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The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
GETTING TOGETHER.

AS this supplement goes 70 press tho
press dispatches announce the accept
ance OF the compromise proposition OF
the Burley Tobacco Society by the
Tobacco Branch of the Society of
Equity in convention at Bowling Green.
This will simplify matters and elimi-
nate internal discussions, leaving only
the question OF pool or not pool to be
decided by the tobacco growers. 1t
is confidently predicted that so per
cent of the tobacco in the Burley belt
will be pooled within the next three
weeks, Enthusiastic meetings have
been held in Trimble and Carroll coun-
ties within the last few days, addressed
by Judge O'Rear, President LeBus,
Miss Lloyd and others in the interest
OF the Burley pledge and the outlook
is exceedingly bright.
Mr. LeB'us is quoted as making the
offer OF his head as a football if the
pool does not succeed Why not make
the pool unanimous?
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
SHELBY SENTINEL FOR
ANOTHER Burnley POOL
Declares Success Of Last
Year Is a Fine Object
Lesson fer Farmers.
TRUST. IS ATTACKED
Question Is Held One OF
Business, Not of Temper
and Fanaticism.

Under the caption Pooling the
Crop" the Shelby Sentinel says:
The recent meeting OF the Board OF
the Burnley Tobacco Society will go
on record as the best evidence or the
vitality of the organization In the
face of a thousand farmers move
ments that have been failures, that OF
tobacco stands out in strong light as a
successful fight made by the tiller or
the soil.
AS a fine object lesson Of the bene-
fits Of sticking together 1t could not
he heat
II is true that the effort was made
by. the trust and its agents TO SOW the
seed OF dlscori but, thank heaven
but few took root or thrived.
The belief is entertained by those
in a position to know that the present
crop will be pooled and its great mag
nitude will give but an added and an
increased argument to the benefits OF
pooling
Il may be expected IN short time
after the pledge is signed that the
nefarious work of the agents OF the
trust will begin anew. T1is industry
will have new designs and II possible
more bellish than ever before. De-
PRAYED men stop at nothing, not even
murder. IL it can be done under cover.
The paid enemies Of the farmer are
all known by this time and their
measure can be taken. With a united
effort by the farmer these enemies
can easily be routed from the field.
Shelby county will fall IN line with
the other Burley counties and VIII
make better showing than ever be-
fore. An instance may be cited here
and there of some not going TO pool
but these will be more than offset by
others coming in TO take their places.
The question Of pooling Is one OF
business and not one Of temper or
fanaticism. Let the standard OF this
question rise to its true dignity and
there will be no fight. 1t is when the
question is allowed to degenerate that
the troubles begin. Let not this move
ment degenerate and Mr.. Farmer take
our word for it, you can get anything
you want.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
THE ONLY SANE THING.

We have never doubted that there
would be a pool Of the 1909 crop Of
Burley tobacco. That those who were
in the pools of 1867 should be so
foolish as to allow proposition that
has wrought them SO much Of good
TO fall, docs not seem within the
bounds of reason. We have always
favored the pooling OF the crop, and
this fact that there
may have been things done OF which
many OF the growers did not approve,
yet their profits have so far counter
balanced these things that they must
Of necessity pool.
If the crop Is pooled and a price Of
from Is to 20 cents per pound Is re.
ceiyed for II, with the prospects of
the biggest and best crop the district
has ever produced. hard times ought
TO be about over for our people. and
their prosperity for years in the future
assured On the other hand. should
they fail to pool and the price this
year drop TO as low as 10 cents per
pound they will find themselves in
as bad fix year or so hence rs
they we're i'm before they organized.
The only sane and sensible thing for
them To do is 10 pool-Grant County
News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
THE TOBACCO CONTRACT,

