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A WELL TIMED TALK-
A Word Upon Cotton Bagging and
ita Use-
It has been well said that whatever is
right is reasonable, and whatever is rea
nonable may be righted.
We farmers while packing our lint in
to bales for sale should ascertain the
proper way to cover it so as to have the
least waste of lint practicable, when
landed at the factory,on account of trash
or stain, We should learn to use such
bagging that will give this result to
gether with the least weight consistent
ent with strength and durability in hand
ling and storing. The wrapping for cot
ton should give the same satisfaction as
demanded of the wraps on other goods
or merchandise. If it does not, then the
seller of cotton has to give additiona
tare, or more properly with us now and
heretofore, a deduction in price per
pound. To ascertain the exact limit of
economical cost in covering the lint that
will balance this deduction is the proper
thingifor us to do. No doubt but the small
package tightly pressed, weighing about
125 lbs. tied with wire and put into a cot
ton sack would give most satisfaction in
hauling and net yieldfat factory, conse
quently the best price to producers. But
this seems extremely impracticable on
account of the ease with which they may
stolen from home, or while en route to
market, etc., because our cotten land is
supplied with presses that cannot well
be altered to that size.
In fact the very large press boxes
should be altered to five feet four inches
in length and twenty inches thick, mak
ing the bales weigh 500 lbs; then bag
ging 44 inches wide would overlap the
sides ten or twelve inches, and six ties
would each have a space of ten inches to
bold outside of tie. Most press boxes
are more than 20 inches thick, and to
overlap on sides ten or twelve inches the
bagging will have to be wider than 44
inches. If we cover sides by doubling
the bottom wrap, about three yards ad
ditional bagging will be required, or by
placing one extra piece of some lighter
malerial on each side; about four yards
will be needed depending in both in
stances upon length of package, whether
more or loss. In either case there will
have to be a deduction of at least three
pounds as trashy or stain ootton by rea
son of open sides to equal cost of cover
ing on sides. If all cost of side covering
including the trouble of packing and
freight both ways just equal the deduc
tion by reason of waste cotton on open
sides, I would say cover the sides; but
if it exceeds the deduction, then let sides
continue open, for the covering of sides
would neither benefit the producer or
manufacturer as the latter would use
p'tbe waste deduction for seme purpose
pitfel
per pound of good lint for it. Tnefaet
that this dirty cotton can be utilized
thus enables us to see that the deduc
tion on account of trash and stain from
open sides need not be more than half
the weight of cotton stained. Hence it
is fair to conclude that it will not pay to
cover the sides entirely, even when not
compressed. But there is a limit some
where that is proper, and I think the
thin package with bagging 44 inches wide
and overlaping sides ten or twelve inches
will give best results. When compressed
the bagging will meet on sides.
Whether twelve ounces to the yard in
length 44 inches wide will give a satis
factory wrap depends to some extent up
on the twist of thread and it being woven
with threads of both warp and filling
some distance apart. By all means do
not use the cloth closely woven of no
greater weight, for then it is not as
strong and the hooks tear it to pieces.
In using cotton bagging and having
prices of lint based upon it as a cover
ing Alliancemen should use all reasona
ble gneans to give equal rights to all and
special favors to none. We can have a tare
that will give this by having uniform
size of bales and number of ties used,
and the bales so covered that there will
be the least econominal waste of lint to
the producer. Let all mark well that
this is the way for a just tare. How will
we get all the press boxes changed to
-a uniformity size? Let some committee
of Alliancemen study this subject and
fix a standard size, then let all sub-Alli
ances do their duty, and again show to
the world what co-operation can accom
plish.
Os course, old jute would not give
good results for a covering even if it did
not stink like it doss to all Alliancemen
and patriots from being touched with
radicalism and its tendencies to corrup
tion and greed, its monopolies, combines,
trusts, monetary schemes to rob the
masses, and its tendency to bossisms.
Jute would stain all around the bale and
thereby cause a reduction for at alest
enough to buy the stuff, besides causin
money to leave the scXith for its pur
chase. Os course, when the cotton pro
ducer realizes that he has not only to
send money out of our midst for the
heavy bagging, but to send alayerof liut
equal to the cost for the jute to besmear
and for which he gets nothing, then will
he forever refuse to look upon jute.
