The Greenville times. [volume] (Greenville, Miss.) 1868-1917, 1898-10-01
KICKING AGAINST PRICKS.
Unavailing Opposition TO Reform In
Handling Cotton.

Handling Cotton.
In letter to the Vicksburs
Dispatch, Mr.. X. Derdeyn write,
regarding the baling of cotton I'm,
der the title That Compress
Move; the So-Called Uniform
Bale, " as follows;
"For years and years that waste
fuI and unsIghtly package OF
merchandise, the American cotton
bale, has been, first source of
complaint from consumers; next,
a source of serious loss to pro
ducers. The congresses turned II
deaf ear not only to complaints
took the shape Of various claims
against the badly compressed and
wrapped bale, these claims We're
simply charged to the producer,
and the ,lashing of the bagging
and the charges for the privilege
Of having it done in the way Of
charges for weighingand somplIng
merriIy went on.
"Harken, though All at once
a mighty compress wall goes
through the land. Conventions
are held, resolutions are passed, Il
so-callod uniform bale 24X54 is
wanted, and quick, too. All GIN
ners are requested, sitotpresto, to
change their presses for the com
ing season 50 Us to make uniform
bales 24X54. Mind you, nothing
is said Of the uniform weight for
these bales (if it has been spoken
of | have not heard of it), the
weight being not the least factor
entering into the making of uni
form bale.
"Nor is there word said
about reducing the various char
ges, now eating the profits of the
producer. Vague hints are thrown
out that savings will be effected in
freight, but no compress or buyer
has as yet offered to give or even
divide these saving, with the pro
ducer.
"But what is it that made these
slow going lording-it-all-oyer-the-I
whole South monopolies wake up |
and jump like Il morse spurred an
inch deep on both sides by It's
rider. hear somebody say the APP |
pearance of the round bale struck the
congresses in the side.
mo. sir that isn't It. The round |
bale itself is an effect Of the cause that
made the congresses stir
'What Is it, then?
1T is the same cause that displaced |
the tallow dip with the electric light:
the stage coach with the express train;
the messenger boy with the telephone
1T is progress, in its irresistible,
triumphant march, noticing poor
deeply-forsaken cotton. Ltis progress,
pointing out that of all things having
been improved upon and cheapened,
the manner of handling cotton alone
has neither been improved nor cheap
ened
"The congresses are trying to catch
on to that triumphant wagon, but IN
doing so they uncover-they glaringly
expose their complete, their utter use
lessness.
The admission is made that by re-
ducing the gin boxes, bale can be
compressed better to a larger density
Nothing is said, though, that a box
2lx54 will necessarily contain less cot
ton than box gsA56. Thus, while it
is not said, the congresses are simply
for smaller bales,
This being the case, why not re-
duce the bales still little more;
strengthen the empress machinery
and compress them at the gin. This
would be true genuine progress, and
sure enough saving to the farmer.
'While it is in order for such gin
ners as can do it to change their press
boxes, it is still more in order for the
to go to work as unit and IN
vestieate this whole press business.
'It should be found out which bale
the spinner likes best; whether it is
the square bale. the round bale with
horizontal layers, or the round bale
with spiral layers. They should then
90 to work on the information received
md put in such presses as will produce
bales favored by the majority OF the
'pinners.
"In five years the greater part OF the
cotton will be put in good shipping
shape at the gin, thereby saving at
east fifty cents per bale to the pro-
lucer, to say nothing Of the saving IN
and weighing charges leak
ages, country damage, and so torth'
in all to S2o,oOO,oOo per
year. Manufacturers Record.
BUCKLEH s AkN1CA SALVE, |
TIE Bfsr SALvE IN the world for Cuts, .
BRUISES. iofes. Ulcers. SAN Rheum Re I.
-er Sore. Tnfter Ihnnnaf Hands. Nhill- |