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The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

The cotton crop Ia Arkansas viii
yield per acre somewhere near what
IL did last year. but the acreage 10
about So per cent OF last years crop.
Some of our farmers have sold
their cotton owing TO pressed clFcam-
stances. but about co per cent arc
holding for better prices. In my
judgment. II I'll. farmers would hold
their cotton OF th. market until
there IL demand for II. the prices
would be- much better. and unlcnn
this In done. ~c eanno, expect 10 set
better prices. J. II. LEWIS.
President State Farmers Union.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

tated they go In and buy spot cotton.
First, cooperation; secondly. re-
duction OF the cotton acreage; third
ly. the destruction OF exchanges
these would bring relief to our
cotton country. u. J. NELL.
President state Farmers Union.
(Prevlous Texas crops have been
as follows: 1904. 3.014.0oo: 1905.
2.s75,o00: 1906. 100000; 1907.
e.221.000 baics.l
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

Robson Co. y. G.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07
Louisiana.
Ioil Wccvil H. Forcing Farmers {"
Abandon Cotton. Says MIR. Holmes
Of the Farmers Union.

The cotton crop of Louisiana -
about 20 per cent short 81 las; year.
and about onc-halt of a full crop of
previous years.
The boil weovil has made ito
greatest raid on Louisiana this year /.
and the farmers will go oat Of the
cotton business In this State. Hence
forth. very little cotton can be- made
here.
Debts are forcing somc cotton on
tho market. otherwise people arr
holding for better prices. Somo far.
mora are warohousing their cotton
a; railroad stations and others sFe
varchouainE IL at homo.
hear some farmers say they arc
putting IL away to keep as = relic.
aa they do not expect TO raise any
more cotton.
The people are preparing for 'h"
raising Of other farm products. ss
our State Ia go well adapted TO saEsF
cane. rico. peas. potatoes. peanuts.
and many other crops.
l.. ~. HOLMES
Bcrnicc. La
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

I do not think Arkansas will MAX.
over 100000 bales. which IN nor
NAL crop.
Cd Not over 90 per cent Of farm
ers holding cotton.
a. All interests should be largely
represented at the Memphis convan'
ton on 10Th. nth. and i2th of No
vember. and there renew the pledge
of the great Convention at New Or
leans In 1905.
Let the business men OF the South
give the Southern Cotton Association
their support and cooperation. This
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07
North Carolina.


The cotton crop of North Caro-
lima seems TO DO spotted. In somo
sections the crops arc good and In
some sections they arc very poor,
think on an average II would be safe
to aAy that tho crop for 1905 would
be not icsa than 10 per cent nor over
20 per cent shor, of last year. The
farmers tn our immediate sec,ion.
"a a rule. have sold their cotton as
thoy ginncd IL. Since tho price got
below nine cents. there has been
some disposition on their part 60
warchous" and hold IT, 4; IL my
opinion that cotton will bring better
prices on TIA own merits after tho
heavy movement Is over. and I have
decided convictions that II cotton
could be- marketed aa tho world
needs IL. that II would always bring
better prices. and people who are able
to do ~. or can secure money to pay
sholT debts. should warehouse their
cnttoa aud only market IL when tho
price was satisfactory. Th- Erea,
sruuhlw. hnwvvcT. with our farmers
l. ,hat they have large obligations
sn meet aud. tn most Instances. arc
forced TO srll their cotton TO meet
these obligations at whatever price
they can get for II.
atm decidedly of tho opinion shst
., tho meeting that II 20 DO held 10
Memphis. tia, minimum price Of
10 ceu,s should be nred as a p~rma-
u~nt aud everlasting fiSurr al which
tho farmer. may scii II they wish.
hut when at any time n less ngur-
than In cents - onrr~si. that they
shalt stand ~. nrrn q. tho rock at
ago." against accepting such ofI-r.
| believe that II wa bad never had
a minimum price over or undrr 10
Goats ar should now h- getting 10
rwuta az more for our cotton. be.
ll~vc further that II 10 cents were
nAud as q permanent aud never
changing minimum at which wu
might colt. but never below, that w-
woaid cnilst tho supper, of the man
uEaetnrlng world aud wo would cdu
cate this and tho future generations
that every pound Of cotton of mid
dling Grade raised In tho South Ia
worth at least 10 cents. aud tho umo
would come that no manufacturer
would sell hia goods based on iesH
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

In reply TO your inquiry would
say iha, cotton In Florida ia about
Is per cent better this year than II
WAS last year.
think that our farmers would
hold for ton cents II they could bc
properly notified by our head officers
and should have the cooperation Of
other organizations. Our people say.
IL we all would cooperate. the price
ot our cropa could bc set and obtain
cd. for wc know II wiil take cooper
alton and concert of action to &C.
compliah anything.
| wili state further that our farm
ora have sold a, least nue-hals Of
ihia years crop.
G. y. rl.EpCER.
Vice President State Farmers ruion
Mariana. Fia-
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07
MORE REPORTS FROM COTTON
GROWING STATES.

and this alone. In my opinion. will
assure us an equitable price for cot
ton. We. as farmers. cannot succeed
without the help of our business
men. II. II. BURNETT.
President Arkansas Division South.
ern Cotton Association.
Chlckalah. ARK.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

Good Crop Produced and None BE-
ing Held.

(1.) There will be more cotton
raised I'm Tennessee in 1905 than In
1907, exceeding last year by 10000
TO $4,000 bales.
i2.) Producers are selling more
rapidly than ever before.
C3.) withhold cotton from mar.
ket.
The crop at this date October
30th) Is nearly gathered. In ten
days more all will be housed In fine
condition. not drop of rain tn Ten
nessee since August 10th. and prac-
tlcally no stained cotton. No cotton
being held in Tennessee.
r. G.. LONG.
Jackson. Tenn.
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07

than 10 cents for raw cotton ana
producer would sell his cotton -.
less than the minimum-ana :.
much more as he could get or "a,
that the conditions warranted ~.
getting.
A. J. McKINNoN.
Robson Co. ". G..
The Southern farm gazette. (Starkville, Miss.) 1895-1909, 1908-11-07
Texas.
farm and Ranch Wir~. Crop
Probably I.5o0. 600 and Farmer
Not Holding.

Not holding 10 ans great caiont.
Toxaa crop. in our estimation. will
not exceed thrro aud half million
aics FARM AND RANCH.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

This would build great many
schools and give great assistance to the
police and fire departments.
@6A
Why not turn the Board Of Review
over to Armour and Swift
Swift & Company, the great corpora
tion which the assessors only valued
last year at $3,OOO,OO0. reports that It
has over $1OO,O0O,0OO In quick assets on
hand this year. Read Its annual re.
port aud draw your own conclusions.
The tax rate Is seven per cent on
One-fifth Of the actual cash value.
This would make Swift & Company
legally liable to tax Of $1,40O,OOO a
year. This would help out the other
taxpayers some, II 1t was paid.
But the kind assessors only value
Swift & Company's $lOO.0OO,OOO plant
at $3.0O0,00O, which makes their an
nual tax only $4,000.
Quite a loss to the city In the diff
ference between $4,000 and 81 400, ,OOO
The funny part Of 1t is that In
eliminating the rich fellows the asses
sors could only lind $06,OOO,OOO worth
Of personal property In all Chicago last
year. Four millions less than the re-
sources Of Swift & Company.
The annual meeting Of the stOckhold-
ers Of Swift 4 Company was held Mt
the offices Of the company at the Union
Stock Yards January 2, 1908.
Treasurer l.. A. Cartons report states
that the turnover" or gross business
of the company aggregated $3.50, O,OOO,.
600 during the year.
The financial report shows surplus
at the close Of the year amounting to
1890, 900, which Is an increase of
g., ,SO3,09 compared with the previous
year. These figures, after allowing
about $1,6O0,OOO for depreciation, which
was the amount written of, indicate
earnings Of substantially 1850 per cent
Oh $4,000, 600 capital stock, out of
which the company paid Z per cent in
value of each share Of stock u figured
dividends during the year.
There was an increase of $6,085, ,006
with the preceding year, and the book
In the value Of quick assets compared
The financial report for the year end
at $3.50.
cd Sept. 2S, 1907, compares with the
preceding year as follows:
| RESOURCES.
| 1907. 1905.
Cash 80. ....$ S,35S,081 : 3,180,602
Acc'ts receivable 81 ,002, ,070 20,33O,8
Inv'ty (cattle,
sheep. hogs,
and product
on hand) 80. M,7S6,b64 q, ,S8A, ,87l
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

Just now there 10 a deficit In the
city's finances, according to the Comp
trOller, Of about 100000.
The big corporation known a. Swift
& Company makes an Official statement
that It has over $1OO.O00.O0O In re-
sources.
The just annual tax on this sum
would be $1.4OO.O00.
This would wipe out the city's de6cit
twice over.
The Assessors only value Swift &
Company at $3OOO.O0O, the tax ON
which Is only $4,000.
This shows yearly loss to the city
Of $1,35S,0 900 on this ono concern alone.
Then there 10 J. Ogden Armour.
This man Is commonly believed to be
worth long ways over $1OOOO0,OOO.
He Is said to be the principal owner
of the stock OF
Armour & Company, Of New Jersey.
Armour & Company, OF Chicago.
Armour Car Lines.
Armour Grain Company.
Hammond Packing Company.
G. II. Hammond Company.
Kansas City Electric Light Com.
pany, Of Kansas City, Mo.
Kansas City Railway and Light
Company.
Metropolitan Street Railway Com.
pany, Of Kansas City.
National Packing Company.
Stock Yards Savings Bank.
Northwestern Elevated Railroad
Company.
Union Stock Yards Company. of
Omaha (limited).
Besides that he owns much OF the
stock Of Schwarzschild & Sulzburger.
and a great deal OF the stock Of the
Central Leather Company,
United States Leather Company,
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way Company,
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company
Fort Worth. Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co., Hutchinson
Kansas,
Northwestern National Fire Insur
ance Company, OF Milwaukee, Wis.
Omaha Packing Company,
Prussian National Insurance Com
pany, Of Stettin, Germany.
There are some other concerns that
Armour owns stock In, but We pass
them up for the present.
Figuring that he Is worth only
e1OO.OOO.O 900. the tax on $10O,O0OO0(
would be $1.4OO,O00 annually.
The Assessors only value Mr.. Ar
mour's personal property at 100000
The annual tax ON 100000 Is only
$500.
The difference between $500 and
81, 100000 10 81 ,381 600
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

OF Review just what Chlcagoans own
ehls stock as be is the chairman Of
the board OF directors What a good
thing II would be for Chicago, II this
Kansas City Railroad stock should pay
enough taxes to build another public
school In this city.
~
The following, taken from page 50
q the Chicago Health Dem rtment
annual report for 1905. issued In 1907.
speaks for Itself:
"In addition to this the inspectors
at the Union Stock Yards have de-
stroyed 637,37s pounds OF cut meatA
Most Of this ~as returned from the
various branch houses or was confined
ln the sausage rooms Of the large
packing houses, where 1t was being
made into sausage. The principal
cause for condemnation was decOm.
position. Most Of this meat Ia either
sour or sllmy or in some cases even
putrid."
Aud In the face OF these facts, city
snGpectors have been withdrawn from
the "large packing houses"
Government by Tax Dodgers and for
Sax Dodgers must cease In Chicago.
%a
What interest derives the restsa
AeneAt from the sewerage sysoam q
OhicaSoi The packing interest Of
course. II pours a perfect ocean Of
0lth into the sewers leading TO the
suuth branch of the river. Why was
the great aDth street sewer built at
mst TO the people Of millions Of dol.
lars7 II was built to relieve the South
Branch OF hlth from the packing
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

~6A
The Board Of Review should sum.
mon the following well.known citizens
and interrogats them with reference
to the amount Of stock In foreign cor.
porations owned In Chicago. which they
have knowledge Of:
]. Ogden Armour.
Louis +. Swift.
John A. SpOOr.
Laurence A. Carton.
Arthur Meeker.
Mr.. Swift and Mr.. Armour are both
reported to he pubHc-spirited.
They should both be willing to help
In this matter.
They can, II they will. help a great
deal by telling the Board Of Review
what they know.
Mr.. Armour Ia a director In the 70
lowing corporations and the Board Of
Review, II II wishes, can ascertain bow
much stock he owns In each, or what
Chicagoans do own It, as 1t 10 taxable
Armour car lines,
Armour Grain Company.
Central Leather Company,
G. II. Hammond Company.
Hammond Packing Company,
National Packing Company,
United States Leather Company.
Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul Rail
way Company.
Fort Worth Stock Yards Company
Fort Worth, Texas.
Hutchinson Packing Co., Hutchinson
Kansas.
Northwestern National Fire Insur
ance Company of Milwaukee. Wis.
Omaha Packing Company.
Prussian National Insurance Com
pany Of Stettin, Germany.
Mr.. Louis r. Swift u q director IN
the following. How much stock doea
he own? At all events he can give tht
Board Of Review much valuable infor
nation:
Union Stock Yards. Chicago.
Fowler Brothers, Limited
Libby, McNeill 3 Nbby.
National Packing Company.
81. Louis National STOCK Yards Com
pany.
swifts Refriserator Tsanapossatios
Company.
Hollis co,d Storage Company.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

