The Marlboro democrat. [volume] (Bennettsville, S.C.) 1882-1908, 1905-04-28
SHOULD BE PUSHED. d NJ
The Use Of cotton for Bars for Ship.
ping Purposes.
south Carolina Division of the South.
ern Cotton Association Takes Up
Mr. wagener's Suggestion.

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Mr.Wagener's Suggestion.
The officers of the South Carolina
division OF the Southern Cotton asso.
citation have taken up tho movement.
started by the Southern Wholesale
Grocers. to push the use of bags or
sacks made Of cotton. This matter is
presented in another colume of this
paper. The idea Is to carry out in
practical way one Of the propositions
on which the S S,uthern Cotton asscci-
alton was fOuuded-to increase the
market for cotton goods, as we'll as to
reduce the acreage used in production
of cotton. While some want to create
a greater demand for cotton goods In
the orient to supplant the costly silks,
the practical business men of the
Wholesale grocers' association have
seen an opportunity to declare that
the market can be expanded right here
at home by demanding that manu.ac-
turers use cotton instead OF lutte and
burlap for bagging.
Indeed there has been some talk Of
the people OF the south resortipc to
the use OF water duck, cottonadeS ard
other cotton fabrics for clothing in the
summer aud thus to show to the world
that we prefer wearing apparel made
OF our own home staple. This was done
per force during the War Between The
Sections, When necessity required tire
southern people to live very, very eco
nomically. To some this might appear
10 be carrying the movement" to an
extreme approaching fanatiaisp, but
The earnest leaders In the effort TO &c t
cotton into the control OF the produc.
ers think that by next summer they
will have the people Of the suuth will
ing to use cotton goods to an eytent [
unprecedented.
While this wearing apparel PROPOSE
tion may appear to be somewhat
chimerical, yet there Is much fore :
and logic in the movement to demand
the use Of cUtton instead OF burlap in
marketing grain, in shipping fertil-
iZers, and in other CONNER ial uses.
This would increase the consumption
Of cotton by hundreds Of thousa1. ds of
bales.
Mr. E 81 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
manufacture Of bags and baggipr
lie has also written to Mr. Geo a.
Wayener OF Charleston commanding
the movement Of which Mr.. Wagener
IS the leao1ng spirit. Following is
MIR. Wcston's letter to the county
organizations:
am sending you under separate
cover By today mail an article In ref.
crence to the use of cotton bsg,. l
consider Ibis Ore If the most ,mpar-
tant matters tnat our a association can
undertake. You will recall that a
the time the association was formed,
1t wss not only to meet tile present
emergency, huJ to endeayCr to enlarge
tie field for cotton goods. There is
no reason In the world wy we should
buy articles for our coasumption-
especially by fertlizec>-s4cse6 IN
any thing but cotton bags. l wisN
you would read carefully this marked
article, and also the editorials; aud il
possible get your county papers to
! publish it. Later we viii ask the
county organizations of the associa
zion throughout tie State to adopt
resolutions requesting the fertilizer
compinles AID others who use sacks
Jo use only cotton sacks; and we
should give the prefer ncc 10 those
fertilizer CONG panies and merchants
who use cotton sacks.
"A representative Of the State a5s1-
citation will shortly go 10 Charleston
for the purpose OF confer1ing with the
fertilizer people and will ask the m to
use cotton Sacks
Following is list OF the counti:s
In which there are orgai ization vi h
the names and po,t1tfices OF the prcsi
dents and secretaries:
Aikeu-W. w. Woo!say, Aiken; b.
+. Holley, Aiken.
Anderson-W. II Glen, Liberty; j.
w. Rothrcck, Anderson.
Barnwell-F. Fl. Creech, Barnwell;
Fl. L. O'Bannon, Barnwell.
Bamberg-John w. Crun, Den.
mark; j. D. Fielder, Denmark.
Cherokee-R. q. Sarratt, Gaffney;
S. d. ParrOtt, Gaffney.
Colleton-W. @. Brant, Getsingcr;
j. B. Dodd, Round.
! Chesterter-P. L. Harding, Bas.
comyille; John S. Nunery, Wylie's
MILL
Clarendon-E. D. Hodge, Alco!u;
Fl. Richburg, Summcrton.
Chester-John II. Hurst, Chrs.
tertield; D. M. Barrentine, Chester
field.
Edgefeld T. Williams, Lcttie;
j. 5. Minus, Edgetield
Fairield-S. @. Cathcart, Wins.
boro; j. f. Fooshe, Wlnnsboro.
Flrence--J. B. Mcbride, Florence;
II. M Aver, Florence.
Grecnyille-H. p. Tindal, Green.
Vile; G. NJ. Wilkins, Greenvllle.
Greenwood-J. Nj. Gaines, Gaines:
w. l.. Anderson, Ninety Six.
Georgetown w. X. Curry, Rhem's
postcffice; w. e. Snowden, Caoppee
pos!oflice.
Kershaw-W. Thompson, Liberty
Hill; G. w. Birchmore, Clmden
Lancaster-T. j. Strait, Lancaster,
George w. Jones, Lancaster.
Laurens-A. Q. Fuller, Laurens; b.
| Y. Culbertson, Madden.
Lee-Samuel Bradley, Bishopville;
r. w. McCutcheon, Bishopvile.
Lexingt j. EJheredge, Lees
Vile.
Marion--Dr w StaoLbonso ni,,or.