The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1900-09-03
THEIR INTERESTS IDENTICAL.
Farmers, Ginners and the American
Cotton Co. Share Roundlap Savings.


Certain southern papers are publishing
articles destined to prejudice against the
roundlap bale those who do not hhom
their origin or purpose. They are paiu
for by the square bale compress asSoeia-
tions. whose interest is, not tEat the
farmers cotton shall be baled in the way
that will bring him the most money. put
that II shall be put up In bales that WIN
have to be compressed. The people OF the
south are not to be caught with such
chat The favor with which the roundiap
bale is received wherever 1t has been IN
troduced is due 10 its merit alone, and 10
the fact that the producer receives more
money for his cotton in this form imam IN
any other package. He will continue 10
Use the roundlap bale so long as he mas
1t profitable. and no longer.
The interests of the farmer. the ginhef
and the American Cotton Company are
identical.
The farmer has his cotton put in round
lap bales because the savings which &C
crue i'm their marketing enable the buyer
To pay him a premium sufficient to pay
the baling charge and leave him SUD-
stantial profit besides.
Much as compressmcn would like 10
have farmers believe otherwise. tae
American Cotton Company has no pur-
pose further than to secure for Itself
fair share of these savings. Its interest
lies i'm enabling the presses whicn IL buliuS
To bale as much of the southern cotton
crop as possible. In order TO insure TINS
result il is essential that cotton growers
find profit i'm the use Of these presses, or
they would not patronize them. 10 thls
end. and in order that the full savings VI
which rounClap bales are cap3ple miShl
be realized. the American Cotton Com
pany became a buyer OF roundiap pales,
paying FOR them a premium above the
market value of square bales: Thus the
.aNaf saN a hf.sh
the use of its presses by ginnerS VINO pre-
ter lease TO purchase. is PAID by heither
the farmer nor the ginner. but by the
cotton buyer whether the American eot,
ton Company or some other ana IL Is pilu
out of the savings.
Beyond n surfing that cotton In roundlap
bales shall in all cases sell Tor the pre-
mium TO which IL is entitled and which Is
paid for II 1T the mills. the company does
not 90. lis cotton agreement does hot
require that a single bale of cotton Is 10
Toe sold 10 the American Cotton Company.
Ginners are free to buy or lease presses
ana every roundlap bale. with all OF us
advantages, can be bought IN open com
petition ny any responsible Duyer anu
handled through to the mills. with all OF
the resultant savings. but wherever the
ordinary cotton buyer declines TO pun
chase rouudlaD bales on this basis, the
American Cotton Company stands pledged
10 buy them.
The farmer who patroniZes a roundiap
SIN plant may retain as complete control
over his cotton as if he took II To an old
style ginhouse. IL he does not wish 10 sell
his cotton he can have IL custom Slnled
and keep his roundlap bales until such
time as he Is ready to dispose OF them
with the assurance that they are always
salable al the fun market value OF the
clotton. plus an increased price because
il is i'm roundlap bales. If he likes he can
arrange with the roundlap ginner to ship
his cotton To the American Cotton COM
pany To be held for him and, undec all
ordinary circumstances, draw against II
ra..l~ al off = ~ american
Cotton Company has in this way largely
assisted those who desired to hold their
cotton. u makes no commission charge
for such business.