The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-02
THIRTY CENTS A BALE
The Conpressos Of South Carolina Charge
The Wins Tie a Discount.
THOUSANDS INVESTED II WIRE TIES.
by the State Alliance Exchange and
II ii Possible tnnI II cannot Now
Ic Uscd Farmers Arc Advised TO
Held on TO yurir su;ton-Et Mny
Come To Norfolk.


stitutiun. writing from Columbia, s. c.,
saws that the Alliance Exchange of that
State finds Itself with many thousand
dollars worth OF wire ties for balng
cotton on hand. ana with contracts
signed for further supplies ana with no
PROSPECTS OF being able 10 use the wire.
n larEe portion OF the cotton goes
through the Charleston Exchange which
has kicked vigorously against wire ties.
Col. -. =. Allen. manager of the State
Alliance Exchange. has addressed cir
cular To the farmers of the state. set
ting forth the advance by the trust of
the price of fiat cotton ties from 80 cents
Der bundle in 1898 to $l,50 this year,
and saws that the Alliance instructed
him to see what could be done. He
continues;
II had a bale packed with wire and
nhtpued to Charleston. | went myself to
see ii compressed. and while the wire
was not worked as easily cr as rapidly
as the hoop ties. 1t was used. and the
supcrintendent of the compress said If
the wire was made larger and softer
ana some better way oi fastening the
tie he thought 1t could be used | was
officially notified by the Charleston Cot
ton E%chanEc that The cotton baled
with wire would be considered II good
delivery. ON the faith OF this announce
nlent | have recommended and urged
Lac Use of the wire ties instead of the
e3tton lie trusts flat hoop tie. In add
clifton To- the action taken 10y the Cot
ton Exchange. Mr.. II. II. Bremen notl-
fled me that his old firm, +. w Wagner
q Co.. would receive and handle all the
action ba!ed with wire ties 1T the same
price paid for the other cotton.
Now. | suppose. we are notified that
Charleston will not receive the wire
nicked bales except at discount. I am
ti,.I i,nl -,
OF Wilmington. viii not accept the wired
En-es. desire to say this to the farmers
OF the state: ] do hope you will not
allow Yourselves to be hulllozed out of
YOUR position in this matter by the ac-
ton Of either Charleston. or Whining
Ion. Don't accept any deduction or dis
count on Your cotton because IL is balcd
with wire. and If you viii hold your cot
ton long enough to give me time to make
ARRANGEMENTS ! viii guarantee that we
VIII get every bale handled without any
discount. I have written to some bust
ness friends | have in Norfolk. Ports
mouth and baltimore. and believe that
we can get our cotton handled If Char
lesion and Wilmington cannot afford to
do it,
All l ask of YOU farmers who have
9HtAed this fight and instructed me to
act tor YOU. Is to row stand by me-
Don't give up nj this tunc;ure. have
ordered for YOU all 10000 bundles up to
TODAY. This means the baling of 81 600
bales of cotton. The Cinclnn,ti Wiro
tomn2ny has sold several thousand
bundles. l don't know exactly how
many but | am s,tistlnd tbot ,hor,
have been. ties pun,yb nrGarnI ., noie
n least 10000 bales. Now, we will turn
mis- cotton through one railroad chan
IL inta,.o.,,;,' Wv !, "'' We can make
be induced to hnmi,n o o,,r n' MnI ian
cotton. roreot Inn't ,,n, ,.,,,Ioh ~ i'a
cause Won SEQ II stotcd T., "o'.' - pc.
that wire ties WON'T he orcantnd p"'e'
ain 1902 EorroI,. o,,+o, 49, 49,
a man To- my nm, IN IT,,o 49,, '. us sem
49, - " III! ~ III III oh.oh county and
bors 35o E,t y u,''t,,.,; t, -. my neigh
we delivered !, ,I..b. r,a,.!, ms, nv an.
GIVE me- ii,,I - ''S''t sst utpo''
tn, o,ranrt,,an.S 49,, V'iSu''l'i'N1'e
viii vol all 49,. ,t,.a1 t'.n icP ~ we
taltan corn ~ ~ ,. $50 VI cotton
ar I1ucar ~ III; ".s'''"' III"
tn,, anu HIS compress III CharIes-
I'VE ~. u,,lr.r.r ., ...,,, -,
,,,or,n VII" IL SSI''n ny our own
-, ,,oi. -, 1s".,H "S US III we
a: havn INV, ~ 49, w" NJ, 'ne vuhlpreSS-
en, 80 ''ua :" P1'N men When they
zion is SaI,'c a. DIMENSIONS eNt0r-
sbn,,,J 49, 0'' - uI'vn US why
Iice IN hnln ne 49, ~. ii'tle sacri1
tind .Lncs u.bn u.'n a., Van anu VIII
torethnr ro,. - lt',i ~, - soI "iI s.ihh
aIn ,his ~ 80 80, Wit. l want TO
49, a.. I'l.ei!oi intrkels nave
hawe o,.a 80 "a III !helr isht; they
Hase olue'tu m WE ties for them
w 49, ..t uS az! III thesr power and
sho 80, Iii 'H t.leHi; Gay - them
huvare ~ Sn,,,,,, . - 'nSH too cotton
to doc;, vour 60, "a D.' 80 =" ailiis'oh'
co,Sa ~, 0', 800! % cents per pale be-
Sa"ac sou nave seen III 10 b1!t IL with