Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1909-11-10
WHERE
THE COTTON GOES.
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A circular letter of a New York
broker recapitulates a few of the
uses to which cotton is put In view
Of the oft-asked question rs to where
the 100000 bales of cotton go
when made into manufactured goods,
the following will be worth while:
Cotton enters into the manufacture
of more articles to-day than any
other mommodity except steel.
Eliminate cotton and the stoppag,
of spindies and looms would be but Il
trife compared to the paralysis thar
would visit countless other indus.
tries.
The railroads Of America consume
100000 bales of cotton annually.
Cotton duck Is the basis of the air
brake hose; of enameled ceilings !,
the plush chairs are of cotton; the
leather seats are of cotton.
Automobiles require about 100000
bales annually for the manufacture
of tires, and about $4,000 annually
for the manufacture Of leather seats
and cushions.
More cotton Is used each year to
harvest and market the grain crop:
Of the world than would be required
to clOthe the inhabitants of a large
city.
Electricity, powerful as it is, can
not get along without cotton. Mil
lions of miles Of cotton wire annually
owe the perfection of their insula-
ton to cotton yarn or tape of cotton
cloth
The armies OF the world to-day are
aln In l.
something similar. This country
of eight-ounce khaki cloth annually
for its army.
The navies and merchant ships of
the world use more cotton duck to-
day than was required in the days
of sailing vessels.
Millions of yards of cotton cloth
are used by the tobacco industry for
growing tobacco under shade and
making bags for smoking tobacco.
Cotton bags have displaced bar
rels to great extent in the shipment
OF sugar, salt and -four.
Cotton is used in the mining and
marketing Of coal. About 10 OOO,-
600 yards of cotton duck annually
are made into coal bags.
About 2O,0O0,000 yards OF cotton
duck are made into overcoats with
blanket lining, to take the place of
heavy wool and fur garments in the
American and Canadian northwest.
Thousands of bales annually are
required to make cotton duck to
place around the asbestos sectional
covering IN which the steam hot wa
ter pipes of fircproof buildings are
encased.
Cotton blankets have DISPLACED
Woolen blankets in many important
markets of the world.
Cotton cloth has taken the place
Of wall paper IN thousands of mod
ern homes.
Cement companies use about s.
100000 yards of cotton bagging an
nuaily. =.
The government requires about
100000 yards annually for coin
bags.
Millions of yards of duch, 46 in
ches wide,, are used annually for the
purpose Of filtering oils.
Cotton duck Is the basis Of rubber
betting and all kinds Of hose. Sales
to these branches of trade amount to
5O,OOO,O0O yards annually.
Millions Of yards Of cotton cloth
are used In large cloth signs and ad-
vertisements.
More cotton" is used in linen
shirts and collars than linen itself.
Mercerized cotton goods, to the
extend OF hundreds OF millions of
yards, sell in competition. with silk.
Cotton Is used to greater or less
extent in all but the most expensive
of woolen fabrics.
These items furnish a few of the
reasons why the world needs 3,OOO,-
600 bales more cotton than it did five
years ago. Notwithstanding the fact
that new markets have not been ex-
tensively developed and the world
population has shown no sudden in
crease.