Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-12-22

| United States Patent, April, 1865.
THE above Cut represents three of In,
| L Button and three of the Buckle Tie, as the,
appear on a bale OF Cotton.
The hoops cut TO lengths Of 10, 10S and II feet
Ton foot are most generally used but 10i% and II ar
sometimes required for large bales. The buckles arr
fastened to the hoops the buttons will be put up
small boxes.
THE WEIGHT Is ABOUT 10 POUNDS
TO THE BALE OF COTTON.
NJ, Button Tie was the first offered for sale to an,
extent in the South, and has been used by thousands
| OF planter. with universal approval l have made q
| valuable improvement in the shape of the Button
Sit ce II first introduced and have also procured
| patent foe BUCK LIE TIE which for simplicity,
facility and expedition of adjustment to bales of any
of unequal sizes, and for security In holding, u.s.
think, superior to any offered TO the public.
The advantage OF iron over rope for baling cotton
now universally acknowledged. 1t hodstbe bale
In much smaller compass Is applied and fastened
with much facility, both In the country pressing
and the expressing at the ports; lessons immense
~ the risk from fire is stronger, and its strength is
not impairedby time and exposure !, that OF rope
This last advantage has been strkingly manifested
during the war. Thousands Of bales OF cotton have
been lost by the roting and breaking ofrope, which
could have been preserved II Iron hoops had been
used. In addition to this itcan be furnished cheap
err than Rope. The arrangement oflabor In the hemp
growing States has reduced the supply Of hemp to
such extent to prices TO rule unprecedent
~ high; iasced, suficiency for baling moderate
cotton crop cannot be relied on at any price.
l have arranged for the importation OF large
quantity Of the very best English Iron, and have
made arrangements with Messrs. Chambers 4 Lat
ting. for the sale and delivery of my Ties
ship Refuge, N. Orleans, July ~, 80.
II. FASsMAN, Orleans Cotton Press;
sIR I'm January last received from your Press
1853 bales Of cotton Of which about 1000 bales
compressed aud bound with your new "Iron Tie,"-
I can safely affirm that the cotton so bound was
ceived In better order than II generally comes from
the Presses that IL slowed better, and enabled the
ship to carry more than on any previous voyage.
The cotton when discharged From the ship In Liver
poll in better order than the bound cotton
II " highly preferable for ground tier, the damp
arising from the ballast hus effect upon IT, for II s
we'll known by practical men that dampness will rot
the Rope-bOubd. ! confidently recommend your
"Irob Tie," took this lot for an experiment and
carefully watched 1t both in lOadngjand disebargng
am, Sir, yours Respectfully,
JOHN HOWARD, Master.
The undersigned masters Of vessels having cotton
compressed at the H0rieans Cotton Press with
Fassman's Iron hoop fastening, hereby recon.
mend the same. the bales being well compressed and
the buttons or hoops never breaking when thrOu
down In the hole Of the ship, when slowed:
J. James Thomas, Mate ship Henry ware-A. Tai /
bot. Master ship HaDaseeket-John Dearly ship Jane
c. Wilmer, ship MAlhOuse, Of New |
KOpperhoid, Master ship Ella A. |
Clark-L. L. oeadry, ship Moses DaveDpOrt-Hiram 1
Robinson, ship Madras.