The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1922-11-08
TOBACCO ORGANIZATION
OFFICIALLY FORMED
Seventy.Four Per Cent Of Tobac'
co In Entire District
Pledged.

formed today in resolution adopt
: ed unanimously by the Executive
County and Organization Commit
! tees in session here when II wa.
learned that 5S,15s farmers hat
pledged more than "A per cent of the
total tobacco acreage in the entire
district.
OF the ffty-one counties covered
by the campaign. only eight failed tC
go over the top and in every case
where this appeared 1t was found
that a late start had been made in
the organization work.
The largest county in the district
is Robertson, Tenn, where a careful
census showed total of 27,7S4 ac-
res of tobacco. When J. w. Bell, a
hurley worker, entered this section
three weeks ago only 5000 acres
were pledged. With the hearty CO.
operation of the Springfield business
and professional men, Mr.. Bell rails
ed this pool quota to more than 90
600 acres, ~ per cent of the total.
Breckenridge County leads the en-
tire list with a pledged percentage
of 95 per cent.
Advisory Bodies Named
Upon the formation of the associa-
ton. resolutions were passed au-
thorizing the Executive Committee
TO appoint number of other ad-
visory bodies to act Immediately in
matters of Importance before the
general elections are held on Nov
ember is. One of these subcommit-
tees will investigate the warehouse
situation; another will prepare for
the publication of a monthly CO.
operative magazine; a third will dis
trict the association area for the
election of directors; a fourth will
act as an advisory finance board; an
other viii establish a standard of
grades and the last one will endea-
or TO facilitate the Office organiza-
ton and management.
The work of these bodies will en-
able the Association to function eff
GENTLY as soon as the delegates have
been chosen and the directors elect
ed.
James c. Stone. president of the
Burley Association, addressed the
assembly this morning and congrat-
ulated the committeeman and grow
ers upon their success.
But your work has just started"
he said. 1T is your duty now to get
this Association working as soon as
possible in order that the tobacco of
its members may be merchandised
properly and early. 1t is just as i'm
portant to hold the organization to-
gether as it was to form it,
Bingham Outlines Work
Judge Robert w. Bingham, chair
man of the Executive Committee,
outlined the work to be done in the
next three weeks and, with Joseph
Passonneau, organization manager,
he submitted the various resolutions
to be used. Everyone of these was
passed unanimously.
Judge Bingham said in part: You
have made a better Kentucky; you
have made a better Tennessee; you
have made a better United States by
rha work you have done during the
last six months. You have fought
great battle and you have won a
great victory, but don't quit now
At the close OF the meeting bene-
diction was pronounced by the Rev.
e. o. Cottrell of Hopkinsville.
In session later in the afternoon
the executive body appointed the
following five men to the election
and distrlcting committee; George
Rudy, George II. Goodman, r. II.
Mcdaniel, Guthrie Coke and A. G.
Crutchfleld. After several hours
deliberation these men announced
tentative district arrangement.
Districts Are Named
District No. Will comprise the
northwest section of Robertson
County; No. 2, the southeast section
of Robertson County and Summer
and Davidson Counties; No. 3, thu
northern section of Montgomer!
County; No. 4, the southern section
of Montgomery and Cheatham ant
| Dickson Counties; No. 8. Henry ant
Weakley Counties; No. 8, Obion
Fulton. Hickman and the tire
southern districts of Graves County
No. 7, the remainder of Grave
Countv No Carlisle. Ballard, Nc