Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1922-08-09
COMMENT ON THE POOL

While the fatal number Of acres COW
cred by the cooperative pool contract
is not definitely known, it is asserted
by those in charge of the promotion of
the pool that 1t is "over the top" AS
sred Of thue success Of the campaign
for signers to 10 per cent of the to-
tai Wisconsin acreage, meeting was
beld in Madison to redistriet the tobac-
go areas of the state for the purpose
OF determining the voting precincts
whose duty it will be to select board
OF directors for the big corporation.
BY this meeting the state was divid-
ed into sixteen districts, nine of which
represent the 10000, more or less, acres
of northern tobacco, and seven the 34,-
GOO, more or less, acres of southern
tobacco. Vernon, Crawford, Trempea-
Jeau, Barron, Dunn and the other nor
thern counties will have nine directors.
Rock county has been given two dis
tricts, and Dane county with its 10000
acres will have four directors. Column
hia county viii together with the town
of Dane and town of Vienna of Dane
county form one district.
Dane county is divided as follows:
Albion and dunkirk; Christiana, Deer
field and jefferson county; Cottage
Grove, Blooming Grove. Dunn, Pleas
ant Springs, Rutland, Oregon and
Fitchburg ;Burk, Westport, Madison,
Bristol; Windsor and Sun Prairie.
The 9th of July was fixed as the
date for the signers i'm each district to
choose one delegate for each 10 sign
ers within the district. On July 81
these delegates win come together and
nominate one director and five dele
gates from each district, and these win
hA =. e A
state convention at Madison to elect
the board of directors and transact
such other business as may come be-
fore it.
With the organization of the cor
poration and its board of directors
chosen, the really serious business OF
the pool commences. To promote 8
corporation of this size is a lot OF
work, but it is matter that ANYBODY
eonversant with the aims and purpos
es of the contemplated organization
may do. The campaign for signer.
requires information and ability (,
convince, but not constructive and ex
ecutive ability The board of directors
must possess this ability to a marked
degree to make the corporation sue
cessful as business proposition
Anybody in any way interested il
AHt welfare OF litt NOuaCEQ INDUSTRY N
the state is also interested in the sue
cess of the pool when it becomes a re
atty. The same interest is growing
handling, packing, and selling of Wis
consin tobacco viii continue under co
operative management as under pr
yate and individual and competitiv
operation. The success Of a bushes
so intimately related to the whole &c
onon1ie welfare of the state is of n
small consequence to all citizens T
insure success to q business in whic
thousands Of farmers in Wisconsin AZ
directly interested as partners, an
where values of goods averaging nc
far from S10,000,O00 annually, mus
in itself impress itself upon all as
matter requiring the best thought an
the highest skill and efficiency possess
ed by tn organization.
This should be emphasized in tn
choice Of men to represent the grower
July 81, 81. and on August IS. II
not matter Of choosing 16 men but c