The pooling contract under consid-
GRAFTON by the Burnley Tobacco Society
is to Central Kentucky no less i'm
portant than the water contract is to
Lexington or the pending tariff bill
to the United States.
If this contract is adopted. IL the
Burley Tobacco Company is establish
cd, If one crop is pooled and sold I'm.
der this plan, tho tobacco growers will
have won their complete independ-
ence. The Burley Tobacco Society
will have become a complete success.
There will no longer be any question
as to It's permanency.
It is remarkable that an institution
has managed to do a business Of nearly
$20,00O,000 without capital Ten per
cent Of this years crop would provide
the capital necessary TO carry on this
business. 1t would establish the per-
manent means for handling and flnanc-
ing pooled crops. 1t would transform
the Burley Tobacco Society from an
intangible organization held together
largely by sentiment into a substantial
institution with a sound business
basis.
Neither the public nor the tobacco
growers can stand every year the
nerve-racking strain of campaign to
pool the tobacco according to the old
plan. II this years crop cannot be
pooled with some provision for def
mite and permanent business organiza-
ton. it Is hardly worth while to pool
at all The Burley Society must come
to some such plan as this or It must
dissolve.
The elimination Of last years crop
was n performance that cannot easily
be repeated. It will not do to pro-
coed with a plan that would even look
to the cutting out of a crop next year
as a possible means OF success.
II the 1909 crop can be pooled &C.
cording to the proposed plan. The Ga
zette believes the pool will be success
fully disposed Of to the satisfaction Of
the grower and that the success Of this
years pool will put the organization Of
the growers in position to exercise
some control over the amount Of suO-
sequent crops without even a hint Of
threat or intimidation on the part "
anybody.-Kentucky Evening Gazette,
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
WILL HELP THE POOL

The loose leaf warehouses and the trust
interests now have a speaker I'm the field
opposing any pool this year. Hon. Cassius
NJ. Clay has taken the stump i'm opposition
TO any pool whatever claiming that the
former pool was n failure a fraud and a
sham ana did not benefit the growers
MIR. Clay may success I'm convincing the
farmer that six cents is enough for tobacco
ana better for the grower than seventeen
succeed in convincing the grower that he
hasn't sense enough to know the differ
ence between six cents and seventeen
cents, but we are mistaken I'm our estimate
Of the intelligence Of the people Of the
hurley district il no does. We beliye that
his entrance into the fight will have a good
effect I'm that IL will bring the warning fac
lions closer together, and we welcome the
News.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

to dole out few dollars for such pur.
poses. Then the boy can leave the to.
bacc0 patch for the schoolroom. The
Kentucky farmer has to buy almost
every necessity, and much that he
eats. We are dependent upon tobacco
lor the money TO make the exchange.
Obligation to FeIlowman.
some take the ground that as long
as they are doing we'll enough they
owe nothing to their brothers less for.
tunate. Such man Is deceived, II he
cannot appreciate that he is his broth
er's keeper in the higher sense, he
must look to his condition and try to
improve 1t out of self-defense. Every
man has direct interest In this broth
erhood and the promotion of prosperity.
This thing of combinations has come
TO stay. You cannot sit on nail keg
and white it out of existence. 1t has
been clearly shown that there Is more
harm in destroying the trusts than in
allowing them to live. Legislation may
regulate, but can do no more. We
must arm ourselves to fight them with
their own weapons. There has been
a great deal of talk about the night
rider and many crimes have been
credited to him, blame for some OF
which belonged elsewhere. In the great
law of the balance Of nature there may
be palliation for his crimes in bringing
us to appreciate his oppressed and
enslaved condition.
Good May Come Of Evil.
Like the trusts, he has committed
high crimes, but in the end maybe
good will come out Of evil. Sometime
ago | took occasion TO ask number
of public men in Kentucky to give a
definition OF the rights Of a citizen
about which we hear much without
using the term itself. Think of 1t
yourselves a minute. What constitutes
a right?
Mr.. Clay Of Bourbon county has
been talking recently about inherent
rights, yet he was one in the Constitu-
tional Convention who declared that
there we're no natural and inalienable
rights, and all the rights man could
demand were those he fought for or
could win and hold. The best definition
know is that these rights are condi-
lions necessary to the development, or
continued existence of an individual,
or Of a species. abhor anarchy and
condemn violence, but | believe in the
good OF the masses before the good Of
the individual. If any man or set of
men put themselves in the way Of
progress they should take the hazard
Of Ill fortune into consideration. Let
us of Kentucky stand together because
Of brotherly love. We deprecate VIC
ence and would counsel nothing that
would make a man even unneighborly,
but let us be sure that we do no un.
thing"
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
TRUSTWORTHY MEN
AND TRUE HOME RULE

