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JZucnvl piufi" Imtwoj When You Buy Books By the Set Buy: S/W Book Cases By the Section. We are Sole Agents for the “Elastic” Book Cases,* Made to fit most any space: Made to match most any finish, j&sxrsjf/nre of Quafity* DO SHADE TOBACCO TO Mm 1911 Crops of 1907-8-SMO Must Be Marketed. GA.-FLA. ASSOCIATION IS NOW DEAD Many New Members Joined the Farmers’ Tobacco Association * At Meeting Held at Attapulgus. The Farmers Tobacco Associa tion held its usual meeting yes terday at the usual meeting place and conducted one of the most enthusiastic meetings of its time- Many important things came up and were discussed by the body. The first order of business was the setting of a date for the an nual election of officers and the selection of a standing committee to look after the interests of the association. The second in order was the en rollment of the new members and the discussion of the taking into i pose these two interests are diametri cally opposed to each other is that it is a question of barter and sale and that it is very natural conse quence that the buyer should wish to purchase his goods as cheaply as possible and on the other hand it is perfectly natural for the sel ler to wish to realize all he can on the goods sold and therefore it is simply a matter of impossibility to mix the two interests in an as sociation in such a way that both parties will be benefitted. I move that the Georgia-Florida Associa tion now be considered dead and that we do hereby consign it to the grave of oblivion and number it among the dead and useless ideas that have been found im practicable and impossible.” This resolution was ably sec onded by Mr. Nicholson of this asHocian and on passage the Geor- g a Florid association passed into history. The reading of this re solution in the Farmers Tobacco Association caused that body to give a rising vote of thanks to it’s members that were called upon to act as pall-bearers for the as sociation that failed in it’s pur the association of all the good cit izens of the county who have been giving the association their un qualified support and endorse ment, and it was decided to fol low out the plan of the associa tion and take into membership all good citizens who are not packers of tobacco, connected with, or the employees of tobacco packers. Many merchants and business men are now joining the associa- tion. The association in discussing the receipt of a very anonymous letter by one of its members, passed the following condemna tory resolution: •‘‘Be it resolved that this asso- -clon do condemn the method of writing such letters as the one just read to this meeting, as a dastardly and cowardly practice, and one that all’ honest men ab hor and condemn in every man ner possible; the man or set of men that were the instigators of such a movement.”. The resolution was passed by a rising vote. The association then called for a report from its members that attended the meeting of the old Georgia and Florida Tobacco As sociation that was held in Quin cy with the intention of reorgan izing this body that seems to have failed in its mission and the report made by Mr. Williams and other members that were also on the same mission tothe effect that the old association adjourned sine die after the usual reciprocations of parliamentary courtesy. The following resolution intro duced into that meeting by Mr. Williams and the old associa tion went the way of impractica ble ideas: ‘ ‘My friends, we have met here at the call of our honorable presi dent to pay the last sad rites to the late, lamented and deceased Georgia & Florida Tobacco Asso ciation which has demonstrated beyond a doubt the truth of the trite old proverb ‘‘it impossible to mix oil and water in the same measure.” It is impossible to combine two separate interests that are diametrically opposed to each other. ‘‘I have reference gentlemen to the growers of tobacco who are not packers and the growers of tobacco who are packers and buy ers of tobacco and who have packed before selling it, in other words the plain old farmer who has no interest in tobacco save in its raw stage and those who put the finished articles on the mar ket. Now my reason for saying that After this action the associa tion adjourned to meet again next Friday. The following is the resolution in full: Wherein the association resolv ed to not grow any shade tobacco for another year and all concurr ed in it’s passage and pledged themselves to lend their very best efforts to the carrying out of the resolution to the best of their abil ity and influence. ‘Whereas it is of vital import ance to the best interest of the shade or wrapper tobacco indus try that the acreage to be plant ed another year should be de creased, on account of the great scarcity of labor and more espec ially on account of the large amount of shade tobacco of every grade of the 1907, 1908, 1909 and 1910 crops now remaining in the hands of the growers, packers and dealers still unsold—which should be sold and absorbed be fore another large amount is grown, and the market still fur ther overloaded and consequently depresse i bv overproduction and surplussage, and whereas the consumption, sale and absorption of the aforrsaid shade tobacco al ready on hand is retarded and slow, on account of existing con