The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1890-08-22
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The farmers alliance in convention at
Atlanta ador ted a resolution on "Wednesday
repledging the alliance TO use cotton bag
ging as a wrapper for cotton, and also su-
thorizng the directors Of the alliance ex-
change to erect factories for making cotton
bagging for the cotton crop of next year,
and succeeding years. This resolution lndl-
Gates very clearly the purpose OF the ALL
ance 20 continue the use OF cotton bagging,
even Though il should remain much moro
costly than jute baggng.
It seems, however, that all the alliance
men are not covering their cotton with cot
ton bagging. The Southern Farmers A.
lance in its last issue said: The news
comes 10 us that in some few instances ALI
ancemen in their sub-alliauces have ordered
jute bagging. Though coming by reliable
men We hate very much TO believe that any
lodge Of alIiancemen will buy jute. Our
state exchange is shipping daily thousands
of yards of cotton bagging to all parts OF
the state. II has contracts for about
million wards more than it has orders for,
and men who in the face of this fact will
OIutI lllt DtAfHAIk al . hDAAE ~
Nearly all the cotton that has CINE to
this market thus far this season is wrapped
in jute bagging, and it is probable that the
greater part of the cotton going to other
markets is also wrapped in that material.
The price of cotton bagging is much higher
than it was last year, on account of the
high price of cotton, and. besides, cotton
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well IS jute bagging. There is
another thing which the farmers
take into consideration, and that is that
under the present 81 stem Of selling cotton,
viz, by gross weight, they get about so
cents more for bale of cotton covered with
jute bagging than one covered with cotton
bagging. Taking into account, therefore,
the greater cost Of cotton bagging and the
wastage which that kind of bagging per-
mits, it may be safely estimated that those
who wrap their cotton in jute bagging get
fully 81 % bale more for it than those
who wrap it in cotton bagging. 1t is not to
be wondered at. therefore. that many
alliancemen are using jute bagging.
Estimating the crop that is now being
brought to market at 1000, 900, it is apparent
that if the whole Of it should be covered
with cotton bagging-the price of jute
bagging remaining what IL is and the
cotton being purchased by gross weight as
at present-uhe cotton farmers would be out
of pocket between s., 900, 900 and So
100000. This is an immense sum, and If
the alliancemen think about it moment
they can hardly fail to see that it would be
far better for them to erect jute bagglng
factories, instead of cotton bagging fac
tories.
They have no quarrel with the producers
of jute. Their fight is with the jute bagging
trust, which they have pretty effectually
beaten. There is no reason, therefore, why
they should not buy jute and manufacture
it into bagging in their own factories, par
as they can effect a great saving
by doing so. 1t may be said that the con-
Of COTTON by using it for bagging
will help to keep up the price of cotton, but
that is an argument that is misleading
The amount of cotton used in making cot
ton bagging will never be large enough to
influence the price Of cotton.
And it is pretty certain that the cotton
producer will not long continue to buy
cotton bagging if they can get
jute bagging for a great deal
less money. From every point Of view,
therefore, would not the alliance be acting
wisely if it should abandon its purpose to
build cotton bagging factories and begin at
once the erection of factories for the manu-
facture of jute baggings