The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1908-04-10
THE TOBACCO
lowers MEET
Large Gathering of Green My-
ar I0ozccO Association
All Sa@net Intent on Getting
Cot orices aud Keeping
The Peace.

The Peace.
Tie Green River District Tobacco
Growers ASSOCIATION held at Owensboro
last Thursday was largely attended
by delegates md others and the meet
ing devoted itself almost wholly to
the proposed constitution and bylaws
of the proposed new organization OF
the tobacco growers. The proposals
were accepted with very few alterna-
tions. II is probable that the only
alienation made that will cause dis
cussion or disc greement when the home
war. house people or the independent
growers come 10 adopt the rules is that
which eug .ie that the name be alter
ed 10 give ,ce association an Equity
par &c.
PRELIMINARY MEETING.
To 0 i~g was called to order by
= H.. I,'1 Cullen at 10 a. m. He
.a S was a regular meet
f.. p o., =. S. of District asso-
Ga-o.. t. eport had gone out
. 'ng was a mass meeting
Tbs was mistake though there
might jt ar angements made for
80 .s 50. f.. la.er. However, he
--f. ua.y ais had become dim
C.,-. r .-r after OF dues and, with
-. eoqca0' 10 The body, he would adj
vice ere Committee on credentials to
admir- ID ca'cs from all locals wheth-
Ct n Sc-d 'c-ling or not. The coun-
ties were ext asked to get together
and report on heir delegates and they
did this Tho report showed repre-
s-ntHtives present from all the coun-
ti.q Of I've district.
4 conference committee of nine
members from each of the three to-
bacc1 growers organizations met at
10 O. m. friday and spent most of the
day in discussing all features of the
proposed plan for consolidation. There
was a full representation of all the
e' mems and there was a full discus
sion # many details on which there
w orne difference of opinion.
r.r ut O. f'-ee was made chairman
g. ... a. ms and J. r. Weller, of
c. Qua. .s chosen as secretary.
o,.ns - re the committeeman:
o.. :. ag 81. r. Weller, NJ. f.
a. .., r. L. Iarch, 6. b. Lee, r. II.
J.. ....u. ". b. 5tateler, Henry Schae-
f.. SIS. g.. Bruce, II. F. Ray.
Homo ..I 0use-J. d. Jeffrey
F..- r.4.. I'm Huebner, Hiram
-....,,... -. G. Riney, James Sny-
.. Thompson, George NJ.
l.,l.u
la.DI .a..al growers. p. Crab
Hl t.lhoOn, S. b. Berry, j.
t Is1.s., Gpen Crabtree, Jesse
Crrror, casper Goetz, S. r. Ewing,
lanes Wilson.
TH.'i. i- he proposed cOnstitu-
ton &. Cd. aow organization.
Iii. CONSTITUTION.
The name % this organization shall
Co.. iar Green over Tobacco Growers
association.
~ snail re composed Of the tobacco
growers o., breckenridge, Daviess,
He~c-cr. Mclean, and Ohio counties,
KENTUCKY, and Spencer and Warrick
counties. t.ri, and such other
counties as may be admitted by this
association.
The purpose AID object Of this as
soDaliUn is w represent its mem
Ie.s in handling grading and mark
eting OF their tobacco and to con-
troll the production when deemed nee
essary and TO obtain for its members
al the advantages to be derived from
cooperation.
Any person IS eligible to member
Slip in this association who is a
grover of tobacco, or is in sympathy
with the object of the association,
providing hat a country shall have
the right to exclude from its MEM
bership any person whom it may deem
undesirable as member. II is furth-
er provided that persons who grow
tobacco and do not pledge it to the
association are ineligible to member
ship, and 1t is further provided that
only those who are engaged in the
growing of tobacco, or own land upon
which tobacco is grown shall be en-
Il led 20 vote.
S;spers here 0 are charter members
of tie assoCia i0n.
The priuci-a FL oi.ice or place Of bust
l.5 OF fhi. association shall be Ow-
eussoro, Ky.
THE BY LAWS.
.. e Officers OF mis- association shall
oousis u president, vice president,
seen, ary-;Ieasurer and board of
control.
The president and vice president
and veCrotory-,reasurer shall be elect