March 25, 1863, Southern Watchman (Athens, Georgia)
Are our friends in the up country aware of the fact that the paper mills throughout the Confederacy will have to stop unless they can procure a larger supply of rags? This is even so. The Pioneer Mill near this place has adopted a new rule. They sell paper to those alone who will furnish them rags. We now want to purchase all the clean linen and cotton rags that can be brought to us. Send them by bag fulls–by wagon loads, or in any other manner you please; but by all means send us rags. If you want to see the Watchman survive, send us all the rags you can gather up. Don’t be afraid of overstocking the market. We will insure a speedy sale of all that can be brought here. Send them on, then, in large quantities and send them quickly!