This many see already and all should be
urged to see it now.
Having discussed and at least suggested
how cotton bagging may be used to the
entire exclusion of old jute, with benefit
to our own southland. I desire to con
tinue my text and apply it to some cir
cumstances now confronting us.
It is neither right, nor is it reasonable
at this time for mills to demand a con
tract of us for cotton bagging before they
will proceed to make it. Last year we
went against all the combined influences
of the jute trust, factors, merchants and
SOUTHERN ALLIANCE FARMER, ATLANTA, GA., FEBRUARY 25, 1890.
most millers and used all the cotton bag.
ging obtainable, and other lighter stuff
not suited. Again in our largely increas
ed strength and healthy minds we have
decide dto use cotton bagging only. Yet
the mills pretend that we will not stick
to cotton bagging, for the purpose no
doubt of contracting again that they
may send such stuff as they see fit when
necessity is upon us, instead of making
the bagging and trusting its sale upon'its
standard meriss m is proper.
Again while we have an Exchange and
its ability to raise money and construct
mills is it right or sersonable for us to
beg for cotton bagging. If millers will not
sympathize with us let,s start factories
ourselves, L. P. Elam.
Leveret, Ga., Feb. 14, 1890.
Richland, Ga., Feb. 5, 1890.
Pub. Southern Alliance Farmer, Atlanta, Ga.,
Dear Brother:—Stewart County Farm
ers Alliance mst yesterday, pursuant to
adjournment. We had a very enthusias
tic meeting, and I think some good fruit
will be gathered before many days from
the seed that was sown yesterday.
We are now running two warehouses
for the storage of farm products. And
yesterday Stewart County Alliance de
cided not to be behind some of her sister
counties, but that she will have a cotton
seed oil mill and guano factory of her
own. Committees were appointed to
work the matter up, and with such men
as M. L. Everett, T. L. Norton, W. W.
Fitzgerald, Allen Kenyon and T. J. Sher
man at the front there is no such thing
as fail. Other counties have such enter
prises, and why not Stewart county?
These men are all men who have made a
success of all their undertakings in life.
We ask the co-operation of all interested
in such an enterprise in Stewart county.
Let’s come nobly to the front and build
this factory, extract the oil, grind the
meal from our seed and make our guanos
at home, and save all the money that we
have been spending for such goods.
I hope that out grand old county, be
fore the close of 1890, will be behind none
of her sister counties.
Stewart County Alliance is solid for
cotton bagging for the year 1890. We
resolved to use nothing else if cotton can
be bad, and ask the merchants to co-op
erate with us in handling cotton bagging.
To work in harmony and co-operate to
gether is the keynote of success. We
want the bagging to be not less than
forty-four inches wide and to weigh not
less than one pound to the yard.
I think that if President Livingston
will visit our county he can do great
good for some, if not all, of the Alliances
’ of Stewart.
’ The dose given by brother Ben Terrell
is just kbout through working on some
' of them, now I think we need a dose of
Livingston, would set them all
’ right WPlkhrrr/ei's'and* lafforcrs*
' have but little time to read, but a heap
of time to do everything else, and as
some live and learn only by what some
’ one else tells them, we want Livingston
to come in our midst and tell them some
thing. The reading ones want to hear
’ him also; they are willing to rest the eye
and let the ear do a part. So you see
’ we want co-operatiou.
We also favor the sub-treasury plan.
" Through this channel, economic study
J and practices the laboring classes may
hope to see better times. The time is
now at hand when wo should study our
1 interest more than we have ever before
’ done.
We will meet again the first Tuesday in
1 April, then we hope to have our state
' president, Livingston, with us.
> T. J. Turner.
Encouraging News.
3 Brother B. T. Hodnut writes us from
’ Senoia, Ga., under date Feb. 12, and says
’ some of the brethren have asked me to
write an occasional letter to The South
ern Alliance FAKMERand letyouknow
' how we are getting along.
