Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1899-01-25
ROUND BALES ON VIEW.
Differed Opinions ON the New
Method Expressed by Experts
in Charleston.

Ih1 Lowry Dale alGrdCteu. ID
great deal Of attention on Ads;er's
wharf yesterday, and while ;her e
seemed to be disposition o'a tn e
part of some Of the Cha::lesto u
cotton men to .criticise tie new
method of sampling this 'packagn,
there can be no doubt tia the new
form of packing cotton will save
great deal in the way of freights,
both on land and water. The four
cars of cotton, containing 1000
bales of $50 pounds each, were
brought down on tile East Shore
Terminal tracks to Adger's wharf
early yesterday at. about II o'clok
Mr.. Adams, Mr.. MCGOWAN, Mr..
Cohen, of the Pls nters' Compress
company, of Augu sta, Mr.. Emerson
of the South Car olina and Georgia
Railroad, Mr.. Is etts, agent for the
Johnston Blue Cross Steamship
Line, and nu mber Of Of prominent
cotton men OF -tthe city saw the Gears cars
;openeu anu j inspected the rourld
bales as they were rolled out ON
the wharf. The round packages,
compact amil hard as iron, were
freely exam ined and the saving Of
space in ea; rs and on shipboard
was trantciy admitted. Compared
| witt, rncoz lpceased cotton the
round bales will pack nearly thre e
times as lm1 lch weight in '.;ar, and
the comqa rison with compressed
cotton is altogether favorable to
the round bales. The expe ,rts were
inLeres ted in every det Ill of the
shipnl snt and saw SON .e of the
cotton put in the ho' id of the
steam lship Winnie, now loading by
the ohnston Line for Genoa.
tt le round bales we re found to
be very easily mar aged by the
Ion gshoremen, and, " lille the pack
ag ss are very hervv for their size,
tb 9 men handled tn EN- with great
9: 1pedition and YER y satisfactorily
T iesides ssr ;-g inf .reight room the
{ Idyocates nd pr omoters of this
style of cotton pa oking claim that
There will be an immense saving
in waste, ste alas % and tare. The
, bales being pac' ked to DENSITY Of
fortyseven por4nds to the cubic
foot, which is nearly twice that o
compressed cotton, will not l,ecom'
damaged n early so quickly by fire
water or di 1T, and as hooks ar
prohibited in handing it is claime'
that there will bs almost no vast
from stall nsor, trash.
Only OF ::fhe matter of oblalnin
samples, which must be fsom tn
end, was th ere any unfavorabl
criticism. R egarding this tn
cotton mepn aid that unless
great dea { of ii me was given an
the bale was st. tipped of it's COY
ering, t be COTTON unjust Der largel
taken On faith. The men Oh tr
Angus ,ta p,aters, Compress comp
any aver rod that twas impossib
to mix .or false n. ylk the cotto
with@u running great rssk
lmms diate detection ;. Inc oo''o
is pr = into the bales ian layers, an
bv ,lo o,oso ;,soect ;un of a fe
hs 10. IN 10. an, ,attampt
o .eception would be q uicSnY see'
Th;o w;,, be the fir Ut shipmel
of consequence in roul M JULES
f0,a;nn mort and the verdi
Il from the other side of she oce'
u will be waited with int 'res' oy
. who are concerned in lie cotl'
u business. IA,
,e The 1000 bales of Low ry eott'
will oil he in shin bv tt day al
d the Winnie will sail wi tDla W. n
u next day or two for Gem @'
Il Augusta cotton men went up
y Summerville YESTERDAY 0sen. -
is and were among the guests a. :, !
" Pine Forest Inn last ny; nie;
y participating in the fest isls, y,
of the military ba ll.-NeN a
d Courier.