The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1836-1851, 1848-12-20


DOUBLE YOUR MoNEY.-By taking an in
terest in your schools, and your children:
proficiency, you can make one dol lar worth
Two. Let the children see that The parent
feels deep interest in their improvement
and they will be likely to feel the same.-
Talk with them-see if they learn thoroughly
encourage ff1en, and always visit the
school. Half a day spent for that purpose
will be worth more than five dollar bill 10
lengthen out the school. Why not make
the most Of your money!
But if the scholars mind becomes foo in:
tensey absorbed in in the studies check it
even if he or she must be taken from the
school. 1t is dangerous to health and life.
Sucn cases however are comparatively few.
~ HOME MADE BAGGING.
We have on our table specimen Of Cot
ton Bagging made from our great staple, at
the Richmond Factory.
This article is well worthy the attention
Of our planters. Tie free use oft by SOUTH
ern planters wouldeonfer benefit on them.
selves and the Hbole southers country be.
yond the benefit derived foom The use Of a
cheaper article than hemp for baling cotton.
The benefit would be threefold.
Ist. |, would be the means of consuming
large quantity Of cotton, and to that extent
diminishing the enormous mass of which an.
nuaIly gluls the markets of the world, and
thus contributing its mite to enhance the
value OF The staple. If all The cotton plan
ters in the United States would use cotton
bagging solely for baling their crops, this
would consume annually $4,000 to 10000
bales. il will take about 10 lbs. Of cotton to
make sufficient bagging oflhe quality before
US, to envelop bale of 400 lbs. This item
therefore, would constitute demand for
one.fortielh Of the entire crop. The effect
Of such an additional item would be sensibly
and directly felt upon prices TO their en-
hancement.
2d. The large amount Of money sent out
of the South for the purchase of hemp bag.
gng. amounting 10 the value a present pri.
ces Of probably 100000 bales Of cotton.
would be kept at home, and thus add that
much 10 the permanent productive wealth Of
The country. "A Jenny saved IS penny
made" is an addage as true as it is trie.
3rd. The manufacture of so large an
amount Of bagging at the South would give
employment to great number of operatives
and divert to the business large amount OF
capital now engaged in less profitable pur-
suits. 1t would be a great benefit in thus
fostering new branch Of industry, and IN
cideniaIly developing other modes of profita-
bly, employing labor and capital. A great
er diversity of pursuits is an important
deside,utum 10 our people. Many poor
women and children would, by this means,
be comfortably clothed and fed, who cannot
get employment in any other way.
The article of baeging before US seems
admirably adapted for its purpose, !, is
strong enough compact enough for square
bales, and would, with good rope. hold any
amount of cotton firmly compressed by the
packing screw. 1t will resist the ordinary
strains and wear and tear upon it, and afford
secure hol to the cotton hook in loading
and unloading, storing, &c. Its width how
ever, SO inches, is Objectionable in some re-
spec,s. Bagging 42 to 46 inches would be
preferable, as requiring but TWO widths to
tho bale.
The Richmond County Factory offers to
manufacture cotton bagging, the material
being furnished BY the planter, at price not
to exceed cents per yard OF 36 inches.
TIE most inferior cotton will answer the
purpose as we'll as finer qualities.
We believe that at this rate, no better bu-
sincss could be done, not only by the plan.
ter. but all holders of inferior cottons, than TO
convert it into baggins. In this shape eitwoud
pay an excellent profit.
Augusta Constitutionalist.