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v Cow Growers Can Economize
Th Ccoaoatcs ot Improve
4; taenia la CaUagta Stole sad
, rTattr, BcUfloa to taa rresent
' Terms oltaaC L F. and Per
Curt. " Coctraet Terms Coa-
'! ' samptloa 1 of Cotton Largely
, , , AUcctea Cy tae Cost-Valaabi
, Treatise oa fea latportaat aa4
, . Timely Topic Beat Oelore lae
tateraatloaal Cottoa Coaaress
at Vienna to Usy. - '-'j
A paper prepared, by H W,
' MacAlister. Chairman off the
International Cotton Contrac
Commission, for the Fourth
, International Cotton Congress
'May,1907,tVienna. v
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.This paper is in some re-
e specta 1 a continuation of ,tba'
which I had the honor 5 of sub
mitting to your notice at the
a meeting of j the: Internationa,
Federation . of Spinnera ; and
Manufacturers. in Bremen .last
year, and it also deals with the
suggestions recently made ,by
the commission (appointed upon
that occasi6n) to the cotton ex
changes pt tiverpool, Bremen,
and Havre, regarding altera
tions in the terms of the exist
ing c. i. f. and 6 per cent, contract1-,,
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There are , many , opposing
; interests bound up in the sub
jects of better baling, etc.,
and it will probably take some
time to effect 'any greai im
!" provements upon present me
thods and machinery. (In mat
; ters commercial, self-interest is
usually a strong motive 1 power
in helping on reforms, so that
as it is to our interests as the
last buyers of the raw cotton
to have certain reforms effected
$0 we musfbenby aVcertaln
ing how best we can make it to
'the interest of some of those
who precede Us inf commercial
sequence to effect the improve
menUwe desire in the .baling
it. cotton. . . -'", .
If goes without- sayingthat
-these changes may appear to
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' :run counter to the advantages
'now enjoyed bj one or more of
the parties in the long line of
those interested m tne many
sections of the ? trade in raw
"cotton. .
. , tinder present conditions the
following is &e routine through
which the raw 'material passes
from' plantation to shipboard:
warmers wagons are con
structed to carfyabout 1 ,500
lbs. of seed cotton and each
wagon-load of. : seed cotton,
upon being v. ginned, , yields
about 5001bs. of lint, equal to
one bale of cotton. j
; This bale is semi-pressed at
the gin and covered by canvass
and six iron bands' weighing
together about 2lilbs.
, From the ginnery1 the bale is
carried by rail to the nearest
centre, where there, is a com
press.' Here it is . unloaded,
and sooner, or, later passed
through the compress, its bulk
being by this process reduced
about one-half. The six origi
nal bands put on at gin press
are shortened, and one, some
times two; others , are added.
Sufficient, old- canvas, ; some
times sngar bas,l is also placed
upon the bales, .-nominallv to
cover : sample holes, but really
to bring the weight of canvass,
etc., : within, the termsof the
c. i. f. and 6 per cent, contract.
The bale is eventually re
loaded upon the, freight-car for
transport to , the ship, 'where
during the process of stowage
the shipowners find it' to their
advantage, although at consid
erable cost, to employ gangs of
men, with, screwing apparatus
devised for the purpose to pack
the bales so that the vessel
may carry a maximum weight
This screwing ! process is said
to be one of the chief causes
of Vno mark" bales; etc.,S and
of the damaged condition of
bale covering upon 'arrival at
t lie port of des'tihation,,' '
The consumption of attorn-
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moany wmcn isuBea; uyv mu
lions of the, poorest 'peoples 6
the world is largely affected by
its cost, therefore if cotton in
an improved bale can be as effi
ciently and satisfactorily trans
ported from producer to con
sumer at less cost in ' canvass
and bands as covering, less
cost in labor incidental to ' rail
and steamship carriage, with the
use of fewer freight cars and lo
comotives, and with a conse
quent reduction in cost of haul
age, we are ensuring, by secur
ing these economies, ,.a . contin
uance of and a prospective ex
pansion in our trade in manu
actured cotton, which most of
he great1 vested interests con
cern ed in the business must rec-
6n the farm Is the primary cause or the raw ; cotton business,
of falsely-packed cotton (so-call- claim that it is an econoay to
ed plated bales;, and this fault is accumulate cotton at conprtss
one, of the principal reasons c-ntres. 7 ina'amnHTWlt femi:.
