The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1911-03-03

The factory is demanded by the
Farmers Union Of Texas in order
that the farmers of Texas may
free themselves from the heavy
and unjust burdens that have
been laid upon them by the jute
trust. This remorseless trust has
an absolute monopoly in the man
ufacture and sale of bagglng,
sacks and twine, and Mr. Howard
well knows that no individual will
hazard an Investment of his
money in a factory for the pur-
pose Of engaging in competition
with this gigantic trust in the
manufacture of these goods The
State, by the use Of convict labor,
can give us this relief Not one
word is said by Mr. Howard about
the hundreds Of conyicts who are
on the state farm raising cotton,
corn and cane in competition
with the farmers of this state
No: this is all right with him; but
when we, who pay seventy-fiye
per cent Of the taxes, ask for q
little appropriation that will en-
able us to save the farmers of
Texas hundreds of thousands OF
dollars every year, he holds mp
his hands in holy horror and asks
the Governor TO veto the measure.
II his cause is a just one, why
don Z Mr.. Howard come on down
here and let ms fight it odt like
men before the Legislature, in-
stead OF trying to use the pres
tige and influence of the Chamber
of Commerce in an attempt to m
huence the Governor to veto tie
bill. Jute is foreign product,
while cotton is raised by almost
every farmer in Texas . cotton
were substituted for jute,it would
open up demand for vast
amount Of low grade cotton which
would be manufactured into these
goods instead of being ased ms a
club TO hammer down the price
of our better grades Of cotton as
at present.
In view e the interest mani
tested by Governor Colquitt dur
ing his campaign and in his mes
sage to the Legislature IN the
welfare of the farmer OF Texas, ]
have no fear Of him vetoing The
bill when il is passed and sent to
him for his approval
The other measure passed was
our cotton tare bill The follow
ing gotten out by myself while
the bill was pending explains
the purpose Of this measure:
The purpose Of this measure is
TO save TO the cotton raisers o..
Texas. more than four millions OF
dollars annually. that is bciug m-
/ Justly and arbitrarily taken ir" 3D.
f.. them by excessive deductions for
tare Under tine present system
of handling cotton. jhyce is an ar-
bitrary deduction of Sis pea cent
from the price of liut cotton to
cover the weight of th" hagglug
and ties i'm which the cotton i,
4 wrapped. This is known TO the
trade ms "tare' and amounts to
deduction of thirty pounds
from each 500pomd bale The
heaviest boggiug and ties iu use
I'm Texg, does out weigh, iu amy
case. cxeecding 22 pounds TO thg
/ bale and ranging as low as I'd
pounds 90 the bale This arniits
/ to iute bagcing and Hat t'ts now
| in general use. Here. then. is 90
clear loss go the farmer of from
Is ta l3 pounds of Tint on evcrt
/ bale produced Ia Texas. There
is never any question of tare
between the local cotton buyer
| and the farmer I'm the Interior bee
cause this deduction is made
from the price in Tint before The
local buyers are furnished with
/ the price on 'limit ass .t is COM
monty called Because the bag
ginp and ties are weighed IN and
constitute part of the gross
weight of the bale, many ha'"
| been led 10 believe that the farm
er received pay for his haeg'ng
| and ties. at price equivalent to
| me value of lint cotton in the
market. Nothing could be- FUR
| Their from the truth than this con-
feniion. The deduction of six per
cent from the real value ot the
cotton had already been made
before the price was quoted 90
| the farmer. and If his bale weigh
ed 500 pounds. gross. he only re-
ceived pay for 47o dis of int
and supposing thaE BE- Is using the
heaviest bagging and ties obtain