The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12
THE STANDARD BALE ON TOP.
ROUND R4LE NOT INDORSED BY AG-
RICJLTURAL SOCIETY.

ing Committee, an OutspOken Adj
Vocate of the Round Bale. which
Also Had other Representatives
Present-Nr. G. {. Hanson Says the
Compress People Are We'll Pleased
with the RcsuIt-AH They Ask Is
Fair Fight and no FavOrs.
The round bale people failed TO capture
the Georgia Agricultural Society at quit
man, Notwithstanding Their desperate ef-
forts to do so. AS announced several
days ago by the Morning News would
be The case, an effort was made by the
baIing committee. appointed at the pre-
vious session. 10 bring in a report square
~ in favor of the round bale. As 1t was
a qualified Endorsement was brought In
by q majority Of the committee, the only
reservation being as to the question Of
royalty required by the balng companies.
Even this report was rejected by the
society, being laid upon the table by a
vote Of 40 to SO. This was a very mar
row majority and a very small vote
There was a much larger attendance upon
the meeting of the society, but as the
vote was taken towards the end of the
session, many Of the members were not
present, and some had left for their
homes. Had there been a full attendance
the vote against The round bale resolution
would undoubtedly have been much lar
ger
Mr. James L. Barrett vice president of
the society and chairman of the commit
-. &c
bale, both in the committee and on the
floor Of the convention. Mr.. Barrett's
preference was for the Lowery bale, with
which he has become familiar by reason
of the presence of a .arge pressing plant
of that company at his home at Augusta.
He even stigmatized the American Cot
ton Press Company as a gigantic trust,
but when called upon to explain the diff
ference between the American Cotton
Company and the Lowery company failed
10 do so.
Mr.. Barretts resolution, presented as
chairman of the baing committee, reads
as follows:
I'VE, the committee on baling cotton.
beg leave TO make the following report:
We favor the adoption Of system of bal
ing cotton that will eliminate from the
ha.e jute bagging and iron ties and pre-
vent city crops, country damages. and ex-
cessive sampllug and waste and tare. We
cannot fully indOrse the new system Of
baliug cotton, ON the ground that the roy
atty is excessive"
This was signed by Messrs. Barrett, j.
J. Esteriin and r. T. Crittenden.
Mr. Barrett was one of the leading Pom
ulists of the state, and hence his reference
to city crops, country damages and eX-
cessive sanmpling, waste and tare," is
easily understood There were five mem
hers of the committee, but one member
was taken ill during the meeting, and an
other, Col r, e. Park of Macon. declined
TO serve, doubtless having good reasons
for doing so.
The defeat of the round bale men un-
der the circumstances was quite a vic
tory for the standard bale men. Besides
Vice President Barrett, there were sew
eral other representatives. of the round
bale companies present, some as members
of the convention and others as repre-
sentatves of their companies, and a con-
slant campaign was wnged in behalf OF
the round bale
The standard bale people had only one
representative present, Mr.. NJ B. Hamil-
ton Of Newman, representing the Georgia
and Alabama Compress Associa ton Mr.
Hamilton was given a hearing before the
committee, but he saw very plainly how
the land lay there An effort was made
to shut him off in the discussion before
the society on the ground that the repre-
sentatiVes of the opposing systems had al
ready been heard in the committee There
was a very evident desire to hear from
the only representative of the standard
bale present, however, and President
Pope Brown graciously conceded the privl-
lese. Mr.. Hamilton made brief state
ment, submitting figures showing the fall
lacy of the claims made by the round bale
people, not forgetting to call attention tc
the trust feature. Besides the members
of the society. there was a large attend
ance of spectators and these made thel,
sympathy with the standard bale advocate
very evident.
one of the most telling arguments In
behalf of the standard bale was a 500.
pound compressed 24x54 bale, which was
placed on exhibition in front of the hall
The package was so neat and attractive
in appearance as to call forth general ex.
pressions of pleasure and approval Many
of the farmers We're heard to declare
THAT is the bale for us" The delegates
TO the convention who passed through Sa-
vannah on their way to their homes last
night were busy discussing this featur,
of the convention, and general satisfac.
ton was expressed at the tabling of the
round-bale resolution.
Mr.. c. c. Hanson representative at Sa.
vannah of the Georgia and Alabama Com.
press Associations when seen yesterday
expressed himself as wen pleased with
the result of the discussion before the
convention.
1T suits us very well to have the mat.
ter left in the shape it is" said Mr.. Han.
son. An Endorsement of the standard
bale would have been of no particular
advantage to US. as il is making its way
rapidly without the aid of Endorsement
II would have had bad effect however
to have had an influential body like the
State Agricultural Society give its in
dorsement TO the round bale. l have ne
doubt that had there been a full at
tendance of the members of the society
that the resolution would have been tabled
by much larger vote. l am satisfied
that If the matter were left to a vote
of the farmers of Georgia the round bale
would not be in it. The fight that Is now
being made is against the establishment
of monopoly by the round-bale com.
panies and is one i'm which the farmers
are vitality Interested"