The log cabin Democrat., 1922-02-02
WHO IS TO BLAME?

 be laid mainly the merchants and business institutions who have abide which they voluntarily assumed last they collect these special but also that they sell goods services to anyone liable " the taxes without coec if there occasional objections these the beginning admittedly that if the merchant failed.
 All who responsible for the present situation have brought sh upon ConwayCnway he state! Th educational opportunity in the faces of more than N little children They could not have been more indifferent ana ea they school building burn to hand They would not apply the torch to It, they do nothing it from destruction
 which signed by the mehar and dbusines institutions whose appended:
 Conway, Ark, 24 1921.
 "We the undersigned of Conway, Arkansas hereby until July l. 1922 we will collect special school district of Conway Arkan sas luxury the committee commsslon usually known commission for the Conway public schools may authorize direct all tems goods me chandse tickets drinks services of whatsoever kind by and we will promptly 1y to sao school district all funds for collecting
 "t being understood sales to apply on our purchases residents of the special school district Conway while the luxury tax fixed by sad collected all such sales regardless o where ~ purchaser thereof resides.
 we further agree will not for others any part assessed against such items as we may
 of majority in the sgners of this agreement give days district of Conway their intention then this agreement may after the expiration 30 days notice be terminated as the future collection of axes by sgner hereto
 (signed) Frauentha Schwarz, Durham Company, B. T. Deal & Sons, Harel Company, G. Smith, Cole x Com pan Terry Newborn Brothers the Craig Company Gree Drug Company, A. L. Peacock Nelson brothrs o nso Banner Company Wibanks & Company C. A. Harrison Son. L. A. Morgan, Owen Downing Nlburn ureg- orv A. J Thompson Son. Smith, M. w. Williams D.
 Harton Florence Drug Company Camp Brothers J. D. Duna way D. Browne City Clour Feed Company Bishop & Crow West Side Grocery, F. Milan, E, H. Ward Com pany Milling Company Bols Brothers J. C. Dawson sm'h .u1o Company, Ideal Theatre Grand Theatre United Motor Company E. Anderson, A. P Dolahte Mrs. F. L. Hinton B. Clif Conway Lumber Company C. A. smmon Ehrdge Williams, Feed Company New York Soe Con way Cotton Oil Company Caspars City Bakery w. !" Westmoreland Hardware Company legel lhesShg Moix Yager Mo- IS, Dawson Lumber oon pany O. K Barbershop, w. w. Francis Barbershop'"
 Several business later signed the above gre -
 Here the pledge ciens heads families and nous holders Conway-s4 of the total number-sgned:
 support the Conway public schools and In con- sderation the undersigned seVay agree pay that be fixed by the sales tax com the Conway public schools as saes " on all goods commodities services insurance amu
 purchased by us within the t o the So district of Conway, until July 1922
 These pay o said school district or those authorized collect the time of payment for said items luxury be fixed
 hereby direct the merchants of Conway and said sales ard luxury taxes to col feet such collecting the purchase price of items upon placed
 everaly that will purchase such items as may only from through establishments may be by said school district uhorized to collect said taxes.
 cooperation enforcing the collection and payment of said sales and luxury taxes"
 seblan of for the failure except the sore competition business contions a the of moro permitted small minority of the citizenship to cause them to fore offered that my competitor IS collecting enforce it This albi as the bankone must meet ones oblgalo whether other does It is false this case because few-prbaby dn howeverhav shown that tn faithfully obligation they assumed to the school ana people and yet continue in business
 adopted after long and careful c plans the school going had De of S5 cent of the peep accepted and later by signed agreements untried but practical was cea in the beginning of it's operation