The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-10-13
A MEETING OF
MUCH INTEREST
Was That of the County
Union Recently.
THE TOBACCO MATTER FIXED
Graders EIected-Stock Ship
mentS-Co-0 Operative Tel
phone Endorsed.

American Society Of Equity held a
very interesting as well as important
two-days session at the court house
in Hartford, on October and 2.
The meeting watts presided over dur
ing the entire session by President
S. l.. Stevens. There were 2S locals
represented by delegates who applied
themselves during the two days ses-
sion to the interest OF the order.
Arrangements were completed by
an election of graders for the hand
ling OF the 1909 crop of tobacco, Mr..
J.R. Weller being elected for the Hart
ford house and Mr.. B. H. Benton for
the Cromwell house. A provision was
also made whereby people of the west
ern part of the county may,if a suf-
ficient amount of tobacco can be pro-
cured, deliver their crop at Ceral-
vo.
The question as to price of the
1909 crop. was thoroughly discussed
and agreed upon. While 1t might not
be wise to. state the figure, We take
the liberty of stating that it is a con-
siderable advance over last year.
1t was decided by the county I'M
ion that none except members Of the
American Society OF Equity in good
standing should be accorded the priv
ilege of selling their stock through
the stock committee. This has got
ten to be quite an important depart
ment of the organization in this coun-
ty and this ruling will have a ten
dency to greatly strengthen the or
ganization. People have learned that
they can save considerable by SELL
ing their stock through the committee
Of the American Society of Equity.
The Cooperative Telephone busi-
ness was discussed extensively and 1t
is clearly apparent from the spirit
of the various discussions that the
movement is gaining strength day by
day. Many sections of the county are
already supplied with telephones OPP
Grated under the Cooperative plan,
and there are other sections that are
only waiting an opportunity to pro-
cure the service. 1t is more than
likely that within the next few months
an exchange will be established at
Centertown, Rockport and Hartford.
People of these places are more than
anxious to procure the services of
this system and will render any as
sistance that they can to the pro-
moters of the plan.
Arrangements were completed for
the circulation of the acreage and
pooling pledges for next year. The
members of the society can receive
information regarding the plan by
calling upon their local secretaries.
Delegates to the National Union
which meets at indianapolis, Ind, Nov
IS, 1909, were elected, but will
probably not attend, as the constitu-
ton and bylaws provide that State
unions elected the delegates to the
National Union. There was some doubt
in the minds of the delegates and
presiding officer as to whether the
County Union elected any delegates
or not, but it was deemed best that |
some be named so that If the coun-
ty organization was entitled to del
egates, they would be ready for SER
vice.
Taking the meeting as a whole, 1t |
was one of the most important that
has ever assembled in the history
Of the organization in Ohio county.
While there was no radical diversion |
from former county unions, there were
many matters Of business interests
of.
The next county, union meets the
first Friday and Saturday in Janua-
ry. 1910.