The Bamberg herald. [volume] (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, 1914-09-03
TO WAREHOUSE COTTON
PLAN FORMED TO RELIEVE SIT
UATION.
Tempos ary Warehouse Will Be Erect
ed in Bamberg Within Few
Days.


house company was launched, and
committee appointed, consisting of
Messrs. C. B. Free, w. D. Rhoad and
J. w. Stokes, to apply for a commits
sion from the secretary of State. The
committee Immediately made appli-
cation, and commission was issued
yesterday.
Immediate steps will be taken to
complete organization, open books OF
subscription, and begin work on the
proposed warehouse.
At the meeting Saturday afternoon
plans were discussed for the building
of a warehouse by the quickest meth
cd to meet the regulations and re-
quirements of the federal authorities
and the insurance companies, in or
der that cotton stored in the ware
house can be drawn upon from the
federal funds.
MIR. C. B. Free outlined plan he
had evolved as the most practical
BILE method of erecting an approved
warehouse to meet the requirements.
This method will doubtless be adopt
ed by the company and followed. 1t
will require only few days in which
to have such a warehouse ready for
storing cotton. The plan of Mr..
Free, briefly stated, is as follows:
Cut cypress poles and put them in
the ground for posts, so as to con-
struct a shed of the size that may be
needed to hold the first few hundred
bales of cotton; make it wide enough
so that there will be passage ways.
and the cotton can be put in rows, so
that the stamping on each bale will
be exposed and where the cotton can
be counted. Of course it is contem-
plated that this shed will be covered
with corrugated iron or some cover
ing acceptable to the insurance COM
panies. It is also contemplated that
the sheds so constructed shall be put
in some lot surrounded by barbed
wire, and that some one who is re-
sponsible shall act as bookkeeper and
day guard, and keep record Of the
cotton stored, as we'll as watch it.
This party, together with night
guard, will be paid by the parties
who put cotton in the sheds.
1t is stated that the insurance COM
panies will approve and insure the
cotton so stored AS the cotton comes
in and more shedding is needed, it
can be extended indefinitely and thus
the cotton sheds can be covered, so
as to receive a part, and while the
other part it still coming in, addi-
tional space can be provided at prac-
! tically the cost of the covering, for
the farmers can do the balance OF
! the work themselves.
By adopting this or some similar
plan, it is believed that the cotton
situation can be relieved in Bamberg
county within a short time. Besides
being very economical, the ware
house may be extended as needs re-
quire to any size, and the work OF
enlarging may be done expeditiously.
Tuesday the committee visited
Charleston to look over the situation,
but were not greatly encouraged ove-
er the prospect of assistance from
that city, and determined to prose
cute the plans for the local ware
housing of cotton.
After the meeting Saturday, S. G.
Mayfeld, Esq, wired to the commis-
sioner of agriculture outlining the
plans and requesting comment from
him on the plans. He received the
following letter in reply:
In regard to the latter art of
your inquiry by wire today, 1 beg to
say that McAdoo, himself, may oe
quoted in regard to what will be con-
sidered a warehouse as things now
stand without any further national
legislation. He says:
al stated here yesterday that it
was my purpose to accept from the
banks and currency associations notes
and obligations secured by warehouse
receipts, properly certified and is
sued by responsible warehouse men
or warehouse companies. l do not
say that those warehouses have got
to be bdilt of brick, stone, steel, or
anything else, or that they must be
bonded. All l ask is that those
warehouses shall be of such char
acter as to protect the cotton itself
from deterioration or destruction,
that adequate insurance can be Offer
ed. and backed by responsible agen-
o;.e eo tbat whom their warehouse