The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-05-25

Last Saturday Brought Two
+ Thousand Tobacco Grow
ers to Lancaster
s27a.ooo.oo DISTRIBUTED

ENtry uetal Iof the paying Oul
the second enstallment Of the tobac.
co money BY the hurley association
vas carried out to the letter las,
Saturday. so complete had arrange.
menst been made by the local chair.
man, Judge L. L. Walker. II was
an unprotected day for Lancaster. fol-
at no other tine was there ever a.
much money released In the county,
s272,00o having been the total Of the
checks sent here for distribution
among the Carrard county growers.
Four places had been arranged in
the court house and police court room
alphabetically where checks were
handed the growers without delay or
confusion. All but few checks were
called for and considering the volume
Of business handled. very few errors
were made.
A committee from the business
men and merchants Of Lancaster had
carefully arranged every detail to-
ward the entertainment Of the inn
mense crowd. as well as 10 feed them
to their hearts content. which was
done, with burgoo. coffee and san
witches II is no small undertaking
TO feed three thousand or more peo-
pie. but Il was done here last Sat-
urday, as anyone Of those present
can testify. This committee deserves
much credit for their work. The as
sistanee Of the ladies' was par excel
lent and their help added very mater
tally to the success Of the day. Moth
ing was left undone for the pleasure
and convenience Of the crowd. which
was the happiest one seen here in
many years.
All were delighted with the enter
tainment shown them by the citizens
Of the town and had no hesitancy in
expressing themselves as pleased.
They discussed the merits Of the as
ISOLATION with their neighbors and
Its future hope. II was unanimous
among them that the organization had
proven n success in every particular.
surprising many obstacles and trou-
bles that brought phenomenal results.
Garrard county has nearly a ninety
per cent organization, and IL is freely
predicted that before many moons, It
will be 100 per cent perfect.
Cantrili Speaks
In the presence Of an audience
which filed the big circuit court room
and overfowed into the halls and
siairways. Congressman J. Campbell
Cantrill pleaded with the tobacco
growers to come into the association.
not only for the benefit Of the men,
bers, but for their own sakes. and
make IL unanimous"
Many women were in the audience,
and the Congressman was given an
reception. He was in
lrodueed By Judge L. L. Walker,
chairman for Garrard county. Mr..
cantrill Is full Of his subject and
never made better speech than he
Aid on this occasion. Mr.. Cantrill |
'aid he had found satisfaction to be
general. according to reports he had
heard since his arrival from Wash
ngton. and that he hoped the grow
RS would sign up unanimously in the
irive to be conducted in the county
Turing the present week.
Quite a number Of contracts were
'lgned following Mr.. Cantrills adj
iress and a few before. he began
peaking. A number Of growers Last
all were prevented from joining the
association because Of previous agree
aents or contracts These have come
nto the association. II was said, and
he outlook In Garrard county for
he signing up Of the outside grow
rs almost unanimously, was deelar-
a To be favorable