which buyer of cottoa will ad- UatM tht Amni5nr Ainr
fK wtoDythange shipping of cotton in round
in baling cotton at gm- Educate lois 0f, say, X00 bales each, but
the farmer and ginnery propria- ? AVV " tu rur
toronthispointiindyou will re- W COOBl
move the necessity fDr sampling cuo expense wnicn
bales with an aueer. with the the present system entails upon
concurrent t loss in ' weight of the rlway companies, and upon
samples to the owner of the cot- J the 'farmers' : planters, ' and
tonand the creation of a' city (country dealers in cotton. This
crop of bales . as the Southern I expense forms part of the price
people term this waste. I of the raw material and la thus dis-
(b) It is futhermore, to the ad- tribiited amomr the n'roiirsra
.Miig v .u """- miaQienieii.,! and cnnnumpm
seeo cown onnay ea. throughout ? the world, '.The
aesnouiawereiurw, w Iwh- .
o
O O O ' O OO ' G
' rf',fra - - j Young men -who appreciate -
o
lar to send his production to the : " 7 T 7
ginnery which iurn. oat the best "eresting theavselves in
fAflr'thfttla thahMt nt Wd lnu,,PrWUS Item, VIZ.,' DSO
longest possible stapled llntj and oalingand its cost, ahdnuirierots
I should say that the farmer can attempts- arebeing made Ho
maieriauy xaciuuibe uua eua pjiow" mo jiuwcu,
picking his seed 'cotton as I free I Several types of round bales
as possible from "seed pods jmd I are . now made (among them
leai. aau muss iiuvurwuin w mu,uj 1 nein? mme ' nr thA Kiftntors
f I auk ncDumg ww bw wu w uo 1 . , ; , iwnuaned on 3rd page-)
rin-iintARM t la "tierfdctlv drv.l " "'.
a . Twi m ... i -w . . w iw a waj si a-aa 'v a tu im ; a at a
It is impossible to gin cotton well
if, the fibre, be damp.? the Result iiosieelaI Day. la September
Deinecut nore ana v consequent at the Jamestown Exposition,
impaired value to both buyer and I sept! 14. Goiei Arinr. ' "
. t I American Veterans of Foreisrn Service.
and bailing press machinery is Imjjroved Order of Red Men Annorj'
interested in ne out-turn oit nis 1 , convention Hail. r.o to . , ;
Beware of Ointment for Catarrh
that Coatala Herenry, -
as mercury will anrely destroy the sense
of smell and completely derange the
whole system when entering it through
the mucous ' surfaces. Such' articles
should never be used except on prescrip
tions 1 iron reputaDie pnysicuns, as tne
ige tney wiu do is ten fold to the
gooa you can possibly derive from them.
uaii'suatarrn cure, manufactured by F.
J. Cheney & Co., Toledo. O., contains no
mercury, and is taken internally, - acting
, directly upon the blood and mucous sur
faces of the system. In buying Hall's
Catarrh Cure be sure you get the genuine.
It is taken internally and made in Toledo,
Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimoni
als free.
. bold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bot
tle. ' Take Hall's Family Pills for constipa
tion. -' .
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FdII line Ladies' , and Gent's
Watches, all sizes and prices. Mo
Lan-ttozier uo.
oenize. ' ' .
