The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1900-04-12
WADE MoNEY-ON ROUND BALES.
PATRONS OF RcUNDLAP GIN PLANTS TELL
OF THEIR BIC POTTS.

PATRONS OF RcUNDLAP GIN PLANTS TELL
OF THEIR BIG POTTS.
The past ginning season again-de-
monstrated the Incompatible super
iority of The American Cotton tom
pany's Roundup bale. Not only were
THO farmers benefited who had their
cotton put up In Roundup bales, but
even the patrons of the old-style gins
profted by the presence OF the Round.
lap competition.
Farmers all oyer the cotton states
have written letters to the owners ct
the Roundap plants telling of the pro-
fits that have come to them from hav-
ing their cotton put up in Roundup
bales. Mr.. w. F. HARTLEY, ST., who
patronized the Greenville, Ala, plant,
wrote Feb. 3, 1900: "Tne most impor,
tant point in the Roundup bales favor
20 the farmer is the advance in price
above that Of the square bale. It has
averaged the entire past season $2.CO
per haIe more than the square bale
More than 1900 has been piaced in
circulation by the advanced price
caused by this enc press"
MIR. F NJ. Rogers also wrote from
Greenyille, Ala 81 have received from
5 to ] cent per pound more than the
market price here for square bales.
The Roundup bale is Godsend to the
farmers, and has saved them thousands
Of dollars in few months
Mr., j. D. Rely, Centreville, Miss (,
wrote Dec. 4. 1899: "Anotler advan-
;age to the farmers is that Roundup
cotton brings such good price that
the buyers of square cotton havs been
forced to pat their prices up. Thus
all the farmers are benefited in town
where there is Roundup press"
Mr.. F. B. Simonton, Temple, Tex,
Nov. IL, 1899; IL have received from
81 so to s. 90 per bale more for my
cotton than if had ginned and sold
in the square bale. Besides know
that the prices The American Cotton
Company has pad for seed cotton have
i,een the cause IF those buying the
square bale paying from 10 to 50 points
more for It."
Mr.. J. L. Wood. of Venus, Tex,
Dec. 2, 1899, wrote: II sold to The
american Cotton Company at its East
Waco plant the first bale of cotton
that was ever gluned by thu Roundup
bale 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. I eau
safely say that have made $500 per
balo by selling to you in the seed that
| would have made If had glnned it
into square bales, besides saving great
deal of annoyance with the street bay
ers. In view Of the fact that the GUS
tom ginners aud those opposed to the
Rouudlap system say that you do not
let the farmer have cotton seed will
say that l have always gotten seed
when l asked for il"
Mr. T. B. Hail, a merchant and
planter of Waynesboro, Ga, wrote Nov.
10, 1899, to Messrs Wilkins & Jones,
owners Of the Rou.ldlap plant at the
place Il bad one ios OF 20 bales turn
sd out by you, and without saying ono
word to any body put the samples on
the market. All the buyers in town
bid upon same, thinking it square bale
cotton. One OF the buyers bid 81 cents
another 81 cents, another 5.95 cents
the latter rerark,ng at the same time
that he was really bidding full six
tenth more than the lot Of cotton was
worth. Without knowing what bids l
| had receiycd-in Tact / did not tell
you that any body had bid upon it
you offered and paid me so for the
lot Of cotton, which was clear differ
en- ce of 55 points ii favor of the Round
lap bale. believe that the Roundup
bale is the bale of the future, Is 1t ef-
fects large saving of the waste, and
enables the planter to get higher
pliee for his cotton"
MIR. Abram Williams, Nov. 10, 1899,
| wrote Messrs. Wilkins & Jones: ITO
day l had two Roundlap bales of cot
ton packed on Roundup bale press,
tor which you paid me Il cents per
pound, when the same grade Of cotton
in the square bale here to-day is only
bringing Z tot cents per pound"
Mr.. J. S. Collins Pike Road, Ala,
Noy. IL, 1899, wroe: 81 haye gotten
for my cotton 50. sc per bale mora than
l could have gotten for it in square
bales. believe that the Roundup
press is the salvation OF the farmers OF
our country. / believe that it has saw
ed In our neighborhood o! eight or ton
miles square S., 000in the price of cot
ton, and 10000 pounds of Int cotton
that would have been lost in samples,
| theft and weight, and 81, 800 in ware
house charges, besides drayase and
railroad expenses"
The England Gin Company, which
operates a Roundlap plant at England,
Ark, Dec. Is, 1899, wrote: eve are
very much pleased With the Roundlap
bale press. 1t is recognized fact IN
this community thafwe have mads
the price Of cotton from J to Z cents
higher than it would have been. Ouly
this last week when we wore out Of
the market about four days seed cotton
dropped from u to cents per pound