Elmore bulletin. [volume] (Rocky Bar, Idaho) 1889-1906, 1890-10-18
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ABOUT COTTON SEED.
One OF the Msst Impressive OBJECT Les
sons Ia Political Economv.


sons in Political Economv.
Prior to 1860, Cotton was King. And
yet, the last We crops of cotton raised
by free labor exceeded the ave ante
bellum crops OF slave labor by several
million bales. The great industrial
forces is competition. The comp.tition
between the United States an the
manufacturing nations of Europe, and
especially England. in supplying the
markets Of Asia and South America with
cotton goods has made it necessary that
every labor-saving device be used, that
the raw material be obtained at q low
cost and that every cent be saved In the
process OF manufacture. Political econo-
mosts tell us that the traffic OF the
world tnrns on half cent q yard,
! cent bushel or half-peBny q pound
on the great staples. Our exports OF
cotton fabrics consist mainly OF coarse
sheetings and drills, which go TO China.
Africa and South America in payment
for tea, silk. sugar, spice, hides, etc.
In 1850 the average years product OF
one operative in q cotton-mill was 5,3i7
pounds of cloth. In 1850 ae average
years product was, in round numbers,
5000 pounds OF cloth. That is to say.
the average year work OF one operative
In the New England cotton-mill will
give 1000 Cinnamon 5 pounds or ID
yards each OF cotton-drill.
, H1w, with greater competition in cot
ton there comes greater economy. Moth
, ing is thrown away; every bit Of seed
has its uses.
, After certain tests and experiments,
| 10 - s.A
held some thirty gallons of pure oil,
and this, in its crude state, is worth
from Sl2 to SIS dollars TO the ton. So
= that the whole crop Of cotton seed is
: now worth not less than $4,000, 900. A
!. great trust was organized some years
), ago for the purpose of controlling the
: trade. The American Cotton-Oil Trust
!. certificates, representing millions Of
a dollars, sre now listed ON the New York
n Stock Exchange the same as the stocks
IA Of any railroad or mining company.
Again, it was found slat a certain
to quality OF lard could be extracted from
10 cotton-seed oil The result was that
N Western steam lard was extensively
ar adulterated. Still ii can hardly be said
Id that the mixture was, or is, very in
le furious. The kernel OF the cotton-seed
II is said to be q nutritious food for ami.
= mails, and upon the Southern farm 1t ID
IN the main stock food.
Once more. it has also been found thai
Q ton OF cotton seed, without its thirty
a. gallons of oil. is valuable fertilizer
Cotton seed supplies to the soil the ele
10 ments which are needed to make II pro
ia auctive The hulls of the seed are used
10 as fuel for feeding the oil-mill engine
The ashes OF the hulls have high com
or mercial value as potash, while the IRE
ss fuse" is used as stock in the best anC
"a purest soaps. Lastly, the Italians place
m 4 cask OF cotton-seed oil at the root o.
le olive trees for the purpose OF fertiliza
p- tion and protection.
a. Thus, tits surprising 70 find how man.
or Of our new industries are concerned witt
ly raw materials which were once regarded
ot rs being of little value or use. For hal
q; century cotton seed WAS burned o
be dumped as garbage. To-day it is at tn
ist basis of great trade, great manu-
he Iacture and a great trust. Indeed. a.
account of the different uses OF cottol
lal seed is an object lesson in politica
IL sconomy.-0nce Week.