Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1895-08-31
SOUTHERN GLEANlNGS.
That THREATENED Penalty.

The Liverpool England Cotton asso-
citation has passed rule imposing
penalty OF e5 per bale unless cotton il
put up under certain conditions.
In an interview Secretary Hester OF the New
Orleans Cotton exchange said; The resolu-
tions of the Liverpool Cotton association refer
to cotton grown and marketed In the year
1857 and thereafter, and therefore would not
affect the cotton season commencing the hrst
OF next month. The move In the right dtre7-
ton so far as II requires cotton TO be put up
In good merchantable shape, and II American
planters will meet its spirit II will save them
millions Of dollars annually lost from damage
through careless packing. SO far, however,
as the requirements that the bales shall De OF
uniform size Is concerned, the Liverpool ex-
change nor no 9th exchange can regulate
that. Uniformity Is desirable, but can only be
brought about through campaign OF educa-
tion among growers. Any rule OF the Liver
pool exchange imposing penalty Of e. would
hardly succeed. Competition In trade regu-
ates such matters, and planters, factories and
exporters would all successfully resist such an
arbitrary enactment. Everyone believes tnat
the true interests Of the south would be SUB
served by better bailing and uniformity OF
size, but neither will be brought about by ar
bitrary rulings OF the Liverpool exchange
Corn or Cotton
In recent interview, W. B. S. Davis.
OF Polk county Ga, said: I'm 1859 |
planted twenty-five acres in corn and
fifteen acres in cotton. From the twen-
ty-five acres in corn | sold $500 worth
and had plenty left to do me, and more
shucks and fodder than needed. The
fifteen acres in cotton yielded 5000
pounds Of lint, which sold for 10 cents
per pound, realizing $780, with bag
ging, ties and toll to come out; besides,
| did thirty-nine days more work IN
the cotton than the corn. decided
| then to leave off the cotton and raise
corn to sell for all ! could get for it on
credit, and the people to whom l have
sold corn have paid my taxes and store
accounts ever since, and have made
little lap over to lend out or buy some
thing with. | bought one ton OF guano
for a renter in 1868, and paid the cash
for it when put it on the wagon, and
one sack in 1883 That's all the fer
tilizers I've bought
Money for Moving the Cotton Crop.
Says a special from Washington:
The treasurer of the United States is
now in communication with New York
bankers for the purpose of arranging
transfers of money deposited in the
sub-treasurv In New York to New Or
leans, where it can be used in moving
the cotton crop. The amount required
to move the cotton crop runs up into
the millions, and the New York bank
ers who advance the money for this
purpose desire to avoid the time, ex-
pensc and risk involved in sending the
large amounts needed to New Orleans.
They therefore, for some years, have
arranged with the treasury to deposit
their money at the sub treasury. in
New York, and the treasury depart
ment then places the amount OF de-
posit to their credit in the sub-treas-
urv at New Orleans 1t will be some
DAYS vet before the amount needed
will be known.
Cleveland Will Touch the Button.
1t has been arranged that President
Cleveland will touch the button al
GRAY Gables on September IS and Sc,
in motion the machinery OF and unfurl
the flags of the Cotton States 1nterna-
tionai exposition buildings. The
principal address of the opening will
be delivered by an orator OF national
reputation, whose name is not yet
made public. The board of directors
has directed the committee on cerre'
monial to issue an invitation to Box
6er T. Washington, president Of the
Tuskogee ala. Normal and Industrial
institute, to take part in the exercises
of the opening day, and to deliver an
address on that occasion, thus recog-
nizlng the negro race il the official
programme.