The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-05-13
ADOPT THE STANDARD BALE.
ONLY THING THAT WILL KEEP THE
ROUND BALE OUT.

the NatLItkOn-hOunu hufe PROCESS
es Have an Easy Thing in knock
ing Out the ola Irregular Bales.
The Standard Bale Is satisfactory
10 the Trade in All Lines and Is
Easy OF Handling and Shipment.
The general adoption OF the standard
square bale is the only thing that can
save the farmers and the middlemen of
the South from a monopoly of the cotton
business by the companies controlling the
round-ba.e processes. Otherwise the
round-bale processes will drive the pres
ent unsystematic and Irregular methods OF
baling out of the market.
This is the opinion expressed yesterday
by several cotton factors and brokers who
were spoken to on the subject. They ad-
NIT that the round bale possesses advant-
ages in the way of greater density and
the saving of COMPRISING and other
charges, but it is pointed out that these
processes are controlled by a few large
companies organized in the North and
West, and that their purpose is to monop-
ollie the business. Their machinery is
not for sale, and wherever they operate
they propose to control. The advantages
possessed by these monopolies. it is stated,
can only be offset by the general adoption
OF the standard square bale. Only about
a year ago the agitation in favor of the
standard ba.e was begun by the cotton ex-
changes at Savannah and elsewhere in
Georgia and South Carolina. 1t was
I al -
uniform size and a box 81 in length by "a
in width was recommended as the most
convenient size. The result of this agita-
lion was to secure the changing of a num-
Der of packing boxes throughout the coun-
try As a consequence, between 10 and
% per cent. of the cotton received at the
congresses in this section during the sea-
son now drawing to close has been in
standard bales.
The great advantage of the standard
or uniform bale can be seen al once when
it is stated that 100 of the standard bales,
weighing 500 pounds each, can be packed
in 34-foot car as against So of the bales
OF the same weight of the irregular sizes.
In other words, the carrying capacity of
car is nearly doubled when the cargo
is composed entirely of standard bales,
with consequent benefits to the shipper
NiiN' VI eOui Sc " tAlS pIOQuCef VINO even
tuaHy bears all of these charges against
the handling of cotton to its final mar
ket
The standard bale is the thing for the
South said Mr.. f. A. Cults. UNLESS
the farmers and the merchants desire to
see the cotton business brought within
the control of a few large companies and
eventually perhaps into one great trust.
they should bend all their efforts to Sc
curing the ~ ,f
ard bale"
Unless the standard bale is generally
adopted the round bale processes will
uflVe the old square bale out of the mar
kei, said Mr.. J. P. Williams, with the
result that the cotton business rof the
south will be controlled by a few men. -,
The adoption of the standard bale is the
solution of the situalion," said Mai
Blerne Gordon. 1T is not to the inter
ests of the South that the round bale.pro-
cesses should prevail"
Mr. {. {. Hanson, who Is the CONGRESS
agent of the Central of Georgia Railway
company having all the presses of the
system under his direction. attended the
recent session of the Texas Cotton Gin
hels Association. A report of the. dis
cusslon upon the standard and round bale
processes from the .ginners' standnoInt
was published in yesterdays Morning
news. The ginners who mad been using
tne round bale processes confessed that
tHey had not found it prof table and the
majority of the meeting was strongly in
IaVor OIL the general adoption of the stan
eard pale as a remedy for the evils In.
DER which shippers have labored in handI-
ing the cotton business.
only 10 10 20 per cent. of the cotton
coming TO our congresses this season was
IN standard bales" said Mr.. Hanson
Oonsiderlng that the agitation was begun
olHS year ago. and that practically all
oI me changes were made last July. This
- very satisfactory showing. 1 have no
uoupt that the number Of standard presses
VIII be greatly increased before the open-
ing OF the next season.
Asked if the railroads were bring
ing any pressure to bear TO bring
ABOUT the adoption of the stand
ara oale by the ginners throughout the
country, Mr.. Hanson said that such is nor
the case.
mat is a question:" he said, ito he de-
clded by the trade, between the producers
tHe Shippers and the merchants 1t is I'M
queSI lonably to their interest 10 adopt the
'aHuard bale. The saving IN freight alone
considerable item, when it has been
proven that 100 standard bales can be ham
ded to the car to IS of the old ;rregI,la p
ssl@es' and the saving in room on shipboard
= equally as great. This is saving which
WEI not fail to return to the producers
i"ckets. The question as to what style or
ndIe VIII prevail depends altogether upon
'le merits of the new processes. upon
"uIch the railroads as well as the trade,
are not as yet agreed. If the new pro-
ceSses are all that is claimed for them The
round bale viii undoubtedly prevail in the
eno tnough the change win be matter Of
considerable time. On the other hand the
stahdard bale appears to answer every de-
mana OF the trade, and if it be generally
auopied viii result in checking the increase
III use of the round bale processes. The
round bale people know this, and they are
ehueavoring 10 prevail upon the ginners
not TO make any change in their presses
as py so doing they will obstruct the ad-
vance OF the standard bale and be enabled
10 push their own processes. All things
Considered, the standard bale is the best
Ior an lines of industry engaged in the cot
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