The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1922-09-21
BURLEY GROWERS
IN GOOD POSITION
Director of Warehouses As
serts Supply of Good To-
bacco Outside Associ-
alton Insignificant and
Holdings of Pool
Needed

Lexington. ky..-On Ms return
from IVES, Virginia whore he had
been 10 arrange for the immediate
construction and opening o. receiving
plants for the Burley Tobacco Grow
crs' Cooperative Association. pirec-
tor Of Warehouses Ralph VI. Barker
declared that the Association grow
ers need not worry over any danger
~ necessity % holding their crops
long lie said the supply 81 tobacco
outside the Association = Insight
fcant .as shown by marke, and gov
eminent reports and that every pound
the Association has will be needed.
Mr.. Barker pointed out the fact
that the Association had nearly 30
per cen, Of the 1922 crop signed up
and that the amount that would be
sold outside the Association would
not exceed sixty million pounds. lie
said this would leave about fifteen
million pounds each Of tobacco avail
able for the four leading manufac-
turcrs. and that this would not be a
drop in the bucket % the needed
supply. For that reason he express
ed the opinion that the big manufac-
turers would soon take all the hold
ings OF the Association and tina, they
would take them even II they were
larger than they will be.
Director Barker said that the stu
alton in IVES, Virginia and South
eastern Ohio had undergone con-
siderable change within the past few
months. and that business men and
bakers. who had been laboring under
a mistaken idea Of wha, the asso-
citation proposed TO do IN handling
tobacco. had declared for il when
they understood the true nature Of
its operations.
1.-THE grower who does not see III
10 sell his tobacco through our co
operative has right 20 a market"
said Mr. Barker. And those who
have joined the Cooperative also
have right to sell comparatively.
Huntington and the other towns IN
which we have established plants
where there are loose leaf houses not
in the association wall have both
methods Of marketing tobacco.
"rhe amount Of tobacco Of the old
crops no; in the hand. Of the manu-
facturers j. Insignificant, all ~ u
that is worthwhile being in the hands
Of the Burley Cooperative. With
our membership increased and many
Of the new growers in ;ho association,
the tobacco produced outside the pool
with that on hand will last a mighty
short time. and IL l. absolutely Ger
tain that the cooperative will con
troll the market.
We are not worrying IN the least
over the situation aud. personally. l
wish our present holdings Of tobacco
were twice rs large as they are.
Wherever business men and bankers
have had correct understanding OF
the cooperative marketing ldea.
they have joined the farmers in back
ing IL. We expect that To be true
from now on in the huntingdon terri
tory.
Business people have been cour-
tcous and have treated us with the
hospitality said TO be characteristic
Of you West virginians. We are
glad We met them and glad of the OPP
portunity to tell them just what We
propose to do in handling the tobac-
co Of West Virginia growers The
contract under which the tobacco is
signed is for i've years and will be
enforced to the letter, 40 that every
grower who comes into the association
will have his rights fully protected
against any possible contract break