The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1909-02-23
Washington and Felix Ewing
Advise Association as to
Warfare.
Refuse to "Neighbor" With In
dependent Planters.
OPPOSED TO THE LOOSE LEAF

Murray KY, Feb. 23.-fSpecial)
-0stracism instead of force aud law
lessness to compel farmers to Join the
association and prevent them from
selling their tobacco after II is
pledged was advocated by Felix O..
Ewing and Joseph Washington In
speeches to the tobacco growers here
Monday. Refuse TO help Hin
Billie thresh his wheat or do any
thing. and turn a cold shoulder to
him when you meet him on the
street." said Mr.. Washington. Mr..
Ewing gave his endorsement of what
Washington said when he began his
speech. saying that ostraclsm would
be a more formidable weapon than
even the enforcement OF the Crecilius
law when farmers dumped their
tobacco. Mr.. Ewing said In this con-
nectlon that no prosecutions. civil or
criminal. would be begun against
bumpers unless the amount OF to-
bacco sold Independently OF the asso-
citation should become SUFFICIENT to
affect the price OF tobacco and jeop-
ardize the interest of the remaining
members "Then shining marks In
such a movement would be made an
example Of" said Mr.. Ewing. "but
the speaking coward. who hauls his
tobaccoa way In the night time. would
not be prosecuted unless the associa-
tion 10 pushed 10 an extremity"
Mr.. Ewing denounced the loose
leaf idea as a faiiacy and admonlshed
bis followers not TO let the idea get
possession OF them. He said that
VIII le loose leaf sales had been per-
mitted by the management and may
be again Il will be when a buyer is
found who viii pay more for tobacco
loose than Il Ii worth priced in the
hogshead Mr.. Ewing said that priv
ing and storage houses must be main
tained. that they were as necessary
TO the association as the army and
navy to the national government.
Mr.. Washington denounced the suit
filed at Paducah as blackmailing
scheme and intimated that trust mag
mates paid the lawyers fees.
A petition signed by about rs
prominent farmers asking that they
be permitted TO sell their tobacco In
the loose leaf was presented Mr.
Ewing after the speaking. which he
promised to consider. but from bis
remarks on loose leaf selling made In
his speech II is not expected. The
petition was as follows:
Whereas. An opportunity Is now
presented the members OF this asso-
citation to dispose OF large quantity
OF their 1aOS tobacco by selling same
TO a reputable buyer In the loose leaf
at a great saving In cost OF handling
and for the ready cash on delivery az
the barn door. We members or the
association in the above named coun-
" do most earnestly petition and re-
quest tina. such privilege be granted
us and all other association members
In this county who may care TO so
sci, their tobacco In the manner sug-
ges;ed.
I'VE would respectfully suggest
that a regular OF special grader be
appointed to fix a price on our hold
ings consistent with the regular
schedule Of the association and that
we be permitted to sell IL a buyer can
be occurred.
''In view OF the great dissatisfac-
ton over the way the 1907 crop was
handled we believe that the organlza-
tlon can only be maintained and held
intact in this county by the granting
OF the above petition or similar re-
lief."