St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1896-11-07
THE TIE TRUST DOOMED
An INVENTION THAT WILL fAxg rHl
PLACE or THE PREssxr Plat Tls.

PLACE OF THE PREsExr Plat Tls.
Atlanta. Ga. Sept ga sub.
stitnts has u last been found for
the fat cotton tie which tho COM
pross men will MSS. State com.
missioner OF Agriculture Nesl,itt
found one wire tie that could be
used 40 ) substitute for the fat tie.
but the compress mon throughout
tue South refused to use The wire
ito and he was compelled to with
draw it. When the congresses 70.
fused to use the wire tie it Was
thought by I'll interested in the
matte. that the fight had been lost
and nothing would ever be found
to take the place Of the old fat tie
Since his defeat Com missioner Mes
bitt has been working h,rd to iind
. subs titute for the fiat tie. As a
result he has ut last found snb-
etitute for the trust tie; and Que
that all compress men will use. H.
LRs received certificates from WELL
known compress Zen in this State
to the effect that they will nse the
tie il It is introduced.
II realize the fact that We cannot
successfully fight the tie trust thi.
year. said Commissioner Nesbit,
VIXEN asked about the new tie,
but will prepare to light then
next ysnr aud the trust will be
compelled 10 reduce its price OF
withdraw tie Eat tie from the mar.
kst. It was almost Al impossible
ity to introduce y wire tie this
year owing to the fact that al me-.
Grants aud einners had aiaea'ay
bought large stuck Of fat ties
also to the rap,dity with which the
cotton crop has been gathered thi,
season. Il WAS not -eason able I.
suppose that merchants aud giu'
usrs who had slready bcaght =
large supply Of fat ties woul: be-
gin to handle a wire tie aud there
bv lose tie sale OF the ties they a.
Ready had ~ hand. / have beer
working on the new tie for som:
time, and though il has been uset
some tune I have said nothing abou,
it until 1 could get certificates
from compress men to tho efec
that it is as good ss the fat tic ane
will hold ths cotton rs we'll"
The new wi,e tis, which, il hal
been proved is superior to tue fla
tie, il known ~ the improved Hit
wire tie. The tie il u double strHnt
tie aud 10 listened with . pxten
buckle. Ths buckle 10 one of til,
most important features aud 10 on
that can be fastened with more ess'
aud rapidity than the buckle nov
ueed Oh tie Hut tis. One Of tn
reasons why the first wire tie dis
not meet with much sccccss VA
owing to the fact that 1t was rathe
dlficult 10 fasteL it. Being in onl,
one strand, this strand WAS necss
s.rily very stout. TIE stoutness y
tue tie made it . hard matter for
10 be bound around the cotton o.
the compress. There we're ma"
other objections to it that Cause
the compress ,nen to refuse to us
it. There is nothing. however
| about this tis With which the com
press can end fault. The tic bein
IN two strands is easily bentsrou n
the bale and tie new patent buck
| makes fastening . matter Of gres
ease. The farmers. at least mo
VI them. we're pleas ID with the fir
wire tie. tho oaly objection bsin
tn It t Was lighter than tho fiat ii
I'D they would have lost money b
ia use. This tie is heavier ID.
sse fiat tie xuc costs leas. a buns
u the new wire ties weighs fiji
| uu ds sud costs 81 10 1t Il
Es:.ssent prices. The dat ties wsie
|o9 y forty.iivs pounds ksd co
|&s5.
commissioner Nssbitt's fight ",
not 10 much against msrcha uts I
Tho tie trusts. He didn't object
the merchants making = ressOnab
profit BY handling the ties. but d.
not want few men 10 compel Il
farmers 70 pay al exorbita2t pri'
Ifor tios that could lie made vel
cheap. Before saying anythi,
= bout The new wire tie. Comiai
s;oner Nesbltt had it used and tai.
IN four first.class congresses
Georgia and requested the owne
Of the congresses in which it "
tried 10 send hun certificates ~
whether or not it could be used
we'll 90 the CID ties. As resG
Of THE request he is il receipt
certificates from some Of the large
and most dourishiDg congresses