The news & observer., 1905-12-24
THREE CENTS TAX
Cotton Association Plans
to Get 1t.
National Financial Agent &. D. Smith
Will Visit the State Convention
in Raleigh. Machinery to be
Put IN Operation.

State Secretary T. B. Parker. of the
Southern Cotton Association. an
nouEced yesterday that Mr. E. D..
Smith, of South Carolina. the National
Financial Agent of the Southern Cot
ton Association. will visit the North
Carolina Divisions Convention in Raj
eigh, January Sd. Mr.. Smith will de-
liver an address. and it will doubtless
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be one of the strongest ever heard by
the farmers Of this State. Mr.. Smith
is one OF the foremost factors in the
cotton movement in the South. and at
the Asheville meeing in September he
was Harvia Jordan's right-hand man.
He is called the "Gatling Gun of South
Carolina" and before becoming finan-
cial AGENT was president of the Pal
metto State Division.
The visit of Mr.. Smith is significant
1t means that North Carolina has not
been standing by the Association as
Loyalty, financially, the the State
should. At the meeting in Asheville
a tax of three cents per bale of cotton
was levied by the Executive Commit
tee of ,the Association. but few cotton
growers in this State have paid that
amount. while q large sum of money
has been expended by the Association
eTs/
1t is a fact that the bankers and
business men have contributed more
literally to the objects of the ASSocia>
ton than have the farmers themselves,
who were most directly benefited.
The movement FOR the collection of
the three cents per bale tax has al
ready commenced in Wake county
and yesterday the treasurer. Mr. Ran
inf foll ~.
cular letter 70 the farmers. bankers
and business men Of Wake county:
Al a meeting of Wake County Cotton
Association l was appointed one of a
committee of five to solicit contribu-
tionS for Wake County Cotton Associa-
tion and as L did not have time to
write each contributor a personal let
ter l take this method cf thanking the
farmers. bankers, and business men of
Wake county for their liberal contri-
button. | assure thcm that / appre-
ciate the interest they have taken in
the Southern Cotton Association. We
are gong to appoint a man in each
township to canvass it and collect three
cents per bale from farmers for the
cotton raised this year. We are ask
ing for very little, considering the in
crease in the value of the cotton by
the southern Cotton Association, and
hope all members and those who are
nor members will show their appre-
citation of the work done bv the Asso-
citation, by paying the three cents per
bale promptly. We have had to fight
the great Bear Leader and the COM
bined capital of most of the cotton
manufacturers of the world and al
though they have been predicting
much lower prices all the season cot
ton has gone from. SIS to IL cents {.
pound. A bale of cotton will sell for
$4,000 to $4,000 more now than il
would at the same date last year, so
the farmers can afford to contribute
IDeraily to support the Association
we nope all who wish to help the
Southern Cotton Association will have
the money ready to pay the three cents
per bale when the collector calls upon
them
Wishing all Merry Christmas and
a Prosperous and Happy New Year,
l am,