Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1858-07-10

NEW ORLEANs Ny =, 1858.
To rae COMMITTEES Of ths ShiPnasfuF Association
bear agaiast the use Of " Iron H0ops." - banding f0I
Y cotton bales, By the few, who eslefming heir pecunlary
i~rtrresf threatsn-t. and thereby Influenced 10 the N 81
unreasoIabc p ef1ticss ard oeteIminfd 0ppsst ion, in
he lace q its in1oniruvertibie suIeriori1y and the Al
mJat universally prevalsnt epiHi0n In H. favor. has
I flrced On SH2eal % your ae citation for the refutauo1 OF
asssFeratrns, (Etich. however, erroneous a. uufounred
In fact have mainly retarded its eenslal and rarid IN
troiu lion. and nay all b. resolved into toe one pruDosi-
I ton that snip sstcrs refuse 10 recciTe " Irgn B5und
cotton ." fnst YOU are COMPETENT stone and forever
to silence mis- objection, nd enne tate TIE p~reJutices OF
many who have honesuy b-licvsd his tat mrnt,
there can Be no doubt. In doirg which. a. Is only ne
cessaB that yous a. representing he ocean carriers Of
this great sta ie ~(sVidenty more familiar with. and d.
I reel Interested IN the character o. the packages a.
pre- AIRED for ship1ent, than any other class ] should. IN
a thentic 70 IA express what ~ have = ason 10 bsHeve
tsyour conviction on this subject. a. well o. the rss1lt
q yo1r careful scrutiny intO the merits o. "AcC1mb's
Iron d." for with d i claimed the vi-tue o. over
coming entirely the dimculties Of an ether fasteninss.
the imperfecl1ns Of watch seem 10 have furnished the
eniy real grounds FOR the general onsiaught upon Iron
Coaadent nat (seeins TIE extent 70 vhleh your inter-
est l. involved In this malteT] y0u VIII not aliow your
judgment 70 Be influenced By 0utstie pressure, WeWlias-
y submit the question 20 you without surher argumeut
than viii be cor meuded TO your practical sense by
h simple exam nafi1n and ASSUMING yeur willingness
10 eo-ooerate 10 brlrrirz about % de- ishlea reformauon
a. viii b STAINED By is universal aior ton. ve n
tire 70 su-E Sc. - the best means, such discriminafior
On vrm paTt. . favor Of nIron Bun 0otfen % a. vii
c~1ut-i5ute an iuducemfnt 70 planters t. c8nform 70 3
EiTsn stsnasrd Of size shd weiSht in which We hzTs as
EeCoNB. BRO. & c
INV ORLEANS Nay %. 1852.
Messrs McC0m5, BrotAsr 4 Co, 81 GraUieT street:
GENTLEMEs !: Your tHytr OF te t7th vas duly re-
eeived Herewith / hand you q copy OF the dcinEs OF
ue shipmaster. Association. relative 70 he sample Bsle
Of Cotton 70 vhch you eaTsf their a~tfrnt1n.
he resolution apperded TO The rtportof the Commit
tee, vas rad and paced una7imoa " a fhelr meeting,
Nay 10, iS53. Very truly, yours. SC.
D-ENNISC0NDRT.
WHEREAs Tbs a tni1n CT fhe Shipmastsrs' Asset
alien has b encsuedb b. Messrs. con BROTHER&
CO. o. Nav oriesns, . q Bafe u Cotton Intended as .
SIMPLE, and represented 10 ihem a. haFina been packed
I'd compressed IN nne Of McCOMB'S PLANTATION
FhksSS aAd VIE the c0ntents q tbe said
h9le q ctuon appear 10 Be twcntg-six feet cuhlc nsssurs
an4 ths Wfight 513 pornds and e bound with ron
Hcapa aecurdty 3 EcCOMB'S PATENT IRON TIE -
and WHEREAS u appear % this Association, that his
mcdeof packing and expressing cotton viii supe~csde
ne necessity % Ie-eonDresslng ihs et0n. therb7 saw
fg 70 ne 3 ~ IN expense q compresi1g, without d.
minishing the quantity that = ship nov carries Of re-
oonpessed c1tio7f and WHEREAS, 4 has len repre-
tsrt4 70 RdsASoGsHcas nat sprgHdics Stsied btss