The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-27
nADE noNHY IN RouND BALEs.
Patrons Of Roundlap Gin Plants Tell
of Their Big Profits.

suated the incomparaDle superiority OF
the American cotton company sroundlap
bale. Not only were farmers benefited
who had their cotton put up in roundlap
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 bales. Mr.. w f..
Hartly, Sr., who patronized the Green
vile, Ala, plant, wrote Feb. 8, 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. It has averaged the entire season
81. 90 per bale more than the square bale.
More than $1,000 has been placed in
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 q few
months.
Mr. J. D. Rely, Centrevil1e, Miss,
wrote Dec. a, 1899: Another advantage
to the farmer is thar roundlap cotton
brings such good price that buyers Of
square cotton have been forced to put
their prices up. Thus all the farmers
are benefited ina town where thereis a
roundlap press"
Mr.. F. B. simonton, Temple, Texas,
Nov. p, 1899, wrote: Il have received
from si.5o 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.. ]. L. Wood, Of Venus, Tex. Dec. |
?, 1899, wrote: 81 sold to the American
Cotton Co., at its East Waco plant, the |
first bale Of cotton that was ever ginned |
by the roundlap system in Waco, and |
have been selling my cotton in 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 I had ginned I
it into square bales, besides saving
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, will say
that | have always gotten cotton seed
when I asked ior it,
Mr.. P. B. Hall, a merchant and planter
IF Waynesboro, Ca, wrote Nov. 10, 1899
o Messers. Wilkins & Jones, owners of
The roundlap plant at that place: II had
,ne lot of 20 bales turned out by you, and
without saying anything to anybody l
1ut the samples on the market. All of
he buyers in town bid upon the same,
it square bale cotton One of
he buyers bid S 3-4cents, another 5.S7 I-2
ents, and another 5. cents, the latter
emarking at the same time that he was
,idding full sixteenth more than the
OF of cotton was worth. Without know
ng what bids had received-in fact l
i'd not tell you that anybody had bid |
pom it-you offered and paid me $50 '
Or the lot of cotton, which was clear S
ifference of IS points in favor Of the T
oundlap 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, sSoe,
rote Messrs. Wilkins & Jones: To-day 1
ad two roundlap bales of cotton packed I
Il your roundlap bale press, for which :
ou paid me 7-54 cents per pound, when =
lie same grade Of cotton in the square :,
lie here today is bringing only Z to 7 rs =
.nts per pound. "
Mr.. ]. 5. Collins, Pike Road, Ala, =
ov. IT. 1899, wrote; 81 have gotten for o.