Republican farmer. [volume] (Bridgeport, Conn.) 1810-1920, 1918-02-08
APPEAL GRANTED
TO TOBACCO men
|. BY STATE BOARD

Hartford, Feb. THE Connecticut
State Council of Defense, acting OH
information presented January % at q
hearing given to the tobacco grower
of Connecticut, has issued a stateme. t
interpreting it's resolution of Deem
Der II in regard to essential and non
essential industries to require that no
grower increase during 1918 his 1917
acreage of primed tobacco or produce
this year shade-grown tobacco on
land used last year for primed open
grown tobacco. The statement pro-
vides, however, for hearings to be
given to growers who might lose
money already invested through
such restrictions and states that nc
restriction is placed on increases OF
less than five acres in stalk" or "out'
tobacco.
The Council has appointed a COM
mittee consisting of John T. Roberts
Frank G. Macomber and Robbins B
Stocked to hear appeals from the
decision.
"On December ~, 1917, the Connec-
ticut Council of Defense adopted Z
resolution setting forth the position OF
the Council lin relation to enter
prises and undertakings within the
State not essential in the prosecution
of the war or the furnishing of the
necessaries of life or the maintenance
of public interests"
I'm January %, 1918, the Council
through a special committee, gave ar
opportunity to the tobacco growers OF
the state to inform the Council as to
the effect of that resolution upor
their industry, and to state their views
in that connection.
For the guidance of such growers
and to meet their Just request for al
Interpretation of the said resolution
so far as it applies to their industry
the Council hereby announces tina
the said resolution, as applied to the
Connecticut industry of producing to
bacco, requires that
"(D No person, firm or corporation
shall, in Connecticut, in the year 1918
increase or cause to be increased tn
acreage controlled by him or it, O.
primed tobacco, whether of shade
grown Havana seed or broad leaf to
hacco, over the acreage of such to-
bacco grown or controlled by him Of
it in the year 1917 in Connecticut.
"(2) No person, firm or corpora.
ton shall, in the year 1918, in Connec.
ticut, change from growing Prime6
Open-Grown tobacco to growing
Shade Grown tobacco, i. e., he or il
shall not, in 1918, produce Shade
Grown tobacco on land which was
used in 1917 to produce open grown
PINNED tobacco.
"(3) Provided, however, that the
Council, will through an appropriate
committee, hear and in its discretion
determine the application of any
grower for limited exemption from
the foregoing restrictions where it Is
shown that by reason of expenses in
CURED or unavoidable liabilities as
sumed in good faith, such restrictions
would in fact, cause substantial pc
cuniary loss other than loss of antici
pated profits.
"(4) Nothing in the foregoing in.
structions imposes any restriction
whatever upon the making of small
lllCl celS0S III dCIOdSS VI oldlh vi
"cut" tobacco, where the increase il
the case of any given grower does no
exceed five acres. Any grower who
desires to make a greater increase il
stalk or cut tobacco should first apply
to the Council for it's approval.
1.-The Council obviously cannot give
any absolute guarantee that no add
tional restrictions or limitation will bt
imposed by Federal Authority. Blu
the Councile will use its best effort:
to protect all Connecticut tobacco
growers, who in good faith observe
the above restrictions, from any fur
Their restriction in 1918, and will safe
guard their general interests to the
best of it's ability.
eff at any time conditions come tt
the attention of the council which
might make it wise for such grower!
to reduce in 1918 their acreage O.
1917, the Council will promptly ad
wise said growers of such conditions.
The resolution of December II
1917, referred to in the statement
contained the following paragraph:
The Council will view with disfa
yor, and if need be, will oppose will
all the powers available, the furthe
diversion in this state of capital, labo
! or resources needed for war work, in
to lines which are essential
whether they be manufacturing, com
mercial or agricultural, and whethe
such further diversion be in the ma
ture of new undertakings or the ex
tension of existing enterprises"