Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-12-19
BIDS FOR POOLED
TOBACCO COMING IN
President Stone Asks Growers to
Be Patient Just a Little
Till Work Can Start

II
ers' Cooperative Association al
ready are being received at tin
Offices of the association At Lex
ington. Among these was on
II received Saturday from bis
II brokerage concern asking for
II prices on thrce-quarterS of mil
II lion pounds for export. Nothing
was given out as to the reply SEN
to the inquiries.
II y busy week is ahead of the
new association. the largest OF
the kind in the United States
Four meetings of warehousemer
are TO be held with view To ar
irving at a plan to take over their
1 property aS soon As possible. One
1 OF these is to be held NJ Carroll
ton Tuesday afternoon NJ !
o'clock: one at Shclbvville We'd
neseday morning at IL o'clock
, one At Maysville Thursday after
noon at O'Clock. and one in Lex
ing.on Friday morning at .
t6'elock Abe meeting ri Carroll
ton wifi be attended by ware
houSemcp from Indiana. and that
At May sVifIe ~ the Ohio ware
lIot7semcn
Each warchouseman has beer
requested to bring with him an
thority Of his stockholders and
directors To- transact business for
them with the new dissertation
and To have facts relative 10 his
property ready 70 submit Az
four of the meetings will nc at
tended by Warehouse Manager
Ralph NJ. Barker and by Aaron
\ Sapiro. OF Caliiornia. who has
been the chief legal adviser OF the
aSsociation through the prelim-
mary work Of its organization.
Friday afternoon at | &c
o'clock the board OF directors will
he in session again and will re-
ceivc the reports of Mr. Barker
and Mr.. Sapfro. 1t is expected
that the taking over of the ware
house properties needed by the
association will follow soon after
the board has passed upon the ar
rangement for the transfer.
Discussing the progress that
has been made in the organiza-
ton and the outlook for the fu-
ture. President and General Man
ager James c. Stone said Satur-
day that everything possible was
being done that can be done with
out unnecessary haste. to take
care of the interests of the grow
ers and to see that they got their
money for their tobacco at the
earliest possible minute Mr.
Stone said:
Everything is being done to
expedite matters so that tobacco
may be received and advances
made on it. Ralph NJ Barker.
who will be in charge of the re-
ceiving end OF the business. will
enter into definite negotiations
next week for the purpose of leas
ing or purchasing all the recciv-
ing plants throughout the dis
trict.
. I'VE have made a great deal of
progress in getting technical pre-
liminaries Oft of the way. and the
$1,000 members. representing al
mos 100000 pounds OF tobac-
co. can rest assured that every
thing is being done Is rapidly a
possible TO perfect the details OF
the organization necessary to the
receiving. grading. making adj
vanceS to the farmers and the sell
ing of their tobacco.
MIR. Barker has divided Ken
lucky into four receiving dis
trictS. with one district in Ohio
and one in Indiana. and has made
arrangements for conferences
with the owners of the properties
! in the various districts next week
for the purpose. OF presenting t.
! them definite proposition for
I the leasing or purchase of their
plants
This association belongs to
the growers. and the officers and
directors recognize that fact land
they therefore. do not intend to
\ do anything which might harm
4 or leave anything undone which
might tend to benefit this biggest
enterprise in Kentucky.
r 1--WE ask the growers. who for
c years have manifested remarka-
n bic patience under trying condi-
c tons. to be patient now witt
5. those to whom they have entrusi
: ed the management of their al
ol fairs. Undue haste might NEAR
r, serious loss and. for that reason
e we want to be sure of our GROUND
d before we proceed. just as men il
a lrharoo of a.,rr bic anfarnrsc.