The Daily Texarkanian., 1895-11-18
SENATOR JONES' GOOD LUCK.

SENATOR JONES' GOOD LUCK
The Washington correspondent of
the Chicago Record says Senator
James X, Jones, Of Arkansas, is go
ing to be a millionaire, The follow
ing recently appeared in the Rec.
ord Senator Jones, of Arkansas,
has always been a poor, plodding
country lawyer, satisfied with a linn
tied practice and small fees. He
came modestIy into the Senate
without footing or trumpets lie
appeared seldom in debate, but
made himself felt in the committee
room and was soon recognized as a
man of ability, SO that when a wise,
prudent and conservative manager
was needed for the tariff bill in 1894
he was selected as chairman of the
subcommittee, He has lived unos-
tentatiously since he came to Wash
.lngton His family have not APP
peared in society and have been re-
garded as plain, unpretentious peo-
| pie.
"But hear that Mr.. Jones is go
ing to be a millionaire, all as a re-
ward for his patience and faith in an
eccentric inventor by the name of
Graves down in Arkansas, whom he
has befriended and supported from
his own slim income for many years,
Graves is a man of inventive genius,
but ne'er do-well and entirely
without money-making faculties
He has produced several useful me-
chanisms, but they have never paid
him anything and he lived in penu-
ry and often in privation until Sen
ator Jones accidentally saw a meth
cd he had contriyed for COMPRISING
cotton into circular instead Of an
gular bales. 1t occurred to him
that this was a very important mat
ter, and he encouraged Graves to
develop the idea, in the meantime
furnishing him money to feed him
self and his family and buy mate
rials to carry on his experiments.
As a consideration for this assis-
tance the inventor assigned to his
benefactor a half interest in the
patents.
Mr., Jones one day happened to
mention the circumstances to his
colleague, Senator Camden The
latter afterward related the story
to William Johnston, the proprietor
Of the line Of big cargo steamers
that carry cotton and cattle be.
tween Baltimore and Liverpool
Mr.. Johnston was 50 much interest
ed in the subject that he imme-
diately started for Little Rock,
where he obtained from Senator
Jones and Graves an option upon all
the patent rights and at'once or
gani2ed a company to manufacture
aud operate the machines, Jones
and Graves being given 40 per cent
Of the shares of the company,
The economy Of the machine was
soon demonstrated, It packs the
cotton so that 30 percent Of freight
charges can be saved, The bale has
the shape of a cylinder instead Of a
cube, and the same amount OF cot
ton that fills the space 40 cubic feet
in an angular bale occupies only ~
cubic feet when shaped like cyln-
der. The first shipment Of cylinder
bales was made early in the present
season and about 1000 have been
sent thus far Although as heavy
as the old-fashioned bale they are
much more easily and quickly han.
died, for they can be rolled in and
out Of warehouses and railway cars,
The company has engaged sits su'
perintendent 4 Mr. Anderson who
was connected with the electrical
department at the Worlds Fair
and they are beginning topIace the
machines upon the market Mr.
Johnston believes there & more
money In It than In any other ingen'
ton since the telephone.
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