The Pickens sentinel-journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1903-1906, 1905-05-03
COTTON BAGS SHOULD BE USED.

South Carolina DIVISION of the SOUTH
ern Cotton Association Takes up
Mr.. Waeener's Suggestion.
Tho officers Of the South Caro-
lima division Of the Southern Cot
tom Association have taken up the
movement, started by the Southern
Wholesale Grocors, to push the
uso of bags or sacks made OF cot
ton. This matter is presented in
another column Of this paper. The
idea is to carry out in pract'cal
wav one of the proportions on
which the Southern Cotton Asso'
cialion was founded-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 greater de.
mand 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
manufacturers use cotton instead
of iute and burlap for bagging.
Indeed there has been some talk
of the people Of the South resort
ing to the use of water duck, cot
tonades and other cotton fabrics
for clothing in the summer and
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 Be-
tween the Sections, when necessity
required the Southern people to
live very, very economically. 10
some this might appear to be car
rying the "movement' to an eX-
treme approaching ianaticism, but
the earnest leaders in the effort to
get cotton into the control of the
producers think that by next sums
mer they will have the people of
the South willing to use cotton
goods to an extent unprecedented
While this wearing apparel prop"
osltion may appear to be some
what chimerical, yet there is much
force and logic in the movement to
demand tho use of cotton instead
of burlap in marketing grain, II
shipping fertilizers, and in othel
commercial uses. This would IN
crease the consumption Of cotton
by hundreds of thousands of bales
Mr.. Il. II. Weston, secretary O
Wv bouIA SSLlollllu NlNlSlOI, Ia
sent to every county organlzatio,
an earnest appeal to stand by tn
movement for the increased use
cotton in the manufacture of ba
and bagging. He has also write
to Mr.. Geo. A. Wagner of Charlie
ton commanding the movement
, which Mr., Wagner is the leadil
g., spirit. Following is Mr.. Watson
letter to the county organization.
; II am sending you under sepa
ato cover by today's mail all art
clio in reference to the use Of co
ton bags. I consider this one {
the most important matters thu
- our association can undertake. YC
!, will recall that at the time the a.
= sociation was formed, it was nt
''""''' 80 meet the rTono,t emergel
cy, but to endeavor to enlargeh
Held for cotton goods. There
no reason in the world WHY
should buy articles for our ct
sumption - especially fertiiz
* -sacFed in anything but colt
bags. I wish you would read ca
fully this marked article, and a
. the editorial; and if possible 8
your county papers to publish
Later we will ask the county
ganizations of the ASSOCIATE
throughout the State to adopt +,
lutjons requesting the fertile
companies and others who ,
sacks to use ONLY cotton sacks; a
we should give the preference
those fertilizer companies and inc
chants who use cotton eacks.