The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1900-04-25
MADE MONEY ON ROUND BALES.
Patrons of Roundup Gin Plants Tell Of
Ther'Big Profits.

GRITTY of The American Cotton Com
pany's Roundlap bale. Not only were
farmers benefited who had their cot
ton put up in roundlap bales, but even
the patrons of old-style gins protited
by the presence of Roundlap compe-
tition.
Farmers all over the cotton states
have written letters to the owners OF
Roundlap plants telling of the profits
that have come to them from having
their cotton put up in Roundlap bales.
Mr.. w. F. Hartley, Sr., who patroniz-
ed the Greenville, Ala, plant, wrote
Feb. 3, 1900: "The most important
point in the Roundlap bales favor to
the farmer is the advance in price
above that of the square bale. 1t has
averaged the entire season $500 per
bale more than the square bale. More
than s. coo has been placed in circu-
lation by the advanced price caused
by this one press"
Mr.. F. NJ. Rogers also wrote from
( Greenville, Ala: II have received
from to J cent per pound more than
the market price here for square bales
I The Roundup bale is d Godsend to the
! farmers, and has saved them thous-
ands OF dollars in few months"
MIR. J. D. Rely, Centreville, Miss,
wrote Dec. /, 1899 "Another advant-
ace to the farmers is that Roundup
cotton brings such good price that
the buyers Of square cotton have been
forced to put their prices up. Thus
all the farmers are benefited in town
where there is q Ro lndlap press"
Mr.. f. 3. Simonton, Temple, Tex,
Nov. y, 1899 Il have received from
/ $50 to $3.50 per bale more for my cot
ton than if l had ginned and sold IN
the square bale. Besides. l know that
/ the prices The American Cotton Com
Ipany has paid for seed cotton have
| been the cause of those buying the
square bale paying from 10 to % points
more for it,"
Mr.. ]. L. Wood, of Venus, Tex,
Dec, >. 1899. wrote !: II sold TO The
! American Cotton Company at its East
Waco plant the first bale of cot
ton that was ever ginned by the
! Roundlap bale system in Waco, and
heye been selling my cotton to you IN
the seed since that time. For the last
three years, including 1879, Il nave SOFA
nv cotton to your Venus plant. l can
/ safely say that [ have made 500 per
bale more by selling to you in the
seed than | would have made II l mad
cinned 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 OPP
Dosed to the Roundlap system say that
Won do not let the farmer have cotton
seed Will say that have Away got
ten seed when | asked for them.
Mr.. p. H. Hall, a merchant ana
planter of Waynesboro, Ca, wrote
| Nov. 10. 1899, to Messrs. wilkins
Jones. owners of the Roundup plant
at that place: 81 had one lot OF ~
bales turned out by you, and without
saving anything to anybody | put the
SAMPLES on the market. All OF the
buvers in town bid upon same, THINK
inc it square bale cotton. one OF the
hnyers bid 81 another 5.S74 cents, and
another 5. 90 cents, the latter remark
inc at the time that he was really bld-
dino a full sixteenth more than the lou
of cotton was worth. Without know
mo what bids had received--In tact
7 did not tell you that anybody hao
hid upOn it-yOu offered and pald me
G. 80 for the lot of cotton, when was
clear difference of 50 points in favor OF
the Roundlap bale. I believe the
Roundlap bale is the bale OF the
fnture, as it effects large saving OF
waste, and enables the planter TO get.
a higher price for his cotton = ,ooo
Mr.. Abram Williams, Nov. 10, 1877,
wrote Messrs. wilkins & Jones: To-
dav had two Roundlap bales OF cot
ron hacked on your Rouudlap bale
mess yT for which you paid me Il cents
nor nound. when the same grade OF
cotton in the square bale here TO-DAY.
= orlv bringing Il cents per pound.
Mr., S. Collins, Pike Road, Ala,
Nov II. 1899. wrote: 81 have gotten
for nv cotton 50. 80 per bale more than
7 could have gotten for it in square
baIes I believe that the Roundup
,rass is the salvation of the farmers
Of our country. | believe that 1t mas
saved in our neighborhood of eight or
ten miles square 5000 in the price OF
cotton. and 10000 pounds of lint cot
ton that would have been lost in sam
nIes, theft and weight, and Sl,oOO IN
warehouse charges, besides drayage
and railroad expenses. -
The England Gin Company, which
onarates a Roundlap plant at England,
Ak Dec. 13, 1899, wrote I'VE are
v -. ", much pleased with the Roundup
hale nress. It is a recognized fact IN
his community that we have MADE
The nrice of cotton from ! to cents
HIGHER than it would have been.
Only this last week when we were OUT
of the market about four days SEED
cotton dropped from 2i to- cents per
pound.