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The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-11
DEMAND FOR THE LOWRY BALE
AT ADVANCE PRICES.

As to the market for the bale' II neeo
only be mentioned again that the North
ern mills have already, In writing, OF
fered to pay IA cent per pound NOR
for the cotton in this form, In addition
to which, however. there may be men
toned the fact that Messrs. Inman &
Co., Of Augusta, Ca, among the larges
cotton buyers in the State, have author
lied the Planters company to announce
their willingness to handle the bale an
to bid and pay As cents per 100 pound
more for:it Cor $2.25 per 500 pounds NOR
for 1t, than for cotton In square bales.
Perhaps many persons understand tn
round bale. or the cylindrical bale, so
called, as being the result Of the Bes
sonnette process and machine, as mad
by the American Cotton Company.
should be remembered. however tina
the Lowry machine Is an entirely differ
ent thing, constructed and operated
radically different principles, and tina
there Is no connection whatever be
tween the two. or between the compan
les owning and controlling the respect
I've processes.
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A Vol E FROM S0MERVILLE,
TENN.

ONCE of Somerville Mill & Gin Co.
SomervIlle. Tenn, De IA. 1898.
Planters Compress Company, 80 State
St., Boston. Mass.
Dear Sirs: I take great pleasure In
writing you Of my experience with the
Lowry Press.
The press here was the second one
installed in the Mississippi Valley, and
barring a few little mishaps,-less than
new machinery is usually subject to-1
am glad to say that the press Is prov
ing the greatest success I have ever
known. It is much easier to press bale
Of cotton in this splendid form and costs
less, than to put the same amount Of
cotton in the old square bale. The COW
ering of the cotton Is simple and most
satisfactory; the tying Of 1t is about
half the trouble Of tying the square
bale with iron ties. The cotton goes into
the bale in better condition than from
any other press ever saw, and Is real
ly improved. have yet to see single
man Of judgment who has visited the
press that does not strongly endorse
the system. I predict a great future for
the press, for the economy and saving
in operating warrants it's use by every
ginner In the South.
The cotton sold from this press has
brought an average of so points above
the square bale sold at the same time.
Congratulating you, I am,
Yours truly,
W. II. MOORE, Jr., Mgr.
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ECHO FROM DYERsBURG, TENN.

Dyersburg, Tenn, Dec. Is, 'sS.
Planters Compress Company. Boston,
Mass.
Gentlemen: Referring to letter from
Mr.. Jerome Hill Of recent date relative
to the merits of the Lowry Cylindrical
Bale Press, which we have just in
stalled In our glnnery here, will say
that we have turned out over 100 bales
on same and find that the Press Is all
your company claims for It, and Is CIV
ing entire satisfaction, taking cotton
from out three 70-saw gins with all
ease, and does the work with less pow
er than we were using with our square
bale press-we are not using over Il
h. (Which we think Is a great deal
more economical in power than any 9TH
er compress in operation.
We are highly pleased with the style
OF the package-it being easily handled
and sampled-and AS great advantages
over the old style square bale, as we
can load a car to its full capacity with
cotton bales on this press-which will
enable us to secure low freight rates
to all exporting points and Manufac-
turing centres. Yours truly,
(Signed) sUGG. BAKER & CO.
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A BOON FOR THE FARMER
SCORED A GREAT hit.

rb. Lowry round bale attracted pos
.,b,v more attention than any exhioi'
az the state fair. In machinery nan se
terdav It was the scene OF lively Interest
and amazement. The bale does not iooA
.. though It were cotton, but LOOKS Inc
a neat roll of dry goods. 1t Is 80 lncnes
Ione "a inches in circumference, -'o
nonnds in weight and has a density o.
AZ mounds to the cubic foot. II IS COW
ora5 with cotton duck, and looks less
than one-fifth the size OF a square ua'e'
The covering is tied at both enas WIFI "
nnckerIng string and can easily be sam
n1ed and every part Of the bale exalnih-
ed without cutting the covering.
The bale Is so packed as to prevent
,+e being despoiled and robbed as IS the
ease with the square bale. On account
of the neatness Of the package ana nav
ing no bagglng or ties S per cent tare
10 saved on European shipments AZ
least s1.25 a bale is saved on shipment
to Europe in freight and quite neat
sum is saved In insurance. lnman q Co'
and various large cotton firms IN the
South offer As points, or s2.25 per oale
Of 500 pounds more for cotton packed IN
the Lowry bale. This offer Is for this
and next season. The exhibit was visited
by quite a number Of the most promi-
nent farmers Of the state and all are
loud in their praise Of the little bale.
The exhibit is made by the Georgia and
Carolina Planters COMPATIBILITY Re-
cord, Columbia, S. c., Nov. Z, 1898.
The Lowry bale referred to above
took the Blue Ribbon and prize for the
best method Of baling and packing cot
ron
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.BAGGING QUESTION SETTLED
An Immense Saving in Baling
Cotton. The Lowry Bale
and it's Cotton Covering.

