Lancaster enterprise. [volume] (Lancaster, S.C.) 1891-1905, 1899-10-25

l.wiae2 We gin and compress for
l$a and pay fhe planters one
eighth cent premium on their
crop, or il we buy in the seed, as
is now the rule here, we pay them
on this basis, and they sell their
load and get spot cash for it, thus
saving much labor for merly nee
essary. Under the old process
they paid So for ginning, made
trip to the gin with their load,
generally had to leave 1T aud wait
several days for gin ming, and then
made second trip for the cotton
and seed and another trip to the
market. In the spring we furnish
them seed at the same price we
paid when ginning was done, and
they are then sure of getting good
seed for planting, and only what
they want. Hence there is no
waste. ANY planter who has dealt
with us will certify to the fact
that he can better afford to haul
cotton twenty to thirty miles to
our gins rather than GIN near
home, with the extravagaut old
fashioned method. He can not
only save time. but make money
by so dong, and gets paid for all
the cotton he brings, whether he
sells at once or holds his crop. He
also appreciates the saving in
having the bale sampled once in
stead of many times, and he fur.
ther understands that he gets a
better grade than he does on the
old country gins, owing to the su-
perior machinery used for clean.
ing, etc. So much for the planter.
Now let Us see how the ginner
stands. First, he can gin, cover
and compress 500 pounds of lint
In eight minutes, using a good
outfit Of five 7O.saw gins to the
press, and can do better with p
larger battery. This can be done
at cost not exceeding forty cents
all told, while the old process
costs HIM not less than $1.25. in
Guiding bagging and ties. In case
the glnner wants to buy and sell
cotton on his own account, most
Of the railroads of the South will
allow him compress fees of eight
and one-half cents per hundred
weight, or forty-two and one half
cents per bale. If he wants to
sell his cotton to the American
Cotton Co., 1t allows him a pre-.
MUM Of 1926 per bale over the
same cotton In square bales at
his locality, thus giving him 81 .25
net after paying royalty of TWEEN
ty cents per hundred weight for
the use of the press, maintenance
Of the same and regular inspec.
tions. The gin plant can be run
with less labor and less cost of
insurance than the old system,
and If cotton ls stored, four times
as much can be placed in the same
room.
There is no chance of mixing
bales or samples, owing to the
perfect system In use, and no
chance Of losing cotton by coun-
trJ damage, as water will not per-
meate the bale, owing to all air
being excluded in baling. The
street buyer, sampler and cotton
thief, owing to complete covering.
have no chance to get their 'su-
ger in to use common express
ion, as there is no necessity for
cutting the covering under the
American Cotton Co.'s sampIing
system.
From a manufacturers stand.
point. the advantages of the sys-
tenn are too numerous to mention,
but the best evidence of the ad
vantages derived by the mills is
that cotton finds a roady sale at
a good premium over the square
bale, and new mills are new be-
ing erected which will do away
with bale breakers, opening lap.
pers, etc. There is no necessity for
middlemen, as the mills can buy
direct from ginners or from the
American Cotton Co., and be sure
of getting what is ordered.
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