THE INDEPENDENT
PERCY H. VAN DYKE
Publisher and Editor
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FINAL REMEDY I
CROP REDUCTION
How Present Situation Must Be Met
In Order To Preserve The
Prosperity of The South.
Atlanta Chamber of Commerce,
Atlanta, Ga., September 14, 1914.
To Farmers, Merchants, Bankers and \
Others interested in the Cotton
Crop.
Upon the recommenlation of a spe
cial committee, whose names appear
I below, appointed by this body to con
sider and recommend ways and
means to meet the situation caused
by the European war, the Atlanta
Chamber of Commerce, after careful
consideration by this committee and
by the board of directors finds the
situation to be as folows:
THE PRESENT SITUATION.
As a result of the war a large pro
portion of European mills will be idle .
for some time and this is likely to !
reduce the consumption of American
cotton very largely until the war is
over. The probable surplus of cot
ton, due to this cause, is estimated
from three million to four million
bales, some even making it five mil
lions.
Again it is held by some that the
consumption of cotton by American
and Japanese mills will be consider
ably increased.
It is impossible at this time to ap
proximate the surplus or to state
•what is the fair statistical value of
cotton.
In the meantime the cotton ex
changes of America and Europe have j
been closed for more than a month, [
and for the time being cotton ceases
to be a marketable product at a uni
form price.
Under these circumstances an at
tempt to force cotton upon the mar
ket will result in further serious de
pression of the price.
LARGE SUMS ALREADY AD
VANCED.
Merchants, bankers and fertilizer !
men have advanced to the farmers
large sums and this indebtedness is
now estimated to average nearly or
quite as much as cotton would sell for
at this time.
There will be a demand from
American mills for a good portion of
the present crop which is expected to
furnish a considerable amount of
cash during the season, but to force a
liquidation of this crop would be
ruinous to the producer and those
who have advanced him money or
supplies. Tt would be a serious blow
to the commercial fabric of the South
and one that would undoubtedly cause
great distress and serious depression
throughout these states.
ONLY ONE COURSE OPEN.
In our opinion there is only one
thing to do. That is for the far
mers who are unable to pay their
debts to satisfy their creditors by
placing their cotton in warehouses,
insuring it and giving notes to their
creditors with the warehouse receipt
and insurance certificate attached.
If the cotton is properly stored and
insured and the papers are in proper
shape, the merchant or the banker
who made the advances will have
good collateral, which will make him
safe and enable him to continue busi
ness with the aid he will be able to
receive from banks and others.
If notes are for not exceeding four
months, with proper warehouse re
ceipts and insurance papers attached,
they will form a class of paper, when
in the hands of banks connected with
the National Currency Association,
which will be accepted as collateral
for the issuance of emergency cur
rency, under the Aldrich-\ reeland
Act as amended.
This kind of paps*- coming from
the farmer to the merchant, from the
the merchant to the country bank and
from the country bank to banks
which are members of National Cur
rency Associations, will be the
means of securing money with which
to carry a large amount of cotton un
til it can be safely marketed.
THE ULTIMATE REMEDY
The foregoing are means to meet
the immediate emergency. There can
be no permanent rebel except in a
heavy reduction of next year’s cot
ton acreage, and we believe this can
be brought about by a campaign of
education now, followed by the close
and cordial co-operation of mer
chants, bankers and farmers when
the time comes to make arrangements
for planting next year’s crop. If, at
once and in a large way, with sys
tematic etfort, the farmers’ associa
tions, the commercial bodies, the
press, the merchants and bankers
will all use their influence to bring
about a reduction of next year’s crop,
and following this, when the time
comes to pitch the crop and make ar
rangements for money and supplies
on which to make it, the merchants
and .bankers will give financial en
couragement to a diversification of
the crop, making it clear that they
can better afford to help the farmer
who will cut down his cotton crop
and increase his food crop the desired
reduction in the 1915 crop will be ef
fected.
A CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION.
We recommend that all these or
ganizations and organs of public opin
ion vigorously exert themselves and
use their influence along this line.
We recommend that the Govern
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^ Of special interest to the College Miss and the ^
&p young man who are going to school. !ai
^ Misses new Fall Suits-$16.50 to $22.50 ^
!sFi Young Men’s new Fall Suits_$12-50 to $22.50 aft
^ Misses and Young Men's Rain Coats at the lowest ^
[ue prices. QK
jp All of our Fall Hosiery, Iron Clad, every pair guaran- jncj
jj_ra teed -——25c up to $1.25 pjja
$8.00 Plaid Blanket now-$3:50
an] We have 300 pieces of g inghams and percales for you to an!
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|j£j 25 and 15c values will g o for-15 and 12 l-2c
gjg. 100 pieces 12 l-2c values now-9c |cj
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BaaggjfijEss s asElHMap
t ment, through its farm demonstra
tion ^agents, the State Colleges of
Agriculture and the State Depart
ments of Agriculture conduct a vig
orous campaign of education along
this line until the 1915 crop has
been planted.
If this policy is adopted through
out the cotton producing states, it
will not only assure a good price for
cotton the coming year but will ne
cessarily have the effect of raising
the price for the surplus produced
this year.
ATLANTA CHAMBER OF COM
MERCE.
Statement of the Condition of
THE FARMERS RANK
Of Newport, Arkansas
At the Close of Business September
12, 1914.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, De
mand .$ 5,801.96
Loans and Discounts, Un
secured. 18,259.22
Loans and Discounts, Se
cured. 152,093.57
l Loans on Real Estate. 21,963.95
Overdrafts, Secured and
Unsecured. 929.79
Bonds and Securities,
j School Warrants and
I Scrip. 3,654.37
Furniture and Fixtures... 3,076.60
Real Estate. 503.53
Cash and Sight Ex
change . 24,147.11
$230,430.10
LIABILITIES.
