The pioneer press. (Miller, Hand County, S.D.) 1893-190?, 1900-09-06
"RoUND BALE JONES"

From the Sioux City Journal: There
is a decided GOODNESS between Chair
man James X. Jones, of the Democrat
lc national committee, and the Texas
Democrats. 1t is on account of the
American Cotton company, in which
Mr.. Jones is large stakeholder The
company controls the patents on the
round bale" process of COMPRISING
cotton. Mr.. Jones says the company
Is not trust but the antitrust Demo
Gratis of Texas cannot see it that way,
The round bale" process is understood
to be cheaper and better than the old
one. Those who are acquainted with
its merits say that in time it is bound
to drive the old style compressors out
of business. Mr. Jones and his fellow
investors have protected their inven-
ton with the most ironclad patents
and have given every evidence of an
intention to conserve to themselves all
the benefits of the invention, regard ess
of other interests. The chief objection
to the business methods of the compa-
ny is made because it refuses to sell
the machinery and insists upon operat-
ing branches of the patent concern at
the various cotton centers. If the
merits of the process are as advant-
ageous as claimed it is easy to see that
eventually the new round bale" COM
pany will drive all the other compress
ing concerns out of the cotton belt and
| ma itself in possession of an air tight
monopoly. Such result would make
the American Cotton company the alb
solute dictator of cotton prices, and
| Just as much of monopoly as the
Standard Oil company in the petroleum
trade. Senator Jones may argue that
his monopoly would be a beneficent
one and would be operated for the ben
| eft of the public at large, instead OF
| for the ACKNOWLEDGMENT of its stock
holders but somehow the Texans are
| not inclined to trust him. The matter
was dicussed in the Texas legislature
last winter The result was that the
American Cotton company was brand
ed as the most Ubiquitous sort of a mo-
nopoly, and special enactment was
included in the antitrust law forbid
ding this concern from doing business
| In the state except under certain con-
ditions. These conditions have not
been met as yet, and the 'round bale"
Is on the blacklist in Texas. The Tex
as delegates to the Democratic national
convention had the matter in mind
when they opposed the reelection of
Senator Jones as chairman of the Dem
ocratic national committee. Their point
was that the party could not hope to
battle successfully against the trusts
when it's business manager was large
ly interested in one of the most bane
full trusts of them all, so far as the
south is concerned. The northern de-
mocrats declined to follow the lead of
the Texans, however, and Round
Bale Jones" was continued in his capa-
city as leader. Chairman Jones Is
now preparing to inaugurate vigorous
antitrust campaign in Texas, but the
Texas democrats find it difficult to CO.
operate with him with any degree Of
enthusiasm. They find themselves
placed in just as awkward a position
as the antitrust democrats of New
York, who are expected to join in a
scorching antitrust campaign with Ice
Trust Van Wick and other Tammany
leaders stultifying their efforts.
THE GERMAN-AMERICA VOTE
A Washington correspondent has
been estimating or guessing at the
German-American votes in those states
west of the Alleghanies, where the
managers of the Democratic campaign
are going to endeavor to make gains of
electoral votes, without which Bryan
cannot be elected. The following Ia
BILE gives the assumed strength Of the
| German American vote at this time in
| pipa imDortant states.