Crittenden record=press. [volume] (Marion, Ky.) 1907-1909, 1909-05-06
Of the Wool Growers AsSO.
citation Highly EIated.--
Great Good Has Been
Accomplished.
OF GREAT IMPORTANCE
TO WOOL GROWERS.

Growers Association Of Kentucky. i,
in the city-got here yesterday. Pre- J.
dent Watson is resident Of Webster
county. Alert. active. energetic, he il
an all-round successful business man
and therefore. as a matter Of course
he is a firm believer in the Society OF
Equity. and in formers cooperation
in selling farm products. He is q
member Of the state board Of directors
of the Ameri, an Society Of Equity and
one Of the pillars Of the Stemfning Dis.
trict Tobacco Association.
Tell me about your wool pool"
suggested
IAN right r. the fact is. am here IN
Henderson on that business. am jus,
back from Louisville, where our dlrec.
tors had n meeting. Let me briefly
tell you some Of the good results al
ready accomplished by our organza-
ton. Paw attention you know we
organized nj Elizabethtown on the 18th
day Of April only Is days ago. At
that time and ever since local buyers
were paying ~ cents for wool. I learn
since my arrival here in Henderson To-
cal buyers are paying today 20 cents.
Tell your wool growers not ~ take that
price. For at the recent meeting in
Louisville we had offers from buyers
from every section Of the United States
We could have sold every pound 81
wool in the Association and our hold
ings are very large the product main
" If the Burley counties thus far: but
we did not sell. because insisted fur
tier time to be given the wool. growers
Of my end Of the state. more especially
the wool growers of Henderson. Hop
kins. Webster. Union and Crittenden
counties. chance TO reap the hencf's
coming 20 member If the wool roo'.
For ! tell YOU, Mr.. Banks. we are
going TO get for the present crop Of
wool pooled with our Association:
For the first grade. 30 cents per
pound.
For the second grade, medium bur
~. 25 cents.
For the third grade. heavy bury.
22 cents.
And sales figures more likely TO en-
coed bv a fraction than fall below the
foregoing.
"You must through your TidinRs col
umn help the farmers in this wool nus
iress. You have done what you could
heretofore. II you can think of no
valid objection call
In all five counties. Henderson. Hop
kins. Webster, Union and Crittenden.
ut the several county seats for one
o'clock p. m, Saturday tomorrow week
the sth day of May. Blank pooling
papers will be provided-the poolers
should select sales committeeman.
who would he instructed-he would
meet with the state directors at Louis
vile on the 18th day Of May to make
the sale.
"Wool to be delivered at convenient
depot to each county, scales to he fur
nished, farmers and purchasers each to
have a grader. and spot cash to be paid
for wool when weighed.
All the foregoing the statement Of
President Watson. BY his counsel and
advice and duly authorized by him
hereby call the meetings in the five
counties with provisos as detailed
above. and | confidently predict sue
cessful meeting in all the counties on
the Sth of May, For my press boys all
over the district are going to help me
out: for the time is short and our wool
growers must act promptly.
Farmers, wool growers, don't sell
your wool for local prices. Come to
the meetings tomorrow week and save
for yourselves in the aggregate thous-
ands Of dollars.
JAMES N. BANKS.