Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 234, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 October 1917 — Plenty of Sea Island Cotton. [ARTICLE]

Plenty of Sea Island Cotton.

That there is a plentiful supply of sea Island cotton, the tough fibers of which are used in making tire fabric, Is the comforting conclusion that may be drawn from reports just Issued on the total production of that material in 1916. Only less than the record high mark established In 1911, last year’s crop amounted to 117,559 running bales. Rubber prices are not so high just now as they were a while back, so the outlook for moderate tire prices is good for a time.