Richmond daily register. (Richmond, Madison County, Ky.) 1917-1978, 1922-01-11
MARKETING BILL
is NOW A LAW
All Records For Speed Broken In
n Enactment of Measure To
Help Farmers

became a law ot Kentucky a
"a O'Clock Tuesoay afternoon
when Gov. Edwin i. Morrow
approved the bill and signed i
in his office. The Governor al
fixed his signature in the pres
ence of Senator Newton Bright
Newton county. who introduced
the measure. and Representative
John L. Brown. Shelbyville. who
introduced the House companion
bill.
Aaron Sapiro. counsel. and Jo-
seph Passonneau. organization
manager of the association, j.
Sherman Porter, publicity direc-
tor. and Virgil Chapman, assist
ant counsel. also we're in the eN-
sctuive office.
Governor Morrow presented
the pen with which he signed the
bill to Representative Brown.
The passage and signing OF
the bill broke ali prcccdentN 10:
speed in which 4 new measure
was enacted and became law
and operative in Kentucky. The
bill was first introduced in the
Senate on january ;. and within
seven days had been passed and
signed BY the Governor and be
came d law.
The bill under provisions oi
which the Burlcy Tobacco Grow
er> Cooperative Association will
operate. was passed by the House
OF Representative Tuesday by 4
vote OF 81 To o. 1t wa, passed
in record time by the Senate
last week by a unanimous vote.
The act was called for amend
ment. recommittmcnt or debate
al ll:l5 O'Clock 1t MAS read by
title only and the roll was called
and each OF the ~ n'rmbcrS pres
ent voted for the bill. announce
mcut OF the vote was received
with applause.
!. +. BoSworlh. Middlr,horo.
minority leader. said in voting I:
Il know nothing oi the bill more
than the explanation ] heard
here this morning. But know
that the farmers in Central and
Western Kentucky have been IL
depressed condition. Anvtlung
they ask 10 help them ! favor and
the other representatives from
Kentucky mountains feel as /
do. Because the farmers want
and need this bill we are for it
and want TO do ANYTHING else we
can to help them
Sapiro Talks To Solons
That the hurley growers OF the
state have struck twelve" in
this law and that II will lead 10
a hitherto unknown degree OF
prosperity IN the commonwealth
was the prediction OF Aaron So
PRO. California marketing expert.
who addressed the Joint session
oi the House and Senate at IL
o clock Tuesday morning to ex-
plain various features involved in
the measure.
Mr.. Sapiro said that the act l.
modelled very closely on the laws
of Texas. AriZano. Arkansas. Kan
sas. North and South Carolina.
North Dakota and Washington.
and contains features which have
proved desirable in California.
New Mexico. Oregon and Wash
ington. The law was drawn. he
said. BY himself and Judge Rob
ert ". Bingham after consulting
with the most advanced thought
in the highly specialized cooper
ative marketing business. and
with reference not only 10 the
existing laws. but to the inter
probation of the same By local.
state and district courts.
After explaining the preamble.
Mr.. Sapiro said that the law
makes the spreading in Kentucky
OF false reports about the coop
cratives a criminal offense. This
is done SO that it may be protect
ed from attack from unscrupu-
lous persons and those seeking
to undermine the markets for
its products. The exemption from
the antitrust clause was also
explained by him.
As to why the act limits the
use Of the term cooperative, ="
Mr.. Sapiro said. reference TO the
records of the Federal Trade
Commission would show the ne
cessity of this provision. He said
that SPECTATORS had made use
of the term cooperative" in Cal
ifornia. and going into a county.
would organize an apparent CO.
operative society. which investi-
CATION showed was in reality al
most entirely owned by some