The Green Forest tribune., 1909-08-13
BUY ONLY COTTON MATERIAL.
Movement Originated by Farmers Union Relative to the Use of
 Manufactured Material.

The movement originated by the Farmers union relative to the use of cotton manufactured material wher- ever possible in handling grain and other products that needed sacking, and also for the purposes of wrapping cotton and making blow lines, etc., has awakened general interest over the whole country, and the patriotic spirit of the American people has been aroused to such an extent that it seems as if success in the efforts will certainly come, says the National Co-operator.
 The purchasing agent of the state of Texas has issued an address call ing upon all the similar officials in the southern states to join hands with Texas and buy only cotton material for all purposes for which it can be used. Oklahoma is the first to re- spond, as the following will disclose: Oklahoma will join the purchasing department of the state of Texas in requiring that all supplies purchased for the state shall be wrapped in cot ton bagging instead of jute. The lat ter is foreign product, while cotton bagging is a home product
 Of course we all know that our leg islature has authorized cotton mill to be built by the penitentiary board and money appropriated to carry out the purposes of the act. At the meet ing held in Monte Ne, Ark, recently, J. A. Swain, in behalf of the Arkansas delegation to the national meeting of the Cotton association, offered a res olution reciting that 6,000,000 bales of cotton would be consumed every year if bags, twine, rope, etc., were made of cotton instead of jute, and urging merchants to demand the substitution of cotton for jute in such goods. The resolution was unanimously adopted by the whole convention.
 Large wholesale grocery firms in ali parts of the south have responded to the appeals of the Farmers union and have announced their intention to use nothing but cotton sacks, twine, rope, etc, in their business and have called upon the manufacturers who supply them with goods to act in ac- cordance with this determination
 In addition to the many firms to respond, there are many large con- cerns, such as Armour & Comany, the big packers, who are using cotton cloths and cotton wrapping twine for their products. Wholesale groc- CTS of New Orleans and the Coffee and Spice company of St. Louis have taken a stand with the farmers in their efforts to get aid in securing better prices for their products.
 The good work is still going on and it remains for the Farmers union to continue to push the work in all ways possible Don't forget that eternal vigilance is the price of liberty; but remember also that it is also the price of getting what you want in this world.
 Don't forget that there is lot of money down in Austin waiting to be put into factory by the state. Things iihS lhehI di V llhOly lo DC oFCl lOohtu if the attention of the proper officials is not recalled to it. If we had that factory now the merchants of Texas could get what they wanted in the way of sacks, twine, rope, etc., if the supply would meet the demand. Keep talking of this matter to your mer- chants, law makers, school teachers, and, in fact, to anyone who will listen Advertising makes the world move to- day and it will make the cotton bag ging and sacking proposition move faster, too. The Co-operator believes that the day is not far distant when cotton will be in common use for all things that are needed on the farm, in the city and everywhere that use can be found for it. About all the clothing used today by the mass of the people is made of cotton, and why not use it for everything that it can be used for. There is no satisfactory reason against it's use and every req son in the world for it's employ ment in the manufacture of those things needed by the farmers and the mass of the people,