Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1911-07-18

the mining and marketing Of coal.
heavy cotton duck Is extensively used
in coal mines for the purpose Of max
ing ventilating chutes. About 15,000,-
900 yards of cotton duck annually are
made into coal bags for delivering
coal where chute cannot be employ
ed to advantage.
There has been a great expansion
in the use Of tarpaulins In the Brit
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 blank
ct has completely driven out the
wooden blanket, and $500 bales, 200
blankets to the bale, are imported by
| that country annually.
"Oyercoats of cotton duck with
blanket lining have taken the place OF
heavy wool and fur garments In the
American and Canadian northwest.
1t is estimated that 20,000.000 yards
annually are consumed by this branch
of the trade alone.
Thousands of bales Of cotton an
nually find their way into the construc-
ton 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 modern
houses.
Several million yards annually are
used in making cloth signs and adver-
tisements. The American Tobacco
company and similar concerns use
millions of yards Of army duck for
the purpose Of squeezing water out OF
clay.
"The government requires 100000
yards of cotton duck annually for coin
bags.
Cement companies use about
100000 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 filtering oils.
Cotton duck is the basis Of rubber
betting and all kinds of rubber hose.
amount to 5O,O00,000 yards annually.
Among the smaller users, but making
heavy aggregate; tennis and gym
nasium shoes; duck canopy for show
er baths where rubber formerly was
used; covering Of trunks and tele-
scopes, binding Of books, draining of
mines-heavy duck to the extent OF
1000, 900 yards annually.
while we do not presume TO have
set forth more than small portion
of the uses to which cotton Is put, the
above items should go far towards
showing where curtailment would be
impossible except under extraordinary
conditions. Even at a much further
advance II would not be likely to EN-
ter into comparison with the products
II has displaced.
"In the matter OF wearing apparel
its 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 enthusiasm
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 twenty years
cotton for hundreds Of years has sold
at a higher average price than wool.
when one considers the countless
uses to which cotton is put, and figures
on what might happen owing TO an
accidental curtailment OF production,
II is quite within the bounds Of possi-
bility for history to repeat Itself
Manufacturers Record.