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The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-23

Awoman who is weak, nervous and
sleepless, and who has cold hands and feet can
not feel and act like well person. Carriers Iron
Pills equalize the clrcuIauon remove nervous.
ness and give strength and rest.
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An EducatIonaI Campaign.

The last presidential campaign educated great
many people on the tariff question. Among other
things We have learned that the best 'protec-
tom against coughs, colds aud all lung affections
is Adamson's BOTANIC 3alsam. E n
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for an enterprising man with only small capital,
The International Hotel In complete repair will
be leased at a moderate rental Apply TO AUG.
T. FULLER. dec27d2m
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Rye straw. choice, at SIS 6o9ls 90; oat straw
| 10 00@11 90.
Potatoes-Houlton Rose -aeoc PLbush, Hebron
| 60G63c; Aroostook Hebrons 559bSci BurDanks
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POLICIES Protected by the
Popular Maine N0n.FOrfeiture
Law issued only by the OLD UN-
ION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, Of Portland, Maine.
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FROM MKRcHANrs' ExoHANaR.

Capt VIM Keene. of Bremen, has sold mis- in
terest in the schr AbdOn Keene to Portland par
ties. and will take charge Of the fishing schr Jas
Dyer of Portland.
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MAINE CENTRAL RAILROAD

ON and after December IN, Isss, Pas.on-
ger Trains leave Portland, as follows
For Auburn and Lewiston, 8.45 a. M, LIS
ITO 1880 a. m, 1.20 $40 and I'll 20 p. m, for
Bath, z. 10 1890 a H., 30 and $40 p. m, and
on saturdays only az 11.2O ?: m: Keekland
and 1.20 p. m. Brunswiek, Gardiner, Hal
lowell, and Augusta, ITO 1890 a. m, 1.20,
$40 and t11.2O D. m. Farminxten via
wick, 100 .. IN. meamsath. winthrop,
Lake maynnocook, Readneld, Oakland
and North An.sa, LIS 2. N. Water
LIS p. m, via Augn.ta, ITO q. m, 1.20
and I'll 20 ?. m. and on saturdays 70 waIsr-
5 Z: iao B. M nsss. s@ via p ss.s.
son n 10 t1s50 o. D. wa a. 1 ssssss a aaS
EiI-werih and Bar Hsrber f.20, III 20
p. m. vancebero, 80. stephen (CaIais,)
Aree.seek County. -. John, Halifax
might express with sleeping car attached. runs
every night, Sundays included, through to Ban
gor, but MOTTO skowhegan Monday mornings or
TO Belfast and Dexter or beyond Bangor, sunday
mornings.
WHITE MOUNTAINS LINE.
For Cumberland Wills $40, 1910 a. IN,
2.15, 3.15, 6.16 p, m. for sebage Lake $40
FryeS.rs, Sorsh S c1sw m Glen 81 s.ssisa,
nridgiea, Fryebarg, North Conway and
The s.4Oa a. m. train connects for all points In
Northern New Hampshire and Vermont and runs
through to Huntington, Montreal and the
Arrivals in Portland. from sebago Lake Z 20 am.
Bartlett 1906 a. M, Augusta and Bath, 1886 a.
a. m. and AGO D. M; Harrington. sk0whegan
and Lewiston 1925 p. M; Bangor, Rockland,
ETC., at 1880, p. M Fabyan's and North Con
and Rockland. b.sS D. M; FarminFton and
Lewiston 5.4s p. m; Night Pullman LAO a. no.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-23

Jan 4, lat 80 s. Ion 20 W, ship Eclipse. sbIlla.
bar, from Philadelphialfor Hiogo.
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BUSINESS CHANCES.

EOR sALR-Large boarding and lodging
JIG hause, makes Ia beds aud boards % people
best location In Boston; price $3.50, part cash
splendid chance for smart man OF woman; can
or address JOHN w. S. RAYMOND, $40 WASH
ington St., Boston, Mass. zig
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-23

Railroad Receipts.
nstnrs Ar, R1h ,

LIVERPOOL, Steamship Dominion 2 clocks
to Chas A Brown. pkgs to Bishop Nicely.
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paoM OUR ooRREspoNpENr.

