Licking Valley courier. [volume] (West Liberty, Ky.) 19??-current, 1915-07-01
The PgorLe Organize.

pose Ol winch Is TO resist Une Op-
erationS Of certain dealers in wild !
cat land titles in this (Morgan) {
and adjoining counties. The
meeting was callen to order by
Judge Amos Davis and address
ed by Attorney John Morgan
Perry. At the close Of Mr.. Per-
ry's speech the following resolu-
lions were offered and adopted:
Upon motion of Frank Kennard
and seconded by divers. of citi-
zens, the following resolutions
were adopted by the whole body
of the people assembled.
First, We the people of Nor
gan County heartily endorse the
action Of the Licking Valley
Courier in the investigation and
exposure of extensive deals in
wild cat land claims in this and
adjoining counties, acquainting
US all with the character and
wide extent Of these fraudulent
transactions whereby a paecon-
certed and thoroughly organized
swindle by those piratical wild
caters has been made, and is
being continued, to disturb us in
the enjoyment of our homes, to
rob us of the fields and forests in
herited from our fathers, and to
drive us and our children from
our fire sides and give the fruits
of our long years Of toll to schem-
ing land sharks from the North
and East who are strangers to
our county and to us, having no
interest in our County or our well
fare, but seeking only to feed
and fatten upon the fruits of our
toll and our heritage from our
fathers.
We hereby pledge our loyal sup
port to the Licking Valley Courier
and to every other agency EN-.
ployed for the purpose of further
unearthing these gigantic land
frauds, and so far as possible and
feasible, to expose to the con-
tempt and scorn of the communi-
ty the persons who have initiated,
propagated and perfected those
wildcat land deals and punish by
legal penalties If possible, but in
all events with social and COM
mercial ostracism.
Second. We direct that a Cen
tral-Eyecutive Committee Of five
citizens and land owners, resid-
ing at or near West Liberty, be
appointed, and direct that SAID
Committee shall make a thorough
investigation of the records of the
County Court Clerks Office anC
determine the character and eX.
tent Of all land transactions ir
any way bearing mark Of sus
picion as to their genuineness
and good faith OF their strict le
gality, and that said Committee
make and publish a report of it!
said work as soon as practicable
Third, That a subcommittee
consisting of seventeen members
or one from each voting precinc
in Morgan county, the appointed
to act in conjunction with tn,
Central Executive Committee
the duties Of the members. O
= which it shall be to meet collect
lively or individually with tn
said Central Executive Commit
: tee whenever it is deemed neces
h sary for the purpose of making
). reports in their individual local.
o ties and to discuss plans to NEE
o and cope with any adverse cor
=. ditions which may arise.
,, Fourth, That the followin
Is shall compose the committees:
n Central Executive Committee
o S. R. Collier, |. C. Ferguson, "
!. G. Blair, Chas. P. Henry and Il
n G.. Cottle.
4 Subcommittee:
z j. r. Kendall, Amos Davi.
Luther Pieratt, Holly Carpenter
T. H. FISHERMAN, Cebum Mel
ell, j, P. Morris, Ollie Lacy, /
M. Cox, j. r. Cox, Harve How
\ ard, Willie Stacy, Joe Cole, }. +
I Strickland, Ii. b. Franklin, c. {
May.
r Fifth. That the proceeding
y of this meeting, together wit
v these resolutions, be publishe
. in the Licking Valley Courie
4 and rendered to the Morehea
y Mountaineer, Hazel Green He
l. aid, Big Sandy News, Mt. Ste