The Adair County news. [volume] (Columbia, Ky.) 1897-1987, 1921-06-21
hurley 'sIGN-UP'
STARTS IN RUSH
Big Growers First To Join As
1886, 900 Pounds Are
Pledged First Day
DRIVE NOW IN BLUEGRASS

tobacco signed the contract Of the
proposed Cooperative Burley Tobacco
Marketing Association, at the opening
meeting of the active sign-up campaign
here today.
Acreage represented by the sigma
lures was more than 1,4O0, with an
average production Of about 1000
pounds to the acre. Two hundred and
thirty-five growers, signed the contract.
Many more were forced to go homo
without having an opportunity to sign,
on account of lack of clerks to attend
to them.
Growers from three counties IN
Indiana and four in Kentucky were
among those who bound themselves by
the provisions of the five-year contract
of the association.
Three farm organizations in Carroll
County made the day special one fOr
their members, and held special meet
ings on proceeding days to urge them
to sign the contract Immediately. The
Farmers Union was represented by 40
per cent of its members. Approximate
figures indicated that the percentage
of the Farm Bureau was about the
same. The Eurekas, a secret society
of farmers, had held special meetings
to bring the benefits of the plan before
its members.
Signing began with the arrival of the
first printed contracts from Louisville,
and continued all morning without in
terruption. By noon more than $50
growers had signed, and others were
croVd1ng TO the tables faster than
clerks could prepare the papers for
signature.
Curtis Montgomery, Client, KY, was
the first grower to sign the contract
He is one of the largest producers Of
Carroll County, and owns about 900
acres of Land suitable for raising to-
bacco. He stayed in OarrolltOn all
night in order to have the opportunity
to sign first.
Despite the fact that rain the night
before the meeting had made perfect
tobacco setting season, hundreds of
farmers dismissed the chance in order
to attend the "sign-up." By 10 o'clock
in the morning, the square around the
courthouse, where the signing was i'll
progress, was crowded with farmers
and their families. A constant stream
continued to pour into the town during
the entire morning and early after
noon, as the districts more remote
from the town sent in their contin-
gents.
At noon, after the arrival of Judge
Robert w. Bingham, Louisville, chief
speaker of the day, and chairman Of
the organization committee Of the pro,
posed association, a procession of
growers, headed by band and a group
of growers who had signed the con-
tract marched from the courthouse to
the scene Of the barbecue and burgOo
feast and the afternoon speaking It
is estimated that 1000 farmers took
part. In addition to these ms had
gOhe ahead on foot and in cars.
Following the burgoo feast at 80
o'clock, Judge Bingham addressed the
crowd in one of the towns warehouses.
Ralph NJ. Barker, member of the or
ganization committee, in introducing
Judge Bingham, read a telegram FROM
NJ. o. Wilson, campaign secretary Of
the association being formed by Vir-
gina and Carolina growers, expressing
congratulations and good wishes.
Prolonged applause was given Judge
Bingham's prediction that an adequate
! cooperative association law would be
readily passed by the next session Of
| the Kentucky legislature. .-
At the conclusion of Judge Bingham
address, James c. Stone, Lexington,
member of the organization committee,
! speaking as a representative Of the
| growers of the Bluegrass, thanked the
growers of this section for the impetus
they mad given the campaign, and as
Sured them that the growers of his
section would not be slow to follow the
example. He said that without excep-
ton every man he had consulted in re-
gard to the formation of the proposed
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movement without reserve.
Other meetings at which the con.
tract of the association will be offered
to the growers for signatures will be
held the week of June 13, at Shelby
/ vile, Lexington, Maysville, Danville
Richmond, Cynthiana and possibly
other points. Aaron Sapiro, attorney
for twenty-five California cooperative
associations and considered to be one
of the greatest authorities on coop
erative agriculture in the world, will
address these meetings.
The following names were an
nounced as members of the organizd
ton committee
Judge Bingham, Louisville; Mr.
Barker, Carrollton Edward Bassett
Desha Breckenridge, Harry Giovanoli
Shelby L. HARRISON, Charles N. Man
ming, William a. Mcdowell, DIR. Franz
L. McVey, James C. Stone and Mss
Sunshine Sweeney, Lexington L. 5
Burnam, Richmond; Johnson N. Can,
den and w. E, Simms, Versailles
Samuel Clay and John T. Collins
Paris: ]. N. Kehpe, Maysvilie; thu
Rev. John F. Knue, McQuady; N. C
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