North Carolina Fifth in Federal Taxes, Aug. 29, 1924

In the amount of taxes paid the federal government last year, North Carolina led all the states except New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois and Michigan. Tar Heel stated stands near the top in the value of its agricultural products in the growth and manufacture of tobacco, it leads the world. Massachusetts alone excels in the textile industry, and this crown is soon to be transferred to the commonwealth which was at one time noted for “tar, pitch and turpentine.”

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, Friday, August 29, 1924

newspapers.digitalnc.org/lccn/sn92073201/1924-08-29/ed-1/seq-1/#words=AUGUST+29%2C+1924