Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-14
Big Buyers Viii Try to Make the
Market Satisfactory - Hot
Speeches at Lexington


growers from fifty counties in the
hurley district OF kentucky, Ohio,
tennessee and Indiana at the OPP
era house in Lexington Thursday
the report Of the Committee OF
Twelve, representing growers,
Warchouscmcn, bankers and Off
cials of the Burlcy Tobacco
Growers Association appointed
last Friday, was submitted. The
report briefly stated that twenty
five per cent OF the 1920 crop oi
hurley tobacco, according to the
estimate reported by representa-
tivcs of the four Big Buyers -
was of low grade which they can
not use. but that they will go to
the market Tor the purchase OF
the remainder and cndcavor to
make Il market that would be sat
isfactory to the growers and 9TH
Crs interested, although they de
clincd to say how much OF the re
mainlcr they intended to buy, or
what prices they would pay. 1t
is understood that the other rep
rcscntativc OF the Big Buyers y
would confer with the committee
some time Friday.
While thi, report seemed to
meet the approval of Il large mum
Der OF the delegates the situation
remains unsettled and nOtWith-
standing all hurley warehouses
will reopen Monday, January II.
Il new Growers Association was
formed to Promote Il Cutout and
an attempt made to hold the pres
cnt crop until the buyers are
ready to Pay the price.
The Lexington Herald gives the
following account OF the mass
meeting at the opera house ON
Thursday:
After admitting defeat in their
attempt to hold the 1920 crop,
county committeeman from praC-
tiCallv every county in the hurley
cgion. elected by delegates to the
mass convention Of growers held
here last Friday, in session at the
.aiay cite hotel, chose Frank Nc
Kcc. Of Versailles, to head their
temporary organization. the pur-
pose of which will be to work
for an absolute cutout of the 1921
crop and consider the holding OF
the 1920 crop.
County committeeman Oi the
latest growers body will begin 4
drive Immediately to enlist every
grower in their county in Cutout
movement it was decided at the
meeting.
A'rcsolutiun providing that the
growers be asked to pledge them
selves not to grow tobacco in 1921
ur permit tobacco to be grown ON
land under their control as we'll
to hold the 1920 crop until April
Is. 1921, failed to receive approval
OF the committeeman in session,
because it was believed that the
farmers would refuse to sign
anything that bound them not to-
dispose OF the present crop.
This action followed adoption
by the convention of growers del
cgatcs Immediately before the
adjournment OF resolutions fran
cd by a subcommittee of the cN-
ccutivc committee at meeting
held before the convention began
its afternoon session. The reSO-!
luton read:
"Your subcommittee appointed
bv the county Chairmen's com
mittec reports as follows:
"An organization should be-
made at the earliest possible mo-
mcnt. Pledges should be made
by the individual growers OF each
county to cut out the 1921 crop
and to hold the 1921 crop until
April Is, 1921. .-.....
"Wc urge that the loose leaf
houses in the hurley district not
to open for the sale of tobacco
prior to April Is, 1921, and if any
markets refuse our request we
urge that no buyers appear on the
floor.
1--WE ask that full authority of
this convention be delegated to-
the county committeeman for the
organization of such permanent
association or corporation as they
may deem for the best interest of
the hurley growers"
The vote on this resolution was
seven counties against, and "a
Tor, % counties passing. Only
counties voted on the negative on
the cutout last Friday, 35 approv-
ing it, and the rest refraining
from voting. This indicates that
the cutout has lost strength since
last Friday.
The lineup Of the counties on