Now, how is this to be brought
about? Well.' in the first place,
we must go back to the begin-
ning of the line , of industries
connected with the production
and marketing ot raw cotton,
and point out to-each; section
co ncerned ' how ; the desired
changes will affect their respect
ive interests. ?. ,
" We have' ' with1 us today
amongst our friends from' the
Southern States two gentlemen
who ' have devoted themselves
specially to the : interests of
those of their, countrymen who
produce the article ; we here
are so much interested in, as
the raw material fo our local
industries."; I refer to Mr. Har
vie Jordan, of ' Atlanta, ; Geor
gia, the president of the South
ern Cotton Association, and Mr.
Barrett, president of the Farm
er's Union, and we shall ask,
them to exercise their great in
fluence and organizing abili
ties with the members of their
great associations . to initiate
the reforms which we feel sure
will be beneficial to the trade
generally, beginning with:
' (a) The small farmer, who as a
rule, does not take foe keen in
terest be might do "in ; careful
picking of his crop, and par
ticularly in the matter of keeping
seperate clean and dirty seed cot
ton. The loading of clean and dirty
seea cotton in :ne same wagon
Saved jDer Son's Ufa.
The happiest mother in the lit
tie town of A va, Ma, is Mrs. S.
ttuppee. - one writes: ;-une year
ago my son was down , witn such
serious lung trouble that our phys-
MHBU WttO UUOU10 w uviu nun:
when, by our druggist's I sdvioe ; I
began giving him Dr. King's New
Discovery, and I soon ' noticed im.
provement. I kept this treatment
up for a few weeks when he was
perfectly; well. He has worked
steadily since at carpenter work.
Dr. Kings New Disoovery saved
his life. ' ' Guaranteed best eough
and cold cure by all druggists. 50o
and $1.00. Trial bottle free. '
The Kodak season; is .in its
prime. Get an Eastman. MoLean
BozierOo, .
Sept. 15. Anti-Saloon Leasrue.
superintendents and
plant in two ways.', If he buys
tne seea cotton irom tne proauc- Superintendents and Workers confer-
erofhis owjj accouuD he takes! l
moisture if it Is ' delivered ' in a Superintendents; and Workers confer
he-allows to remainin the bin for l PS1 B?rd l" Navigation,
s-mrni s ivraina TAini -4
Bomeuuietu ury, suu uuuici, i&epi. 17. anu-saioon ieaeue.
care 1. taken to oid JSFSSSi 1
the saws too auickly, ' so that
good work is the natural result.
On the other hand. If he : is per
forming this work for the far
mer, who pays him a fixed price
oer bale for cdhning. and the
Delaware Da
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Ieague aof American Municipalities',
eonveuuon uau, 9-5,
Anti-Saloon League.
Sept' 19' Maccabee Day YLadles.V
League of American Manjcipalities,
convention sau, 9-5, u-.
Ann-oaioon league,
same for baling, it Is to . his in I Sept. ao. League of American Unnki
terest to turn put the greatest I JJrrn Hu 5
number Of Dales in.tne.snortestl Anti-Saloon League, Auditorinm, 0.5;
spaced of time. He carea very LJ3-!73 ?
little as to the quality Of the lint I National Temperance Day.
cotton produced, and bis only IJttVESVttttS!":
anxiety hi the Case of damp ( Horticultural Congress, convention Hall,
Bond nnttnti i thft rhnldnff of the Retail Merchants Association.
seea COttOttlS tne cnomng OI me H Maryland Horticultural Society
Saws and tbi risk Of fire, WblCji Day, Auditorium, 9-12; 3-4, . .
flntkil ft BtonDftffa of machinerv Horticultural Congress, , convention
r Fr-D- T ----. ua II .h - , ,
and resulting l03S Of output and I Loubana-Panama Day.l
nrnflt tn hi mafilf . W. 5- ' Colonial Wars, Audi-
" . 1 . tonum 1.
'There is srreat room for im-1 Florida Day.
