The Green Forest tribune., 1909-10-01
REPORT ON COTTON S,. LAYTON
Committee on Greater Consumption Makes Very Favorable Review to
 Galveston Convention.

tion, recently held at Galveston, re- ceived and adopted the following re- port from its committee on the great CT consumption of cotton:
 We find, upon thorough investiga- ton, that the work inaugurated through the Farmers union of Texas something over two years ago, has made very rapid progress, and that to-day more than 100 wholesale grocery firms in different parts of the country are now specifying cotton bags exclusively on all their orders for sugar. The most valuable move ment. in the behalf of the greater con sumption of cotton, is the result Of & visit made by representative of the IeAas Farmers union to Hot Springs, Arh., during the session of the South ern Wholesale Grocers' association, and since that meeting, some two or three score of Texas whoIesale gro- cery firms have joIned enthusiastically in the movement Of the FarInerS union for the aI eater consumption or cotton, ana ale Lo4~y skecIty Ing cot
 
 eoods.
 our committee has seen original letters and coples of letters from sey- el al Who4esa.e grocery nrnls and oth- u D, Wt4o ale .oW speel1ylag cotton Deeo Instead ol JuLe. A eled.er con oG...I ton ot co.tuu unquesLionaDly nleans a better lrce for the product, and this ahecls nUt only the hr.nS, put all other puslness :GtefestS ln tho United states. One large cotton man ulactuler has stated that in hls opln. lon the nov enleAl TOT the greater con su4nptlon ot coLLon Is one or Lue most lA-Iortant pieces ot work ever lnau- auraled by the Farmers unlon, and your committee concurS in tIis view.
 This experienced manufacturer of cottGn states that even now, when there is no unuoual demand tor cot ton such as to equlre ron 1OU,000 to 100000 bales nIoie, within q few A-OnthS time, tLan the ordinary de- maud, that It has Lne enect o1 advanc- ing the price Of cotton not less than two cents per pound, and he further states that he agrees with the estl- A.ale made by tLe Jute interests, that Ii all the SACKS, bags, ropes, wrapping tWlne, etc., now used ln the Unlted States annually, n4aue from ute, are made from cotton instead, that It will require at least 5,UVo,OU0 bales of cot ton to supply the demand, and this cotton manufacturer goes on to say tDat 1t Is hls Arm oplnIon that "hen this demand is created (Whlcb caA easily be done by all interests work ing together) that it will run the prlee or cotton up, and, quoting his exact words, T feel that the time is not far distant when cotton will be cheap at 20 cents per pound"
 We have cause to feel proud over the fact of the great progress this movement for the greater consumption oI cotton has made and are srati- fled over the fact that [. originated aAong our Texas brethren;' we feel the membership, not only of the union, but of other interests, owe a debt of gratitude to those of our members who have given so much of their time to this important work.
 We find that this work of the great CT consumption of cotton can be aided materially and largely by all of our membership taking more active part in the work and all working with the united and determined effort, and con | tinuously in this direction, by using cotton rope for all kinds of rope and demanding all your sugar, salt ano other supplies in cotton bags instead of jute bags, and insisting upon the exclusive use of cotton wrapping | twine --e-
 We urge that each member visit his retail dealer and urge him to de- mand his supplies in cotton bags and not jute, and to use cotton wrapping l twine, and to purchase cotton rope. | We also find that quite number of articles of clothing can easily be used, made of cotton, and that even material | for an entire suit of clothes can be purchased for about one dollar, and we urge that the membership try and use as much cotton clothing as pos sible.
 We also recommend that we place orders for cotton bagging to wrap our cotton in this season, and if the gin ners claim they cannot procure the cotton bagging, insist that he write | to state headquarters at Fort Worth, and they will get it.
 | It has been demonstrated that by our carrying into execution the above suggestions, that the movement is | practical and common sense. It has spread already to such proportions as to convince your committee that a l much higher price can be obtained for our cotton by this movement alone within the period of a very short time, and we believe that it will enable us to more efficiently clothe and educate our children.