The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1889-09-11
sGFIsrAcTIoN AT THE ACTION OF TIE
ALLIANCE N BLEcTNa COTTON g
{. l1 wR1aHER. 5s j


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or for use Baggink Cheap Gin.
ming Great Demand for Seed s9
We are to have several places at which We
syya hsss sSo9 aas seed sFSRssh %RshSss ana
Representatives from the !Abbeville, Long
Cane. Lebanon, and Magnolia sub-A alliances
met ct Abbeyille last Monday 70 elect g cot
ed. M The committee fixed on ten cents az the
: M. Jones r. Miller we learn. will erect q
platform scales and Will weigh all cotton SEED,
which he buys. free OF charge. . !,
ton seed from their ginnery, which they may
M Nj. &. v. Hammond VIM weigh. free. all cot
sch Inan 1 interview with Mr.. Hammond on the
subject Of cotton Weighing, he said that ne,
has no objection TO the action OF the Alliance
In electing g. cotton weigher last Monday.
- Ting be e @ hs sSnsss Snsess
heretofore. rat the old stand on the public
square. 4 s. z, 8, ...s.. ~
PpSSiS weghes s MOI
to him personally. and welcome him as q
competitor in weighing. - !. o ".
! Atpresent 1t looks as II we would have
more public scales than anything else. With
several scales seeking custom, surely all can
be pleased. &, ~, t. t. . y.
The oil mill ginnery had packed yesterday
morning some fourteen balesEthree Of which
The ginnery folk have no choice as to the
bagging which they may use. They. are
wori ing for the public, and will serve their
customers as may best please them.
but til 1t seems that the mills have not flled
their orders for cotton. Some OF the orders
were to be filled by the first OF September,
and some Of the members OF the Aiilance
~s1@f ca AsHk NNr1C
sase 3sa arse to pack IN Cotton
that he has asked his merchant 20 order the
cotton especially for him-we believe rom y.
K. burst q Co., OF Greenwood. Tne Pta1tes
herein referred to js satisfied that he will loss
sit least seyenty-fdve cents q bale, but he
thinks that the light will result in ultimate
good to the planter The lower price OF jute
= While Will at the oil mill ginnery yesterday, .:
farmer was unloading bale OF seed cotton.
We asked him II he was going TO use COTTON
bagging. He said no. he wanted all he
'o The ii oii mill mil has two ginneriss. At the Mo-
MILAN stand they have three gins. Al henry
stand they have two gins
One result OF the oil mill Is the great reduc-
The The charge gel now is only thirty cents per hun-
dred pounds. We hope that; those VINO may
have predicted evil Of the oil mill may stsS
oil mill viii make further arrangements to
still more reduce the price next year. II
The low price of ginning and packing aG
the oil mill ginneries, together with the factli-
ties which Mr.. q. 8. Wilson will offer in his
two new gins, Will, we presume, have the ef-
feet to draw, much cotton from distance.
The conveniences Of selling seed and the
'cheapnets Of ginning will prevent farmers
from carrying their cotton elsewhere, II they
live within reach OF Abbeville.
It is fair to count on large increase or snip
ments from Abbeville during the present sea-
son. High prices for cotton, high prices ior
seed, no Charge for weighing seed cannot ail
to draw IN immense trade In cotton and sseo;;
pulse which has been impaired to the busi-
ness interests Of this section, together with
the prospect of an early completion OF the
new railroad, have induced every merchantto
lay in town to make his largest spread tnls
Fall, .. +.