0 Farmers’ Friend Alliance, No. 131, was
1 organized November, 1887. We have
’ now about sixty members and are in
' good working order. We have taken
’ stock in the Exchange and paid up our
1 first and second installments. We have
' made one order through the Exchange
' which gave general satisfaction to those
0 who ordered. We think the Exchange
• is acting as a balance to the market, reg
ulating the prices of almost everything.
3 I think the members of our Alliance
are in decidedly better condition than
they have been since the war. They
0 have killed more meat and better hogs
1
than they ever did before. I will give
1 you the weight of a few of the best pork
-1 ers in our immediate section: Brother
A. M. Entrican killed one that netted 495
’ pounds, brother J. B. Hensley killed one
' that netted 505 pounds, David Johnson
• killed one that netted him 704 pounds.
’ Nearly all the farmers have corn
1 enough to do them until corn is made
again. A good many have gotten out of
debt; some have money loft and are pay
ing cash for the guano to manure their
’ next crop.
>
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1 or all causes combined. An actual or
, living death is the result of derangement
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she is; immediate relief is the only safe-
I guard against wreck and ruin. In all
> cases of stoppage, delayed, painful, or
t other irregularities, Bradfield’s Female
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- acts'by giving tone to the nervous cen
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■ most intelligent physicians use and pro-
■ scribe it. Book to Woman mailed free,
s Write to the Bradfield Regulator Co.,
i proprietors, Atlanta, Ga. Sold by all
1 druggists. . mar 18-00.
Until the last few weeks the whole
business management as well as editorial
work, has fallen upon the editor, and it
was more than one man could do. The
paper for the last three issues shows a
marked improvement, but as all detail
work is gradually taken from the editor’s
hands he hopes to make the paper more
attractive and much more effective as a
champion of the people’s rights. This
is a time when, putting our hands to the
plow, we must not turn back. Let us
push on to a grand, a glorious future.
The farmers of Georgia should all feel
that this is their paper and devoted to
their cause. Remember, brethren, you
can help very much to make eur paper
strong in the great battle. Give us your
counsel and aid, your kind words of en
couragement. Now is your time to do a
grand work. Come up and help us and
we will make you proud of your state
organ. With the combined capital of
the world against us, and knowing that,
if necessary, millions of money will
be spent to carry the next congress
against the policy of the laboring and
producing classes, we want to urge our
friends and brothers to be on the watch.
All manner of schemes and tricks will be
hatched up to divert you from the
straight and only path which leads to
your relief. Congressmen who will not
pledge themselves to our policy must
stay at home and we must send men who
will work for our plans. The outside
has been represented long enough. Can’t
we manage to find good and true demo
crats who will be true to our Alliance
cause also? We think we can.
From Barnesville, Ga.
lam proud to note the stand The
Southern Ali.iance Farms® is taking
with the leading journals of the state.
While many of them have tried to shove
it aside and claimed to be the organ of
the Alliance, yet you have sustained (
your position and to-day command the
respect and support of every true and
liberty loving citizen of America. Even
some of our most prominent Alliance
men have indirectly condemned our State
Organ, and solicited the subscription to
other papers who in the main are our
enemies. Only a few days ago I approach
ed one of the prominent citizens of our
county, and an Allianceman, and asked
him to subscribe for The Southern Al
liance Farmer. “Why,” says he. “I
take another paper.” Very well, says I,
that’s a good paper, but this is the Alli
ance Orgau, and it’s the duty of every
Allianceman, his sworn duty, to read it.
“Well,” says he, “I have been told by one
of the state officials that the one I take
was much the best Alliance paper, and
every Allianceman reads it.” This officer
of the State Alliance was present and
heard the conversation, and I waited fer
an explanation. Well, you cau immagUL
iTJaiThim vrtfJlre WaliSce 'had the
(he couldn’t squall.) I made a few more
statements, took the brothers subscrip
tion, and left the two to reason with
therm elves.
Am also glad to read the good tidings
that your columns are filled with from
different parts of the state. Many of
them from counties that I have been in,
and from Alliances that I organized.
But Mr. Editor* will the bicthren ever
learn to send other news to the paper
than that of resolutions passed upon cot
ton bagging. Are they not aware that
the National Alliance settled that ques
tion in December last, and these resolu
tions published to the world contrary to
those of the National Alliance leaves the
impression with the jute men that we are
not a unit.
