The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1904-10-26
TIE TARE ON COTTON.
The Cotton Buyers and the Farmers
Fall About It.

Fall About It.
Farmers and cotton buyers are IN
terested in a recent order issued by
cotton buyers in several Of the coun-
ties concerning the way cotton should
be bated and tied. The order stated
that nc cotton would be received with
more than six yards Of bagging ana
six ties, and as many Of the farmers
had already exceeded this amount. a
notice has been issued by MIR. K. W.
Thompson, master Of the Georgia
State grange, as follows:
"The accepted weight OF cotton IS
about 500 pounds per bale; the Gus.
tomarmy tare OF cotton baled for
market, fixed ~ foreign markets, is
.06 cent. The Liverpool cotton ex-
change, the Amsterdam Cotton
Brokers' association and the Bremen
cotton exchange admit that this tare
lowance is correct. Now this will
allow as tare for an AM can bale Of
cotton 80 pounds. Six yards of bag
ging weighs II pounds when the usual
brands OF bagging are used. The
Farmers and the Standard weighing
f:Cm II to 2 pounds to the yard. and
six ties weigh pounds, making 81
pounds actual weight. Thus it will
be seen that the cotton exchange;
claim and fix the price TO cover 80
pounds tare when in reality only q
pounds actual weight OF bagging and
ties is put on, when yards OF bagging
and 6 ties are use d, and, besides, the
bagging is resold to the farmer for
about three fourths the price Of new
bagging ard the ties are spliced and
resold for a little less than new ties.
Thus you will see that the cotton
exchanges and the manufacturers are
annually robbing the farmers OF
pounds Of cotton, besides getting
back three fourths of the original cost
Of tie baggaing and ties Now con-
tend that 6 yards Of bagglng will not
sufi GENTLY cover a bale OF cotton.
Six J ards cover the top and bottom,
while the sides are left entirely ul.
covered and exposed, and would not
advocate, neither would I advise, the
| farmers to use any surplus haggiog In
covering their cotton, but I do ear
nestly advocate the use Of a sufficient
quantity of bagging to completely
cover the bale, which is absolutely
necessary for the prot ction OF the
cotton against exposure to dirt, trash
and for the diminuation Of lessen ng
the danger by FIRE.
For such a complete covering it
will take at least 9 YARDS Of bagging,
which with ties, weighs 81 pounds,
being three pounds less than foreign
cotton exchanges deduct for tare.
But there Is another phase Of the
question that / wish to call your
earnest attention TO. 1t is this:
What right have these cotton buyers,
cotton exchanges and cotton manufac,
turers to dictate to the farmers how
We shall wrap our cotton? We would
not, and do not, dictate to those we
buy from how they must wrap their
parcels, and I most earnestly advise
| the farmers not to be dictated to In
this matter. The cotton world fixes
the price that We must take, the
merchants fix the price that we must
give and now come the cotton buyers
debating how we must wrap our cot
toa to suit them, adding the threat
that if we do not do as they say they
will Co,k our cotton to suit Them.
Fellow farmers, are you golng to-
submit to such arrogance? earnest
ly and urgently advise cur farmers
not to submit. We have some rights.
We have the numbers. the influence
and the power, and if we assert our
rightsas we should our influence aad
power will be felt. Let every commu-
nifty at once call a meeting of farmers
ard discuss this matter, and resolve
to stand together as one man and re.
s:st this proclamation Of the cotton
buyer. Wrap your Gotten up, not
using more than enough baggiDg to
do this. Offer it upon the market
and if they don't want it hold, some
body else will want it, and if you sell
and a single pound Is docked 60 to the
nearest trial justice and sue for cotton
not paid for"