The Snyder signal. (Snyder, Tex.) 1887-????, 1917-04-27

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pounds OF tare on you In making the
the basis In England they take 30
pounds. therefore the gain amount
TO ten pounds on the purchase OF a
bale; at the basis OF four cents per
pound on which he sells II. In Eng
land at 20 cents per pound. which
makes II cents per pound gain on
the 20 pounds OF bagging which he
makes In this transaction, therefore
the cotton merchant Is interested In
the question that you put as little
bagging on your bale AZ possible. be-
cause he will supply the balance
when he buys at four cents and sells
for the price Of cotton. therefore
the law provides. as they did not
expect this Internal war. and that we
could get In touch with Europe and
there attach different rate OF tare.
and would attach the actual tare, In
other words, II we put fifteen pounds
on the bale and only fifteen pou1 e
at the other end would be charged
against your cotton. and they nave
slgnifled their desire that we do
this. therefore you can see the I'm
portance OF II. and save the ten
pounds Of tare which you have lost
In the last few years. which since
the beginning Of the war has
amounted to 1--WE million bales OF
cotton. That is what the law gov
ernlng the purchase amounts to. You
take all your cotton and put the bag
cling on II az we do; then It is cut
before you can sell II and before
shipped II must be weighed and the
bagglng deducted. therefore you pay
Tor two quits OF clothes instead Of
one. The other day n compress
burned out. and lost $4,000 bales Of
cotton. Who sustained that loss?
Do you think the cotton ownetE had
that loss7 No sir. you hal to stand
II. 1t Is taxed upon you and your
nelghbors They tax so much loss
10 bring that cotton which you raise
from you TO It's destination. and the
losses are sustained. not by the own
ers. but by you. When they take a
warehouse contract under the ware
house system they have reduced the
rate Of insurance. and after reducing
the rate they have gained under the
warehouse contract OF the State de-
partment an additlonl reduction Of
ten per cent Ii made. and this addl-
tlonal ten per cent In saved reducing
the risk OF losing ten per cent When
will you awaken and demand your
right and protection7 am speaking
In the presence OF a man who had
the courage to defend you. and he
knows that ! am telling the truth
They wanted to destroy your organl-
zatlon. because unorganlzed, the far
mers amount to nothing and that or
ganization and co-opertion IS the
only thing that eau rave you. Now
look at the federal government, they
have done said. You can organize, Do
they say wen lend any money TO the
individual farmer who has Joined
the organization 20 that organized
body OF men will recommend him A.
nanclally. You must organize TO carry
out any financial proposition for
your own benefit Eor instance, II
you organize and want to borrow
money. from five hundred to ten
thourand dollars, you select some
one to pass upon your property AMI
after you have recommended II then
they will send their Inspector and
see II your judgment Is correct. but
they say % you have made o mistake
you are responsible for IT.. then you
are careful In l3lecting the member
OF your organization. and when one
Is turned down, he will come and