The Cape weekly tribune. (Cape Girardeau, Mo.) 1914-1914, 1914-09-18

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buy more from the tenants at . cents
a pound, thereby working an imposi-
ton on both the purchaser and the ac-
tual grower.
The following appeal Tor assistance
published at the instance "a the hcu-
nett Commercial club, IN tn NunEhn
County Democrat, was read to the
meeting:
Apropos to the Buy A Bale move
ment recently inaugurated in ST.
Louis, started 1t seems TO care for the
Texas cotton crop, the Kennel Com
merrial club, at its meeting, last Mon
day night, after discussing the sub
ject at length, decided to call the at
tention of those responsible for the
"Buy-A- Bale" movement and the citi-
zens of Missouri in general, to the fact
that there is today growing In Mis-
souri, and ready to be marketed, crop
of 5000 bales of cotton, more than
so per cent of which is produced by
Dunklin county; and that Missouri
ans should help their Missouri neigh
bors first, before going to the aid of
the citizens of other states.
In compliance with the action of
the club, President Ely has prepared
the following letter "ro the Citizens
of Missouri" suggesting that, for
Missourian, "Buy-A- Missouri Bale" is
better slogan than "Buy-A- Bale"
To the Citizens of Missouri:
A nationwide movement has been
inaugurated to handle the surplus cot
ton crop of the south which has for
its slogan, "Buy-A-Bale."
The purpose of this letter is to re-
mind Missourians that within the con
fines of our own state and within the
six counties comprising this match
less territory called Southeast Mis-
souri," to-wit, Dunklin, Pemiscot, New
Madrid, Stoddard, Butler and Kiplcy,
there is growing today and ready to
be marketed a crop of $4,000 bales.
Of this amount, Dunklin county alone
produces more than so per cent, or
more than the state of Kentucky and
Virginia combined, and it is grown
and gathered by Missouri white labor
exclusively.
1t is we'll we further call attention
20 the record of Dunklin county cot
ton which not only holds the worlds
record for acre production, but was
award eda premium at the Omaha,
Portland and Buffalo eXpositions and
at the great Worlds Fair at st.
Louis.
No county in Missouri is able to
hold $4,000 bales of cotton under the
present disturbed conditions, and this
is a conservative estimate of the 1914
crop in Dunklin county, nothwith-
standing the drouth.
To st. Louisians especially we de.
sire to to say that we appreciate the
attitude of the Business Mems League
and other organizations towards the
cotton section at this critical time, bu,
it occurs to us, however, that St Louis
does not fully appreciate the fact that
, Southeast Missouri is one of the
, greatest cotton territories in the
United States, that the people who
live here and grow this staple spenC
every dollar at home and that event
, ually through our merchants it reach
cs the wholesale dealer in the city OF
St. Louis, where Dunklin county buys
: annually more than S3,000,0O0 wortl
, of merchandise. Not only this, bu
every bank in Southeast Missouri, il
whose care is entrusted the savings q
, our people, has its principal CORES
pondcnt in the city Of ST. Louis.
II occurs to us that st. Louisiana
4 ana all MisSouriano should heIp lh'n
!. Ni ~. hrIs'D !',,, ny H., g.
! but Buy -Misso,iri~Ralo," j. better
. Especially should st. Louis h." aS 10y
. al to Us Us We have been to her
!. There are within this great stat
% three and one half millions Of go"'
70 people whose patriotism and ioy".l
g to their fellow man IS uniahu-. w
+ urge every loyal MtssoW.aN VINO '"'"
his state and ITS resource. 70 conc L
the roIlet or the cotton section 81 o.
o state and buy a 500 ,poNno ha'" M ,
>. cents per pound and th2l You sh"u'
@ hold the same for II month. Oh .no,
% 10 cents or better. We are rot Of.
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