Capital Stock.$ 50,000.00
Surplus. 8,000.00
Undivided Profits. 2,795.45
Bills Payable. 30,000.00
Individual Deposits. 83,798.42
[Public Funds. 49,035.66
Demand Certificates of
Deposit. 1,420.43
Time Certificates. 4,516.17
Cashiers Checks. 863.97
$230,430.10
This statement is correct.
W. W. Dunaway, Cashier
Will Now Use Cotton Sacks.
; The Valley Commission Com
! pany is in receipt of a letter
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xxum x ctcia xvi 111 vyuiiiprtiij'
of Omaha, manufacturers of
Arab Feed, stating that this
company to assist the South in
marketing its crop, will use
cotton yardage instead of jute.
This one feed company will use
1.300 bales of cotton and if all
the sugar, salt, coffee and rice
bagging were made of cotton in
stead of burlap, there would be
a vast number of bales con
sumed.
Jute is very hard to secure,
most of it being imported, and
all our Southern wholesale
houses should join in an effort
to bring about the adoption of
cotton bagging.
Call Sam Denty about the Va
cuum Cleaner, the only sanitary
way. Telephone 117. 304dtf.
Drayage of all kinds handled
promptly. Phone No. 10. —
Chester Robinson. 18dtf.
Lehigh Valley Anthracite,
$10.50 per ton. Dean & Hock
ing. dOl
You Can Earn A Good Salary
By equipping yourself in a good
business college. The Inde
pendent has scholarships in
many of the leading business
Colleges of the South and can
save you money. Scholarships
‘’old at half price. btf
Apportionment of School Funds.
The various school districts of
the county have received the
following amounts from the
State School and Poll Tax funds,
for the year 1914:
District No. 1_$127.40
District No. 2_ 459.55
District No. 3_ 648.37
District No. 4_448.17
District No. 5_313-95
District No. 6_78.53
District No. 7_498.22
District No. 8_366.27
District No. 9_807.62
District No. 10_809.90
District No. 11_293.47
District No. 12_241.15
District No. 13_197.92
District No- 14_366.27
District No. 15_203.47
District No. 17_445.90
District No. 18_182.00
District No. 20_345.80
District No. 21_ 247.97
District No. 22_632.45
District No. 23_238.87
District No. 24 __373.10
District No. 25_350-35
District No. 26_368.55
District No. 27_318.50
District No. 28_166.07
District No. 29_163.80
District No. 30_182.00
District No. 31_803.07
District No. 32_307.12
District No. 33_313.95
District No- 34_302.57
District No. 35_147.87
District No. 36_191.10
District No. 37_104.65
District No. 39-1128.40
District No. 40_309.40
District No. 41_175.17
District No. 42_ 136.50
District No. 43_491.40
District No. 44_229.77
District No. 45_143.32
District No. 46_104.65
District No. 47_361.72
Denmark Special __318.50
Grubbs Special_393.57
•Jacksonport Special_1,228.50
Tuckerman Special_1228.50
Newport Special_2,570.75
I, J. M. Ivy, do certify to the
correction of the above amounts.
J. M. IVY,
County Treasurer.
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HERES PROOF.
A Newport Citizen Tells of His
Experience.
W. B. .Jurney, East Nevrport,
says: “I was miserable and I
know that my kidneys were af
fected from the trouble I was
having with the kidney secre
tions- Sharp, cutting pains
darted across my back and I
know that my condition was se
nous. I lost strength and vital
ity. I improved as soon as I
took Doan’s Kidney Pills and a
few boxes practically cured me.”
Price, 50c at all dealers. Don’t
simply ask for a kidney remedy
—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the
same that Mr. Jurney had. Fos
ter-Milburn Co., Props., Buffalo,
N. Y. (Adv.)
ADDITIONAL LOCAL.
For Rent—Two furnished
rooms, 222 Laurel St. SSdtf
Try Virtue’s Little Liver Pills
at the City Drug Store 69btf
Knox menas shoes cheap, 111
Walnut street. dtf.
Stovewood—gum $2.00 load,
$5 00 cord. Phone P. S. White.
117dtf.
Mrs. Hooper eDad.
Mrs. Perry Hooper died at
her home on White river, near
Ingleside, Thursday afternoon,
at 5 o’clock from an illness of
several years. She is survived
by her husband and four little
children, who have the sympathy
of their many friends in their
sorrow.
The burial will be at Walnut
Grove Saturday afternoon at 2
o’clock.
Lumber Sawed Or For Sale.
Am now operating saw mill at
Diaz and will saw for or supply
trade from stock on hand.—R.
D. Wilmans, Diaz, Ark. 27btf.
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I ANNOUNCEMENT 1
I AUTUMN AND WINTER |
II 1914-1915. |
juf The very latest fabrics and fashions have arriv- gj^j
Be ed thus opening the new season- _
! W5 a cordial welcome is extended to the public to Ep
! oj^ call and review the complete assortment ot im- ^
- ported and domestic woolens. , r
l The showing of fabrics this season of about oOO jMF
(U^ patterns comprises beautiful all wool goods includ- fcjj|
H ing Tartan Plaids, Mixtures, Balmacaans, Wars- g|
j y| teds, Novelty weaves and staples, every one with
| genuine quality. ipS
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e green and blue effects; stripes , pinchecks, aiago- jjj™
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gp selection. Call early—act now.
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