The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1888-09-18
ABOUT TRUSTS.
The Farmers Seem to Have the
Best of 1t.
INSURANCE MEN WILL INSURE.
Risks on Cotton Tagging.

risks on cotton bagging stimulated inquiry,
yesterday as to whether the Atlanta mills
could furnish that material.
"On weeks notice." remarked President
Speer, OF the Exposition mills 1--WE could be
turning out heavy sheeti2es at the rate OF
10000 yards per week"
During Ex-Governor Bullock's absence from
the city, Mr. Walter Kmbal is in charge Of
the Atlanta cotton mills.
A representative of THE CONSTITUTION
asked him what he thought about the baggin &
trust.
81 regard it as blessing in disguise" was
his reply. at will show the cotton planters
Of the south that they are independent Of. the
manufacturers Of bagging. There is no ques-
ton about the result of the conflict; the
farmers will win. You see all the cotton bag
ging can be made in the south. Several hun
bred thousand bags Of cotton will prob
ably be used in rt the manufacture
the supply run mp the price and keep the
profits at home
"Will you manufacture osnaburgs or duck
| to supply the demahd?"
This cannot say. We have not been
manufacturing it, and do not know whether
or not it is the purpose of the company to 90
| into its manufacture. Bnt can say nothing
| about it while Governor Bullock is absent. L
! don't know what he has determined to do. I
| presume, however, he has given the subject
| due consideration"
There only three firms that handle jute
| DHBglnR IN Atlanta. IneSe are OgleSDy ~
| Meador, Hightower q Mailman, and Langston
K Woodson. A representative of each of these
firms was talked to yesterday afternoon. They
are all of the same opinion it seems.
"By all MEANS" said one of the firm of
Hightower & Mailman, "the best thing for the
! farmer and the best thing for the merchant
and the best thing for everybody is that the
crops should be put up III the jute bagging, and
put up right away. There is no help for it
this year"
Doesn't the fact that there will be no
trouble about the insurance from here to Lv
erpool of cotton baled in cotton bagging have
something TO do with the case ?"
81 can't say that it does The substitution
is not, think, practicable one. You need
something that will bear rough handling, and
osnaburgs won't DO. In the second place, the
supply Of cotton bagging could not meet the
full demand. And i'll the third place any gen.
eral attempt to substitute the cotton bagging
would cause delay in the marketing Of the
crop, and that is the one thing that ought to
be avoided"
"What about the cost of the cotton bag
ging"
"Say osnaburgs cost ten cents yard and
they certainly can't be furnished for less than
that. farmer needs six yards. yard
weighs eight ounces, or the six yards weighs
three pounds. He pays for each bale then six
times ten, or sixty cents, and sells it for three
times nine, or thirty-three cents on the bale.
"On the other hand, six yards of jute bag
ging at the present price, twelve -and-a-half
pounds The farmer sells it for nine times
nine, or eighty-one cents, clear gain of six
cents.
"On the osnaburgs there is loss of thirty
three cents, and on the jute gain of six cents,
or the difference between the two kinds of
bagging is 80 cents on each bale. On top of
all that cotton bagging can't stand the wear
and tear that jute can"
do you anticipate any demand for the cot
ton baggrng?"
"Wel, there is no telling, but really don't
expect it,"
"In case there is you will meet the de-
mand %
THAT depends. If there is any great de-
mand of course we will lay in supply But
we are having no trouble about selling the jute
bagging. We ship it every day. and in consid-
cradle quantities."
member of the firm of Oglesby & Meador
was next seen.
"Do you think" he was asked, "that cotton
bagging can be substituted for the jute?"
NO" he answered, 81 do not. The great idea
is that it is best tor the merchants and best
for the farmers themselves to bale their cotton
for this year, at least in the safe, old-fash-
toned way, and then make what provisions
they see fit for next yeer. 1t won't do to hold
back the cotton crop"
as there any indication of demand for
the cotton bagging ?"
~ don't know that there is OF course the
farmers are indignant, and they ought to be,
but there is no help for it this year.
Substitute For Jute Bagging.
At last successful substitute for jutesbag-
ging is produced. The CONSTITUTION has re-
ceiyed from the Lane mills, of New Orleans, a
sample OF loose cotton bagging, of which that
mill is producing fifteen thousand yards per
day. and selling faster than it can produce.
This new fabric is an elastic loosely woven
cotton cloth, made of about No single yarn
with great deal of twist of about eight picks
to the inch warp and filling, spun out of the
lowest grades of cotton, known as "dog-tail."
1t can be made out of waste cotton, and SO
cheaply as to compete with jute bagging at
any time. Seven yards of jute bagging, weigh
ing fourteen pounds, are required to cover a
bale of cotton. For the same purpose, eight
yards of cotton fabric, weighing six pounds,
will do. This makes o difference of eight
| pounds to the bale, and there ought to be q
weight allowance made by buyers, to the
| planters, for this difference.
| An experiment was tried with this
cotton bagging in New Orleans, in
! the presence of insurance agents and
cotton buyers. A bale packed with the cotton
| fabric was turned over to the hooks. They
were jerked, thrown about over the floor of
| the compress, lifted up bodily with the hooks
| and rustled about generally. Every cotton
buyer agreed that iute bagging could not stand
! such a test, and yet the cotton fabric did not
! tear at all. The cotton fabric stood compress
| ing equally rs well as jute A bag covered
| with jute was then brought in and under less
handling showed much more tearing The
cotton fabric absorbs water less easily than
| 1ute.
! The test was so successful, that the Lane mills
at once received orders for every yard of cot
ton bagging they could make this season.
| They write us that they are going to put up a
mill with fifty thousand spindles that can make
! one hundred thousand yards per day.
BY the use of cotton baggng for the crop. o
market will be made for dog tail Gotten, here
tofore practically wasted. 1t will require
hfty-six million yards of cotton bagging to bale
the crop, and it will take one hundred thou
sand bales of cottoA to supply this bagging.
! The cotton crop Is thus made TO furnish
its own bagglng and TO create u
| value for its lower grades. With
cotton bagging once established as a COMPETE
tor Of juto bagging the baggng trust would be
crushed forever. 1t is said the mills at West
Point Ga, having forty inch looms, can make
this bagging, and they will probably turn out
a line Of it ut once While it is not probable
that enough can be made TO supply the farm
ers this year il is certain that next season will
see cotton bagging in general use, and iute
bagging begging for purchasers.
WHEN you feel depressed don't dose yourself
! with mean bitters. Hodges Sarsaparilla reno
! Vafps aud inVivorates the system, and cures all