0 . ... . j I , , .. a . . . a f . . . - i . a
nnwAmt ?n h rnnf t-nrtirtti raeraupns ounoay Ken Associations
t"--" v. w- "-1 ' or America. , ,
of the Southern p-inninsr and I SeP' a6 American Peanut Growers,
- . . 6 . . e. I convention Hall.
baung machinery, Out 1 am I Retail Merchants of Virginia,, Conven-
gladtO Observe, that there ap erXn Sunday Rest Association.
pears to be a growing" interest I National Nut Growers Association, An-
taken in mqy'ements tending Sept, a;. American Peanut Growers, con
m this direction. Planters : SSm ot vifeinia.
and farmers are alive to the I ' National Nut Growers Association. Att-
fact -that great economies can seot. 38., Retail Merchant, of vinrini.'
be affected in this departments I Natbnal Nut Growers Association, An
And invfintnra tiro hit vat wnrlr I fij.nt n yi wx.
enaeavonng to solve the prob- iraSa,
lem. The great dearth of Raleigh, n.c
n.iKubsuu.iuSiWviuisHk An Attractive Booklet. J,
COttOn Crop SeaSOtt Has pernapSl 4 2 tndustrial Denartment of the Smu
done more to call attention to I i1" Jt 1 a
the necessity for improvement Industrial and Agricultural Development
ui: r .'il. I the South. This issue contains a very
u iub uiu6,i vufcfcuu i. wuc 1 interesting article descriptive of the James-
pnn than all the discussion and I town Bposition and will proveverygcod
0 ... . , I treading to those wh contemplate attend-
wriung upon ineSUDject, DUt ling; It contains handsome views of al
how beat to arrive at tho rfinatl tM ownment ana state Buildings
now Desi 10 arrive ai tne mosi Uampt,,, Roads, Birds Eye View of 2m
efficient methods has Yet to be I Grounds, Geographical and Historical
. j , , I maps of Norfolk-Portsmouth and the
evuiveu. . I Tanestown BxTMsition. and that nnrtinii
The comoresa comnanipsl of Virginia in the Vicinity of Jamestown.
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who as trusts monooolize to a
very large extent this branchl
Stomach troubles, Heart and Kidney ail-
. . r.m
menis, can oe quiouy correctea witn 81
prescription known to druggists every-
wnere as ur. onoop's KestoraUve. The
prompt and surprising relief which this
remedy immediately.. brines is entirelv
. - . .. . ,r .f
one w lis Kesiorauve anion upon the
conirouing neryes 01 ine stomacn, etc.
a weajt oiomacn, causing ayspepeia, a
weak Heart with palpitation or intermit
tent pulse, always means weak Stomach
nerves or weak Heart nerves. Strengthen
these inside or controlling nerves with
Dr. Shoop's Restorative and see how
quickly these ailments disappear. Dr.
FAIN
tMa in tba hatul Tla uiwIibm. kaa Ha Mm
fata asoattstlon, rln to blood prMur oothifti
1m twaaujrv At mm, to mn Dr. Bboop. and to
irrovstttashafenatadaUttla pinkiablot Tkt4
taucseauea Dr. Blioop's Beadaobs Tble
foazas blood prattor rwar nW pain eentera.
lu ffctUchrmhi, plaMinrly delightful. Qeatif,
'.utumvsqiiaiiMSUM Diooacuoa.
- If roe bavs a bcadaeba. tf, blood pwtrora.
It it's painful periods with women, tame earns.
If son are leepiet. rntleta, rwrrout, U'l blood
onctftloo blood prataura. That turely it a
sertaintr. for Or. fitaoop't Headache Tablets ttop
Hjn -onunutae. ana tne tabiew tunpir auuibuts
i rVwi. . . . r I . RmlM Tfxir Iniw. And rfnaan't tt imt mil. Mid
swell, and pain rout Of coarse it does. If s con.
free. Write for them. A test will tell.
Your health it certainly worth this sim
ple trial. Sold ty all dealers.
We have iuat received th mnatl
up-to-date hne of Ladies' Hand
Bags, ever dein in Lumberton.
