The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1897-04-13
THE WIRE TIE FOR COTTON,
soue Of Its Advantages Described t
Length.
PROSPECTS OF SOUTH TEXAS CFOP.
The outlook Very Favorable THUS
Far-suppiy OF Brcadstuns very
smaiI--rrnde Notes,
Office of The Post.

has reaw akened an interest in shc sub
ieot Of ,,es for binding bales of cotton
!eoo y. ~ -
Last year the ne trust iorc"9 the cotton
growers of the South to pay eIorbitanl
,o ,o, an Iron ,ins ,,.,,i,r,,. ,,aa S.
pr ,,,aa,io, mr. w y.
hat cofhpinat'on- INC season was nan
over and the bulk OF the cotton crop had
heen marketed before the trt,s, yas forced
to reduce us prices by outside comperi.
ton. This year 1t has been determined
TO prepare for such an emergency before
,h. rsa sas.on onsns an, u,,,, n,.h
e,e nv" 80. 49, '''', nay n"I
the lie e, sras (. f i 81, should be r.ylyed
South 10 use wire "a tying their. cotton
Sass as hs yenT e4 bs WIZ Ts wnr
used 10 any great extent. a Houston
sOmpresi9g aqd h9i m9de study of the
arguments N favor of he wire tie ami
mentions whal ne considers the main adj
Mntages Of wire over band iron b!nd ,'ii
/. !; BY The use Of wire for binding cotton
lars pressing upon the bales in the 40,
Of compnessing could he brought within
one-fourih of an inch to each Other leiv-
ing sufficient space Tor the wire bindjn,,
70 pass Through protectln. The bnp rI,,S
from beng cut by heavy pressure. AZ oc
ours. by tho channel bars being f1lrther
apart; great distance be'nc necessary
IN the use OF band iron bindine ami II
would likewise proven the e,,is al ,,jnAin,,
from cMchin.. to the baeging whist Rem,
passed through between fhe chanSel bnrs
?. The band ties cut the lbagging by their
sharp edge, ana also samaGe ethe bag
gng in line under the tiles Nv rms, ana
damp retoined uader thl pressure Of Of width
Of band ties. urevt.itiIf 1vanoratto,, w.its
IN sufficient tno ta Zoo, nsspH ,n, WITH
and cotton from r6itinr ~ r,,,, 10 < SinE
der said band uos which sI.,rca az ~, "r
age largely iurreqIe losses of marin In IN
the ports. 1''"''' i'''a''a ana at
The band Il not being reriaco, n,
bales exactly t. hYre they w.r. nrnyioiis o ,n
COMPRISING. thI bapri,ip Ira,li, u- Ius " ~
is weakeue1 6y trust s o.. ,n Tpvahs wnsre !,
no more resi-, W hook or I.ir,io.n c.,,s,d
by handling. rgsuifinr In baias ro,ah ~
destination in d rarge2i csnTirion "'''''S
The width Of band les afior com.
pressing Is oIiiectiorahie peI,,,.,n .oiii-
ceas from w rai,t ~ n, 20 use IL con
ana brands causlDs Them 10 Seco nu,n DE-
unloading. ana dellveries AZ 10, ,otS,'Ls anu
bales IL fha coneeI,,'o,p - "a ~, hidny WRONG
face cove, IA hv H. ne sinaii hlr1
these dlffcuiles and If woi,. reihove a.,
The bani lie mi,ncrcssi III ~ .rus.. etc o
much sun, pra,".i icSS,trlly covers 100
eighth o onc-iourth of IN Inc aDo ttn giu,
issist h. OF a ,and tie comes into play to
the hurv nj .,r,.1 ~ ~ VI me hale' as ~
in perf,t iue whcb " r'lu ,.o noe ID, ~ launeh
Te the full ROVER Of the h,nd TO u III
tion of Wdtl al IVA i ,lr,' =, !. sinai Irac-
sary wnss Of ,o ~ NH ddon rs an mhne9es.
? sourc, Of injury oDiv 10 ' H. w" "
band Us bear The force of eYnonsIon 81
the BIZ All he ' MIA, vi vnia'ns'o.i 81
point 1ra or ,ese 49,, ~ al mn
ties w,s mi an i0o baat;u ht,ias Mia
70 Esope. and there Was p' not e a sIngia
tera,isa no 10 an,i ALL , i,aSins nor ~
mills wy 40 ''nal destination at the
a., q Thief oHly remedy to correct tba mo,y
,sns fob!ow my tie Use of h,nJ ,ies N.Y.
70 awaw' Win ,bse ha,,a ,t -. -. - "
99uhd He Ind 5,rs r,h5nb iie a, ai'o s"'stitu.e
zee tot On into he ha on,,' nS ny 7r'hI"
e no]nf wiat th ,se anu !. ma ma,
sht Nv IN, w" os'l rs or tiers
hsIlI On III ,e,ii.y Oh ralhu WORK,
M oniv Ia ,,, iinifi IAN never be IN
hag 10 be used. il InVorIo 5iv he bcco oiiiis
null ALTO. - ~, ~ rN tr'olueH a
s,perinr - i,o, ne metal OF WIRE Is
process OF ,,n g one ,,iiai o",ls 10 me
ties tbe,. ,,,. lily wills they are lighter
number can be used to each bale. Ejeht
Z, u tnese les from the gins would not be |
no. co '"riaht OF ron, ana would leave
ance between ties for ,samnlinr AMI ne |
WE'D, a YES would no. weigh nor cost any |
more than the six band lies whilst siy
70, WIRE tics will bind n bale more Sc. |
gny than eight baird ties
90 % ARE, af1er studying the position. common
SIe for binding cotton allows the use OF
greater number OF bindings per hale |
'lich means greater density a sayinp in /
oaan freight rates, guaranteeing a dense
ynnp@o, package lessen.ng marine insur
iice, risks against water damage nro-
eeciing against fire (dTe to the Certainty
ne bales remaining close and com
aco, protect the bageing from the ef-
,cts Of rust, and tieferiorat,on by damn
fner the bapds, preserving the distinct.
MI aI., I. ~ S' numbers and brands. with
me nor money: and an ' ipcra mo seI md o.
'rn nuniler of wire ties can he odo,trJ
, an cotton fo- foreirn exnort az wa,
y Domestic points ard s.i,i ramojnin
shed tares. giving un MIA ptst nf m.aH
IN in, capable of resisting the rough han
mt not,t transportation to the most dis
ed In good ordnr s1Sne and then dew
III hold the heo,,,a Esh ~ MS wires
ON $50 to 500 nonnds "acs' weighing
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