The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1899-05-03
THE GINNERS OF TEXAS.
Association Is Now In Annual Session at
Galveston.
THE ROUND BALE VS.. THE SQUARE BALE
II the Chief Matter which IL unde {
Discussion. and II Is Talked
mt All Sessions.


at Harmony hall today. 1t is the frs
time the association has ever honored Gal
weston with Its presence, ana many Of
the members were strangers here.
The meeting was called to order at 1,
o'clock By Charles I. Hunter of Marlin
] president of the association. He introduced
Arthur Keetch. city recorder who, acting
in behalf of Mayor Fly. welcomed the del
egates to Galveston. Mr. Keetch assured
the members of the association that he
knew absolutely nothing about ginning,
but convinced them that the town was
theirs so long as they chose to remain.
President Hunter announced a commit
report at the noxt session, and was about
to adjourn the meeting when Mr.. w. p.
Laughter of Edna, Jackson county. said he
had HSle article that might possibly fur
nish amusement for short time. He was
called upon and read a humorous article
describing the troubles OF the ginner who
! is also the miller
George Anderson, secretary OF the CAL
weston Maritime exchange. was called upon
! for some remarks, and before he began Mr..
Laughter asked him to explain the differ
ence between the ANGLICAN bale of cotton
and the India and Egyptian bales. Thus
right at the outset of the meeting the
| question of the round or square bale came
up for discussion, and. while this matter
is not very burning issue in the associa-
| ton. IL is a subject that will ever present
| ttNr +tC, at Inn NOR
| derson said the great value of the Indian
| and Egyptian bales and their superiority
| over the American bale IL in the fact that
! they are uniform in size and density. The
same steamship going TO Calcutta, for IN
| stance, will carry the same number of
| bales year in and year out. This is not
| true at American ports. The speaker said
he had seen last season here at Galveston
ship differ from 700 to 1000 bales in the
number it carried. This was due to the
baling
Mr., Anderson spoke to the ginDers from
the standpoint of a transportation and
steamship man. AS such he indicated his
preference for the square. but he told his
hearers plainly that they must apply en-
terprise and intelligence 10 their work,
and must meet all the requirements OF
commerce or they would be driven out of
business. The square bale people have
only themselves to blame that this fight is
they must get out of the old way. For
merly anything would do. but this is no
longer true.
Shipping people do not care in what
shape the bale is so long as it can DE load
ed into vessels quickly. Mr.. Anderson
said he had measured given space in
steamship and found that more round
bales could be placed there than square
ones.
AT the conclusion Of Mr.. Anderson's re-
marks, which were received with atten-
ton by the members, the convention adj
journed until o'clock this afternoon.
The afternoon session was fate in as
sembling.
The committee appointed at the morning
session reported an order OF business and
made the following recommendation:
Resolved, That the Ginners' association |
of Texas appoint chairman to organize |
gin association in each congressional dis
trict, and that this association appoint one
member from this body to act in the ca
pacity of organizer for the State and at
tend each district meeting.
The foregoing was adopted and w. p. |
Laughter appointed State lecturer without |
pay.
No further business being before the
convention, the members turned the SEES
sion into an experience meeting on tho
subject of the square and round bale.
PRESIDENT Hunter announced that mono
but members of the association would be
allowed to take part In this, as the ma
chinery men and others would be heard
from tomorrow.
Mr. Waldron of Temple, who has oper-
ated both kinds of gins, gave his
preference for the square bale when
all ginners unite to 10 good work
but said the round bale was the prettiest
work he ever saw. He thinks the round
bale Is inevitable.
Mr.. Blanton of Whitewrigbt and Mr.. Won
Boecknon of Seguin related their exper-
ence with the square and round bale press
md told the convention that the latter
saved more money to the producer than
he former. There were others also who
made short remarks and all the speeches :
we're quite favorable to the round bale. ,
Che election of officers will take place to- ,
morrow morning and the remainder of the !
lay will be devoted to machinery men. in !
uranee men and others.
Secretary McCollum OF Waco, who Is not !
practical gin man but a good theoretical I
me, says there are more than 1000 ginners /
Texas alone and fully 10000 in the a
outh' Mr.. McColum is the editor of the n
otton Ginners Journal. which is the Of
olal organ of the association.
From talking with the members a Post
eporter learns that in the association
sci tnere is no ngnt as between the "
'und bale and the square bale people. In II
the matter today one of tho we'll
osted members said that the big fight cS
salnst the round bale is made by the com
'ess men. II the round bale ever tri- D
nphed the compress men will be driven
II OF business. The fight is not on the
APE OF the bale; IL is in the fact that with
e round bale process the COMPRISING is =,
ne at the gin, whereas under the pres- '"
{ system the bales are often shipped m
Indreds OF miles to be compressed. with TO
millions of dollars invested in Texas IN
lnpresses II is easy enough to see where WI
hght against the round bale is coming.
5. Munger, head of the big gin build
hrm at Birmingham. Ala, is here. and
Is L. 5. Munger. manager of the com II
ny's business
rhere are about 100 members OF tho as
'latlon in attendance, which is the aver wa
number that go out to annual meetings. ~.
2 H. Bessonette, the inventor OF tho ca
ma pale, Is in attendance upon the con- mC
ltion' Mr. Bessonette sold some of his ~,
entions in the making of tho cylindrical in,
IS 10 the American cotton company. bnt
now putting up what he SAYS Is a sit- on
lor process Of round ballnE. He Is IN,
rating under the name OF the CiInners' an
IMPRESS company Of Chicago. The day tai
lpe ler distant, he says, when the square on