Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-08-13
TOBACCO SICN-UP
DRIVE IS SUCCEEDING
100000 Pounds Expected To
Be Signed Up By Saturday,
Madison Men at Meeting


posed Burley Tobacco Co-opera-
tive Association by next Satur-
day, chairmen of county organi-
cations and prominent growers.
who met Friday afternoon at the
Phoenix Hotel, Lexington. be
lieve. Monday, all chairmen and
workers in fifteen counties will
start an intensive two weeks
drive to secure IS per cent of the
leaf crop in each county, so that
the proposed association may 90
over the top" says the LeXing
ton Herald.
Plans and suggestions were put
forward and discussed BY the
following Saturday, all were of
the opinion that contracts will
have been secured covering ap-
proNimately 100000 pounds OF
tobacco.
James {. Stone. vice chairman
who presided. urged all interested
OF the organization committee,
i'll the marketing plan. and who
have already done excellent work
in the various counties. to re-
double their efforts and take no
denial from men who do not want
to sign up their tobacco with the
association, but to keep after
them until they realize the impor-
tance of doing so.
The whole success of the plan
depends on the manner i'll which
the workers put the proposition
up to the growers. Judge Lewis
l.. Walker. Lancaster, Garrard
county. declared. When the
growers believe that everyone
will receive the same Considcra-
tion, and each will get a square
deal. there will be no trouble in
getting them to pledge their to-
bacCO. nc said.
Stanley Reed, Maysvillc. Ma
son county. said that he is heart !
and soul for the cooperative plan
and that there will be no difficulty |
in securing IS per cent OF the leaf
crop in Mason county by next
Saturday. and that this figure
may stand 100 per cent.
Among other speakers were
Reuben +. OfIutt, Georgetown.
Scott county. John Crockett.
Sharpsburg, Bath county. and
Joseph Passonncau, organization
manager.
Some of the counties have
pledged more than others, but
this is accounted for by the tact
that all county organizations
have been properly organized
only recently. Bourbon county
thus far has pledged 5,3OO.OOO
pounds, Bath IS per cent of the
1920 leaf crop. Shelby 30 per cent,
Woodford 80 per cent. and Car
roll 2.l7O,OOO pounds based on the
1920 crop, which was 3,5OO,OOO.
The following chairmen Of Is
counties and prominent growers
attended the meeting:
Bath county,. X. Crockett.
chairman, Sharpsburg: and VIII
son Byrd. w. X. Ratliff. \. NJ.
Reed, and ]. {. Blount Bourbon
county-Samuel Clay, chairman,
Paris, James McClare. ]. w. Bell,
L. Burke. w. NJ. Rogers. w. ID.
Mcintyre. Jim Nj. Caldwell, Ju-
liam Frank, J. F. Redmon. a. S.
Miller and Ernest II. Darnaley
Clark county-R. p. Taylor. chair
man. Winchester b. y. Tracy
and X. N. Ratoff.
Fayette county--B. +. Allen,
chairman. Lexington James Pat
rick. J. T. Steele, d. B. Veach. b.
f. Buckley, J. A. Sterpell, and ].
{. VanMeter.
Fleming county,. H. Sousley.
chairman. Flemingsburg; and l..
A. Bradford.
Franklin county Bedford
Macklin. chairman, Frankfort.
and T. H. Juett g
Garrrad-.J Judge Lewis L. Wal
ker, chairman. Lancaster; John
NJ Farra. Shirley Hudson, and
L. G.. Davidson.
Harrison-J. X. Jones, chair
man, Cynthiana.
Jessamine-J. c. Robb, Nichol-
asville.
adison-T. S. Burnam, chair
man. Richmond Vernon Leer
Logan Burnam and Paul Burnam
Mason-Stanley Reed, chair
man Reed. Maysville.
Mercer-Bush w. Allin, chair
man. Harrodsburg; ]. c. Gentry
r. L. Currens. F. ID. Curry, Geo
c. Hall. Geo. w. Edwards, VIM
w. Ensminger, J. c. Bonita.
Montgomery. w. Lee, Mt
Sterling
Nelson-Samuel A. Houtchens
chairman. Bloomfield c. ". Coot