The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1898-05-25
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The convention cf cotton compress
men held ia Atlanta recently adopted
resolutions for reform which # csr-
risd out, will save the cotton planters
of the south millions Ct dollars. The
resolutions declare fer uIif5-mity il
the SIZE of cotton bales sid better COW
e.ing for cotton when sent tn market.
The Atlsnts Journal says It is pass
ing strange that ~e should have CON
tinued our sli2sho,i nrethcd, o. sling
cotton so l,pg sf.sr i. has been d4m-
ons:rated that il cost Us dearly A
large pact OF tAe possible profit from
every cr2p OF co'ton raised in lhe
scutq is literally thr0yn away by our
nanrer G; preparing The cc:tCn for
nsrks.
Ire c3t!oa egcha, ges Of this c,u:-
try and TIE Liverpool exchange naYe
callsd attention TO tbis waste many
tines and have protested agaias: it.
Oac caasuls at posts waere American
co.ton is received have tGl3 US time
and time agaia that i: is By far tEe
worst packed cotton that is shipp'd
from any country. i spite OF thsse
warnings apd demonstrations We go
doggedly ca IL he same stupid fashion
aud pay for Cur foley.
4 lax IS placed upon oar cotton
which represents more thsn the actu-
al lcss from bad bailirg CT the fer
eign purchaser makes sure Of protect
ing himself AID the farmer is forcsd
to pay more tlsn the real worth
OF waste which he could avoid. Mr..
G. Menelas, of No 3ile, publishes 8
practics letter On this suoj;c! in the
Mobile r ,gister. He says:
with our present system, the most
valuable product OF the south is haG-
died in the most detrimental manner.
It reaches the market more or less
ragged and in all s;zed bAles, exposed
to tle sun ard air, to the rain and
storm, losing in weight in the 6rst il
stance, deteriorati0g in Quslity in the
other, and who, bu: tue planters, pay
for all tha. shortsighted policy2 The
light baeping, Ia the handing and re-
handling OF tie bales, is generally
torn TO pieces, exposes the cotton to be
soiltd and otherwise damaged and
causes extra loss in weight, which, OF
course, comes cut of the planters
pocket directly or Indirectly.
Then thu bale, bsing OF all slzss,
are handled at a greater expense on
shipboard and cars and, SIS they take
more space than the square bales, the
rates of freightare higher. All these
drawbacks form a serious item OF ex-
penses which always has to cone out
OF the price the buyer has to pay for
cotton, whether it goes to European
ports Or to our eastern spinners.
"Whst is demanded from the plant
ers and ginners to do is to adop.
uniform box for baling cotton meas
uripg 24x54 inches inside measure
ment. This can be done easily By
any ordinary carpenter and at an ex-
pense not excsedlng$5 70 $S and less
In many instances. Next, 10 use bag
gipg weighing not less than two or
Two and one-lusrter pounds per yard.
TIE latter will pay better in the
end. And lastly, to have as near a
uniform weight as possible, w, 500
to $50 pounds per bale.
by adopting this system, the prop
erty of the planters will De better pro-
tected, the loss IN weight reduced and
cotton will bring to the planters from
50 cents to Is cents per bale more,
through the light loss in weight and
the discrimination in price, which
| will be made by buyers next saason
n favor OF cotton packed in. the stand,
ard box of 24z54 iuclees: inside meas
uremelt,
"Ualsss this is done promptly and
efficiently, the cylindrical bale truss
! will prof. from the demand by tne
cotton consuEers for square
bale TO extend its ramifcaIlons
throughout the sou:h, and with
its round bale, we'll covered
and even weigh, will try to replace
our present system and rendsr value
less aIl our glni, Of which thers are
in the south oyer sc, ,000, representing
] capital OF over S45 000,000 Besides
this, the planter Will be at the tenoer
mercies OF the trust, which don't sell
| machines, but only rent them out on
royalty, and will end by controlling
even the price Of coIton 20 the oe!rl-
ment OF the producer.
| The compress com panies OF Georgia,
Alabama and Mississippi have deter
mined to make a concerted effort to
establish uniformity Of baling and to
make the bales stronger al well as
easier to handle. In this effort they
should receive the hearty support ana
co operation CT every cotton produce,
tor il IS upon him tna! The expense o.
irregular and csfec;ive o.ling falls at
last