Totals .s72,s2O,0 ,0s4 $05,s54. .720
l.. A. Carton, treasurer, said to the
stockholders:
"Besldes paying you per cent upon
your stock during the year and adding
an additional property value OF over
$5 to each share, we have charged Off
to depreciation more than $1,6OO,OOO.
"rhe turnover was accomplished by
our packing plants, supplemented by
$40 branch or distributing houses In
the United States, and hfty-fOur distrl-
butlng houses In foreign countries.
This turnover exceeds $3.50, ,OOO, 600 In
value. and was greater, both in ton.
mage and value per unit, than any pre-
vious year in the history of the com.
pany."
Elghty-Ave thousand wage earners
OF Chicago have been notified to pay
assessments ON their personal prop
erty. and accompanying the notifica-
tion a statement ID made that the tax
rate on personal property has been
raised over 81 on every hundred dol.
lars of valuation.
OF course this does not apply to the
multi-millionaire tax dodgers who have
SO much Influence with the assessors
They escape lightly. and the burden
falls ON the poor.
The tables Of rates fer the various
parts Of ths county's personal propsv0
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

houseS And yet the packing interests
have not paid that twenty millions Of
back taxes into the peoples treasury
and evidently do not intend to pay up
~A
Team owners and other Victims Of
the wheel tax must remember that
such q tax would not be necessary U
Armour. Swift and the other multi.
millionaire personal tax-dodgers paid
their Just dues to the municipality.
The Assessors have left Armour,
Swift and Company OF 20 lightly that
vehicle owners will have to make up
the delinquency.
Wonder 10 often expressed that the
Chicago Daily News, the most widely
circulated newspaper In Chicago, does
not go after the multi.millionaire tax
dodgers and the officials who stand Ia
with them. The Daily News does not
dodge Its personal taxes. 1t pays on
a valuation of nearly 100000. j. Og'
den Armour pays Oh u Naiuatioh VI
100000.
The poor taxpayers Of the city OF
Chicago pay an immense amount OF
money annually for police and fire pro
tection for the stock yards tax-dodgers
~4
When you pay your wheel tax thinA
OF Armour, the multl-mllllonaire. who
Il only taxed on one-nfth Of $4,000
and who y reputsd to b worth ovsg
500, ,00O.0 100 In personal property.
Onicials controlled by tax dodgerl
are setting too numerous In Chicago
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

In whose name does Mr.. Armour
hold all his stock? Speaking Of his
election as director Of the Illinois Cen.
tral, the Chicago Tribune of March Z,
1908, said:
~. Ogden Armour was nominated to
succeed Mr.. Titus, assistant to Presi.
dent Harahan, who was elected at the
stOckholders' meeting last week to sue
ceed Stuyvesant Fish and to hold until
Mr.. Armour could transfer to bis own
name on the books Of the company II.
llnois Central stock held by him, and
80 become stockholder Of record with
a clear title to the Office Of director,
Mr.. Armour will be elected at the reg
ular meeting Of the board on March
49,"
Apropos of this election, the Chicago
Tribune on February 20 paid the fol.
lowing well.deserved tribute to Mr.. Ar
mour, his widening influence" and the
"almost fabulous value" of his great
industry:
ut Is a recognition on the part Of
Mr.. Hartman of the widening influence
which Mr.. Armour has in the CONNER
cial and Industrial life of the country.
1t will not be an entire departure for
Mr.. Armour to take an active interest
In the management of great railroad
property, for he has long been finan-
clally interested in the st. Paul road.
The Armour packing interests have
been associated with railroad affairs.
"As president Of Armour & Co. he has
doubled the value Of the property,
fact which may appear startling to
those knowing the great values repre-.
sented in It when his father, p. ID. Ar.
mour, was at its head. At the present
time he controls not only this great In.
dustry of almost fabulous value, but 10
widening bis interests constantly. enter
ing new nslds and becoming a factor
In them. His connection with the I'LL.
nois Central railroad will be only an.
other step In this direction"
~
Some Of the tax dodgers will waks
up one OF these nne days to discover
that ChlCaRo In not a. uncivilisad -
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23
)R THE PEOPLE TO DEMAND AN ACCOUNTIN

Illinois Cattle Company.
Mechanical Manufacturing Company.
South San Francisco Land 3 In.
provement Company.
Springfield Provision Company.
Swlft's Fertiliser Works.
Western Meat Company.
ARMo0R'S WAYS
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

