The people's journal. (Pickens, S.C.) 1891-1903, 1899-04-27
THE LOWRY ROUND BALE.
INTERESTING TO FARMERS.
Baling EXplained--C0tton Com
presscd ut tho Gin III tho COuntrY

pressed ut tho Gin III tho Country
The Lowry round bale appears to be
the inauguration Of q revolution which
VIII prove important in results. Mr..
+. j. MCran, of the Atlanta Co lstitu-
tion, reports the outcome of an eXhibi.
tion in Augusta recently as follows:
The round bale as against the square
bale. which has SO long been popular,
and the reality of whicn seemed to be
visionary, has proven to be u fact. 1t
mas been demonstrated that through
its important invention not millions
only, but tens Of millions and in time
hundreds OF millions OF dollars will be
saved through tho cotton planters Of
the South. Nay more, tho existence
OF the South as the home Of the cotton
planting industry will be saved by this
great agricultural revolution, which is
bound to DC SO widespread in its effect
ana far-reaching in it's consequences
II the claims made are verified.
During the last few months l have
written much upon the question of
agriculture. When Now Years Day
OF 1899 dawncd upon tho cotton States
Il pillable condition indeed was at
hand. Ii was truly said that upon
that day the farmers Of the South stood
stripped OF every resource. The crop
which had been their staple was un-
pro! itaOlc. What should be done to
remedy the condition 1t was urged,
and it still must be urged. that the
farmers OF the South, US q first and a
necessary condition, must raise their
entire homc demand. No agricultural
country can AFFORD to import single
agricultural product which can be
raised within its own limit. If thcrc
Is profit in selling beef in Georgia, it
nv CT n Irr ttt.r n
Georgian Than it does for the Nebras-
kan, because hc saves freight and
other expenses. Still, alter ali has
been SAID LAat WAS necessary upon
that subject, the fact remains tina cot
ton is our staple CrOn, tnat 1T has been
prOtiJablc under crude management
and unskillful mcthous, and If profit
| .blo under such conditions, TO which
| must be added the CXtorton and i'm.
| positions OF the commercial system
| which grew up undCr 1T, II must still
be profit table il VIC would call into play
| inventive genius, and give TO COTTON
| that aid Of industrial invention which
has made the OLhcr crops profitable TO
people where tNey were raised.
Hence it was that when | heard Of
the exhibition of the work Of the rolnu
cotton bale, which WAS given in this
| ci ", | decided 10 attend it in q critical
| spirit, because the farmers OF our
country are entitled TO the very best
information which can be given to
| them. since upon their success de-
| pGnus the prosperity OF every Interest,
| financial and comm urCial, which goes
| TO keep up our community. The pres
| enCe Of the members Of the Georgia
| Travellers Protective Association was
made the occasion Of a barbecue given
upon the spot which added much TO
the enjoyment OF the occasion, and to
the elucldaLion Of the facts connected
| with the new invention as we'll as Of q
| comparison OF It's results with that Of
the Old system.
! The first statement made. that by
| the use Of tho round cotton bale, the
annual saving under existing cOndl-
tiOns would BE- not less than S31 600, 600,
was one calculated to challenge credu-
lity, because if it were posslo to take
$31 900, 900 which goes into the pur-
chase Of cotton at Liverpool, and to
place it in the pockets Of our farmers,
cotton would then become Il remunera
tive instead OF q losing crop.
The Augusta plant consists OF one Of
the old style Morse com presses, com
| prlslng an immense amount OF machi-
merry, and reducing the cOttOn to a
| There Is also IN operation q converter
plant, which means the ns(orma-
| tiOn OF the square standard bale, or the
! old style compress bale, into the Lowry
| bale. This plant consists OF one 800
| horse power tandem compound con-
aensing engine, supplied by steam by
q battery Of three lU0-hOrsc power
boilers, which furnishes the motive
power for ten Lowry presses, ten
Bramweil and Clark coIlon feeders
and openers, as well as ten COnden-
sers and llucs, which transfer this cot
| ton through d series Of llues to the
| Lowry presses, thus showing the diff
| fercLce in simplicity, and difference
Of commercial value between tho old
style compress square bale ana the
present type Of Lowry bale. Ia fur
| therance Of the system there is also in
| operation Il complete cotton ginning
| system OF three T0-saW gins, clevating
| and cleaning system with single Hue
| condenser and Lowry press, operated
by two electric motors Of 5O-hOrse
| power capacity. This plant shows the
system Of handling cotton IN the seed
from the wagon 10 the LOW y bale, all
Of which have IL uniform density and
size as previously stated.
The operation Oi tnu machine 50
SIN PIC ana SCG 81 tll'cJlFC WAS " SuU-
jcct Of universal wonder to the travel
ing men. The seed cotton, taken from
the wagon by Il tluc and draw into the
hopper which feeds the compress was
pressed into its spiral formation until
it reached Il length OF 36Xlo inches IN
diameter, with an empty core which
furnished tho means OF Inserting Inc
wrought iron wires with W hich the
bale was held together. Thus, within
twelve minutes, one bale OF cotLOn WAS
fed into the glh, passed through that
press and came out fully compressed,
ready for IcllvCry in Liverpool, and
doing away complcLciy with any nc
cCSsiLy for II visit to the old cotton COM
press. Here it will be seen that the
entire system OF cotton congresses
which have been III existence cost
ing millions q ,i2llars aNl requiring
millions OF rulaIS for tacir support
may be entirely dOne awHy with, and
the result Is LaaJ the money hiJncrtO
expended in maintaing theGc expensive
plants will now find It's way back to the
farm which has u stand tue levy NTH