Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1909-02-16

nJy), and any social advantages,
that we may have a 500, 600 per year
executive committee on a system
that it itself does not understand.
Why make the tenant renter and
small land owner cut down his crop
that every adjoining and distant
community or territory may grow
tobacco to compete with us in a
market that we inherited from our
forefathers?
am aot opposed to pooling or as
sociations among farmers. On the
contrary / am more and more iRa-
pressed with the necessity for con-
cert of action, but let that be done
by sensible, practical men, who have
} the best interest of the producer at
heart regardless of prizing houses,
warehouses, committee or salaried
officials.
Turning next to the conference
agreement, the speaker said it was
makeshift to hoodwink the farmers
and keep the same System" He
construed the agreement to mean
that a buyer must be found for each
pool of 100000 pounds, the associa-
ton to grade it and fix the price and
take IL per cent. Mr.. Ewing claims
the present System" and he is well
come to it. 1t robs the farmer Of any
voice in his own affairs. Let the
farmer say whether or not he will
take the price offered for his own
tobacco. Great appi1use). Give the
farmer a square deal. Because we
can make private agreement, why
leave the poor and weaker members
to their fate? He declared that he
was opposed to private deals and OPP
i posed to paying IL per cent tribute
to Mr.. Ewing. loud applause).
But the agreement has been made
and l am bound by it. "Will you
walk into my parsor said the spider
to the fly,' and they walked. Why
cannot farmers manage their own
association? They have their own
institutes. Why not let the institute
work all be done at Guthrie?
DR.. j. L. Barker was then called,
but declined to make speech, say
ing he was only disappointed that
there should be any lack of complete
harmony in the meeting. That the
agreement had been accepted as
satisfactory by everybody concerned
excepting his uncle.
There were calls for other speakers
but none responded and the second
meeting adjourned with no action
of any kind having been taken to APP
prove or disapprove the agreement.
The agreement is susceptible of
more than one construction, but the
concensus of opinion, which is con.
Cured in by several lawyers, includ-
ing Judge w. 7. Fowler, the associ-
atoms legal adviser, is that any buy
er who agrees to buy 500, 600 pounds
of tobacco is a qualified buyer and
grader will be furnished and he can
buy any and all association tobacco
of the several types named in the
agreement, practically all classes ex-
cept some low grades.
The following buyers have al
ready bought 100000 pounds or
more of association tobacco this
season and are therefore qualified
buyers of crops when graded:
Imperial Tobacco Co.
Thomas Hodge & Co.
w. S, Matthews & Co.
w. w. Bradley for Gallagher.
c. D. Campbell, Louisville.
Head & Co., jacksonville.
Nosworthy & Argue, Henderson.
Arthur Jarvis, Henderson.
Vaughan & Co., greensboro.
American Snuff Co.
Reggie Company.
The last two are temporarily dis
qualified under the proviso that to-
bacco cannot be bought that comes
in contact with the old crop on hand. |
This construction makes Hopkins
vile practically an open market for
the sale of association tobacco in
loose leaf from the wagon.
Cr4 HE Wife