Prices are right Come before thevl
. t.L.J Z A?r.r 1 ."I
a-1 ai jjiuavu uvor, , iuouean-Aozier
tectioa. blood prendre. You'll Had t where pain
lr alwart.' H't -Imply Common Sent. 1
Ws tall at 25 oaota. and obeerfoUr reeomrosaa
Dr. Shoop'o
Hcadacho
' Tablcta ;
.."ALLDEALEnsr
4aW
$ Vf t J.I
Good Qothes,' Stylish Clothes, '
k Correct Clothes that fit and are
guaranteed, are cordially invited
.to come in and see bur new Fall-
them in JBlacki, Browps, Plaids , ,
and- plub Checks andf all the !, 0
f ' .tpaternsinlcularaf, Stouts, f 0 t
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Of
and made up in Bingia and
u ble-Brested Cacks and y we -' ! '.
4ht to fit the ar4 to fit. ? O
Counsr meaning o!Tf to col- :
lep wbuldilo well' to, inspect, ' AV;
agsand in", fact Everything 1 0- i ,
r r uir VMM1 : yvstoiiij UVWU, u Wf
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J.KPurcell. , ; ; . : P. T. Wetmore.
PURCBLiL & WETMORE,
Laud and Drainage Sttryeyiitg,
Mr. Landowner. Do ypu KNOW; where your
lines are, or HOW MUCH land you have? If you
da not know-why not nnd-out?
WE CAN HELP YOU.
RED SPRINGS,
N. C.
you
Will be pleased with our
Select ! Stock
'y;'-OF . "; '
SEASONABLE
GROCERIES.
Come and: make ydur own
selection or phone us and
we will DO OUR BEST TO.
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Wa earMBtlf retroast all roans- twraont, tM matter
how limitad thair imuu or arinmtian. who wiah ta
obtain a tboroosh boaiaentraiiiiocaod oodpeet.
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N B. 300 reqnests tor telegraphers now
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BUSINESS !
Whenyou wish Fresh irishj .
Beef and Fanoy Groceries;
. don't forget to oall on-
Britt & Smith Go.
They will always be pleased to
have you call and will be sure
to treat you right. " .
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jBuy.Geyserite,
KING OF TOILET SOAPS.
Once you try ,t' always like( it. ,
v X H. WISHART.
; 7-aatf ; . , ..''.- 'x "
o to $70
19.1m ;
Notice , of Special Term of
;ttf Court i'
Notice is herebv riven that Governor
R. B, Glenn has ordered a special term of
Superior Court for Robeson County, said
term to begin September 30, 1907, and to
continue for two weeks for the trial of
civil cases only. . ' j . s
This September 5, 1007- , . -
-, . W Carter,
" Chairman Board of Commissioncs. v
; Notice of Bond Sale. ,
Notice is hereby given that sealed bids
will be received by the Board of Commit
sionera of Robeson :. County, until 2
o'clock, p. m. October. 7, "1907," for the -sale
of $50,000 of Robeson County court
house bonds, said bonds tq run for thirty
years and to bear interest at the. rate of v
5 per cent, per annum, interest payable f
semi-annually, bonds to be issued in de-
nominations of $50. ; Bids may be filed ' -with
Ej. J. Britt, attorney for the Borfrd,
Lumberton, N. C, Or with J. W. Carter,
Chairman of the Board, Maxton,; N. C-;'
All bids to be sealed bids and to be sc- v
companied by certified check for a ' per
cent of amount bid, check made payable '
to J. W. Carter. Chairman of Board of
Commissioners of Robeson County. The '
Board of Commioners reserves the
right to reject any or all bids.
This September 4tb.'ioo7. '
. h W. Cartsk,
- Chairman Board of. Commissioners. - '
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For 4 S?le,
- Two valuable farms situated in Cum
berland county 6 and 12 : miles below
Fayetteville, N. Cr, on south side Cape
Fear river. Each contains 950 acres,
adapted to all crops. For full informa
tion, address J'.- ' ,
i' h$ J. A. Gainky, iJ--
-t r34t , j . ; .' f Sherwood N. C.
Subscribers are eariiestly re
quested to report to us any fail-
ure of carrier to deliver paper
promptly,-'
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