The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1897-12-24
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The promoters of the round bale cot
| ton press did assiduous labor before the
Cotton Growers Convention, which
met recently at Memphis They suc.
ceeled in securing the following en-.
dorsement from committee appointed
by the president of The association, Hoc-
tor D, Lane;
AS committee of cotton growers, re-
ogested to act by Hector d. Lane with
him la investigating the merits and de-
merits of the round bale system as an
economic innovation applying to the
handling of cotton, we beg to report as
follows:
We find that in the use of the cyljn-
| drical bale there is saving in
| bagging and ties las no ties are
used and the wrapping IL made
of cotton, of at least. ...,...., 80. 80
Saving per bale la handling, weigh
| ing and COMPRISING, at least. 70
Saving per bale in storage at mar
ket warehouses. at least. ....... 20
Saving per bale IN insurance, at
least ,i.. .:.,;...t,ts, ..ttts,ttii 70
Saving per bale In freight, at least. SO
Increase III value to spinlers per
| bale, at least, acknowledgements. LOO
Large savin, $ are also made in ship,
| ping to fori ign markets by reason
Of saving in screwing in hold Of
vessel, pei bale Of at least a5
Saving per bale by loss Of weight
| in sampling, a least, ,............ 20
| Total .............t.,5.ss. 30 W
| We recommend most heartily this
system by reason of the fact that cotton
| is being used to cover the bales, thus
using up our own product, instead OF
going to India for our bagging and to
Liverpool for our ties both Of which
are controlled by trust and effected
by high.tariff Respectfully submitted.
HECTOR D. LANE, Ala,
W. Z. FURGUsoN, Ark.
CHAS Il. HOOKER, Miss,
HUGH D. GREER, Tenn.
T. w PRATT, Ala
DIR. B. L, PAssMoRE, Miss.
Committee,
Memphis, Tenn, Dec. 81, 1887.
| We have no objections whatever tc
/ this press Indeed, we are disposed tC
regard it as good invention, II the
owners were to sell it to the planter,
and permit them to press their own cot
ton without paying royalty to The
/ American Cotton Co. But the Ameri
can Cotton Co. will not do that. They
will put up the press and charge roy
atty of 81, 90 per bale, but never a press
will they sell. We may be wrong, bu'
| it is our honest opinion that a more per
nicious trust never existed than thi'
will be if the plans Of the promoter
shall be contaminated 1t il now il
the embryonic state harmless in ap
pearancc to the minimizing with lin
itless capital with which to employ TIL
lv.tongued advocate to press II for
ward. II will gradually grow, dispens
ing blessings and advantages for awhile
but the first thing you know il viii
have such hold upon the cotton grow
| ers that they viii rue the day they Hrs
saw the round bale press.
Wait until 1t shall displace the com
presses and the monied inagnates OF th
world become the owners Of az ~
American Cotton Co.'S stock : when al
the buyers and manufacturers refuse I
use any but round bale cotton, then vii
the Z ton planters feel the gentle touc
1 Of the round bale syndicate We hop
We are mistaken, but we do not thin
we are. And until we are convinced Q
that fact we shall continue 70 fight tn
round bale syndicate. II they woul
1 sell the presses we would be for II, bu
ais long as they refuse to sell we ar
against it.