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PAGE TWELVE
LOSSES ON COTTON TARE.
(Continued from page nine.)
On a crop of 12,000,000 bales, this loss
amounts to 144,000,000 pounds. Put into
bales this would make 288,000 bales. At 12c,
this is $17,280,000.
The cotton grower loses that sum every
year. And he is about the only man, selling
his goods, who has to lose the tare.
When he buys flour, he pays the tare. That
is, the cost of the barrel will come out of him.
When he buys canned goods, the cost of the
cans comes out of him. When he buys stuff
which comes in jars, and jugs, and bottles, he
pays the tare. That is, the thing which the
article comes to market in will be paid for
by the customer who buys the article.
There will always be such a shortage in the
weight or the measure as will make up for the
box, the barrel, the keg, the bottle, the jug, or
the jar.
The farmer, bringing cotton to market, is
the only man who is made to lose the cost of
the wrappage. He alone loses the tare.
And in his case, the tare is not assessed
against the actual weight of the bagging and
ties, but is arbitrarily fixed at 6 per cent,
which in many cases is double the actual
weight of the bagging and ties.
Isn’t the farmer a submissive citizen?
MR*
God’s Labish.
The old time country folks used to have
lots of queer words and phrases which hit the
bull’s eye much better than some of the more
elegant expressions now in vogue. These old
time words and phrases had the merit of con
veying the exact meaning, in such away that
it could not be missed.
For instance—
“ There, that’ll do,” meant that the speaker
had enough to satisfy him. He could make
out on that much.
Yet the words had to be used in the right
place, at the right time, else disagreeable re
sults might follow. Thus, a Frenchman, who
had not been on this side of the pond long
enough to learn the vernacular—l mean the
oddities of our language—came near being
beat to death by a pugnacious American, be-
FRANCE DESTP OUS TO TRADE
WITH US.
Paris, Sept. 14. —The American
Chamber of Commerce in Paris is
looking forward with anxiety to the
advent of the Commission from the
United States to arrange the tariff
system on a more satisfactory basis.
The situation is becoming well nigh
intolerable to the great detriment of
American commerce with France.
The French government has all sorts
of ways to reply by pin-pricks to
the high tariff wall of the United
States.
The American Chamber of Com
merce does not desire revision of the
tariff, but a convention for the mu
tual benefit of both countries, sim
ilar to the temporary arrangement
existing between America and Ger
many. K.
The great countries of Europe, in
cluding Germany ,are treated by
France on the basis of “most fa
vored nation,” but not America.
This especially tells against Ameri
can manufacturers, for at present
they have only three per cent of the
trade of France, which imports a to
tal of $150,000,000. It is certain,
however, that if the treatment of
“most favored nation” is instituted
American trade will go up by leaps
and bounds.
cause he kept saying “Tat’ll do! Tat’U do!”
when he ought to have said, “Enough!
Enough!”
“That’s a plenty,” meant just a little more
than “There, that'll do.” It was a shade more
positive.
“That’s the greatest plenty,” meant that the
speaker didn’t want any more, at all—even
though you were willing to give it.
“That’s a God’s lavish,” meant that prodi
gality and profusion in the supply were about
to become superabundant. The thing was
nearing the too-much stage.
This reminds me that, in looking over my
files, I discovered a shortage in the June 13th
number of Weekly Jeffersonian, and adver
tised for it. That particular back-number was
identified by a black cat which the immortal
Nye had drawn, and which Teddy the Great
was inciting to jump on Harriman. Well sir,
my request for back-numbers had hardly had
time to go through the mails before a proces
sion of the black-cat numbers began to stream
toward the town where I live. Some came .by
mail, and some came on horseback, and some
came in wrappers that cost a cent, and some
came sealed up in envelopes that required six
cents. And they are still acoming. My house
is getting filled up with Nye’s black cats.
Thank you, good friends, thank you, Kindly!
But keep the balance of your black cats at
home.
As for me, I now have “a God’s lavish.”
