The interior journal. [volume] (Stanford, Ky.) 1905-1910, 1909-09-07

PARIS, Ky, Aus. 29.--lIon. Cassius
NJ. Clay has given out tho following re.
ply to Miss Alice Lloyd's most recent
attack upon him.
4 see by an article In The Com
nercial Tribune OF Aug 20 that Miss
Alice Lloyd or. perhaps her employers,
the Burnley society, dissatisfied win
the speech she maze in Paris, Aug. 2,
IN repiy To one MADE by me, has deter
mineu, after three weeks preparation
TO Try II over again. On that occasion
l fouowcd an kqmty speaker and was
replied to by hiss Lloyd without any
opportunity on any part To respond.
In tnat speech 1 aid not refer TO
Miss Lloyd at all. |. not like Miss
Lloyd, nave a good many otner things
10 DO besides writing Tor the pross
and, consequently, wni make TINS aru-
Gle as brieI as possible. snail not
repeat or summarize the speech tnen
made. with which | am reasonably
satisned. but snail nrst correct some
gross Misrepresentation. NANNY per.
sonai, and then discuss matter
Simply referred to beiore-the LeBus
pledge.
Question Of Price Raised.
Miss Lioyd, IN order 10 break the
force OF some authentic ngdres-a
thing they DO not deal in-which
gave In reference TO my own crop,
makes the ASSERTION that the Contn.
ental paid me much more tnan otaers
Tor the same quality OF tobacco ia or
der TO buy my innuence. 40 not 20
into details OF this charge, Dut give
the substance 1nis caarge 10 with
out the least scinuiia OF proof or truth.
have heard the same charge maze
Hu4
10 tell the truth about these matters.
IL Is the regulation reply 10 amy man
who might care To deny tie outrage
Gus distortion OF facts as given by me
Equity orators Now, what are the facts
In relation To my own tObaccoy In the
last eight or nine years W. nave sold
about as often TO the independents as
TO the Continental, the highest price
being given by Hn Independent.
In 1904, two years before any pool
WAS formed, when We sold large
amount al l21 cents. the next 10 lhe
largest price We ever received, we
were first offered the same price by
Mir. Leer. an independent. Out soid
nnally TO the Continental ON account OF
a small difference In distance 10 be
hauled to the receiving point. When
ever we sold TO the continental We
could have sold at very nearly the
same oricv to the independents.
Charge Is Denied.
"Au talk about Continental buyers
being instructed TO give me more tnan
our tobacco was worth Is without foun-
dalton IN tact. aud defy any man TO
give any valid proof OF sdch statement
lhe credulity o: Miss Lloyd In accept
Ing 40 willingly the fake stories OF
malicious or .d.o personG might raise
the suggestion of mental alteration ac-
companIed az a matter OF course. by
uucncy. acutencss and literary expert
ness, but | think the more probable
and justor view Is to attribute II 10 a
reckless fanaticism. strengthened II
not engendered by the long IMMUNITY
during the reign OF terror with which
she in her numerous and Noiuminous
epistles has spoken OF men and things
without denial or refutauon. or II
might possibly be to take more
worldly view. that It was done by order
OF her employers who in their peculiar
work desired to hide behind lady.
In order 10 cover Lp the miserable
management and fayoritism OF the
Equity society and at the same time
give a seeming support To the charge
of Continental iavoritism. she claims
that our tobacco In the 1907 pool Was
below the average OF the Burley dis
trict. when the fact was exactly the
reverse While fifteen hoSsheads were
good tobacco above the average, eigh.
teen hogsheads were Of extra quality.
We had TWO extra fine crops IN 1907
OF about equal quality. one In the pool
and one outside.
Resoid at Increased Price.
The one that did not 20 into the
pool we sold IN winter order about
Feb. 1 1905, 10 gu Independent at 1874
cents per pound. lie, after mixing II
with a much inferior crop. shipped TO
Cincinnati and told at an average OF
over IL cents per pound.
In TIE opinion OF the purchaser our
crop realized for him at least over 10
cents average. Which II you allow Tor
sbrinkage. insurance, commissions ana
interest would have brought between
20 and 80 cents in the pool. All the
other tobacco of 1907 would have
brought on the basis Of actual sale
over 20 cents In the pool.
so the public can see how far'tetched
and untrue Is the assertion that our
pooled tobacco was very common to-
bacco.
The only way 10 breaL the force of
our figures was TO make these baseless
charges. In fact. in the pool OF 1907
mean tobacco and good tobacco were
put at substantially the same prices.
the Equity unconsciously or con
sciously consplring with the Continent
al 10 put up the price OF the low grades.
the goods mainly used by the independ.
ents. in order TO cripple item, they
using a much larger percentage of low
grades than high In their manufac-
tories
Monopoly In Good Tobacco.
III low grades can be made as high
in price as good then almost every
part OF the United States can compete
In raising tobacco. as low grades can
be grown almost anywhere II such
be the case then neither the Equity nor
anything else. can sustain prices.
The raising II good Tobacco Is nee
essarily limited enough for us TO