The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1904-12-09
COTTON IS1KING.
Rapid Invasion of Strange Trade
Fields by he Staple.
IHoREAsEs DEMAND ON CROP.

Some Intere sting :. Facts that viii
be Read with Interest by
the People of the
South.
The worlds use of cotton in com.
merce, the domestic field, the equip
ments of armies, in the arts-it IN ~
be said, in every sphere Of material
development, Is practically In it's in
fancy.
When we consider that cot ton is
the cht apest material for clothing
known to man it appears more than
likely that the cottt n industry will
60 on exps nding until the whole Of
the Inhabited earth is cloth with
the products OF its loo ms. Up in
the frozen north the Klondike miner
slips at night into paratned sleep
Ing bag Of South Carolina ducks; away
In the east the doughty little Japa-
nese soldiers shelter ent Is Of South
Carolina drilling, and the Samoan n
belle as she strips for the surf bath
throws upon the Shing sands a gown
fashioned from bit OF Carolina shirt
Ing"
MOI clone do prints, cottonades and
the ''lipen," and silks" made from
cotton, cluthe the peoples of temper
ate climeS; bnt the more impervious
garments with which the dwellers in
Arctic r.gious are habiiimt nted are
made In part Of cotton; as Is the tar
paulin, with which the sailor covers
lis mere andise (his articles Of cot.
ton cl othIrg) which he transports
across trackl, ss waters to the further
n oSt parts OF earth: and cotton duck
wraps the underground cables which
connect the markets Of the world.
WOOL AND FLAX oUTDoNE.
The consumption Of cotton t. day Is
more than twice the amount Of wool
and flax; it stands at the head Of the
worlds textile p!oducls, first because
OF its superiority in point Of cheap.
ness, and ST cond, the Improvement in
manufacture, better machinery and
more highly skilled labor. And so
successfully have cotton goods been
& brought to initiate those made of wool
and silks, an expert is required to tell
whether either Of these has entered
into the make up. While lint is so
perfectly initiated cotton table cloths
woven in handsome damask patterns
,aretcoming largely to Take the place
! ofthe real thug.
Formerly, especially in England,
the respeo liability Of a house could
be measured TO certain degree by It's
supply and quantity Of household
linen," and no gentleman could, un.
der any possible circumstances have
worn any other than a linen shirt.
But today, SO universal has become
the use Of cotton, the linen bosom and
cuffs are considered all that is essen.
tial for the W. 1robe OF the most ex-
acting masculine exquisite; and us for
linen sheets, towels, etc, compare
lively few are found, except such as
have been handed down out OF grand
mothers chests. The high grade,
less expensive cotton goods has sup
planted them.
Cotton has taken the place Of wool
in mems clothing till small percent,
age Of shoddy," mixed with the cot
ten, will turn out a suit the average
inexperienced buyer will accept for
wool, or, at least, "mixtd" "Shoddy'
Is the clips" from all wool factories
the scraps left in the cutting Of
garments. These are broken over"
by being passed through machinery
which picks and shreds them into bits
OF wool; but as with each such pr, cess
the strength of the wool is lesaened !;
1t Is an inferior article goes into the
goods only good enough to pass for
wool, but with little of its iirst quail
ty. The six dollar suit Of clothes has
no part Of wool, and being very nearly
as good and coming cheaper than the
Mixed" it is fast getting to take
the place OF the latter. The labor
imp man has found that the cotton
which makes the denim" OF his work
ing clothes is ST tlicit Mt to his every
covering The advance in the arts
OF coloring and designing cotton fab
RIGS has had largely to do with this,
OF course.
BLK AND COTTON.
And take silk. Or can you really
tell silk? For il requires an expert
to detect the extent to which mer.
cerized cotton enters into it. The
Innings in mems coats and in W. mems
clothing, the S called silk um