The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1911-07-27

ish possessions, especially in South
Africa, the tarpaulin has displaced
the old fiat duck cover for fiat cars
goods vans, wagon covers and tents
In South Africa, also, the cotton
blanket has completely driven out
the wooden blanket, and 4,500 bales,
200 blankets to the bale, are import
ed by that country annually.
"Overcoats of cotton duck with
blanket lining have taken the place
of heavy wool and fur garments in
the American and Canadian north
west. It is estimated that 2O,OOO,-
600 yards annually are consumed by
this branch of the trade alone.
Thousands of bales Of cotton an
nually find their way into the con-
struction of fireproof buildings in our
large cities. Wherever the steam and
hot water pipes are exposed, they
are covered with asbestos covering
around which is placed cotton duck
Cotton cloth has taken the place
of wall paper in thousands of mod
ern houses.
Several million yards annually
are used in making cloth signs and
advertisements. The American To-
bacco company and similar concerns
use millions of yards of army duck
for the purpose of squeezing water
out of clay.
"The government requires 4,00O,-
900 yards of cotton duck annually
for coin bags.
Cement companies use about g.
10000 yards of cotton bagging an
nually.
"About 100000 yards of cotton
duck annually are made into feed
bags for horses.
"Wood pulp paper mills and other
paper mills use enormous quantities
of heavy cotton duck for driers.
Cotton drills and duck to the ex-
tent of millions of yards are used for
wagon tops, cushions, waterproof
coats, 'Pantasote,' etc.
"A heavy duck is used to the extent
of millions of yards annually for the
purpose of fltering oils.
Cotton duck is the basis of rub
Der betting and all kinds of rubber
hose. Sales of these branches of
the trade amount to 50,0Q0,0oo
yards annually. Among the smaller
users, but making heavy aggregate;
tennis and gymnasium shoes; duck
canopy for shower baths where rub
ber was formerly used; covering OF
trunks and telescopes, binding of
books, draining of mines-heavy
duck to the extent Of 100000 yards
annually,
''While we do not presume to have
set forth more than a small portion
of the uses to which cotton is put,
the above items should 60 far to-
wards showing where curtailment
would be impossible except under
extraordinary conditions. Even at a
much further advance it would not
be likely to enter into comparison
with the products it has displaced.
''In the matter of wearing apparel
it's nearest competitors are linen and
wool. There is as much cotton as
linen in collar and shirt. "All WOOL
clothing is practically thing of the
past.
"Once in a while a bull on cotton
in an effort to express his enthusi-
asm says: Cotton is going as high
as WOOL
"He probably has forgotten-if in
fact the figures were ever presented
to him-that until the last 20 years
cotton for hundreds of years has
sold at higher average price than
wool. When one considers the count
less uses to which cotton is put, and
figures on what might happen owing
to an accidental curtailment of pro-
duction, it is quite within the bounds
of possibility for history to repeat
itself" Manufacturers Record.
How Expenses Grow.
During Grants second administra-
ton "Gath," well-known Washing