The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-02-07
Sentiment Against Cut.0ut Plan.


Reports of meetings in a number of
counties in the hurley tobacco district
Saturday seem to Indicate a reversal
of sentiment on the part of growers
with reference to cutting out the 1911
crop, but Chairman Bradley Wilson, of
the BurIey Tobacco Unions cut out
campaign committee, said Saturday
night.
81 am more than pleased with the
reports from the recognized indepen.
dent counties. Possibly two of the
counties, Madison and Garrard, have
made little gain since our last meet
ing. but on the whole, / am satisfied
with the report and feel that it is
such that it will warrant the Burley
Tobacco Society's indorsing of the
hurley Tobacco Union in the move.
ment for no crop. 1T is my opinion
also that the question will be practi-
cally settled when the Burley Tobacco
Society gives its Endorsement. Ohio
will make a remarkable showing and
should strengthen the cut out move
ment in. Kentucky very materially.
Reports from Lanca ster are to the
effect that the discensicn in Garrard
county is such that no meeting was
held and some of the leaders of the
, cut out movement are now in favor of
abandoning the plan.
At NichOlasville two meetings of
Jessamine county growers were held,
one favoring crop and the ether op-
posing. Sentiment is about equally
divided.
NICHOLAS county growers failed to
meet at Carlisle. Reports are to the
effect that there is reversal of senti-
ment as to the cut out.
| Fayette growers will not sign the
pledge to cut out the crop. This was
evident at meeting held in Lexington
Saturday afternoon. A large number
of growers attended the meeting.
The meeting of Madison county
growers held in Richmond indicate
that interest i'm the cut out movement
is completely dead.
Bath county growers have pledged
to the cut out about 3.175 acres, as in
dlcated by the meeting in Sharpsburg
Saturday. The county usually pre-.
duces about 5. 500 acres annually.
Reports show 80 per cent of the
acreage pledged in Grant county.
Sentiment is strongly in favor of the
cut out.
The meeting in Montgomery county
resulted in the adoption of a resolution
recommending to the Buliey Tobacco
Society and the Burley TCba"cO Union
that the crop this year be cut out.
An organization. styling itself a.
the Hart County Burley Tobaccog Sc
cret Society. claims to have solved the
tobacco problem in Kentucky. The
members allege that their organization
proposes to regulate the troubles that
have recently beseged the Burley
growers in the State. One member
who unfolded the scheme, says he
guessed" they would all be might
riders" before the year closes. The
proposed plan is as follows:
1.-The Hart County Burl.y Tobacco
Secret Society has agreed to cut out
one-half of the tobacco crop, and Bar
rem county has also Joined. There i.
, but one wsy to cut the crop out, ane
we have all agreed to just let the ten
ants raise what they have contracted
To raise and cut cut the landlord
crop.
No tenant must increase the acre
, age OF his crop and must not have an,
partnership plant beds with his land
lord. or put any of his tobacco in the
barn with his landlords crop. We
Know this will be best for all-more
money and less work. Other counties
are going to work this same plan. The
landlord can raise wheat and corn anC
send his boys to school. and one cror
VIII bring just as much as Two.
We will not sign our names Might
RIDERS this time. but guess We will be
, before this year closes"