The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1909-11-12
TEN DOLLARS FOR
LEAF TOBACCO.
Fixed by Members of The
Home Warehouse Co.
"Will Stand by the Price Until
He'll Freezes Over" Says
One Member.

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a meeting at Greensboro last Saturday
and nearly 100 poolers were present
with a considerable sprinkling oil
poolers of the other two organizations
The meeting was not opened fol
business until the afternoon. Presi-
dent j. H. White was in the chair an
Secretary Emison Shaw kept the min
utes.
There was discussion of only one
topic, the price of the 1909 crop of
tobacco and 1t quickly became mani
fest that an advance on last years
prices was wanted. 1t was finally
agreed to intrust the Home Ware
house members of the joint commit
tee to stand for $40 for leaf down
to Sc for Tugs and "a for No. 1 and
trash and SO for the lower grade
| trash. This came as the response of
this body to the suggestion or unof-
| ficial report that the board of control
of the Green River association had
about conceded to sell for 80, 80
and SO.
An influential Home Warehouse
member of the joint committee said
in promising to obey the instructions
I'VE will stand by that price till hell
freezes over If necessary" and, on
every side it was understood that the
minimum price for the 1909 crop
had been named. One pooler said,
I'VE are net poverty stricken and do
not have to sell. We can hold for
several months or until next summer
If necessary. Our tobacco will i'm
prove in quality by being held and
the appetite of the trust for it will
also increase"
Final action was taken after a
short but pointed speech by f. X.
Moseley, who was called upon as 4
representative Of the A. S. of E. He
spoke strongly in favor of a higher
price for the 1909 crop than was re-
ceived for the 1908 crop. He argued
for this because the quality of the to-
bacco was good but chiefly because
the cost of nearly all articles the
farmer had TO buy had increased in
cost. He gave assurance that the A.
S. of +. would stand firm for high
sr prices.
Several others made short talks
and they all Undated that 1t was
understood that the board OF ontrol
Of the Green River association had
agreed on SO, SO and SO as the price
for this years crop and that II the
A. S. of e. and the Home Warehouse
company did not accept these figures
that body, which controls much the
greatest amount of Daviess county
tobacco, would draw away from the
others and sell independently and
thus, probably, fix the lower price
for this years crop as 1t was charged
the A. S. OF e. did last year though
1t controlled but small part OF the
1908 crop.
In this connection there we're ques-
lions as to who composed the Green
River association board OF control so
that message might be sent to it.
Send 1t to Henry Berry" one mem
Der called out. "You might as we'll
send 1t to the American Tobacco
company at once" Injected another
Thornton Goode, of Mclean coun-
ty, spoke in conciliatory way and
said, IL think Mr.. Berry's intentions
are good but he is a victim of his
environment"
Another man arose and said,"I am
member OF the association but /
know that Mr.. Berry has been talk
Ing and writing low prices instead Of
high all summer. We don't want that
kind of agent. The American Tobac-
co company agents can do and are
doing enough of that"
At this point President White an
nounced that the next thing in order
was other business and he thought
graders might then be chosen. There
was a general remonstraDce against
doing this before the tobacco was
sold and the meeting adjourned.
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