The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1909-08-18
EQUITY SOCIETY
WINS BY FIGHT
Pool Fees and County Fl.
nances Looked After.
NOTHING SAID ABOUT PLEDGES
Or Salaries TO be Paid-The
Burley Financial PROPOSE
ton NARROWER.

Winchester. KY, Aug. 10.-The
American Society of Equity won a
complete victory in the conference
with the Burnley Tobacco Society Off
cials to-day.
The Executive Board of the Burley
Tobacco Society, with Charles Milan
ma, Of Shelby county; M. C. Rankin,
State Commissioner of Agriculture,
and DR.. Crecelius, of Falmouth, went
into conference with c. o. Drayton
National President of the American
Society of Equity, and Hon. J. Camp
bell Cantrill, State President of the
American Society of Equity, at 1880
O'Clock this afternoon at the Burley
Society offices to consider an adjust
ment of the differences which have
existed between the Burley Society
and the American Society of Equity.
The conference lasted until 4
O'Clock and countless rumors were
afloat in tho streets as to the out
come of this important meeting of
the heads of the two factions. AS
soon as the conference adjourned 1t
was learned that the hurley Society
had agreed to make the following
proposition to the American Society
of Equity to pay $4,000 to the Amer
lean Society of Equity, to be divided
equally between the national union
. and the State unions, and that $1,000
of this sum is to be paid October
if the pool is a success, and $4,000 at
sum is to be chargeable to the 1909
crop.
Second-In all couSties where there
are local unions of the American So
ciety of Equity to pay to such union
81 for every hogshead of tobacco pool
ed in that county.
Third-To accept a bylaw fixing a
maximum price for pricing all pooled
tobacco.
Fourth-To adopt bylaw provid-
ing that all money coming into the
hands of the central office at Win
chester from the sale of tobacco shall
be paid to the county to which 1t be-
longs within ten days after 1t is re-
ceived.
After the propositions were submit
ted Messrs. Drayton and Cantrill re-
tired TO consider it, and in half an
hour came back slapping several
members of the board on the back,
and shaking hands all the way around
joyously announced that "The war is
over"
However, as the action of Mr.. Dray-
ton will have to be ratified by the
convention of the National District OF
the American Society of Equity which
is to be held at Indianapolis, August
16. and MI Cantrills action by the
State Convention of the American So
ciety of Equity, at Bowling Green
August 10. considerable interest Is
felt here by tobacco people as TO the
final action of these TWO bodies.
One Of the members of theBurley
Committee said to Drayton that I'VE
will expect you to put this through at
indianapolis ard he said, Il shall
recommend it to the national union
and do all | can 10 have 1t put
through"
Congressman Cantrill, when asked
If the war was really over said: Il
don't know, but hope So and stated
that ne would not be interviewed. he
stated to members of the Burley To-
bacco Society Committee that If the
Society of Equity did not accept THIS
proposition he would withdraw from
them and throw his influence WIN
the Burley Tobacco Society. and Of
,arod IN take the stump in behalf OF
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