Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-07-17
FASSNANN'S PATENT iron TTES!!

II, II E above cut represents three of the
l Button and three of the Buckle Tie they ap
The hoop for the button is punched with two
holes end and fifteen at the other. The band
has only to be drawn tight the holes in the two ends
10 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 to section of the Buckle the other end is
inserted in the other section, and simply showed
through ii under the other end as long there is
any slack bite the buckle holds It securely to
to its place
The hoors are painted to prevent rust, and cut in
lengths ofIO 10Y and II feet Ten feet most gen
orally used but 104 and IL are sometimes required
for large bales. The buckles are fastened to the
hoops, the buttons win be put up in small boxes.
The Height is AbOu 10 Pounds TO the Bale Of
Cotton.
My 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
a valuable improvement in the shape of the button
ed a patent for a BUCKLE TIE which for siTnplci.
ty facility and expedition of adjustment bales Of
any unequal Sizes and for security Of holding is
think, superior to any offered to the public.
The advantages of iron rope for baling cotton
are now universally acknowledged 1t holds the
bale in a much smaller compass; is applied and fas.
tened with as much facility, both in the country
pressing and the 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
beed t,ikingly manifested during the war. Thou
SANDS DaleS OF Cotton nave 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 can be furnished cheaper than Rope The
arrangement of labor in the hemp growing States
has reduced the supply of hemp to such an extent
as to cause prices to rule unprecedently high in.
deed sufieiency for baling moderate cotton CROP
cannot DO 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
SHIP REFUGE, NEW ORLEANS, July I, Is5s.
II. FassHGRn, Esq Orleans Cotton Press;
SIR InJanuary last receiv ed from your Press 1899
pressed and bound with your new Iron Tie" 1
can safely affirm that the cotton bound was re-
cetved 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 in
Liverpool was in better order than the rope bound
cotton it is highly preferable for ground tier, as
dampness from the ballast has effect upon it for
1t is well known by practical men that dampuess viii
rot tho rope bound / confidently recommend
your Iron Tie, as took tbs lot for experiment
and carefully watched it bob in loading and dis
am Sir, Yours Respectfully, -
A-gF JOHN HOWARD, Master
The undersigned, Fire wardsn and Fire Inspec.
opinion that I. s-ie affords qrester protection
agaist loss in of the old s.-e Of baiipe
with rope ]. YOUENEs, Firs " arden,
JOHN ADAMS, Riae Inspector
ALFRED BELANGER
sfassa Ex-Chief Engineer, Fire Department
CHAMBERS a. LATTING,
Cotton Factors, Agents for Fassmann's Iron Ties
and Dealers in Bagging, Rope and Irvine,
No. On CaromdeIet 81,