The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1920-08-24
TOBACCO GROWERS TAKE AC-
TON ON CUT-0UT.

LEXINGTON, KY, Aug. 23-The
Burley Tobacco Growers Association
was born, a proposal to eliminate the
1921 crop defeated by margin of
five votes, and steps were taken to-
ward reduction of tobacco acreage in
Kentucky, Indiana and Ohio in the
general convention of Burley planters
held here Wednesday. One hundred
and seventy-six delegates from thirty.
nine counties and three States were
|present. Each county was entitled
to one vote.
| Perfection Of the organization of
the association will be rushed in or
der that it will be ready to take con-
troll of the situation, declared to be
'the most serious in history to the
tobacco growers" by the time the
loose-leaf market season opens.
| A General Organization Commit
tee was appointed and approved in
the convention. Its members are:
John w. Newman, Woodford
County, Chairman; E. M. Mansfield,
Carroll County, secretary; Victor
Bradley, Scott County; o. c. Chap
man, Clermont County, Ohio; David
Prewitt, Clark County; Martin L.
Harris, Dearborn County, Indiana,
and T. B. Hill, Montgomery County,
Powers of this organization Com
mittee are defined in a resolution
submitted by T. B. Hill, Montgomery
County, passed after warm verbal1
battle in which John N. Newman,
chairman, offered to resign and a
split in the convention was threat
ened.
The resolution follows:
Whereas, reports Of the meetings
held Saturday, August IA, 1920, in
the various counties of the Burley
tobacco region show conclusively that
sentiment in favor of some immedi-
ate and effective action looking to
protection of the Burley tobacco in
dustry;
whereas, information comes to
us of the demoralized condition of
the markets in Georgia and the Car
olinas, where the 1920 crop of to-
bacco grown in those states is now
being offered, and it is we'll known
that under the present foreign ex-
change rates it will be practically
impossible to finance this crop of
Burley tobacco unless we have the
cooperation of all persons interest
ed in the tobacco industry; and
"Whereas, every indication is that
the present crop of Burley tobacco
I'M Kentucky and adjoining States
will exceed previous records and
"Whereas, it will be too late to
act after the market opens this fall;
therefore, be it i
Resolved, That it is essential to
hasten the perfection of an organiza-
ton of Burley growers into an as
ISOLATION, in order that a census of
the present crop may be had before
the opening of the market in order
that this association can then advise
intelligently what should be done to
protect and promote the interest of
the industry.
"Be it further resolved that the
committee of five, who, together
with the chairman and secretary,
shall constitute a Committee on Or
ganization. This committee shall
have power to employ counsel, to OBJ
tain charter, prepare constitu-
ton and bylaws, solicit membership,
receive money, arrange for head
quarters and employ necessary help
and take all needful steps to perfect
the organization as speedily as pos
sible.
"Be it further resolved, that when
this meeting adjourns it adjourns to
meet on call of the chairman and
secretary for the purpose of ratify-
ing the actions of the committee,
approving the charter, bylaws, con-
stitution and the location of the
permanent officers, and for the
transaction of any other business
that may come before the meetings.
Counties not represented at this
meeting, and which are this season
producing Burley tobacco in any
quantity, shall be notified of the adj
journed meeting and requested to
send a representative to same"
Twenty-Five counties voted against
the cutout and seventeen favored it.
A number of counties, among them
Bourbon, Clark and Harrison, refus-
ed to send delegates, and no votes
were cast by them. These counties,
however, were unofficially represent
ed in the convention.