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2 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. > t Woman’s Health and Life : Depends more on regularity than on any 1 or all causes combined. An actual or , living death is the result of derangement > of functions which makes woman what 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 • Regulator is the only sure remedy. It - acts'by giving tone to the nervous cen tres, improving the blood and determin- ! ing directly to the organs involved. The ■ 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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Scott Mf’g, Co., ATLANTA, GA, MANUFACTURES OF GOSSYPIUM PHOSPHO, Scot’s Animal Ammoniated Guano, ps-assc z=xa:>_ spho, TZig-li G-racle «&.cia KtxOs-eliate- Our Fertilizers are Kept up to the High Standard on which they have won their great reputation, and are offered for the season of 1889 and 1890 at the lowest pos-- sible prices for cash or on time for currency and cotton. 1114 m. SEND FOR BASS BROTHERS. No. 56 & 58 Hill St., GRIFFIN, GA. CROWDED HOUSES! APPRECIATIVE CUSTOMERS! " TEN CLERKS KEPT BUSY! Orders recived from all over middle Georgia, from various lodges. We are sell ing MULES, MEAT, FLOUR, CORN, TOBACCO, SUGAR, COFFEE, OATS, DRY GOODS, COLTHING, BOOTS AND SHOES, as fast as we did Cotton Bag. ging last fall. We are adding new customers to our list every day, and we hope to merit a continuance of same by giving you exceedingly low prices and good goods. Call and see us. oct 19 90 -GRTFFIN, GEORGIA. W. E. H. SEARCY, President; J. H. WALKER, General Manager. ALLIANCE STANDARD GUANO Buy Your OwnJ Goods—Known to be Good. We maru/acture fioneat Gooqs.You c'aiF'stSC^fllTWTlrfiUjfy l Ulfff* See them prepared b|y the best machinery ever introduced into the state We sell on joint or single note; on time or for cath. Alliances at a distance can make Joint Notes and discount them at their local banks, atd buy for cash and save money. BEWARE OF CHEAP GOODS WHICH CONTAIN KAINJT. N. B —lnformation as to Oil Mill a*:d Guano Machinery cheerfully given by the President to those desiring to establish mills. Address Farmers’ Co-operative Mfg. Co 1 GRIFFIN GA- FERTILIZERS, LRIOEIMOZSTID - - VA. BRANDS: “ Capital ” Cotton Fertilizer, “ Beef Blood and Bone ” Fertilizer, Acid Phosphate. Works new. Capacity 300 tons daily. Correspondence solicited. dec272m I have removed my stock of Hardware from the C. H. Johnson stand into the store recently occupied by W. C. Lyons, known as the “Beek’s Corner,” where I will carry a full line of x Belting, Guns, Pistols and Stoves. My Stoves are bought from the largest factory in the United States, and it will be to your interest to get my prices before purchasing elsewhere. Mr. C. H. John son, Jr., who has been iu the Hardware business all his life, and understands it thoroughly, is with me, also Mr. W. B. Worthens, who will be glad to see their friends. Come and see our goods. ■w. E>. X3JLTTZS, <3-xifH.n.. G-a. march 17 90 Money TO -a. F- Hz gYOU IpJ&g WHO W A N 'l-B| .MlCMll J; ■ ?•• • The successful farmer or business man is the one who keeps up with improvements. 8200 saw mill warranted to cut 2,000 feet board lumbe, in ten hours with fonr-horse-pewer engine, and 8,000 with fifteen-horse-power. AU sizes, up to 100,000 feet per day. Send for circulars also of the celebrated De Loach Portable Corn Mill, Turbine Water Wheels, etc. SOO Corn Mill warranted to grind six bushels per hour lino table meal, good as any water mill. • DELOACH MILJ. MF’G CO., Atlanta, Ga. Feb 18 1y