The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1899-10-20
THE ROUNDL.A P BALE PRESS.
Benefits to Farmers ana Ginndrs
Dc nonstrntcd in Operation.

Benefits to Farmers ana Ginndrs
demonstrated in Operation.
Mr.. r, W. Pratt, of Huntsville, Ala,
is president of the West Huntsville
Cotton Mill, and operates ut the same
place as one of the largest ginning
plants IN the country. Ho has been
using the roundlap bale for two wears,
and expects to put up 5000 to TO- 600
bales Of 500 pounds each during the
coming season, Mr.. Pratt has also or
gani2ed companies for building two
very large ronndlap hnIe plants AT Tns
c~Dlonss and Demopolis. Ala, and est.
nntrs thru be will hpnd,c ut these Lwo
points this year 5000 so $1,000 b9 les Of
80 puIuds each, or the equal OF 1000
10 2D,0UO SECURE bales. IA n better ii
the manufacturers Record, ,,l,iug his
experience with his Huntsville plant he
says;
We are einrers and cotton m@nu
fArtuycr9, nnd operate ten iDslw gins
and four presses. For two years we
hive operated rOunqIap bale resscs of
tho American Cotton Co The first
year We haudled 1890, 500 pound bales,
and the second year 5,lOU, 800 pound
bales, This year with u good crop in
this vicinity, we expect to put mp =, ZOO
or 10000 bales. Our experience has
been most satisfactory, both from II
g!nners and manufacturers standpoint
and the fact that we have 50 largely in
creased our business is ample evidence
that tho planters are well satisfied.
I, And why should they be otherwise?
We gin and compress for 81 and pay
thu ,,ln,tn,,L 1,,u.uiDttb amt Irn,,it,,,,
on their crop. or il We buy in the seed,
on this basis, and they sell their load
: and get spot cash for it, thus saving
much labor formerly necessary. I'M
. der the old process they paid s. for gin
ming, made a trip to the gin with one
I load, generally had to leave it and wait
several days for ginning, and then
. made n trip for the cotton and seed and
another trip to market. In the spring
9 we furnish them need at the same price
we paid when ginning was done, and
n then they are sure Of getting good seed
for planting and only what they want.
l. Hence there ia no waste. Any planter
who has dealt with MS will certify to
the fact that he can better afford to
haul cotton twenty or thirty miles to
our gin rather than gin near home with
the %.xtravaesnt old. fashioned method,
He can not only a time, but make
- money by 30 doing, and gets paid fol
al tho cotton he bring. whether he
sells At once or holds bis crop. He also
l. appreciates the saving In having thu
IA bale sampled INC instead Of many
times. and he further understands tina
10 he gets . better grade than he does OF
= the old country gins, owing to the su
20 perior machinery used for cleaning, etc
N So much for the planter"
-. Now lot 10 zee how the gimme
stands. First, he can yin. cover ant
~ compress 500 pounds OF lint 10 eiHh
ct minutes, nsing n good outfit Of fv
q. 70-saw gins to the press, and can d
= better with q larger battery. This cal
"a Be done ct 4 cost not exceeding fort,
D, cents all told, while the old process
a. costs him not less than tl.25, includinI
mr. bagging and ties. In case the gimme
:. wants to buy and sell cotton on hi
~ own account, most Of the railroads o
the South will allow him compress fee
on OF eight and one.half cents per bale
70 If he wants to sell his cotton to tn
~ American Cotton Co., it allows him
u premium Of s2.25 per bale over tn
= value of the same cotton in equar
bales at bis locality, thus giving him
S1.25 net, after paying a royalty o
81 twenty cents per hundred weight 10
use Of the press, maintenance OF tn
NJ same and regular inspections. The gil
:. plant can be run with less labor ant
's less cost OF insurance than the old sya
tenn, and il cotton is stored, four time
a. much a be placed In the saLi'
-, room.
y There is no chance Of mixing bale
or samples, owing to the perfect system
in in use, and no chance of losing cottor
,e BY country ealnage, rs water will no
permeate the bale. owing TO all the ali
- being excluded in baling. The stree
O. buyer, sampler and cotton theft, owina
ic to the complete covering, have nc