Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-11-05
Climax of Cooperative Market
ing Campaign Comes When
Its Sponsor Appeals to
Madison Growers


here in the early days OF the bur
ley pool drive. the biggest event
IN the campaign in Madison will
be an address here Monday after
noon by Judge Robert w. Bing-
ham. proprietor of the Louisville
Courier Journal and Times. Judge
bingham will speak at the court
house at 80 O'Clock. He will
doubtless be heard by rs many rs
can crowd into the courtroom.
Judge Bingham comes To Mad
'>on to make a final appeal TO the
farmers to seize this great oppor
tuuitv that lies before them in
the marketing OF their principal
crop. 1t was to his unseitish
foresight and desire to help them
that the cooperative marketing
plan was put on foot III Ken
tuckv. \ man OF large means,
Judge bingham has given OF his
money generously TO bring this
cause home 10 the people oi his
state. llc j. working Tor no re-
ward except The knowledge OF
having done i real good to his
home people. Tor the present and.
future
Madison county i one of the
laggards in the matter OF signing
up Is per cen; OF her crop. Good
progress has lccn made except in
few precincts where the grow
tr> seem seSScd of the idea
that they ma obtain more mo-
ncy for their crops by not join
ing in with their brother farm
er>. Judge bingham has mes
sage for every man who has not
signed uI. aud it will be worth
their while IL hear him Monday.
y big delegation OF Clark coun-
" farmers i expected To- be here
NundLy To boost the pool with
their ucighbors of this county.
The. suggestion has been made.
ihat business houses in town close
up az 80 O'Clock until after the
Bingham sp4aking gets under
iull way. In this way the impor-
tancc uf the occasion can be lore
i'll, impressed upon everyone.
owen county. with 50 per cent
ui its crop signed UP. and Henry
county. with S5 per cent. joined
the other p kfg burlty producing
counties in tf" list of those which
have pledged = per cent or more
ni their crops 10 the Buricy To-
bacco Growers Cooperative As
.nCiation. according - reports
from those counties to state head
uirarters ut Lexington.
fl was announced also that
Mercer county Is very near the
GOAL and about to go over the top
tfi, week. with Bourbon aud
Favcttc coulty workers aiding
chairman Bush w. Alliu and his
teams.
Counties which already have
v>cceded the minimum require
mcnt OF = pSr cent are Fayet:e,
Woodford. Bourbon. Bath. Car
roll. Montgomery; Lincoln. Mich
ula,. Spencer. Fleming, Oldham.
Mason. Iessaminc. Clark. Nelson.
shelby. Marion, Garter. Gallatin.
Harrison. Scctt, Bracken. Henry
and Owen.
Henry county. under the lead
cr,hip of Chairman II. X. Bourne
has signed every grower i'll the
county with the exception ot I4U
scattered growers OF small crops.
Work will be continued IN that
county. Mr.. Bourne said, with the
purpose OF obtaining as many al
these small growers - possible.
\evav. Indiana. merchants will
co.e their stores all day Mon
dav. Ralph NJ. Barker reported
from Carrollton. and put that
county over the top. SwItzcr-
land county has signed S00.OOC
pounds and 50 Carroll county iner
will 20 into the county to heii
y Monday.
Vt Lawrenceburg, Ind. where
Mr. Barker spoke Thursday nigh
10000 pounds was signed up. l.
Of the Carroll county worker!
were aiding IN that county yes
terday.
Carroll county will furnish Il
other counties next week oz-
workers, who have signed thei
own crops and are willing to ali
IN other counties.
Reports from Mason count,
are that ALaysville business mel
and officers Of the BurIey Tobac
60 Association in Mason have
succeeded in securing pledges o
20 per cent " the acreage IL tina