The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1897-11-22
Baling of Cotton.

present controversy hinges.
Colonel James l.. Orr, president Of
the Piedmont Cotton Manufact irln3
Company, of Piedmont. S. c., takes the
position that the proposed cylindrical
process of baling cotton is to the IN
terest neither of the manufact lTtr Eor
producer. He argues that if the Amer
lean Cotton Company is allowed 30 pul
up its own gins and presses in order to
accomplish the change at which the CYL
indrical process aims, it will cost pro-
ducers who own gins already Ii this
section not less than $50,000,0 800, as
there are now 10000 gins in the SOUTH
valued at 81 ,25O each Still another loss
to the producer which Colonel Orr points
out is that involved in the change Of
covering for the bale. The covering for
the square bale costs the producer at the
present time only IS cents; and, when
cotton sells for cents per pound, it
enables him to realize clear profit Of
70 cents on each bale To cover a round
bale Of cotton under the cylindrical pro-
cess the producer, instead of making
his 70 cents profit, would actually lose
rs cents. making q total loss as COM
pared with the round bale covering or
$127 on each bale. Such a loss as this
applied to a crop of 5000 goo bales would
in itself alone aggregate $l1 100000.
Colonel Orr admits that the round
bale would be OF immense advantage to
insurance and railway companies, but
fails to see how it can possibly enure to
the advantage of other parties concern
ed. As TO its effect upon the manufact-
uring industry. he declares that instead
of being q help it is actually a him
drance. "The object IN manufacturing
cotton" SAYS the South Carolina manu-
facturer. is to lay the fiber smooth and
even. If allowed to remain in a round
bale for any length Of time it retains
the curve into which it is forced and
becomes extremely difficult to handle"
Colonel Orr further declares that the
cylindrical process of balug cotton ad-
mits of the preparation of greater
frauds upon buyers than the one which
is now in vogue. as under the cylindrical
process the bale is cffectuaIly covered
and the buyer is compelled to rely upon
detached samples. OF course, there are
numerous other specific objections made
by Colonel Orr to the cylindrical pro-
cess, but these suffice to indicate tile
general character of bis argument.
Equally as warm in defending the cyl
indrical process as Colonel Orr is in OD-
n0sinr II IS Colonel 4. b. ShanDereOn.
the Wcll-knoWn cotton expert Of New
York Colonel Shepperson argues that
Colonel Orr's objection to the process
is based upon his experience with i'm
perfect bales and is not, therefore, to be
accepted as a fair test. He states thai
whom cylindrical bales were first put
ND the lars Of cotton were wound tigh ly
around an iron rod running through the
center and that Colonel Orr's experience
with the cylindrical process must have
hcea limited to bales Of this primitive
description. Colonel Shepporson gives
the following summary Of the process up
10 date:
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,,aIo ~, ,,,,,,,roesf-,. t,o ,irt r.tvJann from
,.a}rlrs a. Il comes from the Gin which
process forms the cotton into a continuous
lap or roll Of such thickness and density as
may To desired. Tho compression by the
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