The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-11-17
COOPERATIVE BUSY
IN ORGANIZATION
Monday To Mark Compile
ton of Government
al Plans.


This week will see the final elections
held by the members of the Dark To-
bacco Growers Cooperative Asso-
citation and next Monday, November
Goth. the Board of Directors, who will
be selected on Saturday in the va
rious districts into which the Black
Patch of Kentucky and Tennessee
has been divided. will hold their first
business session at Hopkinsville aud
will proceed 20 elect the officers who
are TO handle the associations al
fairs during the coming year and out
line the plans and policies which are
TO be followed.
This will be one of the most i'm
portant meetings to the tobacco grow
ers of the Black Patch which has
ever been held. 1t means the for
nal launching of the association to
which $4,000 growers have pledged
their tobacco, representing 74.3 per
cent OF the total planting for this
year. Naturally the proceedings VIII
be watched with the keenest inter-
est throughout the entire district.
On Friday, today the final cleo
ton of delegates will take place
these being held at the various coun-
~ seats. These delegates were nom
mated at mass conventions Novem-
her sth. The members will vote for
these delegates, at elections TO De
held I'm each county. The polls will
be open practically all day. closing at
d. m, and each member is expect
ed TO express his preference. Ballots
have been mailed to each member In
1.-THE district and these can be voted
nv mail IL desired. But any mem
her fails to receive ballot, or pre-
fers 10 vote at the polls, he can do
so as extra ballots will be supplied
there.
On saturday, November 18th, the
delegates so elected will meet ana
elect director from each oil the
twenty-three districts in the Black
patch. In districts containing more
than one county. the delegates VIII
meet nj the county seat OF the coun-
~ which shows the largest acreage /
uledged to the association. Tne Ill 4
rectors will then meet at Hopkins
vile next Monday, November 2oth'
90 start the real work of the associa-
ton.
The several committees which
were appointed to investigate various
important matters pertaining TO the
association work. have this informa-
ton ready to lay before the directors
when they meet. They have been ae-
lively at work and have made reai
progress.
The committee on warehouses mas
;rsnected most of the warehouses now
built and available for the assoe'a-
tion. and will be ready to make their
report. probably with prices on 'he
properties. The committee on new
warehouses and location OF same |
have likewise been busy and nave
much data to lay before the directors
or special committees should such De
named. A number OF new ware
houses will have TO be erected TO al s
ford proper receiving facilities. and
this committee has big job on their {
hands in selecting the locations ana {
as to the type OF con- /
81 ruction to be adopted.
The committee on publication has v
arranged for the first issue OF the a
monthly magazine to be issued byFthe e
Rurlev association, to be published r
he latter part of the present month. d
This will be a most interesting ana I
valuable asset to the association and 4
L will be mailed to each member. e
The COMMITTEES on grading Is one h
IF the most important in the list p
ind they are at work outlining the
ystem of grades which the associa- c.
ion shall adopt as the basis OF their d
ales. II
The finance committee is another IA
most important one which will have o.
much valuable information to lay be-
ore the directors. The financing OF
uch stupendous organization as
his is a big undertaking, but no fears
re entertained but that the fuli d
needed to carry on the busi- b.
,ess in every way will be forthcom- Il
ng "
The morale among the members NJ
the entire district CO