The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-06-16
hurley 'SIGN.Up'
STARTS IN RUSH
Bio Growers First To Ioin As
1885, 500 Pounds Are
Pledged First Day
DRIVE NOW IN BLUEGRASS

Carrollton. ny, June I.-GroWers ~
more than 10000 pounds Of hurley !
tobacco signed The contract o The
proposed Cooperative Burley Tobacc"
Marketing Association. at the opening
meeting Of the active sgn-up campaign
here today.
Acreage represented b. the sigma
lures was more than Loo. with an
average production Of about i.Or
pounds % the acre. Two hundred and
thirty i've growers s.gned the contract
Many more we're forced 10 50 homo
without having an opportunity TO sign.
on account Of laas OF clerks " atteu.l
~ them.
Growers from three counties IA
Indiana and four IA kentucky we're
among those who bound themselves Uy
the pro, isions Of the hyeyear contract
OF the association.
Three farm organizations IN Carrpl
County made The day a special one f"'
their members, and held special meet
ings on preceding days 10 urge them
10 sign the contract immediately The
Farmers Union Vas represented by ~
per cent Of its members Approximate
figures Indicated that tn perIen az
OF the harm Bureau was about {.
same The Eurckas, a secret society
q. M.H. al
to bring the benefits Of the plan befort
It's members
signing began With the arrival Of the
first printed contracts from Louisville,
aud continued all morning without Ia
terruption by noon more than 80
growers had ugned, and others were
GROWING 10 IL. tables faster than
clerks could prepare the papers FOR
Signature.
Curtis Montgomery, Client ny, was
the hrst grower t. sign the contract
lie is Que Of the largest producers OF
acres Of land suitable FOR raising u
bacco. lie stayed .n Carroll,on all
night In order 10 have The opportunity
to sign hrst
Despite tine fact that a rain the night
before the meeting had made a perfect
tobacco setting season. Hundreds "
farmers dIsmlssei The chance in order
10 attend the "sign-up' by 10 O'Clock
Ia the morning. the square around the
courthouse, where the signing vas IN
progress, Was crowded with farmers
and their families. A constant stream
continued TO pour into the town during
the entire morning aud early aftei.
noon. as the districts more remote
from the town sent in their coutin-
gents.
At noon, after the arrival Of Judge
Robert W Bingham. Louisville, chic;
speaker Of the iAy. and chairman %
the organization committee of the pro-
posed association. procession of
growers. headed by band and a group
Of growers who had signed the con.
tract. marched from the courthouse TO
tho scene OF the barbecue and burgco
feast and the afternoon speaking II
Is estimated that 2.OO farmers took
gone ahead on foot and In cars.
Following the burgoO feast at 30
O'Clock. judge Bingham addressed the
crowd In one OF the towns warehouses.
Ralph NJ. Barker. member OF the or
ganl1ation committee, In introducing
Judge bingham, read telegram FROM
~ -. Wilson. campo IN secretary Of
the association being formed boy Var
gina aud Caroline growers. expressing
CONGRATULATIONS and good wishes
Prolonged applause was given judge
Bingham's prediction that an adequate
cooperative association law wod-1 be
readily passed by the next session Of
tie Kentucky legislature.
At the conclusion OF Judge Bingham
address, James 4. Stone. Lexington.
member of the organization COMMITTEES.
speaking as representative Of theI
growers of the bluegrass. thanked "a,
growers OF this section for the !mpetus
they mad given the campaign. and as
sured them that the growers OF his
section would not be slow TO follow the
example. lie said that without eKcep
tlon every man he had consulted In 70
gard to the formation OF the proposed
association. had been In favor OF the
movement without reserve
Other meetings at which the con.
tract Of the assoc lation viii he offered
to tho growers for signatures viii be-
held the week % June N. al shelby
VILE, Lexington. Maysyiile. Danyiile
Rlchmsnd. Cynthlans and possibly
other points. Aaron Saplru. attorney
for twenty two California cooperative
associations and considered 90 be one
OF the greatest authorities on coop
erative agriculture IN the world, will
address these meetings.
The following names we're an
nounUed as members OF the orgnniza
ton committee:
Judge bingham. Louisville MIR
Barker. Carrollton Edward Bassetl
Iesha Bneckinridge. Harry Gioyanoh
Shelby 4. Harrison. Charles \. Man
nlEg, william A. Mcdowell. 1'r. Frank
l. MeNey. James e. stone and Mis-,
Sunshine Sweeney. Lexington. 4. 5
Burnam. Richnoud Johnson y. eau.
den and ". 4. Simns. Versailles
Samuel Clay and John 4. Collins