The Hartford republican. (Hartford, Ky.) 18??-1926, 1922-03-17
I ,""a ,TUS GROWERS
MARKETING PLANS
Dark Producers Agreement
For Cooperation In
Three tates.
We Organize A Nonprofit Coopera-
tive Association 10 Sell Our To-
bacCo IntcIIigently.


bacco IntcIligently.
The undersigned propose to or
ganize a nonprofit Association, with
out capital stock, for the purpose
of mark citing the dark types tobacco
comparatively; for reducing specula-
tion; for stabllizing tobacco markets;
for comparatively and collectively
handling the problems of tobacco
growers, and for other pertinent pur-
poses.
We Agree With Each Other
We, the undersigned, in considera-
tion of the premises and of our mu-
tural undertakings and of the agree
ment OF each and every party hereto,
do hereby agree as follows, each for
himself and collectively for the ex-
press benefit of and as the Associa-
ton TO be organized:
We Agree To BE Members.
/. We will become membesr of
the Dark Tobacco Growers Corpora
tive Association, a nonprofit Asso-
citation, without capital stock, to be
organized under the laws of the
State of Kentucky.
Only Growers Or Landlords
2. The Association may include
in its membership any tobacco grow
er, including the landlord or tenant
or lessor or lessee of land on which
tobacco is grown, provided the land
lord or lessor receives all or part of
the rental in tobacco.
3. The affairs of the Association
shall be controlled by board of 25
Directors; and the legal office of the
Association shall be at Hopkinsville,
Kentucky; and operating offices shall
be at Paducah, Kentucky; Greensboro,
Kentucky; Henderson, Kentucky;
Bowling Green, Kentucky and Clarks
vile, Tennessee.
Twenty-three Directors
4. (a) The members shall elect
twenty-three Directors from among
members actually residing and grow
ing tobacco in districts to be fixed |
equitably by the Organization Com
mittee on the basis of the tobacco |
produced by the members actually |
signed up prior to incorporation.
OBJ Each district shall include APP
proximately the same estimated pro-
duction as any other district; but
counties within each district shall be
kept intact.
(c) The twenty-three Directors,
by two-thirds vote shall choose two |
directors at large, one from each of
the States of Kentucky and Tonnes
see, to represent the interests of the
public on the General Board. These
Directors need not be growers of to-
bacco.
. Members Choose Delegates.
5. (a) The members in each
county in each district s;sall meet an
nually for a primary election, to be
held in the county and conducted as,
where and when specified by the Di-
rectors; and shall select one delegate
for every million or majority frac-
tion of million pounds of tobacco
in the preceding year by
the members in such county. The said
delegates shall then meet where,
when and as instructed by the Direc-
tors, and shall select one member in
each district to be presented as the
nominee to represent such district.
Such nominee must be elected as Dr.
rector at the general meeting; and
all votes cast at the primary meet
ings shall be deemed cast for all such
nominees.
Voting BY Mail.
OBJ If unable to attend, The men,
bers may vote at such primary meet
ing by mail on a signed ballot pre-
pared under direction of the Board
Of Directors.
The first primary to select incor-
porating Directors shall be held with
in twenty days after announcement of
the completion of the minimum sign
ap herein provided for.
Fair Representation.
G. The Organization Committee, at
least ten days before the first prima-
ny meeting, and the Directors, by a
majority vote, at least 90 days prior
to all succeeding primary meetings,
shall fix and specify or change the
said districts erd the counties includ-
ed therein, so as to maintain at all
times fair an equitable representation
of the tobacco-producing counties and
districts included in the membership.
Executive Committee.
7. (a) The Board shall appoint
an Executive Committee of five Di-
rectors to conduct the affairs of the
a -so;,tfon cuhiact m the general I.