The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-03-03
CUT.OUT DECLARED OFF
Burley Tobacco Society Holds
Balance of Power to Further
Cause of the Movement.
STATEMENT is PREPARED.
Matter Will Be Put Squarely to
Society at Meeting in Lex
ington Next Week.

the Barley Tobacco Union. is dead
unless the Burley Tobacco Society now
declares for the cut out, in which even
the union stands ready to lend its ut
most aid to the cause. This was an
official announcement made Tuesday
night by the Executive Committee of
the Burley Union after an executive
session behind closed d0,rs which last
ed nearly the entire afternoon. The
action practically regulates the ac-
tion of the red hot meeting of growers
held in Lexington on February 20.
which declared for cut out with or
without the Burley Society.
The committee puts it squarely up
to the Burley Society to determine
whether or not there shall be a cut
out. Some of the cut out enthusiasts
express the hope that the district
board of the society. at its quarterly
meeting in Lexington next Tuesday.
| will declare for cut out. but reports
from the country are that farmers are
already making plans ~ raise the cus-
tomary crop and it is probable there
will be no restraint placed on the pro-
duction of Burley toabccu this year.
The official statement of the COM
mittee is as follows:
ITO the tobacco growers nf the
White Burley district: Owing to the
confusion in the minds of many grow
ers of tobacco as to the 1911 cut out.
| the Executive Committee of the Bur-
ley Tobacco Union deems it wise TO
make the following statement:
1.-THE Burley Tobacco Union. in con-
vention on January 6. in the effort to
cut out the 1911 crop, adopted the fol-
lowing pledge:
i agree not to grow any tobacco.
personally, by tenant or agent. nor to
permit any tobacco to be grown on
any land which l own or control dur
ing the year 1911. This agreement
shall not be binding unless in the judy
ment of the executive boards of the
Burley Tobacco Union aid the Burley
Tobacco Society sufficient per cent is
pledged to insure successful cut out
of the 1911 crop. and unless said cut
out is officially declared by the exc
cutive cards of both the BCrley To-
Society before the goth day OF Feb
ruary, 1911.
ION February 6 the Burley Tobacco
the various counties as to the success
the cut out pledges, and it appearing
to the Burley Tobacco Union that a
sufficient acreage had been signed to
warrant a successful cut out. provided
lit was joined by the Burley Tobacco
Society, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted by the conven-
ton of the Burley Tobacco Union:
Resolved. by the Burley Tobacco
Union, in convention assembled. That
it is the sense of this meeting that q
cut out be declared. that the Burley
Tobacco SOciety's executive commit
tee be informed of the action of the
Burley Tobacco Union. and that it the
Burley Tobacco Society refuses to in
dorse the movement it be abandoned.
and that the Executive Committee of
the Burley Tobacco Union be instruct
ed to notify the Burley Tobacco So
ciety of this action.
THE Executive Committee of the
Burley Tobacco Union presented this
resolution in person to the Executive
COMMITTEES of the Burley Tobacco
Society on February 6 and received
from them the following reply:
Lexington, KY, Feb. 8, l911.-
Committee of the Burley Union
Gentlemen: At the present time.
from your reports, we do not see 0ul
way clear to recommend our people tU
axe any action as to the 1911 cut out.
:.EXECUTivE COMMITTEE, BUR.
LEY TOBACCO SOCIETY,"
Subsequent to this refusal of the
BurIey Tobacco Society to indorse the
cut out additional signatures were OBJ
tanned in different counties and report
ed tt a meeting of growers held Feb.
ruary 20. but no further action wa:
taken by the Burley Tobacco Society
This committee can now do moth
ing more than reaffirm that part o.
the resolution passed by the Burley
Tobacco UniUn on February 6. which
declares that the movement would b,
abandoned unless Endorsed by the Bur
ley Tobacco Society.
1.-The Burley Tobacco Union has
labored hard and necessarily for tn,
cut out and was led to believe that tn,
Burley Tobacco Society would coupe
had obtained sufficient strength Il
of great regret that they failed to as
Joined by the Burley Tobacco Societ
we believe Q peaceful and successful
cut out would have been accomplished
but the refusal of the Burley Tobacco
Society to cooperate with Us repdere
the pledges which had been signed nul
and void and has so far made the Gu
!: out failure.
This committee decides to continu
the Organization Of the Burley Tobae
!: co Union in order to be ready at an
time to assist in any movement ths
will benefit the growres. The con
: mittee adjourned subject to call.
Executive Committee Burley II
bacco Union James Fulton Middleton
vice president: A. w. Hamilton. A.
! Turuipseed. G. E. Tate, A. j. Hous,