The Alliancemen of my county, Tike,
have but little to say through the press,
but let me tell you brethren, %<hat we
have done, then look about yourselves
and see if you could not have done as well
or even better.
We rented a warehouse in Barnesville,
and without the outlay of one dollar,
from the day the house was opened until
the 15th day of February, we saved to
the planters who weighed cotton in
Barnesville $1,750. Our county produces
about 12,000 bales of cotton. Wc have
saved to the producer in the weighing
alone $3,000 without any cost to our
selves. All must admit that the efforts
of the Alliance to substitute cotton for
jute, advanced the price 1-4 of a cent per
pound. This on 12,000 bales of cottou
weighing 450 each would be $13,500; this
added to the $3,000 saved on weighing
gives a grand total saved to the producers
of this cotton $10,500.
Now brethren we have no co-operative
store, neither do we want one; but we
have the co-operation of the merchants
of Barnesville, who give us no oposition
and we have sixteen thousand five hon
dred dollars in our pockets to spend
with them, which will enable us to fur
nish our wives, our chidren, and our
selves with more of the comforts of life,
and to keep us inthused on this, the
grandest movement of reform ever inau
gurated among a people who are making
a desperate effort to free themselves
from the grasp of organized capitalists.
We have saved this much on what we
have sold, and equally as much on that
we have bought, Then why be any less
inthused on this subject to-day, than we
wore twelve months ago? Why not go on
with this great work of reform, and show
to the world that while we have been de
serted by both our state and national leg
islative bodies, and our cading denounced
as a failure, we are determined to
work out salvation?
I will not intrude further upon your
space, but if this does not find its way to
the wastebasket, you will hear from me
again iu the near future.
J. P. McLean.
To the AHiarice Brethren of Georgia:
This is to certify that Brother Sam Ma
®on, a tenant farmer of Miller county,
bought a horse just before Christmas and
in a few days his horse died. So we ask
every Alliance in the state to send him
a little money to help him buy another.
Brethren, send him a little, it will do him
lots of good. Send to S. J. Taylor, coun
ty secretary, Colquitt, Ga.
■f certify that the above is true. .
G. W. Riley,
Prcs’t Miller Co. Alliance. '
Piles, Fistula,
And all Rectal Diseases, treated by an
improved treatment and WITHOUT
PAIN. Cures are permanent. For par
ticulars call or write
Dr. K. G. JACKSON,
0 11 ly 4254 Whitehall street, Atlanta, Ga.
DIRECTORY.
RATIONAL farmers’ alliance and
INDUSTRIAL UNION.
President—Hon. L. L. Polk, Washing
ton, D. C.
Vice-President—Hon. Clover, of
Kansas.
t Secretary—J. H. Turner, Washington,
JUDICIAL COMMITTEE.
Isaac McCracken, of Arkansas; Evan
Jones, of Texas; R. C. Petty, of Missis
sippi.
EXECUTIVR BOARD.
C. w. Macune, A. Wardell, J. F. Till
man, Washington, D. C.
GEORGIA STATE ALLIANCE.
L. F. Livingston, President, Cora,
-x R. W. Everett, Vice-President, Fish.
R. L. Burks, Secretary, Chipley.
W. A. Broughton, Treasurer, Madison.
J. W. Beck, Lecturer, Milner.
B. Williams Ass’t. Lecturer, Ellaville.
H. R. Davies, Chaplain.
J. R. David, Doorkeeper.
W. D. Rainey, Assistant Doorkeeper.
W. S. Copeland,Sergeant-at-Arms, Lodi
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE.
-Felix Corput, Chairman, Cave Springs;
I. J. Stephens, Franklin; A. F. Pope,
Crawford; A. M. Ivey, Thomasville; W.
J. Taylor, Lutherville.
JUDICIARY COMMITTEE.
M. V. Calvin, Chairman, Augusta;"A.
Q. Moody, Boston; Geo. T. Murrell, Win
terville.
STATE EXCHANGE.
Felix Corput, President, Cave Springs;
L. F. Livingston, Vice-President, Cora;
L. S. Ledbetter, Secretary, Cedartown;
W. A. Broughton, Treasurer, Madison.
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