The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1888-09-15
COTTON BAGGlNG.
Successful Test Of the Lane Mills Product.
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lTimes- Democrat.l
AT the Commercial Cotton Press
yesterday morning public test was
given of the cotton cloth made by the
Lane Cotton Mills to take the place OF
jute baggipg, which through the mani
pulations OF the Bsgsing Trust has
been raised to an exorbiiant price.
Last Tuesday evening series Of eX.
periments were made with three grades
Of the new bsgging cloth, and the
coarsest OF the sample proved conclu.
stvely that cotton cloth could be used
for covering cotton.
Mr.. Odenheimer, Of the Lane Mills,
after the private test, concluded that
the cloth would have to be made of u
heavier grade and woven looser, so tie
ut once set to work to make Il heavier
sample which was given II public tes.
yesterday and proved satisfactory in
every respect.
persons interested in cotton assembled
trial.
Mr. Ferdinand Goldsmith, one OF
the projectors of tho Commercial Press,
placed every facility at the disposal Of
the experilnenters. Among the large
number Of persons present were Gen.
J. g. Hazard, J. +. Dobbins and
Chas. Il. Levy, composing committee
from the Cotton Exchange appointed
to investigate thoroughly the question
of cotton covering also to formulate u
uniform system OF boxing, compress
sion and handling cotton, and to meet
the various alliances of the States OF
Alabama, Mississippi and Louisiana ut
Meridian in joint convention on the
! 18th of October.
The large cOncOurse OF persons were
invited over to the Crescent Cotton Pick
cry Of Messrs. Calm 4 Gutmann, where
three bales of the cotton belonging to
the Lane Mills had been sent. The em-
ployes Of the pickery went to work aud
STRIPPED TIE BALES
and put the loose cotton up in the
bales, as is the custom on plantations,
covering each bale with tho new fabric,
after which the hands got TO work on
them with their hooks and moved them
over to the scales.
Some one suggested that the best test
with cotton hook was to handle the
cotton uncompressed, because the bale
is loose and more apt to give. The mel
handled the cotton with their hooks
and the covering did not tear. Each q
the three bales were weighed, fiat and
sideways, and the bales were iift0d and
lowered with a terrible jerk, which had
no effect on the covering, not tear OF
rip being visible.
Cotton weighers end scale hands de.
clared that jute covering could moi
stand this test.
Mr.. Pat McGra,h, weigher for Mes
srs. Richardson II May, who witnessed
the tests in the pickery, pronounced
the fabric servicable bagging. liz
said 1t made nice package and easy tt
mark. In its present state II was very
GOOD. And further, he did not think
1t would absorb water as quick as jute
however, he desired to see ii put to the
wafer test. An important requirement
will be to get the cotton roller to take
stock in this. When a man Is on top
of pile of cotton he climbs down with
the aid OF his hook, and he will require
the covering to be strong enough to
hang on, as he does this with juie bag
ging.
These suggestions were carefully no.
ted by Mr.. Odenheimer and others, and
each was thoroughly carried through to
the satisfaction of all present, as will be
seen hereafter. The three bales of cot.
ton
REACHED THE PRISSROOM
of the Commercial Press. The press
was comprising list of cotton for
shipment on the Frenchst eamship Du.
puy de LONE. The three bales were
jerked from the dray by two powerful
colored men, veteran kdighls of the cot.
ton hook. The bales were Of the oIdi-
nary sizo, one Of them weighing 55G
pounds and measuring 5 feet inches
in thickness and 3 feet inches In
height. These were the figures at this
stage of the proceedings when they
! were ready for the compress.
The cotton rollers here took Il few
pulls at the bales, jerking and tossing
! them around, but withat, they stooC
these tests, the cotton rollers said, bet
ter than jute bagging does.
| The cotton soon reached the press
which was carrying between 120 ant
l25 pounds Of steam pressure, which
gave comprising power Of 900 tons
This is the average pressure carried b.
the press, being sufficient for all pur
poses.
! The bales were pressed and hoope'
and rolled out. The bagging was close
ly examined and found perfect, eacl
bale presenting pretty appearance
Mr.. McGrath suggested that II was cas-
TO sample, and he cut a bale. The com
mittee here went TO work on the bale
Niessrs. Hazard, Levy and Dobbin
tested its strength with a hook, an