The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-08-12
THE ROUND BALE.
TIL sTRON ely OPPOSED IN MA
CoN.
The Action 7 ,I<cn in That city In
Regard to tie Nia4ter-The HesOIu-
tons Nhioh We're Read and

morning Of The cotton warehouse men.
factors and exporters of Macon at The
Offices of English. Johnston & Co. in be
half Of the standa.Tl cotton bale as against
the round bale. T ne meeting was fun of
interest. not only 20 those present, but to
hundreds of pianu rs and others through
out the stale.
Mi Calder w lingham was elected
chairman of the meeting and Mr. ". b.
Swift secretary.
The first business before the gathering
was the reading of the report from MIR
C C. Hanson Of the Georgia Compress
Association, located at Savannah The
felter was in sub. sauce a report Of what
the association h.is accomplished in Sc
curing the adoptic q Of the uniform bale
and the work tina they are now doing
to that end lie stated that according
10 his records th,.re were 4576 ginners
in Georgia, 5,2l6 giimers in Alabama, and
in the twenty cour Sies that the associa-
lion was working iH South Carolina there
were 1,525 glnners.
The letter stated further that in the
states of South Carolina, Georgia and
Alabama there were twenty-four sub
bureaus and about thirty-dve travelling
men. who are going through the cotton
growing counties personally working for
and comforting with ginners in behalf Of
the 24x54 standard bale movement.
The next business was the reading Of
the resolutions which Messrs. T. b. Eng
lish, Ben L. Jones and w. A. Davis were
appointed to draw up setting forth the
position of the Cotton Factors and Elk
porters' Association of Macon on the ques-
ton.
The resolution was adopted, and is as
follows:
Mr.. Chairman-Your committee, in sub
uniting its report, begs leave to quote as
a predicate for its views the following
passage from THE Review of Reviews"
of the June number:
Until 1898, when the two great sugar
refneries Of Doscher and Arbuekle Bros.
went into operation the trust had plain
sailing, and il made enormous profits.
Since it was reorganized il has paid
per cent year on the $36, sos 900 of pre-
ferred stock outstanding and an average
of 70 per cent on the same amount of
common stock. OF considerably over $780,
enormous individual surplus. a part OF
which lover s3O,OO0.00O is said to be in
vested in outside enterprises, such a s the
American Cotton (baling) Company and
other enterprises"
1t win be noted from the foregoing that
the surplus profits or an enormous por-
ton of them (of one of the most r-thless
monopolies of the country is being used
to creaie another great monopoly, whichif
successful, will enable the round bale
trust TO fix the price of cotton and prac-
ticaliy enslaVe the planters of the South;
therefore. be il
Resolved, That in the struggle TO pre-
vent monopoly from using its millions
70 create another monopoly and trust
which, If successful, viii destroy property
representing an investment of millions OF
dollars drive the cotton factor, buyer and
the ginners out of business. place them in
position from which there is no recourse
or escape; that the interest of the planter,
ginner, factor and buyer is Identical auI
that the law of preservation demands
that they unite and use every effort to pre-
vent the encroac hment of such an organ
ia ton
Resolved, That we do not declare against
such combinations in business viii Sc
cure greater profits through more ecu.
n0tnlcdt HdnaBc cement ana at the same TIME
cheaper their products for the consumer,
but against an attempt to destroy vested
interests in order TO build up a gigantic
monopoly. Equity and public policy are
against such an evil and public sentiment
will not tolerate ID.
Resolved, That the American Cotton
Company In its efforts 10 use the surplus
profits of the sugar trust to control bust
ness of the South, makes an issue that
must be met and defeated If the people OF
the South desire TO be free from the rule
of corporate greed.
As the steamship charters have already
signffied their willingness and already pro-
posed to give in round lots of one thou
sand bales 80 1-S per cent lower ocean
rates when cotton is packed in STANDARD
bales 24x54 for economy in space; further
Resolved, That we deem it to be the in
tercst of all farmers and ginners to con-
form strictly to the line of demand of
the Ocean Steamship Company so that
ell can participate in the greatest saving
TO the cotton grower that has ever been
proposed. And we unheSitatlngly advise
all farmers to carry their cotton to the
standard bale boxes 24x54, and We would
urge and recommend and emphasize the
importance of good, strong bagging not
less than two pounds To. the yard, six of
which will envelope 1t completely and
make a package which will be more prof
liable by virtue of the economy in space
In warehouse railroad cars or steamship
until it reaches foreign parts.
The lower the ocean rate of freight the
higher price the exporter can pay for cot
ton and consequently the higher the price
TO the producer. And now that the export-
er may positively know that they are buy
ing the 24xd-inch bale we will stamp on
every cotton receipt representing bales of
this dimension standard bales" so that
they may be readily identified by the ex-
porter that he may be able to obtain
lower ocean freight rates,
C. b. Wiingham
w. A. Davis
+. II. Hardeman,
Heard Bros,
Mayer q Watts,
Ben Jones,
w. H. Snowden.
+. T. Adams,
l. b. English
W. B. Swift,
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