Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1910-04-26
LENGTHENING THE STAPLE.
Over 1000 Farmers Assisting In th'
New Movement.

New Movement
! The growth of long staple cotton by
the farmers of South Carolina is being
urged by the department of asricul-
ture. and over 1000 farmers this veal
have been furnished with the necessary
seed and information. The growing OF
long staple cotton by the farmers 81
South Carolina means that the product
will be manufactured in this state and
not shipped away. 1t will mean a great
saving in freight rates, both to the pro-
ducer and the manufacturer.
The department has been at work
since the first of the year, collecting
data with reference to the number ol
bales of long staple cotton used by
the mills of the state.
A preliminary report issued shows
that out of ten textile plants. consum-
ing 3O,910 bales of cotton, only sixty OF
these bales were grown in South Car
olina. The sixty bales were of the Iona
staple variety. 1t also shows that OF
a consumption of over 10000 bales. the
number of 20.S60 Of these were long
staple and were grown outside of the
state.
plants of the state are interested in
the production of long staple of cot
ton is shown by the following eXcerp,
of a letter received by Ira W. Will
liams from a prominent mill president
of the state:
II am glad that you are trying to in
terest our planters in this state iI
growing stronger and better staple cot
ton. as we now have an order tied VI
which amounts to over $4,000, on ac-
count of this section of the country
growing a short and weak staple cot
ton, or what is known as King cotton:
and unless the planters in this section
discontinue planting this staple we Wi
nave to look to Mississippi or elsewhere
for our supply.
The cotton manufacturers of South
Carolina are very interested in the
growth of long staple cotton. This l.
very aptly shown by the fact that
Lewis w. Parker, one of the most sue
cessful and well known cotton manu-
facturers in the south. recently gave
the sum of $1,000 to the department OF
farm demonstration, which Is to be
used in encouragement of the growth
of the long staple cotton. Another
81. 900 has been given by tine Manufac-
turers association of South Carolina
for the same purpose.
The money given by Mr.. Parker and
the Cotton Manufacturers association
is being used by Ira w. Williams. the
United States farm demonstration
agent for South Carolina. in the en-
couragement of the growth of long sta
pie cotton.
The situation proves interesting In
view of the fact that the statement was
made last year by Commissioner Wat
son and Mr.. Williams that practically
all of the cotton that is being used bV
the textile plants of South Carolina |:
being imported from other states anC
from Egypt.
In February, 1910. there was import
ed to the United States 60l76.60t
pounds of cotton. The bulk of this. ol
41,174.420 pounds, was imported from
Egypt The entire amount imported
was valued at over s10,000,009 and the
amount imported from Egypt was val
ued at over sS,000,000. The majority OF
this cotton, in fact, all, with the eX-
ception of 100000 pounds, was long
staple cotton.
The fact is known that it takes al
most as much to ship a pound of cot
ton from Egypt to the United States as
it does to ship a pound Of cotton from
the average inland town to New York.
The final reports for the present veal
will very probably show marked in
crease in the production of long staDl5
cotton in South Carolina.-Columbia
State