The Grenada sentinel., 1889-08-17
COTTON BAGGING.

The Matches Democrat truly says that
the bold and independent stand as
sumed by the Southern planters in their
resistance to the attempted imposition
of the gigantic Jute Bagging Monopoly
has proven one of the most successful
efforts ever before tried by class Of pro-
ducers to protect themselves from the
outrage Of a combine Of capital, and bids
fair to be complete and overwhe lining
success, which will bear incalculable
good in its wake
There has not been time enough to
substitute sufficient am0ant OF cotton
bagging for jute, but as soon as there
was obtained concensus of the farmers
and planters to resist the wrong, there
was movement at once inaugurated
to manufacture as substitute and right
energeiically have the mills been put to
work to supply as far as possible the de-
mand OF the growing crop for the cotton
bagging which it is estimated will re-
quire 100000 yards.
There is an enormous amount which
the mills are totally inadequate to sup
ply.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat
states that the Lane Mills have capac-
ity of $4,000 yards per day and have
already orders for 100000 yards.
1t it estimated that the Odenheimer
Mills in New Orleans are largely manu-
featuring cotton bagging, tho their, Cav
pacity is not given, but the T. D. esti-
mates that if these mills have capacity
of 10000 yards per day, the planters will
be able to procure 10000 per day or cov-
ering for 10 600 bales.
The estimate is made that even with
contributions OF the Georgia and other
mills the supply will fall short Of the
amount needed about 100000 yards.
such estimates are not accurately re-
liable, as the output of cotton bagging,
as all effort may be made to induce
Northern mills to engage in the manu-
facture.
However great this shortage may be
for the demand of the growing crops, it
is very certain that the backbone OF the
jute monopoly has been broken by this
determined stand of the farmers and by
the energy with which it has been met
by the cotton mills, SO that it may ,,be
safely said the revolution has been III.
augurated with force and impetus that
cannot be checked and which must grow
until cotton bagging completely usurps
the use OF jute in cotton baling.
The planters triumph will be complete
in overthrowing this monstrous mono,
poly and overcoming the resistance to
the adjustment of the rates,,of fare which
at one time seemed to threaten utter
failure to the enterprise OF substitu>
ton.
As class the planters of the South
have hitherto, largely been subjected to
the arrogant demand OF middle men and
manufacturers and deprived Of any
voice in the control OF the great staple,
but the victory in the bagging question,
now close in hand. will 60 far toward
encouraging them to an appreciation of
their rights and poyer-that too without
the exclusive aid OF the Alliance, but by
the united recognition of rights which
they dare maintain against the imposi-
ton and ruinous pressure of giant mon
opoly trusts.
1t has always been hard to engage the
cotton planters OF the South upon any
ona question which demanded united
purpose, or to retain them in solid line
in one policy, but the present step is a
demonstration Of the virtue in unity.
Besides this, the adherance to the use
Of cotton bagging will greatly increase
the demand tor the manufactured staple
and give an impetus to the CONSTRUCTION
Of cotton mills all over the South.
Il the planters stand firm in their good
resolution another year will witness a
complete Transformation in the covering
OF cotton bales as well an increased
number of mills, all of which tends tt
bring about an increased consumption