The Winchester news. [volume] (Winchester, Ky.) 1908-19??, 1909-04-07
INDEPENDENTS MEET WITH
OFFICERS OF Burnley SOCIETY
1900 HgShsadS in Dispute to Be Taken By Individual Members
Shortage is Expected in 1909 DESPITE Bio CrOU Outlook,

CINCINNATI, O., April In a
meeting that convened before noon
and lasted till near midnight yester-
day, barring short recesses, the in
dependent manufacturers of tobacco
adjusted differences that had sprung
up between Themselves and the sell
ers, the Kentucky Bmley Tobacco
Society. Some matters still remain
to be threshed out and these will be
taken mp i'll meeting to be held to-
day.
The meeting Of independent manu-
factUrers was attended by twenty
TWO leading manufacturers, who met
as individuals. and was presided over
by Hugh J. Campbell, of Richmond,
Va, Louisville, St. Louis, Detroit,
Memphis, New Orleans and other cit
les also being represented.
The principal object of the meeting
was to arrange among themanufact-
urers for the taking over of about
1000 hogsheads of Burley tobacco
allotted to Independents by the Ken
lucky Burnley Society, out Of the %
per cent reserve and after the meet
inc 1t was announced that his tobac-
60 representing about $4,000, ac-
cording to the prices heretofore paid
for the same grades, had been APP
portioned among the buyers to the
satisfaction Of both the Independents
and the Burley Society, which was
represented at the meeting by Clar-
ence LeBus. Of Cynthiana, President,
and the executive committee Of the
Society
The shortage in the Burley crop
in Kentucky as the result Of prac-
tically no crop being raised last year
was discussed in "a general way and
it was stated that even with the
prospect that a large crop will be
raised the coming season, the short
age Is likely to still exist and the
manufacturers discussed the pros
pective distribution Of the next crop,
but reached no definite action.
The price of the tobacco, it was
stated, did not figure in the meetings.
President Campbell. Of the Independ-
Ient Manufacturers Association, and
others in the meeting, refused TO di-
vulge what remaining matters are tC
be disposed of tomorrow.
President Campbell admitted that
there had been a controversy between
the Equity Society and the independ-
ents concerning weight shortage, anC
that this was due to the things tina
, would be cleared uD. at is a very
small mater" said Campbell, "but i
is better 30 get everybody here anC
have the whole thing settled at once
than to have each man come in as al
individual. The other things that vii
\ come up before the meeting are not o
interest to the public
A. +. Axton. secretary of the or
ganization, Is also in Cincinnati. Tn
thCNtlii- II VI ilO Alulbl tihOC ~ III
D public said Axton. eve are jus
cleaning uD the odds and ends of tn
? deal put through last fab with tn
$ Equity"
The members of the Burley Execu
o tive Committee in attendance we're:
e Clarence LeBus. ex-ollicio chair
G man, Winchester. Ky; Gus A. Brooks
b secretary. Winchester, KY; c. 5
d Williams. Versailles, Ky; DR.. G. "
G McAIillen. Falmouth, Ky; c. c
I Patrick, Lexington, Ky: L. j. Evans
5 Ripley, O.; r. b. Thomas, George
town; Fred Stuev. Client, KY; J. Z
d Brown. Shelbyville. KY. and 5. \
D Shanklin, Maysville, Kentucky.
r The meeting of this body was of
r decidedly secret sort, and any at
y tempt at gaining admittance to th
rooms was baked.