The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-01-28
JORDAN ON COTTON SYSTEM

President Of Southern cottors Associa.
ton Says Farmers Lose 81 TO 80
on Every Bale.
Haryie Jordan, who as president q
the Southern Cotton association caused
to be uncovered the leaks - inc
government bureau, where cotton
crop reports were compiled and IN the
end saved the farmers Of the south
millions that had been lost In specu-
lation, now proposes to save annualiy
to the United States $6O,0O0,000 ana
Ito Texas $16,00o,o0o by a reform Ct
the method OF handling and market
| ing the cotton crop. In an interview
| in the Houston Post he expressed him
self as follows:
The farmers Of Texas are losing be-
| tween 81 and SIS bale on the crop
every year. 1t is an actual fact that
! the cost of insurance, for instance,
lis based upon loss Of close to 100
| pounds Of every bale Of 500 pounds
| between this country and Europe.
This damage is carried and allowance
lis made to the shipper. The marine
insurance rate covers that amount OF
| loss regularly. It is fixed with the
Idea In view and Is charged against
| the farmer In the end. No one out
1 the southern planter bears the bur-
den.
Mr.. Jordan Is In revolt against tho
/ entire system He declares that IN
sampling, transportation the manner
Of COMPRISING, In storage and IN tear
4 the waste annually represents the
huge sum of $50, ooo, 900.
Estimate that waste, handle the cot
ton crop as 1t should be handled and
all OF the many millions now lost will
be saved to the cotton producing
states as simple addition to their
wealth, accommodating every year.
4 FL It is a simple business proposition
q In which the business men OF the
south ought to be interested. Il they
save that much money to the south
lit is to the benefit of everyone who
lives in the south.
Gin COMPRISING so as to make pos.
sib1e the loading Of railroad cars to
!. capacity and securing reasonable rail-
road rates, scientific sampling and
d proper application Of methods in stor.
age must be supplied.
AS 1t Is now the rate on plantation
l bales OF cotton Is several times what
It is on carload Of meat. The bales
i are so large that not more than
Is can be placed In a car and THAI
is the reason After compression by
new machinery at gin compress
75 bales can be loaded In q car
T I and that Is but one element OF posi-.
bic saving.
Just there we are forced to combat
the compress owner. In many In
stances railroads own stock In com
presses and the qualifications OF tbs
present system are wide. The meth
+ DDS have been in use for years. E i
) antiuuated. e serves as means b.
: which the farmer is robbed.
! why, Id sampling alone, 100000
j. bales are lost to the farmer. picked
|.up by the shipper and turned into pro
! fit that could only exist ID waste. Tha'
: is what we fight.
ii Nj Ii luuSLEaElHE klS IudnASi VI " o1 y
) In the handling Of cotton, Mr.. Jordan
) cited the method adopted by the Geor
gia fruit growers to realize upon thei
9 crops.
! Georgia Is the greatest fruit pro
ducing state In the country, he ex
/ plained, but when we first commences
!. to market our peaches and Watermel
: ons we shipped them to commission
merchants Sometimes we manage
) to get the freight charges out of VIA
we sent north, but that was all. u
: variably came the letter to the effec
: that the shipment had been receive
in bad condition.
: We decided to reform the metho
:. Of marketing and organized a frui
exchange with a capital Of 100000
: We market our own fruit. Now tn
: commission men come to US and W
: sell our fruit on the trees or In th
: field and get good money for it.
= That Is exactly the situation as
: regards cotton The farmer ships an
!, loses 20 per cent. Of his crop becaus
:. 1t is delivered in bad condition. Tha
: much is lost to the south every SCI
s son, just as we used to lose the vaEs
of our fruit in Georgia. 1-'-1
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