The Daily clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1888, 1866-08-31

/ Vl 81 above Gu: represents three of the
| Il Button and three 0fthe Buckle lie as they ap'
! pear on a bale of cotton.
The hoop for the button is punched with two
holes at end and fifteen at the other Inc Dand
has only be drawn tight the holes In the two 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
tened section of the Buckle the other end is
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 II securely to
W 1s peeSi; F,.....s-a prevent IN
lengths Of 10, 1O4 and II feet Ten feet most gen
orally used, but 10! and II sometimes required
Tor large bales. The buckles fastened to the
hoops, the buttons viii be put up in small boxes.
The Height IS about 10 Pounds to tile Bale o.
Cotton.
The advantages of iron rope for baling cotton
are now universally acknowledged. 1t holds the
bale in much smaller compass; is applied and fas.
tened with as much facility both in the country
nrasain1 ond tbe 70 o,r,,rra.,in~ 80 - - - -
lessons immensely the risk from fire; il stronger
and its strength is not impaired by time and expo
sure as is that OF rope. This last advantage has
beed strikiDgly manifested during the Thou
sands 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
has reduced the supply of hemp to such an extent
as to cause prices TO rule unprecedently high in
deed suffciency for baling moderate cotton crop
cannot be relied on at any price.
L have arranged for the importation of large
quantity of the best English Iron. and have made
arrangements with Messrs Chambers & Lafting for
the sale and delivery of my Ties.
The undersigned Fire Warden and Fire Ipsoee
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 stye of balin
with rope j. YOUENES, Fire Warden,
JOHN ADAMS, Fire Inspector
concur in the above,
ALFRED BELANGER.
ExChief Engineer, Fire Department.
SHIP REFUGE, NEW ORLEANS Jufv 1870
II. Fassmann, Esq, Orleans Cotton Press
SIR In January last received from your Press 1859
bales OF cotton, of which ahout I0o0 were recon-
pressed ana bound with your new Iron Tie" Il
AN safely affirm that the cotton so bound was re-
slved IN better order than it generally comes from
ne Presses, that il slowed better and enabled the
mp 70 carry more than on any previous voyagei
Inc cotton when discharged from the ship in
liverpool was in better order than the rope bound
elton; II IS highly preferable for ground tier as
lampness from the ballast has effect upon it for
Is Wen known by practical men that dampness will
OF tho rope bound / can confidently recommend
Iour Iron Tie took this lot for an experiment.
nd carefully watched it both in loading and dis |
hargng.
am Sir Yours Respectfully.
JOHN HOWARD Master
CHAMBERS IL LATTINg.
'otton Factors, Agents for Fassmann,s Iron Ties
and Dealers In Bagging Rope and Twine
NO. On Cafondeles ss.
m. jy12d&w NEW OkLEANs