Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1908-09-03
The Union Tobacco Society was form

the tobacco growers associations OF
Kentucky, Tennessee, Indiana and
Ohio. There were 300 delegates
representing the various associations,
although by the call only two repre-
sentatives we're permitted to enter in
to the deliberations.
During the day, while the COM
mittee was at work, speeches we're
made by G. NJ. Hanna aud NJ. G.
Rankin. There we're ten societies
represented, the Dark Tobacco grow
ers Association, the Old Green Riv-
er Association, New Green River
Association, Stemmers' Association,
Onesucker Association, Burley To-
bacco Society, Indiana Tobacco
Growers Association, Ohio Tobacco
Society and the Wisconsin Tobacco
Association. +. G. Ewing was made
chairman, and Clarence Lebus seore-
tsry.
The committee deliberated all the
afternoon, and tonight reported in
favor of the union under the name of
the Union Tobacco Society. A cor
poration without capital stock will be
formed under the laws Of Kentucky,
Each of the associations in the union
is entitled to one director and one
additional director for each twenty
i've million pounds raised last year
up to and not to exceed three. These
directors will select an executive
board of FIVE. The first board of di.
rectors will be announced tomorrow,
who will serve until the associations
meet and select another.
The organization embraces a hun
dred thousand tobacco grow ers.
Among the prominent people in at
tendance were f. G. Ewing, Joel B.
Fort, W. G. McCord, Clarence Lebus,
NJ. c. Hanna, NJ. c. Rankin, A. l..
Davenport, and William Elliot.
The organizers are enthusiastic over
the prospects and say they can now
control the tobacco markets OF the
country.
The draft of the articles Of Incor-
porauon provides that the principal
place Of business shall be in Louis
vile. No capital stock Is mentioned,
but the limit of Indebtedness is
81 600 600. The nature of the bus
mess is to foster and promote the in
terests of tobacco growers and to
handle, sell, pool tobacco of members
OF the society. The further purpose
is to become the Central head and
general association in which all the
tobacco growers societies, corpora
tons and organizations il the Unit
ed States may unite and through |
which the same may act aud transact
business as a unit and decide all con-
between the different or
CARNATIONS member Of this society.
There shall be at least nine directors
who shall be elected, one from each |
OF the orgat izations comprising the
union, and an additional member for
each fifty million pounds pooled by
such association the year before.
Other officers are a president and
secretary and such other officers as
may be prescribed by the bylaws.
These are to be selected by the dl-
rectors. The president has the pow
er to appoint an executive commit
tee of five members of the board |
Of directors to have active charge !
during the absence of the entire
board.
The articles provide that any other
tobacco association may become
of the Union Tobacco Socie-
ly by subscribing to its rules. The |
articles before becoming 6ual shall
be submitted back to the different
organizations for ratification and |
hey to report back to another meet
nc to be held IN Louisville 0eto-
Der o.
There was much enthusiasm dur
ne the meeting. Messrs. McCord
md Lebus made rousing speeches to