Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1905-04-26
WIDER USE OF SOUTHERN COTTON
South Carolina Division of the South
ern Cotton Association Takes Up
MIR. Wauener's Suggestion.

Columbia State.
The officers Of the South Carolina
division Of the Southern Cotton asso-
ciation have taken up the movement
started by the Southern Wholesale gro
GERS, to push the use of cotton bags
OF sacks made of cotton. The matter
was presented in detail-in The State of
Thursday and has attracted attention
all over the South. The idea is to
carry out in practical way one of the
propositions on which the Southern
Cotton association was founded-to
increase the market for cotton goods,
as we'll as to reduce the acreage used
in the production Of cotton.
While some want to create a great
er demand for cotton goods in the ORR
ent TO supplant the costly silks, the
practical business men of the whole
sale grocers' association have seen an
opportunity to declare that the mar
ket can be expanded right here at home
by demanding that manufacturers use
cotton instead of burlap and jute for
bagging.
Indeed there has been some talk Of
the people Of the South resorting to
the use of white duck, cottonades and
other cotton fabrics for clothing in
the summer and thus show to the
world that we prefer wearing apparel
made of our own home staple This
was done per force during the war be-
tween the sections, when necessity re-
Quired the Southern people to live
very, very economically. To some this
might appear to be carrying the move
ment to an extreme approaching IA
natisism, but the earnest leaders in
the effort to get cotton into the con-
troll of the producers think that by
next summer they will have the peo-
pie of the South willing to use cotton
goods to an extent unprecedented.
While this wearing apparel PROPOSE
ton may appear to be somewhat chin
erical, yet there is much force and log
ic in the movement to demand the
use Of cotton instead of burlap In mar
keting grain, in shipping fertilizers,
and in other commercial uses. This
would increase the consumption of cot
lOA AuuutCuo vi LLouGduuS u
bales.
Mr.. F. H. Weston, secretary of the
South Carolina division, has sent to
every county organization an earnest
appeal to stand by the movement for
the increased use Of cotton in the man-
ufacture Of bags and bagging. He has
also written to Mr.. Geo. A. Wagener,
Of Charleston commenting the move
ment of which Mr.. Wagner is the
leading spirit. Following is Mr.. Wes-.
tons letter to the county organiza-
tions:
Il am sending you under separate
cover by today's mail an article In
reference to the use Of cotton bags. J
consider this one Of the most impor
tant matters that our association can
undertake. You will recall that at the
time the association was formed, it
was not only to meet the present en-
ergency, but to endeavor to enlarge
the field for cotton goods. There is no
articles for our consumption-especial-
ly fertilizers-sacked in anything but
cotton bags. wish you would read
carefully this marked article, and also
the editorial; and if possible get yoltr
county papers to publish it. Later we
will ask the county organizations Of
the association throughout the State
to adopt resolutions requesting the fer
tilizer companies and others who use
sacks to use anly cotton sacks; and
we should give the preference to those
fertilizer companies and merchants
who use cotton sacks.
"A representative of the State asso-
citation will shortly go to Charleston
for the purpose of comforting with the
fertilizer people and will ask them TO
use cotton sacks"
Following is list of counties in
which there are organizations, with the
names and postoffices of the presidents
and secretaries:
Aiken-W. w. Woolsey, Aiken; B.
F. Holley, Aiken.
.tlderson-W. H. Glen, Liberty; ].
w. Rothrock, Anderson.
Barnwell-F. H. Creech, Barnwell;
H. L. O'Bannon. Barnwell.
Bamberg-John w. Crum, Denmark;
]. D. Fielder. Denmark.
Cherokee C. Sarratt, Gaffney; S.
D. Parrot. Gaffney.
Colleton-W. c. Brant, Getsinger; J.
B. Dodd, Round
Chester-P. L. Hardin, Bascomville;
John S. Nunnery, Wylie's Mill
Clarendon-E. D. Hodge, Alcolu; A.
H. Riclburg. Sumrnerton.
Chesterfeld-John T. Hurst; Ches-
terfeld; D. M. Barrentine, Chester
field.
Edge6elq-s. T. Williams, Lottie;
J. S. Minus. Edgefeld.
Fairield-S. C. Cathcart, Winnsboro;
J. F. Fooshe, Winnsboro.
Florence-J. B. Mcbride, Florence:
H. M. Aver, Florence.
Greenville-H. B. Tindal, Gree1ville;
G. M. wilkins, Greenville.
Greenwood. M. Gaines, Gaines;
W. l.. Anderson. Ninety-Six.
Georgetown-W. K. Curry, Rheims
postoffice; w. E. Snowden, Choppee
postofice.
Kershaw-W. x. Thompson, Liberty
Hill; C. v. Birchmore, Camden.
Lancaster-T. j. Strait, Lancaster;
George W. Jones, Lancaster.
Laurens-A. C. Fuller, Laurens; p.
Y Culbertson, Madden.
Lee-Samuel Bradley, Bishopville:
R. ". McCutcheon, Bishopyille.
Lexington-E. ]. Etheredge, Lees
vile.
Marion-Dr. w. stackhouse, Dillon;
Mark Stackhouse, Marion.
Marlboro-R. M. Pegues, Kollock; r.
L. Freeman, Bennettsville.
Newberry.R T. G. Hunter, Pros
perity; W. K. Sigh. Newberry.
Oconee-Paul Stribling, Richland; A..
Il Ellisan. Seneca.
Orangeburg-J. E. Wannamaher. St.
Matthews; G. L. Salley, Orangeburg.
Pickens j. T. Lewis, Anderson
Mills; ]. L. Morgan, Piekens.
Richland-W. w. Ray, Congaree.
Saluda-J. II. Watson, Johnson; H.
G. Crouch. saluda.
sumter-A. B. stuckey, Sumter; P.
M. Pitts, Sumter.
spartanburg L. Archer. Spartan
burg; H. S. Lipscomb, Trough.
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