The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-09-28
FASSNANN'S PiTEIT IRON TIES..
For Cotton Bales.
UNITED STATES PATENT, APRIL, 1860.

IT E above Gu. represents three of the
L Button and three OF the Buckle Tie as they ap-
pea" - a bale of cotton.
The hoop tor the button is punched with two
holes at one end and fifteen at the other. The band
has only TO be drawn tight the holes III the two ends
to ho brought together,-th, two hole end on top
and the button inserted. One button Will answer,
but il is better 10 insert two
With the Buckle Tie. end of the hoop ia fas-
tened to section of the Buckle the other end Is
inserted III the other section and simply showed
through it under the other end long as there Is
any slack. bite on the buckle holds 1t securely to
The hoops are painted to prevent rust, and cut in
lengths ofl0 Iol and feet Ten feet are most gen
orally used but 104 and II sometimes required
for large bales. The buckles are fastened to the
hoops, the buttons will be put up in small boxes
The Height is 4boHt 10 Pounds to the Bale Of
Cotton.
The advantages of iron over rope for baling cotton
are now universally acknowledged 1t holds the
bale in much smaller csmpass is applied and fas-
tened with much facility both in the country
pressing and the re-compressing at the sea ports
lessons immensely the risk from hge; IL stronger,
and its strength i not impaired by tiue and expo
sure rs Is that of rope. This last advantage mas
beed steikingly manifested during the " T. Ihou
sands of bales of Cotton have been lost by the rot
ting and breaking of Rope which could have oeeh
preserved if Iron hoops had been used In ADDITION
to this, it be furnished cheaper than Rope The
arrangement of labor in the hemp growing states
has reduced the supply OF hemp t. such an extent
to cause prices to rule nnprecedrntly hgh- IN
deed sufeiency for baling moderate cotton crop
cannot be relied on at any price
L have arranged for the importation of a large
quantity of the best English Iron. and have made
arrangements with Messrs. Chambers d Latttng Tor
the sale and delivery Of my Ties
The undersigned. Fire Warden and Fire Inspec.
tor of the New Orleans Insurance Companies, are OF
opinion that the Iron Tie affords greater protection
against loss in OF FIRE than the old style OF Dang
with rope J. YOUENES, Pie Warden,
JOHN AID ANS, Fire Inspector
concur in the above
ALFRED BELANGER,
Ex-Chief Engineer, Fire Department
SHIP REFUGE. NEW ORLEANS, Jniy 4 1889
H. FassBann Esq ORLEANS Cotton Press.
SIR: In january last received from your Press 1919
bales of cotton of which about lUU0 wer- recon-
pressed aud bound with ys.ur new "Irou Tie
sxfey affirm that the esttoII bound was re-
erived in better order than it generally comes from
the Presses that it slowed better, and enabled the
ship to carry more than on any previous voyage
The cotton when discharged from the ship ID
Liverpool was in better 0Tte~ than the rope bound
eetton; it is highly preferable for ground tier As
dsnpness from the ballast has effect upon IT for
il is well known by pract cal m-n that daHpress VII
tho rope bound. ] eontid. ntly recommend
your Iron Tic az took this LET for experiment
and carefully watched 1t both in loading and dis
charging
L am Sir, Yours Respectfully,
JOHN HOWARD. Master
CHAMBERS g. I.ATTING,
Cotton Factors Agents for FassDanns Iron lies
and Dealers in Bagging. Rop- and Iwine'
eel Carondefeg 81.