Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1912-09-19
Books of Association May Be
Kept Open Ten Days
Longer
IN SOME OF THE COUNTIES
On Account of Cutting and
Housing Many Growers =! I'm
able to Attend Meetings.

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Notice is hereby given officials,
members and friends of the Planters
Protective Association that on &C.
count of the impossibility with the
assistance avaiIable) for soliciting
the territory properly for members,
a number Of very important coun-
ties having had practically no work,
and on account of growers signify
ing their inability to attend meet
ings where the affairs Of the Associ
alton were to be discussed because
of being busily engaged in cutting
and housing tobacco, have canvass
ed the Directors to ascertain their
views as to whether the membership
books should close as heretofore I'M
derstood on September 21st or not.
The result is a decision to keep the
books open in number of counties
at least until the assembling of the
new Board of Directors on October
LIST. 1t is understood that each
County Committee uses its judgment
about closing the membership lists,
such as favor continuing the cam
paign doing so, and those VINO think
that every grower of tobacco has
had sufficient opportunity to sign
can close the campaign in their re-
spective counties for the season.
If there is not sufficient tobacco
pledged by October 1st to warrant
continuance of the Association it
will be through no lack of effort of
the management, which in addition
to doubling the price of tobacco has
kept all conditions and events of
whatever nature affecting the AS
ISOLATION squarely and candidly in
view of growers of tobacco, but if
there be failure to continue the AS
ISOLATION the responsibility will rest
upon growers themselves who indif.
ferently turn deaf ear to the ap-
peals for assistance and admonitions
of danger, or selfshly desire others
to carry their part of the labor and
responsibility of sustaining an Asso-
citation. 1t is a conspicuous fact
worthy of most thoughtful consider
alton that in counties where grow
ers are not themselves throwing the
scotch in front of the wheel instead
of behind it there would be no diff
Guilty getting any reasonable per
cent to sign the pledge.
In one county the proposition is
urged of having a sixty per cent pro-
vision which could not be considered
because it had not been so resolved
by the Board of Directors and made
applicable TO all counties. But the
remarkable and unfortunate part
about this affair is thatif the gentle
men who are dwelling upon the six
ty per cent idea would devote them
selves by the same effort to get
every grower in the county to sign
the pledge it is almost a certainty
that there would be no difficulty
about getting 70 or rs per cent to
sign. 1t is highly important for
these gentlemen to appreciate the
fact that it would be much the best
for the Association to be a great
success than just sufficient promise
Of success to gain their consent to
enlist. Such attitude exemplifies
the difference between being a men,
Der of the Association and expecting
others, anybody else. than ones self,
to make a success Of it. and every
fellow putting his shoulder to the
wheel or graspiag a hard line to
make failure impossible over peril |
Gus part OF the journey by long pull. |
a strong pull and a pill altogether.
The full measure of success for the
Association needs never to be expect
ed until tobacco growers realize
that an army composed entirely of