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JYr. Watson Inbited.
Cordele, Ga., Sept. 7, 1907.
Hon. Thomas E. Watson, Thomson, Ga.
Dear Sir: Our people in this section are
anxious to have you address the people of the
third district, at this place, at such time in
November as may suit your convenience.
Your recent speeches to the Unions
have attracted attention and comment
from all classes of people. There ap
pears to be a general awakening of the people
on the great paramount issue of tariff, which
is first in importance and demands regulation.
The people are beginning to realize your depth
of heart and mind and your ever faithful devo
tion to the welfare of the masses, and the
Humanitarian spirit which constantly moves
It was only by Minister of Com
merce, Doumergue stretching a point
on the representation of the Ameri
can Chamber of Commerce that Porto
Rican coffee is not strangled alto
gether. A similar thing happened
over cottonseed oil, for which the
French budget had scheduled a rise
in duty from 7 to 25 per 100 kilos.
This trade is large and growing with
France, but had this become a law
it would have been crippled. The
Chamber intervened effectively, but
these haphazard chance methods can
not continue, especially since arrange
ment with Germany gives France just
ground for grievance, considering,
moreover, Ithat certain hieTi duties
and the American tariff seem vexa
tious, since there is no question of
competition; for example, champagne
and works of art. Therefore, the
Chamber hopes an arrangement will
be made soon to give an immense
impulse to mutual trade between
France and America.—N. Y. World
“Why not have goat dairies in this
country?” asks the Norfolk Land
make. We do not believe the butters
would prove popular especially.
Those people who are inclined to
scout the idea that an occasional jail
sentence would help some in the cas
of high malefactors are invited to
WATSON’S WEEKLY JEFFERSONIAN.
contemplate the case of Joseph Ralph
Burton, cnee a United States Sena
tor, now —well?
One of these statistical fiends has
figured that it costs Chicago $300.00' i
a year to keep its shoes shined. The
amount of. blacking required per Chi
cago" shoe is rather excessive, how
ever.
The Houston Post imagines the
Garden of Eden was located in
“Grand Old Texas.” Perhaps, after
all, Eve knew what she was aboul,
and merely ate that apple in order to
get put out as quickly as possible.
HOKE SMITH PLEADS FOR
SCHOOLS.
(Continued from page One.)
The governor’s address was educa
tional in character throughout. Not
once did he refer to a political issue.
He was invited to attend a school
rally to make an educational speech
and he hued squarely to the letter
of the invitation. At Sparta last
Tuesday it was different. He and
Congressman Hardwick had been in
vited there to discuss the issues of
the day and both of them felt at
liberty to dwell upon politics, the ef
forts of disgruntled newspapers and
politicians to the contrary notwith
standing.
you to action, to right the wrongs which have!
so long fastened themselves on the people of
Georgia and the entire South. |
Your recent tariff speech delivered at Beall
Springs has made the question clear and plain
to every thinking man, and will do much to
cause united effort and concert of action on
the part of the farmers wherever it is read.
And allow us just here to suggest that you
have that particular speech compiled as near
ly as possible for general distribution. It is
the most convincing argument on the tariff
question which has ever come to the people,
and we believe it will cause immediate organ
ized effort to cast off the shackles which have
so long bound us to a system of impoverish
ment.
Trusting we may have a favorable reply,
and with regards and best wishes for you and
your gieat work, we are.
Yours sincerely,
W B. MATHEWS.
E. R. BARBER.
Answer.
Mr. Watson would be insensible to approba
tion if he were not deeply appreciative of the
foregoing.
In the dark days of the past, he used to say,
in his speeches, that he looked above and be
yond the clouds that hung about him and was
sustained by a firm conviction that the time
would come when the people, no longer in
flamed and prejudiced, would do him justice.
He would be more or less than human if he
did not rejoice that the time has come.
If there is any possible chance to leave the
treadmill of editorial work for a couple of
days, he will certainly make a speech as. Cor
dele.
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