The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-12-22
FASSHANN'S PATENT iron TIES..
For Cotton Bales.

Z or cotton Bales.
UNITED STATES PATENT, APRIL, 1868
IN FASSMAN'S PATENT IRON TIES, the
i hoop for 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 in the ends
to be brought together,--the two hole end on top
and the button inserted. One button will answer
but it is better to insert two.
With the Buckle Tie, one end of the hoop is fas-
inserted in the other section, and simply showed
through it under the other end as long as there is
any slack bite on the buckle holds it securely to
The hoops are painted to prevent rust, and cut in
lengths ofl0, 103 and feet Ten feet most gen
orally used, but lOt and II are 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.
The advantages of iron over rope for baing cotton
now universally acknowledged. Tt holds the
bale in much smaller compass; is applied and fas-
tened with much facility, both in the country
pressing and tho accomplishing at the ports;
lessons immensely the risk from fire; is stronger
and its strength is not impaired by time and expo
sure as is that of rope. This last advantage has
seed st ikingly manifested during the war. Thou
bands of bales of Cotton have been lost by the
ting and breaking of Rope which could have been
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 to such extent
as to cause prices to rule unprecedently high: in
deed sutfciency for baling moderate cotton CROP
cannot be relied on at any price.
have arranged for the importation of large
quantity of the best English Iron, and have made
arrangements with Messrs Chambers & Latting for
the sale and delivery of my Ties.
The undersigned Fire Warden and Fire Insoec-
tor of the New Orleans Insurance Companies, of
opinion that the Iron Tie affords greater protection
against loss in of fire than the old style of bang
with rope j. YOUENES Fl Warden,
j HIN AID ANS, Fire Inspector
concur in the above,
ALFRED BELANGER,
Ex-Chief Engineer Fire Department.
SHIP REFUGE NEW ORLEANS, July I. 1859.
H. Fassrnann, Esq Orleans Cotton Press:
bales of cotton, of which about 1000 were recon
pressed and bound with ar new Iron Tie"
can safely affirm that the cotton bound was re-
ctived In better order than it generally comes from
the Presses that it slowed BETTER and enabled the
snip to carry more than on any previous voyage
Tue cotton when discharged from the ship in
Liverpool, was IN bette 0rde than the rope bound
cotton, it is highly preferable for ground tier,
dampness from tie ballast has effect upon it, for
IL Is well known oy pract cal that damp ess will
rot tho rope bound. / can conhd nty recommend
your Iron lie" as took this lot for an experiment
and carefully watched it both in loading and dis
charging
am Sir, Yours Respectfully,
JOHN HOWARD, Master
CHAMBERS 81 EATTENG,
Cotton Factors, Agents f T Fassmann's Iron Ties
and Dealers In Tagging, Rope and Irvine,
o. Ga CarendeIe, 50,
em. jy12d&w NEW ORLEANS.