The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1914-08-27
TOBACCO | FARMERS
TO RECEIVE help
OK AT LEAST THEY WILL BE
TREATED AS WELL AS .
COTTON GROWERS.
DISPATCHES FROM RALEIGH
oo'ngs and Happenings That Mark
the Progress of North Carolina Peo-
PIE Gathered Around the state
caoitol. x.
Raleigh.

ASaAc1Su.
Washington.-People interested in
the TOBACCO market have succeeded
Within the last few days in securing
the assurance of Legislators and heaas
OF the government departments. that
Whatever relief measures are extend
eo 10 cotton growers and growers of
otner commodities would be afforded
tobacco growers also. If there is spe-
clal legislation tobacco will have
snare in it, if the treasury department
per1ects plans for assistance, the to-
Dacco growers would be benefited as
much as anybody else. The tobacco
interests will be represented at the
conference which Secretary McAdoo
will hold with bankers and others
from Southern States.
The Independent tobacco manufac-
turers who have been in WASHINGTON
for the last two days attempting to
prevent the levy of an internal reve-
nue. tax on tobacco to raise revenue,
can hardly be said to have met with
the same response. G. Il. Harris, for
merly of Raleigh, now with a large
independent tobacco firm in Louis
vile, KY, is one of those who have
been interviewing various members
of congress and treasury department
officials. Senator Simmons, chairman
of the finance committee, is openly
opposed to a tax on tobacco. Mr.. Har-
r1s says he believes Commissioner Os-
borne is opposed to it also, but that
PnnrncnnfofiI1o TIn1or-oo1 a1o
Of the ways and means committee, he
thinks, is for the tax
Mr.. Harris says the tax would be a
heavy burden on the independent
manufacturer who will have to bear
the greater part of the tax, while
placing part Of it on the consumer
and part on the man who sells the
leaf. The trusts, he says, make more
profit on their goods and are in
position to bear all the tax on their
goods themselves thus gaining an ad-
vantage in sales on their rivals. Still,
he believes the trust people are also
opposing the tax.
Mr. Harris states that if the United
States were at war the Independent
would not be here, but would bear
their share without a murmur. AS
the United States is not involved and
as tobacco has borne great share
of revenue taxes heretofore, however,
he thinks other commodities should
be taxed He suggested several arti-
cles that could be taxed, including
coca-cola, automobiles, chewing gum,
theatre tickets and like articles.
Appoint Delegates to Road Meet.
The Fourth American Road Con-
gress will be held in Atlanta Novem-
Der 9th and 10th, and Governor Craig
recently appointed the following dele
gates to represent the state of North
Carolina at the congress:
Thirty delegates were appointed,
from the several congressional dis
tricts, as follows: John Fl. Small
Washington; J. S. McNider, Hartford;
Mark Majette, Columbia; w. S. Fal-
lis, Henderson; John L. Patterson,
Roanoke Rapids; N. G. Hughes, Jr.,
Weldon; G. D. Garfield, Morehead
City; William Dunn, Jr., New Bern;
George c. Royal, Goldsboro; John G.
Drewry, Raleigh; James A. Wellons,
Smithfield: John A. Mills, Raleigh;
Joseph Hyde Pratt. Chapel Hill; A. w.
Graham, Oxford: P. f.. Hanes, Wins
ton-Salem; W. D. Mcmillan, Jr., VIII
mington; T. G.. McAlister, Fayette-
Vile: Ira B. Mu1lis, Lumberton; H. B.
Warner. lexington; John w. Lam
beth Thomasville: Henry A. Page,
Biscoe; H. w. Horton, North Wilkes
boro; A. H. Boyden Salisbury; N. E.
Pepper, Darburv: F. M. Shannon
house, Charlotte: z. ". burlington,
Mooresvi1le; R. R. Clark, Statesville;
c. F. Toms, Asteville: T. T. Ballan-
ger, Tryon; F. w. Miller, Waynes-
vile.