The county record. [volume] (Kingstree, S.C.) 1885-1975, 1900-11-29
THEIR INTERESTS IDENTICAL.
Farmers. Giaaers and the American
Cotton Co. Share Roundlap Savings.

Certain Southern papers are publish
ing articles designed TO prejudice
against the rouudlap bale those who
dunot know their origin or purpose.
They are pail for by the square bale
compress associations, whose interest
il, not that the farmers cotton shall
be baled in the way that brings him
the most money, bat that IT. shall be
nut ND In bales that will have to be
ro,npres>ed. The people Of the South
are not to be caught with such chatf-
he favor with which the rouudlap
bale Is received wherever it has been
introduced is due to its merit alone,
and 20 the fact that the producer re-
cejycs more money for his cotton in
this form than in any other package.
lie will continue to Use the roundlap
bale so long As lie finds 1t profitable,
and no longer.
The interests Of the farmer. the GIN
ner and the american Cotton Company
are identical.
The farmcr has his cotton put in
roundlap bales because the savings
which accrue in their marketing en-
able the buyer u pay him 4 premium
sufficient to pay the balins charge and
leavc him substantial profit besides.
Much IL compresSmcn would like IT,
have farmers DeIicye otherW Sc, the
American Cotton Company has no pur-
bose furtl .er than In secure for lLseD
y fair share of these savings. Its IN
tcrest lies in enabling the presses
which il builds to bale as much of tile
Southern cotton crop rs possible. IN
order 10 insure this rcSultsu Is cSScn-
tial that cotton growers lnd prOhtlrth,
Use of these presses, or they would n0t
ua,ropize them. TO this end alh III
order that the full savings OF which
roundlap bales are calahi Gmight berta-
liZed, tue American Cotton Company
became Il buyer ot ToNndlap bales, pay
in" for them 4 premium above the
mark, 1 value Of square bales. Ihu>
the rental which the company charges
for the use IF its presses by ginliels
who prefer lease TO purchase, Is pald
by neither the farmer nor the SlnAtf.
but by tie cotton buyer whether the
American Cotton Company or some
O, herr and it is paid Out cf the savings.
B,.yond inSuring that cotton III
rJuudlap bales shall in all cases sell tor
the premium to which 1T Is entitled
and wrich is paid for it at the mills,
tie company does not go. Its cotton
az reement does not require that Slh-
gle bale of cot on be sold 10 the Amer
ican Cotton Company. Glnncrs are
free To buy or lcaSa presses, ana every
ruundlap bale, with all OF Its adfan-
taucS, can Dc bought in open competl-
tiCn by any responsible buyer and han
uled through to t. C mills. with all OF
The resultant savings, but wherever
the ordinary cotton buyer declines tc
uurchdSl rouL dlap bales on this oasis,
the American COUIon Company stands
pledged 10 buy them.
Tie farm, WhD patronlZrSa Il rom T.
lap gin plant may rc;ain d complete
control over his cotton as II he TOOK II
co an old style gin house. II h" dotS
! not wish 70 sell Ills cotton he can have
II custom ginnCd and hecP ln> r"und.ap
bales until such tim as he is rraGy to
dispose Of them, with I'll" assurance
LuaI they are always Saia3!c aC tull
market value OF cOitOn, plus IN IN
creased price because it is III roundlap
bales. ii he likes he can arrange Win
the rounilap ginDer to ship his cotton
to the American Cotton company to
be held for him, and, under ali Ordi-
nary circumstances. draw against IL
to so Der cent. OF ITS value. The Amer
lean Cotton Company has in this way
largely assisted those who desired to
hold their cotton. 1t makes no CONF
mission charge for such busiueSS.