ditions, and it is claimed by some of those who have best opportun ity for knowing that the best op portunity for knowing that the market is surfeited, and sluggish from the excess on hand—it is therefore in our opinion, bad busi ness judgement, and opposed to the rapid recovery, restoration, and permanent prosperity of this industry, to further aggravate the- present conditions bv again planting a large acreage of this shade or wrapper tobacco; and, Whereas the members of this association and other growers of shade tobacco have earnestly en deavored by agreement between the growers to reduce the acre age of shade tobacco, and only plant fifty per cent of the shade, so that on that basis the farmer might and should receive a guar antee or contract price of fifty cents per pound for his shade grown tobacco of the stipulated quality—for on account of the scarcity and high price of labor the advanced cost, of living, the hazard and risk of loss, partially or entirely from wind, hail, un favorable seasons, insects or other causes—the painstaking course of proper barn-curing, taking down and delivery at every stage, of which weather conditions may jeopardise the quality of the whole crop, all of these dangers being incident to the making of every crop of shade or wrapper tobacco, and added to these the very expensive fer tilizers required, and the neces sarily large expenditures for shade, barns, houses, etc., make it impossible for us to profitably raise first-class shade or wrapper tobacco, which the contract would require of us, for less than fifty cents per pound, and, “Whereas it appears that it is impossible, at least at this time, to reach this agreement to only plant fifty per cent of the shade on account of the fact that some of the largest growers are un willing to reduce their acreage but expect to raise large crops of shaded tobacco and, “Whereas, from the present condition of labor, and the con dition of the shade tobacco mar ket, and on account of the afore mentioned large amount of that tobacco on hand for four crop years back, still unsold as set out above, it is, in our judgment, better for the present and future good of this industry that no shade tobacco should be grown in this, section for another year, than to again have a large crop andithe consequent over-produc tion and increase of the present surplus unsold stock now on hand. “Therefore be it resolved, That as at present advised, and under existing conditions, we do not grow any shade tobacco for the year 1911, and that we turn our attention and energies to cotton, corn and other kindred crops un til the shade tobacco market, the labor and other conditions are again normal and restored to their former state of stability and prosperity.! And we request and recommend to all growers of shade tobacco that this course and policy be adopted and car ried out.”—Bainbridge Post. The Sturdy Stride of the man on the street calls for the comfortable fit of the Crossett Shoe. • This season’s models of the Crossett Shoe have distinc tive "young man” features. Smart, snappy styles. Some semi-fancy designs with silk panels and decorative trim. Tans with brass buttons and eyelets. Look over the new Crossett models. $4 to $6 everywhere. Uwii A, Croiaott, Inc., Maker, North Mow. Tax, Levy County Purposes. GEORGIA—Grady County. Notice is hereby given that the fol lowing tax levy for county purposes for'the year 1910 was made and collec tion ordered to be made accordingly on Sept. 20, 1910, viz: S< eventy cents on each Hundred Dol lars worth of property returned for taxation, which is sub-divided as fol lows: (1) Fifteen cents to pay legal in debtedness of the county due or to be come due during the year or past due; (2) twenty cents to build or repair court houses or jails, bridges or ferries, or other public improvements accord ing to the contract; (3) ten cents to pay sheriffs’, jailers’ or other officers’ :’ees that they may be legally entitled to out of the county;y(4) two’ cents to coun pay'expenses of the bounty for bailiffs at court, non-resident witnesses in crim inal cases, fuel, servant hire ai d the like; (5) ten cents to pay jurors a per diem compensation; (6) six cents to pay expenses incurred in supporting the poor of the county; (7) seven cents to pay any other lawful charge against the county. Also in compliance with the recom mendation of the grand jury at Sep tember Term Superior court, 1910, of said county, the following special levy ' ’ " ’ ’' fi< ‘ was made and ordered collected, to wit: Thirty cents on each One Hun dred Dollars returned for taxation for the purpose ot maintaining and work Grady county’s quota of convicts mg i qi on the public roads of Grady county. Upon report of County School Com missioner of agreement between him and the authorities in the several school districts, the following leveis for local school purposes have been made for the ensuing year and the tax collector ordered to make collection accordingly: Woodland School District 3 1-2 mills I’ine Union 4 millH Greenwood 4 m jJ! s Walker 4 s Wtdffham}. 1-2 pilUs Sunnyaldo. Providence mills 2 mills Calvary * **' \ JjjJJ® Pleasant Valley 3 m Thomas Wight, J. W. Sasser, L. L. Baiiyvick, Albert Powell, Henry Mitchell, J. S. Peebles, County Commissioners. M. L. Ledford, Clerk. 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