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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
THINK COTTON FUTURE
TAX UNCONSTITUTIONAL
Brokers Believe Proposed Levy
of Tenth of a Cent a Pound
Would Be Upset.
CALL IT DISCRIMINATORY
Would Destroy Exchanges and
Leave Grower at Mercy OF
Foreign Traders, They
Declare.

Members Of the New York Cotton ES-
change are wondering what is gong 10
happcn i'm regard 10 the Clark amend
ment OF the tariff bill which PROVIDES
for a STAMP tax OF n tenth OF cent
Mound on cotton contracts for future oe
livery designed. evidently. TO aoons"
speculation in cotton futures. They are
waiting with resignation born OF
knowledge OF the futility Of further pro-
test but with the hope that the a!nehp'
ment. If adopted by Congress VIII DC
held unconstitutional by the courts
II is the general opinion among cotton
! brokers that the clark amendment VIII
be tho doom of American cotton OK
changes. and leave the growers in TINS
country absolutely at the mercy OF the
markets in Liverpool. Hamburg ana
Bremen. The tax under tic proposed
amcndmcnt-which would amount TO SoV
"A balc-would make dealing in future
contracts prohibitiye.
The New York Cotton Exchange APP
pointed committee 10 appear before
tho Senate Finance Committee. but the
chairman OF the committee notified the
exchange that the Senators did not care
for any further information on the sub
ioci President Edward *. kone. OF the
exchange. and the exchange committee
mon were not inclined yesterday TO dis
cuss the subject. feeling that any FUR
Their agitation Of the matter might tend
To make matters worse. II was pointed
out that the issue politically. was con-
fined principally 10 the South. where the
..nfinn intrrnefs 10
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Thinks Opposition Futile.

Mr.. Pric, said that tho subject 60
been thrs shed out thoroughly and that
turtle. opposition To tho clark amend
m.ut evidently would loo futile lie de-
clar,d however. that he did not believe
the ancndement would remain IN force
long on the statute books. but would be
wired out By the courts. The best thing
tho cotton exchanges throughout the
couu;rr could 90. he said was TO ac-
qulcsce IN the passage OF the bill and
maintain their organizations intact. dur
nc the brief period it was likely to re-
main a law" II would work It's oHn
remedy. ne declared. and the sooner il
was operative the sooner would ignorant
prejudice against commercial progress
disappear.
The effect Of the proposed legislation.
he said. had already been felt by tho
cotton market There were comparatively
few sellers who would now take advant-
age of what many considered fair value
for cotton. When the cotton was actual
~ for sale the only buyers would BE- the
spinnors ne said and they were not like
ly 10 be in a hurry To make purchases
even though they might feel that cotton
was selling below IT'S value.
The element OF possible unconstitution-
atty in the proposed amendment evident
Is furnishes solace and strong hope FOR
future business to the brokers They are
at least a good many Of them .are-wll-
ing To await the outcome, with that pos
siblity I'm mind
The argument OF Senator White before
the Senate IN 1902 which Was instrumental
In killing the proposal at the time 10 tax
wheat. corn and pork was pointed out
with peculiar significance I'm View OF the
fact that Mr.. White was now Chief JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. Mr. White
argued that such legislation would be
discriminatory and repugnant to the con-
sttuticn and that the proposed tax would
20 levied upon a form of contract which
the courts held 10 be valid and not In tne
nature Of a gambling transaction.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-07-17
Would Kill Business, They Say.

other prominent cotton dealers not 50
roticent declared cmphatically that the
hope for now business on the exchange
was lost II the amendment became law
and would he upheld by the courts.
Among these dealers were Theodore VI.
Price. cItor Of Cotton and Finance
heavy specglator. and Atwood Violet.
of Atwood Violet y Co. of No. % Broad
street. 2 native Of Now orleans.
Mr. Violet was strongly inclined 10 be-
love that tho imposition Of such a AK
,u future contracts would be u'constitu-
iional Ne said 10 amounted 10 discrlmin-
atpry legislation. against which. at the
tine a similar proposition TO tax other
PRODUCTS was before the Senate I'm l%'.
: rator Edward u. White. OF Louisiana.
now Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
Of the United State had gone on record.
Tho proposed stamp tax on cotton
futures is wrong i'm princpl" as we'll as In
fact" said NJ. Violet. 1T Is distinctive
IT, class legislation To single out cotton
for such a tax and omit other products.
We vii deal I'm futures IN cOttonsced
,il-Why not I'm cotton? The effect Of the
tax would not lie felt h'rc Immediately
IS IL could not 60 into effect until all
rendiuE contracts had been l'qudate5.
but 70 would put an cnoctivc stop 10 new
business. ard virtually destroy the USE
fuu,ss ~ thr Cotton Exchange. II would
top all specuiating. which IN the opinion
~ MANY makes for a stable market and
nxed prices as Tar ss the producer -
concerned. dcspit" the popular belief 10
thu, contrary"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Silk Dyers Strike;
Feathers Face Bar;
Ans.-USe Flowers
Milliners Think That for Once They
Can Predict Styles for Fall
Well in Advance.

