The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-08-05
THE CYLINDRICAL BALE.
Testimony Of a Consul as 70 the AdVan-
taoe oftbc New Packing Process.

WASHINGTON. Aug. -SpeciaL-The
Times has had frequent occasion 20 COM
ment ON the marked superiority OF the
round. or more properly, the "cyindrlcal
boiling process for cotton. lt is marvel
GUS that amy one. except the owners OF
the old-fashl0ned gins should oppose the
new method. as the great saving 90 every
one else who handles the product from
time it goes 90 the gin until it reaches
the consumer. is apparent
United states Consul Henry G. Morris,
has recently had the matter brought 10
his attention I'm a practical manner ana
in communication TO the Bureau or
Foreign Commerce. he says:
..-rhe cotton industry AZ Client is OF Inn
portauce. there are twenty-five establish
ments with $50 ~ spinning spindies ana
sl6ls twisting splndies. The amount or
cotton bought and sold in this CITY is
therefore considerable. and the possibility
of supplying this demand is worth the al-
tention OF American growers As "a mat
ter of fact. cotton has in recent years
been imported here in considerable guam
titles directly from the United states
some also arriving hy way OF Antwerp.
Egyptian and Indian cotton. however mas
always strongly competed with the Amer
lean product. one OF the causes retard-
fnt. the development OF American uaae
has been the great annoyance occaaio"t|
bv the arrival of the bales 10 pad cohu'-
ton. Cotton spiuners nave lot many
,.esre Looked forward 90 some Improve
ment in the method OF packing COTTON
which should insure its arrival IN foreign
,,,,ri,ets in GOOD condition. The invention
M The round bale has therefore attracted
,,,ch attention IL would seem as N this
,,o+boI ~ hacking cotton were destined
no do away with the complaints asa.hs.
the condition OF our COTTON upon o''''"'
in foreign warehouses.
.The process OF packing consists III
pressing the lint cotton into a thin layer.
which is subsequently rolled by special
r,sobinerv into d cylindrical bale or ths
desired size. This bale IS finally com
nlato.y enveloped In closely woven hes
sian cloth.
"The advantages OF this msthod OF
hacking are evident and manifold. Inc
coverln, insures the preservation or the
cotton and prevents any loss 10y nandllhs.
All marks and numbers are likewise wen
nreeerved. thus one Of the chief dliH-
culties of the cotton trade. the fraudulen'
substitution OF bales en- route is entirety
obvlated. owing 20 the regular iorm'
greater density. and smaller dimension
these bales are also much more easily
handled. packed and re-shipped. Ihey are
almost entirely fire and water proof
fact which should reduce the rate OF 'n-
surance. For a given quantity or raw
cotton. they are naturally much smaller
in volume than the old-fashioned bales.
/ am also told that the suppression or the
iron bands reduces the tare from SIX per
cent TO one per cent.
AT Client and IN other cotton manu-
facing districts Of Belgium. as in many
other European countries. the round bale
has been introduced. After due trial.
splnners generally agree that this method
OF packing evinces progress. and that IL
is destined to increase the export trade In
American cotton