n good deal will probably be heard
and seen Of the Lowry cotton bale next
season. It has. passed the experimental
stage and all that has been promised
for 1t has been fulfilled. One Of dts ad-
vantages about which but little has
heretofore been said, Is the dig saving
to the cotton planters in the matter OF
cotton bagging. 1t seems to completely
settle that question. The Memphis Com
mercial appeal, OF recent date, says:
+The Lowry system Is gaining great
favor with the cotton industry. Some
three weeks ago Messrs. G. G. CoWan
& Co., shipped 100 Lowry bales Of cot
ton to the famed Lonsdale Company's
mill at Lonsdale. r I. The seamless
sacks in which these bales were ship
ped were returned by the mills to Mr..
Jerome Hill yesterday. All VINO ex-
anined them were greatly surprised,
and agreeably 80, to see that they had
not been injured, but were In fine con-
dition, and will be Immediately used on
another shipment of cotton to the mills.
The mills sell these sacks back to the
producers at half value. They can be
used at least six times. This would re-
duce the cost Of covering for the cotton
crop Of the south from 80 cents per bale
which would amount to 100000 on the
growing crop, to, say, 10 cents per bale
Of 500 pounds.
This feature Of the Lowry bale Is the
one that will appeal most strongly to
the farmers, for they have had to pay
an immense tribute to the bagglng
trust. The other desirable features Of
the Lowry bale have been mentioned In
previous articles. The fact that the
press which puts up this bale Is as
simple as the old box press, easily
operated and can be put at any gin.
merry with the greatest ease, Is a very
favorable element or its general adop-
tion by the farmers. The days Of the old
square bale will soon be numbered with
the past.-Charlotte Observer.
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PRESIDENT S. NJ. WELD

While the name of Lowry VIII ever,
be remembered ON account OF the greas
invention that ne has given 70 the
southern farmer and planter II wa
through the keen foresight and inten-
GENT brain of Stephen NJ. Weld. ofsBoes
ton. that the people of this country 81
ahle to take advantage OF the great
invention that Mr.. Lowry has given us.
Recognizing the boon aud blessing as
well az the wondrous advantages anu
improvements Of this. press over the oM'
.low methods, with bradn and eapiIai
he quickly organized the Planters com. ON
nress company, and is today at .ns
head of q company that Is attratcaraS
more @ attention and notice than Hans
svent that ever before occurred In tne
Cotton world. 1oro
Ar. Stephen M. Weld, for "a lons
nnntber Of years, has been one OF tne
most prominent cotton brokers IN Soss
tom. Mass. A man Of brain, euituls s
and quick perception, and wnile n
nsIoe does not appear upon the na!e. g
will always live and be closely .iusa sats
sea I With the history Of the Lowry 6aie. ~
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THEY WANT THE ROUND BALE.

In the United States Consular pa,a,um s.p
of cotton brought to ahent, De,s aaaaS
~ tn.re ID great complaint OF the rasgsa ss,
condition Of the cotton transpoItea ,nans t
tho United States, which enables snen a,aa
IN transportation to swap .he D .,,,s.
r. II !. a source of great complaint IN IN .nlss ~
market, as there are 7Oo,ooo splhuie -
nneration there; principally Esyp.ias !.
and India cotton is used on accoun. -
n. ~ had condition in which the AMER
can cotton is packed. They are an1.ous
tor ~ the round bale, according to consu.
lar reports as 1t will reduce the 'a,
from 6 to / per cent. This report !, y
conspicuous in the September repot. -
~ ne United States Consulates.
THE same complaint is made ny otner
Enronean spinners; and all VINO nave
..en and tried the Lowry bale, nave
declared their preference, for It, ana
hsve placed orders for its shipment.
The orders, now on hand, are greater
than can possibly be-filled this season
from the number Of presses IN opera
ton.
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HOW TO LOAD THE LOWRY BALE