How far may the rank and file trust
their own information and experience 20
map out n policy for the management
OF the pool? How far is IL wise 10 mtrust
the vote OF a capable, honest man' Is it
not better 10 trust your man II he he
capable and trustworthy than to bind him
to vote as YOU would not vote yourself n
you had heard the discussion? Select a
man because he has Judgment. thcn leave
him free to use HE judgment Hold him
responsible for results. hut give him tha
use OF his owS judgment when IL comes 10
methods ana measures.
Trust men who have done things rather
than men who have never done anything
except to toll some one else what to do
mans business record is tho best
commentary on his business Judgment.
Investigate the business record II the nc
tive critics Of the Rurley Tobacco Society,
The men inside the hurley belt the
actual growers Of hurley othaCco. ought
to dictate the policy Of the Burley Tobac-
60 Society. not men who live outside the
belt, or who do not grow tobacco This IS
true home rule" doctrine.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
SOCIETY PRESIDENT
CANNOT BE ISSUE
He Is Elected For One Year Only
and Choice Is Always With
Grower,

There has been an unwise effort on
the part of some to make the presi-
dent of the Burley Tobacco Society
an issue. The president cannot be an
issue. He Is elected by the District
Board to serve for one year. His term
of office expires October 1. when the
growers through their chosen repre-
sentatives may elect any man whom
they think will give them the best
service.
The matter of salary has also been
unduly magnified. A salary is large
or small according to the service rem
dered and the results accomplished.
If the incoming board thinks mis-
take in salaries has been made they
can easily change It, It is not neces-
sary to smash a whole machine In
order TO tighten one screw.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
FIGURES SHOWING WHAT
GROWERS HAVE GAINED.
tFrom Lexington HeraldO


Editor Lexington Herald: Will you
allow me to give some figures show.
ing what tho Clark county. Ky, to.
bacco growers have gained by pooling
their 1906 and 1907 crops Clark
county growers pooled 2,S77,04S pounds
of tobacco out of the 1906 crops, and
3,G65, 500 pounds out Of tho 1907 crop.
Figure the 1906 crop at cents per
pound and the 1907 crop at cents
per pound and We nave S429.242.Sl
for the two crops Well posted men
say this is as much as these two crops
would have brought per pounG n no
pool had been formed. The Clark
county growers have been and will lie
paid in cash above all expenses for the
1906 crop s337.277.27, and for the 1907
crop they have received and will re-
ccivc about S471,613.2S, making total
of sS0S,950.G5 they will receive for the
two crops Deduct what the two crops
total at the prices given above from
what the growers will reCeiyc, and
we have $379.707St that the growers
of Clark county have made by pooling
two crops of tobacco. If the rool Is
continued see what an. enormous sum
of money It will bring to Kentucky.
Shall we throw away all of this money
because our president was paid more,
as a salary, than some think that he
should have been paid?
Clark county growers have paid out
for insurance on their tobacco ncarly
$40 600 without a loss or one cent from
fire Would II not be best for the
TO carry their own insurance
as tho present pledge provides
s. u. G..
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
RuRLEY TOBACCO CROP WILL
De 100000 POUNDS BIGGER

Notwithstanding the excessive heavy
rains of the past few months which
did material damage to the tobacco
crop in this state estimates made by
the promoters Of the Burley pool show
that there will he an increase in the
production OF Burley Tobacco of so.
100000 pounds in the Burley district
this year over that of the 1907 crop.
Tho crop was greatly damaged by the
rain but with this considered It is
thought the output will be increased
% per cent.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
POOLING SENTIMENT
FAST GROWING.

Reports from Mason, Bracken, Pen
dleton, Robertson. Fleming. Kenton,
Harrison. Clark, Fayctte. Woodford,
Montgomery. and indeed all toe coun-
tics from which reports have been re-
ceiyod, are that the pooling sentiment
grows rapidly. Now that the minds
Of the people are once again on the
main issue. organization TO Withstand
the trust, and as the time for selling
comes on apace, the growers realize
that their only protection IS in con
certed action-that a pool Is their only
protection They will not turn their
backs on a good thing.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
SOUND SENSE.


