The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-03-08
DARK TOBACCO GROWERs
TO Plan COOPERATIVE
Marketing for 1922 and Future
Crops-Work Begins
At Once.

| spread TO western hentuchy' III
diana and Tennessee yesterday
when 100 representative tobacco
growers, bankers, editors and COM
munity leaders gathered at The
Seelbach to hear Aaron Sapiro
Judge Robert w. Bingham and
James C. Stone, of Lexington, ex'
plain the proposed organization OF
a cooperative marketing associa-
tion.
BY a rising vote of approval, a
resolution was adopted inviting
Judge Bingham to head a campaign
for this purpose, and to select an
organization committee of six.
The resolution raeds as follows:
Text Of ,Resolution
/ 1.-The representatives of-the dark
tobacco industry of Western Ken
lucky, Tennessee and Indiana, in
Guiding leading farmers, warehouse
men, bankers, publishers and the
chiefs Of the great farmer organiza-
tions, in conference assembled this
fourth day of March, 1929, at Louis
VILE, Ky, do hereby resolve and
recommend:
''First-That the growers of all
dark types of tobacco should organ
ize without delay to handle the 49,
% and succeeding crops along the
line and on the contractual arrange
ments that have proved SO brilliant
ly successful for the Burley tobacco
industry:
"Two-That such organization
should be effected under the inspir-
ing and unselfsh leadership of the
Honorable Robert Worth Bingham;
"Third-That Judge Bingham ap-
point six representative farmer lead
ers to act with him as an executive
committee, with Judge Bingham as
chairman, to initiate the work of
organization, secure satisfactory
form of contract, and act as the ex-
ecutive branch of the organizations
committee:
"Fourth-That the executive COM
mittee appoint an organization COM
mittee of at least thirty members
to conduct a campaign to explain
this cooperative marketing plan to
the growers, bankers, warehouse
men and community leaders; and
to take all steps necessary or advisa-
Bile to open headquarters, secure
signatures and aid the growers OF
dark tobacco to organize themselves.
And the conference further ex-
, presses its appreciation for the
courtesy of Judge Bingham and for
the fine public spirit evidenced in
his assuming the great burden of
cares and leadership in this move
ment to bring independence and
prosperity to the dark tobacco in
dustry."
Many Misunderstood Plan
Mr.. Sapiro opened his speech by
/ declaring that the meeting had been
called in response to numerous re-
quests from Western Kentucky
growers for such a movement in
Kentucky, on which they felt de-
pended their Industrial welfare"
The primary purpose of the CO.
] operative movement. the speaker
said, is TO stop the dumping" OF
crops, which causes farmer to
compete against farmer, and tobacco
against tobacco" He compared the
auction system now prevailing in
the dark tobacco area and strapped
this year by the hurley tobacco
growers, with the cooperative mer
chandising system.
Differences Pointed Out
He pointed out the following diff
ferences:
The auction system does not per
nit the expert grading of farmers
tobacco 10 obtain the best result
the marketing method does permit
| and is based on accurate grading.
Under the auction system, the in
dividuals cannot study markets, d
nestle and foreign, to determine o
the most advantageous places an
( times to sell; the marketing systei
encourages this.
r In times of over-production IN
individual must suffer on the who
y crop loss under the auction system
under the marketing system, su
d plus can be carried over, and II
d market price maintained at ia
figure.
y The farmer, under the auctio
/. method. cannot create new marke
10 absorb the surplus; under u
marketing SYSTEM this can be don
The auction system prohibits al
control over the distribution OF Il