Bryan daily eagle and pilot. [volume] (Bryan, Tex.) 1909-1918, 1909-10-26
CO-OPERA1|0 EARN
EsTlY URGED
The FarmerS Union Of Brsxos coun-
ty Ask the Cooperation Of Mer-
chants IN all Things.

President w. l.. Edge of the Brazos
County Farmers Union was a pleas
ant caller at the Eagle office recently
and discussed at length with the local
editor the question Of cooperation be-
tween the farmers and the mer-
chants. Mr.. Edge has made a close
study OF this question and II Is a pleas
ure to hear him tell OF the many ben
efits that can be made 10 come to both
by'a thorough understanding and CO.
operation on the part OF both.
BY cooperation the merchant can
assist the farmer TO find a market
for the products Of his farm. orchard
and gardeL. and help him 10 get the
highest price for them. BY co-opera-
ton the farmer viii see that IL Is
to his interest TO trade with the home
merchant, and in this way the mail
order houses will be put out OF busi-
ness.
Mr.. Edge states that last April the
Farmers Union passed a resolution
asking the merchants 10 see TO II
that all goods possible be sacked and
wrapped In cotton instead OF juie In |
order to increase the consumption OF
cotton. The resolution stated that af- |
ter Oct. ist the Union would demand |
thet this be done. thinking that from
Aprl 70 Oct. would be time enough
for the change to be made. Mr. Edge
stated that he had been over town and
found the request had been In large
measure ignored. He did not like Il
and thought the merchants were not
paying the Union toe proper consider
, alton. He stated further that the
Union dld not pass resolutions in
r ldleness. but they meant 20 stand By
them. and n the merchants OF Bryan
did not care 20 cooperate with them,
they would buy where the goods were
!, wrapped in. cotton They did not want
TO do this, but would do Il Il forced
20 by being ignored.
The question Of using cotton IN
; stead Of juie Is an important one ana
4 amounts 10 far more than people
would think who have not given u
J thought. It's importance i' brought
4 out in the following Interview between
n. d. Bowen Of Paris. Texas, and Sec
rotary Of war Dickinson IN Houston
j last week during the Taft visit;
"Just before Secretary Of War Dick.
n lnson let the city this morning for
Dallas. he and H. D. Bowen Of Paris
had a conference on the subject OF
the war department demanding cot
ton sacks when ordering all supplies
such as sugar. rice. coffee, salt, meats
eriis. oats. grains. meal. beans etc.
instead of having them packed as at
present In jute bags.
Secretary Dickinson went into me
subject with Mr. Bowen earnestly ane
+ thoroughly, and expressed himself
freely as being very much in favor OF
using cotton instead Of juse. and sta
ted that cottonswas product OF th'
American farm. whereas jute was
foreign product. and he outlined seN
eral suggestions to Mr.. Bowen and re
ouested that he visit Washington q
see him on the subject. and aske
that Mr.. Bowen be thoroughly pre-
nared 10 demonstrate the advisahi
Iiy OF using cotton made articles II
stead OF jute by the war department
In addition to the many thousan
OF bags used annually by the war a.
partment. the postofflce departmeH
uses annually thousands OF tons
a wrapping twine. which are now mad
almost exclusively from iute. and
n forts viii be made to have the goverl
81 ment use cotton twines. where jul
y twines are now used.
There Is no reason why all goverl
men,~ departments should not discar
entirely the use OF jute made article
and substitute cotton made instead.
A few years ago this subject WI
brought TO the attention OF the lau
dry organizations. with result that I
day in fact all the laundries In u
United States are using cotton mat
wrapping twines entirely. instead
lutte. and Il does seem like the Unite
States government would show
much patriotism In the way OF patro
izlng American raised products
the proprietors OF the laundries ha'
shown aud use cotton wrapping twin
and rope.
Mr.. Bowen was invited by q
Southern Wholesale Grocers assocl
tlon to address them on this subje
and he did so. and since then MAJ
wholesale grocery firms over {
South are specifying 'cotton sack
when ordering supplies packed
bags. and several Wholesale groce
houses over Texas have joined in u
movement, which means much TO I