The age-herald., 1900-05-15

No Standard Square Bales
 In this same letter Mir. Hamilton bears unimpeachabe testimony to the fact that at the time of his visit the so-called stand ard square bale, of which so much has been heard for the past two years had not been seen in New England. He says ''the trouble is the improved round bale is being daily marketed, whereas spnners see the same ragged square bale, and no evidence of improvement shown by actual receipts The question asked me is, Where are your 24X54 standard bales go- ing? They certainly are not appearing in New England
 By diligent search MT. Hamilton sue ceeded in finding some spinners in New Bedford who had not tried roundlap bales and who, he said, were prejudieed against them. However" Mir Hamilton adds Il wish there was less prejudice and more sound objection existing against the round bales in New Bedford the former may pc overcome in time."
 From Liverpool January g, 1900 MT Ham- ilton reported to his employer; Tn some (English) mills there is a growing feeling in favor of the American roundlap bale, owing to the good condition in which the cotton is delivered at the mill.
 Di>sracefuI old tale isaies
 While in Liverpool MT. Hamilton took stroll along the docks, looking in ware houses and at vessels unloading for so- called standard square bales. He did not report the discovery of any, but in letter written to MT. Hanson January F he says speaking of the American cotton he saw in old-style bales Tt looks in disgracetul condition to me-
 Late in January MT. Hamilton went to Havre, France. From his report 10 MT Hanson, written January 23, his receptloh must have been embarrassing. As IS the
 ftnG speaking of Havre cotton merchants whom he had interviewed, they demand an lm- provement and say that unless 1t comes spinners will go to some other packase' When 1 tell them it is coming, they repiy, An, this was said two years ago. put Havre has not yet seen the imploNeo square bales It is well enough to talk MT Hamilton. but where are your 24x54 uni form size bales? On the other hand' spih- ners get the beautifully put up round paie' which shows for itself
 .oinners Pre- CT Roundap Cotton
 In this same report Mir. Hamilton says that some spinners prefer rouhd paies a the same figures, and have no 1aul' to hl,u M in any way with the round packaseS' certain spinning sections l learn the Iouno- lap bale is becoming daily more popular.
 In his circular letter of January 5o MT: Hanson quotes a letter written to one oi Savannah's largest exporters by LiNei pool correspondent under date or Janueiy l2 This English gentleman writes: l hau the pleasure of meeting MT M. B. Hailiii- ton Who l understand will travel over Tcurooe in the interest of the standard souare-bale reform. He might have saVed time and money by staying at nome anu seeing that all his many promised improve ments in the old bale are brought ihto eA- ecution without delay.
 ftoun1-naie Safes Increase
 But this is a Aggression. MT. Hamilton continued his peregrinations, going from Havre to Bremen, whence, February D. ne mailed to MT. Hanson a supplemental Havre report, in which he said; Il ma spinners more inclined to this ttne new system of baling in France than in elther England or America. In spite or op- position from merchants and brokers sales of round bales direct to spinners increase. * Since I left Liverpool hear large sales of round bales have been made to spinners both in England and on the Continent
 ''The whole of Europe is making the same cry today (Square) bales arrive ragged and torn, and what is worse, without marks; consequently grades and weights are mixed, and this, in my opinion, is the chief cause for heavy claims for which good shippers are unable to account. In view of the foregoing extracts from his oWn correspondence, read alongside ms Bir- mingham address, it is up to MT. Hamilton
 
 methods brought against the compress combine and certain of its employees lacks Justification.
 .s. nland Exceeds Supply Besides the testimony of MT. Hamilton, an unwilling witness there is overwhelming evidence of the roundlap bales popularity with spinners, not only in the active de- mand for it, which, the past season, greatly exceeded the supply, but in their unreserV- ed expression of approval The past season the sales of The American Cotton Co. s roundlap bales in continental Europe, ex- elusive of Italy (where for several years sales have been large and where the in crease was 47 per cent), were more than three and one-haf times greater than the year before.
 The American Cotton Co.'s continental manager, in a report written in April, 1900, said that, with a sufficient supply, the turn over of roundap bales could have been doubled. He concludes his report by saying that 1t is a matter of little consequence how much roundlap cotton is offered for sale in Europe next season. Tn fact" he says, the more cotton the better" And again: The question of quantity, as far as we are concerned, is of secondary impor- tance, as after this years experience, we have no hesitation in saying that we are in position to place any quantity Of cot ton you are likely to give us. The com pany's business will continue to increase until we have completely revoutionized the style of packing cotton"
 THOMAS B. BLAKE, Division Manager, The American Cotton Company.
 Atlanta, Ga, May 2.