Some Of the tax dodgers will wake
up one OF these hne days to discover
that Chicago 10 not a. uncivilissd 9
they think II ID.
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

Inv'r'y (cattle,
sheep, hogs
and product
on hand) -. 24,735,564 21,334,374
Stocks and BIDS 900 11,40S, 800
Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1908-05-23

Oficials controlled by tax dodgers
Are getting too numerous In Chicago
The Washington times., 1908-08-16

the base al tuu- 1.,el cone. anu supa-
rated thsTefTUU. ny space no greater
than the thickness of a piece of paper
is an electrical contact. Now owing
to the cone and its needle being de
pended from the steel spring, It is al
ways vibrating but not sufficiently so
to strike the electrical contact above.
This Is only accomplished when the
needle III passing over a raised portion
Of the picture which is specially pre-
pared for the purpose is lifted to an
aqpTeCia BILE extent. Then the contact
Is formed. the electrical connection IS
established, and the impulse passing
through tAe coli and the three spark
balls shown al the back of the instru-
ment 10 the aerial and is dispatched on
its passage through the air
The receiving instrument differs
only I'm its especial details from the
trsnsmitter. OF which otherwise it is
a duplicate iu general design There
is the table carrying the plate upon
which the picture Is to be recorded,
and which moves 70 and fro and for
warG la sympathy with the table of
the trIusmitter The arriving cleo
trical impulse passes into a very sensi-
tive relay 60 which is attached deli
cate needle which normally swings
above the plate> beneath. The receipt
of the impulse depresses this needle
upon the plate go that its point pieTces
the hlm with which il is coated, leav-
ing a very diminutive space OF clear
glass
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
IT more than
half a dozen
years ago it
was an IN
heard of
thing to
transmit a
photograph
in any other

way than by mail or some
other similar carrier. With
in the last few years a
method was perfected where
by the outlines of the por-
trait could be sent by tele-
graph, and now comes the
greatest achievement of all
the transmission Of a pho
tograph by wireless telegra-
ply, and all this when the
sending of ordinary mes
sages has hardly been per-
fected.
The method Of sending a
portrait by wireless has but
recently been tested and pro-
nounced an unqualified sue
cess. A young Danish engi-
neer is responsible for this
contribution to science, and
all the details of the discov-
cry and its possibilities form
an interesting article in the
August number Of the Tech
nical World Magazine. 1t is
written by Cecil Bembridge,
and is as follows:
The Washington times., 1908-08-16
G5YSP4L N5W Of TJRA15M77TR

...,.... ... 4aif-tone block sucn
as illustrates this article, but with
this salient distinction--Jhe lines only
run in one right-angled direction The
result is that the negative thus pre-
pared has the illustration broken up
into a number of fine dots extending
In straight lines but so closely to-
ccther as 20 make almost q continuous
line the density of which varies aC-
cording to the gradations of the tones.
From this negative a positive pla'e or
transparency as II is called IN photo
graphic circles. IS then prepared, the
elm used being collodion. Herein the
dot effect is still retained. but the
surface Of the film is rough. due to the
projection Of the dots, the extent or
this protrusion varying according to
whether the dots represent dark or
graded portions Of the original photo
graph. The former through not being
affected by the actinic raw of light re-
main insoIuhle unser development;
that Is 70 say the film is thickes; at
those parts. on the other hand the
Iightest and clearest portions being
soluble have been quite eaten away
by the chemical solution leaving he
ElHN~ almost transparent ana WfInoU
any dots. while those CORE spending 10
the shaded or tone portions are OF
v9~virg heights Again while In the
dense parts Of the positive the dots
are assembled very closely together.
the eradation areas have them wider
apart At the same time. however.
the outline Of the figure is made very
distinct. being represented in con-
tinuous line Of dots. The existence
and formation of these dots upon the
film surface con he quite clearly o.
served by examining the alate. aal
although tEeir extent Of projection is
very slight they can no listing Iished
bv passing the finger over the surface.
The dot positive thus produced. il is
set on one side 70 dr., and To allow
the film TO become thorouChly hard
ened. This preliminary preparation is
in fact the longest in the whole proc
css. and too much care ana atfeace
cannot be evinCcd as the success OF
i.e "0production at the Receiving end
.spsHas enti-ely upon tle prrGeceiou
"t ne irau~ hitting plate. Normally
IN hour elIpses before tie plate can