The leader., 1905-09-20
Youthful Bankers
THREE CENTS TAX ON THE BALE.
Cotton Ginners Requested to Collect
This for Southern Cotton AssO-
citation Expenses.

Cotton GiHnerS Requested to Collect
This for Southern Cotton ASSO.
citation Expenses.
Secretary Woods, of the State
Cotton Association, gives out the
following:
To Mississippi Ginners.
Please read carefully the lnclos-
ed poster and see that it is posted
in your ginhouse. 1t would be
we'll to have same published in
your local paper.
| would suggest that you in
clude this Scent tax In the price
per bale ginned; this would make
its collection much easier. You
can remit this Office monthly your
collections. The Association will
have to rely largely upon the pa
triotism and integrity of the gin
ners to help US in our great work.
No farmer should object to this
tax, when the fact is considered
that known $20,00O,0O0 saving
has already been effected to tie
cotton farmers through the South
ern Cotton Association.
The farmers friends, the mer,
chant and the banker, up to now
have been largely responsible for
the good work done by our organ
ization. The time is at hand
when we must look to the field for
support.
1t takes money to do things
these days, e. g. it takes about
$50 to get out these circulars to
about 5000 ginncrs in Mississip-
pi. The cost of speakers, organ
izers and railroad transportation,
office force, advertisements, etc.,
all run up into the thousands of
dollars.
The Association is a giant, and
requires food for its sustenance.
The Agricultural Department Of
the United States Government,
which we have purged of its rot
tenness, has appropriated for its
expenses thousands of dollars.
We must rely upon the patriotism
and liberality Of our membership
and friends for our necessary ex-
penses.
Thanking you in advance for
your cooperation, | am, very re-
spectfully,
WILL NJ. WOODS, NJ. D.,
Sec'y Mississippi Division South
ern Cotton Association.
To Southern Cotton Planters and
| Ginners:
The Southern Cotton Associa-
tion has seen fit to place a Scent
tax on every bale of cotton to be
ginned this fall, and every farmer
and ginner is asked to cooperate
with us in the collection of this
tax.
The Association believes that
every honest and appreciative far
mer in the South will accede to
this request and furnish the mon
ey necessary with which to carry
on the war for Just and equable
price for cotton. 1t costs money
to run and maintain this huge As
sociation, and this is one of the
sources from which we propose to
derive the sinews. Every ginner
is hereby requested to put to our
credit, and remit monthly the
amount of these collections less
the cost of sending. The farmer
should be. given a receipt for his
money and same credited ON the
ginner's book and charged to the
ginner until same is sent to the
Association headquarters in Jack
son, from which will be sent upon
receipt of remittance a list of
those who have responded. This
list should be published in the To-
cal papers to show who are max
ing the fight for home and up
building Of our great Southland.
We do not want any Iscariots in
our ranks; let all such keep out.
This is righteous fight, and we
do not need traitors or knockers.
| Some things we have done:
Raised the price of cotton in
the face of a million and three
quarter surplus from 6 cents to 10
cents and more; unearthed the
rotten condition in the Agricultu-
raj Department of our Govern
ment, which has cost the South
millions, by virtue of its organl-
zation is today recognized by the
gambling, speculative and spin
ner world as a controlling power
in the cotton market.
This recognition on the part of
our opponents in the very first
year Of our existence is sugoes-
tive of our power, and should be
a stimulus to support our associa
tion.
We represent a righteous cause,
and will win If we have the sup.
port of the men in the field.
Respectfully,
WALTER CLARK,
Pres. Mississippi Division South
ern Cotton Association.