There Is now on the track at the
warehouse of the Georgia and Carolina
Painters company, of Augusta, Ca,
number of car loads of round bales
packed for foreign shipment. These cars
have been viewed with establishment by
a number of railroad officials. In these
cars are packed 250 Lowry bales Of cot
ton reduced to a density Of At pounds
to the cubic foot, Sc inches lond and IS
inches in diameter, weighing an aver
age of 250 pounds each, making the
weight of the cotton in the car $4,000
pounds. This is remarkable as compar-
ed with the ability Of the same car to
transport compress cotton. The aver
age amount transported in one Of these
cars is so bales at an average of 4S0
pounds to the bale, making $4,000 Of
compressed cotton, as against 62,500
pounds Of Lowry baled cotton. This
will give THE Lowry Bale people great
advantages in freight as we'll as the
cost OF handling, insurance. etc.
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In view Of the forthcoming appear
ance on the stage Of the editor OF the
Charleston News and Courier as a hu-
morist, 1t becomes Of interest to ote
his style Of humor, says the Savannah
News. The following. taken from a re-
cent Issue OF his paper, may serve as il
lustrating his best funny vein:
THE following advertisement, which
appeared in the News and Courier a few
days ago, caused considerable amuse-
ment in the city:
"STRAYED, from my home on James
Island, my wife, Mary. Reward for in
formation that will lead to her recovery
If alive; II dead I don't want her. j.
Rocks.
An effort was made to discover the
identity Of ]. Rocks, but without sue
cess. The advertisement had been hand
ed in at the business office by colored
man, who paid the charge and left. Yes
terday a communication came to the
News and Courier with the ADVERTISE
ment clipped and pinned at the top. The
writing Is very fair, but the spelling and
composition are good specimens Of a
Jeems Island darky's lingo. The letter
Is as follows:
Editor Of the News aid Courier: I
take the pleger Of write you few line.
hope it y ont fine you as 1t leave me for
am in big trouble. my wife Is leave
me an 7 can't fine she, an done Jpen
fifty ct on abbletise for she, an she amt
come yet; an I amt got no mo money
to spen on she, but de people say as
now you know ebry ting, an what you
amt know you meek you pota fine out
for you, IN AK big faber, an dat is
for you to git some Of you pota to look
out for my wife, dey will know she soon
as dey cass eye on she, case she Is a
! tall, light cullud cullad oman, name
Mary. an she got a blister-looking place
on she left han jaw, but dat amt from
my slap, 1t come from teet ache. no mo
to say ct dis time present not till hear
from you Your ob!ige
his
Jerry N) Rocks.
mark.
II send the abbletise back, as ent
bring de gal"
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[. IN COTTON.
The Lowry Round Bale Making
Great Success.
Eight to Nine Million Dollars
Saved to the South Annual
ly on Covering Alene.

