The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1916-07-21
SAYS THE PRESIDENT OF COOP.
ERATIvE TOBACCO GROW
Frs ASSOCIATION.
PROSPECTS ARE BRIGHT
Call For Organizers Coming From
Every County in District, Says
X. III. Ford.


in the matter of pooling the 1915
crop of tobacco, in view of the fact
that every portion of the Green
River district is calling for organ
izers for the Cooperative Tobacco
Growers Association. This informa-
ton was divulged by President r..
H. Ford, of the association, In o
statement Saturday. He is now I'M
able to supply the demands for
speakers,so numerous have they be-
come.
ut is apparent. said Mr.. Ford,
that there is going to be a large
crop of tobacco raised in the district
this season. With but a scant
24,000,000 pounds marketed last
year, the price of the weed held
down to barely living price. This
was true of large portion of the
weed sold over the Greensboro
markets, but Of the remainder not
so much can be said. 1t is certain
that there were very great many
growers last year who did not break
even on their crops"
ohio county, which has held off
longer than any other section of the
district" said the president of the
big association, "has now begun to
clamor for admittance into the asso-
citation. 1t is realized that the asso-
citation is the most practical way of
getting the best price out of the
tobacco. We can point back to
former years when our tobacco was
pooled, and show without fear what
ever of contradiction, that there was
a great deal more money among the
tobacco growers than there has been
in the last two years.
Mclean county growers are fast
getting into line and associating
themselves with the big tobacco
organization, according to the same
authority. He has had demands
from almost every section of that
fine tobacco county, for speakers and
organizers. There is a strong de-
termination among the growers to
get the most for their crop this year.
If organization can accomplish this.
it is proposed to effect the strongest
organization possible.
Hancock will pool the largest lot
of tobacco ever gotten together in
her history" said Mr.. Ford. Han
cock was ready for the organization.
Those people have seen the fruits of
organization, land are thoroughly i'm
bued with the idea that in union
there is strength. There is little
need of missionary work in the
county on the east"
"In our own county here, 1t is
certain that in both east and west
ends an almost unanimous sentiment
exists among the tobacco growers to
go back to the pooling system Of
the tobacco. From every
source of information it is indicat-
ed that there is little tobacco In
the markets. There is in truth very
little surplus, and the growing crop
should bring the highest price in
the history of the county.
"GoOd prices can be obtained only
by an organization of the producers
as against the organization of the
buyers, who ii is well known, have
set the price on our tobacco for
many years, and we were obliged to
take what was offered or not sell the
The outlook for an organ
Ization of tobacco growers is the
brightest in the last five years.
There is no discord among the grow
ers and there is but one organization
into which they may go. This Is
a farmers organization.
and has for its purpose only the mat
Ter of obtaining the best price
possible for the product OF the
farm. "-Owensboro Messenger.