The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-10-11
TOBACCO POOL BOOKS
TO CLOSE OCTOBER 20
One More Effort to Be Made to
Get Required lTwO-Thirds
OF Acreage Planted.

Hopkinsville, Ky. Oce. 6.-The
books for the Dark Tobacco Grow
ers' Cooperative Association, now
being organized, will close finally
at midnight October 2S, according to
unanimous decision reached by
the district organization committee
here this afternoon.
This closing date is absolutely
final and growers who do not sign
by that time will not have another
opportunity to pledge this years
crop. Also the reports made at that
1 time will determine whether or not
the organization is to become a
reality, to do which it must have
pledged minimum of two-thirds OF
the total acreage planted
At today's' meeting the reports
showed "a total Of 1SS,960 acres
pledged out of a total planting of
$500, the latter being largely es-
timated, giving sixty per cent. This
is regarded as a splendid showing,
but Joseph Passonneau, organiza-
tion director, told the meeting very
emphatically that estimates either
as to the amount signed up or the
acreage in any county would not be
considered when 1t comes to making
final reports. Verified and accurate
figures must be produced for each
county, figures "that you can swear
to- he said.
Farm to Farm Census
To get the figures as to the total
acreage planted, each county is to
make a farm to farm census. This
was expected to be done by this
time with the figures available to-
day, but many counties had been so
busy soliciting contracts they had
only in a few cases taken the census.
Mr.. PassOnneau and Judge Rob
ert W. Bingham both stressed the
fact that under no circumstances
will guess work be restored to, not
only for fair dealing with those
signing, but without control of full
two-thirds of the crop the associa-
tion could not hope to do business
successfully. Judge Bingham who
instigated the organization and who
has financed it up to now, also told
the crowd that "if we don't put this
over this time, it won't be put ov-
.er." But every committeeman pres
ent, and there were about 200 here
with Robertson county, Tenn, head
ing the list with thirty, had no fears
but that the organization would be
a go.
This District Over
From the first assemblage this
morning every man said few days
more time would surely turn the
trick. From every section came re-
ports of splendid sentiment ard the
growers deeply interested and sign
ing readily. Counties which had
not attained their minimum were
confident they would do so in a
short time and those already over
said they would materially increase
their figures.
On the face of today's figures the
Green River district has 755 per
cent pledged; the Stemming ds-
trict $50; the One-sucker district
400, and the dark fired district Ga.
3. but as stated, many of the figures
as to total acreage were estimated
Judge Bingham's speech was en-
thusia astically received. He told the
workers they are engaged in war
of construction and upbuilding of
their sections rather than Of destruc-
tion. He told them they must COM
bat ignorance, prejudice and selfish
ness, the last mot alone in the {
dealer and speculator. but in the
farmer who expects TO get an ad-
vantage in price this year. eve /,
must make him look to the years i
ahead and think of them II this as
ISOLATION does not go through, and ,
what his lot will be them" Il
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