The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1914-10-02
WANT FEDERAL AID, AND URGE
THAT NEXT YEARS COTTON
CROP BE CURTAILED.
WANT TAX OFF STATE BANKS
Vigorous Objection Is Raised to Pro-
pOsal That Governors Call State
Legislatures to Enact Prohibitive
Taxes on Cotton Production.

Taxes on Cotton Production.
WASHINGTON, D. C.-Southern
governors and congressman conclud-
! ed series of conferences here today
without determining upon any def
mite plan for relief of cotton plant
ers from conditions growing out of
the European war. While they re-
solved that next years cotton acreage
should be materially reduced no spe-
| cific means of curtailment were
agreed upon.
The cOnferees agreed to attempt to
secure federal legislation that would
enable planters to obtain loans from
the banks on their surplus crop.
while prompt action was urged upon
| the warehouse bill pending in the
house and upon the senate bill pro-
posing the repeal of the 10 per cent
tax on state banks, which participate
in the amended Northumberland
emergency currency act. They de-
termined to attempt to maintain cot
ton prices above 10 cents a pound
and a committee was named to sub
nit the conference resolutions to
President Wilson. The resolutions,
unanimously adopted, are:
The Resolutions.
Resolved, That it is the sense of
this conference:
THAT the acreage of cotton to be
cultivated in the United States in
1915 shall be materially reduced.
That to accomplish this end every
legitimate means shall be employed.
THAT the members of this confer
ence shall make every possible effort
to secure federal legislation which
will enable the producers of cotton to
obtain loans of public funds deposit
ed in the banks, at a reasonable rate
of interest fixed by the government,
upon such part of the present crop
and under such conditions as may be
prescribed by law and by the rules
and regulations lawfully made by the
treasury department.
Resolved, That it be the sense of
this meeting that there shall be es-
tablished by joint resolution in the
house of representatives and the SEN
ate of the United States a commission
looking to the extension of the con-
sumption and marketing of cotton
good, and that Senator Hoke Smith
prepare such resolution.
Resolved, That it is the sense OF
this conference that the house of rep
resentatives should pass the senate
bill allowing the state banks to issue
emergency currency under the pro-
visions of the Aldrich- Vreeland bill
as AMENDED, without paying the 10
per cent tax.
Resolved, by the governors OF,
senators and representatives in con-
gTeSS from the cOtJOn states III NOH-
vention assembled in the city of
Washington September 18th, 1914,
that we will most earnestly endeavor
to maintain the price of cotton above
10 cents a pound, and to accomplish
this end we will bring to bear, as far
as we can, the power Of the national
and state governments to restrict
acreage for the year 1915, and fur
IRISH governmental aid to handle the
present crop.
Resolved, That this conference
reouest prompt action upon the
warehouse bill now pending in the
house of representatives.
Resolved, That a committee OF
three be appointed to call upon the
attorney general to lay the facts
about cotton seed before him and 20
request such action as the facts may
justify.
Members of Committee.
The committee named were: Rep