The farmer and mechanic. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 18??-19??, 1910-11-29
Airy News.
Mount Airy, N. c.,

ri. Edltor:-
ahount a month ago there was cir
~ur,ted a report in this county to the
.fract that the 1910 pool of tobacco
,,qe off in Kentucky and that all the
termination out there was burSted,
or1 Of course it had it's effect in this
e..ta, as the farmer has his eye on
The work going on in h a State. But
now comes the report again that the
ol0f was declared Off the first of No
Ermher and that there would be no
tobacco pooled this year, n that all
fhe tobacco Of Kentucky would be sold
an the loose leaf market at public
auction.
Now I want to discuss this matter.
VITO IS the starter of these reports
A. they authentic or are they false?
Let's see how the matter stands.
Everybody knows that we have a
strong Union membership in Virginia
md North Carolina and hat such a
report would throw a damper over
This membership and every one knows
ihqt We are getting ready to pool to-
baccO here and in Virginia (and they
are pooling it in Virginia now. And
very one knows, too, that there are
many men and several large tobacco
companies that would have all to gain
and nothing to lose if the people
could be discouraged to the extent that
they would abandon their plans in this
state anu l. III anu ClSbiIlO- 30 con-
Sequentiy / for one can guess who was
she starter Of these reports. don't
sly It was the American Tobacco Com
pany, but l do say hat they have
everything to gain and nothing to lose
by circulating such reports. Are we
going to be fooled by such reports
and get discouraged by same? Never
We are going to investigate first and
If we find it to be So we will believe 1t
and not before.
AS we said above, the
are claiming that the pool in Kentucky
was officially declared off the first OF
October, and then again ia November,
and now in connection with same I
viii request you to reprint a letter
which appeared in the danbury Re-
porter OF last week from Mr.. r. s.
Barnett, of Paduack. KY, to Mr.. G.
W. G1ideweil. organizer Of Stokes
county, in regard to the Kentucky
pool. Here is Mr.. Barnett's letter in
full and it sheds considerable light on
she subject:
Mr.. Barnett's Letter.
Paduack, Ky. Nov. 10, 1910.
Mr.. &. W G1idewell,
MayOdan, N. G.
Dear Sir and Brother: Your inquiry
Of the 31St ult. received this morning.
and I take great pleasure in answer
ing your questions. First, / beg to say
with emphasis that any statement
made ~ any ape or individual that
the F. z. and G. q. Of America has
gone to pieces in Kentucky is a mali
cious Ialsehood designed to bring
about ~diSsension among the people Of
your State as the last hope Of the
s~peculators to control conditions. The
facts are hat the members of our or
der, the Farmers Union, have already
pooled more tobacco than ever before.
and We are standing f1rmer than ever
xy>
It is a scheme Of the SPECTATORS to
dissatisfy our people. The daily pa
pers of Paduack a few days ago pub
iished the same thing about the burly
pool up in middle Kentucky three
undre miles from here. It is the
same old trick Of the obacc trust.
Advertising is cheaper than to pay
the people for their tobacco. When
we put on our first pool of cotton in
1905 the Georgia papers published
that the Texas Cotton Pool was burst
ed and the Union cotton was being
dumped On the market at a wholesale
rate. and the Texas papers published
that the Georgia Union pool was burst
ed and had gone to the bad and every
body was rushing to get their cotton
on the market first, when the whole
thing was a lie published by the cotton
spectators to mislead u people. But
the scheme failed and fell fiat and the
tHIOH Stcoh II ~ - 49,
many instances than they asked.f |
warn you people not to be taken in by
such rot, but know your position and
stand firm. I am informed that the
leaders Of the Burly Poo put some to-
pacco on public sale in order to force
the grower to pool more so1idiy which
I am Informed they are doing.
Hoping this will eliminate any fur-
their suspicion. / am,
Very truly yours,
r. s. BARNETT.
How does that look TO you. brother
Union man, doesn't it look like some
one has been doing some tan 1vfn"?
This letter is from the pen OF the sec
rotary and treasurer and also organizer
Of the Kentucy Union. You know
there are several organizations in Ken
lucky, but the Farmers Union is grow
ing fast out in that State. There Is the
Society of EQUITY and the Burly Soc1e-