ROCKP0RT, Feb 21-Ar, sch Mary L Allen,
Wiley. Bath. to load for Charleston
Sid. sch Lucy H Russell, Wilson. Baltimore.
Feb 22- Ar, sch Lizzie Eells Greenlaw, from
Boston.
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BOSTON AND MAINE n. n
In effoes january 10, Hsss.
WESTERN DIVISION.

Trains leave Portland. Union station"
$50 = %. s.ssss fsS Rs9.i.al $50 $50.
asses. P1ss i Psiss, $50. lo.ss. a. m, $50
els p m. Old Orchard Beach, SAGE,
Biddeferd $50. S.45, 1925 a. m, 12.45, $50,
IA Ss9S $50 siS M Ss %sl s4S ns.sS
$50, s.45 a. M, $50 D. m. Nerth Der
wick, Great Falls, Dovel ESQ, s.45 a. m.
Ill., ii sSc p aD ND L.1ss Gao s sss
m, l2:t5, $50 y. m: Rsshe.ssr kar@
12.45, $50 p. M, Manehesaer and CeneeEd
Junetion( $50 q; m, $50 p. m, Worcester (via
Great Falls and Rochester, ESQ a. IN.
Sunday Trains From Union station.
For Boston and way stations 100 and AIS p.
Eastern Division From Union Station.
Fer Boston (t2.OO am, daily 49, 90 am, 90,
1900 p. m. Returning leave Besten -7.30, 300
sd % lss1 p M Sep p ~ gSs saIs%,
Lynn 200, 300 a. M, LOO, 800 D. m. Ames-
bury 900 q. M, LOO, 800 p. m.
for Cape Eiizabsih and scarSsrs Cre-.isg,
6.25 8.35, 1918 a. m, ~. 40. 1926, $50 pm.
Trains from Commercial Street station connect
at searboro Crossing with local and through trains
tcoanects with Raul LinesfO New York, South
and West.
ssWest Division from North Berwick
All trains arriving at and departing from Union
station run via Western Division between scar
borough Crossing and Portland
for gale at Union station, Congress Street
Commercial street station, and al Eutes
Ticker Once, 40 Exchange street,
nj. " HFuHhEssS esI I Manager, Boston.
M l. WlLLiAMs' Genl Agent, at Portland.
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Wanted.
ROOMS.


ITO LET-96 Park St., large sunny rooms,
IL with or without board. 1871
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PORTLAND OFFICE,
8 Exchange Street.
MORSE & PINKHAM,
Resident Agents.
Commissioners Notice.

THE undersigned having been appointed by the
Cumberland, on the First Tuesday Of Febr,iary
A. d., 1889, Commissioners to receive and ex,
anime the claims of creditors Of Alexander smart
OF Portland in said County of Cumberland an
insane person whose estate is represented insoL
vent, hereby give notice that six months from the
date of said appointment are allowed 10 said
creditors in which TO present and prove their
claims, and that they VIII be in session at the
following place and time Tor the purpose Of receiy
Tompson' No. 396 Congress St., in said Port.
land, Monday the eleventh day Of March, Monday
the eighth day of April, Monday the thirteenth
day the eighth day Of July. and Monday the NTH
day OF August, at ten o'clock in the forenoon on
Dated at Portland this fourteenth day Of Febru-
airy, A. ID. 1889.
EDwARD F. IoMPTSSoN, COMMISSIONS.
feb16 d1aw3wS
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FINANCIAL AND COMMERCIAL.
PORTLAND WHOLESALE MARKET.


PORTLAND, Feb %, 1889.
rhe following are to-days closing quotations Of
Gram, Provisions. &c.:
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-23

1ll1S al Tin 2. howell 4 Cos Ns~soar.
V any,, X spruce streey where adysrtl
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-23

POLICIES, Protected by the
Popular Maine Non-Forfeiture
Law issued only by the OLD UN.
ION MUTUAL LIFE INSURANCE
COMPANY, of Portland, Maine.
The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1889-02-23

so cent Uniaundered
shirts at 81 I-2 cent
100 dozen so cent
Braces at 10 90
so cent CeIIuIOid Cuffs
at "A
e5 cent CelIuIOid Col
lars mt rs /"
40 cent CoiOred Hand
kerchiefs at s
100 dOz. SO cent Bates
Check OveraIIs mt 80 /"
Please Call and See Them al 4S2 Congress Street.
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Domestic potrs.