Flowers will be popular on wom-
ems hats for fall and winter wear.
In July this is a dangerous predic-
ton. Circumstances, however, make
it fairly safe prophecy. in the opin-
ion of c. B. Palmer, of NJ. Kutz Co,
wholesale milliners.
Dame Fashion might take a notion
to dictate ribbons. But the silk dy-
ers' strikes in Paterson, N. J.. have
caused an increase of 20 per cent in
the cost of ribbons. and even at these
advanced prices, deliveries can not
be made. At best, goods can not be
promised before August Is or Sep
TENDER l, and even if the mills re-
open, they are likely to be over
whelmed with the orders which have
been accommodating.
Feathers, again, might have been
Fashions favorites. But right now
there is trouble in Congress over the
importation of feathers. The milli-
ners and the Audubon Society are in
the throes of bitter struggle which
will decide whether feathers will be
admitted at all under the new tariff.
Remain only fur and flowers. For
three seasons. velvet and silk flow
ers have been increasing in popular
ity on fall and winter hats, and, with
the scarcity of other materials, are
likely to take the ascendency this
fall
Small hats will rule-that is, small
er than those which have been worn
for the past few seasons. Crowns will
be round, with turned-up brims, ac-
Cording to Mr.. Palmer. What will be
the favorite Colors, besides the sta
pie blues, browns and black, no one
will know until September l.
The Kutz Co. statesmen started out
last Monday to cover the Southern
States for fall business.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
OFTEN
PROVES AN AID
TOMERCHANTS
FaIIacy to Oppose New Firms, De-
cIares Observer, Who Tells of
Incident in Missouri.

There Is often an idea among mer-
chants in the smaller cities and towns
that the establishment of a rival con-
Germ in their vicinity means loss of
trade to the older firm. This resent
ment TO newcomers Is sometimes so
bitter that these merchants will with
draw their patronage from local pa
pers that encourage the 'inteTlopers."
The fallacy Of this attitude was
pointed out recently by George A.
Mahan, an attorney of Hannibal, Mo,
in z speech before the Commercial
Club Of Macon, that State.
Il do not think it helps the home
merchant TO oppose the incoming of a
new enterprise, even If 1t does in
fringe on his class of trade" he said.
Il know a Missouri town where
good general store was established. 1t
was a growing town, and the store
had a large stock Of general dry goods
and clothing The store had been es-
tablished a long time and the owner
had made money out of it. In time
the growing importance of the town
attracted the attention of another
merchant, who ultimately established
a second store This store also car
ried a variety Of goods.
The older merchant bought pages
In the newspapers and advertised at
attractive prices The newcomer was
forced to follow suit. The older mer-
chant who thought that he had to get
all the trade or quit, then sent bill
posters all over the country to stick
up announcements of his bargains.
He even began a campaign for bust
ness that extended into all the coun-
ties within a radius Of so to rs miles.
and offered rebates on railroad fares
where necessary. The new merchant.
who was a fighter, did the same thing.
He even went so far as to buy a big
automobile with which to bring Gus
toners in from the country when the
roads were good.
"The result Of this warfare was a
patronage as large as both stores
could handle. The old store did more
business after its rival was estab-
lished firmly than il did before. II
was not long before the two owners
became friendly. The older one learn
ed the truth of the saying that COM
petition is the life of trade The new
er merchant knew II all the time, and
that is why he entered a field that
seemed to be supplied fully.
"Of course / am not saying that
there is no such thing as OVERRIDING
certain lines OF business In any town
II is done frequently, and much mon
ey Is lost by houses struggling to ex-
ist in a territory that is not large
enough to support both Of them. But
| do believe that in a great many
cases new business enterprises slim
ulate and develop trade"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Cotton Rates Raised
On English Canal
importers at Manchester Face New
Charges, but Still Have Ad-
vantage over Liverpool

