The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-18
COMPRESSMrN n.
Full Proceedings of Co ton
COmpressmen's CONVEX
ton at Little Rock.
Their Action with Regard 10 the
Arbitrary aud tnNyarrantcQ
Action of New Orleans.
Interior tonpTessmen will Not
be Tied Down by New
Orleans.

Little Rock Democrat. April 49,
some tune ago n cotton compress
organization known H. the New or
lcrps Maritime Association was per
r'ctcd. The ratings OF this assoca-
ton discriminate in favor OF New
Orleans against the congresses of in
terror cities. \ convention OF com
precision of Arkansas, Texas aud Ten
mes see was called to meet at Little
Rock, aud yesterday afternoon mum
her OF gentlemen from various cities
in Texas and this state perfected
permanent organization. NJ. W. Tag
gart, of Pine BLUM, was elected prcsi-
dent, aud :. L. Montgomery, of Mem
pins. secretary.
Mc,srs. Howell, Garretty, Lacy aud
Montgomery we're appointed a com
miltrc on arbitration
The following report, of commit
tee, were unanimously adopted and
the press REQUESTED to publish the
same:
Iu' 'urr OF TuE COMMITTEE uN Q "~.
The object of This nIdrc-. tu those
interested il the purchase aud ship
uncut ot cotton is TIA" bottrr aud more
effective preparation of ba'cd cotton
for transportation. inland ~ wen "a,
vel "a, marine.
rhc business of tho past season Ina,
Witnessed a too general use of defect
i've COTTON ties. resulting in loss aud
dcricciaiipn bolh to the buyer aud
cotton seller
lna,much n planters aud mcr-
th"lts are muiulN Interested in the
proper bnlimg of the great staple it is
d"cmcu imnOrtani, ~ view ui the
large interest at stake, To state the
follow ing Mcts, which will readily
comment themselves To those cugaC-
ed IN the production aud handling of
colt IN.
That the defective ties, popularity
called 'shoddy ties." which have been
thrown upon the market by unscru-
pulous manufacturer, and drg'cTs,
weigh only forty pounds to the
hund'".
That in the ordinary process of
bul'ug the defective ties not iplrc-
qucntly break, and at all times, rem
der the bale Insecure, and II transit
d. liable from expansion by ah-orp-
ton of moisture, to break, thu,
producing waste and rendering the
shipment subject to deductions aud
charges.
The cost of iron ties is about one
halt of the price of the cotton sold,
and whatever may be the weight of
the ties used the planter has clear
profit. aud it is to his interest to use
such ties n are of sufficient weight
and strength to answer the cud- of
their cuploN mcnt,
That in the use of detective tics
great loss is sustained both by the
producer, the shipper aud the carrier,
and much litigation aud delay has
the -hoddy tie.
That we pledge ourselves 10 use,
aud will use our earnest cndeavor-
for the general use of such tc-. and
further, we would earnestly ash the
merchants and planters TO purchase
none but that manufacture which VIII
best answer the purposes for which 1t
was designed.
That the standard ties should weigh
not les, than fifty pounds 10 the bun
die. and he made from the best mate
rial and comparatively free from
MITCH uud nil othpr rtIuuositiou, that
ar, ir"nncntly m.rd tn CO. yrr nm dc.
lrrtiyn material m1 sLouid hnyr. fl
tnn-iblc .trpuotI, of moi les thnu
- sna nnurJ.
,vonI.n 'y.,.,. ,,r,,,,,tI,, recommend
finn, nnno mi ,hn 7vnry L,-t mic hoo.
"i"g N,ci.hin9 mot i..- han r.
n1nmnJ. 10 thr varJh nnd ,ir. ~ Dies.
rrihcd ehovc he u.,d or handler, of
,,Itou aud Transformation rn,u,,,nic.
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,v,,y INF viii me iriurint,. tn the
,,rndnccr an all ho,llv mn M, cotton
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-" "t"'l t'4' Thurman
our committee On transportation
ANA insurance having taken "NI'
consideration paper cnilu'd 81
dr-- to the cotton Planter AM
Merchant of the southern 0'"''-'