The Paducah evening sun. [volume] (Paducah, Ky.) 1906-1929, 1910-09-21
TOBACCO POOL Is
O'REARS THEME
APPELLATE JUDGE MAKES
SPEECH AT LOUISVILLE.
Advocates the Pooling Of Interests
Growers Entitled 90 More
Than Living.
ADDRESS ON CRESCENT HILL

Louisville, Sept. 21.-Judge +. c
lO'Rear. of the court OF appeals Of
Kentucky. delivered an address on
The Tobacco situation" TO the
Mems and BOYS Club at the Ores
cent Hin Presbyterian church last
night. After an Introductory bible
reading and PRAYER by the Rev. W
w. Akers. pastor of the church, and
piano solo by Allen Hussman. Mat
they j. Holt. president OF the club
presented Judge oRear.
Judge o'Rear spoke extensively
Of tobacco in history, especially in
England and America.
The speaker referred to early
records showing that before the year
1892 there were tobacco fields and
tobacco warehouses in what Is now
Kentucky. and said that In the early
history of the state 4 was recognized
as currency on the Fair held in New
York In 1853. he said. tobacco was
exhibited from every part OF
America where II was grown, from
Turkey, Egypt, France and Spain
and that the first prize for quality
was awarded TO Mason county. Ky.
thereby establishing Kentucky as
the banner tobaoco-produclng spot
of the earth. He SAID that about
80 counties In the Burley region OF
Kentucky have a natural monopoly
in the growth OF their tobacco. he
declared that Kentucky Is essentially
an agricultural state, but Il produces
no surplus OF corn. wheat, oats OF
hay; and, that II a state buys more
from abroad than Il sells abroad II
Is only a question of time when II
will become bankrupt.
Barely Holds Her Own.
There Is nothing in that mudd,
stream called the Ohio river" SAID
Judge O'Rear. that makes Il ma
tural for people living north of Il I,
be successful and those living souti
of Il to be unsuccessful. And Their,
is no reason why Indiana and iii
nois and Ohio should grow richie
every year. while Kentucky barrel!
holds her own, unless il is becaus'
they are given a protection tina
Kentucky Is not. They but how
little OF what we wear or use Is mad
in Kentucky? What do We produce
, 20 sell over yonder?"
He said that a Kcntuckian woul,
cut down in thirty minutes tre'
that II took the Almighty a centur!
to produce and would send II acros
the Ohio river to someone VIII,
would saw II up and paint Il and sci
It back to Kentucky as mahogany TO
SIS. And the Kentuckians. he said
must wait a long time for anOthe
tree TO grow, while the Yankee still
has his paint pot handy to paint an
other log.
Kentucky needs more money.
said Judge O'Rear land people ar,
not going to give 1t to us. We hav'
been inviting foreign capital eve
since / have been big enough to rea,
the newspapers. but II either has no
receivd IN invitation or has beei
buSl toAHtN nNit. fNtHAhNkN Uib
duces IS per cent Of the Burnley to
bacco Of the world. and more TO
bacco OF all kinds than equal terri
tory. Tobacco grown elsewhere q
no more Kentucky TOBACCO thar
Kentucky bluegrass is Kentuck!
bluegrass when grown in Missouri
Horses can be raised wherever a maI
can. but there is no thoroughbred
like the one bred in old Keniucky.
So there is something in this do
main, chosen by our forefathers foi
a home when they had the Who'll,
West to choose from that Is con.
duciye to the production OF tobacco
Practically we have monopoly OF
It's production"
Like King james.