The Mt. Sterling advocate. (Mt. Sterling, Ky.) 1890-current, 1920-12-23

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is known that they will be taken by h
some charitable persons. The din
ing room and kitchen are not yet |,
provided for. Painters, the last to |
complete their work, will finish in
January when the building will be
ready to open. Ten Lexington doc
tors have given $25 each to be used |,
in furnishing doctors consulta- y
ton and rtst room in the town. The
W. c. T. U. has engaged to care v
for the grounds, to furnish flowers n
and shrubbery and be responsible &
for their upkeep. The city Of Mt. xi
Sterling has taken over the building
Of a sidewalk from the entrance on
Vim street. A new driveway will,
soon be completed from VIM street;
to the rear Of the hospital and will
the roadway for patients as they,
go to and from the Hospital. The i,
building committee is Judge R. T.,
VIM, r. G.. Kern and Oldham,
Greene. The inter-house telephone.
system goes through the entire q
building, as does the automatic sys-.o
crop until prices which farmers say
will prove profitable are obtained.
Meantime the association officials,
assisted by H. F. Bryant, of West
Virginia, United States Crop Stats
tician for Kentucky and West Vir-
ginia, are taking a mail census of
the size and cost of the 1921 crop.
It was honed to complete this by
December goth.
"The growers are rapidly organ
izing for self-protection," said Mr..
Newman in his statement, "and they
are not going to be satisfied with
any price that does not past cost of
production and a reasonable profit. |
This Would indicate that nothing
short of a general average of 80 to
40 cents will satisfy the growers"
"The tobacco situation in the
Burley district is still confused The
growers are rapidly organizing for
self-protection. When the markets
open on January 3rd the grower is
not going to be satisfied with any
price that does not pay the cost of
production and reasonable profit.
This would Indicate that nothing
short of general average of 80 or
% cents pound will satisfy the
grower.
On the other hand the indications
ere that the manufacturer will insist
upon buying the present crop of
Burley at figure that will mean an
actual loss to the grower. The prices
paid in the Carolinas, Virginia,
Greensboro and on the Louisville
markets are at the lowest point in
the last five years. Most of the to-
bacco sold recently has been around
half of the cost of production.
"Probably so per cent of the to-
bacco sold so far this year has been >
For foreign consumption. n
"The Burley situation is peculia1l
in that more than so per cent of this
type of tobacco is manufactured IN
his country. Most of the Burley to n ,
'acco goes into domestic consumpE
ion. The Burley grower will havl
he sympathy of the public and vii
De sustained in the fight by publ
opinion when it is shown clearlt
hat the price for the manufactured
>ackaoe of tobacco in no case hal
'o"lined from war prices, and then
ire no indications Of any such did
inc, while at the same time thS
is demanding that th
'armer accent near a fifty per ceI
oss in the cost of production.
"Tbe 200 per cent stock DIVIDEND
ecently declared by the r. J. Rev
lolds company and rs per cen
took dividend declared by thu
american Tobacco Company out o =
rofits made in recent years on hgli
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