MANCHESTER. July 5.-The Man
chester Ship Canal Company has is
sued a new schedule of rates for
raw cotton, put in force July 1. En-
phasis is laid upon a paragraph which
states that whenever the quay por-
terage rate or any quay rent becomes
payable on cotton ordered to be for
warded by railway or water at the
company's through rates the amount
of such charge or charges must be
paid on demand. Such charges will
not be added to the through rate to
be paid at destination.
The importer is responsible to the
company for the canal tolls and quay
charges upon his cotton, and the
person or firm In whose name the
ships delivery order for cotton is
made out is held by the company to
be the importer. All charges due
upon the cotton must be paid be-
fore its removal from the docks. The
ship canal toll and wharfage amounts
to slS4 a ton. This, having been
paid. will be deducted from the
through railway rate when cotton Is
forwarded by rail from the ware
house.
The canal companys storage ac-
commodations being limited, they do
not desire to warehouse cotton at the
Manchester docks so long as there is
space available in the safes at Traf-
ford Park. As regards cotton re-
moved from the Manchester docks
by road vehicles, the combined
charges for ship canal toll and wharf
age rates and quay porterage are I'M
altered
The through railway rates from the
Manchester docks We're increased
July l to the extent OF the general
increase in railway rates and by the
increase Of 10 per cent Of the sched-
uled ship canal toll and wharfage
rates The general superintendent
adds that the total of these increases
will not prejudice the favorable COM
parison with the cost of importing via
Liverpool previously existing.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

composed of different materials. as
iron. nickel, enamel, leather or wood
In many instances it is possible to
ship these parts separately, to be as
sembled in the country for sale
whereby there is an enormous saving
in the amount of duty and the goods
lowered in cost, which makes them
more salable because of this saving
Another subject that should com
mend itself to the careful study of
American manufacturers is shipping
goods by the cheapest route. This is
not always done, and the consequence
in many cases is increased cost.
In addition to the foregoing mat
ters that work a great hindrance to
the extension of American trade is
the question of terms of credit, in
which the American manufacturer
demands cash before shipment, a re-
quirement not insisted on by any
other country.
These are some of the general ex-
periences and complaints which | am
forced to make, and / should be
greatly obliged to the honorable con-
sulate if by some action or report
these conditions could be remedied. or
at least relieved"
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
Georgia Melons Are
Moving Out Rapidly
Green Fruit Not Being sold-Canta-
loupes Are Excellent and Plenti-
ful-Peaches Scarce.

QUITMAN, GA, July 5.-The wa
termelon season Is on In full blast
and the fruit is moving in CARROTS from
all melon shipping points in South
Georgia. The prospects are fine for a
good season and the best crop in
years
II is estimated that fully 1900 cars
win be shipped from Brooks County.
Many of the cars being loaded will
average from % TO rs pounds per
melon, and II is believed that melon
shippers will forward nothing but
ripe stun, as the shipping Of green
melons from South Georgia has been
discouraged, the growers finding out
20 their sorrow that the melon buy
ing public knows what a good melon
Is and refuses to buy green ones.
The heaviest shippers at this point
are Fuller Grower, Joseph Wilson
& Mabbett. They claim that the
melon crop Is one of the best I'm years
and that quality win be everything
desired.
Townsville, Dixie. Boston, Balm
bridge, Pelham and Meigs and other
points are loading in CARROTS At
points farther north, Camilla and
Pelham Cantaloupes are moving in
CARROTS and from all reports the quail
ity is good.
Catalogues are showing up well
netted and of desirable size.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

