Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1883-03-04
COTTON DUCK BAGGING
And Cotton Rope VS.. Jute, Hemp and
Flax Bagzfng and Iron Ties-A
timely Suggestion
That, il Carried Into Effect, Would Call
for 100000 Extra Bales of
Cotton.

To the Editors of the Appeal:
In your issue OF Wednesday read with
much interest a communication from your
correspondent at Jamestown, Miss, on the
subject ofthe use of baling made of cotton,
and think he has struck the keynote to the
situation. Let the farmers ia every county
and every neighborhood throughout the
cotton belt form associations and resolve to
bale their crop with heavy duck baling
manufactured of cotton instead of the bag
ging and ties now used, then il would matter
but little with them whether or not the tariff
was increased. The entire Sou hem country
would be greatly benefited by this substitute
for bsggipg. 1t would require at least
100000 bales of our own cotton to make
sufficient baing for crop OF 100000 bales.
Just think Of an increased consumption in
the United States OF 800, 900 bales for bsgging
alone. This increased consump,ioB would en-
hance the value of the crop we are now about
to plant fully one cent per pound, which the
farmer would reap the benefit of. Agsin,
the manufacture of the cotton baggins
would keep every mill in the South running
at its fullest capacity, both day and night,
from now until November 10 manufacture
sufficient stock for toe nex' crop. OF course
they would have to discontinue making
other cosrse goods, such a. Is made in the
south, Tor short lime, which would be
great hen. fit TO the manufacturing interest.
l. would give consumption an opportu oitv
to take every yard Of the accumulated g ock
of msnufacl ured goods now h Id every where
and which hss democrat I'd prices 10 such
an extent that profits ara comparatively
nothing.
heavy demsnd would necessarily sprin,
up Just at The time our new crop would b.
gin 20 be M al keted, for shee,ings, shirtings.
dfijl@, osnaburgs, and all other goods; aud
this fact, taken ~ couusctIon with The enor-
nous increase OF consumption for ihis cotton
bsliug, would, 10 my opinion, N Ike The next
crop net p anIers at least $40 100000 more
tn an il would but for the use of baiIng N AIDE
OF cotton. o her benefits would be d-riyed,
as follows: These goods would be manufsc-
tursd by our Southern mile, and the money
kept at home, instead of being sent sbroad !;
would give employment 10 thousands of poor
people, and would encourage capt aiisis 10
iovest in more cotton mills, which is the
salvation of the South. Hssvy duck is az
strong as jute, almost waterproof, and can
be made entirely SO by light coat OF
ocher, and will protect the cotton from
water and mud, thus saving a great
loss which farmers sustain each year by
being compelled to have their cotton sent 10
pickeries and oveIhauled before it can be
sold. Should cotton bsled with this coated
duck be exposed to rain it cannot penetrate
the bales, and if rolled down muddy banks,
or through mud, the cotton will not be in
jured in the least, aud the mud can be easily
scraped or washed off without loss of one
| cent in damaged cotton, pickery charges and
stealsge. This baling can be manufactured
aud sold at a triae above the price of bag
ging now in use, and the writer is clearly OF
the opirion that even were it thirty five per
cent. higher, it would be by odds the cheap
est for them TO use, taking into consideration
the many advantages which the planters, and
in fact the entire Southern country, would
derive from its use. I have given my ideas
of your correspondents proposition, thus inn
perfectly outlined, and 1 trust others inter
ested may do the same (throug On your col
umns), on this important question.
COTTON DUCK BAGGING.