Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-07-20
shipmasters, Commendation.

NEW ORLEANS. Nay n, 1855.
To the C9mmiffec Of tie Shipmasfers' Association
GENTLEMES TIE extraordinary pressure brought to
bear sgainst he use Of Z" Iron HOOPS" IS banding for
cotton bales, by the few, who estssmlng their PecunlarT
interest threstsned. and thereby Influenced Ia tbs ros1
unreasonab.e p eiudices and detcrminsd opposition. in
The face o. It's tneontrovertible superiority and ths al
most universally prevalent opinion IN its favor, has
forcei an appeal 20 ycur as~esciatiOn for the reputation OF
asseveratcns fsbioh, however, erroneous As u~nf5unded.
10 fact have mainly retarded its general and ranid in
trodu,tion, and may al Be resolved into the one PROPOSE
ten q that shipTasters refuse to receive - Iron Bsund
Cotton That you are eonpeteHt atonos and forever
70 silence this objection. End e~anciiiate the p~rejuiices Of
many who have honestly believed his ststrment.
there can Be DO doubt, In doiDg which, It IL only ne
eessary that you, as representing the ocean carriers Of
this great staIle, ~tevidentIy more familiar with, and a.
recty interested in, the Character OF the packages As
pre- arsd for ship1ent, thsn any other class should, In
41tnentic form, express what We have rason 70 believe
Is Jour e~onvieiion or this subject, as weD ss the result
Of your careful scrutiny into the merits Of "EcConb's
ircn lie" for which it "a claimed the virtue Of over
eomng entirely the difculties Of al other fastenlngs,
the lmperieeti5ns Of Which seem to have furnished me
Snly real grounes fer the general onslaught upon " Iron
Confident thst tseeins The extent 70 which your inter-
est involved IN this natter you win not allow your
Judgment % b. Influenced BY outside pressure. We wiling
" submit the question to you without farther argument
than vi be commended to ycur practical sense b
tn simple exam nafnn and assuming y0ur wfningness
tooo-operate 10 bringing abozt 20 degtablea reformation
a. will Be stained b. It's universal adoption. We ven
iure 70 susg St, IS thebest means, such Determination
on your part, n favor OF "Iron Bcunt Gotten" ss win
c~outribute an indnoement 70 planters 10 conform 70 3
given standard o. sine she weight. In which we have as
surance- OF me 1ullurrtlce on the part o. every other
carrier. Respectfully yours,
NecOMB. RI 4 co
NEW ORLEANS. Nay 10 1883.
MsssTs MeCo1b, Brother 3 Co. 81 Gravisr street.
GENTLEMEN: Your favor Of ire I'm was duly re-
eeived. HereFsttb I hand you acopy Of the doinEs Of
TIE sbipmsstsis Association, relative 70 he sample Bale
Of Cotton 70 which you called their attention.
Tbe resoiutifu appeEdsd TO the report o. the Commit
To-, vas resd ind p1sstd unauimousy a. their meeting,
Nay 10, l&3. VERY truly, yours, &c,
DENNISCONDRT.
WHEEEL5 ne attention q fhs shipnssters' Asseci-
alton has bsercauedby Aessrs. HcCONB,
Co, Of NSw Orleans, - = Bale Of Cotton INTENDED a. a
ssEple, and reDfessnted C them as having been packed
snd compressed n one Of kcCONB'S PLANTATION
PRESSES and WHEREAs, the contents Of the said
bale Of ccttsn appear 70 e twsnty-six feet cubic nAeasure
and tbs weight SIS pounds. ard is bound With Iron
Hoops. securcd By " 0 PATENT IRON fIB
and WHEaEAs it appears % nis Asaccstion, thst tnis
mode q pacing and CmpressiuE cotio1 vi eupefe
tha Necessity q re-ooupressinE he enftcn, thereby az
Ing 70 he g. IL tha expense % comprcat7g, Wirout q
the Quantity that . ship nae csrrteF ef
o0npressfd cufionf a1d WHERsAs, % hes eeen we're
ssnt4 . this Assossl1a, nat sprei-tis Existed inAe