81, 100000 worth of flaxseed and ST.
100000 of linseed oil cake were ex-
ported. 1t is said that fruit of all
kinds can be grown, and there are ap-
proXimately 200 varieties of the Rus
sian apple. The country produces
great quantities of strawberries.
Coal and Petroleum.
A measure of what Russia's place
is to be in the commerce of the flu
ture is furnished by the figures of her
supply of coal and petroleum. The
output of coal was 26,00O, 900 tons in
1909, which was well below the de-
mand. The importation of foreign
coal equals about one-fifth of the
amount produced at home. There are
vast undeveloped fields, both in Rus
STA and Siberia, where the railway is
still burning wood. The chief need
to-day is of capital to develop these
sources of supply. At present Russia
buys coal both from Japan and Great
Britain.
In 1900 Russia led the world in the
production of petroleum, with an out
put of 100000 tons, or more than
90 per cent of the worlds production,
with the United States second. Ten
years later Russia's output, while
still over 9,00O,000 tons, made up but
q per cent of the worlds total. Re-
Gently number of other valuable Pc
troleum fields have been discovered,
and the production is again increas-
ing. Drilled wells and refineries were
not known in Russia until 1878, Amer
lean oil being used. BY 1885 Russian
oil had entirely excluded American
and an export trade had grown up.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
FOREIGN DEALER
SEES MISTAKES
Of AMERICANS
Slow Delivery and Demand for
Money in Advance Hinder
u. S. Trade Abroad.

Slowness in delivery of goods or
dered by European importers and the
rule Of full prepayment are doing a
great deal of damage TO the business
interests OF American exporters. Con-
sui w. J. Pike, Reichenberg, Austria,
took the matter up by mail with a
prominent importer in that city not
long ago, and received a reply setting
forth the reasons why American bust
ness is not greater IN Northern Bo-
hernia. According to Mr.. Pike. this
importer more than three years ago
established an important commercial
agency in Reichenberg. The organi-
cation covers all of Northern Bo-
hemia. II has 270 branch offices. all
of which are engaged chiefly in the
exploitation Of foreign-made mer-
chandise.
At the time Mr.. Pike took up the
matter of increasing American bust
ness in that part of the world. the
importer was getting his merchandise
principally from Germany, France
and England Following a notice
published on the foreign trade oppor-
tunities page of The Daily Consular
and Trade Report, however, the or
ganization has entered into extensive
business relations with firms in the
United States. Now most of its pur-
chases are confined to merchandise
produced in this country.
Capital Tied Up.
The letter received by the Consul
from the importer reads
Respectfully referring to your es
termed favor of the Sth instant,
would be Obliged to inform the honor
able consulate of methods to put an
end in the future to the mistakes
which are made in exporting by
American firms.
"A great evil that exists for the i'm
porter is that the total payment for
the merchandise ordered must be sent
in advance. II the merchandise were
delivered promptly to enable quick
sales, the loss of working capital and
of the investment would not be SO
considerable. but Notwithstanding the
total payment is sent in advance, the
merchandise is only delivered in two
or three months, and then only upon
urging by cable, which all entails
considerable costs.
ITO illustrates: Early in February. I
sent through my bank payment for
% vacuum cleaners to Blank & Co,
New York. and after much urgency |
received to-day the reply that prob
ably the goods will be shipped to-
morrow. In the meantime not only
can l do no business, but | have also
invested the money; in other words,
have the money lying unemployed. In
view Of the large force of statesmen
dependent upon goods for delivery,
such business conditions require too
large a working capital with large ex-
penses and costs.
This invariably slow delivery is
not the exception, but true as to all
firms could give you the names of
large number of firms, the sale Of
whose products l was forced to dis
continue and to break off every bust
ness relation because of failure to
promptly deliver the goods.
Should Study Tariffs.
American manufacturers could
greatly facilitate matters and in
crease trade by giving attention to
three important particulars, viz,
prompt delivery, packing, and the
duty-for instance, where articles are
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
TLANTA MANUFACTURERS AND JOBBERS ARE DOING !
Rome, Ca, Exhibitors
Sign Up for Space
Mountain City Takes Much Pride in
Getting Busy a Little Sooner
Than Atlanta.

Rome, Ga, is Growing over the fact
that it made definite plans for a per-
manent exhibit before Atlanta
Twelve manufacturers already have
signed contracts for space, and nine
more are about to do so. 1t is ex-
pected that 1000 feet of floor space
will be used.
Arrangements have been made for
a building. and the exhibit will be
ready within two months, Louis Spen-
Ger, managing director, says.
Included among the exhibitors are
a stove works, a machine factory, a
foundry, furniture factory, a trunk
factory and a spring bed factory.
Some of these lines are duplicated.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
EngliShman'S Criticism of
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Selfridge's Manager Unjustifed in Saying Gus
toners Wait Too Long for Parcels.

