26 A STORY OF COTTON 



The portion of the bale that is ACTUALLY COVERED, is 

 covered with a low grade of bagging that is manufactured, 

 IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE DEMANDS OF THE TRADE. 



It must be clearly understood that a manufacturer CAN, 

 and WILL, manufacture the (luality and grade of bagging that 

 the trade demands. 



The manufacturer, no doubt, would PREFER, if there were 

 a market for such bagging, to manufacture a BETTER grade 

 than the grade now furnished, and now demanded by the 

 trade. 



One can easily see from the above argument, as borne out 

 by facts, that, insofar as the CORRECT and COMPLETE cov- 

 ering of a bale of cotton, as a means of PREVENTING DAM- 

 AGE that is caused by the exposure of the actual cotton, and 

 preventing the contact of the cotton with foreign elements, 

 that discolor the fibres, can be accomplished IMMEDIATELY, 

 provided the consumer, and ALL INTERESTED PARTIES 

 demand at once the ENTIRE COVERING of EVERY POR- 

 TION of a bale of cotton, with a character of bagging that is 

 commensurate with the value of the commodity that is to be 

 covered. 



We anticipate that our argument AGAINST, the large open 

 mesh of the bagging, that is at present used in the covering 

 of cotton at the time of ginning, will be EMPHATICALLY 

 contradicted by professionals who have spent many years in 

 analyzing the causes of damage to cotton. 



They will, no doubt, argue that the wide open meshes in 

 the bagging, that is used in the covering of a cotton bale DO 

 NOT CONTRIBUTE to the damage to cotton; BUT, TO THE 

 CONTRARY, afford the air an opportunity to reach the fibres 

 quickly, and dry out the moisture that has reached the fibres, 

 and, thus, prevent a deterioration of the parts, so exposed by 

 the open mesh, from damage by water. 



This argument, if advanced, IS ABSOLUTELY CORRECT, 

 if the cotton interests are to continue to allow cotton to be 

 handled in the manner that it has been handled in past years, 

 or, in fact, ever since cotton has been grown. 



In further SUPPORT of the argument that professionals 

 may use concerning this matter, we desire to state that, if the 



