The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-28
nApE noNHY N ROUND BALEs.
Patrons of RoundIaP Gin Plants Tell
of Their Big Profits.


strated the incompatible superiority OF
the American cotton company roundlap
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 fthe round
lap plants telling Of the profit that has
come to them from having their cotton
put up in roundlap bales. Mr.. w. +,
Hartly, ST., who patronized the Green
vile, Ala, plant, wrote Feb. 8, 1900;
'.The 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
$500 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
qodsend to the farmers, and has saved
them thousands Of dollars in few
months"
Mr.. ]. D. Reilly, Centreville, Miss,
wrcte Dec. 4, 1899: Another advantage
10 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 III town where there is
roundlap press"
Mr.. F. B. Simonton, Temple, Texas,
Nov. IL, 1899, wrote: 81 have received
from $3.50 to $3.50 more per
bale for my cotton than if had
ginned aud sold in the square 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, l have sold
my cotton to your Venus plant. I can
safely say that / have made S2.oo per
bale more by selling to you in the seed
than I would have made if 1 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
roundlap system say that you do not let
the farmers have cotton seed, | will say
that l have always gotten cotton seed
when l asked for it."
Mr.. P. B. Hall, merchant and planter
of Waynesboro, Ca, wrote Nov. 10, 1899
to Messers. Wilkins & Jones, owners of
the roundlap plant at thatplace: Il had
one lot of 20 bales turned out by you,an
without saying anything to anybody l
put the samples on the market. All OF
the buyers in town bid upon the same,
thinking it square bale cotton. One Of
the buyers bid S 3-4cents, another 5.S7 II
cents. and another s.o5 cents, the latter
remarking at the same time that he was
bidding full sixteenth more than the
lot of cotton was worth. Without know
ing what bids / had received-in fact /
did not tell you that anybody had bid
upon it-you offered and paid me $50
for the lot Of cotton, which was clear
difference of. IS points in favor Of the
roundlap bale. I believe that the round
Ian bale is the Bale-of the future, and it
effects a large saving in waste, and en-
ables the planter to get a higher price
for his cotton"
Mr.. Abram Williams, Nov. 10, 1899,
wrote Messrs. Wilkins & Jones: To-day |
had two roundlap bales of cotton packed
on your roundiap bale press, for which
you paid me 7-34 cents per pound, when
the same grade Of cotton in the square
bale here today is bringing only 7 to IS
cents per pound. "
Mr.. ]. S. Collins, Pike Road, Ala,