Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1921-01-12
MADISON TO CONTINUE SALES:
AND VOTES NO "CUT-0UT"
Committee Named to Attend the
Lexington Meeting Thurs
day and Give Decisions

ildbS ny lliC blilC( IoDdSSO
Growers Association for a mass
meeting of the tobacco growers
of Madison county, the lower
court room was jammed to the
front door Wednesday afternoon
1t l o'clock.
Mr.. Green Clay, acting scorc-
tary for the Burley Tobacco
Growers Association, called the
meeting to order, and nominations
were made for chairman OF the
Ileeting, with the result that MIR.
Waller Bennett was unanimous
, II elected, and L. I. WigginS,
representing the press, was Chos-
6n secretary.
Mr.. Clay gave very clearly the
reasons for the meeting being
called, asking that free discussion
of the tobacco situation in Madi-
son county be given by anyone
desiring to express themselves.
Mr.. Bennett, chairman. after
again stressing the point that the
meeting was for the Madison
growers. called upon several to
give their views on the situation
whether or not the tobacco ware
houses in Richmond should close
and the farmers hold their crops
with the expectation OF getting
better prices, and whether or not
the farmers should join the Grow
ers' Association in cutting out the
1921 crop if they SO decided at
their meeting in Lexington on
Thursday morning at 10 oclooll.
Mr.. I. II. West was the first
speaker, who favored holding the
tobacco and for a cut-out Of the
1)2l crop. DR.. G.. G.. PER- took
the floor and made several good
oints why it was for the farmers
Interest for the local warehouses
TO remain open and sell their to-
iacco and cut the 1921 crop down.
lut not agreeing for complete
Cut-Out.
Attorney O. p. Jackson made a
ew splendid remarks. discussing
he question from both stand
POINTS of view, and offering sug-
gcstions as he thought best for
,tle Madison farmers. He was
followed by Mr.. Wartield Ben
nett. who is not only d grower.
but is interested in one Of the To-
cal warehouses. 1t his talk he
stated that it would not be doing
! the Warehousenen right for the
farmer to withhold their tobacco
and pool it in Lexington, which is
,Clamoring to be the tobacco CEN
ter of the state. lie pointed out
that the tobacco warehouses here
we're not forcing any man to sell
his crop. They were open for the
sale of their tobacco if they want
ed to do SO. and that they had the
tobacco mems interest at heart,
and that if the houses here were
forced to close for twelve months
or more they were taking chances
of losing money, or perhaps never
to be able to reopen. His views
brought loud applause from all
parts of the house.
Hon. w. B. Smith Mr.. Newby,
a farmer; Mr.. I. $. Burnam, ~
3. Deatherage, Col. II. g. Hanger
and others spoke on the quea-
tions, some for, while others were
opposed to the closing of the pres
ent market and the Cut-Out of the
! 1921 crop.
! At the conclusion of the talks
by the above named gentlemen.
Chairman Waller Bennett asked
the crowd if they were ready for
the question to be voted upon.
With loud cries of eve arc ready"
and after order had been restored.
the chairman in very clear man.
ner put the two questions before
1.-THE house, namely: First. "Arc you
i'll favor Of stopping the sales OF
the present crop?" Second. Are
you in favor of d cut-out Of the
! 1921 crop?' On the first question
there was an almost unanimous
vote on the question that the
houses i'll Richmond remain open,
and that the farmers continue
selling their crops. Upon the sec
ond question there was no doubt
left in the minds of anyone that
the majority of the farmers pres
ent were against the cut-out for
1921. The chairman then ap-
pointed committee of four. COM
posed of Messrs. Dick lgo, Neale
Bennett. Judge w. M. Price and
iWarfeld Bennett. to represent
Madison county at the meeting at
Lexington Thursday. and convey
t. them the sentiments and decis-
ion of Madison county tobacco
growers. This brought to a con-
lclusion one of the most interest