The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-09-05

between US and the factor. something
that will enable US to DO without COM
mission merchant" the farmers have
been saying for long time. And this
go-between many OF them think they
have found in the cylindrical gin and
compress, which has made its appear
ance in the last two years. This combi-
nation gin with It's hopper and condens-
er aud its roller compress turns out a
bale, the contents Of which are ready to
go at once to the spinners, and being
compressed and ready for shipment al
once it can be bought by the mill buy
ers at the gin directly OF the owners.
Thus is there no necessity Of factor to
stand between and claim commissions.
The loss by sampiing is also reduced to
minimum figure, for the ginner ex-
tracts from the cotton as it flows from
the condenser three handsful at differen:
stages Of the bale. These certified SAM
pies are put into a pocket prepared for
them on the outside OF the bale after ii
is sewed up in its osnaburg cover, and
there is no need for the opening OF the
bale by the merchant or grader.
Thus at first blush il would seem that
the millennium had dawned at last for
the cotton planter. But the rose hue
fades from the dream under the presen-
tation Of the old compress men. They
claim that this cylindrical press. the ma
chinery Of which cannot be bought, but
is only rented, is trust" which. with
all competition removed, will squeeze the
farmers pockets as the old system never
did, and as only a monopoly can.
With the old compress, 90 its adner-
ents maintain, every farmer could gin
and bale his own crop and save this out
side expense. Now the cylinder COM
press must do its own ginning; SO the
gin OF the planter must remain idle if
this round bale is to become a general
and accepted form. This special manner
Of ginning leaves the cotton ready for
immediate shipment to the spinners."
says the planter. Yes" answers the
rectangular compress. but the ginning
and baling must be paid for, and that
will go far TO offset the former commits
sions. Besides. when these cylindrical
presses are once established and the
former competitors have been run out
OF the field, what is to prevent them
from putting up their ginning and baling
prices-call it rental, if you wish-to fig
ures beyond any former expenses? Otn-
er monopolies do this sort Of thing, why
not a cotton gin?"
'But We are not monopoly" vigor-
ously protest the cylindrical men. 1--WE
are only a company formed for the bet
ter adjustment OF business. 1t is the
loss of your storage and commissions
that makes you fellows so hot in the
collar
IF you are not a monopoly and have
no skin game for the future, why don't
you sell your machines instead Of SIM
ply renting them?" is the pertinent re-
tort. And so the war goes on.
In the meantime the cylindrical men
are introducing more machines at DIFF
ferent points throughout the south pre-
paratory TO the opening of the ginning
season, and are pointing with pride to
the fireproof record made by their
round bales at recent fire in Chicago
But the suspicion of trust is sowing
the seeds of distrust in many localities.
The planter knows that the new organi-
cation is not in the field merely for it's
and many of them fight shy of the
round bale, seeing in it but bait for
possible future oppression; while on the
other hand, many have gone over to the
new idea, preferring to test the ills they
know not rather sthan continue to bear
tb;0Sa rhey already know