The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1899-09-20
SQUARE BALES BEST.
Some Facts Worthy Of Careful Con-
sfderatfOn-M Merits of Square and
ROnnd Bales COntrasted and Sup.
ertOrity of the Former Pointed
Out-Farmers Should Stick to IL.
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Here are some plain, pertinent facts worthy
of careful consideration by everybody in the
South, whose interests are connected with
| cotton:
That you can sell cotton enywhere, provid-
ed 1t is put up In square bales. 1t represents
so much money and ls a commercial package
recognized the world over.
| That the owners Of the round bale patents
alone create the market for such packages
| That the round bale Ia sold in LIVERPOOL at
prices less than the square bale.
That cotton put up In round bales does not
bring more money to the producer than staple
baled In square packages. The 45c diGeren-
offer 45c more for round than their limits'
for square cotton, but they don't say what
their limits" for square cotton are.
| That the round bale Ia a trust.
That the introduction OF round bale presses
means the establishment not only of cotton
trust, but a seed trust, an oil trust. ginning
trust, and the utter annihilation or every
small ginner In the cotton belt.
That If you put In a round bale press at a
plant having the capacity of 3,000 bales, you
will pay s3,oOoGo year to the trust for a
then the trust owns the machine.
That the standard "a K 81 bale will net the
farmer 1872 more than round bale.
That twill interest anyone dependent up.
the great cotton trust was formed.
That the cotton exchanges OF the country
and the ginners unanimously endorse the
standardizing of the cotton bale to "a K 81
inches.
That square bale will not dislntergrate In
case of damage In ships hold. 1t Is bound
with iron ties.
That under similar conditions a round bale
will dsintegrate. 1t has nothing but q light
covering to hold It together.
That q roundlap bale has only a thin cover
square bale is bound with iron ties. A round
lap bale Will unroll In case OF fire. A square
bale cannot unroll.
That this objection Of unrolling in case OF
fire makes it very dificult To- discharge a
lroundlap bale from ships hold.
That the thin wires which are alleged to
hold Lowry bale are easily burned through
come elongated like an uncoiled spring. It ia
as hard to discharge an elongated Lowry bale
from ships hold as 1t is to discharge an un-
rolled roundap bale in case Of fire.
That the difficulty of sampling a round bale
operates against the chance of making spot
sales of such cotton.
That foreign spinners are dissatisfied with
their experiences with the round bale.
That In case Of fire the spaces between the
round bales act as flues and carry the flames
through press. warehouse or ships hold. The
standard bale admits of no air passage. They
stow closely one against the other.
That the round bale companies say they
will pay port prices at interior points Do
not be deceived; They will only give you
cold blooded classification. II your cotton
classes barely middling they will grade at low
middling and pay you for 1t as such. They
will not pay you any premium for extra
staple or for the quarter grades.
That one per cent. tare claimed by the trust
In favor Of the round bale is q claim eet up
by themselves alone. No recognized author.
ity, individual, body or association has ever
fixed the tare on round bale package at one
per cent.
That round bales average $50 pounds in
weight. Square bales average 500 pounds In
weight. It takes as much time and as much
lob M n % O nn
weight as the other with twice the weight.
This means difference in cost Of handling In
favor OF the square bale.
That subjecting damp cotton, just picked
from the field, to the heavy pressure neces-
sary under the round bale system, presses the
oil from the fibre, mats the lint and causes
vegetable decomposition.
That this decomposition on round bales
runs from twenty to one hundred pounds.
1t Is just that much cotton absolutely lost.
That the round bale system does not allow
the cotton to dry out. The very opposite is
true with the square bale.
bale Handle with care and no hooks Is
the only way to treat them. It cannot be
treated as an article of commerce, but must
be handled as work Of art.
That finally, to allow the introduction OF
round press gin in your plant means the re.
volutioniZing OF your business. the risk OF
putting yourself wholly In the hands of q
gigantic trust, the positive loas that you will
sustain, for reasons shown herein, and the
almost certainty Of the trust treating you just
as scores OF gnners have been treated after
they had been imposed upon by the trust
agents.