The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1914-12-10
POWER OF COTTON
y teaches All PeonIe and Round
the Whole World.
MANS MASTER AND SERVANT.

pIosives and Smokeess Powder and
Without 1t Not Modern Big Cur
Could Be Fired-Its Numerous Uses.
Cotton reaches all around the world
and is the master and the servant OF
all the people. Without cotton not a
modern gun could he fred. Cotton is
the basis of high explosives and OF
smOkeless powder. and the warship
carries relatively more cotton than was
used by the frigate of century ago
with all it's sails. The Hottentot spreads
a film Of cotton cloth across few
poles to keep out the suns heat. The
arctic explorer pads his duck suit with
cotton and finds it warmer and lighter
than fur.
1t is evident. therefore. that cotton
touches all the world. and its uses are
manifold. Clothing is only one Of the
many points of contact. Did you ever
comb your hair with cotton comb?
Yes you did. fof celluloid is nothing but
cotton treated with acids. All those
useful celulOid things would he un-
heard of it were not for Gotten.
Cotton even has it's uses in the auto
mobile. Some of those soft cushions
are cotton felt covered with more cot
ton that looks like leather. Without
cotton there could be aO great office
buildings. for freproofing would be i'm
practicable. Besides. it would be too
expensive to get the cement to the
spot without the bsgs that consume
1SO.OOO.UOO yards of cotton CLOTH every
year G. T. Revere. the cotton expert
has drawn up some interesting figures
regarding the use of cotton which are
dra wn upon here.
Light your pipe and think them over.
but as the smoke rolls up to the enam-
eled ceiling remember that the foun
dation of that enamel is cotton and
that one single company requires a
million yards of cotton cloth to shade
tobacco plants growing ia Cuba and
Florida and 4.OOOOOO yards for the lit
tie bags i'm which that same tobacco
goes to the consumer.
The ordinary citizen thinks only OF
sheets and pillow cases and dress
Rossls when one speaks of cotton. but
such things are relatively unimportant
compared with the vast consumption
of cotton for other purposes. The rail
roads and trolley lines of the United
States use more than 250.OO0 bales Of
cotton year for enameled ceilings
plush chairs, leather seats and air
brake hose The automobile consumes
about 100000 bales "a year. Most of II
goes into the cotton duck basis. whicl
is the essential feature ,Of the tires
and the rest goes largely for cushions
and seats.
The largest individual contract fol
cotton goods in, the world is the one
placed annually by the greatest of the
harvester machine companies, 1T calls
for millions of yards of cotton duck
the consumption for the entire har, est
ing machine industry being estimated
lat, above 100000 yards of tduck year
'iy. In normal times the New YOrt
market alone consumes 100000 pound:
.of yarn weekly for the electrical in
'dustry. 1t ia necessary for insulation.
Cotton bags have displaced barrels t.
"a great extent, and "a few days agt
one of the greatest sugar companies
announced that i'm the future cOttOI
bags would be used exclusively. Will
cotton at Is cents a pound. bags art
cheaper than barrels. 1t takes abOu
100000 yards of cotton duck annual
ly for coal bags for delivering the Goa
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Cotton duck is used extensively fO
'ventilating chuteS in coal mines. Tar
paulins have replaced other covers fol
fat cars, vans and wagons. In South
Africa the cotton blanket has driver
out the wooden one.
Fully 2O.OOOOOO wards annually Of
cotton duck are consumed in the Ca
madam northwest for overcOats. re
placing fur. With padding of .cotto1
between layers Of duck. these gar
ments are lighter and warmer thar
fur. Cotton cloth has taken the place
of wall paper in thousands of modern
houses. Buckram. made Of cotton
covers books Pottery establishment.
use millions of yards of army duel
annually for squeezing water out OF
clay. The government uses 4.0OO.OO(
yards Of cotton duck per year for cOiI
bags. 1t takes 2.0OOO0O yards of cot
ton duck annually to make feed bags
to hang over the noses of horses. Dues
is used for fltering oils millions OF
yards of it every year.
1t takes more than 50.0O0.OO yards
every year of cotton ducking for rub
Der betting and rubber hose. The same
substance is used for stiffening the
gauntiets Of gloves and leggins. tennis
and gymnasium shoes. canOpies for
shower baths. where rubber formerly
was used. and the covering Of trunks
and telescopes. About 4.OO0.OOO yards
annually are used for draining mines.
Wood pulp paper mills and other
paper mills use cotton duck for driers
Cotton drills and duck to the extent OF
millions of yards annually are used fol
wagon tops. cushions and waterproof
coats. Mattresses of cotton felt rival
hair mattresses.
This is the age Of cotton. The world
has achieved it's greatest progress since
Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin