The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-07
Burnley TOBACCO
union IS FORMED
Two Hundred Delegates Are
Present at Convention in
Lexington.
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Lexington. Ky, January 6.--with
three of the five Burley tobacco pro-
ducing States, represented BY moro
than 200 delegates at the big conven-
ton which began In Lexington Thurs
day, a temporary organization was eff.
fected. Tho Burlcy Tobacco Union was
organized to-day, the articles of incor-
poratton were drawn and adopted ami
VIII be filed within tho next forty
eight hours. No SPECIFIC amount of
capital stock is named I'm tho articles
but the limit of Indebtedness is fixed at
Slooo0oo. and Lexington is named az
the principal place Of business. The
present temporary organization Is for
sixty days and at the end OF that time
a permanent board Of control. a prcsi-
dent and all other necessary officers
VIII be selected TO succeed these chosen
at this meeting.
Thirty-six counties of Kentucky
were represented. and Ohio and In
diana had numerous delegates present.
Missouri and West Virginia had no
representatives here.
Tho new organization is almost en-
tirely III tho hands OF men not idcnti-
fed with either the Burlcy Tobacco So
ciety, OF which Clarence Lebus is presi
dent. or the association of which Con-
gresham j. Campbell Cantrell, of Ken
lucky. is president
The hurley Society leaders are con.
spicuous only by their absence, but
Cantre!l has been on the scene every
hour and to-day made a strong appeal
to the new organization that 1t make
Itself a branch of the American Society
Of Equity. There is little prospect
a 1r,ttr
sldered seriously. however, and unless
the spirit that ruled the convention
Thursday and to-day changes greatly
before tho next meeting, on March 6,
the Burley Tobacco Union will remain
independent OF either of the organiza-
lions, as most of its members have done
persistently In the past. Ii is very
probable. however. that the new or
sanization and the American. society of
Equity Will arrange working agree
ment. though it is not thought likely.
that the leaders OF the new movement
VIII agree to an amalgemation of the
Two organizations.
On February the board OF directors
OF the new corporation will be elected.
one from each tobacco company in the
I'VE Burley growing States at elections
held at the county court houses. the
delegates voting for these directors to
counties on the Saturday preceding the
hrst Monday in February. The d,rec-
tors will meet March and select the
officers and whatever employees are
necessary.
a very noticeable feature of the
articles OF incorporation is that the
vice-President. secretary and treasure,
hold their offices one year after their
election by the board OF directors, but
the president and employees inferior 20
the treasurer may be discharged at the
VIII OF the board, which shall show
cause for such action. This is for tho
purpose of preventing any persons or
clique from obtaining control as is now
alleged In the case in the Burley So.
ciety under Lebus.
This new movement is regarded as a
concrete expression of the dissatisfac-
ton of the growers with the manage
ment OF the Burley Society under Lee
bus and his friends. and means the
death of the Burley Society from lack
of support.