A z. Cowper. one Of the important
men In the organization Of Selfridge
a. Co, which in turn has, perhaps. the
most important department store IN
London, recently made a visit 20 the
United States. He spent most Of his
time. Of course In looking over
American department stores, and be
fore he departed for England freed
himself Of some criticism.
"One thing which struck me was
tho time IL takes to complete a puT-
chase and get your goods wrapped
and delivered" he said
AT home we have no bundle wrap
pers, the clerks wrap the packages.
and we find it saves time and mis-
takes. When a customer has made a
purchase and the goods are shipped
by carrier or messenger to a distant
cash and bundle desk, every second
she has TO wait is magnihed to n
minute, whereas If the goods are
wrapped by the clerk, the customer
Is getting the full attention Of that
salespeTson, and IL a minute or two
should be lost, she Is seeing the &C
ton all the time, and does not feel
that she has been lost sight or In
Selfridge's We use cash registers, and
we find them great savers Of time"
Atlanta merchandise experts do not
agree with the English student of
store service.
Mr.. Cowper, in the opinion Of va
rious Atlantans approached on the
subject magnifies the Importance OF
the transactions where the purchases
actually are taken away by the buyer.
They remark that while II may be
the custom In London for shoppers TO
carry home their purchases, nine out
of ten customers In Atlanta demand
delivery by wagon
At any rate they say, there Is very
little delay, and II is much better TO
free the salespeople from the duty
Of wrapping packages.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
MORE BUYERS THAN PEACHES,

NEW YORK, July 5.-Buyers re-
turning here from Georgia say that it
is generally estimated the peach crop
of Georgia will run about 1,500 cars.
According to the railroad men, they
do not expect to move over 70 cars a
day out Of the State at the flush of
the season. There are a great many
buyers at Fort Valley. Fully 80 per
cent of the peaches are being sold
on track-in fact, there are more buy
ers than there are peaches.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06

Managers Of Atlanta department
stores made tests at random to DEM
onstrate that II takes on an average
30 seconds for the delivery Of pack
age and the making Of change.
Lucian York, manager Of Richs,
says:
I'VE have a system which we be-
lieve is the best yet devised from
the viewpoint Of the customer, and
Selfridge's certainly have nothing 10
compare with 1t. We use an Identi-
flcatiOn coin
Departs at Once.
Most Of our charge customers
have their parcels delivered After
the transaction is made the customer
merely gives her name and address
TO the salesperson. shows her identi-
fication coin, and departs at once.
Even when the customer takes the
parcel with her, the wrapper in the
stand has II ready in a jiffy Time
records to gauge our wrappers show
that on an average they use less
than a minute.
The delivery Of packages. after all,
is simply a minor matter. What our
American people want broadly is
service-the right merchandise at the
right time at the right price. In Eng
fish stores customers still are impor-
tuned TO buy In fact, in many Of the
stores II is almost impossible to leave
without buying. Fancy such a condi-
ton here!
Again. here we make every effort
to get what the customer wants We
anticipate the styles, bring on new
models and patterns.
when the customer purchases
these goods she buys them at our
risk-if they are not pleasing to her
when she gets them home she is at
liberty 20 return them. Here the Gus
toner is always right-in England.
from what / understand, she is more
at the mercy Of the stOrekeeper."
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
STRIKE CAUSES WORRY.

American buyers OF silks who have
placed substantial orders abroad are
wondering whether the strike of the
silk dyers in various parts of Europe
will mean holding up their goods un-
til it is too late to use them in this
market. At the moment it is said
that there does not appear to be
much chance Of relief from the
scarcity of silks caused here by the
labor trouble in Paterson Velvet
deliveries from abroad may be at
fected also.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-07-06
ARTIFICIAL EuR USED.

Artificial fur will be used to con-
siderable extent this fan and win
ter both for the trimming OF hats
and street gowns. The lower cost
OF these goods and their close APP
proach to the genuine in appearance
are big factors in their favor
The coming OF warmer weather has
stimulated greatly the movement of
wash suits In retail circles. The
Jackets Of some Of the better numbers
range In length from 30 to "a inches
in the back