The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-12-20
TOBACCO POOL MAKES
RAPID STRIDES

More progress mas Deen maue IN
the development Of the various de-
partments of the Dark Tobacco
Growers Cooperative Association
during the last two weeks than was
ever hoped for by the most opt mis-
tic or its organizers.
Local counsel has been Apo nted
for the community centers OF the
districts; warehouses have been pur-
chased or leased in all towns of any
size from Paducah on the Ohio to
HartsviHe on the Cumberland; The
war Finance Corporat on has agreed
to loan the Association ~ 100000;
grades have been established, and
preparations are be ng made to re-
ceice tobacco.
Due to the fact that practically
none of the warehouses or factories
: in the d strict are equipped with a
sufficient amount of tobacco hand
ling devices, the date for receiv ng
the members crops can not be set
at this time. r. r. Cooper, d rec
tor Of Warehouses, has promised,
however, that the receiving stat ons
will open as soon as possible.
When the Office force which. IS
headed by s. S. Stitt, secretary. per-
fects the system by which the Asso-
citation tobacco will be handled word
will be sent to the managers of all
Of the warehouses. Then the ware
/, house bookkeepers will be called in
to Hopk nsville for instruction in
their duties. 1t is important to m
press the managers with the fact
tina: the book-keepers will work
under the supervision of the main
office, Mr.. Sttt said.
The new headquarters of the AS
ISOLATION will be occupied next week
by the emf re force. Expenses will
be reduced by the concentration Of
the workers and a more efficient or
ganization will RESULT In tn d re-
spect the Dark Association ALREADY
surpasses the Burley pool because
the offices n Lexington are housed
jim several buildings.
JosephN Passonneau, Manager Of
the Field Service Division, left to-
night for Washington, ID. c.. where
he will attend the inter-co-operat We
conference. At this conference the
work of the Dark Tobacco Assoc. "a
ton VII be outlined to the heads of
other co-operatives. 1t is believed
that our progress will compare fav-
ofably with that of any other Asso-
ciat.On.
Before he left Hopkinsville, Mr..
Passonneau announced that the
Field SerV ce Division would hold a
series of grading demonstrations
during the three weeks follow ng
December IS. 1t is important that
all memb eqs attend one or more OF
these exhibit ons in order that the
Association tobacco may be properly
class, fed when 1t is delivered to the
warehouses.
Before the Warehouses may be
opened for tobacco the ten ware
house corporations set up by Aaron
Sapiro, marketing expert, must be
incorporated. THIS work is being
done by Abe ID. Walduer, Mr..
Sapiro's assistant.
The various corporations COM
Prise the following counties: .
/. The Hopkinsv, lie District, in
clud ng Christian. Muhlenberg, Lyon,
Caldwell, West Section of Logan,
and Todd Counties.
2. The Paducah District. includ-
ing Ballard, McCracken, Marshall
and L,v ngston Counties.
8. The Mayfeld District nclud-
ing Graves, Fulton. IL ckman, and
Carlisle Count es.
A. The Murray District, including
Galloway and TT gg Counties.
s. The Springfield District, in
GLIDING Robertson, Dav dson and
Sumner Counties and counties OF
the Tullahoma District.
6. The Clarksv lie District, includ-
ing Montgomery, Cheatham, Dck-
son, Houston. Stewart, HUMPHREYS,
Henry, Weakley and Obion Count es,
Tennessee.
Z. The Henderson District, in
Guiding Henderson, I'm on, Critten-
den. Hopkins and Webster Counties
s. The Bowling Green Distr cts
including Butler, Warren, Simpson
Eastern Sect on OF Logan, Allen
Barren. Edmonson, Grayson. Non
',,er on