St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-06-22
Cotton Bagging.
THE QUESTION DEFINITELY SETTLED.

THE QUESTION DEFINITELY SETTLED.
At the meeting of the National Farm
ers Alliance, which met in Birmingham,
Alabama. recently, the question of the use
of cotton bagging seems to have been def
nitely settled.
At this meeting, thirteen States were
represented by delegates, and the question
was thoroughly discussed. The COM
mittee appointed, after careful delibera
ton, and after hearing from the advocates
of cotton bagging reported and recon-
mended cotton bagging as permanent
covering for cotton bales. Cotton bagging
was represented by the President of the
Rock Mills of Alabama, the Tuscaloosa
Manufacturing Company, and the Lane
Mills of New Orleans. They argued upon
the advantages to be derived by the cotton
planter the use of cotton bagging as fol-
lows:
1. 1t will consume about 1885, 900 bales
of low grade cotton, thereby enhancing its
value.
g. 1t will develop a new industry in the
South, giving employment to about 5000
operatives, who will earn about $4,000 per
day, or, in one year of 800 working days,
81, 900, 900, all of which will remain in the
South.
8. Cotton bagging, with nominal prices
for cotton and with factories specially
built with suitable machinery, can be
made at the cost or trifie less per yard as
yard of jute bagging; and while jute bag
cling draws the material from India, and
is manufactured principally in the North,
cotton bagging is made of home product
and by home labor, keeping over $4,000.
900 which is now expended for ute bag
giDg, at home.
4. The saving to the planter in using a
superior covering for his cotton, which
cotton bagging has been proven to be by
practical tests and experience of last sea-
son amounts to considerable sum, all of
which reverts to the pocket of the planter.
Cotton bagging is a better protection
against wet and inclement weather than
jute. Its close texture affords better pro-
lection against dirt and other impurities,
and with it's hard, twisted thread, which
is the characteristic feature of the cotton
bagging, it is the ideal covering considered
tically non -infammable. AS soon as cot.
ton bagglng is put in general use fire
premiums will be reduced by the under
writer's, thereby saving lalge amount of
money.
Last, but most important, cotton bag
giug can be made by every mill in the
country and thereby prevent any combina-
ton which might advance the price, as
was the case with jute last season.
All these reasons were fully explained,
and facts and figures shown in support
thereof. The advantages to the buyer of
cotton covered with cotton bagging were
next discussed. 1t was shown that cotton
bagging afforded better protection to the
cotton, keeping it clean and uninjured. 1t
could be sold second handed for more
than jute, and the now hazardous insur-
ance risk on cotton would be greatly
diminished entailing considerable saving
on insurance.
The Bagging Trust representatives Of
fered to lay down jute bagging at 12t cts.
per yard, but the committee recommended
cotton bagging, which was unanimously
adopted.
The State Farmers Union of Louisiana, |
which met in Alexandria on the 9th of |
May, made arrangements for 2,000, 900 |
yards of bagging, and also took steps |
looking toward the erection of factory. |
The site for the factory was considered and |
will be finally determined upon at the
August meeting. Alexandria made an
offer of grounds and $4,000 year for five
years, and to exempt the property from
taxation for term of years. 1t is also
rumored that the city of Monroe had of
fered handsome sum. These being the
only towns that made any bids, the matter
IF a site was deferred, and Hon. T. s.
Adams, of Clinton, La, was made chair
man of committee of five to receive bids
or propositions of different towns offering
inducements for the building of factory.
In addition to this a committee of three
from each parish was appointed to solicit
of stock in cash and notes
The shares are fixed at ten dollars each, to
% used by the union for the factory.
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