Orders for this great industrial ma
chine are coming in from all sections
of the cotton district, and presses are
being shipped as fast as the company
can deliver them. Those who have the
presses are more than satisfied with
their success. Already presses are run
ming in the Memphis district, and yes
terday orders were received for presses
In Louisiana in the Memphis office. Inc
Insurance Herald. Of Louisville, In Its
last issue on the condition Of insuran ;e
In the South, has the following:
Fright here 1t Is not amiss to say
that those companies writing gins
equipped with the round-bale press
sl.ould make due allowance In figuring
the moral hazard. from the fact that
this innovation is regarded with decid-
ed disfavor by the owners Of the COM
peting square-bale plants, who find that
With the introduction Of the new sys'
tenn, a decided dlmjnution Of revenue
from their Investments. The marked
superiority Of the round bale over the
square bale Is evidenced by the fact
that cotton put up in the former way
commands from one-fourth to one
half cent, and even one cent per pound
more than in the square bale form.
Again, the present loss, on export cot
ton from country damage is entirely
done away with in the new system, and
last, but not least, the fire hazard IL
considerably reduced.
Then, too, the cylindrical bale is
easier to handle, makes a neater pack
age, and freight cost Is largely lessened.
For instance, a $4,000 capacity car will
hold about twenty-four 500-poupd
square bales, while 1t can be loaded to
q full capacity with the round bales"
There Is an active demand for this
cotton from the American and Euro
pean mills, and they are paying full AZ
to so points premium for same In this,
the Memphis market.
The. sacks that carried the shipment
to the Lonsdale mills are being used
again today by the Bond Cotton Com
pany, and will be shipped Immediately
back to the mills. Experts say there Is
no trouble in the world to use these
sacks from six to eight times. The Bond
Cotton Company pay half price for
these seamless sacks, or 10 cents each
It can be easily seen by this that the
saving to the South for cost Of bagging
and ties and freight on same, which
they pay when they sell their cotton
on the old system, will easily amount
to from eight to nine million dollars
annually on covering alone.
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placent and even confident view taken
as to the future Of American cotton.
Most people ridicule the suggestion Of
competition, yet it Is worth while to
consider the possible effects Of the
changed conditions growing out Of re-
cent events in the far east. Take Egypt
for Instance. The high quality Of Egypt
ian cotton Is testified to both in Eng
land and the United States, by the price
it commands. The production of Egypt
Ian cotton has up to the present been
limited, but the opening up Of the Nile
Valley and the Soudan by the Anglo
Egyptian forces, and the consequent
establishment Of civilization through
out that region, may lend to substan-
tial increase in production of cotton
and lowering Of prices"
Augusta Chronicle, Oct. "a, 1898.
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THE COMING. BALE.

The Charleston News & Courier clips
the following:
'The Lowry round cotton bale Is get
ting credit In all quarters as the COM
ing bale. says the New York CONNER
cial. In addition to its merits generally
understood, there appears to be lar
ger saving In the covering. The seamless
sacks In which they are shipped are
returned to shippers after the cotton
Is taken out. 1t Is stated that they car
be used at least six times, which would
reduce the cost Of the covering Of the
crop so cents per bale or some $s.000.-
900 on present yield"
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liminary figures reference has been had
not merely to the number Of pounds per
acre as estimated by correspondents,
but also to the separate quantitative
comparisons made by correspondents
with last years crop, and to other crl-
terra. An addition Of about 10000 acres
has been made by the department to its
preliminary estimate Of the cotton acre
age in Oklahoma and the Indian Ter
rltory.
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Mr.. Godin, French minister Of public
works, in a circular addressed to rail-
way boards, urges the construction Of
a large number Of corridor carriages.
especially tt1ird-class, 80 that by 1900
all fast trains going long distances may
be exclusively composed Of such car
riages
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WHAT GINNERS THINK.
COMMENTATOR OF The PRESS.
The Practical Results C5:ained
With Ordinary Labor Speaks
Volumes.
Memphis, Tenn, Dec. II, 1888


Planters Compress Co.. Room NO. q
Cotton Exchange, Memphis.
Gentlemen: We enclose yesteraay's
report. showing sixty-five Lowry bales.
We have put up 1000 bales on our prese
and take pleasure In saying that the
press has proven even more satlstac-
tory than you claimed. We have no
trouble obtaining any density we wish.
One bale In this lot measures thirty
Ave by eighteen inches and welgnf
274 pounds, a density of over fifty
three pounds to the cubic foot, with
less than twelve horse power.
We are running the press with COM
mon labor without trouble. No changes
in our ginning machinery were required
to put our press in. It simply occupies
the place of the box press, the other
machinery being the same as IN any
ordinary gin plant.
We find a ready sale for our cotton
put into Lowry bales at forty-hVH
points premium over square cotton In
Memphis and this advance more than
justifes the royalty you require US to
pay.
We had the American Cotton Com
pany's press last season, and with our
experience with the Lowry press 80 far,
we unhesitatingly endorse the latter
The great advantage Of the Lowry press
to the gtnper is in the fact that the
bat does not have to be formed In any
particular way or dimensions before
going into the press; but any ordinary
standard condenser will do. We are
running the output Of two s0-saw and
one 70-saw gin into the press with per-
feet ease, and from the way the press
takes the cotton we believe four gins
would do as well II not better than
three. The fact that the Lowry press
does the same satisfactory work with
one 40-saw gin or four s0-saw gins,
gives 1t a scope Of work that puts 1t In
the reach OF every planter and glnner
In the South.
Very truly yours,
BOND COTTON CO.,
by McNeal Bond, President.
P..s.-We failed to mention in our let
ter that we sold through c. c. Cowar
g. Co., Of this city, Ill bales Of Lowry
cotton. to the Lonsdale Co., Of Lonsdale.
r. I. The mill returned the sacks In
which these bales were shipped. The
sacks were not injured at all and we
intend to use them again. In fact. we
see no reason why these sacks should
not be used four or five times. The
great saving here Is evident. The sacks
are returned at half price, and the fact
that there Is a market for them Is an
other inducement to the mills to pay a
premium for the Lowry bales.
BOND COTTON CO..
by McNeal Bond, Pres.
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AVERAGE YIELD OF COTTON.
Two Hundred and Nineteen
Pounds of Lint to the Acre.

