The Newberry herald and news. (Newberry, S.C.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-22
NO COTTON COVERING.
another Decisive Letter From Liverpool
Dealers.-The CT lesion Exchange
Receives u 1t Notice.
lSnecial To thea -gister. l

CHARLESTON, August 19.-The Pres
1dent of the Charleston Cotton tx
change has received letter from Peter
Brown, President of the Liverpool Cot
ton Association (Limited), in which
that official says:
"I have been instructed to intimate
to the American exchanges that this
association condemns the Use of cotton
bagging, and does not see its way clear
to make any legislation dealing with
cotton so covered"
AS the Farmers Alliance in this State
has already made arrangements for
cotton covering for the coming crop,
the situation looks alarming. Most Of
the members of the Charleston In
change are out of the city, and no ac-
ton has been taken us yet on the
letter.
Itlooks very much like there Will be
trouble here as soon as the cotton move
ment begins.
A Columbus Mill Man Outlines His Pro-
eram-Farmers Will Stand Firm.
Macon telegraph
COLUMBUS, Aug. 1.-THE fact that
the Liverpool Cotton Association had
condemned cotton bagging was first
learned in this city and section through
he.columns of this mornings Tele-
graph.
The news came as great surprise
and the alliance men are considerably
agitated over the matter. Several OF
the farmers have purchased their sup
ply of cotton bagging and the West
Point and Lane mills have been run to
their full capacity, turning out about
1OO, 900 yards of cotton bagging daily.
A few DAYS ago the West Point mill
announced that no more orders would
be filled after October |. The Lane
mill will not send out any more bag
ging until after November !. This
action of both mills, however, was
taken prior Of the cablegram from
Liverpool. This morning your cores
pondent interviewed several alllacce
men and mill owners on the action OF
the Liverpool cotton men.
President w. Fl. Young. of the Eagle
and PheuiX Mills and one Of the
oldest and best posted cotton men in
the State said:
II did not suppose that the foreign
exchanges would accept c,tton bag
ging. It has too many disadvantages.
1tcan not be stored safely, as the dam
ger from fire started in warehouse
where cotton covered with cotton bag
ging was stored there would be no
saving of it; the flames would spread
all overlike l. flash of gunpower. 1t
would be very difficult to get such cot
ton. insured. Cotton bagging does not
cover the cotton properly, and in bad
weather the cotton would be stained
very considerably when moved about
on the wharf. The Liverpool men are
not going to pay full price for the stain
would handle cotton covered with cot
ed cotton. Even if the exchange men
ton bagging it would amount to Nothing
because they are not the parties who
use it. The men who want Ghis cotton
will have it, but only at s price that
will cornpensateseaN&ee aN&ei VIII New York
actuall;"a accept cotton baggng in the
end. The cotton so covered will rot
bring the usual price. The New York
cotton men will cover the cotton with
jute bagging and ship it, so that the
farmer will lose the money anyhow.
We will receive cotton covered with cot
ton bagging, but will not allow tare for
it, though it weighs less than jute bag
ging, because we can and do resell this
Wte bagging to the farmers for use
again, and the price obtained is more
than any difference to us that would be
gained in " eight. Cotton tagging can
not be used second time, as it will be
torn by the handling.
Agent David of the Columbus AL
lance warehouse: ave have asked
nothing but reasonable and just terms.
If they decline to give us our terms
then we propose to take the matter in
our hands. We will call a meeting Of
the cotton States Immediately, and say
whether we will longer submit to such
injustice"
Colonel Swift, president OF the Mus
cogee Mills: "Of course, as manufact-
urers of cotton, it is to our interest to
buy cotton covered with cotton bag
ging, as the tare would be so high. In
the general question we are not inter
ested."
Several other men were scen. Their
sentiments were. in the main as above.