The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-26
nADE noNEy IN ROUND BALES.
Patrons of Roundlap Din Plants Tell
Of Their Big Profits.

bale. Not only were farmers benefited
who had their cotton put UP in rouudlap
bales, but even the patrons Of the old
style gins profted by the presence Of
roundlap competition.
Farmers all over the cotton states have
written letters to the owners of the round
lap plants telling Of the profit that has
come to them from having their cotton
put up in roundlap bdes. Mr.. W. f.
Hartly, Sr., who patronized the Green
vile, Ala, plant, wrote Feb. 3, 1900:
eThe most important point in the round
lap bales favor to the farmer is the adj
vance in price above that of the square
bale. 1t has averaged the entire season
$500 per bale more than tue square bale.
More than $1,000 has been placed III
circulation by the advanced price caused
by this one press"
Mr.. f. M. Rogers, of Greenville, Ala,
also wrote: 81 have received from
three-eighths to one-half cent per pound
more than the market price here for
square bales. The roundlap bale is a
godsend to the farmers, and has saved
them thousands of dollars in few
months"
Mr. ]. D. Rely, centreville,, Miss,
wrote Dec. 4, 1899. "Another advantage
to the farmer is thar roundlap cotton
brings such a-good price that buyers Of
square cotton have been forced to put
their prices up. Thus all the farmers
are benefited in town where there is
roundlap press"
Mr.. F. B. Simonton, Temple, Texas,
Nov. Il, 1899, wrote: Il have received
from $3.50 to $3.50 more per
bale for my cotton than if I had
ginned and sold in the sqnare bale.
Besides know the prices the American
cotton company has paid for seed cotton
have been the cause of those buying the
square bale paying from 10 to 50 points
more for it.
Mr. J. L. Wood, of Venus Tex. Dec.
2, $780, wrote: 81 sold to the American
Cotton Co., at its East Waco plant, the
first bale Of cotton that was ever ginned
by the rouhdlap system IN Waco and
have been selling my cotton i'll the seed
to you since that time. For the last
three years, including 1899, have sold
my cotton to your Venus plant. l can
safely say that | have made $500 per
bale more by selling to you in the seed !
than would have made if l had ginned |
it into square bales, besides saving a |
great deal Of annoyance with the street
buyers. In view Of the fact that the
custom ginners and those opposed to the
system say that you do not let
the farmers have cotton seed, l will say
that | have always gotten cotton seed
when l asked for it.
Mr., P. B. Hall, merchant and planter
of Waynesboro Ga, wrote Nov. 10, 1899
to Messers Wilkins & Jones, owners of
the roundlap plant at that place: Il had
one lot of 20 bales turned out by you, and
without saying anything to anybody I
put the samples on the market. All of
he buyers in town bid upon the same,
thinking it square bale cotton. One of
he buyers bid 3-4cents, another 5.S7 IL
,ents, and another 5.95 cents, the latter
-emarking at the same time that he was
bidding full sixteenth more than the
OF Of cotton was worth. Without know
ng what bids 1 had received-in fact l
lid not tell you that anybody had bid !
Ipon it-you offered and paid me Csc !
or the lot of cotton, which was a clear S
Inference Of SIS points in favor of the /
bale I believe that the round
lp bale is the bale Of the future, and it
fleets a large saving in waste, and en- {
bles the planter to get higher price
II his cotton"
Mr.. Abram Williams, Nov. 10, 1899,
rote Messrs. Wilkins & Jones: To-day I :
ad two roundlap bales of cotton packed l
a your roundlap bale press, for which q
ou paid me 7-54 cents per pound, when !,
lie same grade Of cotton in the square =
lie here today is bringing only 7 to 7 IS
.nts per pound.
Mr.. ]. S. Collins, Pike Road, Ala, l
ov. II, 1899, wrote: 81 have gotten for :
y cotton s. so per hail more than I a a
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