The United States Department Of Ag-
rlculture in its Crop Circular for No
vember, 1889, gives the average yield
of lint cotton per acre at 21s pounds.
The principal state average Is as fol-
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Nobody ever went to sleep Indifferent
to religion and walked up In Heaven.
The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-01-11

A child is loved by God because 1t has
no opinions and wants to learn some-
thing.
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Our actions Of today are the thoughts
Of yesterday.
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"I send the abbletise back, as ent
ring de gal"
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Augusta Evening Herald, October, 81
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
ENGLISH FOLK LORE.

II turkeys gobble it means the approa CHI
of a storm and unlucky visitors are ant
to be detained by credulous hosts. who
insist a storm is coming up rapidly.
The peasant girl, when she sees a
spark in the candle, knows she is to get
letter from her love and runs to the
candle to see if it is posted. She finds
this out by lifting the candlestick in the
air and bringing it down on the table with
little bang. If the spark falls the let
Ter is already posted.
Among the country people of England
signs and superstitions receive much
credit. Forecasts of coming visitors ap-
pear in the morning teacup and in the
way the candle burns. The floating stick
in the tea tells the approach of visitor,
and is carefully pinched to see if its soft
ness indicates a woman, its hardness a
man. If red speck is seen in the flame
Of the candle it is taken as so sure a
sign of visitor that the housewife i'm
mediately sets her home in order.
One curious practice still largely in
vogue in out-of-the-way districts of leafy
Warwickshire is that known as the stree
cure" in the efficacy of which the natives
hold an unslayable faith. ANY weak
child (but more especially those suffering
from the ricketts, is a proper subject for
the tree cure. The child is brought ia
the foot of twin-ash, or. better still. to
tree witha cleft in it, and is then passed
through the cleft by those in charge of
it, in the full and firm conviction that his
contact with the tree will strengthen him
and cause his bones to go together and
set hard.
Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1899-02-28
= OE1<a y NCH q HoTCEKISS.
Copyright 1897, by D. Appleton Co.. rights reserved1
SYNOPSIS

Chapter I.-Donald Thorndyke as cap
tain of the schooner Phantom, leaves Nor
folk for New London with cargo of lead
Tor continental armies. His mate, John
LounSbury, proves treacherous after they
get to sea and threatens to reveal the char
acter or the captain and cargo to British
ships then In sight, and from which they
could not escape Thorndyke strikes him
and renders him insenslble. apparently
dead. One of the other two members OF
the crew attempts Thorndyke's life, but he
bests him and throws him into the sea.
The other, negro, he scares into silence.
He determines to impersonate the ap-
parently. dead mate, and tell the English
that he has taken the ship as prize and
mas killed the captain and all of the crew
hut The one negro.
Chapter II.-When the boat is boarded, he
tells his story. which is believed by the
naval lieutenant but is doubted by a
dragon officer. Scammell. who is along
While Thorndyke is proving his tale,
Lounsbury shows signs of returning con-
seriousness. Thorndyke is taken to the
British vessel to repeat his story to the
Chapter. 1II.-The Phantom is taken to
New York and there turned over to the
kings authorities. Thorndyke determines
to act the part of spy. and when possible
escape through the lines and deliver his
informat ton to WASHINGTON
Chapter TV.-Thorndyke mixes in a fight
at an Inn with young naval officer and