The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1913-02-07
DELIVERIES
CALLED OFF
By Sales Committee of Equi-
ty Organization.
Rcmonstrance Filed Against De-
liveries Being Made Till En-
tire Pool is Sold.

The Owansboro 1nqa,ger says:
|. On account of tie great rush Of
Equity tobacco that lu.s hatn pour
ing into tle city since Monday morn
ing. witfhoGt tine sales eominittee Ga;-
ing bern prepared ito take care of it.
and the furt.lsr fact that TIE entire
l,ool llas not yet hean placed, and u'ie
filling of renEomstrnacc by tine pool
ers from HANCOCK, iMcLean and OHIO
coIndes. the committee, in sassiJl
this aft srnoon, dacidsl not 40 allow
amy more tobacco TO be Gt,csivsh in
Owsnsbsuo or at any othar point IN
the distract uutil February TO- or I'M
III fu'tdir notice, in order to give the
committees an opportunity to sell the
rest of the pool. tleraby showing fair
ns'ss 90 the other members OF line or
g,snislhion.
The following statement sign:d by
Price Baird president and j.. n. Rob
ertson, seorstnry WAS issued:
10 the farmers wAo pooled their to-
bacco with the Home WareNous,e COM
pany and the American Society of
Equity:
In as much as we have male an
earnest niea or TO take cure Of our
memSsrs vino lrlve tobacco i'm the high
water, and in doing this nave been
takesl advantage of by tBose who HAD
no need ia bringing ttaesr TOBACCO 70
Tue marlsai, and to SUCH an eNtant that
thene LAS baen raasonstnanoe filei
against you by tine oooleas OF Hanaoci,
Mclean end Ohio counties, and in
view cf-vi,ais usnonsarance. and the.
fact that none of our, fnambeils ,hnve
been noSified to deliveF their tobacco,
il becomes necessary for us TO issue
this statsment.
First, we Will remind you THAT all
the toi2rco In the pool is not slol1.
and thnt it is Thoroughly ,undarstood
lat no dalivAliees afe to be mlie un-
tip all tie tobacoo us PLACED, and when
tobacco is Euslied 10 the market ahead
of its turn the Owner is placing hin-
self i1 the atthnde of the "dlmpac,"
ana tie finger of scoln is being point
al at him. Now, in vL5w of all these
facts, We want to ask our E14Np,s 10
withhold deliveries until Monriag, Feo-
ruary 10, or until you are noafied 10
begin delivering.
In rushing the market as you haze
been doing. you are not only sa1ific-
ing principle for prasent gain, but
you ave "bua.herins'' tine laarmers Or
ganizauon. You are allso taking al
vhntpge of the other counties at the
same time, and it will cost you dear-
ly in the futune. You cannot expect
them TO stay with you unless you sti *
with them. Nley have all stood man
TO man whth you AN uhis fight, and their
baItt4ta is mot yet won. but as soon as
your tobacco is placed, YOU desert
your best friends and put more tobac-
CO on the market taan the trade caa
handle.
Now ME- want 10 appeal TO you as
men npd brothers, and in tre name "
AID THAT Is good and right; tn tbs name
of org anization, in the name of your
neighbor, your father and your God,
to stop delivering tobaeco until notice
is srrved on you. We also appsal 70
the RECALLING and blinking people IN
and out Of this organization to tail;
tins matter over with yoir nalsilNois
and assist Us In securing a Square
deod i1r everyone LAteges,-d hn uAis
pool.
(signalD. PRICE BAIRD, Pres.
l.. n. ROBERTSON, So.
Equty llpme WNeehOusa COMPANY