The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1883-09-15
VOL. 1s.
Jute and Jute Culture.
[t,Orrespoudenee Of the Yiek.hnrr II

Suto aHa sute Oultures
Correspondence Of the Vieksburg Her
AID.
StOneville, Miss, Aug. %. 1883.
In the June number of the
"Planters Journap a letter was
published from Mr.. S. D. Phelps
of New York on the subject Of
jute and its culture in the South.
AS will be remembered by many
Of your readers, who saw Mr..
Phelps letter, he labored and tried
to demonstrate that those who
urged jute culture as a Southern
crop, were simply preparing a
snare for our planters and chasing
notes in the sun bsam, or follow
ing chimers.
Mr.. Phelps letter came under
the notice of Mr.. Smith, the in.
yentOr of a Jute Decorticating
machine, (which he criticised in
unmeasured terms, without ever
having seen it, who seeing no
good to come of newspaper con-
troversy wrote a personal letter
to Mr.. Phelps, by which means he
hoped to elicit further particulars
as to what he knew experimental.
ly about jute eultuere in this coun-
try.
To this letter Mr.. Phelps deign-
ed no reply, nor did he notice it
in any way whatever.
Now IN view of the fact that the
Delta Jute and Fiber Company.
of Greenville, who are the propri-
etors in the United States of the
Smith machine, propose, and are
now ready with a machine at hand,
set up and ready for operations,
to test the possibilities of jute on
Southern soil; it is thought but
just and fair to advocates of this
industry TO notice few of Mr..
Phelps points. At least, so far
as to show that he was either ig.
norant of many things about
which he spoke authoritatively, or
(which is worse), wrote in the in-
tercst of importers and manufact-
urers, and to that end sought to
deceive and hoodwink, the doubt
ing and cautious planters of the
South. l, as President of the
Delta Jute and Fiber Company,
enclose Mr.. Smiths letter, and
would be glad of its publication in
an early issue of the Daily Herald.
| should have asked publication
in the Planters Journal, but for q
desire to lay the jute question be-
fore the people of our section at
an earlier date than would be pos
sible in its next issue.
For the benefit of those inter
estcd, and to observe a promise
made to many gentlemen, | will
state that the machine is now al
my plce, near Stoneville, and viii
commence operations in about ten
days.
Inspection of its work is invl
ted and desired. Ihope the Jour
nal will publish Mr.. Smiths let
ter. Very respectfully,
w. w. STONE.
July 2s, 1883.
MIR. Simon d. Phelps, Agent liz Eas
Thirty-seventh street, New York.
Dear Sir:-I have read Will
interest your communication t'
the Planters Journal, and as YOU
remarks regarding machinery seen
to be directed to my own inven
tions, you will excuse me | hope
for addressing a letter to you. l
may save you some embarrass
ment in the future, rs your idea'
of jute culture and preparation
are indeed very crude, but such il
always the case with those wh'
+, have not had the experience.
/ have not, neither has any per
son or persons been authorized t
! solicit funds from northern capl
! talists to use or introduce my jut
machine; neither has a singh
planter been solicited to purchas
a machine; no territory has eve
been offered for sale, nor will tber
be; no patent interests are offel
ed; the gentleman to whom yo
refer have not . dollar now no
4 have they had in my machine
neither are we in position tba
compels us to seek recognition b
: the Northern jute dealers an
manufacturers; | have no doub
]. however, that they will Tecognlz
T us in dye time.
JUTE IN INDIA.
The crop is not tlinned to 81
inches apart; If it were so,
J would only be to our advantag'
as we do not need any such e.
pense here.
Second-The bark is not peele