Gu at Halifax goth, sch Abbie M Deering, Son.
berg, Grand Banks.
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The balance of our $500
Satin Lined OvercOafs
IOr SI8.3Sl
$4,000 Satin Lined over
coats for 1854
$500 Overcoats ut 900
600 I" 500
$50 All Wool Dexter
Pants at $50
Look at our $1,000 All
Wool Suits mt $50
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Jerseys 3
Nnrfnlka
lemons.

Baldwins 1 25Gl T6
Eating apples1 1902 90
Evspora5ed W 10 7I1Se
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25
SOUTHERN INDUSTRIES.
The summer and Fan TO witness lu-
creased Activity.

BALTIMORE, MD, May 22-The
summer and fall will WIN ~ n'nr- slb
stani;al progress in the South than t,ns
yet been. Manufacturing interests ara
prospecting and new enterprises, many
nf item of great i,npori:a..ce, srt. be.
ing established.
The Msnufaciusers' r. cord say: IA
"a 900, 600 company is at work aud will
aeon have 200 men employed buitd-
ing adeep-water ia, Dor al the mouth Of
the Brazns river, Texas, from which
point railroads will be built TO Huu.-
ton and other pni,us. Nortilersa aud
foreign capitstis:s as- interested ia ti:j.
h's scheme.
A $4,000, 900 company has teen or
gabizsd to extend the + ~, T.unessee,
Virginia Il Georgia Railroad to Mobile,
gIviog the iron centres of Alsba .oa
another outlet to the sea. Birmtnx
ham iron men propose TO spend SEC. 900
on uew plant for steel making. DIAL
las is to have a s ,O0o. 900 bank and a
s 2O0, 900 MOTEL.
There Is great activity in new cotton
SEED mills, eleven having been orxan-
| 'zed In the last few weeks. Several
| cotton mills and iron furnaces have
also been organized.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25
The Steps0n Of Grandeur.
CCONrier-Journal.1

OufnRl.I
1t will amaze many who hive read
history we'll to learn that n st.,,s.,n of
Napoleon the Great is alive, M iu,nste
OF the celebrated asy lum for inca 10 row.
atty at Doebiing near Nieuna. A cor
respondent of tho New York Fumes.
writing from the Austrian cspi,al.
gives interesting information of the
princes and princessts, grand dukes I'D
grand duchesses whom u tainted aud
decayed Pairician blood, staena,iuu
from the want of healthy ard vieor-
Gus Plebian Infusion, or u body worn
out by years Of dissipation has t,r,uvhi
within the walls OF the mad hou.p
Among the inmates are the mother of
the German Empress, tie heir ppareut
to the throne of Bavaria and n,,,pero,,.
members of the rcigning Mn:lies Of
the petty German sovereieaties,
But the most remarkable patient in
the D,ehiing Institution is IT,. Prince
OF Moutenuovo, son of Count Neippsrv
and Marie louise, daughter If one mau
who was an Emperor by inheritanc.
and wife OF another who became En-,
peror Ivy the sword, Napoleon B,na-
parfe. IT does not speak we'll far this
reputation of theex Empr-4s IF Frauc.
that the Prince Of Monteuuovn wa.
born In 1890, one year b,iute the death
OF Napoleon, tie latter event p.ecpdius
BY fortnight her MARRIAGE with Count
Nieppery. The child could not we'll d.
called Enn"Iarte, AS Napoleon had
been for five years on the rock OF s..
Helena, bni Count Ne:ppery quickly
solved all difficulties by cltimiup ia
paternity, while Marie .nuisa put in No
denial against him. THE Neippe,ys
one of the bluest bloodr,l fsmili.,, in
Austria, would not allow the boy I.
take his fathers name, although hs
was subsequently tegiiinla,sh by ,hs
marriage Of his parents, and the old
Austrian Emperor created his If -hara-
ell grandson Count of Muntcnuvvn.
The Count of Montenuovn in tina.
became General in the Austrian army
a member of The Privy Council aud
Prince. Ten years ago no went Insane.
and has since been at Daeh!ing i'm com.
pany with other tainted relatives of
kings. In that retreat the illegiti,nate
son OF the great French Emperor's wife
has been forgotten by the world.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25
The Race Troubles in Arkansas.

