The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1921-12-01
WAREHOUSES;
Will Not Open For The
Sale OF Burley
Owner, Agree In Coofereuee With
Association Commis'ee To Give
TINE Fcv Election OF Dirce.
,orr aud Permanent
Organization.
WAREHOUSES

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one hundred of tine III ware
houses or warehouse companies rep
resented ~ the conference with tn,
warehouse committee Tuesday voted
70 adopt a rcsolu;in providing for III,
closing of the warehouses. 50 far a.
the sale of hurley tobacco Is concern
ed. pending the permanent organiEa
ton of the association and the scicc
ton of the board 81 directors Tn,
other eleven did not vote agains,
closing. but later IN the afternoon
held conference with the warchous,
committee. at which details relating
20 these particular warehouses ver,
Vorkcd out. some % them being IN
counties IN which dark tobacco. a.
well az hurley. Is grown and desiring
10 open their houses to sell dark to.
bacco only. while remaining closed So
far a. hurley y concerned. Following
the conference with the committee
all except three either signed the
closing resolutions or agreed 10 re-
main closed. pending the organiza-
ton Of the association These three
agreed TO remain closed until Dcccm.
Der 18th.
The conference adopted without
opposition a resolution proposed by a
committee composed 81 James {.
Stone. VI. l.. kirkpa,rick and Dave
rrcwitt. which was appointed on
motion II Or Samuel II HALEY, az
ter a number of motions and sub-ti-
iutc motions had been offered look
.ng toward the valuation Of ware
house property The resolution Of
fcrcd by the committee provided that
the warehouscmcn offer their proper
IS 90 the association for - use until
the board 81 director. ~ the asso-
citation and the owners Of the proper
~ have had opportunity TO work ou;
method OF valuation II the proper
" It l. proposed by the association
20 take over.
Just previous 20 the adjournment
% the conference. which vas IN s---
ION from 10 o'clock until /, and
which assembled again at O'Clock.
Chairman Ralph VI. Barker. Of the
warehouse committee. expressed the
hope no warehouscmen IN the district
would ignore the wishc. % IN. 10000
tobacco growers who mad signed the
cooperative marketing contract and
that all would keep their houses clos
eel 50 far a. the sale Of hurley tobac-
60 was concerned. until the associa-
ton could get ready to do business.
Vice Chairman Stone expressed the
same thought. calling attention to the
fact that the men in the conference
all had been for the cooperative
marketing plan and had worked hard
for Il. making possible ny that hard
work and devotion to the cause Of
its final success
The resolution providing that the
warehouses remain closed for the
sale Of hurley tobacco pending the
permanent organization Of the AS
ISOLATION was offered By Rev J. X.
Jones. Of Harrison County. and was
tn. first business considered by the
conference. II reads a. follows:
Resolved. that we keep our ware
houses closed for the sale Of hurley
tobacco until the Board Of Directors
OF the Burlcy Tobacco Growers Co
operative Association Is cleted and
a reasonable time Is allowed the asso-
citation To get organized and ready
for business.
The resolution relating TO the valu-
alton Of warehouse property, as fin
ally reported by the committee nam
ed on motion OF DIR. HALEY. was
adopted unanimously. l, reads as
follows:
''inasmuch "a the Board ~ pirec-
tors Of the Burlcy Tobacco Growers
Cooperative Associatin will bee elect
ed within the next thirty days, and ~
nothing can be- legally done until
they are elected, and a, We have been
assured that the subject Of appraised.
buying or leasing Of our properties
will be taken up as soon as practical
BILE after said Board j. elected.
BE il resolved. that We ware
housemen offer 10 the association the
use ~ our warehouses until the Board
81 Directors Of the association. in
conjunction with the owners of the
warehouses. work out a fair method
Of arriving at the values of the var.