Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-10-06
THE BAlE-BUY|NC
GEOGRAPHICALLY
HAS ABOUT CLOSED
TOTAL OF irs BALES nAp essN
SOLO UP TO YESTERDAY.
Campaign ras Been Cause 81 lrr..
d'a's 40 to Many Nsssss County
Farmers.


\ locally the nas Hal. e,m,s,.,
seems to have ahou, closed although
me Caller rcccives each day or,e or two
! Fcl'ofts - merchants ana others hu,.
inE from farmers one or more bales ~
cotton under the ten cent per pound
middlins basis. cash price.
Several firms have sold one ~ NOR.
bales hS asking wholesale firms 10 or
der Through them bale 81 cotton 4,
'e bought from som. local farmer la
most necd ~ scliine Que 90 two bales
The Jordt Allen Furniture COMPANY.
iriscoc's. " iAchtcnsicln a som. ana
p ~ Caldwell have especially aided
IN tho campaign by securing orders
Tor cotton 60 be- bought frum farmer.
me ofdcia ecing from firms with whom
'he local tradssmen DO business
w to Yesterday total ~ as bales
h'd been sold and reported 10 the can.
er who launched the losal canpsirr
lt is probable that other salrs have
been made aud not reported and d is
also hhel, that until price much hot
tcf than the price nov prevailing can
De secured merchants Will continue 60
pa, bales ~ cotton frnm farmers most
in need, paying ten cents pes pound
Already several looai firms lucludlns
Well BROTHERS Gl,rns Furniture Com
panN. Eidsons ana the Joslt- AIlcn
Company have announced thar thry
VIII assist the farmers in selling a part
~ their present crop so that the r..
maindcr can bc held Tor better price.
St Louis Firm HELPS.
Shuwins how one ~ Louis firm has
helped in the Huv-a- lialr movement
The following b. from the 81 LOUIS
Globe nomocmt
"a gentle wind wh.skcd sllp of ra
per from the desk ~ General Manager
W y Saunders ln the business Mems
League late yesterday afternoon. and
when newspaper man picked lt up DE-
found 81 was a check Tor Sio0OoO Tho
check. which WINS drawn ON the 81
Louis Union Trust Company. was made
payable 60 the Buy-a- Bale Committee
~ 81 Louis and was signed 10y Rob
ort Holm. treasurer ~ the Anhcuser.
iiusch Brewing association.
"A l.. Shaplcigh met hy invitation
with the directors 81 ihe brewing as
ISOLATION Yesterday Go present the plea
- the Buy bale Committee. When
he lett the directors room he bore the
following letter, addressed 60 himself
AT a meeting 81 our board of a. +.
..
~ considering the buy "a bale OF cotton
movement; Il was unanimously resolved
that this association purchase and YOU
are now authorized to purchase imme-
diaiely on behalf ~ this association
iio0 600 worth u cotton at the current
market price.
Profits Co 10 Charity.
"our directors also dlsclaim any de-
sire 10 make any profit Tor the asso
citation out % the purchase Of this
cotton and We authorize YOU to apply
any profits that may arise from this
purchase 90 the work % the Rational
Red Cross association
~ gives us pleasure 90 cooperate in
this excellent movement Tor the relief
~ the southern states in tho present
cotton marketing crisis. and we ain
cercly hope YOU viii receive the libcr.
al support u the large industries
throughout the United states. 60 whom
the stability Of an the southern trade
In 40 vital
we herewith inclose our ehecl. for
sioo 600
Very truly YOURS
"ANHEUsER BREWING Asso-
CITATION
EDWARD a. FAUST. Acting Pres
The directors suggested 90 shapleiRh
that IL would be fair 10 buy half - the
bales from Texas planters ana the -
manning half IN other cotton states