The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1896-10-16
TIE. TRUST WAR.
INTERESTING 2 oQRRE sEoMS
pEScE osTHEsy sySJEcH Il
A Letter from Stecdms, and an in
teFYiew wiz Col. 1pncan, Nm


been considefsbis smisYndesstandipgs
between the Alliance ahd the chafles.
ton Cotton Exchange in connection
with the wire ties that are being used
to bsle cotton with I5yThe 2foll lowing
letter ia connsefion with the 'aheSe
from w K ABteedmsn., and Fan sfriter-
view which was hid with MI Duncan,
the Alliance Exchange manager, in
Columbia, With q News and Courier
representative. will explain matters
considerably: ''''t -'''
CHARnEsroS, s O.. Oct. 3, 49,. ?
DEAR Mr.. DUNCAN: / want to write
you about this wire tie business since
you have been unable to come to Char.
lesion, and let me say still hope you
will come, SO that you may CORRECTLY
understand tue. situation, andthrouShE
your itiansaRds hHuah csprevsntaHi
injustice to- our port and people," r
was not in the city when you brought
the original wire-banded bale, but as
you were then informed our people are
not fighting the Alliance interests and
will do everything within reason to as.
sist in the fight against the trust op-
preston. As the wire tic wns then nc
cepted, SO it is now accepted, and from
the thousands of bales thus far
received not one bale has been docked
to the extent OF one cent, although the
congresses are charging each exporter
25 cents per bale for substituting ties
where the bales arc banded with heavy
wire. ,.
J. cannot believe that Won have au-
thoriZcd ths use of the ties which are
causing the trouble, somewhat moro Of
rod than wire, made with loop
instead of d buckle, in weight l poand
Al ounces, stiff, unpliable and rigid
Such are appearing in large quantities
here, and the hope was, when seeing
the innoVotion upon the tie you had
introduced, you would withdraw your
sanction to its use. No compress any
where can use the tie rod L am de-
scribing, and to compress bale other
bands must be substituted, which
causes the 25 cents charge by COM
presses.
AS manager of the house of Knopp,
Frer:chs N Co., 1 have SO far bought
81, 900 bales, and have paid out no in
considerable amount of money thus
far to the congresses, but see by tho
papers that ties for $1,000 bales have
already been ordered into the State
and still more coming. If you will
not come to the city will you, kindly
send me sample OF tho authorized
tie, and it may occur that we will find
Z that, that " xe have gabeen 81 aunnssesssastly s
We fsce the aHitt' tic spoken 81. 1
Are these the South Carolina au.l.,--
lied wire tie? Can we get 'enaple if
they are not similar. to you. > tie for. it,
il certainly the case th~s our ChaflsS-
ton colnprSsses can doand are wiling
to do anything that any other compress
In the wide land is able to do?
The point. you see, is this: A cer-.
tain rod wire tie is appearing here that
our congresses are unable to utilize.
Are the same ties accepted elsewhere?
If 30, inform us where, and will send
our agent to see and learn how to over
come the difficulties that now seem in
surmountable. I am hoping for an
early reply to this letter, aud am
Sincerely yours,
w. X. STREpMAN.
1t would appear that the only trou-
BILE is with heavy wire that is being
sold throughout the State. Col. Dun
can says that he wants everyone to
know that the wire tie that is being
sold through the Alliance is pliable
and readily used, and that the heavy
and Objectionable tie is being sold sv
other parties. He says that he has
not wanted to say anything about the
heavier ties, as it was his desire to see
the band tic pushed out of the market
by whoever wanted to enter the mar
ket. Many Of the ties sold by others
L1
pliable, but he thinks that the heavier
tie can easily be used and gives this
manner of using the heavy wire: "Cut
off 8 feet long and have loop on top of
bale. bring aronnd to man who is 60
ing to fasten it and run through loop,
bring it towards him and bend it down
and run under once. There is no use
to wrap the wire two or three times, as
one twist will hold any bale of cotton
that has ever been packed.
Mr.. Duncan says that he is aware of
the fact that wire tie is upon the
market that is heavier and less manage
able. This tie is supplied by the Gin
clnnati house doing this business, and
he says that this is No. 5 rolled wire,
and that the tie that is heing sold by
the Alliance and others is made Of
drawn wire and Is more malleable and
there can be no complaint made about
its use by any one. Mr.. Duncan says
that he hopes the "rod tie" can be used,
as everything done against the iron
band tie is that much nearer a COM
plete victory. The Cincinnati tie, that
g said to be made of rolled, instead of
drawn wire, IS being cold by Charles.
ION broker.