The following from the Memphts
Ledger of fhe Goth inst. furnishes mech
food for reflection: f
The tragedy at Forrest City Sstur-
day afternoon. in which three white
men were killed followed up yester-
day by the killing OF negro who
sowed discord and reaped whlrlwiud
will be topic Of discussion for more
than day. The lust for office and
power Ted some Democrats TO abandon
their friends aud go over to the ueRroes.
They became leaders at once aud the
negroes became AS iEsolent AS when led
by the old~'ime carpet -baggers. The
Solid South was divided in u email
way and behold the result! Ii WAS
civil war over ncig hoor against neigh
Dor and friend against FREUD. Three
white tnen lay dead at a triangle, OH
ers were wounded, life time associations
were broken up, Il peaceful com ,auuity
was Mortified. The negroes WOnId have
given no trouble il they had no. beer.
encouraged. They M ade no real IL ut.
but one o! their incendiary leaders was
followed up and killed yesterday, Un-
fortunately this was something OF u
race question after all. The fusiouis,s
reaped harvest Of bioodshed for con-
sorting with the minions Of ignorance.
The free use of the pistol has followed
vicious political associations, The ex-
pertinent Of splitting up the white vp1s
works blootliiy, ''-'
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cot ton States are reported 10 be pre-
paring to supply al important propor-
ton Of the covering required for balipg
the cotton crop Of the current year. |
There is naturally . great aud COM
desire to use the product of
our Own fields an'l OF our own factories.
"This Exchange is in entire harmony
with
THIS PROGRESSIVE IDEA
and will now, ss heretofore, encourage
promote aud sustain any practical
measure promising general benefit to
the cotton interests Of It's great consttt-
uency in the cotton States. The prob
abse annual requirement Of one hundte
and twenty thousand bales of cotton
for making bagRing, the employment
Of thousands OF operatives at loom aud
spindle, aud the consequent retention
At home aud disbursement among our
own people Of the s., 900. 600 now an
uuat1y sent out Of the ettt"rs S''.i-s in
payment for foreign june, are. par '.lly
developed facts, that must command
our seficus notice. The interests con-
cerned are general IN character, They
ere OF great magnitude and are perti-
uent to QUIZ own especial friends and
people.
sin the matter OF fsbrics suitable Tor
batiug cotton there should be competi-
ton, at least, and that competition
should b on tesms Of equality. This
leads to ihe polut thas the ja.e covering
on bale weighs pounds more than
the cotton covering. TO sell cotton
covered and jute covered bales for the
ssme price for the gross weight Of bales,
Irrespective Of bsgging, would be to the
PREJUD1cE OF THE LIGHTER coy,
ERrNG.
t'It IL apparent then that there can.
not be any fair or equal competition
without distinct recognition of the
important difference in the respective
weights Of the hagsiug used. In re-
eommeoding that q proper adjustment
Of extsttng difference beimade In favor
of . suitable cotton fabric, as against
the jate fabric, the opportunity for
composition Of the different fabrics is
equitably established, without prejudice
to the seller or buyer of cotton it is,
therefore, @ -
"Rssolved, That a copy Of these
views be sent to the several Cotton
Exchanges of the United States to the
Cotton Brokers' Association in Liver.
pool, iEnsldsd: to the Bouyse in Havre,
France; to- Bremen, Amsterdam, Genoa
and sill Other foreign COTTON comnuni-
ties and associations In Europe"
STANLEY O. THOMAS, President.
HENRY g. HESTER, Secretary.
New Orleans, May p, 1889.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25

The Slate Grand Lodge, Knights OF
PythIas, which convened ut 0rstua on
the 10th, completed Its lsbors aud adj
journed on the 22d. The following OIL.
Gers were elected for the ensuing year ::
Fred Adoiph. Orleans No. !. grand
chancellor WV. Heard, Pelican No.
II, grand Vice. chancellor; II. T. Vinson
Damon No. 2, grand prela,s; VIM.
Gamer, TrlvoiI No. 25, grand master of
exchequer John A. Mclean, Orleans
No. l, grand keeper Of records and
seal; w. 8. McElroy, Columbia No.
So, grand naster.a t-arms ]. b. Eiwsll,
Crescent No. 8, grand inner guard p.
Bate, Jefferson No. 81, grand outer
guard. New Orleans was selected a.
the aext place of meeting.
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Advice to Mothers.

Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup
should always be used when children
are cutting teeth. 1t relieves the suf
ferer at once, 1t produces natural, quiet
sleep by relieving the child from pain,
aud the little cbernb awakes as
bright as a button" 1t is very pleas
ant to taste. 1t sooibes the child, soft
eos the gums, attays oil pain, relieves
wind, regulates the bowels, and is the
best known remedy for diarrhna,
whether artslng from teething or other
causes. Twenty-Five cents bottle.
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25

The Bachelor Newspaper Syndicate
recentiy offered William E. Gladstone
~, 600 for series of twenty-five arti.
cles on subjects of current interest, The
following Is his reply to Messrs. Bach
elior q Co. through their London rep
resentatfve: CAT my age the stock of
brain power does not wax, but wanes.
And the public calls upon my time
leave me only calculating residue to
dispose of. All idea of series of efforts
's, therefore, / have finally decided,
wholly beyond my power to embrace"
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25
A LOUISIANA RAILROAD.
Times Democrat.i


The rimes-Democrat noted at length
some time ago, the Houston AMI Ar
kansas Railroad, now being built at
Monroe in both directions. The road
runs north from Monroe, through GEN.
trail Arkansas, and Is to be extended
southward to the Gulf. The original
Idea was to build along the Ouachita,
turning TO the southwest, passing
through Alexandria, crossing the Ss-
bine, aud having its southern terminus
Ut Houston, Tex.
The people Of the Teche country
want the road turned In their direc-
ton and suggest; that as 1t Is DESTROYS
Of reaching the Gulf, it can do 80 much
more coDveniently, at far less expense
aud with shorter mitesge, by building
due south instead OF southwest, and
selecting Morgan City instead OF Hous-
ton as terminus. The line they pro.
pose IL through Msrksville, Arnsud-
Vile, Bresux Bridge, st. NIartinsviIie,
New iberia and Morgan City. y'he
people of the Teche demand this line
Enthusiastically, and are holding meet.
ings to So what can ne done to secure
It. The following meeting at st. Mar.
tlnsvfile shows the view they take of
the matter: 49, 49,.
ST. MARTINsyiLLT, May IS, 1889.
In conformity with the published cali The
citizens of st. Martin met this day at the
Office Of r. Martin, Esq, for the purpose of
taking into consideration a letter from
Hon. Mr.: Bright. PRESIDENT ofthe Houston
In regard to projected railroad through
this parish. Or motion Hon. &. II. Mou.
ton WAS chosen president OF the meeting
q nd RntN A~k MAJ
On motion tho following resolnt ions were
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That whereas, a letter from
t Hon; W. a; Bright, president Of the Hons-
road Company, addressed to a citizen OF
this parish, indicates a disposition on the
part Of the directors OF said railroad COM
pany to extend the same from Red river to
Marksville. in tho parish of Avoyelles,
thence TO some point on the Upper Techc
passing by Arnaudvitle, Bresux Bridge,
st. Martinsviiie and New Iberia, with Nor
parish Of st. Martin have heard of said pro-
ject with delight and will do everything i'm
their power to assist i'll the execution of
said projected road.
Bel further resolved. That they hereby
extend a cordial invitation to the president
and directors Of said railroad COMPANY to
visit the projected route through Avoyefies,
the s. ste portion Landry and the
Arnaudyille down to Morgan City, n seq
ton Of country Offering all the advantages
that railroad can desire, both for its pro-
duct and the facility with which the road
could ba constructed there.
Resolved, further, That a copy Of these
proceedings be forwarded to President
Bright, Of said railroad company.
c. Fl. MouroS, President
r. MARTIN, Secretary.
1t is to be hoped that this rich and
productive section Of the State can Sc
cure the road proposed, which will do
SO much to increase its wealth and
prosperity.
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gree w1tl them in many more. We
have NO doubt that the Times Demo-
aeat is correct In saying that the eIec>
Hon was bssksn up by tsrsgulators''
who REVISED 10 permit Vigneaud to
vote the negroes for himself, but We
part company with the Tines- Demo-
cxat when We make that Submission.
The Times Democrat seems 70 think
that Vigneaud ADD the negroes should
have been permitted TO run the thing
we think the white people, regulators,
II you wilt did right 10. assert their
manhood and sit down Oh Vigueaud
and the negroes. Aud herein lies the
diGarance between our esteemed con.
temporary, the Picayans eve are glad
TO welcome the Pic into the racks "a q
champ1a Of white supremacy At last,
and States, and the Telegraph: While
they are right in taking the eide OF The
white peopIe-ths srevniators ''-as
against Vtsneaud aud bis miniops.
the are wrong In their ostrich-like A.
tempt t. conceal the facts. Why not
tell the truth, plant themselves On the
enduring principle Of white supremacy
and defend the action Of their frtsuds
from that uuassailsble position
/ That islhe position OF the Telegraph
and we beg our esteemed "grsas New
Orleans dailtes'' 10 classify us, whethe,
the opinion entities US TO position 10
the tsfaw aud order" column or in 9
group all to ourseit.
Ia conclusion, we desire to announce
this proposition a. the solution of thts
question for all tune to come: Demo.
Gratis should maintain strict party dis.
d ciplIne, always nominate their ticket
by white primaries or conventions aud
elect IL -
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25
COTTON RA0GTNG.
Circular from the New Orleans Cotton
| Exchange.
The Directory Recommend Ihat o Proper
Difference Be Made In the Tars.--A
Notable Victory for Cotton Covering.
Times Democrat