J. F. Walton. a former Mason county
farmer but now living i'm Faycto has
this to say on the tobacco question.
1T seems to me that there is great
deal being said and printed nowadays
about the Burnley Tobacco Society and
by people that don't know anything
about the society or its business They
are the same old gang thai caused us
all the trouble in 1906 and 1907 hey
never grew a stalk Of tobacco nor do
they manufacture a pound: they are
the same old farmers friends hat
want a chunk out Of your yoars l1h1rs.
AS for the salary paid Mr.. LcBu8, |
leave that to my county chairman,
C. G. Patrick, and 7 have failed 20 see,
in my judgment, a better business nan
or farmer in Fayctte county Just so
should every other Burley grower eel
Now this body of men say thoy Will
nay Mr.. LcBus so much. 7 r. he
Is worth II and I am satl SO
should all Burlcv growers b.
"The Burley Tobacco So .' has
paid to the growers about tv .y mil
lions Of dollars for the I, crop.
They gave the grower f. 1is per
pound lot lOOdttO iONl Whn .'''l anu
retained per cent For me- 1907
crop. they will pay the e wer an
average Of II cents per pound for all
tobacco that was sweet. without With
holding any per cent Did eve any
grower have his stun handle as
cheap? ! never hoard Of II fore.
Hardly a drop In tho bucket. the
lis, 100000 pounds had been sold on
the Louisville, Cincinnati or Leying-
ton market It would have co some
where near 81 100000. For @ cry dol.
lar they have taken out Of my crop
for expenses they have giyon Fifty
over and above what ! would have re.
ceived. Here IL one that will stand
and take the stuff as long as they dish
Il out the way they have, and will
never hollo about salaries When the
deal is closed. which will be ir a few
lays, the farmers get their la ance.
There Is not a one that can Ike
just Lick, for they have all to GER
tain knowledge, received tho same
treatment and shared equally i'lem-
ngsburg TimesDemocrat, j. IS.
1909.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
THE LOOSE LEAF WAREHOUSE
AND a CHALLENGE

We challenge any living human or devil
70 produce tho evidence that the price OF
tobacco was ever enhanced the fraction
OF a cent by "a loose leaf warehouse. Their
mission Is 10 scrapc tho cream Off the
price ~ every pound OF tobacco that passes
through their hands whether that price
be three cents or seventeen cents. They
Icy Tobacco Society organization. They
add nothing to the price but take from II,
II YOU can think Of anything else that
would he a dctrimcnt to the best interests
NJ the farmers Of the hurley district, ana a
hindrance 10 their maintaining fair prices
why, they're it," too.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

mingled they would know that every
hogshead would be graded and priced
alike. If the 1909 pool fails whore will
you market your tobacco? You must
either ship to the city warehouses, or
sell TO the Spectator at home.
Think OF 1t. You are most certain
ly between the devil and the deep blue
sea. | cannot believe but what a large
per cent of our farmers will pool their
crops and settle the tobacco business
on a paying basis for the years to come.
Do not let these little side issues
trouble you at all. but pool your crops
and put the Burley Society firmly on
its feet, and settle the tobacco bust
ness for all time" A. B.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
TIE NET SHOWING
FOR CLARK COUNTY

The growers OF Clark county received
a net average Of $11.21 per hundred pounds
for the 1906 crop sold through the Bur
ley Tobacco Society. This is very satis-
factory considering the fact that the Clark
county crop was stored IN Cincinnati for
eighteen months. This S1l2l went into
the farmers pockets after every charge
OF every nature had been paid and shrink
age allowed for.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

REMAINDER SOON FORTHCOMING

The growers in the 1906 pool have
receive % per cent on the graded
price Of their tobacco; the growers
in the 1907 pool have received 90 per
cent and az soon as the returns from
the recent sale of tobacco not taken
by the independents are collected. the
remaining 10 per cent will be paid
probably not later than September 1.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
WHAT SUCCESS THIS YEAR zANs.

The success Of the 1909 hur.. pool
means more to tho farmers of ..r dis
trlct the State and the nation Than people
ter educational facilities for the eulldren
o! the State, higher value for yn farm
property. Increased COMFORTS Of 'fe, a
higher standard Of social conditions and a
healthier and happier aud uohlor wlnhood
and womanhood In every section. rs fail
ure means Just the opposite.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
A LIFE PREsE RIVER.

