The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
Destined to Replace Burlap Sacks
for Shipping Purposes,
UNLIMITED FIELDS.
A New Market Right at Our Door. Char
lesion Merchants Give Good Rea.
sons Why Bags Make Better
Packages than Boxes for
Shipping Goods.
F.. Shipping Goods.

Shipping Goods.
While cotton growers of the South
are looking across this continent and
across the Pacific for the development
OF new market for their great staple,
they are probably overlooking the best
and surest market right at their doors
The Columbia State says: The farm.
ers OF the south do not realize the
number OF sacks used by the factories
IN the distribution of fertilizers every
winter between 4 4,OOO,O 900 and 5000.
o0O are employed to hold the phos.
phate bought by South Carolina farm,
ers alone. Nor do they seem to under.
stand that the material for these fer.
tilizer bags might be cotton but Is
ouriap, imported from India. The fol.
lowing letter, written by Mr.. Geo. A.
Wagener, president of the Royal Bag
ging and Yarn mill Of Charleston, is
decidedly interesting:
Ine difference between the value Of
cotton sacks and hurlap sacks for
fertilizers Is 90 cents per ton on seam
less and 90 CENTS per ton on the sewed
cotton bags We purchased last year
ourlaps amounting to 1926, 600, and
the duty on same was $65 600. Now
for your further information I will
state that the total imports Of burlars
from Calcutta for the l2 months a.
iase year from Jan. 1st to Dec. 3Is,
vas 800 1865, 500 yards Of burlaps and
IA, l5S, 100 buriaps bags, and from
dundee, Scotland, and other porCs
there were 30, 600, 600 yards, making
total OF 800, 765 $50 yar5s burlaps al
together imported The total revenue
for the United State government on
all burlaps and bags amounts to aboui
s23 200, 600 annually. note YOU saw
tnat you have been talking to the
farmers on the SUI jact, and | am plao
70 note that they are inclined to pay
the diff renee in the cost Of the baps
You are mistaken, however, when YOU
say tnat IL VIII take from one to one
ana half million bales to make the
bags for fertilizers, for by my calcu.
latlon 1t would take perhaps 20 600.
ooo pounds cotton, ard. of course, il
they would use cotton bags for prits.
rlce, grain, sugar, salt, cement, etc.
III would easily take 2, 900 600 bales Of
cotton TO manufacture these baps.n
But .he tield is no5 limited to The
use or fertilizer sacks; it il unlimited
IN the grocery business, and here l.
what the gtoccrs OF Charleston have
to sly n the subject:
fs1 h1
a number OF large manufacturers have
oeen compelled 10 ship their prouuc;
IN bags inSJeAd Of barrels. This exprri.
tnce mas taught many that the bau
IS oy far tie better package, for the
following reasons:
First. No freight to paw on the
package
,Seco d. The sack is cheaper.
Ihird. The sa9k is of value when
empty. W
Fourth. a sack Of 100 lbs. is easier
and cheaper to handle than a harrel
Fifth. The jobber in loading his
delivery wagon can put sack In his
wagon With one man instead OF two
Sixth. The jobbar's delivery man
can handle the sack to ADVANTAGE
when he reaches the retailer.
Why Cotton sacks should be used
instead Of bariaps is:
FIRST. Becaus, the empty cotton
sack is OF more value to the consumer.
Second. Because cotton is raised
In the Unitad States, and burlaps is
imported from Inaia.
We have cxamiued carefully the
cotton sack manufactured by the Roy
al Bag aHd Yarn Manufa ,turinQ com.
pany OF Charleston, S. G and unhes.
itatinEly recommend this package for
grist and salt, and will give it prefer.
ence TO the burlaps or barrels when
KING our purchases Of grist and
SALT"
Signed: Flncken Jordan Co., II. II.
Foster, S. Hirschman g. Son, j. w.
X bson & Son, Melchers & Co., S.
ii. Wilson Il Co., f. Weiters, Bio
hme Milling Co., L. M. Pearlstine s.
Sons, ii. We'll, G. Wulbern s. Co..
Welch 4 Eason Otto Tiedeman &
Sons, d Raodes & Co., f. w. Wag.
ener & Co., Mallory & Carter.
| And here is further endorsement:
To Cotton Planters:
at a meeting Of the South Carolina
| branch Of thn CprtAo,..