The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1909-07-07
COTTON BAGGINe.
SHOULD BE Used TO PACK TIE
AMERICAN STAPLE.

No Other Cotton in the World il
Packed In Juso BasSins Except
American Cotton.
TAe following a-:!c!e ::oa4 ,se pen
.: M i:a.v!e Jordan. whom 2asy
.: OF. readers W.! :e0eoe-. as
:he p-es!c.a, o. 80 Co:.oa Assoc:a-
Lon. WI! De read VIII !a:eres; ay
eve:y @an wAp makes a2G sells co.,
soo:
SAGE ,Ae DAYS 0: ,Ae Farmers
Alliance wheo such . heroic eso.s
vas made 70 d:sp!ace tutc oagg.2g
With :ae use 0: eot,oc oasg.ag South
e:a farmers have prayed tia: the
sine n!gk: yec coCe when cotton
os!es could oe satisfactorily a2d
economically covered wiz co;;oc
Cloth.
Seventeen years lave passed s.ace
be l-g!ons o. the Farmers A.Esrc-
Sased va. With tie tucs c.us:. we
te:ea:ed aod had 10 su.:ende. again
20 The powerful coat-o! o: the tu:e
oasg;ns monopoly. IN looking oacS
5re. TIE difficulties With which che
cotton growers had to contecc !a
hat memorable coo.es: 10 ascertain
.he weak points q the a-uo: OF the
farmers which LED 20 ,he.: defeat. I:
Is nov openly admitted that Ae
;.oub!e vas WITH the hale ao6 the
arbitrary care assessed asa!as: It's
covering. which gave the victory TO
the ;uce trust.
The continued Use OF tAe Large.
SON ee.soue plantation bale n's.ca
nus. necessarily be roughly BANDED
S!th hooks IL transit from The g!s-
a-.y 20 :he spinner aad tie ceduc-
.!ca By tae cotton trade OF Pc.
cent. 0. 80 nous6s from :he gross
weight OF the Bales tov ca.e. has
! cade 1: practically and economically
! impossible sos :he farmers TO use a
| oasg!og which could aot stand rough
usage and was heavy 20 weight
WIZ tie Introduction and adop-
don OF loca! g!a compression. which
! within the las. yea. OF Two has eeen
rendered practicable through the t5-
rent.on OF modern machinery. tie
use OF cotton osss:as as q covering
so- tie new style bales WI! BE made
aot only possible By: preferable oy
10th growers aot sR:naers. n ad-
.:eioa 70 this. ,se L:.e:pool snd Man
>ses.e. Cos.oa associations have
ecee.ly passed resolutions :is.!ns
tie embargo Of tie arbitrary sia
2e: cen. deduction so- sa:e. - SO "a:
as :: relates 70 gin compressed cot.
:oa. aae have agreed % ory ali sacc
>o:.oa by sctua! net weight
| TIE New England sp.nae:s Save
aoe only agreed 20 the action o: tat
foreign associations. bu. VIII pay ~
extra premium 70 tie farmers 60:
gin compressed bales 81 order 20 OF
:e. additions! Inducements 70 ceso.c
tie present p-:n.:!cs aad wastsfr
methods oe aa!i!os asd hasdnot
American cotton. The sweo:!e:I
century nev style bale. which Is nov
being compressed at many gin plant!
IN the South. Is neae 5oo-pouad BALE
os cotton. oc sse square type. ca.
.y!ns density OF 80 pounds to th'
cubic foot. about oae-tAigd tie sig
81 the Ordinary plantation bale. aos
which vii. load c.. 70 is carry
ling capacity az the :2!:!a! point o
shipment. 70 De billed d!rec: 20 tat
manufacture. w!thouc loss os t:ae o.
.econcressioo n transit.
All domestic and foreign spinner:
are unanimous II tse!. objection K
he use 0: juce oasg.ag as cove.
Ing 70: American co:.o:. No o:se:
cotton IN The world IS covered With
lutte bssgins except the eo.tos .a!sec
= :a!s count.y. Juce sagsios IS &c
oa!y heavy in weight. makes Il.
are and freight OF same un2eccs
sa.!ly high aas expensive 20 tx
growers. but IN taking such oass.Is
oS tie bales a: the mills a consider.
aS;e amount OF tie In: Is detached
i;.o9 she bales. which Is e!;he: lost
entirely o. sod as waste a; TWO cents
pc: pound.
( II addition 70 the 5use aare mixes
/; 9TH the IA: fb,e aa6 causes 90 END
los trouble aad material losses 20 ID.
isp:oaers o. the Sne yarns. !: IS now
admitted by sp!aaers generally TIA;
cotton eaggtag can be caAeE % :ae
bales a: The mills without aay loss
% lint: that the aass!as can Dr. de-
cor.:ca:e6 WITH modern machinery
coz !n use at the mills. :ecoove:ted
,a:o lint and woyea back :a:o yarns
and cloth. This would give 81 ad-
d!e!onal value 70 coeon basg!ag which
would enable the so:aoe-s to pay q
rebate 20 the farmers :o- cs!as
cotton oagg.ns and thereby greatly
reduce the COS; OF hagg!ng 20 the cot
sson growers
| A satisfactory basg.ag can BE made
from the cheap. low grade staples
OF cotton. and experiments arc oow
being conducted along that Nae ey
some os TIE largest cotton Mills II
| this country The use OF cotton bag
Eag therefore as covering &c:
American cotton VII! Increase tie de-
nan6 for on: cotton BY home m::..s:
reduce :he present heavy care o1d
Nigh f:e!gh. rates: satisfy The de-
Daod Of the cotton growers anc
meet the wishes o: :he spinoe-s.
With the speedy adoption OF ioca!
s!a compression a.. Q: those reforms
advocated by the growers. sp!oae.s.
transportation companies aoc the
so::oc trade generally Will be made