Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-05-27
BLUE GRASS FARMERS
APPROVE SApIRO PLAN
Great Meeting in Lexington on
Thursday Night Discusses
Tobacco Situation

the proposed cooperative tODarc'
marketing association when It !
formed, practically was announc
ed here last night night by Aarol
Sapiro, marketing expert, in hi
address at the Phoenix hotel be
fore bankers, tobacco grower:
and warehousemen from almos
every county in Kentucky. Unan
imous endorsement of the plal
outlined by Mr.. Sapiro was givcl
by those present at the meeting
Lexington. the speaker said
has all the facilities for handling
and housing the tobacco as a cen
trail point. 1t is proposed to make
Lexington the chief market cen
ter of the whole state, and Offices
of the association probably will
be located here.
The meeting in Lexington IS
regarded by leaders in the move
ment to organize a cooperative
marketing association as the most
important in the history OF the in
dustry in the last Is wears.
Endorsement was made in ad-
dresses by Senator ]. n. kchoe.
Mason county, DR.. Samuel H.
HALEY. Lexington, Desha Breck-
inridge, editor OF the Lexington
Herald, at the conclusion OF the
speech by Mr.. Sapiro.
More than 200 prominent men
who had been invited to this con-
ference by the preliminary COM
mittee on organization to hear
Alr. Sapiro. composed the audi
cnce. At the conclusion OF his adj
dress. questions were fred at him
from all parts OF the audience.
He declared after the meeting
that close and careful study of
the plan was evidenced by the de-
tailed nature OF the inquiries.
x vote of thanks was unani-
mously rendered Mr.. Sapiro by
the men present,
Following the address OF Mr..
Sapiro, John W. Newman. YER
saiilcs. president of the Burley
Tobacco Growers Association.
formed last year. asked that
Judge Robert w. Bingham. of
Louisville. who is chairman OF the
general committee, speak.
Judge Bingham said that his ef-
forts had been inspired by visit
10 California in which he saw the
difference in the surroundings of
the majority of the ual commun-
tiles. He declared that he had ask
ed many questions to find what
was underlying cause of thisgreat
progress among the farmers, par
ticularlv those of the classes that
did not produce especially large
crops.
He said that he had found the
marketing successes to be con-
ccdcd as the cause III every in
stance. He asserted that the adj
vantagcs to the state would be
very great.
I'VE know something ought to
be done. said Judge Bingham.
The plan under which we have
been selling our tobacco is wrong.
James {. Stone. Lexington, a
member of the preliminary COM
mittee, said the movement had
received great favor wherever in
troduced, and urged all woh heard
NJ. Sapiro to discuss it and eX-
plain it to their friends.
Mr.. Stone called on Senator
4 Kehoc, who declared that he en-
dorsed the program heartily, say
ing he had endorsed all the other
movements which had been start
ed knowing someting must be
done.
Mr.. kehoe said that those
present would be slow to admit
how near Central Kentucky Vas
TO a very serious situation as a
result Of the difficulties at the
opening of the present seasons
markets and that the plan pro-
posed would place the industry
on a business basis and relieve
the possibility of any distressing
events, resulting from tobacco
troubles.
Mr.. Stone then called on DR.
HALEY, who said he had been pro-
foundly impressed by the Sapiro
plan and urged that it be given a
careful consideration.
Mr.. Breckenridge then was ask
ed to express his views. He said
he was not connected with the to-
bacco industry directly, but that
he had heard Mr.. Sapiro explain
the proposition twice and that he
had listened critically to his ex-
plantation and had failed to 6no
any fallacies in his arguments.
He declared that he hoped the
plan could be found successful and