The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1889-07-12
a BOSTON CIRCULAR ATTACKED.


The scrivsn County Alliance Fave a
Word TO Say About the BegRing
Trust.
Editor Morning NstvS: Our attention
has been called to a circular dated at Boston
June I, in relation TO the Ludlow bagging,
which claims to be antitrust bagging. Said
circular is sent to our people by the com
mission merchants Of Savannah, accompa-
MED by statement which labors to show
that by the use Of jute the farmer makes a
net gain Of Ss cents pc bale. We desire 10
correct the erroneous impression attempted
to be made upon our people. hence ask
space IN your columns for this article.
While the cotton exchanges Of New Orleans,
New York, Liverpool and many others
come readily to our assistance, we cannot
account for the opposition manifested at
Savannah, except on the ground that the
merchants are sOmehOlC interested il lutte
bagging. The first we hear from them was
soon after the Atlanta meeting Of the State
Alliance, which adopted cotton as a cover
ing for our cotton. Their opinion as an
nounced was that 1t WIS imprGc ic1hle for
numerous reasons, among them, that the
cotton covering would 2 more easily torn,
and, therefore, more liable 70 injury from
fire, consequently the insurance would be
higher. Tney also thought that the En-
glish, being slow TO change their customs.
1t would, perhaps. take two or three
years for the Liverpool exchange to
adopt tare suited TO the
lighter weight Of the cotton covering. In
both of these matters they seem to have
been mistaken, as we are informed that the
insurance companies have signified their
Will guess to reduce their rates - per cent
And 10. we are asU0uudsd at the announce
ment that Liverpool is ready and willing at
once to re2ula,e the Care according 20
actual weight o. the covering. New Or
leans . Omp5lv recommends the adding of
eight pounds to the bale, covered in cotton,
to compensate the planter for excessive
tare. and the Soutl bern Manufacturers Asso-
citation readily agrees 10 give us 10 cents per
100 pounds additional for the same reasons
Now ada these two items to che credit side
Of cotton covering, and it is about up with
Jute. Now, by she Use OF cotton covering
we create a demand for the lower grad eS
OF cotton, which are now almost worthless.
Tuen too, when We take out from She sup
ply, the COTTON sufficient to make che cover
ING fron the crop of the cotton states, the
reaction in the price of cotton, must
amount to something. But what has
brought about this great change in the
spirit OF the dreams Of the jute trus', and
has imbued them with this great spirit Ct
llberalty, as 50 generously to reduce the
price # jute from IA TO 10 cents, as quoted
in the circulars mentione 2 Who is so
ignorant as not to know that the movement
for cotton covering was the power! But
while we are on the point Of savings, we
will show, that not ollv the planters, out
all our people are benefited by the use Of
cotton as covering
1t is said that g, 900, 600 are annually sent
abroad for the purcha,e of jute. Three
mlllOIs more 90 to the manufacturers,
VIII oh do not live in our own "Sunny
South" The cotton bagging will be manu-
featured here among Us. The material for
its manufacture is produced by our hands
and thus the 100000 annually drained
from the cotton states, and tumbled INTO the
already viii filed COTE Of others, remains,
a q is distributed among our own people.
But need we say anything more to counter
act the banefGl influence "a these circulars
But why should we use Ludlow bagging
with all It's claims of anti-trustl Why does
lbdeservo favor at our hands! We are
| told because it resisted the trust and
was sold at a loss TO prevent the consum
nation of the scheme OF the bagging trust II
! Didn't the planters pay "A cents for the
| Ludlow bagging? All who bought the
| Dixie, Orleans, Ludlow, York or Hub, for
these are the brands or tie Ludlow, know
! that the same eXOrhitant cnarGe s were
made for it, AMI if the Ludlow company
made the acrlhces claimed, pray, who re
ceived the exorbitant profts' We pur-
chased the Ludlow through the commission
| merchants, and paid the same as for the
| material OF the bagging trust. By the use
OF cotton we give employment to the la
borer on the farm and in the factory. The
money saved 10 the planter by its use, and
to the laborer in its manufacture, will be
spent here with our merchants, and thu.
all will be benefited Then dig deep the
grave for the jute, put the Ludlow gently by
It's side and cover them so deep that theii
peaceful rest may be- undistubed by ever
the blasts Of Gabriels trump.
"a word to the wise, " He that is not
for as is against us"
SCRIvEN COUNTY ALLIANCE.