The Van Buren press. [volume] (Van Buren, Ark.) 1859-1914, 1900-09-22

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In ialls wuE n usfDt,s ub9ri iisni 1s'ilEidr
James Il JONES. Chairman Of the
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IN appears ielsi Senator Jones n NOT
otlg fih- owner OF sbsr-'s. bot a director
OF a ei0nDpang Nih6tb DNns certain patients
for hsl6rg pOTa0S after sn approved
rne1hu5 By k1s OWN scrRsssOn be As
interested ln The Am~r1csa1 Cotton COM
nanlr. He Goss Not stek 10 cely il. and
uerY property explains thai u y ~ 10
senlse a irrusa. NOT having sn Inflated
a.s;s-sa sss ss5i ss5sss15.ssss -. Soc iissttI
ode Of making bighlY COMPRESSED bales.
n0r even all the methods u making
ro'v-,5 bslrs That fhe company iri~s
10 make a good and perfect bale such a.
the market demands h 30 IL credit.
That % 0wns certain patents for making
rOmn6lsp bal-s. a. they ere called. !.
enfir~ly within ira rights under the
paf~ns laws Of the United States and II
h NAV 90. pursue it, business under
shese patents. whs; IL the use Of patents
0r patent laval
II I, be called trus'. what shall he
ssI Of shsi combination Of compress
men who are banded together 10 oppose
all improved methods Of baling c0tiOnl
This leads 10 the inquiry: What i a
tras.i' In the OpprobriOus interpret
alton u the term IL IL c0nspiratiOn for
the absolute and exclusive control the |
manufacture. output or sale of any |
commodity By the eyerpOwering use Of |
combined capital Now the senator de.
cIares that the American Cotton com.
pany IA organized for the purpose Of
baling cotton In the form ~ a roundlap |
bale; that It works under patents for the
nae Of which IL collects small rental, |
and that the company has reasonable
bat not inflated capital with which to
carry on its business. That the round
lap bale has found favor with the trans
portation companies. the underwriters,
the planters, the ginners and the man
nfactnrers IL very much 10 the credit
of the company that has exploited II.
II Senator .IcceS had the foresight 10
discern tine merits OF this bale. and was
willing 10 invest hi- money and employ /
his talents In the development Of a legiti-
mate business u this character II marks 1
him "a wise man and worthy 10 be a |
leader among men.
The senator vonches that the company /
does not aim 10 control the sale Of all
the cotton that Is baled on its presses.
but that planters and ginners are At
liberty 10 sell the cotton 80 baled to any
one who will bny It. II this IL not =
legitimate business then there il no such
thing ~ Legitimate business. IL this j.
a wicked monopoly then IL every patent
process that Is good for anything a
wicked monopoly.
II appears tina, the company In which |
Sen. Jones IL interested il In a perfectly |
lawful business, and 1, IL mere sub,er- !
f1ge 10 pretend that he IL Asspciated J
with trust. II IL perfectly plain that
the charge Il only made 10 HnOOch and
discredit the senator, and. II possible,
10 divert him from his purpose Of show
ing mp and denonncing those really |
fragrant trusts which do violate the law |
and are constant source Of public |
peril.
Whatever may be- said ~ Senator |
Jones. be IL an homes, man Of nDfinch- |
ing courage. and II is safe 10 say that
be will not b. turned aside from his !
plain daty by say .alse charge or per
s0Dxl attacks.