The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-08-25
President Cantrill's Action
Is Sustained.
HOLD AN ALL NIGHT SESSION
Opposition by Head of Order
Voted Down-0fficers
Chosen For Year.

agreeing TO adjourn last mldnignt uh-
til to-day, the tobacco department of
the American Society of Equity took
another hitch and after adopting a
few unimportant amendments to the
constitution and a form of pledge
for the pooling of the Burley tobacco
crops, decided to sit up all night and
get through with the work. The
adjournment occurred at a o'clock this
morning and most of the members
left fer their homes on early morning
trains.
OF the 100 delegates for the con-
ference not more than twenty-five
knew that the session was going to
continue until the complete threshing
out Of the business. so it is not
known generally what took. place at
the meeting.
The following officers were elected:
President, Z. L. Davenport, Cisney;
Vice President, II. F. Ray, Crawfords-
vile, Ind; Secretary, r. X. Blake,
Hawesville; executive committee, M.
o. Hughes, Bowling Green; J. F..
Doss, Greenville; J. C. Campbell,
Georgetown; John C. Pirtle, Cecilian,
and NJ. Schweitzer, Augusta.
Meantime G. W. Mullln, of Foster;
]. H. Mcconnell, ofPrinceton; 7. T..
Barrette, of Henderson; Ben Watson,
of Dixon, and S. b. Robertson, of Cal
hoon, members of the executive board
of the Kentucky American Society Of
Equity, conferred with President Cam
trill, of Campbell, by telephone and
upon his representation that he had
the signed proposition from the Off
GERS of the Burnley Society made at a
recent meeting at Winchester. the
executive board Endorsed and ratified
the agreement on the part of the So
ciety of Equity. This was to have
been reported to the meeting of the
tobacco department this morning, but
it was prevented by the early ad-
journmert.
1t is understood tkat National Pres
ident Drayton, of the American Socie-
ty Of Equity, did not iDdorse this ac-
ton, but the members gave him 10
understand that they proposed to stand
by State President Cantrill.
Mr.. Drayotn left on the early morn
ing train, as did most of the delegates
and visitors.
DR.. CT. Crecilius, of Falmouth, was
at the meeting as an advocate OF the
agreement and it was largely through
his activity that the executive board
was led to take the action it did.
THE PLEDGE
The pledge adopted by the tobacco
department for the Burley growers is
identical with the one now used by
the American Society of Equity menu
beers in the Burley district and reads
as follows:
We, the undersigned, for and in col :
sideration of the benefits to be de-
rived from having our tobacco hand
led and sold by the American Society
OF Equity tobacco growers union, do
hereby piedge to said union the num-
Der of acres of tobacco set opposite
our names, grown during the season
of 1909, which constitutes our en-
tire crops, and do constitute it our
agent for the purpose OF receiving,
grading, handling and selling the
same on such terms as the said I'M
ion may prescribe in accordance with
it's charter and bylaws o9a
Provided. that the said union shall
not sell or otherwise dispose OF any
of said tobacco for less than the
minimum price of 15 cents per pound
for an average crop In good order, ex-
cept upon an affirmative vote of two
thirds of all persons voting who have
tobacco pooled with this union after
due notice.
Every person signing this contract
shall have the right to prize and
store his own tobacco, but 1t shall be
stored In the county where 1t is pledg-
ed unless agreed to in writing.
For any breach of this contract by
sale OF my tobacco by me hereby
bind myself to pay as liquidated dam
ages to said union a sum equal to 20
per cent. Of the value at the time
of sale of tobacco pledged by me.
Persons who sign this pledge shall