Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1908-08-26
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bale. l have carefully estimated that
en- every 100000 bale crop pro-
duced, the producer, the carrier, and
the compress together, allow 250,000
bales TO be. Destroyed b. rot and
country damage, and when you igurc
this ct ten cents per pound it
amounts to $l2,300,000i all of which
could be saved to the producer, the
buyer, and the manufacturer, should
they exercise the proper precaution
against damage. Three years ago a
farmer brought twenty bales of cot
ton TO tile, warehouse for storage in
March, which had been ont in the
weather since it was ginned lin the
fall. Some of the bales were so
badly damaged and water sobbed that
they weighed one thousand pounds
per bale. I:askcd him why he al
lowed his cotton to get IN that con-
dition; he replied that he was so
busy making preparation for another
crop that he had no. cared for what
l>e had already made. When this
cotton was conditioned for market,
he had about ten bales of merchant
able cotton left out of the twenty.
y bale of cotton ginned dry and
housed antil marketed will hold out
better than one allowed to: remain
in the weather subject to climatic
conditions, and will not POSSESS the
element of damage and will also re-
tain its strength Of staple even to
the baeging.
Travel wi::erc you will, and you
will see cotton sitting at; railroad
stations in the mud and rain, OF YOU
will see it lying on the ground around
farm houses, where it will remain
until ready for market, and when
marketed, the bagging will be so
rotten that You can not handle the
cotton.
Owing to. the seeming negligence
displayed in the care Of cotton after
ginning. the buyer, when purchas-
ing lot of cotton has to take into
consideration the element of damage,
CIR he would rather send his clasSer
or receive: the cotton thereby estab-
lishing the amount of damage before
payment is made. Where You find
section of. country where great
care is taken with the cotton, :aftcr
ginning, anu before marketing, there
You will find cotton sought after by
the buyers, and everything else be-
ing equal, a premium will be paid
for same
The manufacturer will pay better
prices for cotton free: from rot and
country damage, because his percent
age. ofswaste will be decreased.
The point I desire to, impress Is:
Take care of Your cotton, handle it
as thoifgh you thought. something Of
it. If you cannot put it,iin a ware
house where it is insured and You
can use the receipt, put: it in your
Keep Keep it from rom elynsti6 tSadifions pm
til, you. market II, and by doing this
every pound will be spinnable and no
Dissatisfaction between Producer, buy
e-, and manufacturer wills result.
There are some places in South
Carolina. where warehouse facilities
are adequate, but are unfortunately
not utilized. Ny own experience IS
that four lots of cotton out OF every
five shipped from places where cot
ton is rot warehoused arc badly dam
aged due to the fact that it is al
lowed to sit on one end for weeks
and months in the .open before 1t IS
offered for sale, and as a result,
heavy claims are made, and yet the
best character of cotton; so far as
body ard staple is concerned, is pro-
duced at. these places, and could be
very much sought, were the clements
of damage eliminated.
In conclusion, 1 would strongly
urge that this matter be brought TO
the attention of all concerned, and
thereby save twelve and one-halt
..,illion dollars per year to the South
land. -: :
+ Very truly yours,
JOHN D. FROST.