The Madison journal. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1888-current, 1919-06-14
NEW ORLEANS COTTON MARKET

from the view Oiieo"o o
18th:
"H.rrv ID. williamson, Commits
.,rrer or agriculture and Norris Z.
Williamson, Of Lake providence 'no
chairman Of the senate commi!tee on
agriculture, having completed tnel
inspection Of New Orleans cotton
warehouses, pickeries, congresses ano
hubble docks, reached the coneIuslo"
that the chief damages occur IN ran
road yards, where proper warenou
ing ID lacking. As general propc
sition, they are convinced tnat coy.
ton that turns out badly was partiAnS
damaged when 1t left its home marx
e and this damage has been CREAMY
augmented. ,,, 4.
the yards Of the Texas q racine ano
the Louisiana Railway 4 Navigation
Co. said Commissioner wilson,
speaking for himself and Senator
Williamson. One lot unloaded IN the
L. r. 4 N. yards January Ia, had lus'
been delivered. 1t had been IN tne
weather ever since. We do not know
whose fault IL was. The main trouble
with the Texas 4 Pacific Is that It's
shed does not thoroughly protect.
We found that river boats unload on
the levee without protection: super
intendent Wren explained that the
river steamers could have protected
wharves II they desired
Save Big Loss 10 Ahead
Commissioners Wilson wished TO
lay stress on the fact that much OF
the $500, 900 bales Sin sight is badly
damaged and that 20 per cent OF II
win not be worth much; 90 that prop,
ably not over three million bales Will
actually be available. -.
The inspection proved the puDlic
warehouses; Q great help to the stu
alton and practically perfect IN its
"Our general conclusion Is that the
facilities at New Orleans are not
quite esaal to the cotton coming
here was the substance OF the md
IN. They said there was only one
vcssible fault to find with the public
1srShouse, and that the inner cour!
should be protected, and that would
have been but for the war and the
prGAibitive price Of steel and build
ing material. .t
Damage at Pieksriss =
Gone pickerie visited BY the stafs
sSEcials had picked about 5000
na3ss from which they had pickee
wUund 1000 bales Of damaged cot
Aoa which Wa worth only to
cents. OF course this has been an IN
usually bad year for damage. up u
Nay 1, they found that the Cottor
Exchange forces had gathered 1,304,
500 pounds Of picked cotton; o.
shout $500 bales At the end o.
December they found there wer'
$4,000 bales Of cotton unloaded IRON
cars In the TIP. wards and that OF
the end Of January 10000 bales.
eve found cotton men In all ca
pacities very willing to cooperate an
lend all assistance possible, sai'
Messrs. Williamson and Wilson: w
wish to particularly thank Messra
Bates and Davis OF the Cotton FL
change Arbitration Board, and MI
Smith, Of the public warehouse 10
information and assistance in man
ways.'
Bston Rouge and Senator William
u soh will depart for home Wednes
day"
Senator Williamson and Secretar
Wilson are both conservative busi
ness men and we feel warrented i
saying that they have not exagger
ated the condition that works agains
New Orleans as . cotton market. i
fact we can assume that the actus
condition has been understated.
The statement that cotton men ar
willing to cooperate in improving tn
conditions can be accepted FOR whs
Il il worth.
This matter Is just another sin
omission that will in time work tn
overthrow Of New Orleans as th
leading cotton market Of the worlt
Common business sense has not in
pressed on the New Orleans cotto
man the necessity Of conserving tn
interest Of the man who consigns HI
cotton 10 New Orleans. It is there
fore. idle to reason with him tbs
Il Is his duty to look after shipment
to see that cotton il properly har
died, housed, and IL necessary, clear
ed economically and promptly. tn
shipper II helpless in this matter an
must depend on community Of intel
ct 70 influence the factor to Civ
decent attention to business consigr
ID 10 him. The shipper has the rich
10 expect the factor to see that tn
railroad properly houses his cotto
and makes prompt delivery. tn
planters win regret to know that tn
boosted warehouse system Of New o,
leans b q myth and that cotton
still being dumped on open yards an
!. landings.
Il will not be out Of place to Q,
tend tishnks 10 Senator Williamso
md Secretary Wilson for their 81
fssss IN tie matter-and we hop
that their efforts win bear good N
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