Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1916-03-10
WORLDS LEADING
TOBACCO TOWN
Winston Salem, N. c., Now Manu-
factures More Tobacco Products
Than Any Other City In
The World.

Following are extracts from an ad-
dress delivered by Col. A. D. Watts,
Collector of Internal Revenue for the
tifth District of North Carolina, at
a smoker given by The Twin City Club
Winston-Salem, February 4th, 1916:
Some Comparisons
"Winston-Salem is supplying one
fourth of all the chewing and smok-
ng tobacco consumed in the United
States, besides exporting vast quanti-
les to foreign lands. This statement
IS taken from the report of the Com
missioner of Internal Revenue for the
iTst quarter of the present fiscal
year and from private advices from
Washington, as to the second quar-
-er, which ended December 31st, last.
"Your city is making one-seventh
of all tobacco products-chewing and
smoking tobacco, cigars, cigarettes
and snuff manufactured in the
United States. Your manufacturers
are paying on an average about $37,-
900 day revenue taxes to the gov
ernment and the amount is increasing
from month to month. When your
government building, much the hand
5omest in the State, was completed
last July at cost of $250,00O your
newspapers made the statement that
the taxes paid in your city to Uncle
Sam for the first eight days of its
occupancy would pay for it. Since
September, it has taken only a frac-
ton over seven average days col
lections here to equal its cost. Sc
far this week, Mr.. Crawford has taker
in $206.428.50. I predict that before
1915 shall have ended your average
weekly payments to the government
IN tobacco will more than paw fol
his magnificent building, leaving
the collection for the other fifty.
one weeks as clear profit to the
| government.
Tobacco Shipments
"Winston-Salem is shipping on al
average each week day to all parts Of
this country and to foreign lands a
least $150,000 of tobacco products.
."In conclusion, Winston-Salen
manufactures more tobacco, all to
bacco products are taken into thi.
statement. than any other city OF
earth. little or big. Industrially, sh,
IS easily first in North Carolina, po
oulation considered, first in Americ:
and I believe, in the World; socially
a never failing delight to her friends
HOWARD SCHOOL.
The officers for this month are
President, Harold Falor; Vice Presi
dent, Bert Dominique; Secretary
Rheadia Eberly; Man, Police, Waite
Weber; Woman Police, Evelyn Falor
Mail Clerk, Merrill Frazier; Choriste,
Ivah Pike; Organist, Ethlyn Geer
Reporter, Hazel Frazier; Librarian
Wayne Miller.
! Those who were perfect in attend
ance last month were: Emma Eberly
Rheadia Eberly; Louise Eberly; Berry
Eberly.
We finished our quilt last Frida,
now we are ready for a social.
We will have a box social Frida,
March 10, 1916. We have a shor
program prepared after which W,
will sell our quilt and boxes.
Merrill Frazier spent Sunday af
ternoon with Walter Weber.
Charley Pike and family spent Sun
day with Bertha Phipps and family
Mr.. and Mrs. John Falor and fami
ly spent Sunday afternoon with Nh
and Mrs. Henry Falor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Miller an,
daughter Marguerite and Mr.. an,
Mrs. Henry Kutzli spent Sunday witt
Albert Kutzli.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Rohrs are tn,
proud parents of baby boy.