The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1896-03-02
UNIFORM co11N N
An Address a1s e, to the s,t,, 81
and C'nnsrs Of Nh
FIFTY CENTS PER BALE II Tn'p
claimed pnn"s. This Amount q. !. !.
'fodn .. by Adopting ! n. , :
Eight BY Fifty.EleA,, ''eA-

'A'sAslsslA
Waco, Texas, February \
president of the Texas dIv,s a,afs
American Cotton Grower ).
ISOLATION, has prepared ths ,, s''s
ddress: ' '0asvt3
To the Cotton Growers -. !.
Texas: NV ulsn
Texas Division American c,.,..
ers' Protective Association wv WA N
FEBRUARY 30 iss6.--Gentlemsn; y, y I
ton is called to the a,,,.s.. &c
standard Cotton Bales' ~. -
American Cotton Growers p,s...a.
ISOLATION at Memphis, Tenn, ,,,,, s
1876 and at the meeting 0, tn ~
SION of said association held h n.
lSth instant at which meeting \.
SIZE OF 'wenty-eight inches IN ~
fifty-oight inches in length ", T..
and the same has been apn,ov., 4
maritime assoc,at,on. .'''N
.,,,,.,.-. c,, ''.'. ana ccn
'''"i's'7' "'ii''iier GALES are not n,
to. but they must not be Iary..
The reform advocated in mn "
one of vast Importance IA ,be 49,.
no doubt the sinners will Ia 49,. -.
public spirit to aid tho mov.u.s
The comnresses baxs H.. ~.
justice of paying large claim, n
pres i,l,.'' ioi' u me ports Of bales WIKI
nlnce and tbay C iii, so uonplss lns
they will no longer nav INK l 49, ~
railroads VIII then protect thtnsas
b.o,. '''S ~, ,r ', ,,,,,, W. " ,As saHe
bales except at n discount, ~ i.
leave the farmer TO stand TIE q
or eise nave MS COTTON ginnf1 u
If voi, Ealing box t,lrns s, az, NJ NJ !
than 2SN5S inches will YOU not 4, o,g
to conform TO that standard
.,n1ta'' az ",n ".a..l Ky, ~
postal card. Yours very nspsrtfys,
Il. 5. Peters, Prs,l
49,. 80 40 ,a'i rn,,,,o NY saoss ~
ro,s tn confor,n Ia 4.
inc lollo"'"s Is 'he afgun'1 u
standard paie reietrea TO-
The American bale compares nj
In rorahlv 10 that from any cha y
- -. -. ,..,,a -. !.
an p''i0S VI h-"9' i''u''i 'O's'A "
pie. when they arrive In EuNTi u
neat "a a bale of dry goods, While III
81 n. 10 .ta,, ho.,. h.o, 4, ....
N''' % ~ ny no. ~. :" s'.]
Indian bale, being smaller and q "
size. viz: lSxIS inches, Is bette, ptis|
contains fr,,, AZ IN ~ ro,,ra, 4 I
''' '''''' ~ -
10 the cuplc 1901, the americah ~
ages about 22ls pounds to ths I'll
,,,.ics I'm si9e frnm 9sya ,nes. |
i,''''os' >"s"' "'i' '''' uVes :"
the price of American cotton N
rre-s could rodrc. ,hsss h.,s. I'm
la,.,,,. 49,. I.,,,n, ao,,on. !, 4.
: N'''9l'S as lhuAa" oo''oD' IL ~
bale he over 2Sxjs inches no eSris
, press IT tn 22I, hounds to Ii. 4
, ,,, :, uh.,.u.
hold IL tAefe' ou' II our oa''' '''
. in size, 2SX5S inches, any coHf1
5 ,,-.s. +, h.m IA "a mounds IN ,hs /,
a ana Inns save Inc American csa
I @rs in roumd figures 80 cents %:
!. freight alone; this comes to ~
wear to sav nothing of the sEz
s,Jranco lnss in weight. dirt, ea.
Aiore han half Inc Arnerlcaa "a
| ror,rd "a ioreign countries ia IA
} ~ ~ ma ne c ,la rates on III d
G,.',,. Ia ac ''l IN their cublas
sne n3re Co,ao'' ,S sa'' c ~ , II a
+ carry ii pcr pound. For this ~
j Of comnressos hut we do not sg
= fl W. sbolld from their wOrs VI
n ~ IKE condition IN which the cottas
~, So''u'''o'' III "
: 'lyl l'',o,,so ~ tb,s the Eas, IraG
l sc''d t ~, ~ "a e,,'' osrrisS NAH VI
n gets ms cotton uI .ha, No srsrss
g world ior a2out MA ,hn ai ia
for one-tlird OF We d H,,sa 4 ID
The standard OF ae ms s,,st
mis- could he brought up TO 30
l. th ~ ,rn,,Id he an immediate q
j. oi9er re-. w; MSt'r rot uy q" which would 9
. ~ ~. ~ d" ,,,.in %0 Raid 10 The proass
mo ~, il'e Pr pre- selling price Is aiA
# trade e99ndlti,o,ns,o a sss lis N bsybs1
>, penses from II 10 ssssed II 10 4 a
IS If cotton compresss ~ ae, ~ Ii !
= the cubic foot can DC y a ys i
e leans to an European X XII, NOUS
v a az ,,o % he shin would cary =
il , 10 80 dansitv for SIS per hs
n p"uil'N u'' aboI,t one-eighth Of
u cents, or apo"' '
= pound ,,,ny that stands
lr The only ah, ,hs density and Y
+ ening freights Is " ~ the ba@
Loose ana irregular pacSlnnh1, : II
,r ' uj,I'1 noxes and the impropN
u s En- n y Nm AM The Jaws Of 'os'
A. n ~ w ,l,s' vide II a bale q ~
a. ready = X ih n,,.ssnre is appln
r wnen 'n ~ ~ sides and lser
Or there to hold i i s; 50 s saa' aud nd ga
~ is taken . IN It H., i ss space i :,
Up occupies t ,hat when Il r.ssgs
" the ship rree.1c SG1S At 2
III 20 60 IN u cents per bale 81 ~ iii
aF@s,n '4S BsSd9Issssss s s,.l
Mt much more re- li nnss. a 4 pai,.sss
a does not cover i'd, IA and thei'
r. r,,nhbcd of or plueIass,ro ~ is-: