Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1889-08-12
COTTON BAGGING.
& Number of Reasons Given Why 1t
Should Not be Adopted by Farmers.
Or. Macnne Reviewed, Held Up as the Lead
ing Yisionist and Denounced as
MonumentaIly Unsafe.
Texas Farmer.

The representative of Texas Farmer,
upon ARRIVAL in Galveston, first saw Mr..
Rogers, who said his letter as previously
published in Texas Farmer, and as re-
published from the News in the foregoing
extract, was all he had to say. He re-
marked that his record as a servant of
his brethren would have to- answer the
unkind fling made at him as attempting
TO shirlz work and as aiding monopoly
He felt that any fight inteligently made
against the monstrous jute combine was
right, and that no stone should be left
unturned to kill not only this, but
all other forms of monopoly
but that this fight has not been
inteIligently made. On the contrary it
was q leap in the dark-as those who in
augurated it knew absolutely nothing as
to what the cotton buyers, cotton eX-
changes, cotton congresses and cotton
manufacturers could do in the premises
and vet they b1bt the matter before the
people in a false light, leading the peo-
pie to believe that all the necessary con-
ditions were de finitely settled matters.
The Farmer representative then waited
upon MIR, Adoue, and received from him
the following statements:
GALVESTON, Tex, Aug. 3, 1889.
have little more TO say on the subject OF cot
ton bagging, which we sell 10 any farmer who
desires to use it. we advertise in several Texas
papers one and three-quarter-P pound iute hagging
at gz cents; cotton bsgging ct I2ia cents for
teeITe-ounce Farmers have their choice.
About the letter Of the Lane mills yoG now
show me. what can say? for 1t certainly admits.
ali my statements: that bought all the baggIngT
hand; that they expected the machinery to
arrive about the 10th of July 10 commence manu-
featuring. Oh, YES, the letter said I was mis-
covered D2EgInT
being recovered with jute. Well here are the
statements Of two parties who handled nearly
all thatclass of cotton last season. What do
they say?
Here Mr.. Adoue showed the reporter a
letter from Sergeant s. Co. the leading
transportation firm of Galveston, and
from Mr.. William Crooks, sIperintend-
eut Of the combined cotton presses in
Galveston, fully establishing the truthtof'
Mr., Adoue s assertions on this head. Mrs
Adoue continued:
''Oh, yes, the letter of the Lane mills makes
another point-about the conditions uSon which
they viii accept orders. l put the Lane mills on
the stand my witness on this point. ::
Mr. Adoue then showed the reporter
their advertisement iii the Times Dem
ocrat, and pointed out the following Ian
guage:
''Orders once placed are frrevoeable, and no
ceEcelsation VIII be accepted under any. cIFcum-
stances A QepOSlB OF per cent must accom-
pany All orders, unless same comes through re-
sponsible business houses or banks. We shall
begin manufacturing as soon as We have booked
1000, 0O0 yards
Mr.. Adoue continued:
''You want to know why refused to discuss
the matter with brethren OF the Eayac3 County
Alliances or, IS they put it, 'turRed deaf ear
10 their messengers. Well, my friend, there is
not one word of truth in that statement Is it
hkeiyI would refuse to discuss a matter where
N II was as much TO my interest as 20 theIrsE
r.
/ get his reply may have something more to
say"
Thereupon Mr.. Adoue read to the re-
porter from his letter book, wherein he
in substance asks Mr.. Mitzen to be kind
enough to give him the names of the
messengers alluded to, inasmuch as the
statement. published did HIM great in
justice.
Since this article was in type the fol-
lowing has been received from Mr.
AdoUe, as Mr. Mitzen IS reply. 1t needs
no comment Ed. Farmer. ~.
FTA1LErFsv1LLE. Aug. 5. 1889.
B. Adoue. Esq, President Galveston Bagging
and COrd2ge Company:
Your favor of July %, in regard to a communi-
cation appearing in Mercury Of July -. to hand
and contents noted. In reply would say. the
communication referred to was formulated by+a
committee appointed for that purpose by the
County alliance of Lavaca county. only signed
the same as secretary Of. that body. Truly
yours, z. o. MITZEN, Sec. L. G. A.
Nj. Adoue continued:
Nv position On this subject OF jHte and cotton
barging is welfEnoygn to both Mr. J. S. Rogers
agent Of the Changers, and to DR.. c. ". Macuna
of the alliance, who seems to be the leading spirit
IN this cotton bagging agitation. Before the
Galveston bagglnE factory was completed IN
terviewcd both gentlemen, advocating. the adj
vantages to be derived by the farmers Of FeIaS if
they owned the factory to manufacture fseir
own bagging, assuring them that the owners of
the factory would be willing to turn it over when
complete at actual cost. Tor one land know
It IS the feeling Of all stockhotders) would feel
fully repaid tor my trouble ia attending to the
construction Of the factory by the fact OF having
it located in our cay. From my conversation
with Dr. Nacune am inclined to think he did
not give the matter serious attention. At least
he created that impression upon me, but I
knew that Mir. Rogers looked tavorably upon
such a plan, if 1t could IN any way be carried
into effect There are p, GOO members IN the
=. Grange ard about two hundred thousand IN the
alliance. MI. Aaoue doubtless quotes
Iacuneis statistics as to Allianee.-Ed. Far
meT BY subscribing s. each the farmers Of
Texas would become the owners of the finest
bagEing factory in the United States, with SUI
fCient working capital 70 operate il on an in
dependent basis The factory was then not
complete, and no one could tell what the
result would be; but now 1t is in
operation. Thousands Of people, many Of them
farmers, have seen it in operation. It's bagging
can new be seen IN nearly every city and village
IN the state. Over two million yards of bagging
viii be manufactured In time to cover the present
crop. and for next year could be made to mann
faCture TO- 600 900 yards, enough 70 cover the en-
tire Texas crop, besides enough Irvine to supply
all the farmers of the state. Our Irvine ma
chinery is ordered, and we expect TO have 1t in
operation in about four months
Bat, - said Mr.. Adoue, 81 guess I
have about covered your inquiries, - and
the reporter took leave of him to talk
jute baggiug and cotton bagging to other
posted parties. Before giving the con-
illusions arrived at, however, he deems
it opportune TO here extract from an
interview had by a Dallas newspaper
man with Dr.. Macune. He said:
There is firm stand being taken by the
Alliance people throughout the country for
cotton bsggiag, and / think it IS pretty well
settled that that is to be the baggng of the
future. I presented the matter TO Secretary
Rusk Of the agricultural department and he
considered it very favoTably. He wrote to
Mr.. Lincoln. our minister to England, request /
ing him to use his influence with the British
government to have the tare taken for what il
actually j. rather than arbitrarily, now. At
present sixteen pounds is taken of bale of cot
ton and the tate on cotton bagging is estimated
iUst the same as on juJe, though it weighs Only :
about five and quarter POUNDS. III this were /
properly remeGied cotton bagging would be /
cheaper than jute. In another year nlGHUfGc- +
tories viii be prepared with improved machinery /
adapted 20 the manufacture Of cotton bagging to /