The Marietta journal. [volume] (Marietta, Ga.) 1866-1909, 1885-07-23
agricultural.
LIGHT WEIGHT BAGGNG AND TIES.

The Rome Board of Trade has
adopted the following:
Whereas, The past year has dem
onstrated the fact that by the use of
light weight bagging and ties great
loss has resulted to farmers, cotton
buyers and shippers on account OF
bales packed with this material being
insecure for handling and transporta-
ton either by railway or steamship
lines, and
Whereas, The merchant makes no
additional gain by selling these infe-
rior goods, buyers, shippers, and com
press companies are crowded with
claims for broken ties, scant bagging
and wastage Of cotton caused by the
use of this shoddy material and
Whereas, The farmer in purchas-
ing and marketing his cotton in this
light weight goods suffers very con-
siderable loss as shown in the follow
ing table:
Table showing comparative profit
to the planter in bagging and ties
based on value of season of 1884 with
cotton at Zoe per pound. Z yds bag
ging a lbs, retail value 123c, cost
88c, producing 154 lbs at 10c $3.50;
6 ties go lbs per bunch) retail value
$3.50 per bunch, sost 30c, producing
IL lbs at 10c S1.10; total cost to
planter s1.18 per bale for which he
gets 500 making a net gain of S1.52
per bale. 7 yds of bagging u lbs
per yard, retail value lie, cost nc,
producing 104 lbs at 1Oc S1.O5; 6 ties
as lbs per bunch), retail value S1.25,
cost Csc, producing 9 lbs at Zoe, 9Oc,
total cost to planter $1.02 for which
he gets S1.95, making a net gain of
93c. Z yds bagging Il lbs retail val
lie lie, cost nc, producing l09 lbs at
10c, s105; 6 ties (40 lbs per bunch),
retail value S1.15 per bunch, cost 23c,
producing 8 lbs, at 1Oc, SOC, total
cost to planter per bale $l.0O for
which he gets $1.85, making net
gain of 85c. Net gain to planter in
heavy weight material VS.. medium
soc per bale. Net gain in heavy
weight VS.. light &c per bale, and
whereas, yet further loss is assured
to the planter by the use of this OBJ
jectionable material through his fail
ure to thus add to the bale the num-
Der of pounds deducted in Liver
pooh for tare, it being the present
custom to deduct E per cent in weight
or 80 lbs on 500 lb bale Cor its
equivilant in value) with the planter
in using light weight bagging and
ties only furnish 49, to 90 lbs, there
by plainly sacrificing the value of 10
to 123 lbs net cotton, and
Whereas, Much of this trouble
came from public ginners who buy
cheap material in order to compete
for business in the ginning and pack
ing of cotton by which method the
planter is made to suffer a loss of that
profit which would naturally accrue
in the use Of heavier material 1t is
therefore
Resolved, That planters be request
ed to allow none but the best materi-
al to be used in baling their cotton.
Resolved, That this board urgently
request the merchants of Rome and
surrounding country not to buy or
sell Con commission or otherwise
buy bagging of less weight than 13lbs
per yard or any ties of less weight
than 81 lbs to the bundle and those
of standard mark.
Resolved, That in order to secure
the packing of cotton in a shape to
be most easily and expeditiously
handled by planters, warehouse and
compress men, we recommend the
adoption of packing box of the fol-
lowing dimensions, which will answer
the desired uniformity; length of
box feet; width 26 inches.
Resolved, That these resolutions be
published in all the newspapers in
this section of country, and that all
exchanges in adjoining cities be re-
quested to cooperate with us in sup
pressing the sale of all inferior and
light weight bagging and ties.