There Is no more excuse for having to
plead with a tobacco grower TO pool his
crop under present conditions than Il
would DO to argue with drowning man
that he ought TO take hold Of "A life pre-
server when thrown within his reach
The. hurley pledge Is your life preserver
Grab II!
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
SELF PRoTEcTIoN-No MORE.

Pleading with n tobacco grower 70 IN
duce him 10 pool his crop is like pleading
with drowning man "a take hold of a
helping hand held out TO him.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

Being In want Of a steady, reliable
servant a lawyer advertised as fol-
lows: "Wanted-A girl with simple
tastes; must not be eNtravagant; no
fashy clothes; not Eighty; mustn't CAD
about or exchange remarks with any
casual pedestrian. Some friend sent
him a baby.-New York Sun.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

Mrs II. c. Schneider Is to walk from
ST. Louis to Boston distance Of about
800 miles, for the sake Of proving
that American women excel as walk
ers. She is to he accompanied by
her husband and they expect to cover
fifty miles a day.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01

If light kid gloves are not too badly
soilod they may be cleaned By rubbing
them thoroughly with cracker crumbs.
The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1909-09-01
SHOULD

WELCOME SHOULD
AWAIT SOLICITORS,
In view OF the great benefits from tina
leos 1907 pool the tobacco growers ought
TO meet the solicitor way down the pike
In his eagerness to get into the 1909 pool
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-07
TROOPS IN KHAKI TO
LEAVE THE ISLAND
Light Infantry is Marching
HOmewdrd.
Soldier Boys Enjoy the
Stay at St. Simons.
Home Sunday.

At sunset today the Americus Light
St. Simons, and early in the evening
will board the steamer for Brunswick
on the homeward trip. The company
will leave Brunswick tonight at mid
night by special train.
The soldier boys will again be at
home tomorrow, the special arriving
here during the morning and pro-
ceeding on to Columbus with the
troops Of that city.
The entire Fourth Battalion will
leave the island tonight.
Private John Laney returned to
Americus yesterday morning and tells
a pleasing story of the week spent
there. He left the soldier boys in
high spirits, and all regret that the
time of the summer encampment at
St. SimOns is nearly ended
The stay, he says, has been exceed
ingly pleasant; far more so than at
Tybee during the last state encamp-
ment. There are no mosquitoes, and
the bathing has been excellent. There
is plenty of work, but the troops did
not mind that.
The Americus command is very
popular among the other troops, and
not a few have been visitors at their
well-provided tables,
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-07
GTNNERY Is READY FOR
HANDLING THE BALES.
SplendidIy Equipped Ginning Plant in
AmerlcuS.

The new plant of the Farmers Oil
Company in Americus announces its
readiness to handle seed cotton and
with facilities better than ever before.
The company now occupies its spa
cious new fire-proof brick building,
on Spring street, equipped with the
most improved Munger ginning sys-
tenn Eight new S0-saw gins there can
readily turn out hundred bales OF
cotton daily, thus insuring the farmer
against any long delay in getting his
bales. This plant is among the new
est and most modern in Georgia, and
reflects greatest credit upon the en-
terprise of the Farmers Oil Company.
In an adjoining building Manager
Riley can be found at all hours, ready
to extend any courtesy to the compa-
ny's patrons. The plant is now in
perfect readiness for the season and
confidently counts upon large vol
ume of business.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1909-08-07
OFF TO THE NORTH
TO BUY FALL GOODS.
Mr.. Ansley Looks Forward to Season
of Excellent Demand.

Mr.. Charles Ansley left yesterday
for New York and other Northern
markets to lay in large stock of la
dies dress goods, ready-made cloth
ing and other supplies for the fall
and winter seasons.
The extensive stock of mems cloth
ing and furnishings will begin to ar
rive toward the end of this month.
Mr.. Ansley looks forward to a sea-
son of excellent demand beginning
early in September,
Il propose to meet this demand
with a stock of the very latest goods
that will suit all tastes and all
purses" said Mr.. Ansley just before
his departure yesterday 81 will
make a thorough search of the mar
kets and the stocks we will carry this
fall will be such as to please the most
exacttng tastes and satisfy all de-
mands."