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.

'AiiS SOoCoh BtOWcTS VI uu6 SOuGQ
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-betwen 1900, O0O and 5,OOO,-
600 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
burlap, 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:
The difference between the value Of
cotton sacks and hurlap sacks for
fertilizers is 80 cents per ton on seam.
less and so cents per ton on the sewed
cotton bags. We purchased last wear
ourlaps amounting to 1896, 900, and
the duty on same was $50 600. Now
for your further information 1 will
state that the total Imports Of burlars
from Calcutta for the IL mouths O.;
last year from Jan. 1st to Dec. 3lst
vas $50 765, 500 yards Of burlaps and
IA, 1913, 100 burlaps bags, and from
Dundee, Scotland, and other ports
there were 10000, coo yards, making
total OF 800, 765 $50 yards burlaps al
together imported. The total revenue
for the Uhited State government on
all ourlaps and bags amounts to about
s23, 900, 600 annually. 1 note you say
that you have been talking to the
farmers on the jact, and l am GLAD
to note that they ere inclued to pay
me Diff :rence In the cost OF the bags.
You ase mistnknn,- however, when Won
say that 1t will take from one to one
and half million bales to make the
bags for fertilizers, for by nv calcu.
latlon 1t would take perhaps &c, 600,
ooo pounds cotton, and, of course, il
they would use cotton bags for grits,
rlce, grain, sugar, salt, cement, etc.
it would easily take 2. 600 600 bal of
COTTON 10 manufacture these bags"
But che field is not limited to the
use or fertilizer sacks; it Is unlimited
IN the grocery business, and here l.
what the groccrs OF Charleston have
to sly n the SUBJECT
Owing 10 the scarcity OF cooperaga
number OF large manufacturers have
oeen compelled 10 ship their proouci
IN bags Instead Of barrels. This cxprri.
tnce mas taughd many that the bal
Is by far tie better package, for tie
following reasCuS:
First. No freight to pay on the
package.
'secoad The seek is cheaper.
Inird. The sack is of value when
empty.
Fourth. A sack Of 100 lbs. is easier
and cheaper TO handle than barrel.
Fifth. The jobber in leading his
deilVery wagon can put sack In his
wagon With one man instead OF two.
Sixth. The jobbar's delivery man
can handle tie sack to ADVANTAGE
when he reaches the retailer.
Why Cotton sacks should be used
ihouSdu VI OOI ups Il.
First. Because the empty cotton
sack Is of more value to the consumer.
Second. Because cotton Is raise d
In the Unitad States, ana burlaps Is
imported from InGia.
we have examined carefully the
cotton sack manufactured by the Row
al Bag AID Yarn Manuia curing com.
pany of Charleston, S. G and unhes.
itatingly recommend this package for
erlst ana salt, and will give 1t prefer.
ence to the burlaps or barrels when
ma KING our purchases of grlst and
SALT"
Signed: Fincken Jordan Co., II. IT.
roster, 5. Hirschman 81 Son, j. w.
IL bson II Son, Melchers & Co., S.
ii. Wilson II Co., f. Weiters, Bio.
nme Milling Co., L. M. Pearlstne s.
Sons, H. Viel, G. Wulbern s. Co..
Welch " EaSon, Otto Tledeman s.
Sons, d. Raodcs & Co., E. w. Wag-
ener 81 Co., Malony & Carter.
And here Is a further endorsement:
To Cotton Planters:
at meeting Of the South Carolina
branch Of the Southern Wholesale
Grocers' association held Wednesday
the following resolution was passed.
Ine members Of the association use
Tor all purposes, when possible to do
SO, cotton. sacks instead OF other pack.
ages.
First, because the empty cotton
sack Is or more value to the consumer
than jute sacks.
Second, because cotton Is a product
or the southern States, while burlap
Is imported from India.
The cotton sacks manufactured by
The Royal Bag and Yarn Manufactur.