Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-10-04
ShAMKS URGES
GROWERS To SIGN UP


en- by Hon William II. Shanks.
of Stanford. Monday afternoon
before a large crowd at the court
house.
Mr.. ShankS WAS introduced by
! Mr.. Waller Bennett. who again
gave his emphatic approval 10 the
marketing plan. and urged Mad
I iSon tobacco growers To stand to-
gether for a system which seems
destined to be the greatest thing
that they have done TO better
their condition in many years.
/ The Lincoln county statesman
heartily endorsed what Mr. Ben
nett said and then gave some
|. very strong reasons why every
grower should stand together III
this great movement. He told
how Lincoln county has signed
up almost 90 per cent OF her crop
and urged that old Madison come
in quick with the oher counties
which are doing their duty -
we'll. Mr.. ShankS spoke both a.
a grower and aS Il banker. a. he
i president ~ the Lincoln Coun-
" National Bank and he assured
his hearers s;h5t the financial in
tcrc>tS OF the state and nation are
going to nc sqlidly with the farm
ersr IN It big al'in-s
II Eliminated additions a"Srcgat-
ing uilliun or more pounds.
were, Ipadc Ia the signed CON
tracts of the Burnley Tobacco
Growers Cooperative A>>ocia-
tion Yesterday al four county
meetings in Kentucky and NJ sim
liar meetings of growers in Ohio
and Indiana and through precinct
workers actively soliciting sigma
lures.
Organization Manager Joseph
Pa>sonneau. spoke To the grow
erS OF Henry county in the court
house ut New Castle. Chairman
H II. h. Bourne said after the meet
ing that conraCtS had been given
the precinct workers and that a
drive would be made IN that
county next week, beginning ON
Monday and continuing until the
crop Is signed up,
II At Harrodshurg J. Campbell
Cantrill addressed large crowd
which was treated 10 a free NOV
ing picture show previous to the
speaking. He made a powerful
appeal To the growers To- sign up
to protect their own interests
and the interests of their children
and To help in resumption of gen
eral prosperity for the hurley
district. Chairman Bush W. Al
len said he thought Mercer coun-
" was already over" but that
every grower in the county would
be seen and an effort made 10
sign every man.
Ii At Lebanon 4 record crowd OF
Marion county tobacco growers
heard an earnest address by
/ Judge Robert w Bingham. of
Louisville. originator of the pres
ent pooling movement who told
OF his observations in Europe
while studying cooperative mar
keting in France and Denmark.
He said that after trying cooper
ative marketing no one over there
would think ol selling or buying
i'll amy otlidr .ttaS and that the
SYSTEM WAS ntit new or Iiiltried.
but had demonstrated its value.
not only in dairying in Denmark.
but III the reconstruction OF the
ruined fields of France.
ut TaylurSvillc. Dave l'rcwitt.
OF Faycttc county told a crowd
of Spencer county tobacco grow
erS that their present opportuni-
" To form an efficient organiza-
ton probably never would come
lLagain under such favorable cir
cu,TTSsanceS. he urged them TO
get together by November Is and
pun this thiif:~~ever not only for
your own good al. the welfare
of your children but for~See good
OF Kentucky and the entnS>Rgr-
ley district"
HI Washington county growers
started four day campaign TO-
day, with two growers and one
business man IN each precinct.
the business men having agreed
to this arrangement at 4 meeting
Friday when the matter was pre-
scented TO them by Mr. Passon-
neau- An executive committee
composed of Luther Burns, G.. c.
Wharton and X. E. Foster was
name to have charge of the cam :
|ipaign. Each of the four banks
M fb<. rot,ufy apreed ~ t,l<a ,,ar@