The Bourbon news. [volume] (Paris, Ky.) 1895-19??, 1921-01-28
GOVERNOR MORROW ENDORSES
PLANS OF GROWERS

FRANKFORT, KY, Jan. 25.-i
Governor Morrow Saturday gave Of
fetal endorsement to the plan of
some Burley tobacco growers to
withhold their tobacco from the mar
ket.
A committee from the cutout grow.
ers' meeting in Lexington, Saturday,
called on him and explained their
program and asked that he issue a
statement endorsing it.
Incidentally, the antitrust law was
discussed with the Governor and At
torney General Charles I. Dawson,
who assured them that the program
does not come within the purview of
1.-The law. This question was raised
at the Lexington meeting.
E. L.Harrison, of Lexington, Sec
rotary of the Growers and president
of the Farmers Union, told Governor
Morrow that the Union and the Coun-
ty Farm bureaus form the nucleus for
quickly organizing the movement in a
majority of the Burley counties of
Kentucky, and both are cooperating.
He said in twenty-six of the forty
four Burley counties the Union has
1000 members, while the Farm
Bureaus are strong in several others.
The following counties are in the
Burley district: Adair, Anderson, Bar
rem, Bath, Boone, Bourbon, Boyle,
Bracken, Carroll, Carter, Casey,
Clark, Fayette, Fleming, Franklin,
Gallatin, Grant, Greenup, Hardin
Harrison, Hart, Henry, Jessamine,
Kenton, Larue, Lewis, Madison,
Marion, Meade, Mercer and Metcalfe,
and Switzerland, Jefferson, Clark,
Franklin and Ripley county, Indiana
Hamilton, Clermont, Brown, Butler,
Adams and Highland counties, Ohio,
and Hamblin, Hawkins, Greene and
Washington counties, Tennessee.
The committee which called upon
Governor Morrow was composed of
Mr.. Harrison, Frank Mckee, of
Woodford county; Abe Renick, of
Winchester; Charles Long, of Carroll
ton; c. o. Hampling, Boone county
and G. A. Brooke, of Mayslick.
Governor Morrow's Statement.
81 am now, and have been deeply
interested in and distressed over the
tobacco situation in Kentucky. There
is no doubt that the price now being
paid for tobacco throughout the
State does not represent more thar
half the cost of its production.
"Under high prices formerly pait
by buyers, the manufactured produce
has sold readily and at a very sub
stantial and handsome profit to thu
manufacturer, but at the very gretely
reduced price offered for the presen
lr{n 4.o1 - L Il
: that the finished product will be solo
at any reduced price. If the farme
,, or the tenant sells his crop at tn,
price now offered, he will not receiv
sufficient money to meet his obliga
tons, settle his accounts at stores an,
banks, nor to make payments other
|, wise incident to growing the crop.
81 believe in. the right and tn
necessity of the tobacco growers O
Kentucky to form a voluntary organ
I, ization for their mutual protection
!, for the marketing their crops and TO
establishing and creating condition
that will bring about actual and hon
est competition in the purchase o
their crops.
, ''The farmers of the State now fin
: themselves at selling time without an
, plan for marketing of their crop
4 under competitive conditions. T
j place the present crop upon the mar
. ket under these conditions, it appear
to me, will not result in betterin
their financial condition, but will onl
r add to the difficulties of the situation
: 1t appears to me that the farmer ha
: much to gain and nothing to lose b
Withholding his present crop from tn
:, market until the growers of the Stat
have had an opportunity to take stoc
of the situation and perfect an o,
lganization and plans to meet it.
o 81 am very anxious to be of servic
g in every way possible to the gres
n tobacco growing industry of til
& State; to be helpful to those interes
: ed in the production of the crop an
q to assist in solution of the situatio
Y which will bring to the growers fai
s and equitable price"
EDWIN P. MORROW,
! Governor of Kentucky.
l. "Jan. %, 1921"
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