The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1895-08-28
Must Make Better Bales.

The Liverpool Cotton ASSoclatlon,
autocrat Of the cotton world, has set its
foot down on careless American methods
of baling. This letter, received yesterday
by Superintendent E. r. Powers, OF the
Cotton Exchange, caused sensation IN
the trade:
Dear Sir: Ibeg to inform you, that with
view of securing an improvement in
the methods of packing and handling
American cotton and of supporting the
efforts of those in the United States who
are endeavoripg to bring about this
much-needed reform, this association has
passed resolution that after the expira-
ton of the coming season Of 1895 SO all
bales not packed in accordance with the
regulations of the Maritime Convention
held in New Orleans last February, and
the regulations of the Galveston Cotton
Exchange, endorsed by the conference,
especially so far as the weight, closeness
of weaving, calendering Of bagging and
weight and size of bands are concerned,
shall be subject to penalty of 95 bale,
or such amount as may, in the opinion OF
the directors, prove sufficient on delivery
at Liverpool.
In order to give reasonable time to
manufacturers and holders of baggipg
| and ties to dispose of the old style ofcanvas
and ties and prepare for the new, the PEN
alty will not come into operation until
the cotton season of 1896 81, and this
association would be glad fyou would
make it as widely known as possible
among the manufacturers and users OF
bagging and ties for cotton bales and the
cotton trade generally on your side, that
the penalty mentioned will be strictly
enforced at the time named, and thus,
ample notice being given, no hardship
will be inflicted on any interest concerned.
PETER BROWN, Secretary.
To the Secretary New York Cotton Ex-
change.
The resolutions adopted by the Mari
time Convention held in New Orleans
last February are as follows:
Resolved, That standard bale of cot
ton shall be % inches boxed width and 5S
inches boxed length, and that ell the cot
ton exchanges and transportation lines in
the United States Nand Europe ara re-
uuested to recommend the adoption OF
such uniform box throughout the en-
tire area Of the cotton growing. States,
and take such steps as, in their judgment,
will carry it into effect.
Resol.ed, That all compressed bales of
cotton aster Septemb ber.1, 1895, shall have
minimum ship-side density of 25 pounds
to the cubic foot, and 1t Is recommended
that each bale shall have not less than
eight bands to the bale.
The Galveston Cotton Exchange passed
these resolutions:
Whereas. the insufficient covering of
American cotton by material of finferior
|. quality Is notorious, and the ragged con-
dition OF the bales when landed at ports
of discharge and at mill points has be-
come source Of constant loss and incon.
yenience to shippers and consignees:
Resolved, That from and after Septem-
ber l. 1895, all bales Of new crop not fully
covered with bagging ofar ,edium weight
of 2 Ia pounds yard shall be declared
unmerchantable unless recovered at the
expense Of the seller.
Resolued, That this rule be brought to
the attention Of all bagging manufactur-
ers of the country, with the request and
Recommendation that for the ensuing
year they manufacture cotton bagging of
above standard weight Of fibre only, wo-
ven sufficiently close and calendered to
such degree as to permit Of the clear
and distinct marking Of the bales.
Resolvcd, That the attention of the
manufacturers be directed to the impor-
tance Of making steel ties and buckles
out of the best material and not lighter
than As pounds bundle, 80 ties of IL to
II 1-2 feet in length.
J.. Raymond Smith, secretary of the
National Board of Marine Underwriters,
said: -.
"It is q reform that has long been sought
by the underwriters and the cotton. trade
generally, and is an excellent move.
Great loss has fallen on the underwriters
by the inadequate manner In which
American cotton has been baled. The pro-
Queer will have to bear the expense of
the new methods, but he will be the
gamer in the long rum"
The effect on manufacturers of ties and
bagging will be enormous. In many in
stances they will have to put up new
plants. Not a voice, however, was raised
on Change against the innovation. All
agree i is a necessity.-New York World,
Aagust "a.