The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-11-03
DARK LEAF POOL
GOES over TOP
5S,158 Growers Sign Con-
tracts, IA Per Cent
Controlled.

Tobacco Growers Cooperative asso-
citation officially was declared form
ed today in a resolution adopted
unanimously by the executive, county
and organization committees in ses-
sion here when it was learned that
5S,15S farmers had pledged more
than "A per cent of the total tobac-
co acreage in the entire district.
OF the fifty-one counties covered
by the campaign only eight failed to
go over the top and in every case
where this appeared it was found
that a late start had been made in
the organization work.
The largest county in the district,
Robertson, Tenn, where there are
10000 acres, ~ per cent of the to-
tai was pledged.
Breckenridge county leads the en-
tire list with a pledged percentage of
95 per cent.
General Elections Nov. Is
Upon the formation of the asso-
citation, resolutions were passed au-
thorizing the executive committee to
appoint a number of other advisory
bodies to act Immediately in matters
of importance before the general
elections are held on November Is.
One of these subcommittee will
investigate the warehouse situation;
another will prepare for the publ
cation of a monthly cooperative ma
gazine; a third will district the as
ISOLATION area for the election of di-
rectors; a fourth will act as an adj
visory finance board; another will
establish a standard of grades and
the last one will endeavor to facili-
tate the office organization and man
ag ment.
Judge Robert w. Bingham chair
man of the executive committee. out
lined the work to be done in the
next three weeks and, with Joseph
Passonneau, organization manager,
submitted the various resolutions
adopted.
The executive body appointed the
following five men to the election and
districting committee; George Rudy,
George H. Goodman, r. H. Mcdaniel,
Guthrie Coke and A. G. Crdtchield.
These men announced a tentative
district arrangement.
District No. l will comprise the
Northwest section of Robertson coun-
ty; No. 2, the Southeast section of
Robertson county and Sumner and
Davidson counties; No. 3, the North
ern ~ection of Montgomery county;
No. A. the Southern section of Mont
gomez, Cheatham and Dickson coun-
ties; No. s. Henry and Weakley
countless; No. 6. Obion, Fulton.
Hickman and the three Southern dis
tricts of Graves county; No. z, the
remainder of Graves county; No. g.,
Carlisle, Ballard, McCracken and
Livingston countless. No. 8, Gallo
way; No. 10. Marshall and Lyon
counties; No IL. Caldwell and a part
of Trigg; No. IL. South Christian and
Stewart counties; No. Is. North
Christian and Muhlenberg; No. IA,
Todd; No. Is, Dark Fired section OF
Logan county; No is, Webster,
Hopkins and Crittenden counties mo,
10, Ohio and McLean counties; No.
20, the Eastern section of Daviess
county; No. 81, Spencer (Ind.l Han
cock, Breckenridge and Western sec
ton of Daviess county; No. 22, One
Sucker section of Logan county, and
Warren, Simpson and Butler coun-
ties; No. 23 all other One-Sucker
counties
On Wednesday, November s, the
delegates will be nominated, and on
the 18th they will be elected.
The following day they will choose
the association directors.
On November goth the first bust
ness meeting will be held in Hop
kinsville.