Iron County news. [volume] (Hurley, Wis.) 1913-1950, 1914-11-07
POWER OF COTTON
It Reaches All People and Round
the Whole World.
MANS MASTER AND SERVANT.

p.osves and snokeiess Powder and
Without It Not Modern Big Gun
Could Be Fired-Its Numerous Uses.
Cotton reaches all around the world
ana is the master and the servant OF
all the people. Without cotton not a
modern gun could be fred Cotton Is
the basis of high explosives and OF
smokeless powder. and the warshiD
carries relatively more cotton than was
used by the frigate of a century ago
with all its sails The Hottentot spreads
a film OF cotton cloth across a few
poles 10 keep out the suns heat. The
arctic explorer pads his duck suit with
cotton aud finds It warmer and lighter
than fur.
1t is evident. therefore. that cotton
touches al! 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. for celluloid is nothing but
cotton treated with acids. All those
useful celul0id things would be I'm
heard Of it were not for cotton
Cotton even has its 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 he no great office
buildings for freproofing would be i'm
practicable. Besides 1t would be too
EXPENSIVE to get the cement to the
spot without the bags that consume
1S0oO0O00 yards of cotton cloth every
wear c. 4. Revere. the cotton expert,
has drawn up some interesting figures
regarding the use Of cotton which are
drawn upon here
Light your pipe and think them over.
hut as the smoke rolls up to the eDam-
eled ceiling remember that the foun-
dation Of that enamel is cotton and
that one single company requires
million yards of cotton cloth to shade
tobacco plants growing in Cuba and
Florida and 100000 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
goods when one speaks OF cotton. but
such things are relatively unlmportant
compared with the vast consumption
of cotton for other purposes. The raj
roads and trolley lines of the United
States use more than 100000 bales of
cotton year for enameled ceilings,
plush chairs, leather seats and air.
brake hose. The automobile consumes
about 100000 bales u year. Most of it
goes into the cotton duck basis, which
is the essential feature of the tires,
and the rest goes largely for cushions
and seats
The largest individual contract for
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 harvest.
ing machine industry being estimated
at above 5000o0oO yards Of duck year
ly. In normal times the New York
market alone consumes 100000 pounds
of yarn weekly for the electrical in
dustry. 1t s necessary for insulation.
Cotton bags have displaced barrels to
a great extent, and few days ago
oue of the greatest sugar companies
announced thut in the future cotton
bags would be used exclusively, with
cotton mt 10 cents q pound. bags are
cheaper than barrels. It takes about
l5,00O,ONO yards Of cotton duck annual
ly for coal BAGS for delivering the Goa
whore chute cuuuot be employed
Cotton duck is used extensively foi
ventiating chutcs in coal mines Tar
raullus have replaced other covers fol
fiat ears. vans and wagons In Soutt
Africa the cotton blanket has driver
ont the WOODEN one.
Fully 3O.O00OO yards annually o.
cotton duck are consumed in the Ca
madam northwest for overcoats. re
placing fur, With a padding Of cottoI
between layers of duck. these gar
mcnts are lighter ard warmer thar
fur Cotton cloth hNs taken the plac,
of wall paper ia thousands of modern
houses. Buckram made Of cotton
covers books Pottery establishment
use millions of yards of army duel
annually for squeezing water out o
clay. The government uses 4,o0o0o
yards vi cotton duck per year for coli
bags 1t takes 2yo00o0 yards of cot
ton duck annually to make feed bag
to hang over the noses n horses, Due
IS used for .h'toriug oils millions O
yards of It every year
1t takeS more than -o0oo000 yard
every year of COTTON ducSing for rat
Der betting and rubher hose The sam
substance is used for sttfeuing tn
gauuflets Of gloves aud lcgglns, tenni
and gymnasium shoes. CABopies FL
shower baths. where rubber formerl
was used. and the covering of trunk
and telescopes About 100000 yard
annually are used for draining mines.
Wood pulp paper mills and othC
paper mills use cotton duck for drier
Cotton drills and duck to the extent {
millions OF yards annually are used Il
wagon tops, cushions and waterproof
coats Mattresses Of cotton felt rivt
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