The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1916-12-06
POOLED TOBACCO
SALE RATIFIED
Richmond Firm Offer Best
Price For Weed.
TUCK CO. BID TURNED Gown
Deal Just Closed Means 100000
More Money TO Association
Farmers.
DELIVERIES TO BEGIN DEC. Ia

sassy:
Tuesday mornings Inquirer says:
p. II. German and company, Rich
mond, Va, are the purchasers of 20,
100000 pounds Of tobacco pooled
with the Farmers Cooperative To-
bacco association. The contract of
sale was signed by p. II. German,
president of the company, and r. II.
Ford, president of the association,
end was ratified by the tobacco grow
ers of Daviess, Mclean and Ohio
counties in mass meetings held Mon
day afternoon at greensboro, Hart
ford and Calhoun. Hancock county
joins in the ratification of the new
contract.
Under the contract of sale, the
farmers are to receive $500 to 81
for leaf, SO to 81 for Tugs and $3.50
for all trash. The sum of Sc or more
is to be paid for all frost bitten to-
bacco, according to the manner in
which it is graded. The deliveries
are to begin on Tuesday, December
~, and the tobacco is to be deliver
ed at all points designated by the
association in the four counties COM
prising the Green River district.
The growers were engaged in
hot fight for more than two hours.
German offered $12.5O to 81 for leaf,
$40 to 81 for Tugs and Sc for trash.
This bid was raised, Tuck Offering
STATS for leaf and 1925 for trash.
German then offered $13 for leaf.
Tuck then offered $13 for leaf and
$3.50 for trash. With German
agreeing to S13 for leaf and $3.50
for trash the growers voted unani-
mously to sell the pool to his firm.
The tobacco will probably be hand
led by some local firm of tobacco buy
ers, and under the contract the farm
ers will realize fully 100000 more
money than if the tobacco had been
sold to Tuck and company.
The largest crowd of tobacco grow
ers ever assembled in greensboro was
at the Grand at 1880 o'clock this
afternoon when President r. Fl.
Ford called the meeting to order.
These were poolers from Daviess
county only, and many were unable
to gain entrance to the theater build
ing, where the meeting was held.
President Ford recognized Henry
S. Berry, a member of the board of
directors from Daviess county, who
read the contract that had been made
with G. o. Tuck and company, of
Under this contract of
sale, S12 to 81 was to be paid for
leaf; $40 to 81 for Tugs and IS for
trash. After he had finished read
ing the contract Mr.. Berry made a
short address pointing out the OBJ
jectionable features. One was that
the price was too low for the pool,
and another was that Tuck and COM
pany reserved the right to demand
of the association the discharge of
any grader placed at any of the re-
ceiving points, when there was an
objection made by the representa-
tive of the company. The main OBJ |
lection, however, as brought out by
Mr.. Berry, was the right given Tuck |
and company to withhold from the |
farmer SO cents on each 100 pounds ,
Of tobacco as a guarantee that all of ,
the crop would be delivered. Mr.. |
Berry said that as a member of the ,
board he fought against the sale to
Tuck, for the reasons mentioned, be-
cause he felt that these restrictions
were unfair to the farmer, and very |
much in favor of the buyer.
While this contract had been sign
I'd by Tuck and Company and the
authorized officials of the Farmers
Cooperative Tobacco association, il
was I'm no wise binding, because il
was subject to the approval or re-
lection OF the poolers at the meetings
held today In the meantime. Henry
Berry, BENJAMIN Head and S. r.
Ewing set out to secure a new pur-
chaser. and in this they finally sue
,eeded. Mr.. German, president of
German and company. arrived in Ow-
'nsboro Sunday. and after a confer
'nce with the proper officials. his Of