Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1920-08-19
'CUT-OUT IS VETOED
AT LEXINGTON meet
Formed and Three
States VIII Cooperate For
Protection of Grower

be formed at the meeting at Lex
ington, Wednesday, Madison
county would have a number of
delegates present, and the vote,
which was effective by a small
margin, would be again the cut
out Of the 1921 tobacco crop.
All this came to pass at the
meeting which was attended by
almost 200 delegates, eight repre-
sentatives being from this coun-
ty, and an organization commit
tee comprising members from
various counties of the three
states represented, was selected
to control the situation and pilot
the future operations looking to-
ward the betterment of condi-
tions attendant upon producing
tobacco, as we'll as protect the in
terests of the growers. The
meeting, held in the ballroom of
the Phoenix Hotel, was undoubt-
edly the largest assemblage of
general tobacco raisers in the
three states ever recorded in Ken
tucky, the latter being looked up
on as the banner tobacco state
in this part of the country.
The fact that the cut-out move
ment had been advocated By
many, caused the vote in favor OF
this to be much greater than an
ticipated by some, although those
who were not in favor of it, cam
paigned from the start with the
result that the measure was de-
feated by the small margin Of five
votes. Ohio took an active part
in the convention and showed
from the start that there was a
general inclination to cooperate
with the other states, and the
Buckeye delegates came forward
with strong hand extended in
support of the general movement
which, to a degree, also sanction
ed the cut-out of next years crop.
The consensus of opinion. how
ever, was changed after the dis
cussion was we'll under way, and
when it was found there would
be ample protection for the pro-
ducers, their production being
looked after as we'll as the price
and manipulation of future sales,
swerved in line with those who
declared they had the land espec-
tally adapted for tobacco raising,
and contended this should be the
production of the ground. The
convention developed the fact
that many producers are either
buying their tobacco farms, or
contemplating such movement
with the result that they have
equipped themselves for the work
and year away from the work
would both prevent them paying
their regular installment on the
property, or cause them to lost
considerably through the idleness
of much paraphernalia which has
been gathered for tobacco raising
exclusively. There is an elener
also which is we'll under way in
paying for land, and another year
will let them out 1t was noticed
however, that the bulk of advo-
Gates of next years crop came
from some Of the largest produc-
ers of the country.
There were 1896 acres of land
represented by the delegates vot-
ing from the 20 counties repre-
sented, one from each county, and
of this number of acres, 3,546
acres is being devoted to the
raising of tobacco.
The organization committee,
selected to perfect the organiza-
ton and look after the general in
terests of the association, repre-
resents the three states, the mem
bers being experienced tobacco
growers and men of unusual busi-
ness integrity, as follows:
John w. Newman, Woodford
county, chairman.
E. NJ. Mansfield, Carroll coun-
lty, secretary.
Victor Bradley, Scott county.
o. c. Chapman, Clermont coun-
| ty. Ohio.
David Prewitt, Clark county.
Martin L. Harris, Dearborn
county, Indiana.
| T. B. Hill, Montgomery county.
| A resolution defining the pow
ers of the committee, backed by
association action, was passed
and in this resolution there is "a
statement to the effect that the
! Kenucky crop of tobacco this
year will exceed that of all form
er years, hence the necessity for
protection, the fact also being in
cluded that the situation at pres
ent is the most serious in the his
tOrv of the state There will he