The daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Ind. Ter. [Okla.]) 1898-1902, 1900-04-30
nADE noNHY IN ROUND BALES.


strated the Incompatible superiority OF
the American cotton company sroundlap
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 Of the round
lap plants telling of the profit that has
come to them from having their cotton
put up in roundlap bdes. Mr.. w. r.
Hartly, ST., who patronized the Green
vile, Ala, plant wrote Feb. 3, 1900;
eThe most important point in the round
lap bales favor to the farmer is the adj
vance in price above that of the square
bale. II 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 e-half cent per pound
more than the market price here for
square bales The roundlap bale is a
eodsend to the farmers, and has saved
them thousands of dollars in a few
months"
Mr.. T. D. Reilly, centreville, Miss,
wrote Dec. 4, 1899; "Another advantage
to the farmer is that ronndlap 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 in town where there is
soundlap press.
Mr.. F. B. Sinonton, Temple, Texas,
Noy. 12, 1898, wrote: 81 have received
from $3.50 to $3.50 more per
bale for my cotton than if I had
ginned and sold IN the sqnare 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.. ]. i. Wood, Of Venus, Tex. Dec
4, 1890, wrote: al 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 1892 have sold
/ my cotton to your Venus plant. can
\ safely say that have made $500 per
| bale more by selling to you in the seed
! than would have made if had ginned
| it into square bales, besides saving
great deal of annoyance with the street
buyers. In view Of hefact 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 | have always gotten cotton seed
when asked for it.
Mr.. P. B. Hall, a merchant and planter
of Waynesboro, Ca, wrote Nov. To- 1899
to NIessers. Wilkins & Jones, owners of
the roundlap plant at that place: ''1had
one lot of 20 bales turned out by you, and
without saying anything to anybody |
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 5 .sss4cents, another 5.S7 IL
cents, and another 5.o5 cents, the latter
remmking at the same time that he was
bidding a full sixteenth more than the
lot Of cotton was worth. Without know
ing what bids I bad received-iR, fact
did not tell yon that anybody had bid.
upon it-you offered and paid me 6.5o
for the lot of cotton, which was a clear
difference of 55 points in favor of the
ronndlap bale believe that the round
lap bale is the bale of the future, and il
effects a large saving in waste; and en-
ahles the planher to get higher price
for his cotton"
Mr.. Abrain Williams, Nov. 10, 1899,
wrote Messrs, wilkins & Jones: To-day
had two rouAdlap bales Of cotton paGked
on your rouadlap bale press, for whSch
you paid me 7-34 cents per pound, when
the same grade Of cotton in the square
bale here today is bringtngOnly z to rs
cents per pound" 4"