The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1886-11-27

time that charges for handling
cotton based on q market value of
s75 a bale, are thoroughly unjust
taxes on cottoh worth only $40 a
bale. They have known this but
failed to make any attempttO cor
rectthe evil until th6loss of trade.
forced them 70 40 ia their own
iutdrest what they would not do
for the interests Of their ems.
toners fiif'' - Hrs'
The newspapers have only re-
Gently awakened TO tile fact, and
ar5 hammeribg at the press,
es, Factors and handlers. Itlooks
as il the agitation win do New
Orleans more go5d than HARM
10 show to #hatektent eight
cent tottoh, si,A'!Gaeen cents
charges taH5tioh OH it, has been
bdrdened, MI exttaetishele given
fro.nan Interview With M. A.. j..
r.. Ilandauer, pnblished in the
States. Mr.. Lnidauer a'is well
known tothe,6ottoh tfatFe of tho
Southwest. He gives the follow
inc reductions, witch might be
made; ''' 'n iIH'0a's.9s.h 4,
"On storing for ninety days, now
60 cents, a reduetlonof 20 cents;
weighirgnow 174 cents, ii reduc,
Zion Of scents weighngy now
l2I cents, dispensed With entirely
except Whelpthe buyer cbooses to
hAvo his cotton welshed; com.
pressing, now B5eents, reduced 10
oontsi recti3ihg, Scents, dispens,
ed With; steredoring,uow 55eents,
rcduoedl0eents. This would'make
tho total reduction, OF "a cents,
equal 10 3.l6 " a cent per pound
on cotton iu ,ui1.IG1Ti 2Isd
".is an ILLUSTRATION OF what q
tihEgin olor redud.ians ,thoro' is,
nae. Landauer cited die fact tilat
the present Press Ass0eiation's
charge FOR forwarding eetton from
interior points ia 1only a65i cents
which incsudes dragage 10 the
press. tompIessln& aAd drayago to
Che ship NusIf lugmug H. s,ll
IGIho concluding paragraph gives
what can be successfully accom-
pished ifau etiortis made in tina,
direction, The aggregate charges
gwen above. amount TO S2.39t pei
bale. The reductions proposed n
ceuts, would bring the total dow
to sl624 per bale. .sI91snRo1 q.
I BeforoEew Orleans gets through
With this questiop, iher charges
rIWiil have 10 undergo q ninpinl
greater than "a cents add th,
balance Of the storage, 40 conts
AND 5l,l7 will DO tle nearer tn,
n'aFkusHI lr Hr iasrt syui'1h .
The cotton CompresBes Of New
Orleans those of the larges
oapacity%ith Ddllilihgsand yards
aFo, at the outside, worth less thar
100000, Allow.l0 per cent. inter
est on this aplonnta the net, earn
i4gs would equal 100000. These
presses can aud do handle 135,00t
bales Of costop in q season. At'5'
cents balo this would return
eih1OQ, leayipg. slh5OO for expen
nqs attending the handbag of cot
ton. IL ID qlaimod bg experts tina
y allpwings for iul wages, taxes
awear and tear Of maehulery aht
fuel, cotton can bo passed througi
,ge eomprqasos, for I'd, cents
balo leaving "a cents profit ou
.of 5V e9nt8 oq eYsgyisale handled
IlQa gQnIaegliA sT raQp,pr $3.50
moGe taaa AZ poFreeph interest
Aei, over al e8Roqsss, opsthe frs
100000 99Iaf h2qaled.l go 1ooi
A9 8onaor tAe. Cotton Pres
+ ASSOCIATION IN &oN Orleans caI
q ra44bpnqs o{ saQ,qOQ TO, sS4eol
1aa Iear !9lafc,QNpIsg4, 70. keep !
luis 1eGl 'pra' ~ ,shaas q
40 EQpoeH oOtade @ompettor
csan9t.g kepI .aSgn They Sc
tle Press Association paying fol-
tMqf 70 4ssp Dgsases idla' and a
; Csc sane tuuH 2ron pieii AM
oUuienG- fs1U's sia 1sl.ik
ne cotton .Prtss' e9mbinatioi
Of New ofleau3 t,pBI. 20, aud tha
ebsl peqqma 2 tree inftkeIilQr tn
cotton proliu Gemc .ss.far, sir a..
.t -Ha 4t+ei fs--4rff- -sFi "a
l taa l9l tls, SiGgS SlaSsd lalflGal'
fbe tois q sSh'y SodS{y i
! tao late Oh ~i0nlis aaf enigma
!. Dob Taylor lachodba86' votes 9
t Heeeighg as1mantiaB we're ca!
h1 Coy. Bale #oyeafs ago an
: Se. he peal Ris 9gpIler ALI 3,4S
: olee ii that county. Thus whil
/. iAa BemoeI8tio vote, fell of ,40|
+ .he Reppblieaasygte was reduce
a9 3is9, As.ai,onal explanation
7 q tbis large si9y-atihome Reput
i'ea vote YOU'D he interesting
{ Tie idea Of cr06keduess IS har
TO escape fron. --KncxviIle Joui
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