The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1911-01-17
VOTE AGAINST CUT.0UT
Bourbon Growers Met Saturday
Afternoon and Declare
Against the Movement.
MEETING WELL ATTENDED
Majority Of the Tobacco Growing
Counties Are In Favor of
the Cut Out Pledge.
MEETING WE'LL ATTENDED


against the trust.
Fully two hundred and fifty grower
assembled at the court house Saturday
afternoon at / o'clock, and at. 80 the
convention was called to order by Mr..
kenney Nichols, a prominent tobacco
grower of Hutchinson, who had been
designated as temporary chairman.
After reading the call issued from
the headquarters of the Burley TObac-
co Union at Lexington, MIR. Nichols
addressed the assembled growers brief
ly, setting forth the object of the
meeting. He declared he was willing
to abide by the decision of the major
Ityg OF the growers present.. but as he
had attended the meeting held in Lex
ingtOn on January 5, at which thirty
one out Of thirty-four tobacco growing
counties had endorsed the cut-out
movement, and while it was immateri-
al to his interests which course was
pursued, he deemed at wise to follow
with the majority.
Mr.. Nichols also stated that the ma
jUrity OF the growers of this county
who opposed the cut-out pledge were
those who had disposed of their tCbac-
co, and those who favored the move
ment were the growers who had a
great amount of tobacco on their
hands. He said this year should be
the cleaning up year. With crop this
year. he declared, the price of tobacco
would suffer a decline. resulting in the
farmers being unable to obtain a bet
ter price than seven cents for their
product.
The convention then proceeded to
organize and nominations for perma-
nent chairman we're heard. Warren
Rogers, OF Flat Rock, a bitter oppo-
nent to the cut-out pledge, was nOmi-
mated as was John 4. Collins. former
secretary of the Burley Tobacco So
ciety and H. S. Caywood, of North
Middletown. The latter two withdrew
when the vote was being taken and
motion to make Mr.. Rogers nOmina-
ton unanimous met with but little op-
position. The organization was COM
pleted by the selection Of /. Hart Tai
bait as Secretary.
After the election of chairman and
secretary, MIR. ID. &. Lisle offered
resolution to be presented before the
convention condemning the cut-out
movement as outlined by the Burley
Tobacco Union. The resolution is as
follows:
Resolved. By the tobacco growers
OF Bourbon county that we earnestly
condemn the movement to cut out the
1911 tobacco crop. This movement. . if
consummated would force the breaking
of many contracts already made ;
would be great wrong and hardship
to the tenants and their employees /;
would completely break up and demon
aliZe their business arrangements for
the year. and would compel many of
them to leave the State.
1T would also infringe upon the
rights of the holders by attempt
ing to control what they shall do in
the management of their own private
property-'We therefore hereby de-
clare our right and determination to
exercise our own judgment at the
same time freely granting the same
rights to others to absolutely control
the matter as to whether we shall in
divldually raise crop in 1911.
Amy other course is entirely de-
structive to our libreties under the
law. and to the necessary protection
of our personal and property rights.
Chairman Rogers called for a vote
on the resolution before the cunven-
tiun. The aye and nay vote was taken.
the chairman declaring the resolution
had carried and the convention ad-
!Ourned amid a storm of protests from
the advocates of the cut-out movement
whose contention was that the vote
! was so close count should have been
! taken.
That the majority of the farmers
throughout the Burley growing dis
trict are strongly in favor of the no
crop movement in 1911 was clearly
shown by the meetings held Saturday
afternoon by the Burnley growers.
/ Seventeen out of twenty five counties
! reporting Saturday night favored reso-
lutions for the cut-Out plan recently
adopted at the meeting of the Burley
/ Tobacco Union held in Lexington.
In lew counties there were only
small number of growers in attendance
and these favored the cutting out of
the 1911 crop and the pooling of the
crop in 1912.
Only five COUNTIES turned down the
proposition and in three no action was
taken. The growers all over the dis
trict are enthusiastic over the pros
poets for no crOpi this year and at
many of the meetings Saturday after
noun large acreage was Immediately
signed for the 1911 cut out.
The following is the results of the
meetings in the counties in which
they were held:
Bath county-Big meeting and las
growers pledged 922 acres to the cut
out and county is expected to be unani-
nous.
Boone cOunty-Every body at the
meeting signed the pledges to cut out
and sentiment is strong. ~
Bourbon cOunty-SpIit on the vote,
with those voting TO grow a crop IN
1911 in the majority.
Boyle county Rejected the cut out
and favor pool.
Carter coInty-Vnted unanimously
| for cut out.
Clark cOunty-GrOwers were unable
to reach an agreement and took no
vote.
Fayette county-Voted for the cut
out.
Fleming county Voted for the cut
l ont thrsp RI ono