The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-27
AMERICAN TOBACCO
 COMPANY WILL BUY, :. COTTON AT 10 CENTS
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 of it's agencies to purchase a bale of cotton at 10 cents pound. either through the local club or from some worthy farm CT who had distressed cotton. The tele- gram sent to the Hup agencies was signed by Frederick A. Harris commer- cial manager, and read as follows: You are hereby authorized to buy for Hup Motor Car company one bale of good middlng cotton at 10 cents per pound, either through local committees, or, if there is none from some worthy distressed farmer in your locality, to show our hearty accord with the .buy-a- bale-of-cotton movement Suggest you place bale of cotton in show window with following inscription: One of hundreds of bales of Decent cotton bought by Hup Motor Car company for every one of it's dealers in the cotton belt to show our substantial appreciation of the "buy-a- bale-of-cotton" moyement.''
 local sewing machine agency received , this week letter from the farrell com pany of Rockford, H., in which was in- closed four-page advertisement of the Duy-a- -bale-of-cotton' movement. The ad appeared last Sunday in every paper published al Rockford and stressed the importance of the purchase of a bale of cotton. The letter which accompanied the advertisement was signed by M. A. farrell, president, and is as follows:
 T am inclosing herewith a full-page y-a-bale-of-cotton' ad which appeared in the Sunday issue of every paper in our city.
 ''1 am deeply interested in this move ment and the welfare of the south. Be- ing southerner myself, my heart is with the southern people, and although now residing in the middle west my greatest interests are in the south, and therefore l have organized, and l am putting forth every possible effort to promote the buy a-bale- movement in Rockford knowing as I do that every planter, merchant. bankers and interest of every kind throughout the southern states will be wonderfully benefited. if this move ment is carried to a successful end.
 Therefore I am going to ask your bank to correspond with your eastern and west ern connections. urging them to use their efforts and influence in the promo tion of this movement and believe that this section will respond to such an ex- tent that the bulk of the cotton will be taken off the market the planter be re- l'eved of his embarrassment. the mer- chant of the strain he is under, the banks become more prosperous and a price of 10 cents or better on cotton maintained.
 twill you let the editor of your local paper see what we are doing in Rock ford, H., for the cotton raiser and the south generally, and ask him to lend his support to this movement with an editorial in reference to what we are do- ing in the middle west?
 ''I believe that if he will do this it will tend to stimulate business in your section and shall be glad to have you write me your views and what interest ycur institution and local paper will take in this movement"
 To Buy Cotton Extensively
 Valentine &s Co. manufacturers of var nsh at New York city, has mailed a letter to it's agencies throughout the coun- try in which it points out that it will invest an amount equal to 10 per cent of it's capital stock in cotton at 10 cents pound. This cotton is to be held from the market until the strenuous conditions in the south are relieved. If there are any profits or the transaction they will go to some southern charitable institu- tion. The letter follows
 "The unparalleled conditions confront ing our southern friends because of the European war. with it's consequent ef- feet upon the value of the south's great crop of cotton, have struck a sympathetic chord in the hearts of the people of the other parts of the United Sates. and in common with many others we are anx- ious to do our mite towards a solution of the problem.
 Our attention has been called to a movement in the south to create nation wide interest in buying proposition to Include people who have hitherto never been directly interested in the handling of the cotton crop, and we have our selves had some requests from friends ill the south to do what might be pos sible along this line.
 'The conditions are peculiarly distress ing, because the sufferers are stricken absolutely without any fault of their own.
 We have concluded that fitting action on our part will be the investment of an amount equal to 10 per cent of the capital which we employ in our business In the south, in the purchase of cot ton; this cotton to be withheld from the market until normal conditions are re- stored. We are acting accordingly
 We shall turn over any profits which may arise from the transaction to some southern charitable institution
 We are advising you of our action, feeling sure that it will be of interest and that you will approve of the meas ure, which we hope will have many imi- tators- Yours very truly,
 VALENTINE X co.
 "P. s. We are paying 10 cents pound"
 Typewriter Company Will Aid
 J. H. Lattuille, state manager of the Underwood Typewriter company, sta toned in Birmingham, yesterday re- ceived telegram from J. E. Neahr general sales manager of New York, in- forming him that the company had Joined the buy-a-bale movement and instructing him to purchase cotton for all Alabama offices. The telegram did not limit the number of bales to be bought and Mir. Lattuille announced that he would purchase bale from every city of importance in Alabama. The instructions in the message were explicit that the cotton should be bought direct from the farmer and that cash should be paid for it.
 The company, said MT. Lattuille. will buy in all about 5000 bales as cotton will be purchased by every office in the United States, the New York offices buying their share as we'll as the Bir- mingham office.
 The local agency of the Dalton Add ing Machine company has received the following letter which is being sent out to all agencies of that company in the cotton states:
 Agencies and agents: In view Of the depressed financial condition of the cot ton growing sections of the south, due to inability to dispose of cotton at fair price. we have decided to author cotton districts to accept as first pay ment only on adding machine two bales cotton at 10 cents per pound. It be- ing understood, of course. that we are r. have warehouse receipts covering these bales and that the cotton must be of the standard commercial grade.'
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