910
and 1907 crops at big adVah'age'
due 10 the activity of the American
Society OF Equity, and tnat because
of that increased price they We're =
favor of a crop this year. He SAID
however that simple justice 10 the
men who are in the pool should III
fluence this small minority 10 elima-
nate the crop this year, in order ma
those men who have their last TWO
crops in the pool could reap some OF
the benefits.
Senator Cantrill said the question OF
whether or not crop was 10 pe
grown this year would have 10 be SCI
lied definitely within the neXs thlr!
days AS by the end of that perioi
/, will be time to begin operations IL
n crop is 10 be grown but he sara
that from assurances received by me
committee in charge Of The work OF
&,gning up contracts ic was practli-
1klly a foregone conclusion That the
IRON of tobacco throughout the Bur-
by district would be eliminated THIS
Year. He said there were only TWO
eounties in the district where any
real opposition TO the elimination OF tn
crop this year had developed, one Of
which was Henry county, where
injecting was held two weeks ago anu
Ewhere another meeting OF the ANTS
would be held the coming week to
3discuss the question. Senator Can'rii
WAS present at the former meeting ano
a debated with County Judge b. f. Hill
the latter taking the otter side o.
y the question and urging that the FAR
mcrs of Henry county raised a croI
of tobacco this year.
Just. what action will finally be Ia
ken by the farmers of Henry county
Senator Cantrill was unable to say
but he predicted that by the time o
the meeting Of the "antis' next weei
several hundred more acres would nav
been pledged to the society and tina
big majority of the farmers OF TN
county would agree to stand by tn
majority in their fight for bette
prices.-Courier Journal.
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