The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1910-01-12
COUNTY UNION
OF A. S. OF {.
Met in Hartford Two Days
Last Week.
SOME IMPORTANT BUSINESS
Was Transacted = Minutes
and Resolutions of
the Meeting.

s. of e. met In regular session at the
court house In Hartford, Friday, Jan
uary 7th, 1910, and in the absence OF
President, s. l.. Stevens and Vice
President j. r. Weller, the meeting
was called to order by Secretary c.
Z. Smith. On; call for nominations
for President pro tenn. d. Ford and T
H. Dalmain were nominated. The
vote resulted In the election of D.
Ford.
The roll-call of locals showed seven
represented by delegates. Secretary G.
E. Smith reported that he was en-
gagged with the Fiscal Court and on
his request was excused from service
during the meeting. The election Of
a Secretary pro tenn. was taken up
and T. F. Tanner was duly elected
The reading OF the minutes of the
October meeting and also Of the call
meeting was ordered and they were
unanimously adopted.
On motion 1t was ordered that a
resolutions committee be appointed,
whereupon e. C. Baird, LIB. Tichenor'
]. R. Weller, r. M. Young and T. H.
Balmain were appointed. and at once
retired to consider the resolutions.
Moved that the County Union select
Il committee of three to wait upon
Mr.. ]. F. Vickers, grader for the
Louisville Tobacco Warehouse Com
Apany. at Hartford, and protest against
closing the Hartford Tobacco House
lxt week.. The vote resulted In the
ulss of the motion.
On motion of L. b. Tichenor 1t was
ordered that the members OF the FL
nance Committee present be made a
eommlltee to wait upon Mr.. Vickers
and protest against the closing of the
Tobacco Warehouse next week. On
motion It was ordered that the meet
ing adjourn until nine O'Clock to-mor-
row morning.
The body convened Saturday MORN
ing at 10 o'clock with President s. L..
Stevens in the chair.
The resolutions committee reported
and the Secretary was instructed to
read the resolutions which were read
aud adopted as follows:
We your committee on resolutions
report as follows:
lst We reaffirm our allegiace to
the principles of the American So
ciety of Equity.
I'd. Resolved, That we endorse the
actions and resolutions of the Green
River Tobacco Association of the A.
S. of E. held at Hartford, January 6,
1910
3rd. We recommend that each MEM
Der who pools tobacco or other pro-
ducts be given a card stating that he
is entitled TO pooling privileges and
that lie be required to produce this
card when he delivers any pooled pro-
ducts. Further we recommend that
no member be allowed to pool any ex-
cept his own products.
We endorse the following resolu-
tions from Cromwell District Union,
to-wit:
(a Resolved, That we are opposed
TO anyone holding office in the So
ciety in this county, except residents
of the county.
I'D We urge that all locals be urg-
ed to pay dues at the beginning Of the
year
4th. Resolved, That we are opposed
10 any raise in our dues at present
aud our delegates to the State Union
afe,so Instructed.
:. an Whereas. Some members of the
us b E,have violated their pledges
delivefine their tobacco to other
faces after pledgfng to the A. s. Of E.
L Ohio county, therefore be it
fRasossed. That the County Union
Recommend that the local TO which
they belong take the matter up and
prosecute them.
9th. Resolved. That in the stock bus
!nsss. experience has proven that to
bs successful 1t is necessary for the
members to support the committee by
delie <<|ng their stock to the commit
ltt nv promised, and we recommend
THAR stock pledge be circulated