Considerable tnterest was aroused In
business circles yesterday Afternoon,
awaiting the action of The Board OF
Directors Of the Cotton Exchange on
the question of the reduction Of the
taf1 on cotton covered with cotton
bag9ing. This all important question
has been subject of confederation with
tho management of the Exchange dur
ing the past year, and now that the
alliances have brought forward a bag
gtng that will stand full test. the
board has adopted al independent view
OF the situation, which il believes 10 be
for the best Interest of all, and which
1t purposes Submitting 10 the Ex-
changes OF the United States and Eu-
rope.
The circular, unanimously adopted,
reads rs follows:
"Iu bsting the cotton crop of the
United States there is now annually
employed about O,OOO, 900 yards of jute
bagglng. The jute fibre Is q foreign
product, aud its manufacture into bag.
gsng Is conducted chiefly beyond the
limits OF the cotton States.
"The annual cost 10 the growers of
co'ion for the bagging used in baliug
thetr cotton crop Of Z ,OO0, 900 bales may
be stated At say 81, 000, 600.
"tor the purpose of promoting home
manufactures aud Increasing the use
aou consumption Of the great staple
crop OF the cotton States this Exchange
mas instituted inquiry into the qualities
aud merits of q cotton fabric made
specially for baling cotton. The results
Of this inquiry dIscIoses very conflict.
ing bat extensive and valuable optu.
ion.
"a nQuesr Of manufacturers iu the
The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1889-05-25

Pi'tsburg Chronicle: If they Che
Southern farmers) adhere to II (the use
OF cotton covering for coiton) it will
have the effect not only of eventually
wip'ng out the monopoly. but estab-
fishing the manufacture of cotton cloth
suitable for bagging at home. It will
Keep In the country the money now
sent 70 India for jute, create a msrke,
for the lower grades Of cotton, and thus
Improve its price, and add a new in
dustry rhat will give employment to
thousands Of hands. 1t will also help
the planters to extend the area under
culture without fear of ovsrproductiou,
and finally Introduce and brtug into
use basging that is cheaper 10 the
end than jute, since Il preserves the
staple better and dscreases the chsuces
Of loss by Ere and. water.