The Birmingham age-herald., 1914-09-20
Q1iEzR o5Io CQ. ID E " ia9 BALES .OF | ] CENTS
Every Agent, Broker, Sales man and Sales Office in South Ordered to
 Purchase Bale

The Quaker Oats company has ordered every agent, every broker. every sales men and every sales office in the cotton | belt of the south to buy-a-bale of cotton
 at 10 cents per pound and draw on the
 company for s50 This means, according
 to Augustus McCarty, local representa- tive of that company that at least 1900 bales of cotton will be bought by this
 one concern and that over s5o.Ooo will be
 spent by them in temporarily tiding over
 the southern cotton crop.
 In addition 10 performing that act of
 cooperation the company in a note to
 Mr. MeCarty says that 1,O000OO cotton
 bags have been ordered which will replace the jute bags heretofore used by that giant concern. This will no doubt help
 create a movement to substitute cotton | bags for iute on the part of many com
 panies at present using the latter, thus
 assisting in relieving the situation. Letter of Company The letter Of the Quaker Oats company
 on this subject follows:
 Chicago H., September 16. 1914.
 "McCarty-Ormand Brokerage Co.,, Blr- mingham, Ala.
 Dear Sirs: The Quaker Oats company desires to show in some substantial way it's eagerness to cooperate with the mer- chants and business interests of the south | toward assisting in the relief of the pres ent cotton congestion.
 We can think of no better way to | show our appreciation of the large and growing business which the merchants | and consumers of the south have given us | than to join heartily in the buy-a-bale of cotton movement.
 We have given instructions today, to the managers of all of our southern sales offices. also to all of our travelling sales men, to all of our brokers and all other | southern sales representatives-to buy a | bale of cotton for our account. | Each man will buy one bale at 10 cents | per pound.
 | This letter, therefore, which Is a dupli- | cate of a letter sent to each one of our | representatives, will be your authority l for purchasing for the account of the | Quaker Oats company, one bale of cotton. | to grade midding or bettr a 10 cents per pound, delivered warehouse. You will use ! good judgment to your manner Of | placing this order, and will buy the cot l ton for delivery at some reliable local | warehouse whose receipt cannot be ques- toned. and you may make or instruct l the seller to make draft upon Us at Chi cago for the value of said cotton. ware house receipt to be attached to the draft upon us.
 Using Cotton Bags There is another way in which we are | lending our aid toward increasing the domestic consumption of cotton We are very large manufacturers of such pro- ducts as meal grits, flour, cereals in bulk form, much of which by long custom has heretofore been shipped in jute bags. | We have largely been able, on such com | modities, to substitute cotton sacks in- l stead of jute, and last week. in view of | existing conditions, we placed a large contract for cotton feed bags 100000 of which are for immediate delivery to be l substituted in place of jute bags Purchase your bale of cotton immedi- ately. Yours truly,
 THE QUAKER OATS COMPANY. | GnTA oIa