The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1898-09-12
Another New Cotton Bale.


Among the objections that have been
urged against the round bale made by the
machinery of the American Cotton Com
pany are, that che apparatus is controlled
by trust and is never sold outright 10 the
g.nner and packer, that the form Of the
bale makes il difficult TO secure a desirable
sample, and that the absence of strong
iron, steel or other binders renders 81 in
advisable 10 use hooks in handling the
bale and thus making the handling on
wharf and shipboard slower and more te-
dious. It is also claimed that the American
companys bale does not stand variations
OF temperature and moisture as well as
might be desired.
y new round baie, the Lowry, in which
it is said the principal objections to the
older one have been obviated, has recently
made its appearance in the market The
process OF baling Is said to be simple, the
machinery necessary is reasonably cheap
and the outfit is to be sold to any and ali
persons who may care to purchase. The
company manufacturing the baling appa-
ratus is not in any manner interested in
marketing the round bales made by its
process, hence the trust feature which
aroused opposition to the first round bale
is not present.
The apparatus is baling machine and
a compress combined. The cotton passes
directly from the sin into the baling press,
and is therefore compressed at the initial
point of shipment The expense of hauling
uncompressed cotton is thus avoided. The
Boston Journal of Commerce gives this
condensed description of the machine:
The machine consists Of a cylinder which
has stationary head. In this head are
eight slots. The cylinder revolves and the
cotton is drawn through these slots and is
gradually forced out al the bottom of the
cylinder, where ii is held in place by a sim
pie device. When the bale has reached its
proper dimensions it is cut off and wired,
the machine all the while continuing its
operations and a second bale being formed
without stopping. The whole construction
and operation is so simple that it is said
ordinary plantation hands can run it,"
The bale is thirty inches long, and eigh-
teen and one-half inches in diameter with
a density of forty pounds to the cubic foot.
uAo uGtlSitS II greater tlidli lildl u the
average compressed bale. The covering
used is a stout cotton cloth. The wiring on
the outside of this cloth keeps the bale
symmetrical and strong. Good samples, it
is said, have been drawn with the hand
from the center of the bale though if it is
desired the end of the bagging may f,e
pulled far enough out of the way to per
nit of a sample being drawn from the
side.
It remains to be seen whether this new
candidate for the favor of cotton producers
will be accepted. Its predecessor has not yet
made a great deal of Roadway. The round
bale is probably too much of an innova-
ton. 1t may be accepted after a number
of years, but the probabilities are that the
greater part of the crop will go to market
in the old-style bales for many seasons to
come A less radical and less costly change
in the bale, and at the same time one in
the direction of improvement, has recently
been received with favor. We refer to the
adoption of the Texas bale "a by "a inches,
as the standard, and altering all press
boxes to conform to that measurement.