The Bourbon news., 1921-08-19
CANTRILL URGES COOPERATION
BY FARMERS

Congressman j. Campbell Cantrill,
one of the largest growers of hurley
tobacco in Scott county, in an ad-
dress to about 1000 tobacco growers
here Monday endorsed without reser-
walton the contract Of the Burley To-
bacco Marketing Association and
urged his neighbors to join the asso-
citation. Almost every man in the
audience, which filled the courthouse,
rose when Congressman Cantrill, at
the close of his address asked those
who favored the plan of obtaining
better prices for the growers to
stand up.
Not only did Congressman Cantrill
go on record as favoring the contract
of the marketing association, but he
answered objections of those who had
objected to entering the association.
He said he had heard in some quar-
tiers the objection advanced that the
movement was scheme" to unload
the warehouses on the farmers" He
answered this by showing that, ac-
cording to the rates charged by the
warehouses last year and the pro-
posed rate under the new system, the
growers would save 100000 a year
with tobacco at 10 cents a pound,
based on the normal crop of 800, 0,000,-
900 pounds, and that if the crop
brought a better price the saving
would be in proportion, and that at
the end of five years the farmers
themselves would own the warehouse.
Can Borrow On Receipts
/, Congressman Cantrill made an in
spring address, an appeal to the
growers of home county to stand
together to prevent the organized
Nbuyers from taking your tobacco
away from you," and said that
if the growers did go into the organ
ization they would be enable to bor-
row on their warehouse receipts as
much of an advance on their tobacco
this year as the entire price would
amount to If the farmers, without
organization would dump their crops
-on the market as they did last year.
t1Rather than go under the present
system" he declared, 81 would hope
that not another tobacco plant is ever
set out again in Kentucky.
Recalling the success of the cut-out
of 1908, Congressman Cantrill de-
clared the pooling of rs per cent of
this years crop would be practically
were concerned and that they would
: be "down here in Kentucky asking
YOU to name your price for your to-
bacco." instead of the farmers dump
ing it on the market and taking what
ever they could get for it.
Congressman Cantrill told of the
new federal warehousing act that had
been made a law by congress and
4lo& &hic Of tboro xU0Tl Id
be no dangers that the farmers would
not be able to finance their under
taking, for the warehouse receipts
he said, would constitute the best
collateral in the world" for any loans
the farmers might need, that local
banks would be able to handle these
advances, and if they were not, out
side banks would be glad to loar
money on such a gilt-edge security.
"Only Hope of Growers"
Quite a number of women were
In the audience and not a man lef
his place until Mr.. Cantrill had fin
shed. Practically every big tobacco
grower in the county was in attend
ance and after the address of Con
gresham Cantrill many came for
ward and signed the contracts will
the marketing association.
Cantrill made an unanswerable ar
gument for the contract, asserting
that it was.'the only hope of tht
growers of the hurley district" ant
that eff you farmers do not sign thi
contract the tobacco trust will come
down here in Kenucky and take your
crop away from you, just as they die
last year, while if you do sign anC
make il possible to obtain pledges OF
rs per cent of the acreage, it is mo-
at all impossible that you will get al
average of 35 to 40 cents pound fol
your tobacco"
Mr.. Cantrill was introduced by
Chairman Reuben F. Offutt, of Scot
county. He said that no matter how
busy Mr.. Cantril might be in Con
gress, he always came back home tt
help his neighbors in any trouble. He
recalled Mr.. CantrilPs services to
former hurley pooling movements anC
declared that had the growers needed
Mr.. CantrilTs advice last year to keeI
the low grades off the market, Scott
county alone would have beer
100000 better off.
Farmers Facing Crisis
In opening MS ADDRESS MI. SdnCTll
declared that the growers are facing
a great crisis and that it lies entirely
within their own hands whether the
present depression and want ant
poverty in the hurley district is t.
continue" or 'peace, happiness ant
plenty shall be the lot of the farme,
in this God-given land of ours" H
said he had given the contract Offered
to the growers his careful and pains
taking consideration and that as
result he intended 10 contract all O
his tobacco and do everything within
his power to induce every one of hi
neighbors to do so. He said he be
lieved it his duty to do this, as cit
zen, as a tobacco grower, and as al
official, in order to bring about tn
adoption of what he regarded as tn
only feasible plan to bring pros
0nnuouBngul Ilnu0
n.'TAE. Il-1r