Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1866-10-27
United States Patent, April, 1855.


rTHE above Cut represents three of the
| Button and three of the Buckle Tie, as they
appear a bale OF Cotton.
The hoops are cut to lengths of 10, 1917 and II feet
Ten feet most generally used, but io' and ii arc
sometimes required for large bales The buckles are
fastened to the hoops the buttons will be put up in
small boxes.
THE WEIGHT Is ABOUT 10 POUNDS
TO THE BALE OF COTTON.
NJ, Button Tie was the first offered for sale to any
extent in the South and has been used by thousands
of planters with universal approval. i have made n
valuable Improvement in the shape of the Button
si &c it was first introduced and have also procured
a patent for a I6JOKLE TIE which for simplicity,
facility and expedition Of adjustment to bales OF any
or of unequal sizes, and for security in holding is,
think, superior TO any offered TO the public.
The advantage Of iron over rope for baling cotton
ans now universally Acknowledged II holds the bale
in n much smaller compass Is applied and fastened
With rs much facility, both in the country pressing
and the re- pressing at the ports lessons immense
~ the risk from hre is stronger and Its strength is
not impaired by time and exposure as l. that OF rope
This last advantage has been srikingly manifested
during the war Thousands of bales Of cotton have
been lost by the rottng and breaking Of rope, which
could have been preserved III Iron hoops had been
used In addition to this 1t can be furnished cheap
er than Rope. The arrangement oflabor In the hemp
growing States has reduced the supply OF hemp to
such extent as to cause prices to rule unprecedent
ly high; indeed, snnlciency for baling moderate
cotton crop cannot be relied on at any price.
have arranged for the importation Of a 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,17, 80.
II. PAssMAs, Orleans Cotton Press:
Sm.-In January last received from Your Press
1859 bales of cotton, Of which about 1000 bales were
compressed and bound with your new "1ron Tie, -
can safely affirm that the cotton so bound was re-
cei,ed in better order than Il generally comes from
the Presses, that II stoyed better, and enabled the
ship to carry more than on any previous voyage:
The cotton when discharged from the ship IN Liver
poal was in better order than the ropebound cotton
II is highly preferable for ground tier as the damp
arising from the ballast hus effect upon II, for IL Is
we'll known by practical men that dampness will rot
the Rope-bound. can confidently recommend your
"Iron Tie" as took this lot for experiment and
carefully watched It both in losingand discharging
lam, Sir, yours Respectfuy
JOHN HOWARD, Master.
The undersigned masters OF vessels having cotton
compressed at the "orleans Cotton Press" with
Fassman's new Iron hoop fastening, hereby recon:
mend the same the bales being we'll compressed, and
the buttons or hoops never breaking when thrown
down In the hole o. the ship, or when slowed;
j. James Thomas Mate ship Henry Ware--A. TAI
bot Master ship Hanaseeket-Jofh Deary, ship Jane
Titcoub-James G. Wilmer, chip Malhouse, OF New
Orieans-Herman Koprerhold, Master ship Ella A.