The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-05

Under former conditions the South might have found Il, 100000 bales more | than could be marketed at 10 cents a pound.
 Conditions Changed.
 "But the old conditions do not exist today. and the world has just begun 10 find out the countless uses :? WhicA cotton is put. There is hardly an in- dustry of importance today that does not pay tribute to King Cotton. The man who takes trip on d train hardly realizes that the railroads of the coun- try are among the largest consumers of cotton. Yet cotton duck Is the basis of the air-brake hose; cotton duck is the basis of the, enameled ceilings; the plush chairs are of cotton; the leather seats in the day coaches and smoking compartments are cotton. An expert in the employ of one of the leading car buildings firms in this country tells IS that he believes the railroads and troll ley lines in this country alone require an amount of cotton cloth equivalent to a quarter of a million bales. His information, he says, leads him to be- lieve that the use of cotton cloth in the same way is equally. prevalent throughout Europe.
 The automobile Is another heavy consumer of cotton. Our information leads us to place an estimate of 325,00J bales annually as the present amount of cotton required for motor cars. O.. this total, about 290.O00 bales are re- quired for the cotton duck basis fol the tires and the rest goes largely for the manufacture of leather cushions and seats
 Tt would be difficult to estimate the amount of cotton required yearly foi the harvesting and marketing of our great cereal crops Thousands of bales annually go into the making of bags but even this aggregate might look insignificant compared with some O. the other items in the harvesting O.. grain. It may not be generally known but we believe we are conservative in stating that the largest individual con- tract for cotton goods ip the world Is the one placed annually Dy the Inter- national Harvester Company. It call. for millions of yards of cotton duch running from two and three pounds t.. the yard to go Into the manufacture oI aprons, carriers and elevators for tn ou- sands of reapers and bidders. headers and threshers. There are many inde pendent concerns engaged in the manu fracture. or this sort of machinery an. a recent authority places the outpu throughout the world at 100000 ne, machines annually, and this calls fo. 5O,oOO.00O yards of cotton duck run ming two to three pounds to the yard
 Electricity Needs Cotton.
 "Electricity Is the most powerful agent in the world bat 1t cannot ge. along without cotton. Millions O. miles of copper wire annually owe the perfection of the insulation to cotto. yarns or tape of cotton cloth. Anyone familiar with the electrical trade can make his own calculation as to the probable aggregate. One of our friend
 in the yarn trade tells us that in nor | mai times the sales in the New York market alone amount to 400, 900 pounds of yarn weekly to the electrical indus try.
 Ten years ago the armies of the world. with the exception of troops stationed in warm climates, were cloth ed in woolen uniforms. Today the ser vice uniforms of the armies of the world consist of khaki cloth or some thing similar. The United States alone which maintains a small standing force requires about 5000, 000 yards of eighi ounce khaki cloth annually When one comes to figure out the amount oi khaki required for the military estab- lishments of Great Britain, German France. Russia and other countries. tn. total is likely to reach staggering pro- portions.
 '"The navies of the world use a tre- mendous amount of khaki and other duck running from eight ounces to eighteen ounces a yard. A manufac- turer who supplies large portion of this material for our navy tells us that more cotton duck is used by our battle ships today than in the days when sailing vessels constituted our men of war. He also added that the decline of the sailing vessel had not brought n nxy fv, Ro, cotton duck for merchant ships. While the sails have disappeared, cotton duck Is so extensively used for awnings coverings for launches and similar pur- noses that the amount of material re- quired Is even greater than the height of the old clipper trade.
 Another demand for cotton cloth has been created by the increasing use of cotton cloth for growing tobacco under shade. Several hundred acres of land in Connecticut are covered in this manner. One large tobacco company uses 1,000.000 yards of doth In its shade culture in Florida and Cuba The same company also uses 4,900, GOO yards of cloth annually for making tags for two of its popular brands of smok- Ing tobacco.
 Cotton bags have displaced barrels to a great extent in the shipment of sugar, salt and flour. The employ ment of bags in the sugar trade cxten- sively is comparatively new, and is no small factor in the increased consump- ton of cotton. With cotton al Is cents a pound the bags would be cheaper than barrels.
 Cotton plays an important part in the mining and marketing of coal. A heavy cotton duck Is extensively Vsed in coal mines for the purpose of mak- ing ventilating chutes. It is called 'brattice cloth,' and while we are un- able to~get approximate figures on it's 1 use. our information is to the effect that thousands of yards are required annually throughout the Appalachian regions. About 15,000.000 wards of cot ton duck annually are made into coal 1 bags for delivering coal where chute cannot be employed to advantage. There has been great expansion in the use of tarpaulins. In the Brit ish possessions, especially in South Africa, the tarpaulin has fisplaced the
 old flax duck cover for lat cars. goods
 vans. wagon covers and tents. In i South Africa also, the cotton blanket
 has completely driven out the woolen blanket and 500 bales. 200 'lankets i to the bale. are imported by that coun- l try annually.
 Cotton OvercOats.
 "Overcoats of cotton luck with blen-
 Eet lining have taken the place of
 heavy wool and fur garments in the
 American and Canadian North vast. Ii
 is estimated that 20, ,0e0.000 yards Prnu- ally are consumed by this branch of the
 trade alone. These garments ore
 warmer for outdoor work and are wa
 terproof as well.